A brand new Dragon Quest game was just announced exclusively for iOS and Android
The next big Dragon Quest game is apparently a mobile game and the trailer is landing tomorrow.
There's a new Dragon Quest coming for all of my fellow DQ fans out there, and it's not Dragon Quest XII.
Instead, as announced on social media today, a new game called Dragon Quest RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle is on its way to a phone near you and its reveal trailer is dropping tomorrow. Details right now are virtually nonexistent, but that doesn't mean we can't speculate as to the nature of the title.
Typically, mainline Dragon Quest games are numbered and given a subtitle. Thankfully, and somewhat bittersweetly, the upcoming Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams has bucked the trend of a long subtitle drenched in alliteration. Equally as important to note is the color of the DRAGON QUEST portion of the game's title. Each odd-numbered DQ game has historically been red while the even-numbered have been blue—again, Dragon Quest XII is going against the grain on this.
This new mobile title is green, which is only the second time in the series' history it's been done; the other was the 2009 DS Ware title Dragon Quest Wars and was a multiplayer strategy game. It also has an interesting, somewhat alliterated subtitle similar to that of a mainline entry. The combination of a bold color choice and pulpy subheader could signify a large departure from the series' other smaller mobile titles and deliver a more traditional RPG experience. I mean, it is in the name, after all.
While DQ: Smash/Grow has seen a steady amount of people frustrated with its monetization model, maybe a more traditional DQ on mobile could win more fans over and keep us entertained until DQ XII's release.
Is it silly to look this deeply into something that we'll get to see tomorrow? Maybe, but with GTA6 looming on the horizon, I'm just happy to see any news about the games that I love.
