Square Enix have announced Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, a game utilizing the Octopath Traveller graphical style.

The original Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (known as Dragon Warrior III in the west), launched in 1988. A prequel to both Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest II, the hero Erdrick (or Loto in Japan) must save the world from the archfiend Baramos.

After threatening to destroy the world and having already killed the hero’s father; the player must gather a party of allies and track down the fiend to his castle. While the game will have a worldwide release on home consoles, the release date undecided.

You can find the Japanese announcement trailer below.

We shall keep you informed as we learn more.