This Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie update has plenty of towns…

Square Enix announced their Dragon Quest VI DS remake almost two years ago.

Unlike its predecessors, which were all developed by Chunsoft, the original DQVI was developed by Heartbeat — the studio that also worked on Dragon Quest VII for the PS1. The remake is, of course, being handled by ArtePiazza.

We haven’t heard much about Dragon Quest VI, but that’s going to change real soon. Square Enix will have a playable build of Realms of Reverie inside their Tokyo Game Show booth.

We’ve known about Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie for DS for a while but this is the first time in a while we’ve seen actual artwork for it.

Finished Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen yet? Better get working on it. Chrono Trigger comes out in November and shortly afterwards Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. Classic RPG fans can look forward to an English release…

Square Enix has a busy summer schedule for North America filled with Final Fantasy. In Japan, the Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest V is a key release. ArtePiazza will finish their work on July 17.   This will be…

While we’re on the subject of role playing games on the Wii it’s an opportune time to mention Opoona’s release date. Koei will release a localized version of the (first?) “lifestyle RPG” on March 25. Opoona does have combat sequences…

On top of changing the entire game to 3D, ArtePiazza revised Dragon Quest V’s combat system. In the original Super Famicom release you could only have three people in your party. The PS2 remake bumps the party size from three…

I can’t say I’m caught off guard by this news since Koei was promoting Opoona with English materials when it was unveiled, but I am pleased that Opoona is coming to North America next spring. Usually ArtePiazza makes their bread…