The RPG Thread -> OoT Remake, FF7 Revelation, Persona 6, plus new Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, and Dragon Quest

[Bad Religion]

As noted in the Final Fantasy thread, we didn't really have a JRPG thread. To keep this thread active, lets keep it general and about any RPG; Action, Strategy, Open World, ect.

This genre is near and dear to a lot of peoples hearts, as many of us grew up sinking hours into Fallout, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Shin Megami Tensei, KOTOR, and countless other games.

One of the endearing things about the vast majority of these games is that the mechanics are simple to understand, but offer almost endless replayability. And typically RPG's age better than most other genres, as the gameplay isnt built around hardware. Dragon Quest II is an 8-bit game that released in 1987 but still offers an excellent experience.

While games like FF7, KOTOR, and Chrono Cross are seeing remasters and remakes, new games in the Pokemon and Tales series, or highly anticipated Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West keep the new experiences coming.

Console or platform agnostic, please feel free to discuss your favorite, ask questions, and reminisce here.

Releases for 2026 (Huge Thank-You to https://www.rpgsite.net/ for compiling this list)

February 2026 RPGs

Sovereign Syndicate [XS/XB1] - February 2

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined [PS5/XS/Switch2/Switch/PC] - February 5

Menace [PC] - February 5 (Entering Early Access)

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch2/Switch] - February 5

Nioh 3 [PS5/PC] - February 6

Mewgenics [PC] - February 10

Disciples: Domination [PS5/XS/PC] - February 12

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties [PS5/PS4/XS/Switch2/PC] - February 12

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma [PS5/XS] - February 13

Caves of Qud [Switch] - February 16

Calamity Angels: Special Delivery [PS5/PS4/Switch] - February 17

Norse: Oath of Blood [PC] - February 17

Avowed [PS5] - February 17

Under the Island [PS5/PS4/XS/Switch/PC] - February 17

WiZmans World Re;Try [PS5/Switch/PC] - February 19

Ys X: Proud Nordics [PS5/Switch2/PC] - February 20

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition [Switch2] - February 24

Towerborne [PS5/XS/PC] - February 26

Tales of Berseria Remastered [PS5/XS/Switch/PC] - February 27

March 2026 RPGs

Ratcheteer DX [Switch/PC] - March 5

Adventurer's Guild Reception [PC] - March 5

Granblue Fantasy [PC] - March 10

GreedFall: The Dying World [PC] - March 10 (Exiting Early Access), [PS5/XS] - March 12

Solasta II [PC] - March 12 (Entering Early Access)

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection [PS5/XS/Switch2/PC] - March 13

Crimson Desert [PS5/XS/PC] - March 19

Etrange Overlord [PS5/PS4/Switch/PC] - March 26

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch/PC] - March 27

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin [PS5/mobile/PC]

Crystalfall [PC] (Entering Early Access)

April 2026 RPGs

Sea of Stars [mobile] - April 7

Dosa Divas [PS5/XS/Switch2/Switch/PC] - April 14

Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/PC] - April 28 (Expansion)

May 2026 RPGs

Tales of Arise - Beyond The Dawn Edition [Switch2] - May 22

Wandering Sword [PS5] - May 26

The Relic: First Guardian [PS5/XS/PC] - May 26

Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered [PC] - May 27

June 2026 RPGs

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales [PS5/XS/Switch2/PC] - June 18

July 2026 RPGs

Digimon Story: Time Stranger [Switch2/Switch] - July 10

September 2026 RPGs

Phantom Blade Zero [PS5/PC] - September 9

Undated 2026 RPGs

Aether & Iron [PC]

Alabaster Dawn [PC] (Entering Early Access)

Aniimo [XS/mobile/PC]

ArcheAge Chronicles [PS5/XS/PC]

Ariana and the Elder Codex [PS5/PS4/Switch]

Ballad of Antara [PS5/mobile/PC]

Blighted [consoles/PC]

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement [PS5/XS/PC]

Calamity Angels: Special Delivery [PC]

Celestial Return [PC]

Control Resonant [PS5/XS/PC]

Critical Shift [PS5/XS/PC]

Descent of Lunaris [PC]

Deus Ex Remastered [PS5/XS/Switch/PC]

Disciples: Domination [PS5/XS/PC]

Dragonkin: The Banished [PS5/XS]

Edge of Memories [PS5/XS/PC]

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition [Switch2]

Elements Destiny [PC]

Emberville [PC] (Entering Early Access)

Entropy [PC]

Fallout 4 [Switch2]

Fate/Extra Record [PS5/PS4/Switch/PC]

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave [Switch2]

Gothic 1 Remake [PS5/XS/PC]

Gothic Classic Collection [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1]

Hero's Hand [PS5/XS/Switch/PC]

Inazuma Eleven Re [PS5/PS4/Switch/PC]

Karate Rogue [PC]

Kyoto Xanadu [PS5/Switch2/Switch/PC]

Lost Hellden [PS5/XS/Switch/PC]

Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy [PC]

Mortal Shell II [PS5/XS/PC]

Neath [PC]

Norse: Oath of Blood [PS5/XS]

Onimusha: Way of the Sword [PS5/XS/PC]

Paraside: Duality Unbound [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch/PC]

Parasite Mutant [PS5/PC]

People of Note [PS5/XS/PC]

Queen's Domain [PC]

SacriFire [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch/PC]

Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch/PC]

Saveseeker [PC]

Showa American Story [PS5/PC]

Sigma Star Saga DX [PS5/Switch/PC]

Star Wars Zero Company [PS5/XS/PC]

Starbites [PS5/Switch2/Switch/PC]

The Blood of Dawnwalker [PS5/XS/PC]

The Duskbloods [Switch2]

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered [Switch2]

The Time I Have Left [PC]

The Secret of Weepstone [PC]

The Way of Wrath [PC]

Tombwater [PC] - November 12

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [PS5/Switch2/Switch/PC]

Tsurugihime [PC] (Entering Early Access)

Valor Mortis [PS5/XS/PC]

Warframe [Switch2]

We are Legion: Rome [PC]

Witchbrook [XS/XB1/Switch2/Switch/PC]

Witch of Oblivion [PC] (Entering Early Access)

Ys Memoire: Revelations of Celceta [Switch]

Zero Parades - For Dead Spies [PS5/PC]

Zodiac Legion [PC] (Entering Early Access)

RPGs that might release in 2026
These are RPGs that have been formally announced, but do not have a clear 2026 release window.

Abyss Fantasia [PC]

Abyss World [PS5/PC]

Abyss X Zero [PC]

Ananta [PS5/mobile/PC]

Clockwork Revolution [XS/PC]

DecaPolice [PS5/PS4/Switch/PC]

Demon's Night Fever [TBA]

Earthlock 2 [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/PC]

Exit Veil [PC]

Fable [XS/PC]

Journey Record [PC]

Last Moon [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Switch/PC]

Limit Zero Breakers [mobile]

Moth Kubit [Switch/PC]

Nighthawks [PC]

Nocturne [PC]

Petal Runner [PC]

Pry Into The Void [PC]

Radio the Universe [PC]

Riven Crown [PC]

Rubi: The Wayward Mira [PS4/Switch/PC]

Rules of Alchemy [PC]

Shadow of the Road [PC]

She Dreams Elsewhere [XB1/PC]

Sonzai [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]

The Awakener: Risen [PS5/PS4/PC]

The Land of Seidr [PC]

Tomo Endless Blue [PC]

Utawarerumono: Shiro he no Michishirube [PS5/Switch2/PC]

WILD Tactics [PC]

 

[suberzat1]

Dope thread!

I hear Yakuza Like a Dragon is a pretty good turn based rpg. I have it on PC but have not started the game.

Currently play shin megami tensei 5


I have so many PS One classic rpg games purchased on in my PSN account. Outside of PS vita I was there was another way for me to play them on the go

 

[Bad Religion]

Ive been waiting for a good sales on PSN for Yakuza Like a Dragon. What are your thoughts on SMT5? I am one of the few people (maybe in the word ) that didnt like Persona 5. I always preferred the SMT games.

Im currently playing Valkyria Revolution (not good), Assassin's Creed Valhalla (good but too long), and Tales of Vesperia (good but I got side tracked).

Probably start a FFIX playthrough this month at some point.

 

[danger style]

Im most hyped for DQ12. Hopefully we get some news on it next year and a release in 2023

 

[Ricky D]

Looking forward to DQ12 but I dropped DQ11 after about 65 hours. That 3rd act basically killed my desire to finish it.

Yakuza: LAD is really good but I didn’t finish it either. I will get back to it at some point.

Currently playing Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PC). I also have Final Fantasy IX on PC and will do a playthrough using the Moguri mod.

 

[stay lurkin]

Good looks on the thread man.

I have been slowing getting back to JRPGs which is definitely my roots. Currently in rotation:

• Fire Emblem Heroes: Three Houses
• Persona 5 Golden
• Final Fantasy 7R (PS5)

I will say that RPGs hit on all fronts (music, gameplay, emersion) and remind me of why I am passionate about gaming. I also use them as one of my language learning tools (Japanese) so it is even better. It is also nice to see that the Japanese developers are still making straight-forward RPGs.

Also - for those of you who have not played Sekiro please give it a shot at least. It isn't for everyone but if you can get through it

Bad Religion go ahead and copp that Switch man

 

[Deleted member 37467]

For the sake of my sanity, please remove CP2077 from the notable releases.

Thank you.

I've been no lifing Monster Hunter Rise for the past 2 weeks, game is incredible.

 

[Bad Religion]

For the sake of my sanity, please remove CP2077 from the notable releases.

Thank you.

I've been no lifing Monster Hunter Rise for the past 2 weeks, game is incredible.

"Modified" the list.

 

[Ricky D]

Also - for those of you who have not played Sekiro please give it a shot at least. It isn't for everyone but if you can get through it /QUOTE]

 

[danger style]

Looking forward to DQ12 but I dropped DQ11 after about 65 hours. That 3rd act basically killed my desire to finish it.

goddamn 65 hrs. That’s more than I put into it

by 3rd act, you mean the post game stuff right? I didn’t even try it, I know what happens story wise and I wasnt happy with it. I’ll just pretend the story ends where the main game ends.

DQXI probably my favorite jrpg of the past few years.

 

[Ricky D]

goddamn 65 hrs. That’s more than I put into it

by 3rd act, you mean the post game stuff right? I didn’t even try it, I know what happens story wise and I wasnt happy with it. I’ll just pretend the story ends where the main game ends.

DQXI probably my favorite jrpg of the past few years.

I was little confused to when people refer to the 3rd act but I believe it’s the part of the game where you

Spoiler

go back in time and redo certain events in order to bring one of the sisters back to life

. I just couldn’t stomach doing it all over again man

 

[stay lurkin]

Damn

 

[danger style]

I was little confused to when people refer to the 3rd act but I believe it’s the part of the game where you

Spoiler

go back in time and redo certain events in order to bring one of the sisters back to life

. I just couldn’t stomach doing it all over again man

Yup that part is the post game material.

The main story was two acts and takes about 40 hours to beat.

the post game is good for completionists because that’s where you get the hardest bosses in the game but I wasn’t with the dragon ball stuff so I dipped immediately

 

[pdino]

Slay the spire turn based strategy was a nice challenging one for me

 

[Bad Religion]

Yup that part is the post game material.

The main story was two acts and takes about 40 hours to beat.

the post game is good for completionists because that’s where you get the hardest bosses in the game but I wasn’t with the dragon ball stuff so I dipped immediately

2nd act is exactly where I stopped as well.

Might go back to it one day. Its a great game, but I had a corrupt save file that wasnt backed up and havent started over.

 

[rdeezy]

Anyone play Tales of Arise yet? I was gonna cop on the steam sale but I got too many other RPGs I haven't started yet. I just started DQ XI, its aight so far I just got the circus dude.

 

[Ricky D]

Anyone play Tales of Arise yet? I was gonna cop on the steam sale but I got too many other RPGs I haven't started yet. I just started DQ XI, its aight so far I just got the circus dude.

I did. I enjoyed it and thought it was a good push in a new direction for the series. I’d say it’s top 3 in the Tales series, for me.

 

[Bad Religion]

VGA's next week; hopefully the rumored Chrono Cross remaster is announced.

 

[Barbados Slim]

Great thread.
A friend of mine and I were just chatting about xenogears and how nice a remake would be.
Its downloaded to my ps3 and might hook that back up just to play it.

 

[robpzee612]

Chrono Trigger>>>>>

 

[HNL HI]

 

[danger style]

 

[MetalMario]

in for the thread. great topic. actually started FF8 for the first time on the switch. going in blindly with no help from youtube or anything. junction system is weird af to me. I have played FF7 so many times and just decided to go for it. Fallout 3, NV, 4, 5 are all under my belt as well. Bethesda games really. the grand kick off was ES: Oblivion. amazing game

 

[ksteezy]

OP how you gonna name drop chrono Cross and NOT chrono Trigger!? Quite possibly a top 3 RPG of all time , IMO my personal favorite....to this day I think about that game, the score was just incredible

 

[ksteezy]

WOW! Props to Wiz for this, instantly transported to my childhood