The JRPG Report

Always something different on the Sunday Special. This week we cover 3 interviews with the directors and producers of Final Fantasy VII Remake. The first is taken from a video interview by Japanese professional wrestler Kenny Omega with producer Yoshinori Kitase. The second part is taken from multiple interviews with producer Yoshinori Kitase and co-director Naoki Hamaguchi and focuses on Midgar i...

The world got a taste of Final Fantasy VII Remake a month early as the long awaited and rumored demo finally released. Covering the first bombing mission and lasting a little over an hour, it left quite an impression. I'll talk about my feelings and some of our Facebook groups as well at the end of the podcast. We had other stories this week too of course including NIS America letting us down. Aga...

It was truly a week without a headliner for Episode 101. I chose to focus on a Square Enix statement saying development of a PS5 or Xbox Series X specific game was still a long ways off. It appears most games will be up-res versions of currents systems. So when will we see a truly next game JRPG like FF XVI or DQ XII? Lord only knows. But we did have plenty of actual news to talk about in smaller...

Warning! This podcast will discuss all the major spoilers. If you have not played this game, you have been warned. The first half is mostly ok no plot spoilers. However after the Anchor ad, all bets are off and its nothing but spoilers. I hope you enjoy this discussion. I've talked about many things but might have missed some. It's a huge 3 game arc after all. Thanks for listening! Leave us a revi...

To celebrate our 100th episode of the podcast, we have a great normal show. Nothing special I'm just thrilled to still be doing this every week. On episode 100 we talk all about Persona 5 Scramble's Japanese release and Royal's upcoming western release. New media and info was shared on each. We also have FFVII Remake, Kingdom Hearts, and a few other topics to discuss. Plus a look ahead to this wee...

Episodes on back to back days? Love is surely in the air. I just could not wait to give my thoughts on the amazing FFVII Remake Opening movie. Head over to the Facebook page if you still haven't seen it. But Square Enix wasn't the only company feeling the love today. Atlus released it third and final movie for Persona 5 Scramble the Phantom Strikers. With just a week until its Japanese launch, the...

Hot off the presses, Square Enix's latest media dump shines new lights on several areas. We learn about Red XIII and Professor Hojo, Tifa's battle abilities, and even see the Nail Bat in action! They talk about summons and the new mercenary quests that will add length and content to the game. It's all exciting news that answer some burning questions about the game. We have a full show of good stor...

Final Fantasy VII Remake released its latest trailer titled "Theme Song" and boy does it show a lot. Maybe too much. I talk a little about what it does show but this game is dangerously close to revealing too much. We got a great video explaining what Persona 5 Scramble is all about, unfortunately it's in Japanese. Plus many more stories including the future games in the Legend of Heroes saga. Tha...

After last week's hour episode, we return to a more normal time length as news was lighter this week. The big story was the addition of a new Phantom Thief to Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. I detail him and the two cities from its latest trailer. A few other stories are mentioned and we have some fun on the Facebook page with our listeners. Thanks for listening each week! Leave us a rev...

2020 is shaping up to be a huge year for our genre. At the end of the podcast I'll narrow down my top 10 of the ones I'm looking forward to the most. It's my list so it won't match yours. I'd love to hear your list on the Facebook page. We have some news about Kingdom Hearts around its release of Remind. And some other stories too. At just over an hour, Episode 95 is our longest podcast to date! T...

Delays are a part of life in the gaming world. We learned of a short but big delay to Final Fantasy VII Remake this week. It is being pushed back from March 3 to April 10 for more polish. Here my thoughts on this and much more in Episode 94, full of JRPG goodness. At the end we crown the winner of our listener support sweepstakes. Thanks for listening each week! Leave us a review on Apple or your...

It's a light news week but we have some fun stories to mention. Persona 5 Scramble the Phantom Strikers had it's second video drop and its full of good info. The title looks very promising with more info coming next week. Not much else happened so I dive into the latest rumor that Final Fantasy VII Remake's Demo wont release until March 3, the same day as release. I'm sure we'll have more on this...

Let's ring in 2020 with a look back at all the great JRPG's that came out in 2019. I'll share some of our listeners pick as well as my own. I'm sure you know what it already is. We also have some comments from developers on what they hope to accomplish in 2020. There is a story about Final Fantasy VII Remake and it's demo that's really interesting too. Thanks for making 2019 our best year yet! Lea...

Its Christmas time! To celebrate we talk about our favorite Christmas memories growing up. Our listeners shared some great stories! Then I begin with one of two big stories: first the Crossbell Saga of the Legend of Heroes series is being remastered for Japan. Second Japan is getting a completely new spin off game in the Cold Steel universe. We talk about Trails of the Beginning at the very end of...

I just couldn't wait to record the podcast this week. One of my most anticipated JRPG's returned with two new trailers, Granblue Fantasy Relink. And the surely impressed. Still no release date but it will come. We also got plenty of new images and information for Final Fantasy VII Remake so I break all those down. And a surprise announcement of Bravely Default II coming next year to the Switch. Pl...

Welcome back dear listeners for Episode 89 of the JRPG Report. We have exciting KH3 Remind news with its release date of January 23. With it came a new trailer showcasing its features, including the return of Final Fantasy characters. We also had new trailers and news about Fairy Tale, Persona 5 Scramble, Death End Request 2, and many more. Sign up for listener support now through January 1 for a...

We finally got the news we wanted to hear this week: a western release date for Persona 5 Royal. It arrives on March 31, exactly 5 months after its Japanese release. Many Persona fans will rejoice at this news. But we have many other things to discuss including Trails of Cold Steel 3 getting a Switch release? Plus much more. Thanks for listening!  Leave us a review on Apple or your favorite l...

In this Sunday Special, we listen to the comments of 11 different developers of the Final Fantasy VII Remake team. From producers to directors, artists to designers, all aspects are represented. It's a fascinating look into the minds behind this ambitious project. Thank you for listening! Leave us a review on Apple or your favorite listening place. Like our Facebook Page   https://www.faceboo...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Lets celebrate with family and some new Final Fantasy VII Remake news. So much goodness was revealed about this highly anticipated title. Check our link on Facebook to see all the new images too. We have an announcement about an announcement for Persona 5 Royal. It seems next week we will finally get a western release date! I may push back Episode 88 to wait for thi...

This week we had two stories which gave us insight into games we don't know a lot about. First we talk about Fairy Tale and its magic based and grid centered battle system. To close the show, we take a trip to the world of Cris Tales and learn about it world and time based battles. Plus some tidbits about Persona Scramble The Phantom Strikers and more. Episode 86 is a fun one for sure thanks for l...

It's an interesting week on the JRPG Report. I lead with the new Ni No Kuni mobile game reveil. It sounds really interesting but is a long way off. Persona 5 Scramble The Phantom Strikers talked about its new character Sophia. And we had a ton of information about Trials of Mana released. Plus some other smaller stories in a shorter than normal podcast. Thanks for listening each week! Sign up for...

Finally a busy week of news for us JRPG fans. Falcom talked a little bit about a Legend of Heroes release for September 2020 in Japan. So I speculate on what that means and when we will finally see Cold Steel IV in the West. Atlus and Omega Force gave us a ton of new information about Persona 5 Scamble the Phantom Strikers too. Gust confirmed they are already worked on a new Atelier series and Squ...

Another slow news week welcomes Atelier Ryza's western release. With no release trailer it kinda slipped in the dark of night. I cover the few spots of news we have and dive a bit deeper in my playthrough of Trails of Cold Steel III. A huge giveaway starts now. Anyone who signs up for listener support in 2019, will be entered to win a Deluxe edition of Final Fantasy VII Remake! See the link below...

It's been many years since a new game in the Trail of Cold Steel series came out. Sure the remasters were nice, but fans have been waiting patiently for the continuation of Rean's story in the West. Well The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is out now in America (sorry Europe has to wait another week) and it's amazing. I give my initial impressions plus a few news stories including the Japan...

Another slow news week gives me a chance to talk about the top JRPG's coming next year in 2020. I try and rank them by excitement level and have a few favorites. Check out Episode 81 for this and a few news stories too. Thanks for listening! Leave us a review on Apple or your favorite listening place. Like our Facebook Page   https://www.facebook.com/JRPGReport/  Check out videos and Liv...