Since Octopath Traveler hit the market, Square Enix has released a steady stream of fantastic RPGs in their signature HD-2D art style, both in the form of brand-new IP and remakes of classics like ...

Listen, I’m right there with you. I love roleplaying games. Big fan of these Dragon Quests. I first fell in love with them back when everything was pixel art. Of course, at that time, it wasn’t really ...

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic behind the HD-2D style. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...

Final Fantasy 5’s very identity is wrapped up in the fact that it’s a pixel-based game, which a remake could lean into. FF5 feels like it has more in common with the tone and style of Dragon Quest, ...

The upcoming Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake has finally been given a release date for this October, and it will also include a Switch 2 version. Following the amazing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake ...

HD-2D is the natural culmination of looking back to the NES and SNES eras of gaming for inspiration. In the 1980s and early 1990s, games sported pixelated art styles out of necessity. In 2024, that ...

One of the more intriguing and exciting game styles under the Square Enix umbrella is HD-2D. What started as a visually distinct engine powering original IP like Octopath Traveler has become a label ...

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The long-awaited “HD-2D” remake of classic Enix role-playing game Dragon Quest 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch this November, publisher Square Enix announced Tuesday during a Nintendo Direct showcase.

Ahead of the Black Friday sale event next week, there have been some excellent video game deals already popping up across various retailers. If you're using this opportunity to stock up your library ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's a JRPG enthusiast who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than six years now. He has a particular love for Final ...

It certainly looks like the 3rd parties are the ones choosing to go for Game-Key Cards themselves. Square Enix has revealed that Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is coming to the Switch 2 – but ...