{"id":52302,"date":"2025-09-25T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=52302"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:25:14","slug":"dragon-quest-7-remake-isnt-a-rushed-project-director-responds-to-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-7-remake-isnt-a-rushed-project-director-responds-to-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest 7 remake \u201cisn\u2019t a rushed project,\u201d director responds to criticism\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following Square Enix\u2019s surprise announcement of<strong> Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined <\/strong>\u2013 a full 3D remake of 2000\u2019s Dragon Quest VII \u2013 the title\u2019s director Masato Yagi has seemingly responded to some complaints coming from Japanese fans on X, defending his team\u2019s efforts in developing the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3c8xcYHboPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst a string of posts related to his involvement in the upcoming remake, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MasatoYagi1972\/status\/1967068853579772127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yagi commented<\/a> on September 14, \u201cWe\u2019re not rushing production at the last minute. Everyone&#8217;s pouring their hearts and souls into this. I just want to make sure that much is understood. Also, I\u2019m not trying to say \u2018we\u2019re working hard so don\u2019t complain.\u2019 Please don\u2019t misunderstand.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the developer doesn\u2019t name anything specific, his statement is likely in response to some of the early criticism that followed the remake\u2019s announcement. While Dragon Quest fans in the West and Japan alike were generally excited about the news, some expressed concern about how DQVII Reimagined\u2019s development is being approached. Namely, Square Enix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.square-enix-games.com\/en_EU\/news\/dragon-quest-vii-reimagined-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that it would be streamlining the game\u2019s narrative, meaning some sublots will be removed. Although the developers emphasized that only story beats with little relevance to the main scenario would be cut, some fans weren\u2019t happy about the idea of DQVII\u2019s original content being removed, expressing fondness for its hefty volume and frequent detours.&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\">\u30c9\u30e9\u30af\u30a87\u697d\u3057\u307f\u3060\u3051\u3069\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u8077\u304c\u524a\u9664\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u306e\u3068\u3001<br>\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u77f3\u677f\u306e\u53f0\u5ea7\u304c\u30ac\u30c3\u30c4\u30ea\u534a\u5206\u304f\u3089\u3044\u524a\u3089\u308c\u3066\u308b\u306e\u304c\u3081\u3061\u3083\u304f\u3061\u3083\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b\u308f\u3002<br><br>12\u51fa\u3059\u307e\u3067\u306e\u7e4b\u304e\u3067\u5236\u4f5c\u671f\u9593\u77ed\u7e2e\u306e\u7a81\u8cab\u5236\u4f5c\u3067\u534a\u7aef\u306a\u4ed5\u4e0a\u304c\u308a\u306b\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3084\u3081\u3066\u306d\u2026\uff08\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30ba3\u3084\u30c8\u30ec\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30ba\u3092\u898b\u306a\u304c\u3089\uff09<br><br>\u77f3\u677f\u6e1b\u308a\u3059\u304e\u3084\u308d\u2026<br>\u4e0d\u5b89\u3060\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QObKsWBm6n\">pic.twitter.com\/QObKsWBm6n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u900f\u8996\u306e\u307f\u3085\u30fc\uff08#\u307f\u3085\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u30ba\uff09 (@tou4no_myu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tou4no_myu\/status\/1966615700010922135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, over on Japanese X, posts pointing out DQVII Reimagined\u2019s lack of monster vocations and reduced number of pedestals (which lead to different islands in game) have gathered thousands of likes and set off a good amount of premature doomposting. Among them, some also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tou4no_myu\/status\/1966615700010922135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed concern<\/a> about Reimagined possibly being \u201ca lazy project to bridge the gap until Dragon Quest XII\u2019s release.\u201d Perhaps to refute this notion, director Yagi made it clear that his team is fully devoted to developing the remake. As for how much of the original game\u2019s content is being cut and in what way, there is no way to know at this point, so it\u2019s early to make judgements. It might also be worth noting that Square Enix will be adding some extra features and content \u2013 such as new scenarios and a Moonlighting system.&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\">\u30c9\u30e9\u30af\u30a87\u30ea\u30e1\u30a4\u30af18\u500b\u306e\u53f0\u5ea7\u304c11\u500b\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u30667\u3064\u5cf6\u304c\u6d88\u3055\u308c\u3066\u6b8b\u308a3\u67a0<br><br>\u3010\u78ba\u5b9a\u3011<br>\u30a6\u30c3\u30c9\u30d1\u30eb\u30ca<br>\u30e6\u30d0\u30fc\u30eb<br>\u30aa\u30eb\u30d5\u30a3\u30fc<br>\u30de\u30fc\u30c7\u30a3\u30e9\u30b9<br>\u7802\u6f20<br>\u30d5\u30a9\u30ed\u30c3\u30c9<br>\u30c0\u30fc\u30de<br>\u30a8\u30f3\u30b4\u30a6<br><br>\u3010\u672a\u78ba\u5b9a\u3011<br>\u30b0\u30ea\u30f3\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30af<br>\u30ea\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u30fc\u30c9<br>\u30eb\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3<br>\u30af\u30ec\u30fc\u30b8\u30e5<br>\u30cf\u30fc\u30e1\u30ea\u30a2<br>\u30ec\u30d6\u30ec\u30b5\u30c3\u30af<br>\u30c0\u30a4\u30a2\u30e9\u30c3\u30af<br>\u30b3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb<br>\u30d7\u30ed\u30d3\u30ca<br>\u8056\u98a8\u306e\u8c37 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dIQNdThBHY\">pic.twitter.com\/dIQNdThBHY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83c\udf73 (@PortSelumi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PortSelumi\/status\/1966628724650242189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonquest.square-enix-games.com\/games\/en-us\/dragon-quest-vii-reimagined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/a> launches February 5 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The Steam version will release a day later, on February 6.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-7-remake-just-happened-to-get-completed-first-series-creator-yuji-horii-hints-at-other-projects-in-the-making\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon Quest 7 remake \u201cjust happened to get completed first.\u201d Series creator Yuji Horii hints at other projects in the making<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined director Masato Yagi seemingly responds to accusations of the remake being a &#8220;rushed&#8221; project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":52309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-52302","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 v27.4 - 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