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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined convinces Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to do the unthinkable and drop FF14, at least for now: "Somehow I eventually cracked"

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Dragon Warrior VII
Genres · adventure, rpg
Release · Aug 26, 2000
Developer · Heartbeat, ArtePiazza, Bird Studio, Armor Project
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
Genres · adventure, rpg
Release · Feb 5, 2026
Developer · Square Enix, HexaDrive
Xbox Series X|SNintendo SwitchPS5PC
90 articles 40 writers 7 reviews
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Quest
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1989–2026
Latest · The Killing Stone
Top genres · rpg, strategy, adventure
793 articles 285 writers 10 games
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1984–2026
Latest · Outbound
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
686 articles 219 writers 84 games
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