Hello everybody, and welcome back to another episode of the JRPG Report.

My name is Dalton Souter and this is your JRPG News.

Atlas will release a demo, or has actually now because it came out today for Radar Remastered, The Mystery of the Soulless Army for PlayStation 5.

Switch to NPCV Esteem November 5th today or today that I'm recording this.

You may hear this afterwards, but demo is out now for PCV Esteem.

The PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions will launch.

Oh no, they are already out.

OK, so all of this is already out by now.

Save data from the demo, including story progress and character stats can be carried over into the full game bed night.

Amco Entertainment has launched Tales of Zillion Remastered in the West for PS-5, Xbox, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Tales of Zillion Remastered brings the original game with the majority of the DLC included, new features, and many technical improvements.

This remaster, like Tales of Grace's Have Remastered, also lets you access the Grade Shop from the beginning.

Tales of Zillia Remastered is a remastered version of Tales of Zillia first released in 2011.

Players will dive into the magnificent world of Rise Maxia, where humans and spirits coexist in harmony.

Players can choose to follow the story of Milla Maxwell, a mysterious woman accompanied by 4 powerful spirits, or Jude Mathis, an aspiring medical student from the capital.

Their paths soon converge as they uncover a dangerous secret.

The Kingdom of Rashagal is using a weapon that drains mana, threatening the balance of the entire world.

Determined to stop the destruction and restore the balance, Mila and Jude embark on a daring quest to destroy the device and save their world.

So that is out now.

If you were playing that, shoot me a shoot me a a Twitter, Shoot me a Twitter, a Twitter.

Oh my goodness shoot me a tweet or an X whatever they call it now.

Well let me know what you think of the game hit me up in the discord, join the Patreon, come join the discord it'd be a great time and Speaking of games that have been released, Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD 2D remakes are also out now and I am very curious about these.

So please let me know what you think of them if you are playing them because they are on my to get list.

But your boy has bills, Especially now that I'm working and stuff that's, you know, I, I, I make money to then give money back to the things that need it.

So, but I'll get it.

I'll get it one of these days.

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.4 Into the Mist launches on December 16th.

This patch brings in the Arcadian Heavyweight tier normal, new Allegan Tombstones of mnemonics, a big glamour system update, and much more.

Following the patch's launch, it will see the Arcadian Heavyweight tier Savage added on January 6th, 2026.

I OK, so here's the glamour system because this is what I would be most interested in.

Removal of level, class and job restrictions on gear for glamour purposes, allowing players to glamour the appearance of gear regardless of previous role class job restrictions.

That's fantastic.

Oh that's so cool.

I am so glad they're finally doing it.

That, that's awesome.

Also, they're adding inconceivably further Hilderbrand adventures, and I always love Hilderbrand stuff.

He's the man.

So yeah, get get hype for that.

December 16th.

And Speaking of Square Enix, Square Enix has published new trailers featuring Cloud Strife and Yufi Kisaragi from Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrate.

These videos are to help promote the new releases of the title's ports for the Nintendo Switch 2, the Xbox Series X&S, and Windows PC via Microsoft Store, which will appear simultaneously January 22nd, 2026.

OK listeners I need you to help me with something.

I'm APC guy.

I play my games on PCI, use steam, I use GOG and epic gives me free games all the time.

Twitch game Twitch prime through Amazon gives me free games all the time.

I've never been inclined to go buy a game on the Microsoft Store unless I absolutely had to like Minecraft.

So I'm just curious if any of you use the Microsoft Store as your main game source for PC.

If if so, let me know and let me know why.

I'm very intrigued by that.

But yeah, so Switch players get hype or Nintendo Switch too, because Fantasy Final Fantasy remake coming January 22nd.

It's it's only two months off, man.

It's not that far away.

Now what you think about it.

It's the day after my birthday.

Capcom has opened pre-orders for Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection which is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch to and PC via Steam March 13th 2026.

For the physical editions you will get a or for the standard edition a copy of the game which is a game key card on switch to keep that in mind with a pre-order bonus of layered armor for Eleanor Sky Scale Queen Deluxe Edition comes with a copy of the game and the deluxe kit, which is an additional Side Story for Rudy plans to release in fall of 2026.

Special outfits and the pre-order bonus and it looks like the premium edition is all of that plus more outfits for people.

A new story trailer was also released which follows the protagonist Excuse Me as they journey to understand the crystal encroachment threatening to Extinction 2 inhabitants and and Excuse Me and habitats throughout the world.

It also introduces more of the companions that will aid the protagonist, including Ranger Vice Captain Gaul and his Palico Murray, Ogden, The Walking monster Pedia and Cora, who founded the Rangers alongside the protagonist's mother Amara.

Their travels take them to remote corners such as the recently displaced village of Sheppardon, whose revered canines are dwindling in the face of the encroachment against the forces of nature such as the Elder Dragon Yamasukami.

And Speaking of Bandai Namco, they have published a new Japanese press release where they covered more details on the buddy system that will be in Code Vein 2.

This new information explains the benefits the buddy system can provide.

Having them accompany you, excuse me, the buddy that you know what I mean.

It's been a long day.

In addition to brief summaries for the six buddies known so far, HP and LP, which are link points.

The latter indicates the linkage between you and your buddy.

When you take damage, the LP will be depleted first and your HP will only be depleted if the LP gauge is already empty.

When you are recovering, HP gauge will fill 1st and any excess amount will then be used to recover LP some of the buddy buffs.

Each Revenant buddy will have a different link trait that will give a benefit during battles and or exploration, but it will only be valid when there is a strong linkage with the LP gauge.

Not depleted buffs.

The player's stats or actions will that will permanently apply by choosing specific buddies, and the effects that can be amplified by improving your relationship with them are called Buddy Bonus Traits for the Revenant attack.

Buddies can also use the Revenant attacks to absorb blood from enemies.

They can also share some of the blood with the player, which will then recover a small amount of Icor and when the player is knocked out, the buddy can use Gift Heal to revive you.

However, this will cause the buddy to become unavailable for a good while.

You can change your current buddy at any time at a checkpoint, and there's also a generic jail equipment called Guardian's Heart that will let you sortie without anybody, whatever that means.

The current buddies that they have announced are Lou Magmel who uses a one handed sword, Josie and Joe which uses a 2 handed sword.

Looks like, oh excuse me, Lou Magmel's drain type is Bat, Jose's is or Josie's.

Josie's excuse me is Hound.

Lyle McLeish uses a one handed sword and the drain type is Reaper.

Holly Estrius.

His weapon is a bayonet and the drain type is a Stinger.

Noah G Magmo uses twin swords and drain type is Ogre and Valentin Voda weapon type rune blade drain type bat.

So yeah interesting.

Keep your eyes off of that.

NIS America has released a Trails in the sky first chapter and ease collaboration for its pixel action RPG Clawden X3 in the West for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

This collaboration arrives after the recent Toho One dungeon crawl is Adolf Christian Estellebright and other characters, all recreated in Claddon's signature retro pixel art style.

Explore the newly added official World 8 on Friends inspired by Manya from Ease One.

Check out the official website for the full list of collab characters.

Onion Games have finally launched Stray Children in the West on Nintendo Switch and worldwide on PC via Steam.

Onion Game's newest RPG Stray Children debuted in Japan last year for Switch and adds APC version alongside it's western release.

Stray Children is being oh let's see, now where's the description?

Everyone loved to see a port of our 1997 anti RPG Colt Classic Moon.

Now let's just read this whole thing.

Why not?

Stray Children is being released with a launch week special of 10% off retail price.

And for a limited time, all of the Onion games on Nintendo Switch and Steam, Moon Dandy Dungeon, Monomor, and Blackbird have been discounted by 30% so fans can complete their Onion Games collection.

This is your first time hearing of it.

A quick recap.

Stray Children is a bittersweet fairy tale RPG created by so many of the same people behind below cult classics like Chiloop, Little King Story, Rule of Rose, Super Mario RPG, and of course, Moon Remix RPG Adventure.

You can see so much more about the game, the, the, the OR you can head over to the Steam page and enjoy the 10% off sale.

Or perhaps all of this freedom of choice is too overwhelming.

Grab all of your Steam games at once and The Onion Papa's pick Pack Onion Papa picks the best onions and they're all here.

Every onion game has released in one ready to peel package.

OK, so this is just an advert, but yeah.

OK, So straight children available now.

And that's that's all I got for you.

I think I saw where Yuji Hori got a really big award over in Japan, but I could not find the article about it.

But if it was true, congratulations to you, Sir, Much well deserved.

But ladies and gentlemen, that brings us to the end here.

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Also check me out over on this New Machine podcast, a bi weekly PC gaming show where me and my buddies played through some games and then talk about them.

Our next episode is going to be on missed, but we chose a couple of short games because we are currently playing through Chained Echoes, a wonderful little pixel art RPG.

If you have not played it, my goodness isn't good.

I am really, really enjoying it.

Logan Jury that I just mentioned one of the patrons here.

It's also a patron over at the steam machine and did the the tier where they could choose a game for us to play and that's what they chose.

So we are playing through it and man, I'm really, really enjoying it it.

It's so good.

And then one of the characters dropping F bomb was not expecting that, but it was a welcome because sometimes those games can be a little too family friendly.

I know this is a family friendly podcast, but sometimes I like a little pizzazz, you know, a little edge.

So really quite enjoying that.

I love you all.

We'll be back the next time I can scrounge up some news because it's been real light lately, but until then, everybody get back out there and level love.