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Development on the May 2021-announced Dragon Quest III in HD-2D (title temporary) is “progressing quite steadily,” Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii told Famitsu during an interview at World Cosplay Summit 2023 in Nagoya in early August.

As for Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate, which was also announced in May 2021, Horii was not able to provide an update. “There’s still not much I can say,” he said.

Here is the full excerpt:

—What’s your involvement in the development of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Mr. Horii?

Yuji Horii: “I’m involved in playtesting, checking, and so on. However, I thoroughly supervised and made revisions early on. The start of development is crucial, after all.”

—Is your involvement in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince similar to your involvement in the Dragon Quest III in HD-2D and Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate?

Horii: “It’s roughly the same. Well, when it comes to Dragon Quest III, I already created that game once before myself and know a lot about it, so I’ll give advice along the lines of, ‘If you want to change this, you should do it this way.'”

—What is the development status of Dragon Quest III in HD-2D and Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate?

Horii: “Dragon Quest III in HD-2D is progressing quite steadily. As for Dragon Quest XII, there’s still not much I can say.”

—All three titles, including Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, are quite heavily anticipated by fans of the series.

Horii: “We’re working on a variety of things, so I hope everyone can continue to look forward to them.”

Dragon Quest III in HD-2D development “progressing quite steadily,” says Yuji Horii

Development on the May 2021-announced Dragon Quest III in HD-2D (title temporary) is “progressing quite steadily,” Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii told Famitsu during an intervie…

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[killatopak]

Can’t wait! This is a day one purchase.

 

[Killer8]

 

[West Texas CEO]

I need a DQ5 remake

 

[BennyBlanco]

I need a DQ5 remake

Was just about to say I wish they did this for DQV. I’ll still buy this tho.

 

[fart town usa]

Dope. Love DQ. Been playing a bit of DQV on my phone cause I've been traveling the last week.

 

[ByWatterson]

Good lord this looks so good.

 

[Synless]

At this point it shouldnt be “coming along nicely” it should be done.

 

[STARSBarry]

I need a DQ5 remake

It would need ro be a full remake to the level of modern day dragon quest games, perhaps throw a 4th romance option into the mix while their at it, maybe Treacle.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

2024 is gonna be another packed year

 

[Jinzo Prime]

2024 is gonna be another packed year

Especially for people who like Japanese games. It's going to be wild, lol!

 

[Danjin44]

Especially for people who like Japanese games. It's going to be wild, lol!

Thank god for Japanese games.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

S SlimeGooGoo look!!!

!!!!

 

[West Texas CEO]

Slime goo is too cute.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Especially for people who like Japanese games. It's going to be wild, lol!

Yesh especially for the Japanese games

 

[sigmaZ]

If the movement speed is as slow as the trailer I might have to pass.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

S SlimeGooGoo look!!!

!!!!

I miss S SlimeGooGoo

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I miss S SlimeGooGoo

I saw him 2 days ago, he even put me a Gravity rush mobile xD

 

[StereoVsn]

Was just about to say I wish they did this for DQV. I’ll still buy this tho.

I would take remastered ports for the Switch and Steam at least.

 

[Labadal]

DQ12 in 2026 probably.

 

[Kakax11]

The only guy SE can't force into exclusive game on consoles and the one that never released a financial flop considering he works for SE since the 80s

 

[Hudo]

The only guy SE can't force into exclusive game on consoles and the one that never released a financial flop considering he works for SE since the 80s

Technically, he works for his own company (which is split between Toriyama, whoever manages Suigyama's stuff and himself) and they license out publishing and production rights for Dragon Quest. (Which is why, for example, the 3DS remasters of DQ7 and DQ8 were published by Nintendo and not Square themselves or why Nintendo bankrolled the Dragon Quest 11 S version with orchestral soundtrack). He used to work for Enix, tho, yeah.

 

[Comandr]

DQ3HD2D/2Days looks excellent, particularly in battle. So charming. Can't wait. That said, I'd really love to see ANYTHING from DQ12. Concept art. A blurry cam photo of a screen. Anything. I can't believe it was announced over two years ago with absolutely nothing to show for it.

 

[PanzerCute]

Day one obviously.

 

[Power Pro]

 

[Myths]

Seems like this takes even longer to develop than a full blown 3D game.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[NeoIkaruGAF]

Seems to be taking pretty long to remake such an old game.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I wish they would remake it in the style of early 3D DQ games, like DQV's PS2 remake.

I'm seriously not a fan of 3D environments with photorealistic lighting + low res sprites on top.