In 2018, Square Enix released a new game called Octopath Traveler, which introduced a revolutionary new graphics format ...

What do you think of the HD-2D titles that have been coming out over the last six years or so? They were the creation of Square Enix, and as of yet, that’s the only publisher/developer trying to make ...

Look, we need to talk about something that’s been bugging me for a while now. Square Enix goes and creates this absolutely gorgeous HD 2D art style that makes everyone’s jaws drop, and then what ...

HD-2D is the natural culmination of looking back to the NES and SNES eras of gaming for inspiration. In the 1980s and early 1990s, games sported pixelated art styles out of necessity. In 2024, that ...

Square Enix has recently embraced the HD-2D art style with their JPRGs. Whether it's new releases, such as the Octopath Traveler franchise or the recent Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, the art style ...

Some big upgrades went down here. There have been plenty of remasters and remakes in the video game industry in 2024. All the big companies did it in one form or another, and numerous games were ...

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will look to breathe new life into an all-time JRPG classic, adding new story content, visuals, and other mechanics to the beloved world of Dragon Quest 3 when it releases ...

Dragon Quest After modernizing the first three Dragon Quest games, remake producer says if the HD-2D games are "really well regarded," then "that would definitely create a movement within the company ...