February Release] 10 new PS5, PS4 & Switch games recommended by our editorial staff that you should buy this month!

Title List

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink

Persona 3 Reload

BAR Stellar Abyss

Legend of Legacy HD Remaster

Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Souran

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

The Legend of Heroes: Reign of Terror for Nintendo Switch

Front Mission Second: Remake

Crayon Shin-chan: Charcoal Town Shiro

February release

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

• Compatibility: PS5
• Release date: 2024/2/29
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 9,878 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: SQUARE ENIX

A remake of the classic "Final Fantasy VII", the milestone of the "FF" series, and a sequel to the previous "Final Fantasy VII Remake". After leaving Midgal, Cloud and his friends pursue Sephiroth, a soldier who was once considered a hero, after they have shaken off the pursuit of the Shinra Company, which controls the world with its energy source of "makutamo" (magical energy).

This work depicts the story from the escape from Midgal in the original version to the Forgotten City. The game also features a number of new battle elements, such as the ability to link up with other players such as Tifa and Barrett, as well as the ability to use the "Battle" feature.

GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/PC (Steam)
• Release date: 2024/2/1
• Genre: Action RPG
• Price: 8,778 yen (tax included)
• Maker: Cygames

A new action RPG set in the sky world of "Granblue Fantasy", a highly popular smartphone RPG. The beautiful graphics of the original game are recreated in 3DCG, and the battles, in which characters use various abilities and powerful "star beasts" appear, are more flashy now that they are in 3D.

A demo version is currently available for both PS5 and PS4. If you are interested, it would be a good idea to try the demo version before purchasing the full version.

Persona 3 Reload

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/Xbox Game Pass/PC (Windows, Steam)
• Release date: 2024/2/2
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 9,680 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Atlus

Based on "Persona 3" released in 2006, this is a remake of the original game over the past 18 years. For some reason, the main character is transferred to Gekkoukan Gakuin High School on Port Island, a man-made island in Minato-ku, and awakens to the power of his "persona" after an incident there. As a member of the "Special Extracurricular Activities Club," where those with the power of persona gather, the protagonist closes in on the mystery of the "Shadow Time," which exists at midnight, and the "Shadow," a monster that lives there.

The "1MORE" system, which allows the player to act once more by hitting the enemy's weak point, and the "Persona" series' system of spending a year as a student are still in place. In addition to these features, the remake supports 4K image quality and 60FPS. Every aspect of the game has been revamped, from the 2D illustrations and 3D models of the characters to the background design and various other items.

BAR Stella Abyss

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/29
• Genre: Simulation RPG
• Price: 7,920 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software

A simulation RPG that explores a different world and spends time at a bar, the main character, Samayoi, arrives at a hideout bar called "Stellar Abyss" and gets drunk on a cocktail that the master recommends. When he wakes up, he is transported to another world called "Yoi's World," where he loses his face and arms. In order to regain what he has lost, Samayoi must travel back and forth between the other world and the bar.

This title is divided into two parts: a simulation RPG part where the player explores and battles in the other world, and an adventure part where the player drinks and converses with the customers who visit the bar. As you progress through each part, the full story is gradually revealed.

Legend of Legacy HD Remaster

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/1
• Genre: RPG
• Price: 6,908 yen (including tax) *6,820 yen (including tax) for download version
• Maker: Furyu

HD remastered version of "Legend of Legacy" released for Nintendo 3DS in 2015. The story follows seven adventurers who challenge "Avalon," a continent said to be a phantom continent. The game features many elements of RPGs of yesteryear, such as command-based battles and a fantasy worldview.

The remastered version of the game features HD graphics and a beginner's guidebook. In addition, a number of detailed features have been added, including a beginner's guidebook, making the game even easier to play than the original version.

Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Souran

• Supported platforms: PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch/Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/PC (Steam)
• Release date: 2024/2/1 *Steam version only 2024/2/2
• Genre: Jutsu Coordination Action
• Price: Normal Edition 8,470 yen (tax included)
• Manufacturer: Namco Bandai Entertainment Inc.

An action game based on "Jujutsu Kaisen", which has gained popularity in manga and anime. Familiar characters from the original story, such as Eugene Toraje, Megumi Fushikuro, Nobara Kugisaki, and Satoru Gojo, appear in the game, and battle using the various "Jutsu" techniques possessed by each character.

In battle, "Jyurikyoku" and "Jyurikyoku Level" are important. When a specific attack is made, the player accumulates spell power, and at the same time, the level of spell power increases. Depending on the power and level of spell power, various techniques such as "spell power techniques" and "awakening techniques" will be released. The attraction of this title is team battles of up to two against two, in which it is important to combine the strengths of the characters you have chosen.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

• Supported platform: Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/16
• Genre: Puzzle action
• Price: 5,478 yen (including tax) *5,400 yen (including tax) for download version
• Maker: Nintendo

A remake of "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004. Donkey Kong, who has stolen the action figure Mini Mario, and Mario, who is chasing after him to get Mini Mario back, battle it out. The stages in the game have a variety of tricks, which must be solved to get to Mini Mario. The key is "inspiration" to solve the tricks and "action" to run through the stages.

This title also supports sharing play, allowing two players to share a Joy-Con and advance through the stages together.

The Legend of Heroes: Reign of Terror for Nintendo Switch

• Compatible platform: Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/15
• Genre: Story RPG
• Price: 5,940 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Nihon Falcom

A Switch version of "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Reign" released in 2021. Set in the Republic of Calvado, which is as powerful as the Erebonian Empire, the game tells the story of Van Arklyde, a backroom solver. In addition to the traditional command battles of the "Locus" series, this title adds field battles in which players can act in real time, allowing them to fight enemies using two different systems.

The Switch version of the game also comes with a "Great Appreciation Special Box Plus," a collection of additional content. It includes new costumes and attachments to change the characters' outfits, as well as items that will help you gain an advantage in battle.

Front Mission Second: Remake

• Supported platform: Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/15
• Genre: Simulation
• Price: 4,950 yen (tax included)
• Publisher: Forever Entertainment

A remake of "Front Mission Second" released on PlayStation in 1997. The story takes place 12 years after the end of the Second Huffman Conflict. Suddenly, the soldiers of the Aroldesh Army rise up in armed rebellion and take control of the People's Republic of Aroldesh, which then secedes from the Ossiana Coalition and declares its independence. Ash, a soldier of the coalition and the only one left in Aroldesh, attempts to flee the country on his own.

Various changes have been made to this remake, including the inclusion of arranged BGM, the addition of a "free camera" function that allows players to closely inspect the Vanzer, a well-known aircraft in the "Front Mission" series, and improvements to the loading speed of the battle map. A downloadable version of this title is already available, and this release will be the packaged version.

Crayon Shin-chan "Charcoal Town Shiro

• Compatible platform: Switch
• Release date: 2024/2/22
• Genre: Adventure adventure
• Price: Normal Edition 6,980 yen (including tax) Collector's Edition 9,980 yen (including tax)
• Maker: Neos

An adventure game based on "Crayon Shin-chan," which can be said to be a national work. Hiroshi is sent on a business trip to his native Akita, and he and his family end up living in an old house near his parents' home. Shinnosuke enjoys his days learning countryside games such as bug catching and fishing from his grandfather Gin-nosuke, and interacting with farmers and new friends.

How players spend their days in Akita is up to them. You can catch insects, fish, pick wild vegetables, and grow vegetables. In the town of charcoal, players can create inventions in cooperation with an inventor sister, develop menu items for the cafeteria, or participate in a race using a trolley.