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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

The end of the year is quickly approaching, and as we all know there are some heavy-hitter JRPGs planned to be released in 2024.

So without further ado please go ahead and vote (and comment as well if you'd like) for the 2024 JRPG you're currently most excited about.

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth releases early 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio coming sometime in 2024

Persona 3 Reload releases February 2, 2024

Granblue Fantasy: Relink releases February 1, 2024.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth coming early 2024

Dragon Quest XII aiming for a 2024 - 2025 release

Dragon's Dogma 2 coming 2024

Rise of the Rōnin coming early 2024

Eiyuden Chronicle aiming for a Q2 2024 release window

Ys X: Nordics probably coming in the west in 2024

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake possibly releasing in 2024

Kingdom Hearts 4 with a 2024 - 2025 release window

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki which will be releasing in the West ASAP according to NIS America

 

[Agent_4Seven]

The one and only....

Spoiler

Metaphor: ReFantazio

 

[RoboFu]

Rebirth easily.

 

[Danjin44]

1. Metaphor: ReFantazio
2. Granblue Fantasy Relink
3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
4. Persona 3 Reload
5. Dragon Quest XII
6. Super Mario RPG

 

[Virex]

The end of the year is quickly approaching, and as we all know there are some heavy-hitter JRPGs planned to be released in 2024.

So without further ado please go ahead and vote (and comment as well if you'd like) for the 2024 JRPG you're currently most excited about.

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth releasing in early 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio coming sometime in 2024

Persona 3 Reload releases February 2, 2024

Granblue Fantasy: Relink releases February 1, 2024.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth coming early 2024

That's a lot of angry soyface

 

[Sleepwalker]

Rebirth and I dont care about any of the others

 

[Kurotri]

Metaphor chads we rise

 

[graywolf323]

all of the above?

FFVII is #1 though, Persona 3 might have managed to pull ahead but the lack of FeMC plus other things keeping it from FINALLY getting a definitive edition keeps it lower, so my ranking would probably be

1. Rebirth
2. Metaphor
3. Persona 3
4. LIke a Dragon
5. Granblue

but I plan to get all 5 of them day 1

 

[yazenov]

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is my most anticipated JRPG.

I think Dragon Quest 12 might be released in 2024 but no official dates have been set yet.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Rebirth and it's not close, though many of those will be great games that I'll eventually play.

 

[Punished Miku]

None of the above.

Dragon's Dogma 2 obviously.

 

[YukiOnna]

All of them! Probably Granblue the most though since it's the soonest and it has the most grand adventure with your friends + positive message feel to it. And I'm familiar with the IP.

But I'm excited for all of them.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For me it's kind of a tie between Metaphor: ReFantazio and FFVII Rebirth lol. Ofc, I'm excited for Infinite Wealth, Granblue Fantasy and P3R as well. 2024 is shaping to be another great year for JRPG fans!

 

[Nothing1234]

Rebirth easily!

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[Mr Hyde]

Granblue on top followed by Rebirth. Granblue looks fucking amazing. Day 1. FF 7 Rebirth is gonna be a certified banger too. I hope DQ12 is announced soon. 11 was top notch.

 

[The artful mincer]

Is DQ12 slated for next year? 11 was incredible

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Is DQ12 slated for next year? 11 was incredible

It could be either 2024 or 2025, that's why I wasn't sure if I should add it to the poll or not.

 

[Meicyn]

None of the above.

Dragon's Dogma 2 obviously.

Chiming in to also give another nod to Dragon’s Dogma 2. First game had some half-baked systems and was obviously shipped with cut content, but was ridiculously fun nonetheless. Looking forward to the sequel so much.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Okay, I'll add to the poll both Dragon's Dogma 2 and DQ 12 because I hate to be a party pooper lol.

 

[Celcius]

1. FF7 Rebirth - EZ No Question.
2. GranBlue Fantasy Relink - I've been looking forward to this for the years and really like the GB universe
3. Persona 3 remake - I've never played P3 and with the graphics being updated to look like P5R I'm really interested.

 

[YukiOnna]

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is my most anticipated JRPG.

I think Dragon Quest 12 might be released in 2024 but no official dates have been set yet.

I was thinking KH4 would release before DQ12 since it was announced as a logo, but not sure anymore either. TGS or TGA hopefully has something.

Okay, I'll add to the poll both Dragon's Dogma 2 and DQ 12 because I hate to be a party pooper lol.

You could technically add Rise of the Ronin, too... that's supposed to be 2024.

 

[SSfox]

Rise of Ronin is not an RPG.

Anyway looking to all those. Specially DQ12. It will be about damn time we see news about it, hopefully TGS next month.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I was thinking KH4 would release before DQ12 since it was announced as a logo, but not sure anymore either. TGS or TGA hopefully has something.


You could technically add Rise of the Ronin, too... that's supposed to be 2024.

You make a good point! I've added it to the OP and in the poll.

 

[The artful mincer]

Even if DQ12 does release next it would still be FFVII rebirth.

Yeah the story went bananas but I don't care! I can't wait to explore that world in 2024 graphics. The Gold Saucer, Junon Harbour, Cosmo Canyon

That and a combat system that's truly the best of real time and turn based! Yeah no contest.

 

[YukiOnna]

Rise of Ronin is not an RPG.

Anyway looking to all those. Specially DQ12. It will be about damn time we see news about it, hopefully TGS next month.

From TN themselves:

Rise of the Ronin is a combat focused open-world action RPG

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team NINJA announce action RPG Rise of the Ronin for PS5

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and Koei Tecmo studio Team NINJA have announced Rise of the Ronin, a new action RPG due out for PlayStation 5 in 2024.

www.gematsu.com

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

1. Dragon’s Dogma 2
2. FF7 Rebirth

Will wait and see if Granblue and Like a Dragon are any good. I’m mildly interested but don’t have any expectations for them.

Not interested in the rest.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

1. Dragon’s Dogma 2
2. FF7 Rebirth

Will wait and see if Granblue and Like a Dragon are any good. I’m mildly interested but don’t have any expectations for them.

Not interested in the rest.

 

[Danjin44]

2. FF7 Rebirth

Im surprised, I thought you HATED FFVIIRemake.

 

[Isa]

Very tough choice for me, at least in deciding on a personal most anticipated. On one hand Yakuza 7 blew me away and I have been eagerly awaiting the next chapter. I also am super pumped for Metaphor as well. I also can't forget the horribly long wait for Dragon's Dogma 2. I'm looking forward to all on your list though, it will be another great year for Jrpgs indeed.

This year also has plenty I've been playing and going to play, like Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles(really excited to play these in english for the first time!), Nayuta, Crymachina, Disgaea 7, Lost Eidolons just came out on console, DQ Infinity Strash, SWO Last Recollection, P5T, Star Ocean 2 HD, Eternights. Plenty too that I've had to add to the backlog and prioritize lol. Plus replays of classics I've been doing this year. The only one I'm not super sold on is FF7 Rebirth. The story in the first was so incoherent that my girlfriend had no idea to this day what was happening and is quite put off to say the least. So it kind of soured me on the next entry. I do really want to see the next proper DQ game, and find out how much it changes if anything.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Im surprised, I thought you HATED FFVIIRemake.

I thought the story/writing were really dumb and I didn’t like how they padded it to justify making the entire game cover the first 5 hours of the original. I’m still really curious about the second one. Could end up being some dumb fun now that they’ve given up even pretending to tell the same story, and we have more freedom of exploration and more party members to play around with.

Kinda hoping it’ll end up in “so bad, it’s good” territory like Stranger of Paradise.

 

[Fbh]

1: Dragons Dogma 2.
The first one wasn't flawless but did a lot of things right and is still one of the most memorable games from the Ps3 generation. If they can build upon what made the original good while ironing out some of the issues this should be absolutely fantastic

2: FF7 Rebirth.
While I still have my doubts about the story, I really enjoyed the combat and production values of the first, and those should be the same or better in this one. Also the trailers have shown bigger environments which already improves on one of my biggest issues of the first one.

3. Metaphor: ReFantazio
Atlus has always been a bit hit and miss for me. As much as I like SMT, stuff like Persona has never really clicked with me. But at least the setting and art style look really nice so far. I just hope it's not a slow, bloated slog like Persona 5

4. Granblue Fantasy:
The environments and combat look amazing. I just worry the story and characters will be "anime" beyond my tolerance threshold


Yakuza looks great but I still need to play 7, have been lagging behind a bit with that franchise.

EDIT:
Also the list missing Eiyuden Chronicle

 

[Madjaba]

Very intrigued and excited about Metaphor.

Medieval Fantasy Persona ? Hell yeah !

 

[Danjin44]

I thought the story/writing were really dumb and I didn’t like how they padded it to justify making the entire game cover the first 5 hours of the original. I’m still really curious about the second one. Could end up being some dumb fun now that they’ve given up even pretending to tell the same story, and we have more freedom of exploration and more party members to play around with.

Kinda hoping it’ll end up in “so bad, it’s good” territory like Stranger of Paradise.

I'm getting feeling you are going to hate FFVII Rebirth as well.

 

[poodaddy]

Infinite Wealth and that's it. Eventually Dragon's Dogma 2, but I still haven't finished the original, so I've got no rush on that.

 

[Fake]

My priority list:

1 - Gran Blue Fantasy Relink
2 - Metaphor
3 - Rise of Ronnin
4 - Dragon Quest

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Also the list missing Eiyuden Chronicle

Aight! Just checked their Kickstarter and it seems they're now aiming for a Q2 2024 release.

 

[Saber]

Granblue Fantasy 100%.

 

[Sojiro]

Dragon Quest XII definitely, but I am still not sure if it will actually hit 2024. We still haven't seen anything about it.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I have big reasons to look forward to Granblue Fantasy Relink

 

[Hudo]

If I had to make a "ranking of interest", it would be like this:

Dragon's Dogma II > Dragon Quest XII > Metaphor > Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth > Persona 3 Reload

Edit: FF7 Rebirth for PC is probably a 2025 game, which is why I omit it.

 

[X-Wing]

I'm not sure I'd consider Like A Dragon a JRPG. But whatever.
Looking forward for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

 

[digdug2]

Dragon's Dogma 2 and Elden Ring's DLC (I'm assuming this will be a 2024 release since we haven't heard shit about it outside of a handful of images back in Feb).

 

[Hudo]

I'm not sure I'd consider Like A Dragon a JRPG. But whatever.
Looking forward for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Really? I found Yakuza: Like A Dragon to be more of a JRPG than FF7 Rebirth, tbh.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I'm getting feeling you are going to hate FFVII Rebirth as well.

Maybe so. Trying to keep my expectations in check, plus I’ll probably wait for the PC release anyway, unless the impressions I’m hearing are overwhelmingly positive.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Elden Ring DLC

Also if picking from that list...
Am hopeful for Rise of Ronin.

 

[X-Wing]

Really? I found Yakuza: Like A Dragon to be more of a JRPG than FF7 Rebirth, tbh.

It's my bad actually, I read and I thought it was about Yakuza: The man who erased his name.
Like a Dragon is absolutely a JRPG. And a pretty good one.
Still more excited for FF7R.

 

[Hudo]

It's my bad actually, I read and I thought it was about Yakuza: The man who erased his name.
Like a Dragon is absolutely a JRPG. And a pretty good one.
Still more excited for FF7R.

Ah, yeah, Sega is a bit weird with their naming, I guess. The Man who erased his name is like the old "brawler" Yakuza games, you're right. Can understand your excitement for Rebirth, tho!

 

[Grailwanderer]

Really looking forward to Studio Zero's Metaphor ReFantazio.

 

[iorek21]

2024 is the year of the JRPG, lots of promising releases.

I'll go with Metaphor as my most anticipated, but Rebirth, P3 Remake and Rise of the Ronin are very close.

Though I guess Rebirth will take the most attention since the production values will be huge and probably bigger than FF16 and everything after this year's Spider-man 2.