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Greatest jrpg series of all time getting remakes of not just the first but all three games. Third is not confirmed yet obviously but it will be. Crazy…. It’s nice that the general audience can play these games but I really think it’s not gonna matter in the end. The mainstream audience can not handle a long consecutive story and it’s been proven, that’s why every sequel is not connected. It’s sad but it’s the hard truth… I’m extremely excited for second chapter, as it’s one of my all time favorite games and it’s, imo, one of the best games in the series. Falcom is a really special developer and a lot of people don’t realize how long they’ve been around. They’re quite literally the first people to make a video game RPG with Dragon Slayer that predates even Dragon Quest 1. I hope people enjoyed the FC remake, im really hoping Kai 2 gets announced. But regardless in the US we get Sky SC remake, kai(beyond the horizon), and Ys Proud Nordics, so it’ll be an amazing year. Hopefully Tokyo xanadu 2 comes out in JP but I’m not expecting a TL next year. Please give this developers games a try, they’re made with passion and love and if you like jrpgs or ARPGs you will have a delightful experience with either Kiseki(trails), Ys, xanadu, Zwei, or others!

Everything relating to the information on the translation is so confusing. I’m seeing some say the script is the exact same from the og working designs but also some are saying the jokes are removed.. so which is it? I don’t wanna pay for a copy and paste of something that should’ve had work done to it, so I would really like a clear answer on if the stupid inserts are there or not

It’s cool dark link made the top 5 but Vaati not even on the list is… criminal to put it lightly

No Hifumi no Maruki, and Ryuji got snubbed, L list sadly

@Goofonzo yeah haha that’s the problem, the spritework on the snes version looks beautiful but I don’t think the remake looks bad either honestly. Thanks for the info tho!

@Goofonzo I’m assuming you played the snes version from ur post, would you say the remake is worth playing over it? Can’t decide if I was gonna experience this first or the original

@Magician with GrimGrimoire coming next year, and the aegis rim port doing so well I think the rest of vanillaware games have a pretty good chance to show. Here’s hoping to some announcements soon.

@Astral-Grain yeah that absolutely makes sense. I think those people just have to understand that competition is a good thing(not that the steam deck is really competing with nintendo anyways).

@Astral-Grain the bait somehow works every time, not even surprised. What I don’t get is the copium intensifies each time despite all these horrible anti consumer decisions nintendo has been doing for a bit.

@Bratwurst35 I asked for this lol, doubt it’ll happen but would be cool

I love HD-2D but not everything has to be that. I just wish the sprites weren’t smoothed out because it looks awful compared to the original and especially the snes. Hoping there’s a way to turn it off but it’s square enix so I don’t expect much..

I just wanna see what’s going on with Front mission, DQ3, and something Prime related(unlikely). Still I think a September direct is pretty much a given

@LUIGITORNADO check comment #10

@wuntyme8 great picks. Happy Valkyrie Profile 1 is getting ported to the ps4, hoping a switch version comes after time but we’ll see.
Xenosaga is Namco so it’s up to them as for Xenogears.. nothing I’d want more but I have a feeling if it does get brought over Takahashi will have no hand in it whatsoever. Which would be ok if it’s just a straight port but I don’t think they’d bother with just porting the game untouched.

I plan on playing the Saga series eventually but I really wish it was a listing for xenosaga 😔 Xenoblade fans that haven’t played yet deserve to experience that trilogy on modern hardware.
Fingers crossed for Terranigma getting the HD-2D treatment after Live a Live but that’s not something I’d hold my breath for.

@Bobb it’s ironic you mention those specific things you’re not a fan of when both games have it as much, X arguably having the most across the entire franchise.

@DJDM nothing random about it, Takahashi has known him for awhile and he was supposed to work on character designs for gears. Never happened because he was working on a final fantasy game at the time

The absence of SMT V, Catherine full body, and xenoblade fills me with deep disappointment..

@MinatoYuki there’s a Japanese and Chinese physical you can get from play Asia but no English unfortunately

@Einherjar it’s a bit more than that. It’s more so the fact that the only way to play the first soul hackers in english(I’m pretty sure it’s other languages too) is on the 3DS. So skipping the switch and instead picking Xbox is a really odd choice.

@N00BiSH soul hackers is actually a really great megaten game to gauge where you should go depending on what you liked about it. The game is split between some new and old mechanics, as well as having some of the early QOL changes megaten received as more entries came out(demon compendium to register fusions, apps ). But it’s also a first person dungeon crawler like SMT1, 2 and if and has an older mechanic called Magnetite that you have to keep up with. If it is your thing you should play the super famicom mainlines and if it isn’t try playing newer mainlines or other spin-offs

I was just recommending this game specifically in the comments in the article relating to the eshop getting shut down. I’m really excited, I just ordered the sega Saturn disc of it the other day. Peak megaten, I really hope this is a port/remake/sequel. Any of the three would be awesome.

Atlus please port the amazing games u have on the 3DS and Monolith please bring xenoblade X to switch.
If you haven’t played soul hackers or SMTIV/IVa don’t pass it up

@MJF please dont give me hope

@Krull I agree, since announcement I’ve been keeping tabs on it, but after that demo I’m beyond sold. First time I’ve ever pre ordered a game the very next day after playing a demo!

Monark is all I care about in February, March however, is packed with way too much Im genuinely hyped for. I hope games are spaced a bit better in the months following

Have been interested since their first promotion was out with the phone number that is answered with screams following a couple ominous lines. The team itself is also something i found interesting, after playing the demo all doubts have been erased. Gameplay seems pretty fun and the music is incredible, looking forward to release.

@Royalblues @JustMonika it's some of the old devs that worked on smt if, which was what technically birthed persona. It's also been said smt if was one of the bigger inspirations for the project as well.

I haven’t seen anyone mention it in case others don’t know; you should play persona 4 golden as well as persona 3 Fes or Persona 3 Portable(whichever you prefer although fes is debatably the best version). This game has spoilers for both mainlines so be mindful of that.

Unlike most I was really hoping the rumors for this port were true. I understand the frustration with no mainline being added but instead sequel spin-offs and honestly it’s really frustrating as an atlus/megaten fan. I hope the mainline personas do get ported to switch eventually(please no digital exclusive) so more people can properly enjoy strikers and now P4U. I’m really upset this won’t be getting a physical release in the west but I guess I’ll just import. Hoping the Japanese physical has English options so I don’t have to purchase twice (ｰ ｰ ; )

@Sladey69 yeah PlayStation one but I don’t know what u mean by that. Monolith is under Nintendo now, only issue would be square

@JR150 I agree

@TechaNinja you can find the full ost for both og and neo on streaming services if that’s easier for you

@VIIIAxel so much this, very well said. I find it very funny all of a sudden this Twitter mob is complaining about the localization change when the DS game had the same thing happen and they both were for the better. People just find things to be angry about.(not to mention this was approved by the devs themselves)

Neo is my game of the year without a doubt. There was definitely a lot of amazing titles this year, SMTV being a close second.. but neo just offered everything I could ask for in a game. Absolutely wonderful follow up to a legendary DS game I was so entranced in at the time. It’s a real shame square neglected advertisement to this game because it’s a true gem any jrpg lover or enjoyer should experience. That being said I highly doubt this content will come which is a damn shame as it would probably be as awesome as the base game. I would really love it to happen but it’s just not likely. Here’s hoping tho

Yeah I agree, terranigma and xenogears aren’t on the switch yet ):

(Chrono trigger is awesome as well)

Gonna go with 9 considering I put over 1k hours on my switch despite beating a lot of games across many systems. SMT V, Dread, and MH rise are imo the best switch exclusives now and I’m really happy nocturne is on it. I have a feeling 2022 is gonna be on the same level if not perhaps better than this year

Based, SMTV has been epic!

Been really looking forward to this considering they’ve said SMT if is the core inspiration for the game and they have some old talent from the games. Hope it delivers, so far the ost sounds wonderful and the game looks fantastic

@TheFrenchiestFry they do tho

I miss the polls that used to be at the bottom ); but I’ll be playing mostly SMT2, perhaps if I finish I’ll start replaying the gameboy fire emblems to get ready for the supposed POR remaster, crossing fingers. Just been clearing my backlog lately while also going back to MH rise(might play that as well since my friends finally made it to high rank).

So happy to see Soul Hackers on there, great game and peak megaten! Highly recommend it, but there’s also a lot of other great jrpgs on here. 3DS surely has tons of hidden gems across all genres and jrpgs is definitely one of the larger categories.

Been waiting by my mailbox since I woke up, I cannot wait to get my steelbook! Just beat SMT1 the other night and I cannot wait to go on another epic adventure with the phantom thieves!

Almost done with SMT1 and then after that I’ll be finally finishing xenoblade 2, very excited. Gotta clear those two from my backlog before strikers comes out Tuesday!

@TheFrenchiestFry I was hoping I’d see you in the comments for this! I’m just about to beat persona 4 and blazblue caught my interest. Any good? Don’t think I have access to the arena games unfortunately so this looked like a decent substitute

@TheFrenchiestFry How did you feel about the game?

@Ralizah really hope that persona anniversary brings us something cool for the switch; if not we still have nocturne, smt5, and hopefully something from the TMS/devil survivor director... atlus really has our wallets this year already 😰

Probably wouldn’t be as excited for this game if I didn’t cave into playing royal recently.. I just couldn’t wait anymore with 0 signs or hope that this will come to the switch. That being said I’ve already pre ordered and secured that steel book!! I’m most excited for everything atlus this year!

@Menardi you win best comment

In terms of best experience I had it would be Tokyo Mirage. I know it’s not a new release technically but I missed out on the wiiu version and I was so happy they ported it. It was one of the few(including xeno x) that I really wanted but didn’t expect a port of. In terms of best new content this year, it would be the three houses dlc. I celebrated this fire emblem anniversary pretty intensely!