During a recent investor's call, Square Enix carefully dodged a question about Dragon Quest 12's troubled development that led to it being rebooted, asking us all to wait "a little longer" for updates.
As anyone who screamed at both the announcement of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4 last month will know, Square Enix has been on a bit of a roll with big announcements lately. Before giving us a glimpse at those two, though, Square finally shared an update on Dragon Quest 12 for the series' 40th anniversary.
That big update confirmed that the reason we've been waiting so long for Dragon Quest 12 is that a troubled development cycle led to it being completely rebooted from The Flames of Fate to Beyond Dreams. The drastic tone shift was a massive surprise and left everyone wondering what possibly could have happened, but you probably shouldn't count on actually finding out.
As pointed out by Twitter user Stealth40k, Square Enix was recently directly asked about Dragon Quest 12's surprising reboot during its annual shareholder meeting. The surprisingly brutal question highlighted Dragon Quest 12's development and its notable vibe change, before asking what...
