Arise Delayed, Cold Steel 4 Release Date, Ys IX comes to Switch! JRPG Weekly Update!
Social Links:
Twitch: / superderekrpgs
Item Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/superder...
Discord: https://www.discord.me/superderek
JRPG Weekly Update Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
This has been an awesome week for Falcom fans, with a couple of rough patches for fans of Tales. Let’s talk about it!
0:25 Headlines
0:45 New Games & Ports
• Shiren the Wanderer: Tower of fortune and the dice of fate coming to Switch and Steam 2020
o This game is based on the Vita release by the same name
• Square Enix announced a new Kingdom Hearts game coming to all consoles
o Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm based game that looks truly bizarre. Also, not very RPG-like from what I can see.
2:38 Release Date Updates:
• Trails of Cold Steel IV launches Oct 27 for PS4
• Monstrum Nox coming to PS4, PC and Switch, coming 2021
• Tales of Arise delayed
o Producer Yusuke Tomizawa cited Covid 19 specifically as the cause for the delay
o Previously the game was slated for a 2020 release but has been delayed to an unspecified time.
When that timeline does get established I’ll be sure to update you.
4:18 Other News
• TWEWY Anime announced
o Few details have been announced, looks like more is coming during the Anime Expo on July 3rd this week.
• Cyberpunk Anime announced for Netflix in 2022
o Series is being called Cyberpunk Edgerunners
o This anime is being handled by Studio Trigger,
Most famous for their work in Gurren Lagan and Kill la Kill
• Next entry in the Trails or Kiseki series is already in development, according to Toshihiro Kondo, president of Falcom
o Apparently, it won’t be Hajimari no Kiseki II. Very little else is known at this time though
• Sea of Stars got a new gameplay trailer, looks pretty awesome so far!
• Video
• Square Enix E3 announcements rescheduled
o Stated during a stakeholders meeting
o Will be doing their E3 announcements between July and August
8:53 Community News
• Translation patch release for Metal Max 3 for Nintendo DS
o https://metaldreamers.redhook.duckdns...
o The trailer for this game makes it look like a truly bizarre turn-based RPG,
o Congratulations to Metal Dreamers on this immense undertaking!
9:55 JRPG Weekly Forecast:
• Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
o Western style RPG Parody coming to PS4 June 30th
• Alphadia Genesis, a Kemko RPG for iOS, PC and Wii U is
o Coming to Xbox One July 3rd
• Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
o Coming to Nintendo Switch June 30th. Already available on PC & PS4
11:02 Question of the Week:
• What are YOUR predictions that you think truly are just around the corner?
o Got any specifically for Square Enix and the coming months?
I suspect we’ll start to hear rumblings about the
new FFVII Remake entry
teasers for Final Fantasy XVI.
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker game teased for Erick and his sister from DQ XI.