Everything We Know About Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remake (So Far)

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is out now, and soon to follow suit will be the first two games in the trilogy in the form ofwas the first of the trilogy to receive the HD-2D treatment and was first announced back in 2021 before finally releasing on November 14, 2024. Shortly before that, Square Enix also confirmed that similar remakes for the first two games in the series would be coming at a later date.

Despite having been announced several months ago now, Square Enix has remained pretty tight-lipped about the next round of remakes. Though firm details about the games are still scarce, there are a few things we can piece together from what little information that has been made available combined with what we've seen already in the remake of .

While has been given an official release window, it's unfortunately not a very specific one. The games are confirmed to be coming out sometime in the year 2025, with no further details having been made available at this time. That being said, there are a few likely possibilities that are worth keeping an eye on as we enter the new year.

was initially teased at the end of a trailer for that aired as part of a Nintendo Direct presentation in June. would be released five months later in November- if is released in a similar timeframe after that, it would put the launch right around April or May. May 27 marks the original launch of the first for NES and is now celebrated as «Dragon Quest Day,» an occasion that has traditionally been marked by new announcements and releases for the series.

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake successfully introduces a new generation to one of the best RPGs of all time, along with a host of improvements.

In fact, the franchise's 35th anniversary celebration took place on May 27, 2021, and was when was first revealed to the world. With all that in mind, May 27 seems like the perfect opportunity to release as it's not just a celebration of the franchise's history, but it would also mean that a remake of the first game would be released on