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Atlus, Capcom, Square Enix, Nihon Falcom...some of these JPN game publishers/developers don't miss! Yay JRPGs!

I'm not playing (as of now) but I know Mr. Dustin Furman is

I'm not against Dark Shadows Borne Elden Souls Blood Ring Die Twice games. I just don't care about 'em. (but there are alot of em coming out nowadays that's for sure)

Haven't played any of the more recent arena fighters that have a story mode...I just wanted to throw it out there that Bandai Namco published One Piece Burning Blood with the developer Spike Chunsoft. I'd be more than happy to have a Bleach game in a similar fashion. Last fun Bleach fighting game I was really into was on the PSP (Bleach Heat the Soul series).
Lastly, I enjoyed One Piece PW4...maybe a proper Bleach Musou from Omega Force/BamCo would be a welcome change to the arena fighter genre.

Ys X from Falcom and whatever the new Tales of game from BamCo is what I'm looking forward to the most.
I'm on media blackout for Metaphor Re Fantazio (Atlus has been showing it way too much - after the gameplay deep dive they had recently, I decided I don't want to see anymore til the game releases).

• Yay Anime!

most dads and moms ain't got time for brutally difficult games when your playing time happens after family time and adult responsibilities are finished and it's 10 or 11pm and you got work and parental duties the next morning. kudos to those that play dark blood souls die twice borne games.

I was like...is Adol Christin in the Trails game now? no it's not him but it looks really close!

what?! it's a multiplayer online game? Nooooo, why?!?! ugh.

folks forgetting about Persona 5 Strikers...which is being able to smack weak enemies aside via hack and slash and then more powerful ones had to be dealt with via turn based commands. don't sleep on that game.

if this is the Tales of Arise-ing of the Mana series, then I'm all for it.
looks different enough but still retains that whimsical nature of the Mana series.
The most recent Trials of Mana remake is a fun romp. I'm all for this. 2024 is gonna just continue the good/great trend of JRPGs!

looking forward to this : )
Persona 3 Reload, Eiyuden Chronicles, FFVII Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy Re:Link, Metaphor Re:Fantazio, and a bunch of other ones that I forgot or haven't been announced (hopefully release date for Ys X to the West)...2024 is gonna be great for JRPG fans!

I'm ok taking a Persona break. I'm excited and hopeful for Metaphor. We need more details on that.

this one is a meh from me. but I'm sure folks will enjoy what's being offered.

as the wrestling community would chant..."you deserve it! clap clap clap-clap-clap !

it's immediately my most anticipated game (even though it's considered DLC) for the remainder of 2023. I really enjoyed Tales of Arise.

• followed by DQ Infinity Strash and maybe Persona 5 Tactics(?)

JRPG / J-Action fans are gonna be eating good if these leaks are true!

DonE3.
come up with some other idea to celebrate games. E3 is just a name at this point, and the sooner the ESA let's it go, the better.
The ESA needs to find a niche in the gaming community and target that. I'm sure they have data that they can use to their advantage.
but bye E3! 2025 isn't gonna happen for you either.

reminds me of A Short Hike in terms of looks.

1.Please don't let it be a mobile game.
2.If it is, I certainly wouldn't be surprised.
3.A new entry in the Tales (of) series (be it a tease or trailer of any kind, heck maybe its a sequel) post Tales of Arise would definitely be a welcome sight.
("whooaa ohh ohhh whooaaa oh!")
4.JRPG / RPG fans be eating good lately! I love it!

Just in time for August 6th in the anime.
Probably gonna be some characters from the Akazaya Nine as well.

• weird move to have DLC so many years later...kinda wish they'd just show either a new Pirate Warriors game OR Burning Blood 2.

I know it'll be a blow to Sony's / PS' operations but in a personal sense, it doesn't affect my gaming habits or decisions as I don't gravitate towards Activision Blizzard games.
I'm looking forward to the eventual sourness that long time Activion Blizzard games fans will go through once MS/Xbox gets their hands on their IP.

I am lucky enough to be able to afford to pay for my games and I'd be happy to show support to developers/publishers that release games of high quality and enjoyment by paying for their games...that way, they can go ahead and produce a game that I may enjoy in the future.
Vote with your wallet.

Also, we know a majority of the Persona fans will play it on PS. Sega already got the money from MS when MS made a deal with them to put P3R on Gamepass.

Looking forward to any news that comes out from Anime Expo! Whether it's news on upcoming seasons or news regarding games. What a time for JRPG/Anime fans!

It'd be cool to see a teaser for the next Tales of game.
Heck, I haven't played Scarlet Nexus yet so I don't know if there's space for a sequel, if so...then maybe a teaser for Scarlet Nexus 2?
More anime centric wise, perhaps a Jujutsu Kaisen game (that isn't an arena brawler)?

MS seems so desperate for even just a bit of mind share that they're willing to pay Sega/Atlus x amount of $$$ to make em look good for a few days under the guise that a game is exclusive to XBox.
Of course Sega/Atlus would do that deal...and then make more $$$ by selling their game on other consoles where it'll actually sell.

Not worried.
We all know a majority of Xbox players rarely buy games because they just rely on Gamepass.
While Atlus will certainly be paid by MS to release an exclusive on their system...I doubt it'll match the sales it'll actually garner for Atlus by selling Metaphor on Playstation.
We shall see.

hot damn!!! JRPGs are just thee best. Sega/Atlus is gonna have a successful fiscal year for sure.

@Ear_wiG not a bad guess. wouldn't be surprised if they spun Persona off thar way

• Twisted Metal reboot
• Some sort of other JRPG shown outside of FFXVI (glad to see the shout out to Granblue Fantasy Re Link) - maybe DQXII
• Wolverine would be dope (even though I'm not the biggest fan of the character) I just don't know if they'd wanna take the luster away from Spider-Man 2.
• Has to be Little Devil Inside

@JON22 great. good job. so that's 1 out of how many subscribers there are on XBox. cool! you did it.

MS revealing P3 Remake? LOL
Sega/Atlus has to know that no one is gonna buy their game on that platform. but ok, we can just keep pretending that Xbox-ers play JRPGs on Xbox..unless it's on gamepass (gosh forbid they buy games).
Marketing rights be dammed, we all know Persona is gonna be playable on PS too.

Square Enix wants to follow along with what Capcom has done recently with their successes. I'm all in for that. When those 2 JPN publishers/developers are firing on all cylinders, that's gonna be great for us (and for them too).

cool! ish like this makes me remember how fun and exciting comic books can be. thanks for sharing the link!
I'd want to talk about the villain in the comic but don't wanna spoil.
Spider-Man is just the best (no matter the iteration).

AoT 2 Final Battle, and Samurai Warriors 5 (or at least give it a discount, $20-30 or your local equivalent) would be awesome.

• insert Jim Carrey gif meme *
  "oh boy...here we go"

Nice! another JRPG coming our way. Haven't seen footage of this game for a while so excited to hear about this news.
Gotta catch up on the anime. Yay JRPGs!

So tired of this Activision thing. MS should just buy em already at this point and go ahead and mess up COD and whatever other games they have cuz that's what MS does anyways. Then they can go and blame PS somehow cuz you know, excuses...

Proton Cannon!

Let the unrealistic expectations...begin!

pst! over here, sshhh, I'm a leaker.
here's the leak...there will be 3rd party stuff released soon.
you heard it here first. don't tell anyone.

lol is this what that supposed leaker alluded to when he "leaked" the most vague / safe leak ever? hahah probably. either way, good on Sony for this quick teaser of games to come out for 2023.

You already know. We are ready for this...odyssey....
"Yo-Ho-Ho-Ho!"

Let's go!!! hype for me. love JRPGs and One Piece.

insert Tidus from FF X laugh GIF here*

great review and thanks for being up front about your experience with One Piece. I'm so glad it's getting good scores throughout some of the sites and channels I frequent. what a fun start to gaming, especially for JRPG fans in 2023!

can't wait to play it tonight! need me some turn based JRPG goodness in the world I love that is One Piece.
(sidenote - Nico Robin is # 1 waifu)

Not a Platinum hunter so I will not go into Gear 4th to achieve it. Looking forward to the demo tomorrow and the release on Thursday!

as a Tales fan and someone who has not gotten a chance to play ALL the previous Tales games...umm, I don't want remasters, just present us with new ones. build off of Tales of Arise, not look back and just continue to re-release older titles. but that's just me...there's way too many remasters or anything else you wanna call em. give us new games please!

@Gaia093
Which One Piece Odyssey edition did you get, and why? I haven't decided on which one I'd want to buy yet.

Can I just say thank you for having The Luminary be the face of "What're you playing this weekend?" this weekend?

• Thank you. Dragon Quest XI is just great.

As for what I'm actually playing...still Ghost of Tsushima. I'm gonna try to finish the game before Jan 10, if not, Jan 13.