The JRPG Report

TGS 2020 has come and gone. It was an awesome show this year even with being 100% online. We had tons of great new trailers to view and fun presentations. No big announcements but I didn't expect any either. Atelier Ryza 2 has announced a PS5 version in addition to PS4 and Switch. And owners of the PS4 version can upgrade for free to the PS5 version. We saw the first gameplay for Disgaea 6, leavin...

It's one of the, if not the, biggest JRPG gaming weeks of the year. TGS 2020 kicked off today so I'll bring you all the news from day 1 as well as any news that broke in the past week. We new info and trailers for both Nier titles coming out including the release dates. Disgaea 6 images and info broke before the show started. And we have first trailer for Go! Go! 5 Jigen Game Neptune: re★Verse, mo...

Let's welcome back my friend Jordan to the podcast! This week we dive deep into the Final Fantasy XVI debut trailer. What did we like and what did we not? FF VII Remake pops up so we talk about what the reveal of FF XVI means to it, when each may come out, and other fun stuff. After the break we talk all things Legend of Heroes: the series past, how to play the games, and why it's such an importan...

The Playstation 5 dropped two bombs yesterday during its Showcase. Lastly was the price and release date. But they opened the show with Final Fantasy XVI, confirming its existence with a 4 minute trailer. Hear all my thoughts good and bad about this PS5 exclusive game. The next day during the Nintendo Direct Mini, we were treated with the reveal of Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. I'll give you all...

With less than two weeks until Tokyo Game Show 2020, the news is light this week. As it will be next week I'd guess. So we lead with details about Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. I know its not a JRPG but it is a shoot off of a super popular one. And like I said there isn't a ton to talk about. We did learn a bit about the upcoming 20th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts in 2022 and the series future...

This week we are proud to welcome Darrel Wijaya to the JRPG Report Sunday Special Episode 29 (we got a bit out of order last week!). Darrel is the founder of Nomina Games and the creator of the new game on Steam, The Revenant Prince. You can check out this awesome game here http://therevenantprince.com/ . We chat of course about this game and its creation, but also his inspirations in making a JRP...

Europe's biggest gaming conference has come and gone. I'll go over all the announcement, release dates, news, and trailers from Gamescom 2020. We finally have a western release date for Y's IX: Monstrum Nox to look forward to. Genshin Impact will launch for PS4 alongside PC and mobile devices at the end of September. Kingdom Hearts showed gameplay and announced a release date for Melody of Memory....

Longtime listener of the podcast, Hans joins me for today's Sunday Special. We'll talk about a few different topics including: gaming in Europe vs America, his experiences growing up and getting into JRPG's, Gamescon, and the PC vs console debate. He may even share with us a rant about DLC and post launch content. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording.  Please consider fu...

In a recent issue of Weekly Famitsu, Falcom President Kindo talked about post launch updates for Hajimari no Kiseki as well as the next game in the series. We knew it wouldn't be a sequel and there wasn't much information to go on. However changes seem to be coming to the Legend of Heroes games. Hear what they are as well as my initial thoughts. We have a next to last update for Eiyuden Chronicles...

Time for your weekly JRPG news podcast! Episode 128 is full of release dates, info, and new videos (well telling you there are new videos). We start with the release date for Genshin Impact for PC, iOS, and Android. It's September 28 with PS4 following in the fall. Complile Heart celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Neptunia series with the announcement of their first PS5 title, Go! Go! 5 Jigen...

Let's do something fun and different this week: answering questions from our listeners. I put the request out on Facebook and Twitter this week and had some fun questions. If you wanna be a part of those communities and have a question for next time just follow the links below. Many thanks for everyone who had a submission. Enjoy the show! Please consider funding the show via Patreon or the Anchor...

Another week of fun news stories from the JRPG world. We start with the Japanese release date for Atelier Ryza and its potential worldwide release. We've got some Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki updates and interview with Falcom President Kondo. It wouldn't be a podcast this month without an Eiyuden Chronicles Kickstarter update too. Plus more great stuff all in Episode 127. Please consider f...

Welcome to the Sunday Special. Today we have 4 interviews with various game developers for your listening pleasure. We'll talk to the minds behind Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remaster, Fairy Tale, and Shin Megami Tensai III HD Remaster. I hope you enjoy a look into these games and what went into making them. At the end I'll give some quick thoughts on The Legend of H...

Let's play catchup on some news stories. No big headlines so it's the perfect time. We start with how Eiyuden Chronicles' Kickstarter campaign is going. Spoiler alert it's going well. Some stories about Atelier Ryza 2, more images from Shin Megami Tetsui III and Hajimari No Kiseki too. And a bunch of smaller stories I've wanted to cover for a week now. Thank you for your patience and understanding...

A day late but I hope that's ok with you all. Took a personal day with the family but here is the new podcast. Lots to talk about including new Ryza 2 details, an update on Eiyuden Chronicles Kickstarter fund raising, and the probable confirmation of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers coming to the west. Finally. We have so much to cover I'm doing another show Saturday to tell you about the...

What is Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes? Well you may not know the name but you will quickly recognize the games its creators have worked on in the past. Comprised of many Suikoden developers, Rabbit and Bear Studios are working on a new, heavily Suikoden inspired game. I've got all the info to pass along to you on this special podcast. No Sunday Special this week cause I couldn't wait to let yo...

The Nintendo Direct Mini was a huge source of JRPG news this week. The previously unannounced sequel Atelier Ryza made it debut. Fans can hopefully get this game this winter. And we saw Shin Megami Tetsui V for the first time in years it seems. Atlus plans a worldwide launch for fans in 2021. Many more awesome announcements and trailers came out this past week making for an incredible podcast. Enj...

Without checking past episodes, I'd say this is the shortest one yet. I had planned to include the third interview in this series, but it yet to be made public. These were via the Final Fantasy Portal Site. The first interview is with Kazuhiko Aoki, who handled event design and scenarios for FFIX. The second interview is with Toshiyuki Itahana, whose responsibilities for FFIX included character de...

We had plenty of news stories, but I wanted to do something fun this week. So in addition of all the news in the JRPG world, I'll give my updated Top 10 JRPGs of all time. I'm hope you will enjoy the list and agree with at least some of them. In the news, Tales of Crestoria made a surprise appearance and we got an awesome new trailer for Trails of Cold Steel IV. Lots of other things to cover as we...

We are pleased to welcome Patrick from Great Potion Games to speak about his new game LV99 - Final Fortress. It is available now on Steam. A JRPG with a twist: you start in the final dungeon with legendary equipment about to fight two gods. We speak about his creation process, his previous work, and plans for the future. Here is the direct link for the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1321...

It's a busy week on the podcast. Nothing too juicy or in depth but a lot of fun. I've been playing the Genshin Impact closed beta for about 10 hours so want to give my initial impressions. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris releases in a few days and there were 3 new trailers released for it. To end the podcast I give a Royal rant over Persona 5. You'll have to listen to see what about. Plus al...

Sad news that broke last week leads the podcast. Most saw a delay coming for Tales of Arise. It has been pushed back outside of 2020. But it's not all sad news this week. We have some fun stories about Final Fantasy XIV, Trails games, and plenty of new trailers. All the week's JRPG stories in one place: The JRPG Report. Thanks for listening friends! Please consider funding the show via Patreon or...

Sunday Specials were made for this: two JRPG lovers talking about some the recent games we've played. Jordan and myself hope you enjoy this fun hour and a half chat. We start off with the bad news of Tales of Arise's delay then switch in some Trails talk of Cold Steel and Sky. The second half is dedicated to the debate between Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2. Finally we dont hold anything back with o...

The New Game + Expo did not disappoint. For a new event, it was full of trailers and announcements. The most important one to myself was the release date for Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel IV. It will come to the west on October 27, 2020. The Switch and PC versions come in 2021. We also finally confirmed Y's IX is coming to the west. So many trailers and announcements to cover. Thanks for l...

I thought it would be a fun time to look back at the year at its midpoint. We've had so many great games already with more to come. So i'll dive into my top 10 most anticipated titles for 2020. We'll talk about the ones the already came out, got delayed, and ones that may not come out this year at all. Plus I have some listeners favorites too. Finally we'll list every JRPG yet to come out this yea...