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HD-2D Reaches Endgame With Final Fantasy, New Dragon Quest Monsters Dated

by Donald Theriault - June 9, 2026, 12:07 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Direct

CALL IT FINAL FANTASY XVII YOU COWARDS.

In addition to Kingdom Hearts, the Nintendo Direct featured some more Square Enix content.

For the first time, the HD-2D engine is being applied to a Final Fantasy game with Final Fantasy Resonance on October 22 for Switch 2 and the original Switch. Based on the shuttered mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (similar to how Octopath Traveller 0 was an offline version of a live service game), players will be able to summon classic Final Fantasy characters and possibly Lightning in turn-based battles.

A gameplay trailer also aired for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World - the sequel announced during the Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary stream - alongside a December 3 release date. The end of the trailer seems to indicate that the third Dragon Quest V bride Deborah may have a role in the story as well.

A brief Final Fantasy XIV trailer was shown in the sizzle reel at the end, but did not provide a more specific date than August.

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