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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection 2026 NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxR3M-FwlWU

Once Upon a KATAMARI Oct. 24th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wo0qRu5EPM

Just Dance 2026 Edition Oct. 14th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTZDfeR-Lg

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Nov. 14th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1bXpseMas

Plants vs Zombies Replanted Oct. 23rd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv1Q0_x93ZM

FC26 Sept 26th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWLWuJwAr8

Pac Man World 2 Re-Pac Sept 26th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWLWuJwAr8

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Sept 30th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMx8pAVmIcU

Persona 3 Reloaded Oct. 23rd NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVcHF5_UtM0

Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment Winter 2025 NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HYvrJKLQ38

Madden NFL 26 August 14th NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnFJDh4-9w8

Chillin by the Fire Out today NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKrZUZCDRaA

Apex Legends August 5th NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFU0cGvsE8

Hela 2026 NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHRSSNzjDB0

Star Wars Outlaws Sept 4th NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQwC4I4njo

Chronos The New Dawn Sept. 5th NS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91BaLCOQa24

Yakuza Kiwami 2 Nov. 13th NS2

Yakuza Kiwami NS2 out Nov. 13th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdP1siwpsA

Goodnight Universe Nov 11th

NBA Bounce Sept 26th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSt39CIsdIM

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Wheatflour Wonderland Fall 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfapVIHdRnA

Romancing SaGa 2 NS2 out today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYeNs5I9v1I

Shinobi Art of Vengeance August 29th, demo out now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vn1PHoSnM

Borderlands 4 NS2 Oct 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ku2PiXkpJs

The Adventures of Elliot The Millenium Tales NS2 out 2026 demo out today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-zycj_tJgo

Octopath Traveller 0 Dec 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHXHzvMx-g

I dont even own a Switch

but that list of games looks incredible

maybe thisll be the year I get a switch

Lol people were not joking about that monster hunter game looking like BotW

Holy shit a new Katamari game! Highlight of the direct for me

PowerOats posted...

Lol people were not joking about that monster hunter game looking like BotW

It's a turn-based RPG though. I think it aesthetically looks more like Xenoblade.

firedoom666 posted...

Holy shit a new Katamari game!

i'm looking forward to a few of those games

that included, i love katamari. that and pac-man world 2 re-pac

New Katamari and Plants vs Zombies are my must buys from the direct.

You posted the soccer trailer twice instead of pacman

Looks like a solid list of games though.

Just finished We Love Katamari last week so an entirely new one is hype and MHS3 looks fun too but that's already confirmed to be on more platforms.

This is the first new Katamari console game in like 16 years.

Wait they made a sequel to Pac Man World?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/34862f62.jpg
Had to do a double take seeing chelmico, Daoko, Yorushika('s vocalist), and Yakushimaru Etsuko on the artist's list for Katamari.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6A3sihFkg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WN0JnAnASY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Dcp9Fbdac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F64yFFnZfkI

Edit: Forgot I can't post some of Daoko's songs on our Christian GameFAQs server. Wanted to post one of her more iconic songs but they're a bit inappropriate here.

McmadnessV3 posted...

You posted the soccer trailer twice instead of pacman

Understandable mistake, soccer involves a ball and Pac-Man rolls and bounces like a ball

It's interesting seeing the contrast between this topic and the Switch 2 board.

Definitely grabbing Re-PAC 2 and possibly the HD-2D games. Cronos The New Dawn is very interesting but I dunno if I'm gonna get the Switch 2 version.

KanWan posted...

I dont even own a Switch

but that list of games looks incredible

maybe thisll be the year I get a switch

Most of these arent exclusives tho, no? Its definitely solid support and its good the switch 2 is getting these games but the majority of these will be playable on everything else as well, or have been out for a while

Super happy to see PvZ getting a modern upgrade and coming to Steam. The old GOTY edition does not like modern screen resolutions

BakonBitz posted...

It's interesting seeing the contrast between this topic and the Switch 2 board.

Definitely grabbing Re-PAC 2 and possibly the HD-2D games. Cronos The New Dawn is very interesting but I dunno if I'm gonna get the Switch 2 version.

I don't think its interesting. It's just the usual stuff- many people on Nintendo boards are a bit rude and love to troll. They claim to enjoy games but rarely find anything to enjoy from directs/showcases/etc.

Still no Terranigma/Soul Blazer remaster.... yet they have managed to remaster nearly all of the other good 3rd party titles Enix has published. Hopefully the new HD-2D action rpg they announced will let them bring it out next direct.

More Octopath Traveler? Yes!!!

Since this appears to be a prequel to the first Octopath Traveler, I'm kind of hoping this is a souped-up and revamped version of the mobile game, Champions of the Continent.

Gray_Areas posted...

More Octopath Traveler? Yes!!!

Since this appears to be a prequel to the first Octopath Traveler, I'm kind of hoping this is a souped-up and revamped version of the mobile game, Champions of the Continent.

Probably exactly what it will be. In one of the final clips, it shows Solon, Bargello, Queen Alaune, etc. I'm excited, its a great story!

Autocraticus posted...

Probably exactly what it will be. In one of the final clips, it shows Solon, Bargello, Queen Alaune, etc. I'm excited, its a great story!

Good, that game would be much better without the monetization aspects.

Uta posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/34862f62.jpg
Had to do a double take seeing chelmico, Daoko, Yorushika('s vocalist), and Yakushimaru Etsuko on the artist's list for Katamari.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6A3sihFkg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WN0JnAnASY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Dcp9Fbdac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F64yFFnZfkI

Edit: Forgot I can't post some of Daoko's songs on our Christian GameFAQs server. Wanted to post one of her more iconic songs but they're a bit inappropriate here.

Dragalia Lost was my introduction to Daoko, she is soooo good! Really excited her music is on Katamari

From the Japan direct

Hono Gurashi no Niwa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AJIJ847PNo

2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id6XJia8YoU

Ys X
Dear Me, I was...
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
Daemon x Machina Titanic Scion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKY5Cjig-Y

Dragon Quest I & II 2D-HD Remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY42dXxFkGE

Compilation of several games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QVdKtoxwmM

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1ZxEH7pyY

KFHEWUI posted...

From the Japan direct

Hono Gurashi no Niwa

Hopefully this one gets a US release. It looks pretty fun.

Weird that we didn't get the DQ I + II part but at least we got the campfire game instead.

Ivany2008 posted...

Still no Terranigma/Soul Blazer remaster.... yet they have managed to remaster nearly all of the other good 3rd party titles Enix has published. Hopefully the new HD-2D action rpg they announced will let them bring it out next direct.

HD2D Soul Blazer would be the shit

Uta posted...

Had to do a double take seeing chelmico, Daoko, Yorushika('s vocalist), and Yakushimaru Etsuko on the artist's list for Katamari.

I do not know any of those artists.

Totally down for a new Katamari. Stoked for that.

Kind of interested in the 2DHD Evermore/Zelda-like from Squeenix.

I also second the calls for a remaster of Soul Blazer one of my hands down favourite games.

KFHEWUI posted...

Monster Hunter Stories 3

Come on Capcom, stop with these games and make a new Breath of Fire!

I know people are mad but MHS2 was a goddamn banger. It's one of those turn based rpgs that was really good that released in the last few years, despite some people who played Expedition 33 saying these were missing for some reason.

MHS3 had me so hyped, I forgot that this direct was actually quite bad

WTF Japan got so much more than we did lmao

legendarylemur posted...

I know people are mad but MHS2 was a goddamn banger. It's one of those turn based rpgs that were really good that released in the last few years, despite some people who played Expedition 33 saying these were missing for some reason.

MHS3 had me so hyped, I forgot that this direct was actually quite bad

WTF Japan got so much more than we did lmao

I've played both MHS1 and 2, I like the series. Just god damn it I want a new Breath of Fire!

legendarylemur posted...

WTF Japan got so much more than we did lmao

SE just released the DQ I+II video from the Japanese Direct in English so clearly there was one ready. It's odd that it wasn't included especially when there were two games that could have definitely been cut out (Just Dance & Chillin)

PeteyParker posted...

SE just released the DQ I+II video from the Japanese Direct in English so clearly there was one ready. It's odd that it wasn't included especially when there were two games that could have definitely been cut out (Just Dance & Chillin)

How dare you. Just Dance 2026 was a big surprise to me. I'm joking, but I actually do play Just Dance lmao, just that there's no need to buy 1 every year. DQ 1/2 not being included is really weird when you think about how many goddamn time they had the DQ10 remaster in multiple directs in a row

PeteyParker posted...

SE just released the DQ I+II video from the Japanese Direct in English so clearly there was one ready. It's odd that it wasn't included especially when there were two games that could have definitely been cut out (Just Dance & Chillin)

Yeah, the new fourth party member is the Princess of Cannock, so we have a brother and sister duo in the remake (she was in the original game, but she wasn't a playable character).

wanderingshade posted...

I do not know any of those artists.

Then it's a good thing I considered that fact when linking some of their more popular songs so people who might not be familiar with them could give 'em a listen.

Anyways. Tried the Adventure of Elliot. In true Team Asano fashion the bones of a good game are there but it's quite lacking in Quality of Life. They do feedback surveys, so I want to get me thoughts down now while they're still fresh.

The core of the game is pretty obviously a 2D Zelda Game. You've got Vials instead of Bottles, a fairy companion, bombs, arrows, a sword and shield. They're clearly doing their own thing with it, but the overall feel is very reminiscent of classic Zelda. I could even liken the Magicite system to Rings from the Oracle games, and some of my upgrades were bigger bomb bags and arrow quivers.

My biggest problem is with the menus. The Main Menu is fine. It's the Shortcuts menu that has problems. You open it with ZR, and this opens four submenus. Weapons, Fairy Powers, Medicine Vials, and Magicite Loadouts. You can tab between the submenus with ZL and ZR with Weapons being the default menu. Like most classic 2D Zelda games, you'll want to swap various items and powers around often to resolve various tasks. See a bombable wall? Gotta equip your bombs. Annoying ranged enemies? Let's equip the bow. Bottomless chasms got you down? Swap to Fairy's warp power, command her across the gap, and trade places.

And therein lies the problem. If I want to swap to a new fairy power I have to press ZR > ZR > ZR > then select the power I want and press A. That might not seem like that big a deal but I found myself swapping fairy powers pretty often, and with 5 dedicated controls for the fairy I feel like we could have definitely just made one of them be a context-sensitive menu for the fairy powers. Maybe holding down L1, pressing left on the D-Pad (the other 3 D-Pad are for commands like "Move Ahead", "Follow", and "Stay". ) or pressing R3 would be fine. One press to immediately open the Fairy's menu, another to choose the power I need. Done.

Even the basic Weapon Menu is less efficient than Zelda. To swap weapons you need to Press ZR > Select the Weapon you wish to use > Select the Weapon you wish to Replace. In Zelda you'd just press Y to bind the weapon to Y, and X to bind it to X. Needing an extra button press (more if you count the extra menu navigation you have to do) just slows things down.

Nowhere is this more apparent than the Magicite Loadouts though. It's a good idea. The Magicites are basically your "Weapon Builds". But that also means that if you want to swap weapons, you need to then navigate to the Magicite menu to swap magicite loadouts too. Just changing out bombs for bows might necessitate a lengthy string of inputs like ZR > Select Bow > Replace Bomb > ZL > Select Magicite Loadout 4. All that for a single item swap.

If it feels like I'm making a mountain of a molehill, I ask that you please consider how often you swap weapons in 2D Zelda games. It's very frequent. Often multiple times per room. This inelegant menuing is quite atrocious. But there's a really easy solution here. Bind weapons to the Magicite Loadout Menu. If I have a loadout for Swords and Bombs...it stands to reason I'd want Swords and Bombs equipped with that loadout active. So just make it so I can register a weapon loadout to a given magicite loadout, and when I swap to that magicite loadout the sweapons come with it.

Put it all together and we can do the following. Move the Map Button to Select (-). ZL now opens Magicite Loadout Menu. ZR now opens Weapon Menu. Hold L1 to open Fairy Menu. Press Left on D-Pad for Medicine Menu. Make it so that Weapons can be registered to Magicite Menus, such that when equipping a Magicite Loadout the correct weapons for it are automatically equipped. This does make the Weapon Menu redundant, but if the final game has more weapons then there won't be enough Magicite Loadouts for every possible pair, so I'm leaving that there for future-proofing.

There's probably further optimizations that could be made, but I feel like this one little thing was the main roadblock in just enjoying this fun, fresh take on the classic 2D Zelda formula.

Pretty good direct

i think the one i'm most interested in is the Adventures of Elliot

Amakusa posted...

Yeah, the new fourth party member is the Princess of Cannock, so we have a brother and sister duo in the remake (she was in the original game, but she wasn't a playable character).

Another thing that we missed out on because the video wasn't included is that DQ III HD-2D has a free Switch 2 upgrade that's just been released as well.

KFHEWUI posted...

From the Japan direct

Hono Gurashi no Niwa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AJIJ847PNo

2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id6XJia8YoU

Ys X
Dear Me, I was...
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
Daemon x Machina Titanic Scion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKY5Cjig-Y

Dragon Quest I & II 2D-HD Remake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY42dXxFkGE

Compilation of several games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QVdKtoxwmM

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1ZxEH7pyY

Really weird that they're specially curating these by region even though a lot of the games are coming out worldwide. There's a bunch of other games that would've looked awesome in the international direct.

Octopath Traveler 0 is Game-Key Card and there is no plan for an Switch 1 upgrade.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/octopath-0-is-a-game-key-card-on-switch-2-and-square-enix-has-no-plans-for-a-switch-1-upgrade-option

Funny that they saved the last couple reveals for 2 HD2D SE games.

Not complaining though, as I am very interested in both titles.

I'm kinda surprised Atlus is bringing over P3R but not also Metaphor.

It's probably just because I'm on mobile atm, but that PvZ remake looks identical to the original, they just added bushes to the right for some reason

I am looking forward to DQ 1&2 remakes. But I think I'll pass on the FF Tactics remaster. The Qol features look nice, but why bother when they're taking the pixel remaster route and excluding content from other versions.

Don't sleep on the Adventures of Elliot demo. The video made it seem like it was Mana/Ys like but it's actually more an HD-2D version of Zelda. Can't wait to play more of it later.

PeteyParker posted...

Don't sleep on the Adventures of Elliot demo. The video made it seem like it was Mana/Ys like but it's actually more an HD-2D version of Zelda. Can't wait to play more of it later.

Zelda? So there's like dungeons and stuff?

BakonBitz posted...

Zelda? So there's like dungeons and stuff?

Yes.

Tsukasa1891 posted...

I am looking forward to DQ 1&2 remakes. But I think I'll pass on the FF Tactics remaster. The Qol features look nice, but why bother when they're taking the pixel remaster route and excluding content from other versions.

I actually quite like the Pixel Remaster approach for most games and the best thing about FFTs remaster is the fact that it's getting the game off being console exclusive and not just console exclusive but exclusive to retired dead consoles.

Enclave posted...

I actually quite like the Pixel Remaster approach for most games and the best thing about FFTs remaster is the fact that it's getting the game off being console exclusive and not just console exclusive but exclusive to retired dead consoles.

WotL was on PSP and the digital version could be played on Vita. I'm pretty sure there's also mobile versions of FFT.

Tsukasa1891 posted...

WotL was on PSP and the digital version could be played on Vita. I'm pretty sure there's also mobile versions of FFT.

The mobile version is the same as the PSP except the slowdown was fixed and the multiplayer only stuff was made single player accessible.

Neat stuff. Ive never actually played the original PvZ so Id definitely check out a remaster.

Pac Man World 2 is the one everyone likes best, right? May have to get that too (though I still need to finish RePac 1)

Also hell yeah new Katamari.