Operation Backlog Completion 2026

The Next Ys Game Will Have a Completely Different System

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Jan 282022
 

2022 is the 35th anniversary of the Ys series, so fans have been hoping that this year would bring news about the next game in the series.

In a recent interview translated here on Twitter, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo talked about the next Ys.

Apparently the next Ys game is in development, but won’t be ready in time to be released this year.

More interestingly, he said that it will be “completely different” compared to Ys 7, 8, and 9, which all used a similar system.

(Similar comments have been made about the potential Ys 10 before this, with Kondo saying the next game should evolve into something new.)

I’m nowhere near caught up on the Ys series, having only played the first one (despite thinking last year might be the year when I’d play the rest), but it seems like Ys 7 is when the party system was introduced instead of playing as a solo character.

As a result, a lot of people are suggesting the next Ys game might go back to being solo. Others think some specific combat mechanics used in those three games might be removed while keeping the party.

The interview also goes into topics about Kuro no Kiseki II, but I didn’t read those parts since I’m not even remotely close to being caught up on Trails, either.

It’s a shame a new Ys won’t be out for the 35th anniversary, but it’s interesting to see that they’re planning new things for the next entry. What do you think the new Ys system will be like?

Mitsuda’s New Project Could Be Announced Next Month

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Jan 242022
 

Back in August, we talked about composer Yasunori Mitsuda’s work on an unknown project that felt consistent with rumors of an upcoming Xenoblade announcement.

Well, now the rumors have reason to fly once again.

In a recent tweet, Mitsuda said his new project could be revealed as early as next month.

Naturally, this has sparked new hopes of a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 announcement, especially since it’s common for a Nintendo Direct to be held in February.

Another popular possibility is the rumored Chrono Cross remaster, which I thought might be announced at the Game Awards due to how credible the rumors seemed at the time. Mitsuda was the composer for Chrono Cross, so it’s likely he’d be involved with a remaster.

That then ties into the rumors that there will be a State of Play in February.

So which will it be? A new Xenoblade game revealed at a Nintendo Direct, or a Chrono Cross remaster revealed at a State of Play? Of course, it could be neither, and since his tweet says it’s the earliest the project could be announced, it might not happen in February even if it is one of the two.

For that matter, it might not be a video game at all.

What do you think Mitsuda’s project is? Do you think we’ll get a Xenoblade announcement this year?

Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Event Set for April 10

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Jan 192022
 

2022 is the 20th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series, and a special anniversary celebration has now been announced.

The Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary event will take place on April 10 in Tokyo and feature a mini concert, a developer Q&A, and more.

It doesn’t sound like they’ll be streaming it, but rather a video will be made available later.

So, could a new Kingdom Hearts game be announced at this event?

In an interview back in 2020, with the details translated by KH Insider here, Nomura said they hoped to deliver good news for the series in 2022.

Don’t forget that multiple Kingdom Hearts games were in development in 2020, too. Dark Road and Melody of Memory came out since then, but that still seems to leave an unknown entry.

There is good reason to believe a Kingdom Hearts game will be announced this year, but on the other hand, an anniversary event that isn’t being livestreamed might not be where they’d reveal it. We might have to wait a little longer for that news.

(Maybe they’ll announce the date for the final Dark Road update, though, since it missed its initial 2021 estimate.)

Do you think there will be any announcements at the April 10 Kingdom Hearts anniversary event? If not there, do you think a new game in the series will be announced this year?

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