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Let the unrealistic expectations...begin!

pst! over here, sshhh, I'm a leaker.
here's the leak...there will be 3rd party stuff released soon.
you heard it here first. don't tell anyone.

lol is this what that supposed leaker alluded to when he "leaked" the most vague / safe leak ever? hahah probably. either way, good on Sony for this quick teaser of games to come out for 2023.

You already know. We are ready for this...odyssey....
"Yo-Ho-Ho-Ho!"

Let's go!!! hype for me. love JRPGs and One Piece.

insert Tidus from FF X laugh GIF here*

great review and thanks for being up front about your experience with One Piece. I'm so glad it's getting good scores throughout some of the sites and channels I frequent. what a fun start to gaming, especially for JRPG fans in 2023!

can't wait to play it tonight! need me some turn based JRPG goodness in the world I love that is One Piece.
(sidenote - Nico Robin is # 1 waifu)

Not a Platinum hunter so I will not go into Gear 4th to achieve it. Looking forward to the demo tomorrow and the release on Thursday!

as a Tales fan and someone who has not gotten a chance to play ALL the previous Tales games...umm, I don't want remasters, just present us with new ones. build off of Tales of Arise, not look back and just continue to re-release older titles. but that's just me...there's way too many remasters or anything else you wanna call em. give us new games please!

@Gaia093
Which One Piece Odyssey edition did you get, and why? I haven't decided on which one I'd want to buy yet.

Can I just say thank you for having The Luminary be the face of "What're you playing this weekend?" this weekend?

• Thank you. Dragon Quest XI is just great.

As for what I'm actually playing...still Ghost of Tsushima. I'm gonna try to finish the game before Jan 10, if not, Jan 13.

Y'all already know

not a surprising order of things.

• also, are you guys going to have a review of One Piece Odyssey? (speaking of upcoming 2023 games)

good for them. Square Enix is best when they stick to their bread and butter = JRPGs. I'm all in for it.
As for Sony acquiring them...well, they certainly would be the best candidate.

@Korgon I feel like 2022 has had alot of good to great strategy RPGs that perhaps Atlus will join in.

@Korgon hahaha yeah, like I said, it was a pessimistic take.
Maybe Re Fantasy will end up being a strategy RPG? What kind of game do you think it'll be?

@RudeAnimat0r for reals. I played (most) of Persona (1) and thought it was good. tough but I can see the roots from where the Persona franchise is today (at that point, Persona 3 FES was what I was playing).
Hear good things about P2.

• we'll see if they do any sort of modern updates, heck even a full remake of P1 and P2.

@UltimateOtaku91
yeah that's what I'm thinking...they'll do a Persona Strikers with either an ensemble cast or maybe just one for each (one for 3 and one for 4).
I don't really want another Persona fighting game, but of course, wouldn't be surprised.

Project Re Fantasy trailer = ends up being a mobile game.

Shin Megami Tensei VI teaser coming out for the Switch and Wii U in 2028.

Persona 6 teaser image/reveal of color theme, coming soon = 2036.

• that's my jaded pessimistic take. I think we all just want Persona 6. And for me personally, another Persona Strikers game.

14 out of 20.
went against my initial guesses which cost me like 2 points.
anyway, Happy Merry Everything people!

wow. BEST news I've heard all day, and it's still early.
Ys X and ONE PIECE ODYSSEY are currently my most anticipated 2023 games...though Ys will likely get delayed.
Either way, yay for more Ys!

Our collective Spidey Senses are tingling

the headline made me go "oooohhh!!"
looking forward to seeing and hearing more about this game.

Glad I waited on BioMutant. It was one of my most anticipated games before, but when reviews came out and other backlog games piqueing my interest at the time of release, I held off even longer. It's nice to see it being offered on PS Plus.

put some R E S P E C T on JRPGs. Thanks Shuhei, and we miss you Shuhei!

gonna start off 2023 with what I hope to be is a good to great JRPG! can't wait for this game! Itll most likely take close to 100hrs to fully complete.
"Suuuppeerrr!!"

10 / 15

@RudeAnimat0r yeah most folks that play JRPGs def notice the similarities and just overall feel of this game to that of DQ XI.
I'm all for it. It'll def be the first game I'll play in 2023.

I approve...I mean, we approve! Can't wait!

many JRPG fans that wanted to play the Persona series already played it on PS3/PS4 or PSP/VITA when it was originally released.
MS just tryna cater to an audience that they so desperately want (Japanese game fans).
No big deal. stop with the "woe is me" attitude.

just looking forward to Persona 6 when they're ready to share (or when the inevitable leak comes, cuz, you know yay leaks! [sarcasm]).
also, I hope we get to see whatever Project Re:Fantasy is, unless it just got canceled quietly.
I'm not gonna buy Persona 4, but if my JRPG backlog doesn't get to be too much, I might play Persona 3 again.

I wasn't able to play games for 2+ weeks...I'm finally able to catch up to SOUL HACKERS 2. Hoping to beat it this weekend. I'm already at the 24th ward tower and beat one of the bosses (according to the guide I'm using).

Afterwards I'm debating between:
-GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
-GHOST OF TSUSHIMA
-SCARLET NEXUS

Leaks suck, folks pretending to be "insiders" but are really just hackers or aggregate isht to the Nth degree to make themselves seem legit suck...or in this case, break embargo with an alternate account.
Leaks and "Insider" isht don't do anything for the gaming community as a whole except raise unrealistic expectations, spin the hype cycle, and then (sometimes) ultimately result in disappointment/anger from fans, which leads to entitlement and bratty/blame shift attitude.

• Folks who take advantage (negatively) of their opportunities end up falling flat on their face. Respect your opportunities and be thankful for 'em.

insider gaming? finally, a website designed for leaks so they seem more legitimate,
that way, it'll be considered "reports". cool.

I gotta see and feel the game for myself when the demo comes out. Gotta say though, that this franchise needs a re-imagining/revamp asap. Maybe Tri-Ace just needs to work with a new engine, maybe they need more creatives...something. to get this IP moving forward and more modern. The concept of Star Ocean is quite cool, just needs to be, freshened up.

• but hey, hope the game is OK to Decent overall.

@Royalblues I was on the same boat. I was leaning more towards SO:TDF but with this hands on impressions, I'm a lil bit more hesitant.
Guess I'll play the Valkyrie Elysium demo and see for myself.

I wish they let the guy retire and I didn't mind the ending in Yakuza 6. It's ok if things were left how they were.
But hey, at this point, can't do anything about it.

• I'm gonna turn my focus on Takayuki Yagami and the Judgement series instead.

damn, Dhalsim must've spent time with Luffy.
Yoga...Gatling!!!

so...when I see Team Ninja, nowadays I think of the action being a souls-like, or in this case, Nioh-ish.
so, do we know if it'll be like Nioh in terms of combat or something else entirely?

Finally! I wish they kept it as Yakuza instead of Like a Dragon, but super cool!

damn. that God of War trailer was soooo good!
I was excited for it before but after watching that!...Daaammnnnnnnnn.

@Athrum but with free to play/gatcha/loot box type elements...

excited to see what's in store, especially the part about updates from Japanese partners. count me in for probably 6 JPN developed games and I'm sure the other 4 games from other developers will have something cool too.
I don't care about Nintendo so yeah, more Zelda ports woohoo...great.

let the unrealistic expectations begin!

Still going through SOUL HACKERS 2. and a little bit of GRANBLUE FANTASY VS on the side (thanks PS+)!

• Enjoy yourselves folks!

narrative driven ensemble adventure = sounds like it'll be like a Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League(?).
If so, that'll be a no thanks from me.

the Tales or Arise-ing of the Tales series (and not that the old style anime style wasn't great) is exactly what Star Ocean needs to do, or should've done with their upcoming newest entry, and I dont mean just copying what ToA did but just changing up the aesthetic of it all.

That aside, I loved Tales of Arise.
Whooaa-oohh-ohhh-whooaahh-ohh.

guitar riff *

@Constable_What
did you also buy JoJo ASB:R? if so, how is that going for you?

@Korgon hahaha that's exactly what I was thinking of when I made that comment. Def had to use a guide for it. Arrow's 4th FL is no joke either. good luck the rest of the way!

@Korgon haven't had any technical issues either and I'm playing on a PS4 slim. It was my most anticipated game this year and i'm having a nice time with it. The Soul Matrix is a cool concept but the grid style maps of it is a lil much at times. Other than that, really cool characters and the comforts of a JRPG are there. Enjoy!