Dragon Quest 12 re-announced alongside new Dragon Quest Monsters title during 40th anniversary broadcast

Scarlet · May 27, 2026

rudras said:
Wait a sec...I just read that DQXI Switch 2 Edition cannot be obtain with a simple upgrade and you cannot either transfer your save....
And the switch 1 version has a discount now ? It's so vicious....Even for you Square...

They're not the first to do it (Koei Tecmo and SEGA had games in a similar boat when the Switch 2 launched) but it still sucks to see.

ertaboy356b · May 27, 2026

RyanTheArchivist said:
Toriyama and Sugiyama did work on the game before their deaths. This protagonist was designed by him.

Didn't they scrapped the entirety of DQ12 though based on the video?

Edit: so apparently, it's still a Toriyama game. It's just weird that they gave the protagonist droopy eyes. I guess we will see if the human and the lizard are one and the same.

Edit 2: Now that I think about it, the droopy eyes is not weird at all. It's all from lack of good sleep and dreaming!!!

x65943 · May 27, 2026

Silterpy said:
Don't like the look for the characters. I guess with toriyama's death they probably scraped alot of what they originally had.

I am excited for the new DQW though

As other people pointed out, Toriyama was involved with character design

But watch his later stuff, particularly db super

You will notice his art style shifted a lot, and he made characters with softer features. This guy would fit into super quite well

HaloEliteLegend · May 27, 2026

Wonder how they top DQ11. Not nearly enough info to form an opinion on 12 yet. Nice to see it in the light of day again though!

Exnor · May 27, 2026

Another cash cow.

Always wanted to try these but i don't have the patience for so many games.

Skelletonike · May 27, 2026

Marc_LFD said:
I've recently gotten into buying and playing some DQ games, but I can't stand the British voices so I just change to Japanese.

Why couldn't they do an American dub?

When people picture something medieval, american accents don't really fit tbh.

Eddypikachu · May 27, 2026

Excited, loved dragon quest 11, I played and finished the 3ds version and it was wonderful :yay3ds:

RyanTheArchivist · May 27, 2026

ertaboy356b said:
Didn't they scrapped the entirety of DQ12 though based on the video?

Edit: so apparently, it's still a Toriyama game. It's just weird that they gave the protagonist droopy eyes. I guess we will see if the human and the lizard are one and the same.

Edit 2: Now that I think about it, the droopy eyes is not weird at all. It's all from lack of good sleep and dreaming!!!

I think we may have a real vs dream world thing. With that monster being our protagonist in the dream world.

MohammedQ8 · May 27, 2026

I have too much of it

and the digital 3ds version

Marc_LFD · May 27, 2026

x65943 said:
Um, aren't you British??

Nah, and even if I were it's just weird to hear anime characters with a British accent.

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Skelletonike said:
When people picture something medieval, american accents don't really fit tbh.

Yes, but in comparison they sound "neutral".

Bladexdsl · May 27, 2026

lets see if 12 will top 11 as the best DQ yet it's going to have to try damn hard because 11 is near damn perfect

Ettino · Thursday at 2:10 AM

No upgrade for the S2?! Ha, stuck in the 30 fps realm forever, DQ11! Is the S version on the PS5 version 60fps?

Segger · Thursday at 8:01 AM

I'm kinda glad most of the responses to this are cynical and negative. Dragon Quest makes more money than it deserves; riding on the coattails of its greatness from a fargone era

Scarlet · Thursday at 8:24 AM

Ettino said:
No upgrade for the S2?! Ha, stuck in the 30 fps realm forever, DQ11! Is the S version on the PS5 version 60fps?

There's a toggle between graphics and performance. I think I read it was 1440/30 vs 1080/60 but I can't remember where I saw that part.

MohammedQ8 · Thursday at 6:02 PM

Broadcast review:

GengarsGhostlyGiggles · Thursday at 9:29 PM

where is my dragon quest builders 3 !

Avalyn · Friday at 7:48 AM

Marc_LFD said:
I've recently gotten into buying and playing some DQ games, but I can't stand the British voices so I just change to Japanese.

Why couldn't they do an American dub?

Because brits have class.
Edit: (compared to Americans, of course, not in general.)

Ending-Probable · Friday at 7:55 AM

ertaboy356b said:
It has less Toriyama soul, that's why. This one has strange looking eyes.

Maybe it has something to do with the guy not able to sleep, nightmares or something. Beyond dreams, idk.

Attila13 · Friday at 8:21 AM

GengarsGhostlyGiggles said:
where is my dragon quest builders 3 !

So glad that somebody mentioned this!
I've been waiting so long for something new about this, but sadly still nothing.

Marc_LFD · Friday at 12:50 PM

Attila13 said:
So glad that somebody mentioned this!
I've been waiting so long for something new about this, but sadly still nothing.

Is there a Dragon Quest 2D fighting game?

I enjoyed DQ Heroes, but I'd love to play that.

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