Is 2024 Already The BEST Year for JRPGs EVER?
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2024 has been an absolutely INSANE year for JRPGs. But is it already the best year the genre has ever seen? In this video I'll talk about everything that's come out and what's still to come!
Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Palworld 1:39
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 3:39
Persona 3 Reload 4:27
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 7:20
Unicorn Overlord 13:37
Dragon’s Dogma 2 & Rise of the Ronin 17:08
Grandia HD Collection 17:42
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 18:07
Sand Land 18:48
Paper Mario TYYD Remake 19:40
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance 20:14
Tokyo Xanadu ex+ (Switch) 20:57
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak 21:39
Visions of Mana 22:31
Metaphor ReFantazio 23:10
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From GranBlue, P3R, FF7R; Unicorn Overlord, etc I’m already so behind but I’m soooo happy for all the content. And then to think of things like Mana and ReFantazio coming, this year is unimaginable. Not only is the jrpg renaissance in FULL swing, this feels like a new PS2 era of jrpg’s that are unabashedly jrpg’s. Their westernization derangement is over. They’re hot dumbing them down or simplifying stuff, none of that. They just give us meaty RPG’s with tons of exploration and they keep giving us more top tier games. This year is so nostalgic for me, and I know years later I will have nostalgia for this period of my life
You need to change your mindset. Instead of stressing about the amount of backlog you have to go through you should be happy about having a lot of things to look forward to in the future. I love backlogs. It means there is always something new and exciting for me to try. That's why I'm never in a hurry to finish my games. I might be the only backlog gamer who actually finishes the games he starts.
Agreed Yuffie was a huge surprise and extremely charming throughout the story. All the voice actors just crushed it.
I agree, this year is abslolutly insane and you did not even mention games like Ys X or the fact that new games could be revealed and come out this year. I look forward to Eiyuden chronicle, SMT V Vengeance because I freakin' love SMT V, Trails through Daybreak because it is Trails and it is the best series ever, Visions of Mana, Metaphor. I honestly did not think that 2023 could be topped but it looks like 2024 is THE year of JRPGs.
Every year for at least the last 5 years has been a great year for JRPGs and RPGs in general. I feel so out of sync with so many other gamers that I hear constantly saying "gaming is dying" or "AAA gaming is dying" or things along these lines lamenting the lack of good games to play, because I've got more games than I could ever keep up with and more just keep releasing.
"single player games are dying" is one i've been hearing alot over the past few years
Maybe it is Western game publishers (not developers!) that are dying.
I'm gonna piss off some people with saying this but gaming is only dying for fans of western games. As a jrpg lover, it feels like every year is a good year. I have gone through more than 10 games over the last year and still have 13 game ony my backlog. And trust me, I'm very very selective when it comes to games. And I certainly missed out big over the years. Wether old or new games, there were a lot of masterpieces I played. Grandia, FFV, FFVI, Crisis Core Reunion and espcially Ys 8 Lacrimosa of Dana were tons of fun. And I dare say they are all masterpieces. Gonna move on to Octopath Traveler II, Bravely Default II and Ys IX Monstrum Nox.
Only thing we’re missing is Yoko Taro’s next game
Yeah seriously, why is the next NieR game taking so long?
Probably new Voice of Cards.
@@TheGamingShelf more than a Nier game, I'd be more interested in a game that bridges the gap between Drakengard Ending E and Nier. We're told small details and that's it.
FF7 Rebirth is on another league. It is just.... wow. It remembers the golden era of Squaresoft, when they were so much ahead from competition
Unicorn Overlord came out of nowhere... And hit the number one spot for me so far. Incredibly addictive and so beautiful! The best for me so far !
P3R is now my BGE. Can't wait fot Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Unicorn Overlord is easily one of the best games I've ever played, and likely my goty. Eiyuden Chronicles is probably the only other game in with a chance, but it's got A LOT of work to do to even enter the conversation
Ys x Is gonna be fire
I played it a couple months back, it's a solid game.
it's an Ys game. So of course it will be fire.
I called this a couple months ago and thank you for driving this point home Taylor! 2024 is THE year for RPG fans. With a string of these types of games already dominating the market & much more to come, there's no stopping this hype train! It really is strange how less than a decade ago, RPGs were at a low point, but look now. This is a renaissance of excellent RPGs for all generations. It is one hell of a time to be alive!
UO is like the first Ogre Battle, or rather upgraded version of OB.
Not only jrpgs, the battle for the GOTY award will be a complete mayhem. It's very rare for me to put more than 50 hours straight in a single game, this year that habit got obliterated. I put more than 110 hours in granblue fantasy, 130 hours in like a Dragon infinite wealth, 140 hours in FFVIIREBIRTH and currently have 70 hours in Dragons Dogma 2, expecting more than 100 hours in Stellar Blade and other games coming later this year, totally crazy.
I’m so jealous! I wish I had that much time to game. I’ve only been playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth since it released and have a little over 50 hours in it.
I literally just beat FFVII Rebirth before watching this vid and the entire time me and my bro were playing I couldn't get over how good it was? how much it made me love characters I either didn't care about or actively didn't like in OG. and the MUSIC I just can't get over it. I have complicated feelings about the OG but I'm glad it was made so that this game could be made.
I cannot wait till the next part even though I know it's going to be the hardest part for me to play... but now I'm here looking a big pile of games and being like... how am I supposed to have enough time to play all this?? plus I wanna get thousand year door because I've heard it's the best paper Mario and I never got to play it when I was young. also daybreak aahhh there is too much I do not have enough hours in the day!
anyways great vid! keep up the good work!
Right!? Rebirth is just unbelievably good. And yes the MUSIC! OMG it got me so emotional.
This year has been fantastic
Cannot wait for SMT V: Vengence,YS Nordic, trails through daybreak, visions of mana, sandland and ofc Metaphor Re:Fantazio
Great video! This year is out of control but that's great! I am trying my best to get through as much as possible!
Do you have to go through everything? Maybe I'm just too selective but when something doesn't seem interesting to me or when I know exactly that something isn't my type of game then why should I bother playing it? Though there are at least 6 games this year on my wishlist. So yeah, there is a lot to go through.
Miss your vid’s Taylor. Always good to see when you’ve uploaded.
Stay tuned because I've got a monster one coming this month that should be a lot of fun :)
Just finished Tokyo Xanadu recently and I agree that it is quite an underrated action rpg gem. Speaking of action RPGs, I think you forgot to include Ys X that is also coming this fall which I am most hyped for.
Just recently finished Persona 3 Reload, still need to finish Trails into Reverie, and there's another Legend of Hero's coming soon... between watching anime and playing JRPGs I'm surprised i have time to eat lol.
I try to get through as much games as i can now because i know when Trails through Daybreak comes out i will play nothing else for a very long time.
Me too...really looking forward to this one!
It's the best game in the series IMO.
I’m close to hitting 100 hours on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, while Gran Blue Fantasy Relink, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Stellar Blade are downloaded and ready to go on my backlog - but that’s how much fun I’m having with IW. Loving it so much
I Stellar Blade an arpg or a hack x slash game?
The SandLand demo was a lot of fun 😎🤙
Man, what I've seen of Visions of Mana so far really scratches some kind of "classic fantasy" itch for me.
Tials of Mana didn't do it for me. Propably because I played it after Ys 8. But Vision of Mana looks great so I have my fingers crossed that it will deliver.
I've been playing Unicorn Overlord SO MUCH. I've been enjoying it SO MUCH. How can it be so good? How does valinnaware get to make every single time such great games?
Loved persona 3 reload and ff7 rebirth, got granblue and infinite wealth coming for my birthday next week then getting euyiden Kickstarter next month although I’ll play on gamepass and keep my copy sealed
Thanks for the video. Is Tokyo Xanadu+ on Switch the same version we got on PS4?
Yes
Dude what amazing year I'm excited about all of these ! I'm currently playing unicorn and it's super awesome so many game for my back log
2022 was a banger year for AA JRPGs, though they seemed to cannibalize each-other for sales and fan attention. It had: Soul Hackers 2, Diofield Chronicles, Lost Eidolons, Triangle Strategy, Star Ocean: Divine Force, Harvestella, Ogre Tactics: Reborn, Chained Echoes.
Yeah 2022 was the best RPGs year for me since the 90s. And then last year with OT2, SoS, and SO2r was great too. 2022-24 are all stellar if you're an RPG fan, basically lol
Your FF7 Rebirth review was SOO well said!! I completely agree with 110% what u said!
Maybe only thing is that you used too many cutscenes from 'surprise' moments in the game like the dance etc. I want to share this video but not spoil too much footage to friends xD
Well well well spoken/said /reviewed!!
It’s so hard to not show spoiler stuff and talk about the game but I understand if you don’t want to share 😆
@@TheGamingShelf what u said really hit home though!! Will probably share still, and just tell him to close eyes from 7.20 😆❤️❤️❤️
Maybe, we'll see. I am definitely excited about 4 games you mentioned. And the one I've already finished and platinum'd is likely my goty. Hopefully the other 3 are great too! 🤞🤞
Hey guys can somebody tell me whats the thing with the trails series? Are they all connected together? So it really doesent make sense for a guy like me to just jump right in because i will not get it? I havent played one of those games before
They are all connected with trails of cold steel being the culmination point of the series. You can hop in at any series but if you start with cold steel you will miss out on references of events from other games. Characters from other series like the main parties from other games also become guest and playable characters in cold steel so if anything at least familiarize yourself because there is A LOT OF CHARACTERS. Lol
About the mixed turn based+action games like Trails to Daybreak, it seems only for open field battles(no bosses) and for ReFantazio it's either to make weaker enemies not taking your time(you can get rid of them immediately) or to gain advantage(getting first hits). Kinda wish they have full action spin offs considering Falcom already are good at making Ys games, and for Atlus they already had P5S(though that was mostly the Koei musou team?)
For Daybreak/Kuro it is. Honestly the non command/turn based is just for streamlining mob encounters and make it "fun" at the same time. In Kuro 2 you will be able to cast a limited magic to make it more time efficient. I don't see they will make a full transition like how FF is.
@@calendar6526 yeah especially since they already have Ys, what I mean is spinoffs instead of mainline titles, just shorter games that are a bit too big to just be a minigame. Kinda like Nayuta but bigger. Imagine a whole game where you control the Divine Knights in action for example(and hopefully not as clunky as that minigame in Reverie)
I finished Unicorn Overlord the other night now going through the Post Game, at first I thought the story is kind of meh but once you finish Elheim things become more interesting. The level of depth in terms of team composition is kind of insane, and the gear you get can sometimes fully re-purpose a class. Like making a Thief into a great support type unit. I feel like this game might become overshadowed as the year goes on; for fans of JRPG's I suggest just to give it a go even if it's just the demo.
Sand Land is a 1-volume manga that was released in 2000, the video game we're getting in a couple of weeks is one of the first announcements for the IP in the last couple of years, the others being an animated movie AND a TV series adaptations that will expand on the original story in big ways.
It was one of the last original IPs Akira Toriyama worked on as a mangaka before returning to Dragon Ball some 20+ years later... to mixed reception lol
I've been playing all Legend of Heroes games (Sky, Zero, Azure and Cold Steel) and I'm loving it. Really looking forward to playing Reverie and Through Daybreak. The new game of the makers of Persona is also looking amazing
I thought 2023 was a great year for games and RPG’s. Apparently 2024 wants to be better and I’m all for it. I hope we don’t have to wait too long for the final installment to the FF7 Remake trilogy
It'll probably be another 4, but honestly that's really quick in the current gaming landscape.
I'm going through FF7 Rebirth very slowly as I have very little time for games with my job. But I'm really loving it. Visions of Mana and Ys X Nordics are what I'm looking forward to the most coming up.
It seems like everyone has the same games on their wishlist. That's how you know it's a great year for jrpgs. There is no need to rush through games though. Limited time is the reason why I've become very selective with my games. Because I don't want to rush through them but take my time to play them thoroughly. Try to look at your backlog from a different perspective. It means that you won't get bored for a long time because there is always something new and exciting for you to play.
Almost finished Rebirth but before starting anything else I'd like to at least complete one of my 2023 backlog jrpg's as it was a busy year. Should I play Sea of Stars, Octopath II or Star Ocean 2R (finished SO2 OG back in the day) ?
For me OT2 and SO2r were GREAT and SoS was really solid too. If I had to pick only one to play I'd say OT2 takes the cake tho
@@gotaplanstan Thanks for the help !
I’ve just been playing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth since it came out and having a great time of it.
Hell yeah, nice!
Can't wait Eiyuden chronicles ❤
Same! It looks great.
Grandblue Fantasy Relink, Ys X, Vision of Mana, Eiyuden Chronicles, Suikoden I & II, SacriFire, FF7 Rebirth, AI Limit, Reynatis. I don't think there was ever a year with so many jrpgs on my wishlist.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is already my GOTY
Same. I doubt anything will topple it
@@TheGamingShelf If it doesn't win GOTY at TGA, then that's solely because Western media kinda seems to dislike JRPGs.
I really hope Daybreak is indeed a new story. Been avoiding the Trails series because I don’t want to play 10 games to experience it all.
And you didn't even mention the Elden Ring DLC - fantastic year for JRPGs!
I wish I would care for FF7 Rebirth :( But I did not enjoy the remake that much, mostly due to the battle system, that I gave up halfway through it.
But I am so hyped for Eiyuden Chronicle... Three more weeks...
I'm exactly the same way, you're not alone! I didn't like combat in FF15 either. Idk why I like Star Ocean and Tales of action combat but not Final Fantasy, it is what it is I guess.
I too am EAGERLY awaiting Eiyuden Chronicles, especially since I already finished Unicorn Overlord
@@gotaplanstan I need to play Unicorn Overlord, it looks great!
I think the ending of Ff7 Rebirth really soiled my opinion of it, but your overview reminded me that the journey there was a fantastic experience.
Oh man, I seriously cannot wait for the Paper Mario TTYD remake! We really are eating good this year, it's crazy, but the good kind of crazy!
Haha absolutely! An embarrassment of riches for sure.
Thank God for the Playstation Portal 🙏🏽 I'm able to play all my rgs with ease.
While they're not new, I am super looking forward to playing Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 on my PS5. It will be nice playing them on a bigger screen (I only had a switch lite) and being able to get trophies.
I checked out Grandia 1 on the HD Collection when it came out and I was not expecting it to look as good as it does on my tv. I thought it was going to look stretched and stuff.
Dragon's Dogma 2 is my game of the year so far. Just love the freedom you get. Once you make it to the capital, you can just eschew the main story and do pretty much anything else you want. I'm going to have all the vacations mastered by the time I get to the story.
YOU FORGOT YS X: NORDICS!!!!!!!!!
But yeah 2024 is stacked truly!
You’re totally right and I’m really excited for that game too! Oops 😆
Rebirth has the best chance to finally win a GOTY for Final fantasy
I honestly don't know what would beat it. There's not a ton of big hitters that we know of still coming.
AFK Journey looks sooo good and the artstyle is on point 👌🏻
Ys x coming west this year cemented it as a very great jrpg year. For me and most of yous Im sure , 24 is even better than 23.
It's so insane, I am not even done with 2023 backlog, but right now, I jumped to FF7 Rebirth because it's a no.1 priority 😊
Smart choice! It's such a great game that you don't want to have spoiled.
15:52 - Not George Kamitani but from Takafumi Noma and Masami Yanagi.
Took 2 weeks off from work to play FF7:Rebirth & completed it in a month
I’m with you, 7 rebirth is easily like a top 3 game of all time for me
'So what has been your favourite jrpg of 2024?'
Me looking at Persona 3 Reload and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth like I've been asked to choose my favourite child.
FF7R definitely took more than 4 years to make. The foundation and engine that they built in Remake was re-used so these past for years they got to focus on content with slight tweaks to the engine. But that's not a bad thing, this is how Square was about to pump out a new FF every year or two back in the 90's.
That nvidia stock i told you about though. :) - Kami
Ffvii is already a fav. Looking forward to granblue and trails. Trails is awesome been a fan since psp. Shame its so daunting to new comers.
we will finally have corpse party 2 in fall !! i'm so hype for this game too !
I cannot wait to play FF VII Rebirth on PC. Hoping the port isn't weak.
It's gonna run like a dream...hopefully lol.
All incredible games. I just wish Atlus would lay off the HUDS so I could see theirs.
I'm struggling to finish all the demos.
9:06 did they actually make this game in 4 years? Or is it more likely that they were working on rebirth at the same time as remake? To me that would explain why remake is a much smaller scope game.
Great video like always.
In answer to the question of the video, no, 2024 is not the best year for JRPGs ever. That belongs to 1998. Final Fantasy Tactics, Breath of Fire 3, Xenogears, Brave Fencer Musashi, Alundra, Parasite Eve, Saga Frontier, Tactics Ogre, Tales of Destiny.
SaGa Frontier being garbage aside, that one’s hard to argue!
I had to skip granblue fantasy relink, infinite wealth, and P3R. It hurts so much lol. Fortunately I was able to get FF7 Rebirth, and the physical deluxe edition at that. Just started chapter 10 and it seems like it only gets better and better somehow!
It truly does. Savor it! It's such a special game and we don't get ones like this often.
The art is not from george kamitani but Takafumi Noma and Masami Yanagi
SMT V Vengeance is got moved from June 21 it moved to June 14. Why? Because Elden Ring DLC
I agree that FF7 Rebirth is incredible! It has successfully dethroned the Witcher III as my favorite game of all time (so far). I haven't finished it yet but I've been loving every second.
I thought the same, Witcher 3 is my number 1 game and FF7 Rebirth dethroned it for sure. Got 114 hours so far and just started chapter 13. 100% every region, only missing some hard minigames, piano, gilgamesh and vr brutal challenges. Then hard for platina but not sure if i will do it, some minigames are so annoying like brawler Sephiroth and some others.
I bought a ps5 for ff7 rebirth. i will say i am trying to play through intermission first. its fun. can't wait for rebirth though.
The dlc for the tale of arise is the best jrpg of the year so far. Granblue relink is a grind and they reskin the bosses like 3 times. Dragons dogma 2 has a mess of a story but the combat has some appeal. Unless ys comes out with another game this year, the upcoming mana game will be a good contender for the best.
FF7 could be the best game of the year but because its only on ps5, people just watch it on youtube and end up not buying it. I did the same with Part 1.
If all you do is watch it then you're really missing out on the experience. You could say that for literally any game.
@@TheGamingShelf yes i know but they take forever to bring it out on PC then charge full price for a game they made me wait for because they want to take sony exclusive money and that i've already seen. The games made in unreal engine 4, a PC engine, they show the game play trailers playing on the PC platform. Still waiting on ff16. So yeah i miss out because of Playstation/Sony and Square shoot themselves in the foot. I'm not the only one who feels this way, theres very little hype when it eventually comes to PC because it's not new by the time its out. You can see this in Steam Stats for part 1 for example. doesn't sell like a normal new release.
The answer is yes, yes it is
I finished FF7R in 120hrs and loved it, then went into Rise of the Ronin and having a ton of fun too. My P3 reload copy is collecting dust cause I was on Crisis Core remastered, with a bit of helldivers 2 (and also suicide squad :/). I have dragons dogma 2 and unicorn overlord waitin too. Basically stop releasing games in 2024 please and thank you
Don't forget FF16 DLC, the Rising Tide!
I absolutely will forget, but I'm happy for those looking forward to it :)
Sand Land demo was AWEFUL !!!
Just WALKING the expansive desert with NO clear aim. NO vehicle access to it takes ages to get nowhere.
I agree it was a terrible demo, but you get a motobike, mech, and a tank in the demo
While the demo was indeed bad, you have three vehicles dude.
I thought it was awesome. Maybe the full game will be more appealing to some. I'm already sold.
@@airdrighmor1439Visuals and these things, yes. The problem is that there is nothing to do outside of roaming on the desert to fight some enemies. And the trailers showed us that there is a lot of things to do. The demo would be better if it was a slice of the game with some things to do.
@@theLikou1 ah. I greatly prefer gameplay demos with zero story. That's what the full game is for. It was perfect, for me.
Yes. Yes it is.
FFVII rebirth is GOTY
Nice jrpgs all year
I want to play ff7 rebirth, but it needs to come out on pc. I don't want a ps5
It's already announced for PC but it won't be released any sooner than 2025.
Just wait a year or two
Thank you
No u
You forgot saga emerald beyond bro 😢
the only one i care about!!!
Oh I got a special SaGa video coming up this month. Stay tuned ;)
This would’ve been the first AAAA game if skull and bones don’t beat them to it 😂😂😂😂😂
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Ah palworld, having your slaves work on the assembly line to build that base! Well Rebirth probably came quickish because they had a lot assests from the first part of the remake! Need to pick up unicorn overlord soonish, one I'm real excited to play! Gonna be so poor buying all these games!
Plus Ys X
Still trying finish the first Yakuza Like a Dragon 😒😆
@Atomic_7X Yakuza 7 with my boy Ichi. Just beat it yesterday too. The ending was good!
@Atomic_7X Crazy part is I started 8 and have 20 Trophies left in 7 to get an feel awful lol. 🫡 To you and getting that Platinum
@Atomic_7X Agreed
And FF14 will get its newest expansion. Those are always huge
And the graphic update! I'm hyped for that almost more than the expansion lol
unicorn overlord IS OGRE BATTLE.... am i too old? why everyone dont have ogre battle as reference to compare unicorn overlord ?
The answer is free on game pass 🥳
wdym? palworld is JRPG. it's an rpg made by japanese.
That's actually a good point lol. I keep forgetting a Japanese team made it.
Dont forget yakuza 8. Easily one of the best of the year.
I didn’t. Watch the video again ;)
Whatever that survival thing is, doesn’t seem like a JRPG
Dragons dogma. Capcom
Answer: No, the fact that you would think that makes no sense. It seems like JRPGs are getting crappier. There have been some good ones, but not enough of them.
I've been playing them for 30 years and I feel like we're in a second golden age right now. If you think their getting worse that's a real shame.
Lol every single UA-camr is the same lately. A jrpg channel dedicated to jrpgs and every video is "I just don't have time to get to these games".
JRPGs are super long. Even though I play them all day long there still isn't enough time lol.
I wish i had the same adoration woth rebirth. To me its all filler. I would have preffered a more compact game focused on story and combat. But i also hate the combat. Give me turn based forever
We only need Nintendo to announce a Xenoblade Cross port to Switch