The legendary Dragon Quest saga is preparing to blow out 40 candles. Its creator, Yuji Horii, has confirmed on the KosoKoso Broadcast program that a special live stream will air on May 27. During the broadcast, the team hopes to reveal the next main title in the franchise, although there will also be room for other news and surprises for fans.
The graphics engine and technical evolution over four decades 🎮
Since its beginnings on the NES, Dragon Quest has traversed multiple hardware generations. Recent installments, such as Dragon Quest XI, have used the Unreal Engine 4 to offer open worlds and turn-based combat with fluid animations. The new project is expected to leverage technologies like ray tracing and fast SSD loads, although Square Enix usually prioritizes Akira Toriyama's artistic direction over graphical realism. The question remains whether they will bet on an evolution of Unreal Engine 5 or a proprietary engine.
Horii drops the bombshell and fans are already sharpening their pointers 🔥
Yuji Horii has let the cat out of the bag with the same nonchalance as a slime moving through a cave. Veteran players are already calculating how many hours of their lives they will lose in the new title, while newcomers wonder if they will have to learn the alphabet of commands in kanji. The only sure thing is that, after the live stream, social media will be ablaze with conspiracy theories and memes of the damned king of zombies.