10 Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined beginner's tips and tricks

Polygon offers 10 beginner tips for Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, outlining system changes, small quality-of-life additions, and narrative expansions that make the remake feel almost like a new game and help prepare newcomers for its long, fantastical journey. Adjust settings to shape difficulty and comfort: you can change difficulty presets without restarting, increase experience gain, or reduce boss strength.

Turn on "Restore HP after Battle" to ease dungeon traversal, and set Camera Distance to "near" in Controls if you prefer closer visuals. Teleportation now relies on Zoom, which is unlocked from the start, costs 0 MP, and works indoors; the Chimaera Wing no longer teleports but guarantees escape from battle.

Explore thoroughly: break jars, barrels, wardrobes, and drawers for money and items, check bedrooms and bookshelves, and look behind merchant counters. After finishing an island's past quest chain, revisit it in the present to meet new characters and find map pieces and treasures.