By Sickr on February 2, 2025

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has told Japanese news publication Nintendo Dream that Square Enix did consider creating a Dragon Quest 3 remake in 3D. Horii says that there were conversations among the development team, though they ultimately decided that the original charm of the game would most likely be lost in translation.

"At first there was conversation about making the game 3D, but if we make any Famicom game into 3D it significantly changes the feeling of the game too. By using HD-2D instead we can cleanly recall the memories of the original without changing the game itself."

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