Square Enix's best modern tradition continues as Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined drops a 3-hour demo where your progress carries into the full JRPG

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined is following in one of modern Square Enix's best traditions, offering a free demo that will let you experience the beginning of the game and carry your progress forward into the full release.

The demo for Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined launches on January 7 across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, and Steam. "Adventures who have demo saved data on their console and continue their journey in the full game will also receive a reward," Square Enix explains, in the form of Maribel's Day Off Dress – a yellow outfit for the party member that you can see in the image below.

Square Enix announced the demo news alongside the release of the opening movie for Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, offering an extensive glimpse at what the new art style looks like in a selection of lavish CG cutscenes.

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Some regions, like Australia and New Zealand, have already crossed into January 7, and a handful of full demo playthroughs have already started to hit YouTube. Judging by those, you can expect to spend about three hours running through this demo. That's a fair bit short of the generous precedent set by the 10-hour demo for Dragon Quest 11 S, but should still give you a meaty look at the opening of the game, including how the devs have cut back the wait to get to the first battle.

If you're still waiting for the demo to drop in your region, check out our hands-on preview of Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined from November.

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