Operation Backlog Completion 2026

First Look at Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube

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Nov 242025
 

As we discussed, there was a broadcast on Saturday to discuss the upcoming new Utawarerumono game.

Indeed, the broadcast provided our first look at the game, as well as it officially being announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC.

I haven’t looked into it in too much detail, since I’m not caught up on the series.

However, it’s the sequel to Monochrome Mobius and is a turn-based RPG like that rather than the strategy RPG / visual novel hybrid of the main games. From the screenshots, it looks beautiful!

Additionally, a Switch 2 version of Monochrome Mobius was also announced.

Localization hasn’t been announced yet, but it seems pretty likely. I’ll have my fingers crossed waiting for the news.

I still need to play Mask of Truth and Monochrome Mobius, but who knows? The sequel is due out sometime in 2026, so maybe by the time it’s out here, I’ll have caught up!

Are you interested in the new Utawarerumono game?

NIS Announces “Fairy Tale-Destroying Adventure” Game Shinigami Hime to Ishokan no Kaibutsu

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Nov 212025
 

Nippon Ichi Software has officially announced Shinigami Hime to Ishokan no Kaibutsu for the Switch, Switch 2, and PS5, a game described as a “fairy tale-destroying adventure.”

According to the translated information from Gematsu, you play as a girl named Mono who learns that her sister has an illness that turns people into picture books from which they emerge as monsters.

She forms an alliance with a monster called Mel to enter the picture book worlds and save her sister.

Why am I so intrigued by this game that I’m already writing a blog post about it, you might ask? Because it’s the third game from the team behind Liar Princess and the Blind Prince and The Cruel King and the Great Hero.

I love both of those games, and when I finished Cruel King, I mentioned that I wanted to see what the team made next. This looks once again to be a new style of gameplay, but I’m really intrigued by it.

You’ll destroy parts of the picture books, gain skills to manipulate the world, and learn the pasts of the girls infected by this illness to free them from their trauma.

Both of their previous games were beautiful and emotional, and while the premise of this one didn’t immediately capture me in the same way, I’m sure it will be just as strong.

Now I just have to hope NISA announces localization. Are you interested in this new game?

The Next Tales Remaster… is Berseria?

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Nov 192025
 

So we’re fresh off the release of the Tales of Xillia remaster, which came out at the end of October, and the last we heard was that a Xillia 2 remaster was in progress and the next remaster would be announced soon.

The phrasing made it sound like Xillia 2 wasn’t the next in line, so everyone speculated about which Tales game might be remastered next…

…and the answer turned out to be Tales of Berseria.

Tales of Berseria Remastered was announced today for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC. It will be out on February 27.

I’m sort of baffled.

I know Berseria came out in 2016, so it’ll be almost 10 years old by the time the remaster comes out, but only one mainline Tales game has been released between then and now. On top of that, it’s still readily available thanks to its PS4 and PC version. It just feels like one of the Tales games that needs a remaster the least.

The remaster has some quality-of-life additions, such as a plot destination icon, and all the original DLC (costumes and items) is included.

Unlike Xillia, where I had mixed feelings, I have no need to get Tales of Berseria Remastered. But that’s fine. My backlog will keep me busy for a while anyway. I just wonder when we’ll hear about the next Tales game… and if any of the older titles will ever be remastered.

What do you think about the Tales of Berseria remaster?

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