"It's important to note that it's cost is higher than you'd expect. It's an excellent match for the games you'd expect from Square Enix D2R Ladder Items. There's not much to gain from companies that copy it," Asano told 4gamer.Fortunately, that cost isn't stopping Square Enix from releasing more games that are similar to this.

Remakes of Live a Live is set to launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch in July, while a remake of Dragon Quest III is currently in development. There are many other games that could benefit from the look, which is why it's fascinating to see exactly what Square Enix does with HD-2D in the future. While the company has clearly invested in this graphic style, Asano went on to clarify that there is no any current "definitive book," and it will continue to evolve as games change.

"We aren't putting together anything similar to this. The way that it's presented differs in each movie, which means that the HD-2D-style will be different each time. For Live A Live for example it's the atmosphere in the prehistoric area is likely to be different than the sci-fi story. 

The variety of expressions available to us has grown due to the latest ideas we've come up with. "While the price might be prohibitive for some developers, HD-2D has clearly served as a draw for a lot of gamers Cheap D2R Items. Hopefully, we'll continue to witness Square Enix find new ways to improve the design to make more games to be made!