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Harvey Randall

Square Enix asks early access players not to spoil a remake of a 25-year-old game—on the one hand, there are changes to the main storyline, but on the other hand, are you kidding me

A screenshot from Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined.

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined just got a demo—a generous one at that, spanning about three whole hours of the game and letting you carry your save over to your primary save. But Square Enix giveth with one hand and taketh away with the other, because if you happen to get the game early—say, via its Digital Deluxe edition—it has given you commandments not to spoil things for anybody on streaming services (thanks, Automaton).

You might point out that Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined is a remake. You might point out that it's a remake of a game that's over 25 years old, with the original game coming out in Japan circa 2000. You would be correct about both of these assumptions, but for a moment I'd like to play Orgodemir's advocate:

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