I don’t think there are things that are too big to fail like pokemon. Consumer trust last only for so long, look at starwars. 4-5 more bad, buggy, unplayable releases and it’ll be in the water

"Biggest leap in turn based combat" Lol that's literally QTE mid turn, how is it new ? Yakuza 7 and 8 literally already do that

dq12 bro this year fr i'm telling you

Hi shadow. Currently playing the Demo as I write this post. On my PS5 pro. I'm loving this game. My party is at lvl45 so far. At 600000k mags and 325000 gold. These are the types of demos I love. No time limit and full carryover when you decide to buy game. 😎

Hi shadow. You said three words that made me smile big time due to nostalgia and my love for the series.. Shadow hearts series ❤️💪. I've been waiting for part 4 for years or a strong spiritual successor. 😎😊

the most anticipated JRPG i am most looking forward to is FATE EXTRA RECORD. it's the game i am most excited to get this year (which was hard to choose which one is my most anticipated out of some of the awesome video games we are getting this year like DOOM THE DARK AGES and YAKUZA LIKE A DRAGON PIRATES IN HAWAII) i really hope we get a trailer for this game showing when this game will specifically come out this year along with a playable demo everyone can play as we wait for the full release and that this game comes out as soon as possible

Regarding Lunar vs Suikoden prioritization, it really just depends on how OG you're sensibilities are. Lunar was one of my first RPGs. I played it on Sega CD. The opening quest, which is assuredly cliche now, was jaw-droppingly cool then. As a kid, I genuinely felt like I was going on a quest to save the world. I played Suikoden too. I loved getting all the new characters, but was a little overwhelmed by it. I generally like games where you get an attachment to a core set of characters. If you're sensibilities are old school, if you see older titles warmly as nostalgic, instead of dismissively as cliche, then Lunar is the one you should prioritize.

I want the very last game for the Nintendo switch, to be, Metroid prime 4. Hopefully, we get Metroid prime 4, on the switch, in the sequel cancel. Nintendo switch 2: electric boogaloo. All of that aside, this is a very long shot, but I want, Chrono trigger HD remake, on Nintendo switch 2: electric boogaloo. If not a HD remake, finally getting a sequel. Sure, this isn't going to happen, but, that's what I want so bad. I also have given up hope, we're going to see, Metroid prime 4. That's never going to happen. I feel, it's in so much development hell, it's never going to come out. Just like, we're never going to see a new game for f-zero, no, HD remake, no reboot, nor even a sequel to the previous f-zero game, that was on the GameCube. I don't see it happening.

When it comes to video games, in 2025. We're going to continue our good eating. I like knowing, that old games, are coming to a new console , and or other mobile devices. I feel, we're going to not only have Nintendo switch, and its sequel cancel. I don't think they're going to get rid of the Nintendo switch, but I feel, we're going to hold on to the Nintendo switch, just a bit longer. Then when 2026 get here, that's when they will cast aside, the Nintendo switch. If not that, they're going to give us new switch titles, up until before this year ends.

Go with Suikoden.

Gacha games are trash though. Just cause they use the exact same lootbox garbage thats basically legalized gambling for kids to make money doesnt make them good. In principal Im not a fan of lootboxes in any form. They ruin any game theyre attached to. Especially in full priced games I have to dump better part of 100 bucks to own. I get why some people can like then. But as an old school gamer. They showcase everything I hate about modern games. Which is profit at the expense of having good games.

7:45 On the one hand you can say whatever you want about this game and I might agree with you in part or in whole.But on the other hand, I'm sorry but JRPG is JRPG, and that include ANANTA and Threads of Tiem becuase they are chinese and canadian Respectively.

Suikoden 1, 2 and lunar are both known to have the best story telling and world building. So you cant really go wrong. Just fyi suikoden 1 story kinda slow because they starting to establishe the world then it gets great during suikoden 2. If u played eiyuden chronicle its basicly suikoden 1.

Tales of Graces F combat da GOAT Clair Obscur looks masterful, seems like the west has not fallen yet Rune factory looks interesting, i only played the one on the PS3

The Lunar series is amazing, but Suikoden I & II are truly inspired. If you appreciate story and lore, I would go one further and suggest reading a synopsis of the novel Water Margin which Suikoden was loosely derived from.

I'm going to buy monster hunter wilds, and both atelier games day 1, I can't wait!!!!

Oh holy shit Trails in the Sky 1 getting a remake??? I’ve been wanting to get into that series (Particularly wanting to play the Cold Steel games), but as I have most of them on PC, pixel graphics aren’t that great for me on a PC and so I bounced off right at the start with Trails in the Sky 1. But this? This might get me to actually play through

I have no only played Phantom Brave.... It's actually my tied for my favorite PS2 game next to Star Ocean 3. It's underrated... but so is most of NIS catalogue.

Off the top of my head, i think the only Japanese RPGs not listed on here that're confirmed for WW releases are "Death End re;Quest Code Z" and "Ender Magnolia". At least that's what my currently half asleep brain is able to recall. But yeah, i'm looking forward to "Phantom Brave 2". Being a big NIS fan, I'm definitely jumping on that one. Heck, i even replayed the first game through that recent PS5 port. Either way, unless it does very well, it's looking like it might potentially be one of NIS'S last major games before they go under. Their financial situation has been absolutely dire if you haven't heard, even worse than before apparently. With Falcom tossing NISA aside for future projects, they've lost even that lifeline. "Atelier Yumia" should be interesting. Not too keen on how blatantly they are trying to recapture the reception of "Ryza" but whatever. Funnily, i've actually been in the process of catching back up with the series. I never actually played anything past the "Arland" trilogy and i wanted to change that. Currently on my 7th entry, of 14, so i'm only about halfway to catching up. Well, 15 now since "Yumia" will be long released by the time i get to the end. I'll only be a couple months late for it. Also, RIP "Pennyblood". That game ain't happening.

Suikoden collection 😊

"Story and character's mean very little to me"... what a silly thing to say.

i have a switch, so im mostly waiting for Xenoblade X and Trails In The Sky remake

expedition 33 is a JRPG a lot of the other games on this list are not, why do people strugle with the concept of JRPG is a genre!

I'd pick Lunar and start with the 2nd since you played the 1st. It was my gateway jrpg as a kid from being introduced to them from friends.

Suikoden remasters hands down, loooooove those games

Why do so many games have to be EITHER hit or miss? Don't they test the games with users then tweak them BEFORE release? I just don't understand the rigidness of the developers these days! when they have all the internet at their disposal.

Trails remake has me excited!

Suikoden is more of a classic, so maybe prioritize that. It’s also more time consuming if you recruit all heroes, which you should at least try to do. Lunar is great, but not nearly as innovative for its time as Suikoden, so I would add those to my backlog to play when you have a bit of time on your hands.

I really hope Expedition 33 lives u to the hype. It looks like the next best thing since *Lost Odyssey* and that's a master piece in it's time. MH Wilds is gonna be really good. I was never into Mh until my friend's had me try MH World's and then I was hooked.

Of course Trails Through Daybreak, Atelier Yumia and the Trails In The Sky remake are on my "absolutely buy" list. I hope we will hear more about the upcoming new Tokyo Xanadu this year, but it's awfully quiet on that front. I will wait how Atelier Releriana will turn out to be. If it's really without gacha elements or other forms of monetization, it's a buy for me also. I wish I could play any of the Xenoblade games, but as a PC player only, I guess I will never get that chance. I am mildly interested in Tails Of Graces F, because I have never played the original (PC remember?). Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 certainly has my full attention. The only thing that really did not clicked with me was the "in your face" QTE in the game play. I personally don't like that very much, but we will see. The new Rune Factory game has a mild interest from me. I am not that fond about management games, but if they fit in enough other game play elements it can be interesting. Contrary to you I am not that fond on pixelated games. As a old school gamer I have grown up with those pixelated games, and was glad the graphics improved over the years to at least get rid of those blocky figures. So I am not that wild about what I see as a regression to ancient times. For me a good remaster or reboot is about getting rid of those pixelated figures, not improve the environment but keep those sometimes unrecognizable blobs of pixels. But that's a personal preference...

Im back on this channel after a while and you still have top tier taste

Lunar over Suikoden, if only because it doesn’t need a guide or multiple playthroughs to feel like you got everything out of it.

Sky remake, Xenoblade X, yumia,, resleriana, Fate Extra Record, Tales of graces F, The hundred line, Daybreak 2, AI Limit, and more i cant think of at the moment but man my switch 2 will be a jrpg machine

Play Suikoden

As a tip , focus on suikoden 1+2 over lunar (you should play both , still better than the other stuff) , suikoden 2 ist one of the best rpgs ever made and 1 is short enough and very enjoyable as well , thx for the outlook always enojoy your content.

Who is the character on the thumbnail? The artstyle screams Atelier to me but I have never seen her in any of those games (granted I have only played Sophie so far). Is she from the gacha? Or something different entirely?

My most anticipated JRPGs of 2025 are all the ones from 2024 I didn't have the time to play because of work

if you only got to play one i would say suikoden but the lunar games are also great

Replaying XCX for sure. Threads of Time looks very interesting as well.

Almost only remasters 😮 im only interested in Penny Blood and Armed Fantasia, I dont expect them next year though.

Lunar collection

i love how all the non-Nintendo exclusives are coming to pc even from japan which didn't really pay attention to that market till recently.

Threads of Time looks real nice 🤩

2025 is a weak year for my taste in jrpg's. Clair Obscur is the only one I'm looking forward to. Looks to be a year of indie jrpg's, srpg's, and crpg's for me. Happy for the Falcom fans though.

Threads of Time will be release on Xbox series X as well

if you do play these , please live stream

No Dragon quest 1&2

Freedom wars no marketing sadly. Sony/ bandai don't care

Hope Threads of Time turns out great. We need an Octopath level game with an actual narrative.

SUIKODEN IS A MUST PLAY. YES