Square Enix Announces Handful Of Dragon Quest Games In Recent 35th Anniversary Livestream

From publisher Square Enix, the Japanese firm in recent weeks emphasized greatly on the ongoing Final Fantasy franchise. In the coming weeks, Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming to PlayStation 5 with an exclusive new chapter, Intergrade. On mobile, there is also the coming Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier & Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis as well.

However, the firm also addressed some additions to Xbox Game Pass also. Recently, the firm welcomed Dragon Quest Builders 2 to the Microsoft video game service. But before that, the bigger bomb dropped happened to be Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. The titular series is a hallmark in Japan and other platforms in the west, so those arriving to Xbox is a major achievement to say the least.

This year also marks the 35th anniversary since the inception of the Dragon Quest series and Square Enix used the opportunity to celebrate with a livestream earlier this week. In total, the publisher unveiled four new game which you can read more about below:

Dragon Quest XII

Following the massive hit of the critically acclaimed Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition, together the titles surpassed over 6.5 million copies worldwide, Dragon Quest XII is the newly announced mainline entry in the series.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

In this latest visual iteration of Dragon Quest III, long-time fans and newcomers will be invited to experience this HD-2D version of Dragon Quest III that provides a unique three-dimensional feel by adding 3D effects to pixel-based backgrounds. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is planned for release on console.

Dragon Quest Treasures

A completely new spinoff from the Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest Treasures explores the childhood of the siblings Mia and Erik from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. As Mia and Erik, players will embark on an RPG treasure hunting adventure in another world before the events of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi

Developed with NHN PlayArt, this title is a free-to-play mobile puzzle game for iOS and Android devices that will feature popular Dragon Quest series characters, monsters and items as erasers which are used to erase graffiti in the game.

For additional details on the coming mainline installment, Dragon Quest XII, the title is told to be the most mature release entry to date for the series. Even more, it was revealed that the new project is to be worked solely under Unreal Engine 5 via the official Dragon Quest PR on Twitter.

In regards to other potential plans at Square Enix, a report recently surfaced indicating that the publisher is outsourcing a project to Team Ninja to work on a new experience dubbed ‘Final Fantasy Origin’. The title is said to offer a souls-like experience that the developer is recognized to deliver for its previous work. You can read the full report by heading here.

What Dragon Quest game are you most excited for?

Source: Square Enix