RPGamer Round-Up: January 12 – January 19
Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we look back at some of the articles that we have posted over the intervening period. This article is designed to give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our readers might have missed.
Editorial Content
2024 was another year that packed plenty of punches with its releases. While we go through our official awards process, we asked our volunteer teams to pick out their personal top threes of the year.
With its remake on the horizon, let’s take a look back at the game that started the Dragon Quest series. While remarkable for its fluid progression, lasting approachability, and charm, there’s no doubt that Dragon Warrior — as it was released in the west — has some rust around the edges.
Major News
Nintendo shared a first look at the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. More details about the console will be revealed in early April.
GungHo Online Entertainment announced an April release date for its Lunar Remastered Collection. The bundle containing Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete will be available digitally and physically.
Marvelous announced a release date for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Players will take on the role of an Earth Dancer in late May.
NIS America announced a pair of demos launching next week for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II. The publisher also gave RPGamer a preview of some of the game’s side content.
Foreign Gnomes announced that its unconventional rhythm RPG Everhood 2 will launch in March. The follow-up to 2021’s Everhood will be available on PC and Switch.
Rice Games revealed that language-learning RPG Shujinkou will launch on PC, Mac, and PS5 next month. PS5 pre-orders for the dungeon-crawler are now open in a trio of editions.
Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves held their official reveal event for The Blood of Dawnwalker. The game takes players to the Carpathian Mountains in a vampiric alternate 14th century.
Other News
- 8-Bit Adventures 2 Gets Free DLC
- The First Berserker: Khazan Demo Available
- Project Thea Announced
- Dokapon! Sword of Fury Releasing for PC Next Week
- Crashlands 2 Arriving in April
- Starlight Legacy Releasing on PC in February
- Achilles: Legends Untold Switch Version Launching Next Week
- Void Sails Setting Off in May
- Dragon Quest X Offline Coming to Mobile in Japan This Week
Media and Releases
- Square Enix Shows Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PC Presets, Steam Deck Support
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Combat Trailer Released
- Arknights: Endfield Talks About Those Who Stayed
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Releases Characters Trailer
- Dragonkin: The Banished Introduces Its Heroes
- New Release Round-Up (January 16, 2025)
Podcasts
Octopath Traveler II was RPGamer.com’s game of the year in 2023. This show has some our staff members, including Ryan M. and Sam, gushing about this game for an extended length of time. We hope you like positivity!
Q&A Quest rings in the new year by discussing the various games we played over the holidays. We also start digging into the growing backlog of questions.
Kelley tries to catch Worf in Pokémon: The Next Generation. Josh got a case of the stink-Ys. And Chris gets an official ruling on the definition of “isekai.”
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