"Dragon Quest XI" is coming soon. Fortunately, Yu Miyake, the executive producer of the Dragon Quest series hinted some important things during an interview in last month's issue from EDGE, reported Nintendo Everything website.

Miyake mentioned that the popularity of the Final Fantasy series in the West and might be applicable to Dragon Quest series as well. Now, Square Enix, as mentioned by Miyake, is creating plans to equalise the same fame as Final Fantasy in Dragon Quest.

Plan for competition and bringing back the old yet memorable elements

"Dragon Quest XI" will reveal some of its old elements. However, the cartoon-like style and structure might not appeal to the Western gamers.

"When the Famicom came out, Dragon Quest was the key game everyone was playing," Miyake said, according to Gematsu. "But when the PlayStation came out, Final Fantasy VII was the game that everyone was playing. So the source of nostalgia is different for both groups: in Japan it's Dragon Quest while overseas it's Final Fantasy. The truth is that if we'd put a lot of effort into localizing Dragon Quest at the time, we probably wouldn't be facing this issue today. I probably shouldn't be saying this, but we kind of messed up in that regard."

"Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time" will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS in Japan this year, while a Nintendo Switch version of the game is in the works. Lastly, "Dragon Quest Heroes II" will release on April 25 and 28 in North America and Europe, respectively. "Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King" will release on January 20 on Nintendo 3DS.