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On Dragon Quest’s 40th anniversary, ‘it’s impossible to ignore its influence’
- Square Enix revealed Dragon Quest XII Beyond Dreams during the Dragon Quest 40th anniversary, replacing the scrapped title Dragon Quest 12 The Flames of Fate after development problems forced a complete restart from scratch.
- Development problems forced the studio to abandon its original direction entirely, prompting Square Enix to confirm the delay resulted from completely overhauling development rather than continuing with the original concept.
- The redesigned game follows a young hero who is "beset by dreams" while he sleeps, introducing a completely different protagonist and storyline; it features an open-world design with tropical beaches and deserts while maintaining character designs from the late Akira Toriyama.
- Square Enix released a lengthy trailer showcasing the new protagonist, characters, and gameplay, yet Dragon Quest XII Beyond Dreams currently lacks an announced release date and remains deep in development.
- The project continues development as the sneak-peek trailer appeared visually polished despite ongoing work, with Square Enix providing no timeline for DQ12 Beyond Dreams' release.
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Dragon Quest XII reveals new title Beyond Dreams, first teaser, more
Square Enix has finally shared the first teaser for Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams, their newly retitled long-awaited next mainline entry in the beloved RPG series. The new teaser gives the first look at the new mainline entry in the series, though its release is still a ways off as it got development restarted and […] Source
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