Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake
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JRPG grind is dead, the advanced Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake auto-battle system killed it – though devs say players may still "be in trouble if they get careless"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Watch out!

As a Dragon Quest noob, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake honestly feels like the perfect introduction
By Rollin Bishop published
Now Playing Now Playing | It only took me nearly 40 years

Square Enix says no spoilers for the remakes of 38-year-old NES JRPGs Dragon Quest 1 and 2, please – there's a "big surprise" in store
By Scott McCrae published
News "If you are streaming a scene that is closely related to the game's scenario, please voluntarily mark it as 'Contains spoilers'"

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake adds "numerous" new scenarios "that connect to the overall Erdrick Trilogy" as well as "encounters with people not featured in the original title"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News I'm still wondering what that "big surprise" Square Enix teased last month is

"A lot of RPGs have adopted more action gameplay elements," says Dragon Quest remake producer, making old-school turn-based JRPGs "actually rare nowadays" and "considered fresh again"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News And it all started with Dragon Quest

After modernizing the first three Dragon Quest games, remake producer says if the HD-2D games are "really well regarded," then "that would definitely create a movement within the company to want to do more remakes"
By Scott McCrae published
News Say it with me now... Chrono Trigger.

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake producer says "getting the balance right" is crucial when modernizing a classic, so you don't have fans complaining, "'We've got the original one, we don't need the new game'"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Equally, you don't want fans feeling like "'that's not the same game anymore, we don't want that'"

39 years after the legendary JRPG series began, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake includes a "new twist" that'll be a "really big surprise" for veteran fans
By Catherine Lewis published
News The remake devs have "really added a lot more to the story"

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake reminded me why I love turn-based battles, but after 40 minutes with the game, I'm desperate to know what "really big surprise" the devs are hiding
By Catherine Lewis published
Hands-on Gamescom 2025 | "There was never any thought" for Square Enix to potentially move away from turn-based combat for the Dragon Quest remakes, and I'm glad
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