Share. Two classic RPG remakes are coming to 3DS in 2015. Two classic RPG remakes are coming to 3DS in 2015.

Dragon Quest VII and VIII are coming to the west for the Nintendo 3DS. While this news was rumored back in July, today’s Nintendo Direct confirmed that the pair of classic RPGs will hit in 2016.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, will released in early Summer 2016. DQ VII originally released for PlayStation in 2001, with IGN praising the game for "deep gameplay, [a] massive quest, and sheer variety."

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Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King for 3DS will be released in the west sometime in 2016. DQ VIII for the PlayStation 2 first released in Japan in 2004, and later in North America in 2005. We gave it a 9.0, saying that it, “...goes to show you that you don't always have to do something revolutionary to be great.” An Android and iOS port launched in Japan on December 2013 and worldwide on May 2014.

Marty Sliva is a Senior Editor at IGN. He once ate a whole blueberry. Follow him on Twitter @McBiggitty.