Rumor: Dragon Quest X releasing next year

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

jarrod said:

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

jarrod said:

2012 means we probably won't get any real news until TGS time (September) or worse Jumpfiesta (December). :(

I bet Level 5's still making it.

While I do think Level 5 is going to be making it, I wouldn't put other companies out of the question.  Remembe,r Yuji Horii said the game started development before DQIX even finished, which was pretty much done by the main group in Level 5 (including being directed by its founder, Akihiro Hino).

It would be pretty hard to have both games being made by the same team.  Though Yuji Horii could have just been saying the game was in early development at the same time as DQIX.  But I wouldn't put a company like ArtePiazza out of the question.  They finished DQVI a long time ago, eventhough it was delayed by the release of DQIX.

Though it could just as easily be a totally new group.

I think they probably meant planning work.  Level 5 is pretty much the money partner for Horii at this point, I don't see him "settling" for anyone else.

I do hope Genius Sonority and 8ing are doing a DQVII remake though.  God knows it needs it.

Oh god, I hope not.  Everything Genius Sonority has done is a travesty compared to the original games.  The 3D Pokemon games they worked on are some of the worst Pokemon games in existance.  And while Drago nQuest Swords was marginally fun, I attribute that more to the fact that Yuji Horii has a firm grip on design and production of every Dragon Quest game.  And even then, the game is probably one of the weaker in the series.

If anyone should remake DQVII, it should be ArtePiazza, since they were the original developers of the game and did the remakes for DQIV-VI on DS.  But again, I don't think DQVII will get a remake.  Its probably the biggest DQ ever made.  Even compared to DQVIII and IX.

MrT-Tar said:

I still think the Wii will get a DQVIII port, while the 3DS will get the DQVII remake

Frankly, I'd just like an HD port of DQVIII for PS3/Cafe.  Of all the DQ games, VIII is the one that I think is just perfect as it is and doesn't need updating.  However, when trying to play the game on an upscale HDTV, even with component cables, it looks really jagged and bad.  I'd even just settle for 480p support, though I'd wish for 720p or 1080p.