Dragon Quest VII producer on deciding to remake the game for 3DS, Nintendo’s involvement
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In an interview with Nintendo Life, Dragon Quest VII producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto spoke about the decision to remake the game. On the decision to bring it to the handheld rather than Sony platforms, Fujimoto explained:
“There are two reasons. One is that Nintendo 3DS is a portable system and I thought it was a really good fit for DQVII. The second one is that, in Japan, Nintendo 3DS is the most popular hardware, so I thought it would be a really good opportunity to get DQVII to more fans.”
Fujimoto was also asked about Nintendo’s involvement. Regarding this, he said:
“The sheer translation volume of Dragon Quest VII is more than 2 times Dragon Quest V, so it’s a gigantic game. It was really hard to make the business decision to localize the game. With Nintendo, we were able to work it out and work hand-in-hand and make it happen together. To be completely blunt, it’s like Nintendo took half of the bill!”
Dragon Quest VII “Discover Monster Meadows” trailer
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Nintendo has prepared a new Dragon Quest VII video focusing on the game’s Monster Meadows. Check out the video below.
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Dragon Quest VII overview trailer
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Nintendo of Europe has gone live with a new Dragon Quest VII trailer that gives us a look at the game as a whole. View it below.
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Dragon Quest VII producer on how the 3DS remake came to be, length, changes, more
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Noriyoshi Fujimoto was present at PAX this past weekend for a special developer panel. Additionally, he was on hand to answer a few questions from the press. GameXplain spoke with Fujimoto, and the two sides talked about how the remake came to be, the game’s length, changes from the original, and more. Watch the interview below.
UK Dragon Quest VII commercial
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Dragon Quest VII’s western launch isn’t too far off, and Nintendo is gearing up its promotional efforts with a new UK commercial. As usual, we have it below.
Is there enough King Slime in this #DragonQuest VII trailer? Answer: No. There's never enough King Slime. pic.twitter.com/eKMqne1Dvu
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) September 6, 2016
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Dragon Quest VII – PAX West 2016 panel
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Dragon Quest VII Noriyoshi Fujimoto was at PAX West 2016 yesterday, and hosted a panel about the RPG which is finally making its way to North America and Europe next week. We have the full recording below.
Dragon Quest VII, Disney Magical World 2 pre-load live on the North American eShop
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Two upcoming 3DS games are up for pre-load on the North American eShop. The games are Dragon Quest VII and Disney Magical World 2.
With Dragon Quest VII, the RPG requires 11,635 blocks (1,454.375MB) of free space. Disney Magical World 2 needs 10,675 blocks (1,334.375MB).
By pre-purchasing Dragon Quest VII, you’ll receive the 3DS theme pictured above. Disney Magical World 2 also has a bonus, as Nintendo is giving out a set of Frozen bonus outfits.
An hour of Dragon Quest VII footage
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GameXplain held a stream earlier today showcasing an hour of footage from Dragon Quest VII. The full archive can be seen below.
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Square Enix ending service for Diffusion Million Arthur at the end of October
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Diffusion Million Arthur from Square Enix ended up on the Japanese 3DS eShop in October 2014. In two months, service for the free-to-play title will end.
Players will no longer be able to buy MiraCoins as of September 30. That will of course be followed up with the full closure on October 31. As for the reasoning behind Diffusion Million Arthur’s closure on 3DS, Square Enix feels that it will be difficult to continue providing a satisfactory experience to users.
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Dragon Quest VII team on visual updates, new content and possibility of future remakes
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in 3DS | 4 Comments
USGamer has published an interview about the Dragon Quest VII remake with the producers of the title, Yuu Miyake and Noriyoshi Fujimoto. The interview goes into the history of the Dragon Quest series and its remakes, how the Dragon Quest VII remake is unique among those and how the team has tweaked the game for its 3DS release.
On the subject of the visual redesign and improved graphics for the Dragon Quest VII remake, the producers had this to say:
DQVII has the most magic, attributes, and jobs in the series, so we really wanted to reconsider how the users could have fun with it. One of the biggest additions, one of the things we wanted to show the fans was, how fun it was to change the occupations. To enhance that, we added different animations for these characters, for critical hit motions and whenever they change occupations, so there’s unique animations for each of them. We wanted the users to enjoy and experience these types of new additions through graphics by changing jobs and adding this new element.
