The JRPG Report

Less than a month until TGS 2021, we have the outline of events for the show. I'll go down the list, highlight the big moments, and speculate what we might see. Always the highlight of the JRPG year, let's hope for a great event! We've got news from SMT V about its characters and systems. Demon Gaze EXTRA has a release date, and surprise it's a worldwide one. Final Fantasy titles are coming to Pla...

In a shocking move, Koei Tecmo has announced its bringing the remasters of Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX to Switch, PC, and iOS worldwide December 9, 2021. After a year of wondering, longtime fans can celebrate the series 25th anniversary with both games this year. I'll let you know everything we learned today, including how you can turn cd's into monsters now. Gamescom is still going on, but reall...

It's not a question we have that often to consider. In the case of Tales of Arise, its one I've went back and forth on several times. As new information and opinions have come out out, I've changed my mind too. So I'll tell you everything I know now that the demo has been released for consoles (sorry PC). Check back next week to see what I do! Only 22 more days until we get the full game. In other...

As with all rumors this one could be false. But it makes sense and has some ground to stand on. I'll report why I think this is true and why I want it to be true as a huge Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fan. I hope we get confirmation of the game at TGS next month. In non rumor news Tales of Arise is getting a demo on August 18. Consoles gamers (sorry PC) will get a short preview of the game although save...

It's hard to believe huh? Feels like much less time than that. There was a recent interview with some of the key members of the development team, so I'll share of the interesting tidbits from that conversation.  We have news from Tales of Arise, SMT V, Blue Reflection 2nd Light, and others. News is getting a bit lighter in the lead up to Gamecon and Tokyo Game Show. Stick around to the end fo...

The train is picking up steam as we get closer to September 10th! With the release of a new trailer and livestream, the Tales of Arise hype is only growing. I'll talk a bit about the new fishing activity and owl collecting. The next huge JRPG experience is only 6 weeks away! Idea Factory International gave us three windows release windows for upcoming games: Mary Skelter Finale, Death End Request...

What a title right? It's Wednesday so that can only mean I'm gonna be out of town Thursday. So I wanted to have a little fun with the title. And Walter will show up in the podcast about halfway through. No headliners or release dates to mention, plus I'm in a bit of a rush to get out the door. Games we cover in this show: FF XIV, Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, Disgaea, Blue Reflection Second Li...

It's a good question and one will we have an answer for starting in September. Atlus will have a year long, 25th Anniversary celebration of Persona, with 7 planned announcements from September 2021 to Fall 2022. So what will they announce? I'll speculate what I think may come. We have a new trailer for Tales of Arise and Shin Megami Tensei V, along with many more you can see on our YouTube page. T...

Announced back in March, teased a few days ago, and revealed this week. Gust has shown off Blue Reflection Second Light, coming to Switch and PS4 in Japan this October. There's a debut trailer, images, and details to go over on today's podcast.  The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki shared new images and details about Fie and Zin today, as well as a new (at least to me) character. Let's hope w...

Hey gang we are back for another week of fun stories. So in short everything last week was true! I won't repeat the news so check last week's show to learn all about the Trails localizations. Although I do rant at the end about the crazy amount of time needed. Stick around for that fun! Let's talk about the FF Pixel Remasters coming July 28 with the first three games. I'll detail everything we kno...

Well so much for a slow week. Post E3 week was anything but quiet. We lead today's show with a leak and rumor, however I feel it's very legit. NIS America will be bringing 4 Legend of Heroes games to the west in 2022 and 2023. This leak comes from the Epic Games Store and there are still listings to prove this. Tonight's livestream of Falcom's 40th anniversary will either prove or disprove it all....

E3 2021 has come and gone and overall it was a decent show. JRPG news is never guaranteed at the event but we have some big stories to talk about. The major headline came at the end during Nintendo's portion: Shim Megami Tensei V is coming November 12 to Switch. Atlus showed off a new trailer and finally revealed gameplay for its original franchise. 25 minutes of it. I'll give all the details we k...

Late last night under cover of darkness, Monark was revealed to the world. In a new trailer we see the upcoming JRPG from former Atlus employees that worked on SMT. It will release on October 14 in Japan and the west in 2022. Being the week before E3 I was glad to have something to talk about! We got a super hype filled new trailer for Kuro no Keseki featuring some familiar faces. Check our YouTub...

Let's talk details about the newly announced "space opera JRPG" Relayer. In addition to its surprise 2021 release date, it will be coming to PS4 and PS5 worldwide! And with English voice acting. I'll report everything we know so far. Tales of Arise showed off its Mystic Artes in an impressive new video, as well as a new support character. Bandai Namco also informed us of the various next gen impro...

Square Enix's 35th Anniversary Dragon Quest Celebration did not disappoint!! We saw the first tease of the logo for Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. I'll tell you what little we know so far. Also revealed were two new games: Dragon Quest Treasures and an HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III. Treasures follows the story of a young Erik and Mia from DQXI while the remake of III is done in the Octop...

The Final Fantasy Fan Festival 2021 has come and gone, leaving fans very excited for the future of the long running game. First came news of Endwalker's release date, which is November 23, 2021. They showed off the locations you'll visit, a new job, and even a new race for the world. In other final fantasy news, there was a new batch of images for Remake Intergrade and some info given. Monster Hun...

Let's talk The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki's new details: two new characters, two cities, and a little about the Xipha battle orbment. The new images and info have me really excited for this game and I hope you are too. We have final details (hopefully) for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade before its release next month as well as the future plans. Scarlet Nexus has a demo coming soon and t...

After a week "off" I'm back to tell you all about the stories you may have missed. We got a great look at Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin in its third trailer. Most importantly I learned it has a turn based battle system in addition to its awesome anime look. We also got a good look at the combat for Scarlet Nexus in two new videos. Its shaping up to be a big summer JRPG hit. Both those st...

I'm out of the office this week, enjoying a brief anniversary trip. So Dalton and myself recorded a fun conversation about the state of PC gaming in regards to JRPGs. We focus on Edge of Eternity, a promising JRPG that's been in early access for years but releasing in full in June and later this year for consoles. He's played the game for a few hours and will give his impressions. We also chat abo...

In a stunning announcement, Bandai Namco revealed Tales of Arise is indeed coming this year, on September 10th worldwide in fact. I was fully prepared to wait until next year, but we will have an amazing looking JRPG experience in our hands in a few months. I break down everything we learned from the trailers and gameplay, most I love but one thing I don't. Over 20 minutes of Tales fandom overflow...

Japanese developers love their crazy long game names. This one is no different. The upcoming Yuffie DLC for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has a new name: Episode INTERmission. I'll tell you everything we know about it. Spoiler: I like it. We also have some new details about NEO: The World Ends with You and The Caligula Effect 2. Plus all the other news of the week in the world of JRPGs. Than...

After years in early access for pc, Edge of Eternity has a release date of June 8. PC players will finally be able to complete the story, while console gamers will be able to experience the full game in Q4 2021. I'll tell you about the game and its long journey to release. We also have a worldwide release date for NEO: The World Ends with You: July 27. I'll pass along what we know so far. I've got...

A debut trailer is now available for Astria Ascending and I was very impressed with what I saw. I'll detail the talent behind the game and why I'm excited for its 2021 release. We have many quick hits this week. Check out all the trailers on our Youtube page via the link below. All the news of the week is here including: the open beta for FF XIV, the voice cast for Cris Tales, Ryza passes 1 millio...

One of the biggest summer JRPG games has a release date: Scarlet Nexus is coming out worldwide on June 25, 2021. Japan gets it one day early. It also got 17 minutes of new gameplay and a newly announced anime adaptation. We have all sorts of Final Fantasy news from VIII Remastered, XIV, VII Remake Intergrade, and even FFX crossovers to War of the Visions. There were 3 wonderful behind the scenes v...

A recent interview with Final Fantasy VII Remake co director Tetsuya Nomura shed some light on the future of DLC for the game. I'll go over his statements and let you know what I think it means going forward. He also gave many details about Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. I'll let you know everything he said and what it means. I also started Dragon Quest II on Switch this week. Is it just a mobile...