Playing the Dragon Quest 1 & 2 remake was a tale of two extremes – going from finishing Dragon Quest 1 and saying “I don’t think this holds up all that well,” to seeing credits roll a second time in Dragon Quest 2 and realizing, “This might be my favorite game in the series.”
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake is a fascinating double-feature of RPGs – and, similar to the Trails in the Sky remake earlier this year, an examination of why we remake games in the first place. At times, it feels like this entire remake trilogy has been building up to Dragon Quest 2. The almost complete reimagining makes one of the series’ most divisive entries now feel like one of its most defining. At this point, it feels like few game studios have found as much of a winning remake formula as Square Enix has.
