Dragon Quest VII Reimagined: Difference between revisions

Main series games
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Designer(s)	Yuji Horii
Series	Dragon Quest
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam
Release date(s)	Nintendo Switch; INT Febuary 5, 2026; PlayStation 5; INT Febuary 5, 2026; Xbox Series X/S; INT Febuary 5, 2026; Steam; INT Febuary 5, 2026;
Genre(s)	Console role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Revision as of 14:25, 12 September 2025

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is the second remake of Dragon Quest VII, announced on September 12th 2025. Unlike the Nintendo 3DS remake released in 2013 that implemented modest balance adjustments to the original, Reimagined is a total reworking of the adventure that changes several elements to provide a different experience.

New features

Presentation changes

Characters are displayed in a handcrafted artstyle and the environments are presented as dioramas, not unlike Square-Enix's Fantasian

Scenario changes

The game is considerably more non-linear than before, allowing players to tackle scenarios in different order
A battle arena has been added, with one section including the three archfiends from the Erdrick Trilogy

Battle changes

All five heroes can now travel together, as seen in the battle screen promotional image
Monsters are now seen on the overworld
Weakling monsters are instantly defeated upon making contact with the player, similar to Nintendo's EarthBound
Characters can now take up two vocations simultaneously in a featured dubbed "moonlighting"
All vocations now feature exclusive perks that trigger when a character is thoroughly worked up in battle, ranging from powerful attacks to life-saving buffs
New abilities have been added, such as the Frizz Cracker spell