Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2's Status, P5 Scramble, A Next-Gen JRPG and More! (JRPG Quick Takes)
With a lot of announcements and delays, there’s no shortage of things to keep up with in terms of JRPG news, so I’ve done my best to gather news about the latest JRPG announcements, delays, trailers and my thoughts to help us all catch up together. Hope you enjoy this episode, let me know your takes on the video topics in the comments!
Games featured:
Persona 5 Scramble: the Phantom Strikers
Final Fantasy VII Remake Part Two
Ys IX
Hajimari no Kiseki
Trails in the Sky
Trails of Cold Steel IV
Zero no Kiseki: Kai
Ao no Kiseki: Kai
Nayuta no Kiseki
Genshin Impact
Scarlet Nexus
Seven Knights: Time Wanderer
Fairy Tail
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris
Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight
(P5D and P3D soundtrack links:
https://www.play-asia.com/persona-dancing-p3d-and-p5d-soundtracks-advanced-collectors-bo/13/70dfad?tagid=1578973 *Collector’s Edition, affiliate link
https://www.play-asia.com/persona-dancing-p3d-p5d-soundtrack-advanced-cd/13/70dfc5?tagid=1578973 *Standard edition, affiliate link)
Final Fantasy VII Remake
VVVTunia
Final Fantasy XII: the Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
NieR Replicant
NieR Reincarnation
SINoALICE
Death End re;Quest 2
Void Terrarium
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Mary Skelter: Finale
Moero Crystal H
Infinity Strash - Dragon Quest: the Adventure of Dai
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Sources/Links:
Persona:
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/05/persona_5_royal_hits_record_sales_in_the_west_says_sega
https://www.siliconera.com/persona-5-scramble-localization-mentioned-in-koei-tecmo-fiscal-year-report-for-2019/
P5D and P3D soundtrack links:
https://www.play-asia.com/persona-dancing-p3d-and-p5d-soundtracks-advanced-collectors-bo/13/70dfad?tagid=1578973 *affiliate link
https://www.play-asia.com/persona-dancing-p3d-p5d-soundtrack-advanced-cd/13/70dfc5?tagid=1578973 *affiliate link
Trails
Main Interview with Gematsu: https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/falcom-interview-with-president-toshihiro-kondo-trails-series-ys-ix-monstrum-nox-coming-west-and-more
https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/the-legend-of-heroes-hajimari-no-kiseki-details-rixia-zeit-ilya-arios-matteus-aurier-f-novartis-and-data-link-bonuses
https://www.gematsu.com/2020/04/the-legend-of-heroes-hajimari-no-kiseki-details-variant-rage-japanese-limited-edition-and-first-print-bonus
FFVII
https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-part-2-sequel-still-in-concept-planning-stage/
Delays
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/04/sword_art_online_alicization_lycoris_delayed_to_july_due_to_coronavirus_situation
NieR
https://www.siliconera.com/nier-replicant-devs-on-why-its-an-upgraded-version-instead-of-a-remaster-or-remake/
https://www.siliconera.com/yoko-taro-and-yosuke-saito-on-nier-replicants-new-additions/
https://www.siliconera.com/nier-reincarnation-is-written-by-a-team-of-scenario-writers/
Death End 2
https://ideafintl.com/death-request-2/
Dragon Quest: the Adventure of Dai:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/9765-action-rpg-infinity-strash-dragon-quest-the-adventure-of-dai-announced-for-consoles
Genshin Impact:
Apply to the beta here: https://genshin.mihoyo.com/en
FFXII: the Zodiac Age
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/04/24/final-fantasy-xii-the-zodiac-age-update-adds-license-resets-original-soundtrack-more/
Moero Chronicles H
(I didn’t realize it was through Play-Asia when making my video, hence not mentioning affiliate links. I’ll put both links, so feel free to use whichever!)
Pre-order link (non-affiliate): https://www.play-asia.com/search/Moero+Crystal+H#fc=m:1256
(Affiliate): https://www.play-asia.com/search/Moero+Crystal+H#fc=m:1256?tagid=1578973
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Time codes:
0:24 - Persona 5 Scramble Localisation Planned?
1:31 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2’s Status: In Planning
2:21 - Falcom News:
Hajimari no Kiseki’s JP Release Date + Falcom President Kondo’s Recent Comments
5:46 - Genshin Impact’s Final Upcoming Beta
(Includes PS4!)
6:29 - Next-Gen JRPG
Scarlet Nexus Announced
7:36 - Event Cancelations and Game Delays
(+ A New Event Comes to the Rescue?)
9:47 - Other Trailers and Announcements