JRPG Lineup 2023 - A CRAP TON Of JRPGs are coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox, and PC

[@ShadowEliteHD]

The JRPGs are coming in fast and hard in 2023! What ones are you most excited for?

[@RingoGDC]

You forgot Forspoken and Wolong 🤣😭

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@RingoGDC Forsopken? A JRPG? Naaaaaaaaah.

[@Jacksonowna7]

I want play Atelier, The Legend of heroes, Disgaea, Dragon quest, Neptunia, Fire emblem but I never played those series, Any advice what brest entry to begin?

[@Yuribird46]

I'm sad you missed Path of the Midnight Sun outside of engage its my most hyped JRPG of the new year

[@JikanHeNoZouhan_NihongoDaigaku]

My textbooks that the white man didn't let me read here

[@Some__Guy]

0:36 Atelier Ryza 3 1:46 One Piece: Odyssey 2:30 Fire Emblem Engage 3:46 Octopath Traveler 2 4:34 Granblue Fantasy Relink 5:38 Honkai: Star Rail 6:14 Disgaea 7 7:14 Persona 3 Portable 8:14 Final Fantasy 16 9:12 Advanced Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp 9:45 Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie 10:44 Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Azure 11:26 The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails 12:30 Blue Protocol 13:17 Like A Dragon: Ishin 13:52 Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster 14:46 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 15:29 Dragon Quest III: 2D - HD Remake 16:04 Stellar Blade 16:46 Wild Hearts 17:29 Trinity Trigger 18:08 Front Mission 2 & 3 Remakes 18:55 Sea of Stars 19:41 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 20:23 Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Cord 20:52 Zenoless Zone Zero 21:27 Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters A lot of these are either sequels to games I've never played, remakes that I'm not that interested in, or mobile games that I probably won't try, but there's a lot for most people to be excited for. Personally FF16 I'm really looking forward to, Disgaea 7 I'm praying is better than 6, interested in Like A Dragon Ishin, and might pick up the new Neptunia game eventually, if/when it goes on discount.

[@user_Z-]

GOAT 🐐

[@CaptainGeil]

What a LEGEND. Thank you

[@casshernbr5412]

Thanks man 🎉

[@cliffator]

Suikoden 2 = must play

[@venombeetle7473]

Bro an Atelier Ryza 4 gonna make her a Pixar mom. 💀

[@shibaarmy4385]

Trails Northern War anime, 3 Trails games, *THICC* things and more all in 1 year! JRPG's are eating good this year.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Can't ever forget about the THICC 😂

[@dalmarampere6637]

FF XVI has me hyped for one reason; it's being created by the team that does FFXIV, one the best Final Fantasy games I've played. Can't wait for Front Mission 1&2.

[@dolebiscuit]

FF XIV is amazing, not just for an MMO, but as a game in general.

[@PrettyGuardian]

So at least we know it's in the hand of people who actually care about making good games.

[@indigOwO]

the combat director having worked on battle stuff in DMC and Marvel 2 has me pretty stoked

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

Oh I'm definitely hyped but also nervous because it sounds like it might be too much ofcan Action game but I'm still stoked to see how it turns out. I predict it's going to be great

[@vintatsh]

Great list, absolutely packed year for JRPGs. Fire Emblem, Ryza and YS X are the big ones for me. Been waiting for GBF Relink and Stellar Blade, maybe some news for Advance Wars, DQ3 HD-2D and Fate Extra Record? Rain Code, Loop8 and Monster Menu also look interesting to me. Sea of Stars, Digaea 7... there's just so many...

[@Acidrain82]

Looking foward to -Granblue Fantasy: Relink -Final Fantasy XVI -Final Fantasy VII Rebirth -Persona 3 Portable -Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty -The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure -The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie -Like a Dragon: Ishin -Stellar Blade

[@ned993]

Reverie isn't just a conclusion to the Cold Steel games, it's a conclusion for all the previous 9 games before it, and essentially the first half of the series. (According to Kondo at least for the latter part)

[@RockyVegaTV]

Which games came before the Cold Steel games in terms of story?

[@MrJulkuul]

@@RockyVegaTV Trails in the Sky trilogy and the Crossbell duology are both set before Cold Steel. For the most part the story follows the series in chronological release.

[@martinde-serres8724]

@@MrJulkuul Sky trilogy is the beginning of the saga Cold Steel 1 and 2 as well as the Crossbell arc took place concurrently following the events of Sky 3, with Azure spoiling stuff from CS 2, so this part is more like this (Zero --> CS 1 --> Azure --> CS 2) according to the official timeline THEN Cold Steel 3 and 4 follow where CS 2 left off and finally Reverie concludes the whole saga

[@craftnight2693]

It's really nice to know that Legend of Heroes Trails franchise is FINALLY starting to get some love ( PS: I've finnished almost all trails franchise from Sky FC to Reverie ; Currrently playing Kuro and waiting for Crimson Sin ). I am a REALLY BIG die hard fan for this franchise and love jst everything about it to the point of not missing a single content including the npcs to talk to from minor to major ones.

[@abrahamlupis9354]

now Brandish and Xanadu

[@haldyrs.telvanni4829]

Most hyped about Dragon Quest 3 remake, man it looks great. The fact that they kept to 2D sprites instead of going to 3D models means that they still have someone who knows what hes doing. It just doesn't hit the same way, real shame Disgaea decided to transition as that was one of their selling points for me.

[@PrettyGuardian]

That one looks so good! I agree it's probably the one I'm most hyped for too.

[@kewanmccully552]

Just started my trails journey last year in January just finished sky the 3rd Christmas Eve and very same day bought trials from zero on my steam deck and am almost done with that one more chapter to go it’s safe to say this series has taken over my life lmao

[@KrsJin]

Lol ‘as soon as this video goes live a new JRPG will be announced’. So true. There’s too many 😅 And can’t help but think you’re right about the spiritual successors pushing companies to re-release the originals.

[@thegeakshow]

Good vid bro! I forgot about a few of these titles dropping next year. 2023 really looking like its gonna be a better JRPG years than 2022 which was good! Felt like the 90s all the RPGs that dropped

[@cosmic12321]

Megaman Battle Netowkr Collection is gonna a smash hit. 10 games in all, one battle and trade between games and at a solid price. You should def. look into them Shadow.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Imma check them out. I did like the Battle Network games back in the day.

[@martinde-serres8724]

''10 games'', it's actually just 6 games with slight variations in content from BN3 to BN6 they're the ''Pokémon'' entries where 95% of each mainline game is the same in both versions and 5% exclusive to each version so basically, you don't need to play all 10, just play BN 1, BN 2, only 1 version for BN 3, you can skip BN 4 entirely as that one sucks so much, only 1 version for BN 5 and then only 1 version of BN 6 OF COURSE if you rather play all of them, there's that option, but the above is the better option IMO plus the missing stuff isn't all that important for story purposes or can easy be seen on KZbin to save you an unnecessary double dip

[@JeannieLove]

I like HDN, but I miss when Idea Factory made Spectral Force 3, Spectral Souls, and Generation of Chaos. My most anticipated this year is GBF Relink, Narmaya was shown off, now I know who I'm gonna main.

[@unlucky_thir13en]

Nice vid! Also gonna shout out Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2. Sequel to a hidden gem from 2021 with a slated release in 2023.

[@RockyVegaTV]

Granblue is the one I been waiting for probably more than anything. I'll be in heaven when I finally get to play it. Keep your fingers crossed, everyone!

[@sidra_games4551]

If you haven't played anything in the Suikoden series do yourself a favor and get them. They are absolute gems. Suikoden II is one of the best games of all time. And while Suikoden 3 wasn't as highly reviewed I absolutely loved it.

[@leman761]

Fairy Fencers tactical looks really promising. I was also surprised how good the first one was. Really lovable characters

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Fellow Fairy Fencer fan. Love to see it

[@GeminiSunrise06]

I did like 5 full playthrough on fairy fencers with its re-release on ps4. Really fun characters, awesome english dub. I was surprised to see it become a S-rpg weird choice but i'll buy it for sure.

[@AmrGdr]

wow the Sea of Stars 18:55 artsyle & animation are nothing short of beautiful!

[@puffydoh]

For Granblue Fantasy: Relink, I read they were going to have a demo available next month in January (I think it was). Also, there should also be another game update in January as well. The update was supposed to be this month, but yeah, here's hoping this game comes out FINALLY in 2023!

[@coniejuu3732]

Correct, there will be information on the 21st. I think the demo will be playable for attendees of the event but I’m hoping they release it for everyone. We deserve that after the long waits. Lol

[@mikelgrenlou558]

When I saw this game for the first time (first trailer) I was in high school. Now I have 1 month left until graduation from my University but I'm still waiting for this game

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@mikelgrenlou558 Oh man really puts how much time as past in perspective. Congrats on graduating soon!

[@Denisia303]

This was a really fun list, a lot of games I didn't know about it, but I'm now interested in, my most anticipated is easily Trails into Reverie as I love the trails series, especially since my favorite cast of characters in general should be here, old and new class vii, can't wait to rock out with Rean, Fie, Alisa, Millium and the others, I'm getting hype just thinking about it, lol, anyway, great video, I just found you today in my recommendation, so looking forward to more :)

[@ShadowEliteHD]

You forgot best character -- Emma 🤣

[@Denisia303]

True, lol, but my party for first 2 games was always them, hoping can use my favorite party again in Reverie, lol, but yeah, Emma is really great as well, I'll agree :)

[@michaelcoffey1991]

You continue to cover the JRPG space like few do. Thanks so much for the upload.

[@sylvan-projectxorven-8210]

I've always been interested in the Legend of Heroes series but never got around to playing them. This year seems to be this franchise's year, and I'm about to go crazy

[@IamJerf]

There's definitely a good amount of JRPGs coming out this year that I want to play. Atelier Ryza 3, FE Engage, FF XVI, FF VII Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy ReLink, Steller Blade, Eterknights, etc. FE Engage is coming very soon and I'm well prepared for it. And yes I have my *REASONS* to play Ryza 3, I love the game so much, it's cute, relaxing, and the alchemy system is very fun to do to make so many items and weapons with different traits and such. And no its not also because I have a shrine of Ryza figures

[@mavrickjubei7124]

Awesome video! Hoping all these come to the Steam Deck since I bought one I haven't touched my PS5 in months! Even Genshin Impact who most said couldn't be played on Steam OS because of it's anti-cheat software is now playable on the Steam Deck on Steam OS. You gotta luv the Steam Community. If there isn't a way, give them a few months and they'll find a way to get any game to work on the Steam Deck. Looking to play Honkai Star Rail on my Steam Deck as well after the Steam Community releases a launcher for it! Keep the awesome videos coming! 😎👌

[@tromedlov87]

Labyrinth of Galleria is one you missed, I'm really looking forward to finally getting that in English come February!

[@ShadowEliteHD]

I am shocked I don't have this as it was on my list... Must of got cut somewhere in editing and I didn't even notice.

[@stinky_nut_blast]

The moment the sequel was announced, I was dying to get my greedy hands on it and man have the wait been long.

[@TheDrakeon]

Just picked up Labyrinth of Refrain. Looking forward to the sequel now

[@Rex13013]

I agree with you on Final fantasy, is like they're focusing more on graphics than engaging gameplay for me, I didn't like 15's gameplay nor 7R with it's weird atb but action kinda gameplay mixed with walking and talking simulator from games like the last of us, people (including me) criticize 13 for being too linear and on rails but 7R is literally the if not worse yet people love it, I really don't tbh, I enjoy exploring and other stuff. And I'm also not excited for 16 because I'm not into this direction. People say "you're just biased towards turn based combat" and while yeah I love turn based combat my favorite franchise is the Tales series, and that's an action jrpg series same with Kingdom hearts, I'm just into the type combat FF is doing nowadays

[@ReoRayearth27]

Having only played Persona 4 Arena, i cant argue about what's the best. All I know is that P4A's story was great. Certain character's personal stories legit made me cry while playing. As to FF16, im beyond hyped. Been a fan of the series forever and am looking forward to 16.

[@Elonquin]

Regarding the Suikoden Remasters. In your own thoughts regarding Trails of Cold Steel. I will hunt you down and force you to play the first Suikoden as well. You just can not start with 2 and expect to understand a good part of the story, lore and returning characters. Besides, Suikoden 1 at best is only a 12-15 hour game to 100% at a casual speed.

[@notyoursavior78]

Yea it's a direct sequel, a short game and 100 percent worth playing.

[@TrvisXXIII]

Granblu was the tails of arise game I wanted, great list man

[@michaelbarrett8141]

Difficult to say but i think Final Fantasy 16 and Rebirth get me the most interested. And i hope 16 is better then 15.

[@EriesAston]

Like a Dragon Ishin, I know calling it a JRPG is a bit of a stretch, but I'm extremely excited for it

[@ShadowEliteHD]

I agree. But people label it as a JRPG soo it's here lol

[@Lukeormaybenath]

Some nice content, friend. Really good video, I'm being subscribing, and I hope to see more of it regularly! Thank you!

[@acebreaker7]

So ready for next year, FE engage, Spider-Man 2, FF PEAK 16 etc

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Spider Man 2 is going to be heat!

[@alannhingrai9632]

2023 will be such a master class for rpgs

[@tetsuyaken1235]

It's great to know there is another fan of the God Eater series, and I hope the next installment is much more fast pace and somewhat similar to daily life of god eater or even a reclaim the land from the aragami like tower defense but more action-rpg style.

[@sethcarnius3548]

2023 gonna be a good year for jrpgs and I hope you pick up suikoden and join the hype train for eiyuden chronicle hundred heroes.

[@sentoworf]

Looking forward to FF7 Rebirth, FF16, and Sea of Stars. Also the Xenoblade 3 story dlc which will be amazing if Torna is anything to go by.

[@hellicus]

Always look forward to your upcoming JRPG videos. Keep it up!

[@darindial8908]

lol Dragon Sword got announced/dropped a trailer right after your vid dropped like you said. It’s more of an MMO but it’s definitely gives JRPG vibes and might play like one in some cases

[@gremlinn7]

Getting Atelier Ryza 3, all the Trails ones herein, FF 16, and the Suikoden I/II remaster. Out of all those, I might be able to go without Trails of Nayuta (pending more specific information) and FF 16.

[@Mialotic]

Sea of Stars seems interesting.Fairy Fencer had such great dialogue so would be neat having another playable entry. Mostly hyped for Atelier and Octopath

[@ShadowEliteHD]

It's nice to see Fairy Fencer is back

[@donganbonavito9751]

Suikoden is a story about War, Politic, Family, Friends, and Betrayal that's gonna make your emotion like roller coaster up and down.

[@kea7119]

Seeing Suikoden 1 and 2 remake makes me hope they will do more. I also wanna see Suikoden 3 and 5 remade and finally... SUIKODEN 6 BABY! Bring it on!

[@BNuts]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if Hoyoverse was able to release _Zenless Zone Zero_ in 2023. While they did do their first closed beta test, and what they have so far was very well received, I would think they still have a long way to go before they get it into a release state. _Honkai: Star Rail_ , their other upcoming known entry, has had two closed beta tests, and a lot changed in the game between them. Another factor that has me convinced that the teams focusing on these games is making big efforts in getting things just so is that the Canadian division that had previously been working on Hoyo's FPS entry decided that wasn't working out, and after pulling the plug completely on that project, promised to reassign everyone that had been working on the FPS game to other projects -- meaning either under development or other upcoming unknown titles. It seems CEO Forest Dawei has some big issues not developing as many different projects as possible. Hoyo is crazy like that, and I love it. And of yeah, they're a Chinese company, so nothing they produce is technically a JRPG. _Honkai: Star Rail_ uses the turn-based combat style, like early _Final Fantasy_ games, and of course, it's a gacha game with tons of characters to get. I hear rumours it'll be more F2P friendly, like _HI3_ is. I also usually call it 'open world,' but I've also heard it's not. There was EN dubbing in the trailers, so like _Genshin_ it'll have more language options than Hoyo's previous games. I believe it's expected to release early in 2023, so definitely looking forward to that. Unfortunately my computer's pretty potato, so the casualty this time will probably be _Tower of Fantasy_ , which I haven't played in awhile. _HSR_ will have the player traveling between worlds, and as usual there's more going on under the surface than meets the eye. There'll be some familiar faces, although these aren't the people we know: a younger Murata Himeko, versions of both Haxxor Bunny and a slightly older Bronya Zeychik, Seele Vollerei, and Carole Peppers and Welt Yang (who come over to this game from _HI3_ 's APHO mode). There's even a playable version of Otto Apocalypse. _Zenless Zone Zero_ is slated to be a rogeulike, and the first entry not taking place in the Honkaiverse despite the very similar enemies. You play as a pair of siblings who own a video / random jobs shop, who associate with a group of people who can go into these special zones to fight monsters and collect energy from the monsters. Nicole, the person Shadow used in his thumbnail, heads her own group, although there are multiple. Because _ZZZ_ isn't supposed to be part of the Hoyoverse, we shouldn't expect any familiar faces, or even any Honkai to show up. But that just means more cool designs, plus the music's complete banger once again. Despite the plethora of beauties, my favourite happens to be the wolf butler because he's got frikkin rocket boots. If you're wondering, because of the story and character development, as well as the fast and flashy combat, _Honkai Impact 3rd_ is my current favourite game, both by Hoyo and otherwise. While the story does take a bit to get started, it really hooks you in and gets you emotionally invested, and best of all, for the story content, the gacha is completely optional because the game'll lend you trial versions of the characters you need. I also have to say that looking at _HI3_ , _HSR_ , and _ZZZ_ really makes it more apparent to me that _Genshin_ is just a little bump on the way to more amped up things for Hoyo. There's no comparison between what players get in _Genshin_ in its current version and what was on offer in _HI3_ way back when, nevermind now, and sadly the devs have decided to make it clear _Genshin_ will never get the challenging endgame content the super-whales want. Instead, it'll stay as Easy Mode. But okay, it's their best-known title. My guess is Hoyo's strategy is to hook people in with _Genshin_ before exposing them to their other titles, which are more specialist and offer different challenges. It works, too: I'm completely addicted to and invested in _HI3_ , while I'm sure others are playing _Tears of Themis_ while looking forward to _HSR_ and _ZZZ_ . Hoyo also just teased the new battlesuits for Bronya, Mei, and Kiana (Mei's will be free if you play the upcoming story in time), and I'm definitely getting all three, and their gear. They just look so cool.

[@carlogustavovalenzuelazepe5774]

To much text

[@BNuts]

@@carlogustavovalenzuelazepe5774 Is any of it redundant or unnecessary? Or is it informative, provided you can be bothered to read it? And you don't have to read it all at once, you can come back later and read another half of a paragraph if you want. It's okay. I also think most of my spelling and grammar is passable.

[@blaze_burn]

This is a great comment

[@elphaadmystic-solislunaris8542]

Wasn't expecting the fate/ grand order cut in. But I'll wish you luck on your rolls. Anyways, definitely hype about some of these new releases... I need to catch up on the trail games.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Imma need EX level luck to get all the servants!;/

[@elphaadmystic-solislunaris8542]

@ShadowEliteHD | Mr. JRPG Definitely. I'm fearing Obreon and a certain fox... or all of avalon. My wallet won't be happy with me.

[@Grancrest_8695]

@@elphaadmystic-solislunaris8542 anything to do with that certain Fox always empties the wallet 🙄🙄 the rest of the squad saying "Oh shit!! I got her in my first 10 pull!!" Me? Oh no. The fabric of reality would collapse before I got her in a REASONABLE amount of pulls 😂😂

[@KisekiFan]

am really looking forward to Azure (finished with fan translation b4) and Reverie, also non story spoiler for reverie, 51 playable characters. also you missed this for Switch players, Record of the Agarest War, its already available on steam but switch players will be getting it in 2023 if I recall correctly.

[@blacklightjohn]

Honestly, I tried getting into Trails through Cold Steel but through the first game and Rean's character I just wasn't feeling it. I'll try out the Crossbell game and see how I feel about that one.

[@AsianMoriarty]

Honestly while I disagree with 5 being the best Persona. I wouldn't give it to 3 either despite it being a personal fave. Best one has to be Persona 2

[@SuperSupersoda]

The only two games you missed that I would add to the list are Y's X and FUGA 2. I played FUGA 1 this summer and absolutely adored it to no end, it's a game that sticks with you and was a pleasant surprise. Looking forward to the sequel. This is the only upcoming games of 2023 video on youtube that has featured all 3 trails games coming to the west in 2023: Azure, Reverie and Nayuta. That is thorough and is why I'm subbed to your channel. Trails, for me, is what FF was between FF 6 and 10 (the golden years): absolutely the best JRPG experience on the market, bar none. I know that this channel will always give trails the love it deserves. That's why your channel is great.

[@EriesAston]

YsX is only coming out in Japan this year

[@kendokote]

Persona 4 is king

[@sherrdreamz7232]

I wanna see limited Run at least print a physical dualpack of P3 and P4. They always take forever to come out but having a physical option for Ender Lillies, Doom, Castlevania etc is Hella worth it!

[@JoeZanDeathKiller]

All hail king Moron! RIP

[@jdzspace33]

Oh, how embarrassing, you accidentally pressed 4 when you clearly meant to hit 5. No worries I got you fam

[@fabiof.8152]

@@jdzspace33 I'm glad we agree Shin Megami Tensei 5 is superior. The only Megami Tensei with a 5 in the title that matters! I gotchu fam c:

[@michaelbarrett8141]

Still one of my Favorites and with a amazing soundtrack which i love the most is Heartbeat, Heartbreak.

[@Emulcool]

Granblue the mobile game is still extra strong and boy they are confident on their cross over and events right now. Considering ow fast those bars for the current "Age of tyranno" are filling right now ( a community event where every player is contributing ) ..i'm not that worried

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Good to know Granblue is still going hard. Thought it was overtaken by other games in the space.

[@Emulcool]

@@ShadowEliteHD they have reached 34 millions accounts recently and they are still organising festivals (irl) 4 to 6 times a year.. the next one the 21th of january with more info on relink there ... finger crossed for a release date

[@mellow7932]

no fucking way octopath traveler 2 is coming! New Fire Emblem as well… What a beautiful line up for the coming year🥰

[@puffydoh]

I know, I already have like 30+ games I can't wait for in 2023. It's gonna be a great year! Octopath Traveler 2 , I'm buying it day 1 for sure!

[@muratalbayrak414]

I love the legend of heros I got all of them on steam,ps4 and ps5

[@thomasbrown4626]

I want FFXVI but I can't afford a PS5. I really wish that the console exclusivity, even limited exclusivity, would end. And I am more hyped about XVI than I have been for FF in a long time. Sadly i will have to wait till late 2023 at the earliest for a PC port. More Legend of Heroes? Yes please. I would argue that most of them you could divide into chapters or volumes though and you can start with any "volume" as long as you start at the start of the volume. So you could play Cold Steel before Trails in the Sky or vice versa but must start with the first game in each of those. There is enough stand alone in each as well as enough info where it matters about the others to do so. I don't know if this will carry over into Azure though. That said, any JRPG fan should play them all anyway. Blue Protocol I WAS looking forward to, but then I heard things about monetization. And that has lowered my expectations. It is the kind of monetization that really doesn't belong in mmo's, and even outside of mmo's the kind I can't generally approve of. Stellar Blade, another game I was looking forward to and that I very much want. But no word on a PC release. Which makes me sad. Sea of Stars was something I heard about a while ago and it instantly piqued my interest. I can't wait for this one. Ah FF7R. I personally loved it and can't wait to get the second part. On PC, whenever THAT happens. I get that some people hated the story changes, and I get why. But I think it was smart. First, many of those people are purists and would have complained about SOMETHING. Not saying they don't have a right to their opinions but I am saying that it was probably smarter not to go out of the way to appease them. Second, FF7's popularity was really catching lightning in a bottle. You can't really do that twice by doing the exact same thing. There would be no surprises, nothing special. Just looking newer and better graphics. Smarter to change things in a way that tries, and mostly succeeds, in keeping the SPIRIT of the original while also treading its own path. Much better chance to make something special again. I approve and can't wait to get more. JUST. GIVE. ME. MY. PC. PORTS!!!

[@jw6588]

Cannot say the same about Fire Emblem's character design--the game looks garish to me. And the mechanic hook doesn't really grab me. As an FE fan, though, I hope that's just the trailer and that I'm wrong about the actual game.

[@schngaming5266]

Atelier, Star Rail, GBF, Stellar Blade, Zenless Zone Zero okay that my list

[@erichthegraham]

I liked this video, but I had a reaction I had to share. At 8:20, he claims that "The Final Fantasy series, since nearly the beginning, has always tried to change up the formula from what we know to be an RPG." I've been recently getting back into them, but one of the things that made me stop playing them for a long time was the direction the series/company chose to go after FFX. That was post Enix merger, where they became Square Enix, and AFTER THAT, they started trying to change the formula, much to the dismay of many fans. I myself was welcoming of the changes for a while, but eventually I started to miss what made FF great in the first place. So no, for a long time they were about refining the formula of what makes a good RPG, and only started to branch out after they merged with their biggest rival in the industry and had the RPG market cornered. Then they kinda shifted into a more developer status, and all the square franchises, especially FF, got really weird. This comment made me feel old, lol, because no, FInal Fantasy was not always about taking big swings, they used to be about making a solid but predictable product. But I probably only feel that way because I stopped playing the series after X, I couldn't get into X2, 11, or 12. By the time 13 came around I was done with the series, and only got back into it for 15. Before that, every single FF title is recognizably part of the same game series with very similar game mechanics. Anyway, sorry for the pointless old guy rant.

[@reddawn2001]

i have been paying a lot of attention to Sea of Stars. i can't wait for that to drop!!!

[@dewaalvandercolff251]

Stellar Blade is my most anticipated game 🔥🔥

[@rayzheng7940]

Agreed P5 is the best in the series, played 3p 4g 5 and 5r, 5/5r is still the one I like the most

[@montywh]

over on the gbatemp forums, i think i heard that somebody was able to preload Advance Wars at some early point of preordering it, and the game unlocked for them when the original release window came about. dude pretty much claiming to be the only person in the world to have a copy of the game

[@tsunderelict]

me in the comments after your p5 joke Can't wait to play p3 again, I lost my copy years ago but the FES edition case still sits on my shelf

[@nashineworks8318]

i freakin love ur commentary lmao

[@killgronia5815]

Great vid. Your content is underrated fam. Keep it up💯.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Thanks man! Means a lot! 😭

[@Deode-d4h]

I can understand not being hyped for FF16 if you never played FF14 and/or were disappointed with recent Final Fantasy releases. However, I believe FF16 will be a return to form story wise and will have that darker tone in story such as FF6. I have faith FF16 will be great because the team behind it are the FF14 gods. If you consider Nobuo Uematsu the god of Final Fantasy music, then witness Masayoshi Soken, Uematsu's successor. For those who played FF14, you know that Soken is the GOAT. I consider FF14 the greatest love letter to all Final Fantasy games and is the most RPG of all MMOs. Although I do love the Final Fantasy games, you can't beat Trails. Trails is just a top tier series. I am currently playing through Cold Steel 3 and enjoying this monster of a series. I do, however, believe Trails needs to put some big boy pants and kill off some characters. You can't have a "war" arc and no one in the main cast dies. Seriously. That's the one of the few story aspects Final Fantasy beats Trails in, Final Fantasy isn't afraid to off some characters.

[@Mayhzon]

Very fair presentation of your thoughts on the new titles. Thanks. :)

[@MrBdias85]

Never played any Suikoden so I’m hyped to finally play these and get trophy support 😅

[@Darkphoenix3450]

Suikoden series was far better than the Final fantasy series. You love it, but still the spiritual successor is going to be even better than that. Not just because I am a dead person in the game. challenge you to find my grave.

[@tanookiplayer]

God I'm hoping Advance Wars comes out this year. I was so excited when it was announced back in 2021 & hopefully we get a release date soon.

[@LRrealest]

Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveler 2, and FF16 are the Holy Trinity of RPGs for 2023 for me.

[@Robuu]

Definitely feel you on the lack of hype for Final Fantasy 16. It used to be the premier JRPG series where I would get excited for each new release, but I don't think I'm even going to buy 16

[@webslinger325]

It turned into an over the shoulder arpg. Not what I fell in love with.

[@stupendously_silly]

When I look at ff16 it reminded me more of ff14 mmo than a mainline final fantasy title.

[@harrylane4]

16 gets a huge amount of hype from me for the connection to 14. 14 has probably my single favorite FF story of any of the mainline games in shadowbringers. Bringing that writer on is huge for me

[@henriquevasconcelos3441]

I feel the same, I feel like FF is losing it's identity and is turning into something i'm not interested in.

[@warrxnt]

@@henriquevasconcelos3441 Not at all, it’s always been story focused. Gameplay for it doesn’t matter. And they’ve shifted toward action combat since the early games. Hell the 1st game was meant to have combat akin to Zelda. But the plan fell through due to the state of square at the time.

[@llchurch425]

First video from this created and subbed just because he mentioned FGO 😂

[@ShadowEliteHD]

FGO HAS CONSUMED ME!!!!!!

[@jennifer714714]

Since you tossed in 1 kick starter, how about Battle Fantasia and Penny Blood? Personally I'm all about Battle Fantasia but both are getting serious hype.

[@und3c1ph3r3d]

For me its penny blood, I've always loved shadow hearts. Don't think they're likely to be 2023 releases though, I'm guessing thats why they were omitted.

[@miorionomichi]

Not 2023 releases afaik

[@ifrit1937]

For me right now the ones I'm most interested in are: Grandblue Re:Link (hopefully no more delays...honestly expected it to be my goty for 2022 until it got delayed so that title went to Star Ocean 6 instead), Octopath 2, Eiyuden Chronicles (gotta go pick up rising too tbh), and Trails into Reverie/Nayuta. Not particularly interested in FFXVI and VIIR part 2 even though both look great cause I don't intend to get a PS5 and since they'll be PS5 only for at least a year I can't get hyped for them at all. And as far as Ryza 3 I haven't played 2 yet so not getting it until I buy and beat 2 first. Finally the last interesting looking game would be Blue Protocol however the issue there is I jsut do not want to play/have time for MMOs with everything else I want to play/other crap besides gaming to do. Would say One Piece Odyssey is interesting too I guess, granted whenever I think of OP I think of fighting/action games more so than turn based combat...may pick it up later in the year but probably not immediately, likely will leave it for next Christmas. And if we count ports I'm of course getting Trails into Azure (got Zero too and played both via fan sub before CS3 came out so won't get into them right away as I want to focus on more new stuff) and Tales of Symphonia for Switch for the 3rd time as it's my favorite game of all time (same with series) and the idea of playing it while laying back in bed in handheld mode is very appealing lol. As for 2024 onward the Kuro trails games and Ys X (yes they say it's releasing in 2023 but that's for Japan, Global release is likely gonna be 2024 or 2025 depending on if Kuro 1 is coming out before it or after it as they generally alternate between Ys and Trails each year) are definitely the ones that are topping the list on top of hopefully the next Tales game seeing an announcement sometime in 2023 (ya Arise came out last year however it's been 4 years since announcement of Arise and even with that it was 2 years between Berseria and Arise's initial E3 2019 announcement so we're likely seeing the next Tales announcement in the next year to year and half or so). Outside of jrpgs there's also Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (imo it's action adventure not rpg) and Armored Core 6 (don't think it's an rpg and more of an action game) that will be definite pickups as well.

[@gamingenthusiast5450]

Understandable Ps5 is aimed at real gamers anyways Can't wait to immerse myself in the JRPF magic of ff16 and remake part 2 Can't imagine gaming on an inferior device like the PC or the switch Granblue looks solid It's overall a great year for Japanese RPGs

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Hope you get the PS5 soon man! Gonna be required in the future it seems.

[@Apollyon47]

WOOOOO THICCCCCCCC. sorry, please ignore it... please, but i can't wait for Fe engage and trail of reveries but keeping my hype to medium

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Never ignore the THICCC

[@zach177]

Great video! Who is the girl in your thumbnail?

[@jasomega2446]

Looking forward to it.

[@danieldishon688]

Boundless Trails? Where does it take place on the trails timeline? What part of Zemuria does it occur in?

[@skyvel]

11:33 “Oh no no boo boo child” 😂

[@sinz_sama]

Don't we all just love the "reasons" to play these games

[@malicespyte3862]

Sea of Stars...the one I'm now looking forward to

[@DavJoestar]

the Trails and FF 16 are safe buys for me

[@Roger3eme]

You need to play Suikoden 1 and 2. They are linked... 😏

[@mothZapper]

Persona had the Persona of a shit emoji. I have Found more joy in a game of tecmo bowl as well as being tortured by battle toads sewer pipes and the underwater level on TMNT. I'll go as far as to say blowing on Nes Snes cartridges.. putting the golden Zelda in the console was more appealing... side note nice channel and you should play the 1st fire emblem.. double thanks because I just remembered the name of that old-school emulator ZSnes

[@NekoMonkey]

Even if it way late I'm still beyond happy to be getting more Trails of Game

[@Haruyuuki2011]

2023 is so stacked! i like it!

[@dan_kotsu]

Sea of stars was one I been watching for a while and day one absolutely for me

[@mrkag2145]

technically for the trail game you can start with any game you just won't understand it until you watch an explanation of the various plot point of the serie

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Imo if anyone asks me Im just gonna say Sky 1 and work your way up lol.

[@MaterielPneumatique]

I love Atelier Ryza's reasons!

[@HeroicCid]

Looking forward to Eiyuden finally coming out.

[@russianFB7442]

Best video of the year so far

[@S.O.G13]

I can’t wait for almost all these but fire emblem, ff16, hundred heroes, into reverie and granblu fantasy relink are the top five I’m looking forward to most. Good list just completely disagree on ff16, yoshiP will gift us with great gameplay and engaging story. I cannot wait for this one, looks epic so far.

[@tronixchl2004]

A suikoden remaster of the original games? Finally i can enter these series of games without having to download 3 different emulators

[@TheLegendarySwordMaster]

I just brought Chained Echoes and Jack Move i love JRPGS Lets go and yes your right Persona 5 Royal is the greatest of the Persona series bro i stand by your decision i join you

[@joonpak]

I can’t wait to play the next Final Fantasy that’ll let me down in reliving my childhood nostalgia

[@UnrealAxel27]

How could it possibly do that when its showing you exactly what its about? At that point you're just playing to disappoint your self-made expectations

[@joonpak]

@@UnrealAxel27 um what

[@Peavey311]

One to watch that wasn't mentioned: Mato Anomalies. It hits in March, developed by Arrowiz this might not have made the list as they are a Chinese development studio in fact.

[@firestorm7420]

i hope they make hd versions of suikoden 3 4 and 5 too eventually a xenosaga series remake would be nice too

[@ShadowEliteHD]

A Xenosaga remake would be amazing! Lot of work would have to be put into it tho.

[@FunTimesWithTath]

I feel ya with the FFXVI release. I LOVE Final Fantasy, to the point where I've played the games religiously since childhood (where I could), but this release feels kinda meh.

[@Funsopolis]

I've got to assume that you haven't played FFXIV if you're not excited for FFXVI. That's totally understandable given how much of a time commitment FFXIV is, but from when I started playing two years ago to the end of the most recent expansion, it easily cemented itself as the greatest JRPG story of all time. Knowing that the people behind XVI are the same as XIV has me beyond excited. For anyone interested in playing Final Fantasy XIV, but don't want to interact with other people: by the end of 2023 they should be done implementing the AI dungeon buddies for the rest of the story dungeons, so you'll be able to play through 99% of the story solo.

[@akibarea4044]

“Idk maybe that means Final Fantasy has changed or I’ve changed” The same thing I said about Pokemon. It doesn’t hype me anymore 🫤