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.