Despite already getting two Dragon Quest HD-2D remakes in the span of one year, Square Enix isn’t anywhere near done, as early next year the series will get its most ambitious remake yet. Dragon Quest 7 Remimagined was one of the biggest surprises of September’s Nintendo Direct, and Square Enix has released a slew of new details that show how expansive this reimagining actually is. It integrally changes the world, combat, and story, but perhaps the most interesting element is the game’s new visual style, which seems to take heavy inspiration from one of the most overlooked RPGs of the decade, Fantasian.
In a wave of new info shared with Inverse, Square Enix highlights Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined’s choice to emulate a “hand-crafted” aesthetic, and deliberately uses the word “diorama-like.” Apparently, Square Enix even created real-life dolls and scanned them into the game as character models.
