The first Dragon Quest was released on May 27, 1986, which is nowadays known as Dragon Quest Day. While the celebration is usually quite low-key most years, every so often (mainly on multiples of five), there is a dedicated livestream to reveal fresh news about the franchise. The 40th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series didn't receive a massive celebration per se, but as the video title gave away, we got an update from the Dragon Quest Team that revealed two updates for the franchise — chief among them, more information regarding Dragon Quest 12.
Dragon Quest 12 was originally revealed back in 2021 during the Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary livestream. At the time, the twelfth mainline installment received a brief teaser, revealing its title as Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate. Yuji Horii, the creator of the franchise, said it would be a title with a darker theme and that there would be changes to the command battle system, leading many to believe Dragon Quest would abandon its turn-based roots.
That statement was taken out of context, overanalyzed, revisited, and most importantly, caused utter panic among the series' most nostalgic fans. Well, after five long...
