If the wait for any news on Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate has felt too long, it seems that Square Enix could be preparing something. Series creator Yuji Horii recently revealed on the KosoKoso broadcast that there would be a livestream on May 27th with an announcement about the “next game.”
He promised “various other things” besides this and asked fans to look forward to it. It follows his tease from last January, where he said the team would have a “lot to announce this year.”
Obviously, the first assumption would be new details on Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate, which has faced delays (and reportedly resulted in producer Yu Miyake being reassigned while Yosuke Saito stepped up). Horii assured fans that the next mainline title is still in the works and that the developer would share new information “little by little.”
Perhaps this is the start of that information drip-feed, though given how it’s the series’ 40th anniversary and almost five years since the sequel’s announcement, it’s not unreasonable to expect more. Of course, there may also be announcements for other remasters in the series, especially following the recent release of Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD-2D Remake. We may even see another remake akin to Dragon Quest 7: Reimagined. Stay tuned as always for more details.