The JRPG Report

There was one key piece of information we didn't learn with Chrono Cross Remaster's announcement last week: the price. Well now we know it's only $20, an excellent deal indeed. You can preorder now on all the e stores.

While certainly not as busy as last week, I do have some stories to pass along to you awesome listeners. Relayer is getting a demo ahead of it release next month. Enjoy 2 chapters and carry over progress to the full game. The opening movie for Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters has been released. Long time players will likely recognize the artist behind the song. We learned a little about the 3 warring nations of Triangle Strategy too.

A few other fun stories make up episode 205. We've got  three weeks of Sunday Specials coming. The next two weeks will be part 1 and 2 of the Final Fantasy IX OST, followed by a chat with Dalton of the Steam Machine Podcast. Lots of things to look forward to, thanks for listening.

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Who saw this one coming? Not me for sure. This Nintendo Direct blew everyone away with huge JRPG announcements. Two in particular rose above the rest. After many months of speculation, the Chrono Cross Remaster rumor turned out to be true. It's coming in April to the delight of so many. The other blockbuster news was the reveal of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It's only just been announcement but is coming this September to the Switch.

But Nintendo wasn't done there. Earthbound, an all time JRPG classic is now available on Nintendo Switch Online along with Earthbound Beginnings. A Live a Live HD-2D remaster is coming to the west for first time and looks very good. Triangle Strategy is getting a new demo you can check out now and carry over your progress into the final game. It's hard to imagine a bigger or better showcase, we were blessed with this one.

We had plenty of other news to cover even before the Direct, which means a nice long podcast for your listening pleasure. In podcast news I'm going to make the switch (see what I did there) to Friday releases. Seems like the right thing to in the moment, after a few recent delays and missed news stories. It's not the first time I've moved days, and might not be the last. So look for new episodes each Friday and Sunday Specials about every two weeks (two a month). Thanks for your understanding!

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We are thrilled to welcome back Jake to the podcast for this Sunday special. His last appearance was a year ago in our Cold Steel IV spoilercast. This chat won't be that long, but we'll have lots of fun. Topics include: what JRPGs are you looking forward most in 2022, games we are playing now, How big is the nostalgia factor when remembering games, and more. 

For a while now on social media, Jake and myself have had a friendly Chrono Cross vs Trigger debate. Well the debate gets ugly today. Just kidding of course, but this platform did allow a back and forth conversation. One in which we understood each other's position and rational. Nothing was settled but it was great to talk about finally. We hope you enjoy this great JRPG conversation.

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It's hard to believe FF VII rocked the JRPG world 25 years ago, but that's where we are. Feel old yet? I'm sure we all have a story or two about this game. One that continues to push boundaries and is more relavent that ever today with it's Remake. I'll share the producers thoughts on this milestone and the series moving forward.

Square Enix was busy this week in addition to FFVII happenings. We got a new translated trailer for Triangle Strategy and we will learn what the developers are thinking for FF XIV this month. There's a big sale on the PSN right now with select titles I'll go over. Plus some great stories to share. Thanks for listening as always.

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We're about a month away from the western release of Monark, so NIS America has put out a demo for gamers to try. A game like this is perfect for a trial. You can check out the demo on Switch and PS4 today (sorry PC players) and see what you think.

Lots of great games coming soon (see my 22 for 22 video on YouTube for a list of them all) so the media is gearing up. We'll talk some Atelier Sophie 2 and Triangle Strategy on Episode 202. Additionally we cover Relayer, Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters, Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights, and Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2. Thanks for waiting an additional day for this fun show!

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*Do not listen to this podcast if you haven't beaten the game. We will talk about it all!*

I finally beat The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV a few weeks ago. So that means its spoilercast time! Jake waited patiently for us to talk and boy do we talk. So much so that we had to break it up into two parts. This episode covers everything after Eventide: Act 3, final dungeon, both endings, and what the final scenes mean overall and moving forward. If you have questions about all the insanity that went on, chances are we cover it. 

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Our once a month OST for January is the amazing soundtrack for Dragon Quest VIII. Our intro theme is shared with this JRPG masterpiece, so it's a perfect choice to enjoy the whole thing. 

Composer: Koichi Sugiyama

Music by Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

1. "Overture"

2. "Traveling with Wagon"

3. "Peaceful Town ~ Quiet Village"

4. "Strange World ~ Marching through the Fields"

5. "Chatting"

6. "Cold and Gloomy ~ In the Dungeon's Depths"

7. "Healing Power of the Psalms - Friar's Determination"

8. "Over the Sorrow - Hurry! We are in Danger"

9. "Mysterious Tower"

10. "Reminiscence ~ Go Topo Go!!"

11. "War Cry - Defeat the Enemy"

1. "...Remembrances..."

2. "Majestic Castle ~ Gavotte de Château ~ Majestic Castle"

3. "Poet's World"

4. "Memories of an Ancient Queen"

5. "Stalked by Fear"

6. "Ruins of Darkness"

7. "Sanctuary"

8. "Heavenly Flight"

9. "Nearing Our Destiny"

10. "Dormaguez ~ Great Battle in the Vast Sky"

11. "Sky, Ocean and Earth"

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It's Episode 201, so let me say thank you to all those support this podcast and said congrats on making it 200 shows. You all rock! Now onto the next 200 with news from the JRPG world.

We've got a fresh trailer and details on the battle system of Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters. I'll tell you everything we know so far about this April Japanese release. Also in April, Kingdom Hearts will celebrate 20 years since it's release on PS2. On April 10th they will have celebration in Tokyo. Will this be the stage for the next announcement? Next month will see the Cloud releases for all the games on Switch. You can check out the demos now, and see if the potential shortfalls I talk about are present.

Also covered in this podcast: Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi, EGGLIA: Rebirth, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Monster Hunter Rise, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. Don't forget to check out our Sunday Special this week with the OST for Dragon Quest VIII.  

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It's time to celebrate a pretty cool milestone for the podcast. I'm humbled and honored to have recorded 200 episodes. We'll take a quick peek inside the numbers for the show then get onto the news of the week.

We've got updates for Rune Factory 5, Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Rise of the Third Power, Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters, and Final Fantasy XIV. I'll tell you about a very mature title from Idea Factory coming west titled Seven Pirates H. And there's a new animation from ufotable for Tales of Arise coming soon. More details coming soon too. To wrap up the podcast, I'll share an article from thegamer.net about the top 10 longest JRPGs. It's a fun trip down memory lane. So many hours poured into the genre we love!

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I waited a day for extra content and this what I came up with. It was such a short week of news, but I wanted to pass along all these great games on sale. SO episode 199 is what it is. Hopefully more stories coming next week.

With both the E-Shop and PSN store having big holiday sales, I wanted to comb through and pick all the JRPGs out. Some great deals to be had. So increase your backlog today! There were a handful of news worthy stories floating out there, which make up the middle of the show. I wrap things up with a blog by Yoshinori Kitase. He dives into his producer role on Final Fantasy X and X-2. I recently began a replay of X so this was a fun read. Hope you enjoy it too.

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