All RPGs Announced for the Nintendo Switch

Skyrim

Nintendo’s Switch livestream event gave us a brief look at some of the games to be released for the new console, and there were quite a few titles that are sure to pique the interests of RPG fans. Skyrim was featured in the Switch’s debut trailer last year, but Bethesda was reluctant to actually confirm the game’s release on the console. Today’s event cleared up all of that, and Bethesda’s Todd Howard stated (quite firmly, I might add) that Skyrim will indeed be ported over to the Switch.

This is huge for fans of both RPGs in general and Bethesda games. Having Skyrim available to play on the go is a big deal as players will be able to take their never-ending adventure with them on the go. Who doesn’t want to slay dragons and steal pots from innocent citizens while commuting to work?

Xenoblade 2

Fans of the Xenoblade games have been clamoring for a proper sequel (and no, Xenoblade X doesn’t count), and their prayers have finally been answered. Xenoblade 2 was officially unveiled at the Nintendo Switch event, and the short teaser trailer gave us a look at some of the gorgeous environments and artwork the series has become rather well-known for.

Of course, there is no firm release date just yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated as more details about the new RPG comes our way.

Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest XI was announced for the PS4 and 3DS quite some time ago, and Square Enix recently confirmed that the game will be coming to the Switch too. While we didn’t get any new gameplay footage of Dragon Quest XI at the event, it is heartening to know for sure that this is one more platform the popular series will be making its mark on. Not only that, it should be interesting to see the graphical style of the game on the Switch. We already know that Dragon Quest XI will have slightly different graphical styles on the dual screens of the 3DS, and we can’t wait to see how the game will translate on this new platform.

Not only that, it was also announced that Dragon Quest X, along with Dragon Quest Heroes I and II, will be coming to the Switch as well. All around good news for Dragon Quest fans.

Project Octopath Traveler

It was also announced that Square Enix is currently developing a brand new RPG for the Switch too. This one’s called Project Octopath Traveler (weird name, we know), and it looks to be a 2D side-scroller style game with plenty of RPG elements. The trailer showed off the player character traveling around a medieval fantasy town, interacting with NPCs, and also engaging large enemy bosses in what looked like traditional turn-based combat.

It definitely helps that the game’s artwork and style look incredibly charming and polished, and it reminds us of Akihiko Yoshida’s work on games like Bravely Default and the upcoming NieR: Automata. No release date for this one either, however.

Shin Megami Tensei

Ever since Atlus launched the 25th anniversary website for the series a few days back, fans have been speculating that maybe a brand new Shin Megami Tensei game was on the way. Not only that, the timing of the website’s launch also lined up perfectly with the Nintendo Switch event, so maybe the new game would be coming to the Switch too. All that speculation turned out to be 100% true, and Atlus announced a new SMT project for the console.

The short teaser trailer gave us a glimpse of a dark and gritty modern Tokyo setting (or what looks like Tokyo), as well as a look at some of the demons present in the game. Jack Frost is in there, obviously.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo closed out their event with a bang by finally announcing the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is one of the most hotly anticipated titles of 2017. Much to fans’ delight, Breath of the Wild will be a launch title for the Switch, meaning it’ll be released alongside the console on March 3.

The lengthy new trailer gave us a detailed look at the game’s world, its enemy types, bosses, and other supporting characters. The soundtrack was suitably grand, and matched the game’s large scale rather nicely. Breath of the Wild was one of the most outstanding RPGs we got to check out at E3 last year, and we can’t wait to finally play the final product this March.