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Jordan Gerblick

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined takes the original JRPG's bloated story and cuts "subplots that have little or no direct relevance" to the main quest, but also adds "entirely new scenarios"

Square Enix Takeshi Ichikawa

Dragon Quest 7: Reimagined screenshot showing a group of characters looking out over the horizon on board a ship .

The original Dragon Quest 7 is a bonafide classic JRPG, but even its most ardent fans - myself included - will admit its fragmented story has some pretty serious pacing issues. Apparently, Square Enix agrees, as the recently revealed Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined cuts some unnecessary subplots and adds new scenes intended to make the plot feel more streamlined, according to the developers.

In a newly published Square Enix interview with Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined producer Takeshi Ichikawa, this issue of pacing is addressed.

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