The JRPG Report

The rumor was indeed true. Persona 4 Golden is now on PC via Steam. And for a great price of $19.99. It quickly became the most played JRPG on its servers. We also have several Pokemon stories from its livestream today and Kingdom Hearts showed a 2020 video with a brand new game. Cris Tales finally gave us a release date of November 17 along with a budget friendly price of $39.99. Plus many more n...

Sources have revealed that the beloved Vita JRPG Persona 4 Golden will be coming to PC on June 13. It's planned to be announced at the PC Gaming Show, in which Atlus said they had a big announcement. Shocking would be more accurate. Follow up report coming this weekend. As well as any news on the JRPG front from today's PS5 reveal showcase. We've got stories about Neptunia Virtual Stars, Mary Skel...

After talking about VVVtunia for a few months and even its recent delay, we get word of its western release date. And name change. It will be called Neptunia Virtual Stars in the west and be available in 2021. Also in case you were curious we did an extra news podcast this weekend since there were plenty of things to chat about. Including Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning getting a surprise remaste...

After around 15 hours of playtime, I have a pretty good feel for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. At the end of the podcast you can hear those initial thoughts. We've got a bunch of smaller news stories to cover including Sword Art Online, delays for Compile Hearts titles, and new gameplay from Fairy Tale. All those and much more on a fun episode. Thanks for listening! Please consider fund...

We are happy to welcome Bailey Armstrong to the podcast. He is the developer of an ambitios new game that will teach you Japanese. Each game in the 5 game series will teach you all the fundementals of the launguage. I'll let him explain his game much better than I can. Currently in the development process, you can find more information about Nihongo Quest here: https://nihongoquest.com https://Fac...

Perhaps in an effort to make Jordan and I look silly, Monolith Soft released a few tidbits of last minute news about Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. Nothing shocking but would have been nice to include in the Sunday Special. In just two days the world will be in Switch JRPG heaven once again. In other news there's a rumor about a Disney + Kingdom Hearts show, Dragon Quest announced 3 Adve...

The Nintendo Switch JRPG community is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition to arrive on Friday May 29. We we preview the game and highlight some of the key differences. Jordan played the original back on the Wii so he'll give his insight into why the game was so great in the first place. First we chat about our shared love of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, then look ahe...

The day after we recorded last week, Nintendo drops a surprise announcement. Paper Mario The Origami King will release July 17, having been previously unknown. It looks like a blast and will hopefully have some JRPG elements. We have a ton of other news stories too including Phantasy Star Online 2 release date on PC and a possible release window for Genshin Impact. Tune in every week for all the J...

Let's take a break and tell a story. About how I came into the world of JRPG's and started a lifetime love of them. I'll begin where any good story starts: at the beginning. I'll relive my memories and the games that were a part of them. If watching on YouTube I'll show my copy of them too. This first part of the story goes back to the NES and SNES days. I hope you enjoy it! Leave us a review on A...

In typical fashion the weeks before a big trade show, its a slower news week. Even with the move towards digital formats this week, we have only a handful of stories. That being said Scarlett Nexus from Bandai Namco and the team behind Tales of Vesperia, made it debut and looked impressive doing so. Heavy on action but in a slick looking anime fashion, we got our first look at the game. We also re...

I ran across this article last week and thought it would make an excellent podcast. Writer Nadia Oxford emailed back and forth with Final Fantasy 6's translator Ted Woolsey. It's a fascinating dive into my 2nd favorite game of all time. And all the troubles Mr. Woolsey had in bringing the game to a western audience. See the link below for the article but I read it all for you here. Thanks for list...

With about 3 weeks until its May 29 release, the hype for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition keeps growing. We got details on the new Future Connected post game content, two new web commercials for Japan, and meet the cast for this upcoming JRPG gem. It was by the lead story in a otherwise slow news week. We got a release date for Ys Memories of Celceta for PS4 and talk about the new system i...

It's something different yet again on this week's Sunday Special. I dive deep in this week's Big In Japan sale and find all the treasure. In particular I list every RPG included in the sale. Plus I did through all the games to find the ones not listed as RPG's. You'll be shocked the ones the filter misses! At the end I give my top 5 can't miss RPG and non rpg games you need to pick up for sure. Th...

Lots of great news stories this week. We have 22 minutes of new gameplay footage from Cris Tales. This game continues to impress me as it nears its 2020 release. I'll talk about the new releases of Sakura Wars and Trials of Mana in addition to a few Corona delays. So much good stuff to talk about I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening as always. Leave us a review on Apple or your favorite liste...

We welcome back Dalton Suter to the podcast for a great conversation all about FFVII Remake. As I just completed the game, Dalton will ask some questions this time as he is currently playing through the original. We try and keep it spoiler free as possible but some things can't be avoided. We then switch gears and give our top picks for games that need this level of remake treatment. Plus a few sa...

Two remakes from Square Enix in two weeks? After the huge success of FFVII Remake on April 10, can they strike again with Trials of Mana. I doubt we'll see the same sales numbers but the game looks and plays great. Before its launch April 24, we have an interview with the game's developers on why they cut multiplayer, what changes were made, the challenges faced, and expectations moving forward. P...

It's finally here. After 23 years and nearly 7 years since it's announcement, the world is now playing Final Fantasy VII Remake. Does it live up to the hype? I can only answer with my thoughts after almost 6 hours of playing it. The news of the week (not much this podcast) starts things off. Then after the break I'll give my reactions and impressions of the game. I hope you all are enjoying it as...

*Potential Spoilers in this podcast* This has been a hard game to report on. I wanted to devote a Sunday Special to it because of the potential spoilers involved. Taking place after the events of Cold Steel IV, any research into this game ruins key outcomes of that series. So I've taken the brunt of it and tried to gather all info without ruining anything. You'll hear the words after the events of...

The huge worldwide release of Final Fantasy VII Remake is a mere 2 days away. But all is not well with delivery backups from Amazon. I'll let loose a little steam as my copy has been delayed until April 14. Square Enix did release a final trailer for the game (it shows a lot!) as well as some images in a final media dump. We'll have much more on the game with my initial impressions in next week's...

Another Sunday is here and it's completely different again. After looking back at the Persona series last week, we discuss all the changes in Persona 5 Royal. Having played it for a few days now, I invite Dalton Bigshoots a long listener of the podcast and friend, to let us know what he has seen. I played it for about 2 hours so I have a few thoughts too. I hope you enjoy this fun conversation wit...

Please don't be an April Fool's joke! We learned today on April 1 that Trails of Cold Steel IV will launch in the west this Fall 2020. The Switch and PC version in 2021. I can hardly contain my excitement as we've been waiting a long time on this announcement. In a huge JRPG week that saw the release of Persona 5 Royal, we had tons big announcements. Xenoblade Chronicles got a May 29 release date...

I've pulled a few articles and the Persona wiki page to come up with a history of the JRPG series. With Persona 5 Royal set to release in a few days it seemed like the perfect time. I hope you enjoy this look back at the series, it's humble beginnings, and where it's headed. Thanks for listening. Leave us a review on Apple or your favorite listening place. Like our Facebook Page   We now have...

No big lead stories this week. I finish up my thoughts on the Trials of Mana demo and cover a range of games from Genshin Impact to Sword Art Online to Sakura Wars. Plus a few more too. But the most surprising news may come on March 28 in a few days. Complile Heart's President has hinted at the ending of its "popular numbered series" to coincide with the end of Dengeki Playstation magazine in Japa...

After a 10 day break from the podcast for vacation, we have a near hour long show for you all! News from Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Genshin Impact, VVVtunia, and more are all in Episode 104. Plus at the end I give my impressions of the Trials of Mana Demo including the diffences in the Switch and PS4 versions. Dalton our PC JRPG "weatherman" will let us know it runs on his computer...

The latest cancellation in the gaming world, E3 2020 will not go as usual. As fears around the corona virus spread, large conventions everywhere are being called off. Plans are still be made, but expect an online show of some sorts will still take place. In other happier news, we have details on Trials of Mana, the physical and digital versions of Sakura Wars in the west, and 3 Legend of Heroes st...