Classics Remastered & Next-Gen Adventures! JRPG Weekly Update!
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Check out this week’s JRPG news update! In today’s video, we break down major announcements like Pokémon Legends: Z-A—an open-world JRPG from Nintendo and Game Freak coming to Switch in late 2025 with innovative area-of-effect combat—and Capcom’s global launch of Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. We also dive into the quirky spin-off Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, the upcoming Suikoden I & II HD Remaster with a special broadcast on March 3, and fresh world details from Atelier Yumia, plus a look at Trails through Daybreak II’s Western release. Plus, we share additional news from Idea Factory, Bandai Namco, indie spotlight Twilight Monk, and a fan-translated retro gem, Appare-den. Finally, don’t miss our 10-day forecast highlighting must-watch JRPG releases.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Pokémon Legends: Z-A Announced
3:03 Monster Hunter Wilds Launches Worldwide
4:44 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – Majima’s High-Seas Adventure Sets Sail
6:52 Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Imminent; Konami Plans Special Broadcast
9:40 Atelier Yumia – Opening Movie and New World Details Revealed
10:55 The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II – Western Release and Reception
12:46 SuperDerek News
13:36 Turbo's Plight
15:30 Idea Factory International is localizing Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy
16:09 Bandai Namco is seeking player feedback on Tales of Graces f Remastered
16:55 Indie JRPG Spotlight: Twilight Monk
17:43 Fan Translation News: Appare-den: Fukuryū no Shō
19:07 JRPG 10-Day Forecast: