Dragon Quest XII Looks Like It Will Be Announced This Week

Holding the position as one of the largest JRPG franchises from Square Enix besides Final Fantasy, it is a guarantee that this franchise will continue with more new games. Apart from side projects like Infinity Strash – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, one game that fans have been waiting for the most is Dragon Quest XII. The game development process happens to have been running smoothly since 2019, although until now the developer has not shown its form.

The moment that fans have been waiting for seems to be coming soon this week, to be precise at the 35-year anniversary celebration session for the Dragon Quest franchise. In fact, fans had expected that the game would be announced at the celebration, which they felt was the most fitting moment, but that belief grew stronger after Yuji Horii who is the creator of the franchise gave a kind of teaser in his Twitter post.

35周年を迎えます。そして、すでに知っているかもですが、当日、35周年記念特番を配信します。放送では、これまでの感謝の意を込めて、多くの…。皆さん、お楽しみにです！！https://t.co/2EHAsnE5hv
— (@YujiHorii) May 24, 2021

Through the post that you can check above, Horii said that there will be various interesting surprises announced at the celebration event on Thursday. He also added that the surprises included the announcement of “that game” which seemed safe to say as Dragon Quest XII. Of course, this is still only a prediction, but it cannot be denied that all the possibilities do lead to the 12th series.

Information about Dragon Quest XII itself is still very minimal apart from confirmation that the game has been in development for the past few years. One thing is clear, this is the main series that was developed specifically for the next-gen console platform, so we can be sure that from a graphics perspective to gameplay, there will be significant upgrades compared to Dragon Quest XI.

If you’re curious about the celebration event, the Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Special will be held on Thursday, May 27th at 10:30 am. You can check the streaming link on the YouTube embed below: