JRPG Lineup 2025 - The DEFINITIVE LIST of Upcoming JRPGs

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Lots of JRPGs on the horizon! Let me know which ones you are most looking forward to and it will help greatly if you Like the video!

[@kclink1579]

Legends 2........if they ever show gameplay, which just makes me believe it's a Switch 2 game as well.

[@enhaylo]

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue is the game that made me a story-seeker type of gamer; I definitely recommend it (also since you've already played the other half of the collection).

[@Realdeal958]

Very excited to try Atelier Yumia this year. It looks right up my alley

[@ShadowEliteHD]

It def is one of my list as must play games for this year.

[@jclosed2516]

Completely agree on this one. I still have some mixed feelings about Atelier Resleriana, but we will see.

[@Realdeal958]

@@jclosed2516 I can't lie, just like with Ryza I'm drawn to Yumia's design lol. But even then I'm liking how the game looks. And Reseleriana I'm surprised they're making another version but I'll be cautiously optimistic. I am sad they aren't using the MC from the Gatcha for this new Resna but the red haired girl in this one looks cute too so we'll definitely see

[@rkclinite]

With the industry stuck on remakes I might have time to catch up with the Trails series

[@Koby411]

Penny Blood is not coming in 2025. They don't even have a publisher and haven't even been working on the game because there is a lawsuit about them never getting the money from the Kickstarter campaign as well. It's unfortunately looking more likely that the game never sees the light of day, but if it does, it's at least another 2-3 years from now before it'd have any possibility of release. Instead we got that rogue-lite Penny Blood: Hellhound to try to build some love for the IP in hopes it helps add value for any potential publisher.

[@ultimateglazer22]

its getting cancelled at some point, clip that

[@gilded_lady]

Yeah, its good as dead. I'm sad but I see no point in holding out hope at this point

[@ARadicalDream]

It baffles me they cant get a publisher. I loved everything from the first trailer.

[@Maxon214]

Phantom Brave Played the hell out the original game back when it first came out. Its the reason I actually got into not just the Disagea series but Strategy RPG as whole.

[@AlastorShadow0]

I loved Phantom Brave We Meet Again on the Wii, and i bought it again on the Switch, and beat it a second time. I am really looking forward to the sequel Phantom Brave the Lost Hero coming out later this month.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Curious, do you find the current style of the Disgea games to be as good as the older games? Move to 3D models.

[@PuchimonExtreme]

@@ShadowEliteHD Not for me. I preferred them pure anime. Tbf I'm not really a Disgaea person. I only liked Phantom Brave and literally nothing else from that entire line of series. :/

[@astrea555]

I'm buying that Freedom War Remaster for sure man, incredibly cool and underrated game and everyone want the sequel, that cliffhanger was no joke lmao. I have big expectations for Atelier this time as well! I've been replaying the whole Xeno series so X's remaster will have to wait. Great video!

[@alcatrazvongola]

Great video! Looking forward to Daybreak 2 and Yumia this year. Also what’s the music for this video? It sounds similar to Trails battle themes.

[@ipamn8131]

ys nordic exploration theme

[@shounen17]

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

[@astrea555]

Fate Extra's remaster is great timing because it's sequel was finally translated on PSP ;) but maybe they'll remake that too..

[@R3GARnator]

Sounds like you need to switch to a faster attacking weapon next time you Monster Hunter. I mean, staying airborne an entire fight with the Insect Glaive doesn't exactly strike me as "slow".

[@ShadowEliteHD]

I mean that's fair. i'll try to give Wilds a longer shot if I can get to it.

[@preposteroussvideos]

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

[@brockmckelvey7327]

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

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Oof I can def undserstand that lol

[@Hawk343]

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.

[@AFarCryAway]

Thanks for the great video! I'll be picking up Freedom Wars, but I'm afraid if it is $40, then those sales numbers may not be great. If they launch it at $20, it could do very well!

[@nelsonw9483]

Trails through Daybreak 2 and Trails in the Sky remake!

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Its gonna be an important year for Trails!

[@rafaelbarsi8377]

Same here 😊

[@Alex398s]

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?

[@Realdeal958]

Isla from the upcoming Atelier game, Atelier Yumia.

[@EstelleBestelle]

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

[@pgwchaos]

Between Suikdon or Lunar, since you liked the enjoyed the Lunar PSP game and were not feeling Eiyuden Chronicles I would recommend starting Lunar. That being said Suikoden II has one of my favorite villain in a RPG with Luca Blight.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Appreciate you recommending one of the Remasters for me to play! I am leaning more towards Lunar.

[@hitomikagewaki31]

I'm looking forward to Rune Fencer Illyia, Sea of Stars DLC and Chained Echoes DLC. Maybe world of horror will get a 2025 update I hope? Last Moon looks interesting too and it has a demo.

[@Saru245]

Woah! Shadow making a solo video after all this time!? 2025 is starting off strong already lol Well, the JRPG I'm most looking forward to is of course Trails Through Daybreak 2, which will most likely be my GOTY since Daybreak was for last year for me. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter might join it depending on how it goes, especially with the English Voice cast returning or not. Graces F I'm looking forward to also but pretty much just for the story and characters, not so much battle system since it has my least favorite battle system of all the Tales Of games I've play(Vesperia having my most favorite one). Like A Dragon Pirates in Hawaii is another game I looking forward to. Another LAD/Yakuza with an English Dub!? Yes please! Can't wait to hear Matt Mercer as Majima again and with much more screen time. The game sounds super over the top and I'm gonna love it! Hmm, I MIGHT get Fate/Extra Record since I like the Fate series a lot but it seems like this remake is not gonna have an English Dub either which REALLY sucks. I played the original on PSP which was my first Fate experience ever and I liked it but it's lack of an English Dub made me just finish Saber's route and put the game down after that. Not a JRPG but I'm REALLY looking forward to Bleach Rebirth of Souls. It's been SO LONG since the last console Bleach game and it's looking really fun. It could be for Bleach like the Ultimate Ninja games are for Naruto in where people can just play RoS to experience the Bleach story without reading the manga/watching the anime if they want, well at least the first half of the series. It COULD have JRPG elements in it based on some of the DLC items that comes with digital editions. Not a JRPG either but thanks to the confirmation of an English Dub and hearing Stephanie Sheh as Estelle makes me hyped and look forward to Ys vs. Trails in the Sky! It's gonna be a fun little game with characters interacting with each other and hearing them in English fully will be great! ^_^ I'm sure with the Switch 2 around the horizon a bunch of games we don't know about will be announced so by the end the year our lists will grow a lot I'm sure lol

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Wow someone who doesn't care for the Battle System of Graces F. Never thought I see the day lol

[@Saru245]

@@ShadowEliteHD After playing Vesperia where I can go crazy on enemies with combos, with my teammates healing my TP with items which helps me going, to going to Graces where I keep running out of CC and have to run away after 3-5 hits kinda sucked lol It's not horrible but it's limiting factor makes me miss the pure TP system of Vesperia and before since future games incorporate the CC system in them along with their own.

[@KalHimself]

My ex still has my copy of Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U. 😑 Very much looking forward to the Switch release. Never got to finish it.

[@Ozz236]

With MH I also thought it was slow, but then I played with all the weapons. I found one that had a good rhythm for me and now I love the franchise. If a demo comes out for Wilds I highly suggest playing with all the weapons and figure out what suits you.

[@DotHacker99]

I agree Tales of Graces F's story is run of the mill but not awful, the combat is absolutely amazing tho. I can't wait for Graces F, Lunar Collection, Suikoden collection, and Monster Hunter Wilds (not exactly JRPG but I love the gameplay loop). I can't wait to see what other Tales games get a remaster; there's at least one or two more ^__^

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Next Tales remaster I would like is Abyss!

[@femtrooper]

Great list! This year is way too good so far!!!

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Yep can't wait to see what else is announced!

[@christopherstewart944]

My most anticipated remake/remaster has to be the lunar collection! That’s a day one purchase for me as well as monster hunter wilds

[@danielcollin4012]

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

[@Andy-sj4ip]

There is also Inazuma Eleven Victory Road coming in june on pretty much all platform

[@nightwolf235]

I just want Inazuma eleven victory road to be coming out had so much fun with it on the demo on my ps5

[@dycu]

8:00 All those useless camera movement make me dizzy. I hate it when games rely too much on camera for impact effect.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Yep I wanted to remain postive about it but does look like after while of playing all that crazy camera changes could have a negative effect.

[@dycu]

@@ShadowEliteHD Moderation is key. At least, an option menu to reduce the effect. I always crank them down when playing the modern Ys games on console, so it's easier to maintain visual on other surrounding foes while attacking the one in front. Auto camera and FOV on Switch make it hard to do so. Glad they use blue and red effect to differentiate normal, speed and power attack. It's help a tons in handheld. Now that I think about it, I should check later if the sound effect is different too. Cant wait for YS XI. Hope they also add Speed Attack & Skill to the Normal Attack and Power Attack & Skill the main characters use. Holding the dodge bumper and pushing one of the 4 face buttons.👍

[@kenshin391]

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.

[@acebreaker7]

from whats announced so far i'm looking forward to Kingdom come Deliverence 2, XBCX DE and Sky the First and while this isn't a game Switch 2 overall, im ready to move on from the stinky switch (joking btw)

[@revwantstobattle]

Am I the only one who hated Freedom Wars? The levels became very grindy - taking almost 20 minutes or more to complete a mission. Also, I think I'm around halfway through the story and still have NO IDEA what's going on. Shame because the same company made SAO: Fatal Bullet which is one of my favorite games ever.

[@natchu96]

It's a very flawed game with a cliffhanger ending that never got a sequel...but still most games in that genre take a good while for every mission/hunt unless you're *very* good?

[@jclosed2516]

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...

[@Psyfun]

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

[@stane9586]

I played the original phantom brave. I didn't finish it!

[@ARadicalDream]

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

[@ricardowilliams3765]

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.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Switch games stay on Switch I guess lol

[@Maxon214]

From this video: Phantom Brave: Lost Hero Followed by: Fate/Extra, Armed Fantasia Tales of Grace F, Atelier Yumia, Trails Through Daybreak 2, Trails in the Sky, Rune Factory: Guardian of Azuma, Atelier Resleriana, Thread of Time, Freedom Wars, Penny Blood, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

[@moonwhispers]

I wish I was more interested in the Atelier games than I am, given how few female main character we get in JRPGs, but I just really dislike the artstyle. I am interested in the Trails in the Sky remake, tho. I played the originals, and quit playing after I finished the Cold Steel series. None of the Main Characters compare to Estelle. Heh. Mugen looks great too, but I don't need another Gacha game (playing 2 right now) so big pass on that one.

[@AlexMercedCoder]

Suikoden remasters hands down, loooooove those games

[@stane9586]

I want to try the sequel

[@damianreed193]

I was not aware that Lunar was getting remastered! YAY!

[@BoliLelly]

For me my hype goes to daybreak 2 and edens zero for jrpgs.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Feels like the Edens Zero rpg was announced awhile ago and still hasn't come about lol

[@leenbollen4563]

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.

[@shadowmaksim]

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.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@shadowmaksim Yea for Yumia the Ryza like marketing campaign is in affect but I don't blame them since they need to keep that same awareness up. And for Penny Blood it sucks that the game is pretty much done for. It'll take a miracle to get it back on track

[@foxpopuli6982]

Trails remake has me excited!

[@Juice8767]

Not to brag, but I still have my physical copy of Freedom Wars for the Vita😎

[@arkeshn729]

Not to brag I still have a pstv and Freedom wars lol

[@ShadowEliteHD]

I think I still have mine as well but I have no clue where it is lol

[@smartypantsalex973]

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

[@ChrisVsRPG]

Threads of Time looks real nice 🤩

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Looks really promising hopefully its as good as the trailer makes it out to be

[@pablofmc]

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

[@saltymcjohnson4237]

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

[@kevinlabelle4229]

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.

[@kentamidorin]

SUIKODEN IS A MUST PLAY. YES

[@EpicJoeE]

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

[@FirstLast_Nba]

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.

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

if you do play these , please live stream

[@ShadowEliteHD]

I really do need to livestream more often.

[@squalleonkeneddyheart4191]

Games have been getting too expensive lately 😢 I'm a hardcore Atlus/persona fan and I don't have their games yet 😭😭😭😭

[@BoliLelly]

So you never played a persona game?

[@squalleonkeneddyheart4191]

@BoliLelly I played them all Bro. But I am in a financially tough spot and buying games ain't part of the budget. I also want to play Unicorn overlord

[@arkeshn729]

​@@squalleonkeneddyheart4191same here, I'm in backlog mode. Hobby money is low lol

[@reanlizer582]

I will keep day break 1 on the shelf and just before 2 weeks of day break 2 I will beat it , also I wish they will fix the performance issues in wild.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Yea hearing Monster Hunter Wilds performance issues was a pain but hopefully it was just the beta.

[@gacktsan1]

Suikoden collection 😊

[@CerbearusBane]

Play Lunar!

[@nickfitzpatrick5878]

Lunar collection

[@Scuzoid_Melee]

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.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Hey man fair enough not every RPG is for everyone. Clair Obscur looks amazing

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Play Suikoden

[@CerbearusBane]

Best I can say about Freedom Wars is...forgettable? Was just another budget Monster Hunter ala God Eater/Soul Sacrifice. Perfectly serviceable and has lots of style, but that audience already has Monster Hunter.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Freedom Wars forgettable??? Yeah, I can see that. It was just a good game play on Vita at the end of the day.

[@joshpruett4851]

No Dragon quest 1&2

[@joshpruett4851]

Btw not a complaint, great video!

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@joshpruett4851 lol cool. tbh they slipped right pass me probably because they don't have a proper trailer or gameplay yet.

[@DanShinjo]

6:38 I haven't played a single NIS game since they dropped the sprites. That 3D art style is trash.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Sadly its just not the same without the HD sprites smh.

[@uchennaobi5985]

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

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Seems like they only do a trailer and some tweets smh. Makes me wonder why they brought it backl

[@Troy-gu5vu]

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!

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@Troy-gu5vu been around for a min no one can come to a general consensus of what defines JRPG. Got some it needs to be made in Japan and others its a style of game with certain elements. It's all over the place.