Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate to Shape the Next 10 to 20 Years of Dragon Quest - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 July 2021 / 1,682 Views

Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda in an interview with Weekly Famitsu discussed Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. Matsuda said the game will shape the future of the franchise.

"Dragon Quest XII is being developed taking into account the next 10 to 20 years of the Dragon Quest series," Matsuda said.

He added, "There are parts that remain consistent with the traditional image of Dragon Quest, but new elements are also necessary. After all, as a brand we always need to innovate."

Thanks, Gematsu.

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6 Comments

Dulfite (on 19 July 2021)

Figures. I finally get into the series with 11 on Switch, only to discover how much I love it and (so far) 1 and 2 as well, and now they are possibly deviating from a formula that I now love lol. I hope it will still be a mostly lighthearted, colorful adventure, and that they aren't going too dark.

2zosteven Dulfite (on 19 July 2021)

you need to fall back and pick up the previous games, amazing.

siebensus4 (on 19 July 2021)

Bold prediction: DQ XII won't be better than XI.

KratosLives siebensus4 (on 20 July 2021)

I don't think any game can top XI, not even breath of the wild comes close.

Ashadelo (on 19 July 2021)

It will be interesting to see how the Japanese market responds to these new changes. DQ being fundamentally traditionally has been one of the biggest key features of the franchise and one of the many reasons it sells so very well.

FF used to be this way, until too much changed and turned off the Japanese market.

IcaroRibeiro (on 19 July 2021)

Great. They will take risks and will be ambitious. Ambitiom is the most important thing every game needs in my opinion. I was almost dropping DQ for good giving how stale it becomes, but maybe it's worth to give it another chance