What Is JRPG of the Year 2024 so far? 

It's Eiyuden Chronicle for me. That being said, I feel for people who tried to play it on the Switch.

This has been one of the best 6 month stretch for JRPG releases IMO Infinite Wealth is the best thing I've played so far this year. Unicorn Overlord was top tier as well. P3R and DD2 were both really fun. Eiyuden Chronicle was a 7/10 bc it had enough issues and lack of balancing that pulled me out of the experience. I did not get around to FF7 Rebirth yet

My boy shadow!!! Good to see you still on the JRPG grind. Hope to see you at some shows again this year

2 videos in a week? Is ShadowElite back???

Trails daybreak Eiyuden chronicles Reynatis are on my list so far

2024 is a great year for JRPG's! ❤🔥

You definitely should play Infinity Wealth. Even tho I haven't finished it yet, but the gameplay and job improvements definitely made it more enjoyable also the sub-story definitely my favorite from the entire series

So far my JRPG of the year is Infinite Wealth

That Atlus segment...too true

After the bombastic year of 2023, I think 2024 has been rather solid so far. So far GOTY for me is a tie between P3R and Animal Well

Always love when a Shadow video pops up in my subscribed new video list

Infinite Wealth is my favourite game of the year, but Rebirth is a close second!!!

For me, Eiyuden Chronicle is game of the year for me. Not just JRPG but overall. It's been amazing.

Haven’t tried Rebirth because I disliked Remake and on principle don’t like the business decisions Square made to split it this game into three. Will wait for an all in one edition. So far loving Unicorn Overlord! Need to play Like a Dragon too.

Atlus' behavior makes sense when you look at their corporate overlords at Sega. They're crazy over DLC at Sega! I think the only games of theirs that DON'T have DLC are the games in the Sega Genesis Collection they keep releasing & re-releasing!

My JRPG of the year so far has got to me The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak...demo! lol Well, since it was announced I knew it was most likely gonna be my game of the year and after playing the demo it just confirmed it even more. There are a lot of great games I've played but Trails is my #3 in my TOP 3 game series of all time, the others being Tales Of and Persona, and with Tales Of not having a new game out this year and P3R being just a remake of P3 with no big changes to the story, yeah, Daybreak so far has got this in the bag. 2024 is a damn banger of a year for games in general. Aside from Trails Through Daybreak I'm REALLY looking forward to playing Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero. That game is gonna be something special man.

Damn. That’s just HALF of the year so far. Not just that but only ten games. I wish I had more time!!!

Im probably in the minority because i haven't played many new games this year, but Granblue Fantasy Relink has been a blast for me. It got me into the series and I really enjoyed it. From what I've seen FF Rebirth and Unicorn Overlord look solid and im looking to play next

Bro you have to play infinite wealth. You will love it.

I always feel like such a weirdo watching these type of videos. Like, I know I have unusual tastes when it comes to games, but it's another actually seeing my thoughts compared with others. Like, most of the ones listed here are either games I liked enough but still had a lot of issues with ("FF7 Rebirth", "Granblue Relink") or just straight up don't care about ("Persona 3 Remake", "Dragon's Dogma 2"). That said, I still gotta play "Unicorn Overlord" and "Eiyuden Chronicle". I've been tackling so many longer games back-to-back that it's pushed back so many other games. Not to mention letting other newer releases cut in line and purposely mixing up genres so I don't get burnt out. They've just been sitting in my backlog at a result but I do definitely want to get to them sooner than latter. If nothing else, I at least have "Unicorn Overlord" scheduled to be played in like 3 games or so (after "Stellar Blade", "Touhou: Double Focus", and "Touhou: Luna Nights").

Unicorn Overlord looks really cool. I wish they would port it to PC though. Playing anything on the Switch is a last resort or for Nintendo exclusives.

3rd one's gonna be called Final Fantasy VII Remake: Final Fantasy

Comparing FFVII Remake and Rebirth sales isn't a fair comparison, not is the PS 5 install base a great deal smaller than the PS 4. There was also the fact it released in 2020, so you had a number of people who had to stay at home due to the pandemic. I still haven't picked up Rebirth yet, since I don't have a PS5 (really only interested in the next Switch in terms of 'next' gen consoles, since I have a higher end PC) I am loving Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes. It does have that classic JRPG feel to it, and I really am enjoying all the characters.

Count me as someone that hasn’t finished Remake yet. Also I never buy a game at full price day 1 anymore either. I personally know many PS4 owners that have moved to PC over the PS5 as well so you have that too.

ATLUS really out here mugging my wallet. I'm still gonna pay though. I'll put my SMT V Vengeance Steel box right next to my SMT V Vanilla Steel box. Edit: Unicorn Overlord is still my favorite game so far this year.

Not having a console only PC this generation, my only regret as a fan of Vanillaware is Unicorn Overlord hoping for a PC release is naught.

7 Rebirth for me easily still.

Like a dragon 8

Persona 3 Reload!

wait, is Dragon's Dogma a JRPG? i think its just an RPG. looking forward to Ys X and Trails to Daybreak. Granblue Relink was fun but i felt it was too short, Rebirth is still PS exclusive and finally my biggest gripe about P3Reload is that they didn't out in the FeMC, i liked her more than the Male MC

Scarily accurate depiction of Atlus 🥲

I am SO DISSAPOINTED at Eiyuden Chronicles... the game by itself isn't bad... the story is interesting, the characters are interesting, but it has the same issue that (to me) has Octopath Traveler and is the reason I stopped playing the game and never touched them again. They lack so much interaction between characters it feels so damn off it annoys me... like "Look, we are more than 3 guys in a party" and barely anyone beside those have conversations with others, even worse, MEANINGFUL conversations are non existent when it rarely happen. I waited so many years for Eiyuden Chronicles and then for Octopath Traveler to fix the same issue the one had but nope... those games are designed like that sadly.

Ff7 Rebirth and infinite wealth bruh..is that even a question

Half of the world was locked down when FF7 Remake released. People had nothing to do, including me, so they played the game. It was idiotic to expect Rebirth to sell as well in today's economy and with the price hike. And at this point I stopped buying SMT games and their spin-offs until "ultimate" edition is released. Glad I waited for Vengeance because I learned my lesson with P5 and Royal. This is not a good strategy for Atlus, imo.

i dont think optional stuff in a game can even be a negative

Sega thanks to Atlus is rpg kings now Square is going down

My reason for not having bought FF7 Rebirth is even more simple. It's not on steam.

First

still dont like cloud's hair style

I just dont like the combat in the FF7 remakes, non starter for me. Unicorn Overlord gets my vote

Sorry but FF7 remakes is kinda lame.🤢

ARPGs are NOT JRPGs & where a game is made has NOTHING to do with what GENRE it is.

Meh, the stagger system in FF7 Remake and Rebirth as well as FF13 is what made battles too long and tedious You want to stagger enemies and bosses easier, just hit them with their weakness and then you'll be able to kick some more ass. that's it Instead of that bullshit mechanic, better just do the above and you'll have the same results in much less time Speaking of FF7, it's fucking stupid that Square-Enix, or more specifically Tetsuya Nomura, made the decision to remake the game as an episodic trilogy when a SIMPLE REMAKE like say the Resident Evil 1 remake by keeping everything from the original intact, add the cut content from back in 1997 and call it a day would've been better instead of this ''it's-actually-a-sequel-to-FF7'' reimagining bullshit they've pulled out of their asses just to capitalize on that FF15 engine and blueprint Also, I agree with ATLUS being greedy assholes with those scummy business practices when it came to both SMT 5 Vengeance and Persona 3 Reload Do I want to try out the new campaign for the former? Yes Do I want to rebuy the game full price again on Switch? FUCK NO, I already have it once and we live in a time where games can get updated with new content, so that new stuff could've easily been added to the base game on Switch for early adaptors like me while those who don't have it can simply buy the new version on whichever console they want Also also, the Answer campaign of P3 was so bad, why would people want it remade to maybe be even worse for Reload is anyone's guess