Infamous for being one of the biggest, most bloated JRPGs ever made, Dragon Quest VII is one of the few where 100 hours worth of gameplay is believable, and not just for the perfectionists who have to see and do everything within a game. The 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is actually one of the bigger games for the console this year, and that’s just as well, as it will probably take you the rest of the year to actually finish it. By all accounts Dragon Quest Heroes sold well, we’re getting the Dragon Quest Minecraft clone, and Nintendo is still publishing titles, and with a renewed vigour. It seems like we’re back on track with the series though. Related reading: Matt’s review of the iPhone version of Dragon Quest VIII, which is also getting a 3DS make-over. Square Enix has only localised some because Nintendo agreed to publish them. For all its popularity in Japan (and it is really, really popular here – that 30th anniversary Dragon Quest art exhibition that recently ran in Japan was intensely busy), Dragon Quest has a checkered history in the west.
