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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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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…
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 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…
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…
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….
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin should have shined during its initial reveal thanks to its unique premise. Instead, however, the game’s initial trailer turned into a flood of memes thanks to the repetitive (and silly) reference to Chaos. According to Kotaku, Square Enix wasn’t too pleased that one of their most important upcoming releases…
The PlayStation 3 had a wide wealth of JRPGs in its library. From Ni No Kuni to NIER, the system had some incredible games in the genre. Today, we list what gamers think are the best Japanese Role-Playing Games (as opposed to RPGs) on Metacritc on the PlayStation 3. The same rules for listing each…
Sony announced, yesterday, its acquisition of Bluepoint games. The developer is better known for a number of remasters, and highly acclaimed remakes such as Shadow of the Colossus, and Demon’s Souls. That said, the company was adamant about the fact that Bluepoint would work on an original IP (Sony’s bread and butter). And yet, today,…
This week, I listed the top 5 JRPGs for the Xbox 360 according to critics. Fans were in disagreement over the list, pointing to Lost Odyssey’s omission (though I clearly felt it should have overtaken FFXIII), and other misses such as, the weirdly named, Infinite Undiscovery. Unfortunately, Infinite Undiscovery fell through the cracks. It was…
Microsoft’s most successful console has so far has been the Xbox 360. Red Ring Death issues aside, the console fought Sony’s PlayStation 3 to a near standstill (84 million to 87 million). This meant that many of us owned one, and thus, played some JRPGs on the system. Today we are listing the system’s best,…