Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has now gone gold and Square Enix has completed development of the game. The company celebrated on X with a picture of Yuji Horii, father of Dragon Quest, and Masaaki Hayasaka, producer of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake posing in front of the game's key art with copies of the product in their hands.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is Now Ready to Ship
"Just 2 months until the worldwide release on Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 14," posted the Japanese RPG giant on Dragon Quest's official X account. "Who else is hyped?"
Going gold typically means that the core development of the game has been completed and is being shipped out on discs (or in the Switch's case, cartridges). After that, the developer or publisher usually works on a day one patch to make the game run even smoother.
Similar to Square Enix's other HD-2D games like the Live a Live remake and the Octopath Traveler series, this HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III blends 2D sprites into 3D environments. It creates a nostalgic look while utilizing the strengths of modern...