Light some fireworks and crack open a bottle of champagne—Dragon Quest 1 and 2 have been reborn in respectfully remastered forms on Steam . These games, so old and basic their first PC ports (to Japan's MSX in the 1980s) didn't even have side-facing sprites, are more than merely unmissable 40 years later: they're foundational works in the RPG genre. And thanks to these gorgeous remasters everyone can easily acquaint themselves with their importance and nod in sage agreement when someone claims it's possible to draw a line from Dragon Quest's "little guy goes on a big adventure" to Clair Obscur.

I'm pretty sure that's what I'm supposed to say as a certified fan of ye olden dayes , anyway.

Sometimes I feel like my job is to make sure these new-old games are digested in the "correct" way. I

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