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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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For all intents and purposes, Shenmue was billed as the game to save the Dreamcast. Shenmue was meant to be an ambitious multi-chapter saga set in an open world environment. According to multiple sources Shenmue and Final Fantasy VII hold the records for the most expensive games made in the 1990s. It is hard to…
For months, I have dreaded the arrival of this day. The day where I would have to write about Final Fantasy XIII on our weekly Throwback Bit Thursday series. My dread on writing about Final Fantasy XIII doesn’t stem from my fading memories of the game as only a little more than a decade has…
Not much is known about Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. We only know that game is in development, and it will reportedly take a more ‘mature’ approach to its storytelling than previous entries. The former statements are the extent of what is known about the game so far. However, in an interview with…
For fans of the Final Fantasy series, there isn’t a more anticipated game (apart from the eventual FFVIIR-2) than Final Fantasy XVI. Unfortunately, those of us hoping for a showcase on the upcoming Tokyo Game Show might be disappointed by the game’s expected absence from the show. Naoki Yoshida shooting for “I want to buy…
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is my least favorite 3-D Zelda. It was released in 2011 at around the same time that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim did. Consequently, Skyward Sword gathered dust for months before I managed to finish it. Out Dated Visuals Skyrim looked amazing on the Xbox 360. Conversely, Skyward Sword…
Announced in June, it was revealed that Final Fantasy IX was getting a revival but in a different medium. This time, the beloved game will be getting an animated TV show geared towards children between the ages of eight and thirteen. Cyber Group Studios has worked out a deal with Square Enix to handle the…
Last week we covered the top five JRPGs for the Game Boy Advance according to Metacritic. This week we wanted to expand upon that list with the bottom 5 of the top 10 JRPGs for the Game Boy Advance. Keep in mind that there are two more Final Fantasy ports on this list. While they…
Not that long ago, we reported that J-RPG Developer/Publisher Level-5 was leaving the U.S. to focus on the Japanese market. We figured that such move would signify the end for its Ni no Kuni franchise on the West. Level-5 moved the franchise to the fertile world of mobile gaming, and it seems that the move…
The Next installment in the long running ‘Tales’ series, Tales of Arise, is almost upon us. Namco is looking for the latest entry to revitalize the series. The Tales series was once a prominent JRPG power house, and Namco/Bandai would like for it to be mentioned along the same breath as Dragon Quest, and Final…
This week we wanted to take a look at what critics thought were the best of the best for JRPGs on the Game Boy Advance system. Keep in mind that some of these titles are ports or remasters, but still highly rated by critics. These are some of the best JRPGs that the Game Boy…