Just to note that the PS State of Play and Marvelous Showcase happened after the video was put together. State of Play had nothing noteworthy from what I saw, but Marvelous had some highlights Stream - kzitem.info/news/bejne/y5-BmnemiplilKw - Project Magia is indeed called FarMagia, new opening was shown for it and will be releasing in 2024. (No gameplay for it though, which seems odd). - RF Project Dragon introduced the male and female protags as two 'earth dancers', a new kind of 'earthmate' specific to the RF series. - Story of Seasons got a little bit more info. - A teaser trailer for DaemonxMachina Titanic Scion (sequel).
@fattiger6957
4 ай бұрын
I have a lot of respect for Falcom not letting their success go to their heads. They keep their budgets reasonable, prioritize the right things in development and don't take a ridiculously long time to make games. They should be the blueprint for how to run a successful jrpg development studio. If only an equally as old, but much bigger Japanese studio would take note, they wouldn't be announcing record losses...
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Honestly, it's easy to say this, but Falcom have made dumb mistakes too, especially in the late 80s. If Falcom played their cards right they would easily be as big as Square, but Kato (who is known for being conservative in business) chose to stay the course on PC games at that time instead of shifting to console. By the time Falcom made the shift, it was too late. It's great that they're a stable company now, but there was a time when their decisions almost ended their operations.
@brynphillips9957
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut To be fair, in the JP market back then PC gaming was very small compared to the amount of people playing consoles. Concole gaming was by far the prefered method of gaming back then. Its why both final fantasy MMOs launched on Playstation as well as PC when MMOs on concole were an almost unheard of thing.
@fattiger6957
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut The 80s was so long ago that we really can't dwell on it. Every video game company that's been around that long is fundamentally different now than they were then. In most cases, however, it is for the worst. When companies get too big, corporate thinking takes over and they lose their passion and humanity. To be honest, there is not enough conservative business thinking in video games. Too many publishers and developers are too eager to jump on every new bandwagon, whether that be season passes, live-service, NFTs, whatever particular genre is hot at that moment, etc. And bandwagon jumping tends to result in soulless products that often fail. While I think Falcom does still play things too safe sometimes, like with how long it took them to adopt developing for Switch, they are still doing quite well. And global recognition of their games is greater now than it has ever been. They still focus on making fun games with great characters and that's all that really should matter.
@syke2b
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut True they didn't go for consol back in the days, then went for PsP but wouldn't take too much risks, and now that the consoles are getting behind I hope that they understand they should release for console and Pc a the same time or else the numbers aren't going to be too good. At least there is progress on the localization side, now that crossbell, nayuta and reverie are out I can see them go straight into crimson sin and catch up to kai before the next entry of the series is out (maybe the game after Kai comes around the same time as japan ? numbers in the west are getting good, fingers crossed !)
@alumlovescake
4 ай бұрын
Square can do two things well. 1. Shut down mobile games 2. Run into development trouble
@franciscor390
4 ай бұрын
And also complain it didn't meet sales expectations.
@jm8080ful
4 ай бұрын
that's why they are changing their strategy this time to a more of quality over quantity, give them chance to cook
@kewoshk
4 ай бұрын
That’s kinda correct for all mega-sized companies, the bigger they are the harder to make swift decisions
@JulianneRegina
4 ай бұрын
Good to hear that sales are doing better. I hope that's good news for the Trails series. I keep seeing doomposts on social media sites that the series is going to be axed after the Calvard arc.
@fattiger6957
4 ай бұрын
A series should not be artificially stretched beyond it's limits. The Trails series was never meant to last forever as the Legend of Heroes franchise is an anthology.
@hirisen
4 ай бұрын
I don't think it's going to be axed, but the story is nearing the end now. It's more of a natural ending than a forced one.
@albundy1485
4 ай бұрын
The sales in Japan aren't even half of what they where 10 years ago. But that's a blessing in disguise. That means they will stop stretching things and we'll finally have plot progression.
@jimkirk2527
4 ай бұрын
I love this series deeply and hope that it will end so they can start a fresh new story.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
It was never going to be axed, but it is waning (sadly). Though if Kondo is to be believed, Kai makes the series 90% complete. It suggests we have one more arc, and then Trails is complete.
@Comrade_C
4 ай бұрын
500 more to go you can do it mate the Kai Trailer was absolute hype. I can't wait to finally meet Yun in person. still watching the video but I wanted to leave a comment before I forget it again.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
We're close! Yun's a proper tease, we've seen nothing but that top-knot for years.
@Comrade_C
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut I hope he doesn't disappoint. You know he's kinda like Cassius they got hyped up this much and put on pedestal that It will be hard to do them justice. Still looking forward to what he is up to.
@jamesrule1338
4 ай бұрын
And today I learned that noodle stoppers exist.
@AsakuraYukiko
4 ай бұрын
There's even ones that hold your fork / chopsticks.
@Comrade_C
4 ай бұрын
today I learned what they are actually used for
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
I'm not a cup ramen eater, so that's probably why they escaped me. They look cool though, and cheap compared to contemporary figs.
@danielehartmann2787
4 ай бұрын
If they release the complete first trilogy of Dragon Quest at once, I'd be the happiest man alive!
@drowningin
4 ай бұрын
I spit my drink out when I got to news of Riviera on Switch. I thought I heard it was already out so I booted up. It’s not out yet, but know what is?! Yggdra Union! How did I miss that release? You really are the best RPG/etc news source on the internet. You cover like 98% of my interests in gaming. I always see things I’ve missed by watching these. I say your channel name whenever I can to try and spread the word about the work being done
@asawarai
4 ай бұрын
Have been following this channel for a long time but had not gotten into Trails yet, been on the backlog a long time. Just recently beat Trails in the Sky FC Evo on my Vita and now on chapter 3 in SC Evo, and all I can say is WOW, fans of the series really know what’s good. Amazed at the quality. Really looking forward to continuing on for many games to come!
@DarkPhoenix89
4 ай бұрын
Can't wait to play Kai. That game is looking wild AF.
@TheSpectacledOwl
4 ай бұрын
It's been a rough several months for AAA game companies, but it's great to see the smaller & indie companies making profit. Really hoping the Dragon Quest 2D-HD games will be as great as they look.
@monkeydluffy5054
4 ай бұрын
8:08 it sad to hear how they could’ve added some really good class units to unicorn overlord
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
It sucks, but it was already in development for 10 years by that point, they just ran out of money. It still came out great, and was a success commercially.
@bryanbahantka6969
4 ай бұрын
Randy Orlando already has that noodle stopper.
@seluhir8820
4 ай бұрын
People underestimate the costs of multiplatform releases. Expect either fewer games to release total or lower quality ones - making games for multiple platforms takes longer and costs more money, afterall. If the games cost more and take longer, either they're going to cut corners to get them released as quickly as they previously did OR they're going to have to combine dev teams together meaning fewer total games being made. Not that its not a good thing to open up games to more people, but there IS a trade-off. Its not 'just a good thing for everyone'.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Which is in line with Square's new strategy, quality over quantity. They're releasing fewer games, putting more in to their current developments and thus they have the resource to go multiplatform. Exclusivity only hurts the releases in the long run, and Square need to realise that. They'll recoup the cost of going on to other platforms by simply having a wider market to work with.
@brynphillips9957
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut Do remember an exclusivity deal generally has a big paycheck from the platform owner for the developer. Quite possibly right in this case but the math isn't so clear cut, particularly for JRPGs. After all, for a long time, PC gaming wasn't particularly popular in Japan and that has traditionally been the favored consumer base for the games. Put it this way. When SE had to switch to working from home during Covid, they had to buy a whole bunch of PCs for their staff to use at home because a lot of them didn't have a home PC they could use. These are japanese game developers and they didn't have a PC at home. There is some logic to their thinking from a sales perspective, at least historically speaking. Growth in the west has undermined that.
@seluhir8820
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut However, they already HAD a fairly slow pipeline. Think how long the gap between ff15 and ff16 was? Imagine adding another 2 years for multiplatform? Exclusivity doesn't inherently hurt releases. Its not that simple. Business is rarely so simple that you can make such straightforward statements without caveats, which was my main point. There's a lot more to it than just 'multiplatform is better for everyone in all cases'. Microsoft isn't exactly a big market for JRPGs afterall. If releasing on XBox means FF costs 20% more to make but sells 10% better that's not a win. Additionally, if FF17 ends up being a worse game because they had to spread development resources that previously would've gone to debugging on porting instead... is THAT a better outcome to have a worse game on two platforms than a better on one? The point is just to say: You're making tradeoffs. And those tradeoffs MIGHT not be as good for everyone as you're saying.
@deathstick7715
4 ай бұрын
I hope there will be physical copies of the DQ games
@someguycj
4 ай бұрын
3:12 I can’t believe Kevin is finally back! It’s been too long.
@icebreaker913
4 ай бұрын
Forgive me if I am mistaken, but I don't think you covered the TenSura RPG that it's releasing August 8th this year (either here or in the last JRPG News) What is interesting about that title is that it seems to be heavily inspired/styled after the old 2D Tales games I appreciate your work, just letting you know just in case you overlooked it
@HaliaxOfTheChandrian
4 ай бұрын
Tensura is one of my top favorite anime of all time, and I didn't even know about that! Definitely pre-ordering it on steam ^.^ The city building looks really neat
@MikatianaRPG
4 ай бұрын
I wish I had money so I could throw it all at Falcom merch 😂
@Comrade_C
4 ай бұрын
one day you will be able to do so
@MikatianaRPG
4 ай бұрын
@@Comrade_C thank you for the encouragement, I do hope that will happen!
@drowningin
4 ай бұрын
Have you considered flying a sign that says “New Falcom merch”
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Their stuff will always come out, make sure you're comfortable first and then enjoy it!
@MikatianaRPG
4 ай бұрын
@@TheKisekiNut you make a good point. I will do my best to have a comfy income so I can support the Falcom goodness then 👌
@animesoul479
4 ай бұрын
That Kai no Kiseki trailer was hype! Even if I don't know what's going on (can't read Japanese and still haven't played the Kuro games yet). The Trails series is my favorite jrpg franchise but I wonder how much farther they can take it?
@m3tl1kv3e9
4 ай бұрын
Kai no Kiseki is going to be most anticipated JRPG in 2024 because the celebration of 20th Anniversary of Kiseki Series.
@abzer0gaming
4 ай бұрын
That Kai teaser made me turn into the Space Core from Portal 2.
@codysvlogdays
4 ай бұрын
Im confused, dq remakes are the first thing in the title but you didnt even talk about it. Unless i somehow just missed it
@ADAMAGAYAN
4 ай бұрын
Was waiting for this 🎉 thanks for the video ❤
@Queenofthesevenseas
4 ай бұрын
So is the sword of the necomancer resurrection game just a remake of the original game? Or is it a new game? Because I have the original for my switch and love it.
@gilded_lady
4 ай бұрын
I just bought a ticket to AX to hit up the Atlus and Kondo panels. I'll *try* to get into the one with the news, but will be happy with the one covering Trails history.
@devin8367
4 ай бұрын
I wish p3 aigis the first mission gets a western release as well. Im tempted to still get it and play it while reading an online translation
@Ranemoraken
4 ай бұрын
I love new IPs like reynatis, but not having a dub drops it so much lower on my list. I can get by with a sub, but too often there’s so many conversations during fights that are either untranslated, or impossible to read and fight. So like crymachina im going to skip for now.
@jimkirk2527
4 ай бұрын
Can't wait for into Daybreak! My order of it's collectors is linked to the order for CS3/4 CE - shipping if daybreak is released :D . Also waiting for the Sea of Stars preorder... man. As always: Thank you very much for all the work you put into your monthly news 😍
@KisekiFan
4 ай бұрын
ngl, there are some JRPGs to look forward to this year, gonna be some backlog and lemme tell you that almost all of them are from the East or JRPGs. Stellar Blade coming to PC sounds really really good. Also Kai no Kiseki, localization, Trails into Space 😂
@DavidVidot-xm5ql
4 ай бұрын
Oh PLEASE give us another Utawarerumono game. I didn't expect those games to be as good as they were and it left me wanting more.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
It's gotta be a sequel to Monochrome, that story is nowhere near finished.
@christopherthomas9218
4 ай бұрын
Pennyblood needs to survive! And Shadow Hearts 1+2 should be brought up to the modern platforms!
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Money talks unfortunately, publishers aren't seeing the return.
@InfiniteStarz39
4 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to what kind of third party games will come to the Switch 2. Ported or new games. Also looking forward to see what jrpg games will be in the Nintendo direct.
@Eagleknight815
4 ай бұрын
Good morning and happy June everyone! Debating to make my way to anime Expo since it's only 5 hours away driving. Thinking it could be worth the trip
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Do it, mate. Why not?
@mysetlist2118
4 ай бұрын
After all this time I wouldn't mind trails in the sky 4 with some sophisticated fighting
@foreveraweeb3514
4 ай бұрын
I love marvel midnight suns so a new card Rpg is great. Reynatis not having a English dub is a big shame because it was something I was moderately interested in but now it's a when on sale game.
@millasgameroom
4 ай бұрын
AQUAPLUS planning to revive To Heart is the bigger deal out of their announcements. Monochrome Mobius 2 has been hinted at for a while (that's likely what their new title is), however To Heart is an iconic romance VN franchise from the 90s (on par with Kanon). Hopefully whatever they have comes to Switch as well as PS5 and PC.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
For sure, I'm just more interested in Utawarerumono personally, I have no connection to To Heart. But I did see a decent level of excitement for the other franchise too.
@Callie1444
4 ай бұрын
Falcom shirts are out of stock, sad i didn't know sooner😭
@RyuuSeichi
4 ай бұрын
Level-5 is so unbelievably based omg.
@raphaelnavarrette8156
4 ай бұрын
What about Yolk Heroes a Long Tamago? 👀
@Terranigma23
4 ай бұрын
1:50 It's only the control and the title menu who is in English sadly.
@Xrated_YT
4 ай бұрын
What happened to DECAPOLICE ive never seen any trailer or gameplay or release date
@alcatrazvongola
4 ай бұрын
Decapolice was originally meant to release last year, but they pushed it back to this year. There's already a few trailers and a subbed version of the demo out. It was well received for TGS 2023, but they wanted to polish it more. I'm betting on it coming out next year probably.
@jessieolivarez7504
4 ай бұрын
Reynatis not having a dub is a shame. Was going to be day one, now I'll wait and maybe get it discounted
@veespa_
4 ай бұрын
I played Zero through Reverie last year and now have gone back and started Sky. I’m betting the Sky remaster will be announced within days of me beating Sky the 3rd 😂
@vDorgengoa
4 ай бұрын
Man..... that 30 second clip of Kai....
@ookamibr1918
4 ай бұрын
So the switch 1 will receive Kuro no kiseki but not Kai no kiseki...
@rodelcorton8815
4 ай бұрын
Im really looking forward to the hd remake of the dragon quest series eiyuden was good but the switch version that i have crashed a lot if times it was annoying and i really disnt like that i had to play beigoma to completely recruit a character 😔
@MrSupersmash93
4 ай бұрын
How would feel if Nintendo published Penny Blood?
@VanJ78
4 ай бұрын
Cygames Singapore that's interesting from what i aware Cygames have a lot of console game project beside relink, Project Awakening that use their own game engine (Cyllistia Engine), Garnet Arena Mages of Magicary, new Metal Max game. I hope those project come faster especially Project Awakening i think that project already in 6 years. I think Kanon visual novel comes to Steam due to Tencent influence that fund the project. Tencent own Visual Arts that is Key parent company. Personally i'm waiting for new ToHeart game.
@riseoftheexiles
4 ай бұрын
favorite videos series on youtube.
@shubhpatel619
4 ай бұрын
Always a highlight of my months
@byghostlight1
4 ай бұрын
I have no idea why I am so excited to play the Quintuplets games, I literally gasped when I saw them. Sorry, not sorry.
@foreveraweeb3514
4 ай бұрын
I'd like Emma to be in the new trails game
@rinfurinto2621
4 ай бұрын
Falcom store direct does ship international without a proxy. I have preordered my Mr. Baron Bear ^_^
@Tetrium
4 ай бұрын
I tried, but they don't accept my address. It keeps saying "Numbers only" for the postal code, but that's not how postal codes are formatted in Canada, and my country is entered correctly :(
@rinfurinto2621
4 ай бұрын
@@Tetrium when checking out did you hit international order? It let me put in a Canada postal code with numbers when I checked just now. I know they ship with kuroneko yamato when shipping to the US and it requires a follow up email to confirm address and shipping charges.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
That's good to know - I know during the pandemic they closed down like everyone else, so maybe they're all slowly reopening. Several of the other JP retailers I use still require the proxy, so I just stick with that though.
@Tetrium
4 ай бұрын
@@rinfurinto2621 Yes, I went into International Order. Maybe like you say I should just put random numbers for the first step and then ask them to correct to the proper postal code after they send their email.
@rinfurinto2621
4 ай бұрын
@@Tetrium I asked around one of my group chats and they said they ended up having to use a proxy for Canada specifically :/ Sorry to have given you false hope.
@EmperorSephirothII
4 ай бұрын
If we do get a reveal for the localization of Crimson Sin, (which I am hoping for,)we'll have to reset the clock on, "How long before people start crying censorship again." Probably right after they get over the fact that someone who generally shares their views on the subject, recently called them, and anime fans in general, lolicons.
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
It happens every release. No point getting involved with it, just enjoy the games!
@lukasvitroler2178
4 ай бұрын
wow real keychains are sold :o
@crisis_rat1443
4 ай бұрын
Kuro no Kiseki. Falcom take my money!❤️
@Kyriac
4 ай бұрын
Kevin fans are so utterly and completely exhausting.
@deyon100
4 ай бұрын
It's now my number 1 JRPG series, Legend of Heroes. Sorry, Final Fantasy.
@danielguerrero1438
4 ай бұрын
Funny and interestingly all blame Square Enix just putting their games on PlayStation but everyone fails to mention Nintendo which have more SE exclusives than Sony does. Not to mention SE released too many games which don't really justify the resources spent compared to how much revenue they make.
@alumlovescake
4 ай бұрын
SE really were pushing it by doing PS exclusivity AND Epic exclusivity.
@drowningin
4 ай бұрын
Yeah after that, and only barely being interested in FF7R in the first place I noped out from the remake all together
@Cobaltios
4 ай бұрын
Reynatis not having an English dub is disappointing. Might hold off.
@albundy1485
4 ай бұрын
Yes. Boycott niche games so we have even less niche games in the west.
@Nikita_Akashya
4 ай бұрын
Very nice falcom news. I started my replay of Azure this week too. Just one more step towards Reverie. Very excited to hear more about Ys X soon. That hoverboard looks really fun to drive. But cool, I thought you could only get Tsukihime in America. If I have the option to go physical, I will. But if not, then I don't mind. That Kai trailer was so hype. The music just made it even better. I need my girl Anelace back. Will be happy to get there in like a year or two. June looks pretty hype so far. My homie is waiting for KH 4 news. I am waiting for Ys X news. And that elusive limited edition. I hope Ys X is fun to play. My dad gave me some money for a new laptop. I bought a new controler for Steam games. Will hopefully play Ys7 this year. I wonder what the next Ys game will be. Crimson sin getting announced would also be nice. DQ seems also like it's on a good way. Maybe I'll try that new HD 2D game out too. I hope we all get to play great games this year. I hope the Nintendo direct shows something Fire Emblem. FE 4 discourse will blow up the internet if it happens and I will enjoy the drama that follows. But yeah, Kai looks hype. I just hope the localozation does it justice when it's out.
@hitomikagewaki31
4 ай бұрын
I can't wait for Kai no kiseki and Sea of Stars's eventually dlc. Wish bloodborne was on pc, maybe one day. Waiting also impatiently for Beyond shadowgate, Rune Fencer Illyria, Elden ring dlc, etc.
@metlspaz1
4 ай бұрын
shirt sold out again i guess
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
Looks like it for Sky, they are doing periodic restocks though so just keep an eye on it.
@connergaskell1909
4 ай бұрын
Cannot wait play Daybreak its getting close plus KH series finally coming to steam and about damn time to
@cleareclipz76
4 ай бұрын
W
@LaMereACaniche
4 ай бұрын
They're really doing my man kevin dirty. God damn it Falcom
@danielgrezda3339
4 ай бұрын
Damn, so gacha games are dying. Tales of the rays is a sad especially after the delistings, and the blue reflection game looked cool.
@Aranethify
4 ай бұрын
I am really sad for ToCS NW. The game is really bad ...
@TheKisekiNut
4 ай бұрын
So is the anime, they go hand in hand.
@Felixial17
4 ай бұрын
OMG MASTER DETECTIVE IS COMING TO PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Faustustopheles
4 ай бұрын
ummm delisting SMT5 is not cool. It doesn't matter if there will be a new version. I have the physical but haven't gotten the dlc yet. If I hadn't seen this news here, when I did try to buy the dlc and couldn't I would be pissed. So then I have to sell my game which I saved a long time for and purchase it again... that's bs. 🤬 and selling a delisted game even physical where the buyer won't ever be able to get the dlc for it reduces the value of the game and makes it very difficult to resell. Again, BS. I can't believe I'm not hearing more about this.
@TheInfinityMaster1
4 ай бұрын
Sad that the Trails Through Daybreak demo is NOT available on Steam/PC (yet). On the flip-side.... OMG only 2 WEEKS remaining before the release of *Monster Hunter Stories Remastered* and I simply CANNOT WAIT to re-experience that masterpiece again! :D (P.S: D-D-Did I not only just hear that *KEVIN GRAHAM* is returning, but also see a *3D VERSION* OF HIM?!!! I can die happily now. 🥲)
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