Thoughts on the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo

January 26, 2026 - Reading time: ~1 minute - Category: thoughts

Square Enix has pretty rapidly been remastering the Dragon Quest games, with 3 and 1-2 coming out in the last couple of years, and 7 coming out in February. Preceding its release they've released a demo, so I took a couple hours to check it out.

One of my favorite things about Dragon Quest is that you always know what you're going to get. Simple, classic, turn-based combat, a pretty run of the mill story, goofy accents, and some great art. This game looks incredible. It took some time for me to get used to the claymation-esque character models, but once I did they worked really well. The environments look great, especially the water. 

I've only played DQ11 through to the end. I've played a bit of 8 on 3DS, and 3 and 1-2 are on my list to buy down the line. Which means this one probably won't be played any time soon. But I really enjoyed the demo.

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My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting. 

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