Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Genre: JRPG, Role-Playing Game Platforms: 3DS Rating: T for Teen Price: $39.99 In retrospect, 2018 has been a year of JRPGs going back to their roots. Octopath Traveler tried a modern take on old-school graphics, [...]
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Genre: JRPG, Role-Playing Game Platforms: PlayStation 4 Rating: Teen Price: $59.99 In a day and age where classic turn-based RPGs seem to be waning, Square Enix remains true to the Dragon [...]
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Genre: RPG Platforms: Switch Rating: Teen Price: $59.99 Octopath Traveler has been at the forefront of JRPG fans’ minds since it was first revealed during a Nintendo Direct in late 2017. Fans were [...]
Developer: AlphaDream Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Adventure, JRPG, RPG Rating: Everyone Platforms: 3DS Price: $39.99 Since the release of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars there have been two franchises in the Mario RPG series. The [...]
Developer: Alphadream Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Adventure, RPG, JRPG Rating: Everyone Platforms: 3DS Price: $39.99 In 2003 I was far too “cool” to be seen around campus sporting a Game Boy Advance. I was also far too [...]
Developer: Nihon Falcom Publisher: NIS America Genre: Action, JRPG Platforms: PS4, PS Vita Rating: T for Teen Price: $39.99 The Ys series as a whole has been a mainstay in the action-JRPG genre, providing some great experiences since the early ‘90s. I [...]
Developer: Square Enix Publishers: Square Enix Genre: JRPG Rating: T Price: Try your luck Final Fantasy is a series that is best described as a Baskin Robins. Everyone likes ice cream, but not every flavor is to the liking of every person. Some people [...]
Developer: Konami, Hudson Soft Publishers: Konami Genre: RPG Rating: T Price: Try Your Luck After the disappointment of Suikoden IV, I was truthfully a little leery of what the next game in the series would provide. As a die hard Suikoden fan, the [...]
Developer: Tokyo RPG Factory Publisher: Square Enix Genre: JRPG ESRB: E Price: $39.99 It would be accurate to say that I am semi-retired from JRPGs. Final Fantasy X struck me as the apogee of the genre, bringing forth voice acting as [...]
Developer: Bandai-Namco Studios and tri-Crescendo Publisher: Bandai-Namco Entertainment Genre: JRPG Rating: T Price: $39.99 Released for the 20th Anniversary of the Tales series, Tales of Zestiria is the “RPG of Passion Lighting the World.” The game [...]
Developer: Monolith Soft Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: Wii U Genre: RPG Rating: T Price: $59.99 From the moment it was announced, I knew Xenoblade Chronicles X was something my time-starved Wii U was going to need. Its predecessor boasted a [...]
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Genre: RPG Rating: E for Everyone Price: $5.99 (PSN) Because Konami released Suikoden in limited quantities and refused to re-release it in any form in the US, it is one of the lesser known RPGs that came out in the [...]
Developer: Square Product Development Division 3 Publisher: JP Square, NA Square Electronic Arts Genre: Role Playing Rating: T Price: $11.49 (PSN) As a JRPG fan since I was very young, one of my favorite games was Chrono Trigger. I always wanted a sequel [...]
Content Warning: Violence. The Netherworld (Hell). Re-incarnation. Note: I have never played any of the Disgaea series before. Also, I really suck at strategy RPGs. With that said I have not finished Disgaea 4 but I am really enjoying it (even though [...]
Content Warning: Mild swearing, mild sexual humor, some characters could do with more clothes, but for a JRPG even that’s not too bad. Opening: Tales of Xillia is an installment in the Tales series (some may recognize such titles as Tales of Symphonia or [...]