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After Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, It’s Time For Xbox Game To Fix Its JRPG Problem
Xbox Game has had some great JRPGs on the service over the years, but the current approach needs some re-evaluation to be truly competitive.
After The Latest Announcement, One Of My Favorite JRPG Series Will Finally Be Complete In English
It has been a long time coming, but one of my favorite JRPG series has finally been all caught up in the West, meaning I don’t have to wait anymore.
21 Years Later, My Favorite JRPG Still Hasn't Gotten The Remaster It Deserves
A JRPG that does everything right deserves a remaster that keeps its excellence intact, but the odds of that happening don't look very good.
10 Must-Play JRPGs To Try If You Love Open-World Games
For the open-world enthusiast hoping to dip their toes in the deep JRPG well, there are a handful of amazing worlds waiting to be explored.
Chained Echoes Review - What's Old Is New Again
Chained Echoes is one of the year's best RPGs and comes with an engaging combat system, compelling characters, and stellar worldbuilding.
Which JRPG Protagonist Are You, Based On Your Zodiac Sign?
JRPGs are known for their deep stories and characters, and players connect on such an emotional level because of the constellations that bind them.
Guardian Tales Switch Review: A Link To The Past (& Present)
Guardian Tales is now available on Nintendo Switch, bringing interesting gacha mechanics to fun Zelda-like gameplay in a fantasy world.
Final Fantasy Was Influenced By A Classic RPG You’ve Never Played
JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest were inspired in part by the Wizardry RPG series, which codified the gameplay of dungeon-crawlers.
Chrono Trigger & Dragon Quest 6 Followed Zelda To The Dark World
A Link to the Past introduced the Dark World to The Legend of Zelda, which could have inspired the multiple worlds narratives of many classic JRPGs.
Why Final Fantasy 16 Is A Sequel (Even Though It's Not)
The world setting of the Final Fantasy 16 is by all s an original one. Its themes, however, hearken back to previous FF games.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Would Be The Most Heart-Wrenching JRPG
Some Animal Crossing fans have suggested the game should serve as the prelude to a JRPG epic where the player’s village is tragically destroyed.
10 Best JRPGs Set In Schools
Japanese role-playing games can take place anywhere, but some of the best use the familiar environment of school as their main setting.
10 Best Remakes Of Classic RPGs
Some incredible RPGs of the past are receiving remakes or reimaginings for a modern audience and these ones are the best so far.
RPG Tropes That Need To Disappear
No matter how beloved RPGs like Final Fantasy 7 and Dragon Quest 11 are, there are some long-running RPG tropes that need to be buried.
Square Enix Never Needed Tomb Raider & Thief In The First Place
Square Enix’s sale of many Western developers and IPs could let the company renew focus on its core games or burn any remaining goodwill with NFTs.
10 Best Wii RPGs Of All Time, According To Metacritic
The Wii may be more strongly associated with other kinds of games but that doesn't mean the console doesn't have some quality RPGs to play.