{"id":32646,"date":"2024-06-19T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T03:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32646"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T02:23:47","slug":"square-enix-team-asano-regrets-announcing-the-dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-too-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-enix-team-asano-regrets-announcing-the-dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-too-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix\u2019s Team Asano regrets announcing the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake too early\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The June 18 broadcast of Nintendo Direct revealed some news that Dragon Quest fans have been eagerly waiting for &#8211; the release date for <strong>Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake<\/strong>. The game will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC (Steam\/Windows) on November 14, 2024. The long-awaited remake was originally announced back on May 27, 2021 (Dragon Quest Day), and a recent tweet reveals that co-developer Team Asano regrets misjudging the right timing for the game\u2019s initial announcement. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-001.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake\" class=\"wp-image-32654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-001-600x337.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Asano is the informal name given to the game development team in Square Enix spearheaded by Tomoya Asano. They are known for RPG series like Bravely Default and Octopath Traveller. Co-developed by Artdink and Team Asano, the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake\u2019s memorable locations and characters have been brought back to life in a charming HD-2D art style, not dissimilar to that found in their previous collaboration, Triangle Strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tweet made from the official Bravely Default 2 account, a spokesperson for Team Asano addressed the 3-year gap between Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake\u2019s initial announcement and the launch date reveal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u958b\u767a\u958b\u59cb\u306e\u767a\u8868\u304b\u3089\u6642\u9593\u304b\u304b\u308a\u3059\u304e\u3001\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3061\u3083\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3053\u308c\u307e\u3067\u306e\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u306f\u3044\u305a\u308c\u3082\u3059\u3079\u3066\u958b\u767a\u306b3\u3001\uff14\u5e74\u304b\u3051\u3066\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u5b9f\u306f\u7279\u5225\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u305f\u3060\u767a\u8868\u304c\u3044\u3064\u3082\u3088\u308a\u65e9\u3059\u304e\u307e\u3057\u305f\u306d(\u53cd\u7701)<br><br>\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3069\u3046\u305e\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059m_ _m<br>RT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/paggvfA7tO\">https:\/\/t.co\/paggvfA7tO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d6\u30ec\u30a4\u30d6\u30ea\u30fc\u30c7\u30d5\u30a9\u30eb\u30c8II\u516c\u5f0f (@BDFF_OFFICIAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDFF_OFFICIAL\/status\/1803099073488269340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>We\u2019ve been told that too much time has passed since we announced the start of development, but this isn\u2019t unusual seeing as all of our titles have taken 3 to 4 years to develop.<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>However, the (initial) announcement was too early compared to others (We are reflecting on this).<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>So, thank you very much for waiting.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-002.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake combat\" class=\"wp-image-32655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240619-32646-002-600x337.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragon Quest fans have a lot to look forward to- not only is Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake coming out in November 2024 but the Dragon Quest 1 and 2 remakes are slated for 2025. This release order actually makes sense as Dragon Quest 3 is chronologically first in Dragon Quest\u2019s so-called Erdrick Trilogy. In yesterday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/kX3BkD5PVUM?si=uKEn-os_4d-Z_8YR&amp;t=963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Direct<\/a> showcase, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii said that \u201cI think players will have fun seeing how things unfold if they play 3, 2 and 1 in that order.\u201d and expressed hopes that everyone will enjoy experiencing the trilogy through these remakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonquest.square-enix-games.com\/games\/en-us\/dragon-quest-123-hd2d-remakes\/#dragon-quest-123-hd2d-remakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake<\/a> is scheduled to be released for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC (Windows) on November 14, 2024.\u00a0<em><strong>Updated 2024\/6\/20: <\/strong><\/em>The Steam version will be released on November 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake&#8217;s November 14 release date was revealed yesterday, just over 3 years after the game&#8217;s initial announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":32653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-32646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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