Like with the original Dragon Quest Heroes last year, the sequel Dragon Quest Heroes II, is taking many of the franchise’s most popular characters and is giving them an HD makeover.
Checkout the gallery below to see how the character designs have evolved.
New to Dragon Quest Heroes II
Torneko (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Meena (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Carver (Dragon Quest VI, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Maribel (Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Gabo (Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Angelo (Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Returning from Dragon Quest Heroes
Alena (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Kiryl (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Maya (Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Terry (Dragon Quest VI, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Jessica (Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Healix (Dragon Heroes, Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Original Characters
Razel (Dragon Quest Heroes II), Teresia (Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Ornaze (Dragon Quest Heroes II), Ceser (Dragon Quest Heroes II)
Dragon Quest Heroes II was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita on May 27, 2016. There is currently no word on a Western release.
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