The year of 2017 JRPG releases is led by vigilante highschool students, a smoking hot blindfolded android, and a samurai who dies frequently. Find release dates for these and many more JRPGs coming out in 2017 using the schedule below. Be sure to check back as the page will be constantly updated.
The year starts strong with releases of JRPGs such as Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Tales of Berseria, and Nioh. The Nintendo Switch lands soon after, bringing a port of I Am Setsuna in early March. It will also raise the question of whether or not Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a JRPG. This argument can ruin 2017 all by itself if not soon remedied by releases of Nier: Automata, Persona 5, and Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age.
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Leave a comment at the end of the page about your most hyped Japanese RPG for 2017. Also be sure to check out the Icicle Disaster JRPG Podcast for coverage of new and old JRPGs alike.
January
Game
Platform
Release Date
Criminal Girls: Invite Only
PC
January 11
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
PSVita
January 17
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
PS4, PS Vita
January 17
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
3DS
January 20
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
PS4
January 24
Tales of Berseria
PS4, PC
January 24
Yakuza 0
PS4
January 24
Disgaea 2
PC
January 30
Digimon World: Next Order
PS4
January 31
February
Game
Platform
Release Date
Mobius Final Fantasy
PC
February 3
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
Akiba’s Beat will release on May 16, 2017. Also of course Persona 5 is the most hyped!
Thanks for the info!
Trails in the Sky 3rd has an official release date of May 3rd. Tokyo Xanadu June 30th.
Updated, thanks!
Great list! Have you made similar lists for earlier years? If so, where can I find them? 🙂
Negative, sorry! I will have the same list built for 2018 though.
The Longest Five Minutes had official release in February 13th 2018. And it had Switch version then.
And for Shenmue III, would be and official release at 2019 (August 27th).
Sorry for late confirmation, since these was 2017.