I love this guy. I found this channel at the start of 2024 when I was struggling with severe anxiety of becoming a brand new father and just seeing him happily and excitingly talk about games really helped relieve a lot of the stress and worry and still does. Thank you sir!
He's up there with avgn for me. Both completely different. Although I will say new videos I much prefer Johnny. I never really watch any new avgn stuff anymore but instantly as soon as I see a HCG vid I'm on it.
There is a lot of hype for 2025. Switch games on Switch 2. Lunar Collection, DQ I+II, Yotei, Inkonbini, Daybreak II, Rune Factory, Trails in the Sky. Thanks for the video.
Not related to this video, but all of your constant recommendations for the Ys series got me try to series over the holidays with Ys 1 Chronicles on PC. And dude.....it was AWESOME! I'm hooked now, can't wait to go through this series haha
The Lunar collection is an absolute must buy for me! I'm really hoping for a nice physical version and I would absolutely love to have the Working Designs dub included. That would truly make it feel complete.
Thanks! Incredible to think that you, Johnny, have made more than 1000 videos the last years. I have quit smoking, too, although I am using snus. I am looking forwards to 06.03, the Suikoden 1+2 release date. You are my favourite TH-camr, Johnny Millennium. Word of advice: Quit the booze, too, alcohol is poison, and is the root of all evil. I am looking forwards to your future videos, that's for sure!
Happy New Year, Johnny and Kim, thanks for everything you do! Is there any way you could upload the live stream you just did for those of us who missed it?
Dragon Quest 1 and 2, Suikoden, Ys, Xenoblade, Atelier Yumia, Lunar, Ghost of Yotei, Rune Factory, new Phantom Brave, Split Fiction, MGS 3 Delta, Freedom Wars, The First Berserker, Metroid Prime 4, South of Midnight, and many more. I don't game on PC, so my biggest may be Trails in the Sky Remake. I don't play Rockstar games, so GTA isn't on my radar, but it will be interesting to see if it meets the hype. Okami and Onimusha are high on my list, too. Another massive year.
So good to see someone who’s not talking console wars and just games, past and present. You’re one of the best Johnny. Happy new year to you and yours.
There's something about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that has really captured my imagination. I think I feel about that the way John felt about Metaphor.
I get a similar feel. It's got an amazing style, great cast, and the devs have made it clear that they have scoped the game in a way to be specific to their needs. I take that as a slim, all killer no filler RPG. Very excited for Clive and Shadowheart to go on this crazy adventure
@@justincolgan1833Yeah, they said the game is about 30 hours, I think, and that's still a decent length for an RPG. It's old school JRPG length, or even something western like Mass Effect. They could still probably get away with charging $70 U.S., but they're choosing not to. Honestly, I hope it does really well and that the lower price is a real talking point.
Awesome list!! So many great games coming up. It's a good time to be an OG gamer! I really want them to remaster/port The Last Story and Lost Odyssey and bring them to all systems. With all of these remasters and remakes coming up, it's a good time for it.
Happy New Year 2025, everybody. As for the games, this video really shown how much we're looking forward too. Pretty overwhelming line up and thats not all of them! January also have the Freedom Wars Remaster and Dynasty Warriors Origins.
Snake Eater was absolutely groundbreaking back in the day. 🔥 What Kojima and his team did on PS2 is absolutely legendary-hard to explain how much of an insane technical achievement MGS 3 was. Loved the story as well. Excited to see the remake bring this game to a new generation of fans.
Great video! Really looking forward to Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition and Fatal Fury CoTW as well! I love that all these old franchises are coming back.
He's busy making other experiences. Although i don't necessarily like the choice title of Death Stranding 2 On the Beach. It should just be Death Stranding as the primary title with another sub title. No number 2 nor "On the beach" Just my opinion.
Probably a good thing. Kojima has too many weird ideas and without anyone to hold him back you end up with a game like Death Stranding. He'd run wild with MGS3 remake and we'd get a game barely resembling the og.
So many awesome upcoming games! I'm mostly looking forward to the Trails in the Sky Remake. Clair Obscur looks great as well and we might get the Gothic Remake, too. Don't forget the next Like a Dragon game.
Metroid Prime 4, Xenoblade X, Doom: The Dark Ages, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shinobi, Virtua Fighter 6, Okami 2, Suikoden 1 & 2 Remastered, Fatal Fury: Call of the Wolves, Trails in the Sky Remake, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, The Scramble Vice
I’m hoping 2025 is the year that we finally get that sequel to Hollow Knight. Other than that 2025 looks like it’s going to be a fantastic year for games. That Ys game really pulled at my heart strings.
The switch mysteries excite me! Could be anything on launch at this point. First game off the block for me is the Tales of Graces F remaster in Jan! :)
Retro JRPG fans have been eating good the last couple of years. Can’t wait for the Suikoden/Lunar remasters. Hoping to god one day we can get a Breath of Fire collection, Wild Arms collection or Legend of Dragoon remaster/remake.
Another chance to get a physical copy of Ys 3! Was excited to hear your thoughts about the Lunar release coming. And Suikoden finally coming. YES, Xenoblade Chronicles X... Ghost of Yotei, that view before Mt. Fuji, stunning... OO, Nintendo Switch 2, please, please, backward compatibility... OH Okami... And yes, Golden Axe not dead quite yet, sir....
I do not mind remasters at all. If backwards compatibility isn’t an option then bring them all. I love preserving the legacy of video games and making them available on current consoles.
My 2025 will be partially filled by playing JRPG's, a genre I just got into thanks to Dragon Quest III HD-2D. I'm currently playing Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (amazing game so far, so much occult lore!), and I have Octopath Traveler II, DQ11, and Persona 3 Reload waiting afterwards. I'll be busy until June, I think!
Great Video! I am sure it goes without saying your excited for Dragon Quest 1/2 surprised it didn’t make the cut! ( but seriously you have to draw the line somewhere I get it ha ha)
What the Switch 2, unironically, needs is Diddy Kong Racing 2. That would be so slick! Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks _REALLY_ cool! I missed that announcement. I’m mainly excited about: • Trails Through Daybreak 2 • Trails in the Sky FC Remake • Final DLC to W40k: Rogue Trader (waiting on that to play it) • Avowed • one or two more big patches on BG3 (before I finally play that, too) • new Doom, Borderlands, Outer Worlds I really want Clair Obscura to be great, but I doubt it’s out this year.. and I’d bet half a kidney that GTA 6 isn’t coming in 2025. Great picks, thanks for the video!
Curious about the switch 2 but honestly 2024 was the year I spent more time playing retro games than modern. Triple A is really fumbling the ball lately and with sony and Ms already talking new systems when current ones barely got things going is very disappointing.
I played Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U at release. I think I had anywhere from 40-60 hours into the game before I stopped playing, and I never even made it to the part where you get the Mechs. That game is huge
So many games to look forward to in 2025: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Suikoden I+II, Atelier Yumia, Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Freedom Wars Remastered, Metal Slug Tactics, Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade, Lunar Remastered Collection, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Atelier Resleriana. With so many cool games coming out next year, and having a huge backlog, I would be surprised to get to play (and finish) even half of the above mentioned games.
I’m most excited for Metal Gear Solid Delta, but besides that I want to mainly focus on the backlog. Especially the Trails series I’m up to Azure now but taking breaks to avoid burnout. Will be playing more phantasy star since I just finished the OG for the first time. Also want to get more time in POE2 this month
I kind of hope we get to see a Super robot war coming alongside the new Switch. But i doubt we see that anytime soon. And Capcom has been teasing to revive other old franchise, so maybe we see a Breath of Fire.
Xeno X had possibly the greatest atmosphere I've ever felt in a game. The music, the biomes, the expansiveness, discovery and scale... So glad people will get a chance to play it on Switch. One of the worst aspects of the original Wii U version was some severe load times, which should be *WAY* better on the Switch.
I love this guy. I found this channel at the start of 2024 when I was struggling with severe anxiety of becoming a brand new father and just seeing him happily and excitingly talk about games really helped relieve a lot of the stress and worry and still does. Thank you sir!
You have to watch his video about his daughter's condition
Good channel. Been watching since early 2010s.
He helped me too, mate 👍
Think I found Johnny around 2012. He is such a humble and lovely fellow. Welcome 🙏
He's up there with avgn for me. Both completely different. Although I will say new videos I much prefer Johnny. I never really watch any new avgn stuff anymore but instantly as soon as I see a HCG vid I'm on it.
I’m still working through my 2008 backlog.
Make sure to mix in some new games too!
Lol
Oh it's Clayton! \O/
To this day I haven’t finished story of GTA 4
I’m at X-Com 1 for PS3 right now 😅
Kim's dad interview!
Now I just want a Kim's dad interview in 2025!
It’s still surreal to me Xenoblade X is coming to Switch, mad excited for it! Happy new year Johnny!
i hope it has a switch 2 upgrade. its a massive game.
There is a lot of hype for 2025. Switch games on Switch 2. Lunar Collection, DQ I+II, Yotei, Inkonbini, Daybreak II, Rune Factory, Trails in the Sky. Thanks for the video.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii! Can't wait.
New Johnny video is the best after Christmas present.
Next year is insane!!! I’m also excited for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii!!! Comes out on my birthday too! Woo!
That's cool. Sounds like a nice birthday present for yourself.
I got into Ys 8 because of you. and let me say thank you. this is the exact kind of jrpg I was looking for.
Not related to this video, but all of your constant recommendations for the Ys series got me try to series over the holidays with Ys 1 Chronicles on PC. And dude.....it was AWESOME! I'm hooked now, can't wait to go through this series haha
pirate yakuza coming Feb 2025 with majima becoming pirate in hawaii
Ready for the Suikoden remake in 2025!!
Tales of Graces F - January
XBX - March
Can’t wait
happy new year jhonny,and a great 2025 games coming out soon!!
The Lunar collection is an absolute must buy for me! I'm really hoping for a nice physical version and I would absolutely love to have the Working Designs dub included. That would truly make it feel complete.
Thanks! Incredible to think that you, Johnny, have made more than 1000 videos the last years. I have quit smoking, too, although I am using snus. I am looking forwards to 06.03, the Suikoden 1+2 release date. You are my favourite TH-camr, Johnny Millennium. Word of advice: Quit the booze, too, alcohol is poison, and is the root of all evil. I am looking forwards to your future videos, that's for sure!
Happy New Year, Johnny and Kim, thanks for everything you do! Is there any way you could upload the live stream you just did for those of us who missed it?
You should make a video for anyone who is interested in Ys games but doesn’t know what to play or where to start Johnny.
Ohh I did!
th-cam.com/video/c9Wp-TELjv8/w-d-xo.html
Can’t wait for Lunar!
Dragon Quest 1 and 2, Suikoden, Ys, Xenoblade, Atelier Yumia, Lunar, Ghost of Yotei, Rune Factory, new Phantom Brave, Split Fiction, MGS 3 Delta, Freedom Wars, The First Berserker, Metroid Prime 4, South of Midnight, and many more.
I don't game on PC, so my biggest may be Trails in the Sky Remake. I don't play Rockstar games, so GTA isn't on my radar, but it will be interesting to see if it meets the hype.
Okami and Onimusha are high on my list, too.
Another massive year.
So good to see someone who’s not talking console wars and just games, past and present. You’re one of the best Johnny. Happy new year to you and yours.
Hi John, is the live show you and Kim did 12/31 posted? I can’t seem to find it, and would be great to catch the parts I missed. Thanks so much!
Thanks sir johnny for another fun gaming videos! Backlogs piling up lolz! Have a happy new year to you and your family! ❤🎉
And here I am playing PS2 games on my Series S with XBSX2 emulator.
Dude, you're the best!
Happy New Johnny! 🫡 Great Ep! Ghost of Yotei and Ninja Gaiden looking good!
There's something about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that has really captured my imagination. I think I feel about that the way John felt about Metaphor.
I get a similar feel. It's got an amazing style, great cast, and the devs have made it clear that they have scoped the game in a way to be specific to their needs. I take that as a slim, all killer no filler RPG. Very excited for Clive and Shadowheart to go on this crazy adventure
@@justincolgan1833Yeah, they said the game is about 30 hours, I think, and that's still a decent length for an RPG. It's old school JRPG length, or even something western like Mass Effect. They could still probably get away with charging $70 U.S., but they're choosing not to. Honestly, I hope it does really well and that the lower price is a real talking point.
Finally just got a PS5 so I'm pretty pumped to see what's to come for 2025!
I also got the ps5 slim bundle and getting my butt kicked with returnal
@@Outerspacefunk That's cool. I grabbed Stellar Blade for my first game and I'm close to halfway through it. Cool game so far
The PS6 😂
@@EduFirenze That's fine i still got a big backlog of ps4 games to play through 🤣
@@JBird401 "pumped to see what's to come" plays Ps4 games 💀
Old timer here.. I can't wait for Lunar Remastered Collection, Y's Memoire:Oath of Felghana, and Suikoden I & II
Thanks for shining a light on these small indie games like Grand Theft Auto 6. Might have to check this series out!
I'm really looking forward to playing both Suikoden games again, pure nostalgia.
Awesome list!! So many great games coming up. It's a good time to be an OG gamer!
I really want them to remaster/port The Last Story and Lost Odyssey and bring them to all systems. With all of these remasters and remakes coming up, it's a good time for it.
Happy holidays Johnny!
The Metroid music gives me chills. Can't wait!
A ton of GREAT JRPGs coming out next year! I’m also SUPER stoked for a new Fatal Fury game! Haven’t played a fighting game since King of Fighters 13.
I’m hyped for Lost soul aside, Metal gear and GTA 6.
Happy New Year 2025, everybody. As for the games, this video really shown how much we're looking forward too. Pretty overwhelming line up and thats not all of them! January also have the Freedom Wars Remaster and Dynasty Warriors Origins.
Snake Eater was absolutely groundbreaking back in the day. 🔥 What Kojima and his team did on PS2 is absolutely legendary-hard to explain how much of an insane technical achievement MGS 3 was. Loved the story as well. Excited to see the remake bring this game to a new generation of fans.
I see that little info graphic that came out the bottom left lol. Still finding ways to improve after all this years.
You are one of those Ys guys, aren't you Johnny? See you lator, in 2025! 06.03. Suikoden 1+2
I'm excited for the Majima pirate Yakuza game. Hawaii was a great location for infinite wealth and I'm excited that it's being used again.
Atelier Yumia, Suikoden and Prime 4 are my hype games in 2025.
Happy to see you amped for City of Wolves and the new Virtua Fighter❗️
Great video! Really looking forward to Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition and Fatal Fury CoTW as well! I love that all these old franchises are coming back.
Xenoblade X, whatever comes bundled with switch 2, Trails in the Sky remake, Suikoden remaster… does it say something that I want remasters? 😂
Nothing is coming bundled with Switch 2 bro
@ I definitely misspoke! I meant launch with. Maybe a new 3D Mario?
dude I just got hooked on WoW again after quitting for over 10 years
You have to play Witcher 3 I just got to it a couple years ago. It’s one of the best of a generation if not all time.
Monster Hunter, Metal Gear, and anything Metroid is all I'm needing in 2025 everything else is just a bonus
I was just playing Fatal Fury MoTW on my Dreamcast last night!
nice! i was running some Freeman on my vita too!
Getting Okami Sequel and Onimusha remake is a miraculous sign for gaming!! Especially having waited almost 2 decades for both titles.
I did preorder the Ys oath game on switch, I’m hoping the lunar games get a physical switch version
Anyone else thinking they already can't wait for the gift exchange with Rob in 2025? Always love that video.
I really want to try out lunar. The cover art is so captivating
My favorite game of all time. Worth the play
John you have the most natural sales technique. You are a lean mean sales machine 🙏
Kojima not being in on Metal Gear Solid 3 re-make boggles my mind.
I basically wrote it off for a long time but it eases my worries seeing the positive reception with the Silent Hill 2 remake
He's busy making other experiences. Although i don't necessarily like the choice title of Death Stranding 2 On the Beach. It should just be Death Stranding as the primary title with another sub title. No number 2 nor "On the beach" Just my opinion.
Probably a good thing. Kojima has too many weird ideas and without anyone to hold him back you end up with a game like Death Stranding. He'd run wild with MGS3 remake and we'd get a game barely resembling the og.
2025 will be another great year for us RPG fans. I personally can't wait to play Xenoblade Chronicles X.
I just preordered it today
So many awesome upcoming games! I'm mostly looking forward to the Trails in the Sky Remake. Clair Obscur looks great as well and we might get the Gothic Remake, too. Don't forget the next Like a Dragon game.
Why can't we re-watch the new year stream?
Its a good list :), there are a lot of games, let see if most of them really come in 2025
Metroid Prime 4, Xenoblade X, Doom: The Dark Ages, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shinobi, Virtua Fighter 6, Okami 2, Suikoden 1 & 2 Remastered, Fatal Fury: Call of the Wolves, Trails in the Sky Remake, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, The Scramble Vice
I’m hoping 2025 is the year that we finally get that sequel to Hollow Knight. Other than that 2025 looks like it’s going to be a fantastic year for games. That Ys game really pulled at my heart strings.
The switch mysteries excite me! Could be anything on launch at this point. First game off the block for me is the Tales of Graces F remaster in Jan! :)
Retro JRPG fans have been eating good the last couple of years. Can’t wait for the Suikoden/Lunar remasters. Hoping to god one day we can get a Breath of Fire collection, Wild Arms collection or Legend of Dragoon remaster/remake.
you said "Oath OF felgana" and fall down in your own trap haha
That ninja gaiden is right up my alley
Another chance to get a physical copy of Ys 3! Was excited to hear your thoughts about the Lunar release coming. And Suikoden finally coming. YES, Xenoblade Chronicles X... Ghost of Yotei, that view before Mt. Fuji, stunning... OO, Nintendo Switch 2, please, please, backward compatibility... OH Okami... And yes, Golden Axe not dead quite yet, sir....
Wow, 2025 is stacked!
2025 is shaping up to be absolutely insane. GTAVI and MH Wilds can take over my life.
"Switch 2" and Metroid Prime 4 for me! I've had Metroid Prime 4 preordered on Amazon since June 22 2017, with the old pricing 🤣
2025 is the year of the remakes and remasters! 🤣🤣
I do not mind remasters at all. If backwards compatibility isn’t an option then bring them all. I love preserving the legacy of video games and making them available on current consoles.
So excited for remaking literally everything!!! Fantastic 😍😆
My 2025 will be partially filled by playing JRPG's, a genre I just got into thanks to Dragon Quest III HD-2D. I'm currently playing Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (amazing game so far, so much occult lore!), and I have Octopath Traveler II, DQ11, and Persona 3 Reload waiting afterwards. I'll be busy until June, I think!
Great Video! I am sure it goes without saying your excited for Dragon Quest 1/2 surprised it didn’t make the cut! ( but seriously you have to draw the line somewhere I get it ha ha)
I just wanted rival schools in capcom collection.Such an amazing game. My favorite character was the guy with a baseball bat.
Ghost of Yotei and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 are on my list, along with all the 2023-2024 games I have yet to try.
What the Switch 2, unironically, needs is Diddy Kong Racing 2. That would be so slick!
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks _REALLY_ cool! I missed that announcement.
I’m mainly excited about:
• Trails Through Daybreak 2
• Trails in the Sky FC Remake
• Final DLC to W40k: Rogue Trader (waiting on that to play it)
• Avowed
• one or two more big patches on BG3 (before I finally play that, too)
• new Doom, Borderlands, Outer Worlds
I really want Clair Obscura to be great, but I doubt it’s out this year.. and I’d bet half a kidney that GTA 6 isn’t coming in 2025.
Great picks, thanks for the video!
Curious about the switch 2 but honestly 2024 was the year I spent more time playing retro games than modern. Triple A is really fumbling the ball lately and with sony and Ms already talking new systems when current ones barely got things going is very disappointing.
2025 will be all about my backlog and Monster Hunter Wilds. I haven't played Metaphor, FF7 RE, Rebirth, FF16, etc.
Can't wait for the Switch 2 release and the inevitable classic that comes along with it, Super Mario Odyssey 2 possibly? Can't wait.
Saved up some tips from work and a few gift cards from the holidays and put it aside for my eventual Switch 2 preorder.
I AM READY 💪
I hope it never releases.
I hope it doesn't get scalped at launch
@@gothard5 I hope it always releases.
Dzięki, że Ty jesteś. Słucham od 3 lat, zacząłem gdy uczyłem się do egzaminu adwokackiego.
Greatest gaming channel. So wholesome
I played Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U at release. I think I had anywhere from 40-60 hours into the game before I stopped playing, and I never even made it to the part where you get the Mechs. That game is huge
Happy hyper new year!
I was kinda skeptical before pressing "play" but yes, it sounds very good indeed!
So many games to look forward to in 2025: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Suikoden I+II, Atelier Yumia, Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Freedom Wars Remastered, Metal Slug Tactics, Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade, Lunar Remastered Collection, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Atelier Resleriana.
With so many cool games coming out next year, and having a huge backlog, I would be surprised to get to play (and finish) even half of the above mentioned games.
Watch out for teenagers on bikes riding past you trying to steal your copy of GTA6
The two games I'm most looking forward to are Trails Through Daybreak 2 and the Trails in the Sky remake. It's going to be a Falcon kind of year!
Probably Crimson Desert, Yakuza Pirate, YS Memoire, Trails through Daybreak II, Tales of Graces F
2025 is going to be a hell of a year to play games from 2024, and before, I missed! 😆
No original games??? All we are getting is remakes of games that don't need to be remakes. They are fine as they were.
This man is the man of TH-cam keep it up legend
Just hearing the Metroid Prime music gets me super pumped. Definitely looking forward to Metroid Prime 4!
I’m most excited for Metal Gear Solid Delta, but besides that I want to mainly focus on the backlog. Especially the Trails series I’m up to Azure now but taking breaks to avoid burnout. Will be playing more phantasy star since I just finished the OG for the first time. Also want to get more time in POE2 this month
I look forward to Pokémon Z-A Legends ! I can't wait to return to the Kalos Region!!
It wouldn’t be a Johnny video if ys wasn’t the first game mentioned lol.
I kind of hope we get to see a Super robot war coming alongside the new Switch. But i doubt we see that anytime soon.
And Capcom has been teasing to revive other old franchise, so maybe we see a Breath of Fire.
Xeno X had possibly the greatest atmosphere I've ever felt in a game. The music, the biomes, the expansiveness, discovery and scale... So glad people will get a chance to play it on Switch. One of the worst aspects of the original Wii U version was some severe load times, which should be *WAY* better on the Switch.
Until next time! (In the new year!)