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Ashley Bardhan

"A lot of RPGs have adopted more action gameplay elements," says Dragon Quest remake producer, making old-school turn-based JRPGs "actually rare nowadays" and "considered fresh again"

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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake screenshot.

"Dragon Quest was a pioneering title," says 1 & 2 HD-2D remake producer Masaaki Hayasaka in a new blog posted to the PlayStation website, and everything that is old eventually becomes new again. So, in a way, it's great luck that Dragon Quest's retro, turn-based JRPG style has nearly disappeared from fashion.

"Recently, a lot of RPGs have adopted more action gameplay elements, but this remake respects the original," Hayasaka says in the PlayStation blog discussing some of the details behind Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake ahead of its October 30 launch, 39 years after the first game's initial release. "This remake respects the original, and it's presented in a classic command-battle RPG style."

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