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Glad I was recommended this! Definitely different games than I usually hear about and I love the humor as well! Checking out more videos now, have a good one!

Again, I'm so glad you're back and your tastes align with my own rather well, easily one of my favorite gaming channels. Would you ever consider playing games on your channel? I realize that is tons more work but I would love to see and play games along side with you!

I'm just going to break the rule and comment twice. I just bought 7 Switch games this past week or so because I came to the same realization you did. Now is the time to pick up any titles you didn't grab for the Switch.

the Legend of Dragoon background music raised your credibility by like, 20 points. i wish i wasn't poor lol.

So many great games. Thanks for sharing this list.

When i first heard about farmagia i knew i was gonna pick it up but hadn’t preordered it yet. This video spooked me, but the day 1 is still available at several other retailers, so i put my preorder in today. My other preorders at the moment are the tomb raider trilogy and Yars Rising on the switch.

A lot of exciting games. Supposedly a new Tokyo Xanadu is in the works, so fingers crossed.

If these are basically all preordered, by my calculations......you have games coming.....but not an organ you havent traded yet. There are so many bangers in this list....like what are we gonna do with so much heat on the way? No rent gettin paid here this month lol! I'm waiting on the LE for Ys X, but that will be preordered soon. Xanadu I have coming, w/ the soundtrack and....ugh....yeah no rent im paying and....I've also determined i dont need food for a while either lol! Thanks Ren! Super great list!

Lots of great games releasing. I forgot to preorder Tokyo Xanadu for Switch, so thanks for the heads up. I'm definitely going to grab Maid of the Dead too. Most of my other preorders are Nintendo games coming up. Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Mario + Luigi Brotherhood, and DQ3 HD-2D. Lots of great games coming!

New subscriber here mainly gaming on my Steam deck. Already wishlisted some of the games from your list especially the action rpgs. I'm a sucker for that genre.

Good video. There're many games that I don't know.

Metaphor is 100% the game I am most excited for this year. Each year I allow myself one Collector's Edition, and that's the one I went for. It looks SO good. Also, awesome to see Max shouted out. He's been my favourite KZfaqr/Twitch streamer for like 9 years now. Great video, dood.

Lots of stacked releases 👍

14:21 Farmagia: When I saw this on the June Direct, I had two immediate questions: 1: "Who was crazy enough to combine Pikmin with Pokémon?" 2: "How can I make the rest of my life be about this?" 😄

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is that the same as the one you talked about? Or is the + a different one

Romancing Saga is the one I'm holding off for now. I thought I had already preordered Y's X, but that's one I'm missing. Didn't realize Farmagia was going to sell out so quickly, will have to keep an eye out for that. Other than that, I have everything else on this list preordered.

YS IX was one of the best action rpgs i ever played! Looking forward to YS X! Are you gonna play Reynatis once it comes out in the west?

I loved Ys IX, the gameplay was awesome. The new moves added a more 3D design to the dungeons that were never there before.

I was excited to see the announcement for a physical release of Goblin Slayer, definitely picking that up.

That Nintendo direct crushed my wallet. I've already pre ordered Dragon Quest 3, Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, and Mario Party Jamboree. I'll probably snag up Mario and Luigi Brothership too.

First good to see you back bro. My pre order list is as bad as yours is. I'm giving the cheapness of Lost Epic a shot too. Love the vanillaware artstyle too much. You sold your kidney well I have one good eye left 😂

I'm watching a lot of content creators with content similar to yours. But only in your videos I can find something new and fresh. Most content creators these days show the same content. What's more, I can hear passion in your voice, which makes me want to buy most of the games. Keep up the good job.

Metaphor and Dragon Quest 3 man, can't wait... btw do you know theres a remastered and complete version of Master Detective Archives: Rain Code coming out in October for PS5?

I was hoping Maid of the Dead would get a physical release ever since I saw it on the store, I'm going to drop on that one for sure.

Again... i'm watching your video and i want to play "The Legend of Dragoon"... Good work like always. My wallet can feel the pain, too.

3:49 "Now, if you're a long-time viewer of this channel, you know how much I love the Ys series..." *"Sunshine Coastline" from Ys 8 Lacrimosa of Dana is background music* Me, another Ys fan: " *NOOOOOO...* you're kidding me. Who knew?!" LOL 😁

The one preorder I’d go after is Tokyo Clanpool from Playasia as it’s finally getting localized, the fact we are finally getting that once PSVITA Japanese exclusive is always amazing to me. I love that the switch has been able to get a plethora of hidden gems from the PSVITA library over the years, most of which are being finally translated at least In regards to games developed by Compile Heart/Idea Factory, they were a pretty big supporter of the PSVITA during it’s prime of hidden masterpiece on that system from Japanese developers.

I’ve played Lost Epic, it’s a metroidvania. The art direction looks like the game was programmed using flash, but it is a lot of fun.

Not for switch but my physical of BG3 finally shipped and i did in fact preorder it.

Preordered that Ys Oath in Felghana day one and going to cop Ys X Nordics as well! I had Tokyo Xanadu sitting in my shelf for a long time but im doubtful a fix will be issued for the PS4 version so Switch time I guess...

Lovey Pre-Orders to go with a beautiful video Ren! 😊❤ Romancing Saga 2 is also one of my pre orders too! Such a good looking game. I do have 2 more preorders which will release this very month : 🪷🩵Bō : Path of the Teal Lotus (A mix of Hollow Knight + Okami....'nuff said 👍 Looks amazing) 🛕🌅 Chants of Sennar (Very overlooked puzzle game, aesthetically pleasing and finally on a physical cart for the Switch) Oh, question time : Which was your favourite video game pre-order till now? ❤ Mine was thebpre order of Brigandine : Legend of Runersia Collector's Edition (one of my most expensive and compelling purchases and I was cock-a-hoop when it game in....no regrets 🎉) Wish you a superb day ahead Ren!

I've got Ys X and Ys Memoire Oath of Felghana on preorder, as well as Tokyo Xanadu

I remerber the main thing that got my attention from farmagie is that it seems the art is made by the same guy who wrote fairy tail.

I'm a little confused by Lost Epic, hasn't the game already been released on console and Steam for over a year or this some new version or expansion i'm unaware of?

Thank you :) i just finished YS 8 (my fisrt YS) game- i loved them, should I play ys 9 or ys 7 next?:)

taboo trial is also amazing holy cow. I hope they add more depth to it or difficulty but it looks like they update it regularly on steam

I love your videos....my wallet hates them... I'm still hurting from SMT Vengeance and Trails through Daybreak coming out so close together. Then you remind me of Metaphor and Ys X coming out. And then a healthy dose of games I didn't even know existed.

Well - One of your wishes is already fulfilled. Tokyo Xanadu WILL get a sequel. It was announced a while back, and there are no details known at this time (although it looks like there will be new protagonist, and I don't know if Kou or Asuka play role in it) , but there will be a sequel. A lot of those upcoming games are certainly on my list, but first and foremost - Trails Through Daybreak. Just a few day's and I can finally dive in.

I plan to get Tokyo Xanadu ex+. It'll be the third time I play it (Vita & PS4) however I'm kinda conflicted if I'm gonna preorder it digitally or pass for now (and get physical copy instead)

I was on Playasia today and yesterday and I missed out ordering Sword and Fairy Inn 2 limited edition and I’m upset about it oh well

I cannot wait for Metaphor!!

cant wait for visions of mana

Really happy games are getting out of vita jail. Been keeping an eye on lost epic and will be picking that up eventually.

I pre-order dragon quest 3 remake at my local Game stop for switch lite and visions of Maga for my x box series x

What are the chances that after some time we will get all three DQ HD-2D games on a single cartridge? Because even if I want to try them sooner rather than later I am willing to wait for something like that for a longer time.

"Don't miss out" Ahh, good old FOMO

My wallet is crying for the rest of 2024🤣 Tokyo Xanadu Ex - 27JUL24 Visions of Mana - 29AGO24 Sky Oceans Wings for Hire - 18SET24 Epic Mickey Rebrushed - 24SET24 Zelda Echoes of Wisdom - 26SET24 Fantasy Life i - 10OUT24 Metaphor Refantazio - 11OUT24 Ys X - 25OUT24 Mario & Luigi Brothership - 07NOV24 Dragon Quest 3 - 14NOV24 These are the ones i'm definetly gonna purchase.

I haven't pre-ordered anything yet but I do have a list of my most anticipated games: 1. Blade Chimera. 2. Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection. 3. Reynatis. 4. Gestalt: Steam & Cinder. 5. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. 6. Ys X: Nordics. 7. Lollipop Chainsaw: Re-Pop. 8. Shadows of the Damned Remaster. 9. Tokyo Xanadu EX+. 10. Epic Mickey: Rebrushed.

Metaphor for sure. I got tired of waiting for the DQ3 remake release date and bought all 3 in the Switch shop only for the bombshell to drop halfway through my DQ3 game...

good taste

I have pre order many from this list but Pre order list of mine, not mentioned here- One piece odyssey for switch Cat quest 3 Super Alloy Ranger Yars rising The doinksoft collection Nocturnal Rugrats Dreamcutter Bo the path of teal lotus

Falcom already announced a sequel to Tokyo Xanadu.

Locked my pre-order for Marvel Fighting Collection, and i can't wait to play the english version of Ys X.

Is felghana already ready for preorder I checked marvelous and it just the info for it

where did u preorder Goblin Slayer Another Adventure: Nightmare Feast?

Picked Goblin slayer up as well

Tomba is one I had to get, and they announced Tomba 2 recently. Tomba 2 was probably one of my most played games on PS1. Unfortunately, they are through LRG

Dude, this year is WILD!

If you haven’t, play Romancing Saga 3. It’s out for the switch

I want a Resident Evil Turn-base JRPG.

a new game that i think will be a hidden gem is Balatro. It card game that will have a physical cart. I have put over 100 hours in just the demo of the game.

Dragon quest games, on Nintendo 3ds remakes , I hear are high in price

do we know if metafor re fantazio comes to the switch 2 when the console comes out

Nice recommendations! Surprisingly enough, I'm also interested in the Saga 2 Remake, and I've also never played a game in that series! Metaphor is a day 1 purchase for me! As well as DQ3 HD2D Remake! OK, here's my rant about Goblin Slayer. I bought the Japanese edition from Play Asia as they mentioned that an English subtitled patch will be available to download. I get the game, try it out, and it's Japanese only. I go back on Play Asia, and it now says that the English patch was canceled by the dev, and now 2 other companies are releasing an English version of it? This is bull crap and I will not buy the English version just on principle. This is the kind of practice that I can't get behind. Rant over lol! Great video and keep up the good work!

A game that I have my eye on but I have not heard anyone talk about is Reynatis. Comes out September and seems interesting. Check it out and let me know what you think!

It's been a rough year on my savings

Aww man I’ve been so close to pulling the trigger on Goblin Slayer, I might have to. Metaphor RF is my most anticipated game this year, I wish the CE was a big box like P3R and Squares titles. Also, I stopped watchin any of the previews for games I know I want to play. Personal discovery is the lost art of entertainment. I watch a review after I play a game and go oh? I didn’t even notice that most of the time.

Btw man Apex Heroines is great! Lol the first 20 seconds I was kinda mehhh... but it grew on me fast.

For me is ender magnolia i already beat ender lilies. I'm still trying to download bloodstained ritual of the night.

One I would recommend that you don’t have here is WitchSpring R. It has a standard and collector’s edition. The Japanese CE is more expensive but has a better variety of items included. You’re also missing the Nintendo JRPGs like Zelda and Mario & Luigi!

I have a feeling that metaphor story goona be like persona 3 where it's just really sad at the end hell even the protag looks like makoto from persona 3

walletpocalypse! Double dipping on Tokyo Xanadu, played it on the Vita and I loved it there

I like the vibe and setting of Tokyo Zanadu, but I'm just too stupid to play action type game... 😭😭

What's the 5th one?

Yeaaaaa

I removed my dragon quest 3 order. The body A body B was a deal breaker.

Name of the game in the thumbnail ?

MAID OF THE DEAD DEVS HEARD ME! I ASKED FOR THIS! I GOT IT! PHYSICAL COPY!!!🙏

I'm probably one of the few who will skip Metaphor for now. Atlus proven over and over again now that if a game is a commercial success, they will release another complete edition with more options in a year or two. The hardest will be... not to get spoiled while waiting of the inevitable * golden/royal/reloaded * edition! The game looks awesome though, that's for sure.

#5 is missing on the time stamps. You should also probably name the games there

Farmagia's character design is done by the author of Fairy tail so maybe that's what caught your attention lol I honestly would've liked it to be a action rpg since goblin slayer is actually in a shitty place rn considering season 2 was complete shit with garbage animation and terrible pacing🥺 i feel an ARPG would've definitely brought some attention to it they buried my boy

Does tokyo xanadu have english voice acting 🤔???

Wait Goblin Slayer? Does it comes with EN sub? If I remember correctly they don't have one, at least that's what I heard, when it was announced in playasia. EDIT : after checking out playasia again and oh my god they have EN physical version, RIP my wallet.

I think YS9 was better than YS8 tbh, i liked it a lot more at least Can’t wait for YS10 tho

Other companies can take a lesson from the graphical approach of RS2 remake/ DQ3 remake. Remakes don't need to cost a fortune to look good.

So how much does a kidney go for on the black market - asking for a friend?

I’ll pass Metaphor and will wait for Metaphor “Royal”.

apex heroines looks almost one to one copy of Honkai impact the third, which is a phenomenal game with GREAAT gameplay.. however its a gacha so pc/mobile only, but story and gameplay is SUPER FUN and so emotional and beautifully done. (made by ppl who made genshin before genshin, combat is way better than genshin imo and story is better and more fan service, all around better game imo)

The last thing i pre-ordered was Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes and got burned for it. The game is still buggy as shit to this day and the localisation is trash, people are defending it while calling others who don't horrible things. So yeah, no more pre-ordering for me, ill just pick up when its available. That said, so many good rpgs coming out that i can't wait to throw money at it: - Mario&Luigi looks fantastic and hopefully retains what made the gba/3ds games fun. - Dragon Quest III i have been wanting to play so the remake gives me a good reason to (also have been playing through octopath 1 recently so i like the art style). - Fantasian Neo Dimension was one i initially wasn't interested in but the people who have played it absolutely swears on it being a good game so that sold me on it. - Romancing SaGa 2 remake i'll pick up despite owning the og game re-releases on steam because the re-amp mechanics just makes it look more fun to play. - And yeah, MvC Fighting collection because it was the one fighting game i enjoyed as a kid and never really had a chance to revisit, want to get my hands on it before they figuratively take it away from us again lol. There is more but my wallet is currently hurting from the steam sale and i'm not even done buying yet 😭

Okay. I'll ask. Who's on the thumbnail? Purple hair magi, yes please.

Great video! You probably don’t want to hear this but you sound exactly like Nick F

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I was tempted to get goblin slayer from red art in Europe but it looks really cheap from gameplay videos and not worth the price . Also I cannot understand why a srpg based on goblin slayer . I would expect a dungeon crawler or something like that

How in the world do you buy goblin slayer game? It looks like a jp only game.

11:03 What games are you talking about here? Diabolical....? I couldn't find anything unfortunately.

I imported Tokyo Xanadu for the Vita back in 2015, then the localized Vita version in 2017, and recently preordered the Switch port. Basically I’m triple dipping the game. Preordered the MvC Fighting Collection a few days after it dropped in the direct. Also preordered DQIII HD 2D Remake as well, I’m a Dragon Quest fan, don’t play other RPGs that much outside of DQ series, but do dabble in others. As other games that I preordered that’s not on this list, SAO Fractured Daydream, Legend of Heroes Trails Through Daybreak, and recently the physical copy of Yars Rising.

Downvoted for not timestamping with game names. Nice list though.

The most *interesting* SaGa is probably SaGa Frontier 2, but be prepared for its gameplay (especially difficulty) to be a lopsided sh!tshow… it got really ambitious in telling its story in a novel way, but it’s at the cost of a consistent play experience. In terms of gameplay, Scarlet Grace is probably the best… so far anyway. Emerald walked back some of the incremental improvements for some reasons (presumably to cash in on nostalgia?), but I’ll say the gameplay otherwise sort of gets better with each release, but also remaining pretty weird and rife with jank each time… their joys are the novelty of how much they balk at the expectations we have of how RPGs work, but that’s very much via the franchise refusing to adopt a lot of “common sense” industry standards. Alliance Alive is also sort of a “soft” SaGa game that’s considerably more polished on a lot of levels if you want a similar experience with less irksome snags.

You skipped over mario and luigi. Fairy tail 2 and romancing saga 2 remake