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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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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster: An Exceptional Way to Experience Final Fantasy

Posted on May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 by Paul Cessna

Why Pixel Remaster over the Original NES Title? I initially planned on playing the Nintendo Entertainment System edition of Final Fantasy from 1990 (US NES), but I recalled that the game had been rereleased within various collections and on a multitude of different systems. After a little searching for which version to play, I decided…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Re-Loving Tales of Vesperia

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Tales of Vesperia is my favorite Tales game ever. After more than a decade without making a serious run through the game, I decided to give it another try last week. Basically, playing older JRPGs is difficult for me these days, because if I already know how the story ends, I quickly lose interest in…

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Final Fantasy IX’s Animated Series to be Revealed This Week

Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Final Fantasy IX is about to get a new lease on life 22 years after its original release by way of an animated series, and rumored “remake” of the game. An interview by Animation Magazine with Bruno Danzel d’Aumont, VP of international licensing and marketing at Paris-based animation powerhouse Cyber Group Studios confirmed that the…

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Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Alundra

Posted on May 23, 2022June 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Editor’s Note: We have read your comments from our previous “Games That Will Cost You a Kidney” features, and most have been positive, and thoughtful. However, some of our readers have complained that a few of these games “do not cost a literal kidney” because they could be found for much less than $600 in…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

Square Enix to Make a Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary Announcement in June 

Posted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Final Fantasy VII Remake director, Tetsuya Nomura, announced during the Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier livestream that the publisher will share 25th anniversary news on Final Fantasy VII in June. Nomura’s comment has sparked some interest and curiosity within FFVII fans everywhere.  Will there be a Final Fantasy VII Remake Episode 2 Trailer with…

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After More than 5 years Final Fantasy XV Sells 10 million Units

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

So, Final Fantasy is not what it used to be. Over the last 20 years, the series has lost its luster with critics. Even though most of its games are now multi-platform releases with considerable selling potential, its titles have struggled to sell proportionately well. Thus, the news of Final Fantasy XV finally reaching the…

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Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Suikoden II

Posted on May 16, 2022June 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Konami’s Suikoden is a respected franchise within the Japanese role-playing game genre. The series has been dead in the west for about a decade and a half as its last title Suikoden V was release in 2006 to little fanfare.   As it often happens with dead role-playing game series, its older titles gain monetary…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Alundra is a Grown Up’s Zelda Game

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

This week as I continued to play Elden Ring, I began to look back at what games were tough, or tougher than Japan’s newest poster boy. Some of the 2-D Castlevania games were very difficult. Even Castlevania 64 was quite challenging if you went for the good ending.   Castlevania 64 in particular did not…

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Skies of Arcadia

Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Skies of Arcadia 

Posted on May 9, 2022June 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Dreamcast’s greatest Japanese role-playing game, and perhaps the best JRPG of the 2000s, is not as costly as other entries on this weekly series. However, purchasing a working copy (with case and booklets) of Skies of Arcadia remains a considerable investment in both of its versions.   Skies of Arcadia the Greatest JRPG of…

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Games That Will Cost You A Kidney: Tales of Destiny

Posted on May 3, 2022June 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

It could be said that Namco’s Tales series might have reached its zenith in terms of popularity last year with Tales of Arise (2 million units sold to date). However, what perhaps remains the franchise’s most valuable game is a 25-year-old entry.  1997’s (1998 in the U.S.) Tales of Destiny is a game that will…

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