With the release of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, the Erdrick Trilogy is now complete in glorious HD-2D form, giving fans and newcomers alike the perfect jumping off point for one of the most influential JRPGs of all time.
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, as the name implies, are two full remakes based on the first two Dragon Quest titles. Now, for the uninitiated, releasing the first two entries into the series a year after releasing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake might seem confusing, but it makes a lot of sense. For one thing, the third entry into the long-running JRPG series, which initially saw release back in 1988 in Japan, was a prequel set earlier in the timeline of the Erdrick Trilogy. Secondly, this isn’t the first time the Dragon Quest I & II have been released as a duology, with the first dual release going all the back to 1993 (in Japan) on the Super Famicom.
Like the original game that started it all, the first DQ title in the Dragon... Read more