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Thought it made be worth creating a news thread for this series since it seems to be gathering steam recently. It’s a long running series of jrpgs by Falcom that has multiple “arcs” and most of the arcs span multiple games, and they all interconnect with each other. I think the appeal lies mostly in following the stories and the characters, rather than fancy graphics or flashy gameplay. The newest announcement is The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak which is coming next summer. https://www.rpgsite.net/news/14862-the-legend-of-heroes-trails-through-daybreak-launches-in-summer-2024-for-playstation-5-playstation-4-nintendo-switch-and-pc Apparently it’s the first game in a new arc.

I’m all for rpg stories that continue for multiple games, so hopefully this one gets things off to a good start.

That looks excellent. Could be the next great rpg.

That looks like a laugh, if nothing else. Could be cool.

Reviews: Gamespot - 10 IGN - 9 PC Gamer - 87% Game Informer - 8.5 Destructoid - 8.5 Polygon - Recommended RockPaperShotgun - Recommended Somehow I need to finish BG3, finish Tears of the Kingdom and then play this… Guess I should stop watching cheap horror movies on Netflix.

The Lamplighters League and Cocoon both look brilliant. Payday 3 is bound to be a laugh as well. That’s a good list.

This could get ugly. https://www.pcgamer.com/dc-comics-adamant-the-wolf-among-us-source-material-is-not-in-the-public-domain-as-its-creator-calls-them-thugs-and-conmen-and-insists-it-is/

On a related note, the franchise is now in the public domain. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-wolf-among-us-and-fables-creator-clashes-with-dc-and-puts-entire-franchise-into-the-public-domain

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/level-5-premieres-multiple-trailers-for-its-upcoming-switch-games This looks like Level-5’s best game in years.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/old-school-crpg-broken-roads-is-fallout-1-via-post-apocalyptic-australia-and-it-finally-has-a-release-date Nag’s Fantasy Critic pic just snuck in.

I think that’s won you Fantasy Critic.

Will launch in Early Access on Steam next Spring. https://www.polygon.com/23873700/hades-2-release-date-announcement I consider Hades one of the “holy trinity” of great modern indie games (along with Hollow Knight and Outer Wilds) so I have no doubt that this will be brilliant.

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/tales-of-arise-expansion-beyond-the-dawn-announced 20 hour expansion. Out November 9th.

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/honkai-star-rail-for-ps5-launches-october-11 This has been confined to the EGS on PC for a while but it’s coming to PS5 on October 11th. It’s miHoYo’s follow-up to Genshin Impact, albeit a turn-based sci-fi rpg. It was critically acclaimed when it came out but I assume it will get a lot of new reviews now that’s it’s getting a console release.

Comfirmed. The 2.0 update is coming five days early on the 21st. https://www.eurogamer.net/cyberpunk-2077s-major-20-update-arrives-next-week-on-xbox-series-xs-ps5-and-pc Makes perfect sense. I won’t be getting around to this until I’ve fished BG and Zelda though, otherwise I would have downloaded it to get used to the changes.

https://www.rpgsite.net/news/14817-super-mario-rpg-remake-introduces-new-timed-aoe-attacks-and-triple-move-mechanic

Oh now that’s a fucking trailer. Will be buying a PS4 at the end of February then!

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes-launches-april-23-2024 Out April 23rd.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/gamecube-classic-paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door-is-heading-to-switch Coming to Switch next year with enhanced graphics.

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/another-code-recollection-announced-for-switch Missed this first time around on DS but this looks right up my street.

Newest game from Vanillware, seems like Fire Emblem meets Heroes of Might and Magic. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/atlus-and-vanillaware-announce-tactical-rpg-unicorn-overlord-for-ps5-ps4-switch-and-xbox-series

Wow the original graphics look much nicer than the “remastered” ones. Much easier on the eye. Was a big fan of the cartoon too when I was a kid.

Solar Ash is a game I’ve been meaning to play too. It was Heart Machine’s follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter. But I’ve never seen it sold at anything greater than a 40% discount. Worth a punt for free!

Currently enjoying Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix. Right now I’m in the middle of the Rupert Grint episode, Dreams in the Witch House. The first episode was the best so far, but all of the episodes have been intriguing, with some very good performances.

This looks brilliant. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/void-stranger-out-now-looks-like-a-wonderful-game-boy-nightmare