In 2018, Square Enix released a new game called Octopath Traveler, which introduced a revolutionary new graphics format ...

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic behind the HD-2D style. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

HD-2D is the natural culmination of looking back to the NES and SNES eras of gaming for inspiration. In the 1980s and early 1990s, games sported pixelated art styles out of necessity. In 2024, that ...

Square Enix has made their new HD-2D releases a major highlight of any release calendar, and Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD-2D Remake is certainly on that highlight list. They regularly mean that a classic ...

The most obvious change here comes from the presentation. Just as the title says, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake uses the HD-2D style that debuted in Octopath Traveler and has shown up in a few other ...

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake will continue the classic RPG trilogy’s narrative, offering players two adventures to undertake in Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II. Featuring gorgeous HD-2D ...

The long-awaited “HD-2D” remake of classic Enix role-playing game Dragon Quest 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch this November, publisher Square Enix announced Tuesday during a Nintendo Direct showcase.

Jenni Lada: What was it like to work on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake after working on Octopath Traveler? How did your experience on it shape your approach to Dragon Quest? Masaaki Hayasaka: I ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Dragon Quest is the longest running role-playing game franchise in the world, with its first entry debuting back in 1986. The series has constantly found new fans with its new entries and spin-offs, ...