Last week, I took it upon me to list the best five turn based JRPGs (of all time) according to Gamerankings.com’s vast database of critic reviews. Some of our readers agreed with the rankings, others complained that the list belonged to ‘Squaresoft’ and ‘Persona’ games. Today’s list is a little more varied, though Square games…
Tag: JRPG
JRPG stands for Japanese Role-Playing Game. This unique genre of game combines the Western RPG or Role-Playing Game genre first popularized by Dungeons and Dragons with Eastern storytelling and cultural references often seen in anime or manga. JRPGs are almost exclusively made in Japan.
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Is Dark Souls a JRPG?
Last week, I made a case for The Legend of Zelda being an Action-RPG. To me, this classification makes Zelda a JRPG, as it is an action-RPG made in Japan by Japanese developers. However, from these debates (on social media) I have seen another Japanese role-playing franchise come under fire by the “This is not…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Can Star Ocean Make a Return to Glory?
The Star Ocean series is a bit hard to discuss for me. On one hand, I consider Star Ocean: The 2nd Story one of the very best JRPGs that can be played, even today. On the other, starting with the The Last Hope (some would say since the “Till the End of Time“), the series…
The Top Five Turn-Based JRPGs According to Critics (GameRankings)
So far, when we have done these types of ” best according to critics” lists, we have utilized Metacritic as the ultimate source for the listings. Today, however, we are taking a different approach. We dug back into the defunct Gamerankings.com archive to unearth their best turn based Japanese-Role Playing games of all time. Why…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Quest 64
The Nintendo 64 was not known for its RPGs. While it’s best three are some of the greatest games of all time (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber), apart from those, all that we are left with is Quest 64,…
Is Zelda a JRPG?
A strange topic of discussion has arisen over the past couple of decades within gaming forums: The dispute of whether or not, The Legend of Zelda (series) should be classified as an Action-RPG (which would make it a Japanese RPG), or an Action Adventure, or perhaps, both. The argument has driven many to question whether…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Game for Game, The Legend of Zelda is my favorite video gaming series. I don’t think I have ever handed out as many 10/10, and 9.5/10 to as many games in any other series. My favorite game of all time is a Zelda game (Ocarina of Time). My favorite gaming universe of all time is…
The Five Best Selling Sega Dreamcast Role-Playing Games
The Sega Dreamcast, Sega’s bright (but extremely brief) shooting star was the home to many great games, including some incredible Role-Playing Games. Unfortunately, the Dreamcast did not sell well, as Sega managed to move a paltry 9.13 million units of its final console. Consequently, the system didn’t have many million unit sellers, software wise. Sonic…
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Will Arrive in 2022 (Earlier than EC: Hundred Heroes)
Suikoden fans have waited (for what seems like ages) for Suikoden’s spiritual sequel, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. That one is the traditional RPG that is being helmed by Yoshitaka Murayama (Suikoden 1-3), born out of a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. However, this game has been pushed back to 2023 (which is fine by me as…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Rogue Galaxy
At this point, Level-5 is a legendary (as far as J-RPG development is concerned) developer. The Team is responsible for the Dark Cloud series, The Ni No Kuni series, Rogue Galaxy, and Dragon Quest VIII (among other titles). Today, I have decided to take a look back at Rogue Galaxy, Level-5’s last PlayStation 2 epic….