DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

Prenote: I found an annoying bug where my controller would stop working sometimes, I feel this should be mentioned before the review proper. I am someone who loves Dragon Quest games, but I did not like Dragon Quest 3 HD, honestly it just felt like padding to me with very little that felt really new or interesting. Because of that I was hesitant on buying this, but I figured 'well, if any game needs some padding, it's Dragon Quest 1'. So I nabbed it on sale. Honestly, I believe the purchase was worth it for Dragon Quest 1 HD alone. While some of the additions felt like padding, a lot of it felt like expansion rather than mere padding. Even better, I found myself really having fun with it, primarily because of the ability to quickswap equipment. Fighting a group? Use a whip. Alternatively, use a sword for stronger enemies. Need to heal? Equip the half MP armor. For much of the game I had a variety of equipment for a variety of situations. For example I used the Magic Shield for mages, the Dragon Shield for enemies with breath weapons, and for neither I just equipped whatever had the highest defense. Even at the endgame there was equipment variety, the Erdrick Equipment is not the be-all end-all equipment (except for the Shield). The best part was, because of Draconian Difficulty, the game was difficult enough I felt like I needed to engage with the game this way. One of my biggest problems with a lot of JRPGs is when the combat system has depth, but the game is so easy you don't need to go that deep into it. DQ1HD's combat isn't super deep, but I engaged with this relatively shallow combat more than I did with many games that had more complex systems. I haven't even started DQ2 yet but I enjoyed DQ1HD enough to leave this package a positive review on this alone.

yes play this

Mein Fazit des Spiels. Die Story der Spiele ist recht simpel gehalten. Die Pixelgrafik im 2d/3d Stil finde ich gut. Das Gameplay ist sehr repetitiv und langweilig. Besonders schade finde ich, dass man die Chance vertan hat in Dragon Quest 2 ein vernünftiges Team Kampf System zu bauen. Ich würde gerne die Gefährten selbst steuern, um taktischer und Sinnvoller zu kämpfen. Das ist jedoch nicht möglich und da geht Potential flöten. Die Sprachausgabe ist sehr hochwertig für die paar Zeilen vorgelesenem Text. Ich halte das Spiel etwas teuer. Für mich wäre 40 Euro ein besserer betrag.

Peak visual. Peak story.

素晴らしい

Growing up, the Dragon Warrior games on the NES were the first RPG games that really grabbed my attention, and quickly became favorites of mine. I remember sitting there walking back and forth in specific areas to grind for gold and XP so I could safely navigate the next area. I've got fond memories of the games story, sounds, and 8-bit charms. Fast forward to 2026 and I finally decided to give DQ 1&2 and try, and I must say, I'm glad I did. As of writing this review, I'm 7 hours into DQ1, and it's evident this remake was infused with a lot of care and pays homage to the source material. I can see and hear so many aspects of the original that it sooths the nostalgic beast within, but also offers enough new content and improvements to make it feel fresh and new, just like the originals did back in 1989. All in all, this ranks up there with one of the best purchase decisions I've made here on Steam in a long time. At 7 hours, with many more to go, I already feel like I've got my money's worth out of it. It's a great RPG in it's own right, but if you were ever a fan of the original games, you've got to play these! This old man could not be happier with his purchase!

小時候看過老哥玩過不知道哪一代，但印象深刻，現在長大自己買回來玩，好玩~ 就是年紀大了，練等會練到想睡覺XD

Dragon Warrior for the NES was my first every RPG. I had the Nintendo Power world map with all the hints and item locations. When I started playing this remake I was immediately in a state of "This is not the same game!" but really... it is. All the key beats of the original are still there including the items you have to acquire and the quests you would have done but some added flavor was given. The SNES remakes might have been considered the true upgrade to the original classic but the developers said "Hold my beer". The controls are smooth and fluid. The grind of the original has been mellowed in the early game and it feels so much easier at first but you will have to start grinding a few hours in or you are toast. My only complaint is that while added story elements to flesh things out are kind of welcomed, they maybe added a bit too much world building and the cutscenes can get a little overboard. You will notice immediately that many monsters, items, spells and functions from later DQ games have been added to the original game (because it was very bare bones) and give it not only expanded content but it really helps you feel like this is the same world that the original trilogy takes place in.

A blast from the past and the remake is well done. I'm enjoying myself.

Its smooth gameplay and new discoverable items make this a new game with old memories. I've enjoyed the Remake very much!!