Dragon Quest VII Reimagined vs Project Windless

• Combat Perspective: Third-Person Animated
• Main Story Length: 40-60 Hours
• Visual Art Style: Living Diorama / Physical Doll Scans
• Vocation System: Moonlighting (Dual-Classing)

• Gabo: Feral attacks and high agility.
  Wolf-Child

• Tokkebi Fire-Spirit: Pyromancy and Illusion
  Tokkebi

• Stone Shards: Scattered across both past and present islands
• Tiny Medals: Hidden in pots, barrels, and chests worldwide

• Stariron Ore: Found in meteor impact sites across the North

• Time Travel
• Loss and Tragedy
• Rebuilding Civilization
• Legacy
• Destiny

• Korean Mythology
• Military Conquest
• Racial Conflict
• Immortal Horror
• High Fantasy

• Okeanos Sword: Sword
  A legendary blade granted to the hero, imbued with the power of the sea.
• Gringham Whip: Whip
  A multi-target weapon favored by high-level mages and dancers.
• Metal King Sword: Sword
  The ultimate offensive tool for physical attackers, rare and powerful.

• Stariron Twin Blades: Greatsword
  Indestructible blades forged from meteorite metal; too heavy for humans to lift.

• Blue Slime Shield: High Ice Resistance, Early Game Item
• White Wolf Costume: Cosmetic, Changes Gabo's appearance

• Arajit Plate: Unbreakable; +50% Physical Resistance, -20% Movement Speed

• Luminary's Livery: Changes Hero's outfit to resemble the DQ11 protagonist.
• Trodain Togs: Changes Hero's outfit to resemble the DQ8 protagonist.

Features the 'Moonlighting' system allowing dual-vocations. Mastering jobs grants permanent skills and the 'Let Loose' special command for high-impact buffs/attacks.

The world expands as islands are restored. While initially small, the final map is massive, consisting of over 15 distinct islands each with its own past and present versions.

A seamless open world featuring the snowy North, the 'Line of Limit' climatic boundary, and the labyrinthine Kiboren Jungle. The world scale is approximately 140km², designed without 'hand-holding' markers to encourage organic discovery.

• The Skyship: Airship
  A magical vessel used for end-game global travel.
• Flying Carpet: Land/Sea Transport
  Allows crossing of short water gaps and terrain.

• Slimecicle: Monster
  A new cold-themed slime variant for the remake.
• White Wolf: Beast
  Central to the Gabo/Roughknight backstory.

• Rekon: Humanoid Bird
  Playable Race / Warrior
• Nhaga: Reptilian Humanoid
  Antagonist / Cold-blooded threat

• Prince Kiefer: Secondary Protagonist
  Heir to Estard who seeks adventure beyond the island's borders.
• Maribel Mayde: Mage/Support
  Sassy daughter of the mayor with a sharp tongue and powerful magic.
• Mervin: Legendary Paladin
  An ancient hero resurrected from a stone seal to join the fight.

• The Hero King: Protagonist
  The Rekon legendary figure tasked with founding the first unified kingdom.
• Patrik Méthé: Studio Head
  Visionary leader behind the transition from mobile to AAA console.

• Past Regretted: Main Loop
  Travel to the past to resolve local tragedies and restore islands.
• Trial of the Three Archfiends: Endgame
  Defeat the legendary bosses from the Erdrick Trilogy in the Coliseum.

• The Nhaga Eater: Campaign
  Hunt down the Nhaga Matriarch in the Kiboren Jungle.

Single-player only. The original's streetpass-like features have been removed.

N/A - Strictly a single-player Action RPG. Features an asynchronous 'Call to the Goddess' system where players can see the locations of other players' fallen Rekon.

Standard ($59.99) and Digital Deluxe, which includes the Blue Slime Shield, early access, and cosmetic costumes like the White Wolf Costume.

Standard Edition ($69.99). 'Stariron' Collector's Edition ($249.99): Includes a life-size Rekon talon replica, 'Crossing the Latitude' art book, and exclusive in-game Hero King regalia armor.

Includes the 'Road of Regal Wretches' scenario and a new Battle Coliseum featuring superbosses like Xenlon.

Krafton has announced 'The Bird That Drinks Blood' expansion cycle for 2028, which will bridge the gap between the prequel game and the main novel trilogy.

'Living Diorama' style utilizing tilt-shift photography effects and 3D scans of physical figurines crafted by Studio Nova.

High-fidelity Unreal Engine 5 visuals. Character designs by Iain McCaig. Features realistic feather physics and 'Snow Deformation' in northern biomes.

Fully re-orchestrated score by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, featuring extensive voice acting with regional European dialects.

Orchestral score utilizing traditional Korean instruments (Gayageum, Daegeum) mixed with aggressive industrial tones. Features full voice acting in Korean and English.

Clean, modernized HUD with a built-in 'Stone Tablet Radar' and party member guidance to prevent getting lost.

Minimalist and diegetic. Damage is represented by feather loss and blood splatter rather than health bars. Combat focus is on reading enemy posture in massive crowds.

Customizable difficulty sliders for XP/Gold gain, Auto-Battle, Ultra-Fast combat speed, and a Zoom spell that works indoors.

Includes 'Hydrophobia Assist' (visual warnings near water), fully rebindable controls, high-contrast mode for 'silent' Nhaga Nireum speech, and multiple combat difficulty presets.

• Upscaling Tech: DLSS 3.5 (Frame Gen), FSR 3.1, and PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) supported.
• Key Settings Impact: Crowd Density and Foliage Simulation are the primary performance killers.