Dragon Quest Fans, Unite!

Dragon Quest of the Stars JP (aka Hoshi no Dragon Quest, aka Hoshidora) is closing down on October 31st, 2025.0

The game will close down just on the month the game celebrates it's 10th anniversary, much like DQM Super Light did last year.

New character artworks from Dragon Quest I & II HD2D Remake.

体調回復しました✌

サマル妹参戦だって〜〜！！？Ⅱほんっとに大好きなのでどうなるのか楽しみです。

Publisher Square Enix and developer Artdink Corporation have released the first teaser trailer and screenshots for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake.

Here is an overview of the game and trailer, via Square Enix:

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake combines full remakes of Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II, allowing players to experience the legendary RPGs for the first time ever on modern platforms. The new trailer showed off gameplay for the first time, as players take control of the descendants of Erdrick, the legendary hero whose legacy is passed down through generations in these games. Last year’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake chronologically takes place before Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, so players can continue the story in these games and complete the revered Erdrick Trilogy or pick up and play this compilation as a standalone adventure. Developed by Square Enix Team Asano, “HD-2D” is a critically acclaimed graphic style that combines pixel art characters with 3D backgrounds, then adds high-definition visual effects to deliver a nostalgic, yet fresh visual style. DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake is the sixth title produced in the HD-2D style. More information will be revealed about Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake in the future.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in 2025.

Watch the teaser trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

Teaser Trailer

English

Japanese

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A really useful trick applied by Dragon Quest III was the use of both sprite-based graphics and tile-based graphics for its enemies. The game features some of the most incredibly animated enemies in a Game Boy Colour game, but also allowed for a variety of enemies to be on-screen at once. How is that possible?

The trick was that when an enemy was idle, it was in the form of a tile, which allowed for many creatures to be on-screen at once, but when that enemy would attack, the tile graphics would be removed and replaced with sprites.

This also allowed for lavish effects that could span the whole screen. For example, during Zoma’s second attack in which he breathes fire, he changes from tiles to sprites, as normal, but once crouched and the magic effect begins, he reverts to a tile again for the duration of the fire breathing, only changing back to sprites to return to his idle. By properly utilizing both tiles and sprites, it allowed for an unprecedented amount of detail in battles.

DRAGON QUEST III REMAKE launches on November 14.