{"id":55782,"date":"2026-05-27T22:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55782"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:41:37","slug":"dragon-quest-12-development-restarted-from-scratch-after-a-lot-of-hurdles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55782","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest 12 Development Restarted From Scratch After \u201cA Lot Of Hurdles\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragon Quest celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion, a new update was given on the long-in-development\u00a0Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate. First announced five years ago, the game won&#8217;t be out for quite a while yet, as executive producer Yosuke Saito announced that development had been restarted on the project and it has a brand-new name&#8211;Dragon Quest 12: Beyond Dreams<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re hard at work on Dragon Quest 12, but due to a reshuffle of the team and a restart of development, it&#8217;s going to be a bit longer until it&#8217;s in your hands,&#8221; Saito said in a Dragon Quest livestream. &#8220;Work on the original version, Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate, hit a lot of hurdles along the way. But as we kept talking with Mr. Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest game designer)&nbsp;and pinned down what a mainline Dragon Quest game should look like, we decided to move things around and start over from scratch. It was a major decision, but I believe it was the right one to ensure the next Dragon Quest game will be one that all you fans of the series will really love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saito then debuted a sneak peek at the game, revealing a colorful collection of scenes featuring new characters, landscapes, and monsters. One thing that has been preserved for Dragon Quest 12 is its art direction, as it&#8217;s still heavily inspired by the work of\u00a0Akira Toriyama. The late Dragon Ball creator was a character designer on the series since its inception and worked on every entry in the main series until his death in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams - Official Reveal Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCRie0bKvtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Development on Dragon Quest 12 hit a rocky patch in 2024,\u00a0when series producer Yu Miyake reportedly stepped down due to repeated delays.\u00a0Updates have been sporadic on the game, which follows the last mainline installment, 2018&#8217;s Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Fortunately, the franchise has expanded with spin-offs over the years, and fans can look forward to Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World. 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