"Atelier Yumia" is a must-buy to me, simply because of this channel. At a "KOEI Tecmo" sale, I wanted to finally look into this series... but the choice is enormous, so I watched your channel up and down, each "Atelier" video multiple times, till I finally chose "Sophie 1" and the "Ryza" trilogy. I felt like a kid in a gaming store, deciding which game to pick while reading the back of the boxes over and over again. ^^ I love your enthusiasm for these games. :)
Aaah, such good choices! :)) truly a good combo; I think Sophie is a great intro to the Mysterious trilogy and slightly older Atelier and of course, Ryza is fantastic :3 hope you have so much fun and they get you even more hype for Yumia! :D
@@JRPGJungle Yeah, I chose "Sophie" because it's one game without the timelimit... and the Alchemy-part was just incredible. And then I picked "Ryza" cause I wanted to play a more modern iteration of these games, and while the crafting is more streamlined, it's just as satisfying. I simply love that these games are... basically optional, when it comes to the content. You get a goal or direction or location... but you can do so much outside of it while visiting al sorts of optional areas. And you have to, cause if you simply storm off towards your goal, you are toast, especially in higher difficulties. I'm really excited to see the next game in action, and to experience another adjusted crafting system. :)
I remember you being the main reason i found out about the Atelier series and i've been addicted to them ever since, Yumia is also one of my anticipated games this year along with Xenoblade, the other Atelier game, Yakuza and of course Trails in the Sky Remake! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the games you listed! :)
Such a huge year for some of my favorite series. 3 Trails games (Daybreak 2, Ys vs Sky, Sky remake), 2 Ateliers, Death end Request. The opportunity to experience classics I missed out on like Dragon Quest and Suikoden and revisit one of the games that made me a Jrpg fan in the first place Lunar! Still keeping my fingers crossed Nisa may get us Farewell O Zemuria localized by the end of the year as well. Even though we may not have the big names like Final Fantasy or Persona I feel like this is a bigger year already than 2024.
Just wanna say I recently discovered your channel, and I love it already! I can feel your passion for games and the JRPG genre. This will be a great help when I get into the Atelier games myself.
@@JRPGJungle Of course! I do have a question about that. I'm thinking of starting with the Ryza and Sophie games. Are those good entry points into the series?
@masculineshiver absolutely! Ryza is good if you want the newest, Sophie is good for a combination of both since Sophie 1 is (slightly) old style and 2 is new :)
Watching now, but Atelier Yumia in the thumbnail, yayyy! I literally ordered the Special Collection Box on day one and I cannot wait!!! Also really excited for Xenoblade Chronicles X and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, of course! The new Rune Factory also looks amazing~ And not a 2025 game, but I'm going to play Kai no Kiseki after I finish Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (at least that's the plan-) and I'm so excited. We are so spoiled for choice with JRPGs lately, it's unreal~ Thanks for your video, as always :3
Xenoblade X is a no brainer for me after losing my 35 hour save file on wii u to finally finish it, Sky Remake, Pokemon ZA and Rune Factory are very likely and Yumia im stuck on but we'll see
I had small hopes for them, although they probably thought Ryza did well without it, so save the money or something lol plenty of Western fans would appreciate though, so people should keep suggesting it! :))
I wanted Yumia badly, but after seeign the Overview trailer? I NEED it. Its everything I want from an Atelier game. Ryza's exploration mixed with the mysteries of Dusk + the versatility of Sophie? Give. Me. THAT.
Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is gonna be peak, gameplay looks even crazier than Lost Judgement Rune Factory looks really cool, its kinda like a 3d Sakuna of Rice and Ruin
im excited to play trails in the sky first chapter again but this time in 3d!. i really hope it sells well so that we get the other two games. also expedition 33 is coming out on April 24th and i cant wait!
I'm really excited about Xenoblade X DE and Atelier Yumia (this will be my first game in the series), I've have already preordered both of them for the switch (I'll probably play X first, then Yumia) Others games I'm excited are Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (also my first game on Trails). Rune Factory looks interesting as well, I'll probably wait for it. Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake its also in my list, I still need to play 3. And for Pokémon Legends Z-A, I'm hoping the game it's well made, if the next trailer convinces me, I'll probably play it this year.
I am most excited for Lunar remaster collection! I have also still have not played Like a Dragon Infinity Wealth! I am going to wait for a ultimate collection sale. I loved the first game! ❤
Legends Z-A is at the top of my hype list, I am a huge Pokemon fan, and I'm also really excited to see both the new Atelier games, especially since I passed on Resleriana's initial smartphone game. I actually do have a Wii U with the original Xenoblade X, but I didn't play it as much as I'd like, and I'm pretty excited for the QoL features offered by the Switch release.
2025 already hit hard my wallet, Freedom Wars, Ender Magnolia and Blade Chimera just in January, and was thinking about Tales of Graces F too, always like Sophie's design.
The only reason it isn’t on the list is I need to play Reverie and the first Daybreak! I’ve downloaded the battle demo, looking forward to giving it a small try for now :))
I'm a few games away from catching up with the trails series, after more than a year playing these titles, so what better reward than starting it again with the remake of trails in the sky, this is my most anticipated of the year, but What I want most is to know the next remasters of Tales of and hopefully a new title for this year.
Suikoden 1 and 2 remaster are the top priority here, which is making me stressed out about finishing Methaphor first. Sui 1 and 2 were an integral part of my early teens so being able to play them without the massive pixel soup from a ps1 on a flat screen TV is a plus.
Honestly, my most anticipated JRPG of this year is whatever Atlus or Square enix announce and release for this year. So far, this year is looking a little bit dry in new big releases.
My belove is Atelier Serie. It used to be Final Fantasy back in 1990 but not anymore. Why wait 5-10 years for 1 titles when u can get 3 titles in one year (example are Sophie,Firis,Lydie DX) So 1st for me is Yumia.
I have so many games I want to play this year but I think the biggest one is Fantasy Life i. Otherwise I'll be working on my backlog from last year. I haven't even gotten into FF7 Remake or Rebirth or Metaphor along with finishing Ryza 2 and 3; Ys X; and the Xenoblade series lol
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is my top most anticipated game so far. (I know it's French; I'm still digging the JRPG influences though). Also excited about all the remakes/remasters, but I'm hoping to spend more time on my existing backlog and add less new games to it this year.
This year, if there are two games I buy they will be Monster Hunter Rise and Atelier Yumia! Of course I have my eyes on a few others like Clair Obscur and Atelier Resleriana.
I started the new version and I’d call it fantastic so far! Hope to review it proper at some point, but it’s exactly what I used to love about it, just remastered :)
Atelier Yumia is a absolute buy for me. I can't wait until it is released. And I am happy to see Atelier Resleriana is being freed from the shackles of being on-line only (sorry for those that like on-line gacha stuff, but I hate it with a passion). Let's not forget that there is also a Trails game releasing very soon. Trails Through Daybreak II is around the corner, and the first game in this was fantastic! Of course Trails In The Sky First Chapter remake is on my "to buy" list. I have already played the original many years ago, but have no hesitation to dive in again. And this time in full 3D, new animations and a new engine. The Dead end games did not much for me. It's just not my style. The same goes for The Hundred Line. It's too bad the new Yakuza game is real time in stead of turn based. I was not very interested in the Yakuza series, until they switched to turn-based game play. This switching back to action will probably make me to skip this one. I never played any Xenoblades game, because I am a PC gamer. Sadly these games probably never come to the PC, so that's that. The same goes for Freedom Wars (and Sakura Wars by the way). The new Rune Factory game looks very interesting, so I probably going to buy it. I will wait for the reviews though. I like the Dragon Quest games, but I cannot understand that they gave a wonderful graphic overhaul in the remake, but left the main characters as pixelated blobs. After years of gaming with pixelated stuff (yes I am a very long time gamer), I was so glad I could leave those primitive graphics behind, only to be slapped in the face with... Pixelated graphic characters in a brand new game. I can somehow get it for small studio's, but here? Wrong nostalgia honestly....
2025 sounds underwhelming exept those 2 atelier and rune factory. Yet i feel like the switch 2 without a set release yet, is holding back some game announcements. I can't wait for the switch 2 cuz xbox don't get many release and i won't re buy a ps5 just for a few months of waiting.
It sucks but I think I need to accept the Atelier franchise just isn't for me anymore. I loved the old battle system but with each game, it keeps leaning more and more into what's trendy. Going from uniquely designed characters and vibrant colors to moe girls and pastels, the alchemy being rather passive now being an indepth puzzle game, and the traditional exploration to now being Breathe of the Wild open-world exploration. Guess I'll just keep replaying Atelier Iris 3 and Mana Khemia.
I’m based in Japan, so not that difficult here, a lot of secondhand shops have so many :3 also I guess online I could’ve if I was determined haha I was thinking about it before Tokyo Mirage Sessions made it to Switch and XCX was another reason. Basically out of reasons now haha
The thumbnail in this video really says it all really for people playing these shitty games. People honestly care more about sex appeal and a character’s boob size than quality writing, story, and characters… This shit really is sad. The video game industry is fucked.
wow, except yakuza, basically all of them look graphically the same: trash. it looks like they took all the og's, upscaled them and done lmao how can it be that a mobile game nowadays looks better than a lot of new pc/console games? actually sad
"Atelier Yumia" is a must-buy to me, simply because of this channel.
At a "KOEI Tecmo" sale, I wanted to finally look into this series... but the choice is enormous, so I watched your channel up and down, each "Atelier" video multiple times, till I finally chose "Sophie 1" and the "Ryza" trilogy.
I felt like a kid in a gaming store, deciding which game to pick while reading the back of the boxes over and over again. ^^
I love your enthusiasm for these games. :)
Aaah, such good choices! :)) truly a good combo; I think Sophie is a great intro to the Mysterious trilogy and slightly older Atelier and of course, Ryza is fantastic :3 hope you have so much fun and they get you even more hype for Yumia! :D
@@JRPGJungle Yeah, I chose "Sophie" because it's one game without the timelimit... and the Alchemy-part was just incredible.
And then I picked "Ryza" cause I wanted to play a more modern iteration of these games, and while the crafting is more streamlined, it's just as satisfying.
I simply love that these games are... basically optional, when it comes to the content.
You get a goal or direction or location... but you can do so much outside of it while visiting al sorts of optional areas.
And you have to, cause if you simply storm off towards your goal, you are toast, especially in higher difficulties.
I'm really excited to see the next game in action, and to experience another adjusted crafting system. :)
I remember you being the main reason i found out about the Atelier series and i've been addicted to them ever since, Yumia is also one of my anticipated games this year along with Xenoblade, the other Atelier game, Yakuza and of course Trails in the Sky Remake!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the games you listed! :)
:’D
Good choices! I’m sure they’re all gonna be fantastic :) a good year ahead!~
excited to see xenoblade chronicles x back again
It’s so great they’re putting it on Switch! Gonna be fun :))
Such a huge year for some of my favorite series. 3 Trails games (Daybreak 2, Ys vs Sky, Sky remake), 2 Ateliers, Death end Request. The opportunity to experience classics I missed out on like Dragon Quest and Suikoden and revisit one of the games that made me a Jrpg fan in the first place Lunar! Still keeping my fingers crossed Nisa may get us Farewell O Zemuria localized by the end of the year as well. Even though we may not have the big names like Final Fantasy or Persona I feel like this is a bigger year already than 2024.
I'm going to be really busy in March with Xenoblade X and Atelier Yumia
Another wonderful video, @JRPGJUNGLE . Happy that you are showing these 10 games 😊
Just wanna say I recently discovered your channel, and I love it already! I can feel your passion for games and the JRPG genre. This will be a great help when I get into the Atelier games myself.
Thank you so much :’)) I look forward to hearing about your Atelier journey :DD
@@JRPGJungle Of course! I do have a question about that. I'm thinking of starting with the Ryza and Sophie games. Are those good entry points into the series?
@masculineshiver absolutely! Ryza is good if you want the newest, Sophie is good for a combination of both since Sophie 1 is (slightly) old style and 2 is new :)
Watching now, but Atelier Yumia in the thumbnail, yayyy!
I literally ordered the Special Collection Box on day one and I cannot wait!!!
Also really excited for Xenoblade Chronicles X and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, of course!
The new Rune Factory also looks amazing~ And not a 2025 game, but I'm going to play Kai no Kiseki after I finish Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (at least that's the plan-) and I'm so excited.
We are so spoiled for choice with JRPGs lately, it's unreal~ Thanks for your video, as always :3
We really are spoiled!~ Fantastic plans, I hope to make finishing Rebirth a part of my year too haha
Enjoy everything!! ^__^
I love your content, preordered xenoblade x already, I completed it in wii u btw, but cant wait to get it for switch
Thank you! It’s gonna be so fun on switch ^__^
Xenoblade X is a no brainer for me after losing my 35 hour save file on wii u to finally finish it, Sky Remake, Pokemon ZA and Rune Factory are very likely and Yumia im stuck on but we'll see
Yes, finish it! Sorry that happened to you, but at least you’ll have a chance to finish :)
I was hoping that Atelier yumia had a English dub. Weird since old Atelier games had dubs but not the new ones.
I had small hopes for them, although they probably thought Ryza did well without it, so save the money or something lol plenty of Western fans would appreciate though, so people should keep suggesting it! :))
I wanted Yumia badly, but after seeign the Overview trailer?
I NEED it. Its everything I want from an Atelier game. Ryza's exploration mixed with the mysteries of Dusk + the versatility of Sophie?
Give. Me. THAT.
YESS! I’m actually super glad a puzzle-y element is back, it’s all looking so good together. Soon! 😍
Looking forward to the Trails remake. I played the original last year and it was very good.
Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is gonna be peak, gameplay looks even crazier than Lost Judgement
Rune Factory looks really cool, its kinda like a 3d Sakuna of Rice and Ruin
They're also gonna have a Sakuna collab in Rune Factory Azuma :DD
im excited to play trails in the sky first chapter again but this time in 3d!. i really hope it sells well so that we get the other two games. also expedition 33 is coming out on April 24th and i cant wait!
I'm really excited about Xenoblade X DE and Atelier Yumia (this will be my first game in the series), I've have already preordered both of them for the switch (I'll probably play X first, then Yumia)
Others games I'm excited are Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (also my first game on Trails).
Rune Factory looks interesting as well, I'll probably wait for it. Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake its also in my list, I still need to play 3. And for Pokémon Legends Z-A, I'm hoping the game it's well made, if the next trailer convinces me, I'll probably play it this year.
I am most excited for Lunar remaster collection! I have also still have not played Like a Dragon Infinity Wealth! I am going to wait for a ultimate collection sale. I loved the first game! ❤
Legends Z-A is at the top of my hype list, I am a huge Pokemon fan, and I'm also really excited to see both the new Atelier games, especially since I passed on Resleriana's initial smartphone game.
I actually do have a Wii U with the original Xenoblade X, but I didn't play it as much as I'd like, and I'm pretty excited for the QoL features offered by the Switch release.
Atelier Yumia looks fantastic! March is crazy this year… Suikoden remasters too!
Yes! They’re on my calendar, idk when I’ll find the time but another great remaster for this year! March is crazyyyy! Haha :)
NO WAY!!! An Atelier game coming to Xbox??? I am fasho getting Yumia!!
2025 already hit hard my wallet, Freedom Wars, Ender Magnolia and Blade Chimera just in January, and was thinking about Tales of Graces F too, always like Sophie's design.
What is even happening lol this is too many stuff to get through in the first half of the year!
Yeah 😅 but the backlog is always useful and ever growing haha 👍🏻
I strongly recommend you Trails through Daybreak II, its demo is available for PS users, and it's fantastic!
The game's release date is 14th February!
The only reason it isn’t on the list is I need to play Reverie and the first Daybreak! I’ve downloaded the battle demo, looking forward to giving it a small try for now :))
I know it's a longshot for a 2025 release, but definitely hoping for more information on dragon quest xii
I would also love that :))
I'm a few games away from catching up with the trails series, after more than a year playing these titles, so what better reward than starting it again with the remake of trails in the sky, this is my most anticipated of the year, but What I want most is to know the next remasters of Tales of and hopefully a new title for this year.
Relatable, I started with cold steel in November then went back to start from sky. I'm up to Azure but I'm super excited to play the sky remake!
Suikoden 1 and 2 remaster are the top priority here, which is making me stressed out about finishing Methaphor first.
Sui 1 and 2 were an integral part of my early teens so being able to play them without the massive pixel soup from a ps1 on a flat screen TV is a plus.
Personally, Xenoblade and Hundred Line are the highlights for me 🎉
Pokemon ZA and Guardian of Azuma ofc ❤
It's not a Role-Playing Game, but I can't wait for Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos.
It would have been real nice if Nintendo of America let DERQ Code Z hit the West on the switch.... That and the Neptunia Rebirth ports...
Trails, Xenoblade, Atelier and maybe Last Defence Academy for me. 🙂
cant wait for trail. To me sky still is the best of all of them
I'm 💯 here for more Yakuza
I cant wait to start Tale of Graces F
That could probably be an honourable mention :3
Honestly, my most anticipated JRPG of this year is whatever Atlus or Square enix announce and release for this year. So far, this year is looking a little bit dry in new big releases.
I do hope Square and Atlus surprise us with something cool as their lineups were crazy last year. Fingers crossed for more! :))
Atelier Resleriana Atelier Yumia Dead or alive venus vacation prism ninja gaiden 4
Koei!~ haha :))
You should seriously make time to go play Infinite Wealth. It was fantastic
I want to and will sometime! I don’t know when, but I loved the first Like a Dragon, so I’m sure Infinite Wealth is great too :))
The backlog can't take anymore 😭
My belove is Atelier Serie. It used to be Final Fantasy back in 1990 but not anymore. Why wait 5-10 years for 1 titles when u can get 3 titles in one year (example are Sophie,Firis,Lydie DX) So 1st for me is Yumia.
I have so many games I want to play this year but I think the biggest one is Fantasy Life i. Otherwise I'll be working on my backlog from last year. I haven't even gotten into FF7 Remake or Rebirth or Metaphor along with finishing Ryza 2 and 3; Ys X; and the Xenoblade series lol
Fantasy Life looks super cute too :)) great backlog, nothing wrong with playing those games! Enjoy :D
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is my top most anticipated game so far. (I know it's French; I'm still digging the JRPG influences though). Also excited about all the remakes/remasters, but I'm hoping to spend more time on my existing backlog and add less new games to it this year.
No Clair Obscur? It's looking pretty strong so far
It’s not a JRPG
I will get 2 atelier games and rune factory guardian azuma. But fredom war is already out 10 january. You should check it out
Have it on my shelf, just waiting to not be making videos (I was working on this video since before the 10th :3) will get into it ASAP!
@JRPGJungle Still hope new digimon games come out this year. And hope atelier yumia and atelier offline get dlc swimsuit too.
This year, if there are two games I buy they will be Monster Hunter Rise and Atelier Yumia!
Of course I have my eyes on a few others like Clair Obscur and Atelier Resleriana.
I never played Freedom Wars, so it'll be my first time (when it goes on Sale of course)
Is it worth buying?
I started the new version and I’d call it fantastic so far! Hope to review it proper at some point, but it’s exactly what I used to love about it, just remastered :)
Atelier Yumia is a absolute buy for me. I can't wait until it is released. And I am happy to see Atelier Resleriana is being freed from the shackles of being on-line only (sorry for those that like on-line gacha stuff, but I hate it with a passion). Let's not forget that there is also a Trails game releasing very soon. Trails Through Daybreak II is around the corner, and the first game in this was fantastic! Of course Trails In The Sky First Chapter remake is on my "to buy" list. I have already played the original many years ago, but have no hesitation to dive in again. And this time in full 3D, new animations and a new engine.
The Dead end games did not much for me. It's just not my style. The same goes for The Hundred Line. It's too bad the new Yakuza game is real time in stead of turn based. I was not very interested in the Yakuza series, until they switched to turn-based game play. This switching back to action will probably make me to skip this one.
I never played any Xenoblades game, because I am a PC gamer. Sadly these games probably never come to the PC, so that's that. The same goes for Freedom Wars (and Sakura Wars by the way). The new Rune Factory game looks very interesting, so I probably going to buy it. I will wait for the reviews though. I like the Dragon Quest games, but I cannot understand that they gave a wonderful graphic overhaul in the remake, but left the main characters as pixelated blobs. After years of gaming with pixelated stuff (yes I am a very long time gamer), I was so glad I could leave those primitive graphics behind, only to be slapped in the face with... Pixelated graphic characters in a brand new game. I can somehow get it for small studio's, but here? Wrong nostalgia honestly....
Global Resleriana is shutting down, March 28th 11:00 UTC 😢
I saw, that was sudden
I'm ready to revisit Mira lol
2025 sounds underwhelming exept those 2 atelier and rune factory.
Yet i feel like the switch 2 without a set release yet, is holding back some game announcements.
I can't wait for the switch 2 cuz xbox don't get many release and i won't re buy a ps5 just for a few months of waiting.
It sucks but I think I need to accept the Atelier franchise just isn't for me anymore. I loved the old battle system but with each game, it keeps leaning more and more into what's trendy. Going from uniquely designed characters and vibrant colors to moe girls and pastels, the alchemy being rather passive now being an indepth puzzle game, and the traditional exploration to now being Breathe of the Wild open-world exploration. Guess I'll just keep replaying Atelier Iris 3 and Mana Khemia.
Wait you were thinking of buying a Wii U?! How?
I’m based in Japan, so not that difficult here, a lot of secondhand shops have so many :3 also I guess online I could’ve if I was determined haha
I was thinking about it before Tokyo Mirage Sessions made it to Switch and XCX was another reason. Basically out of reasons now haha
The thumbnail in this video really says it all really for people playing these shitty games. People honestly care more about sex appeal and a character’s boob size than quality writing, story, and characters…
This shit really is sad. The video game industry is fucked.
wow, except yakuza, basically all of them look graphically the same: trash. it looks like they took all the og's, upscaled them and done lmao
how can it be that a mobile game nowadays looks better than a lot of new pc/console games? actually sad