In its prime, it was hard to argue against Final Fantasy as the greatest JRPG series ever, but another has proven to be even ...

Bringing it back to Final Fantasy 9, Ito says: "In terms of game design, the characters’ Trance may represent a moment of their 'evolution,' guided by the time, place, and their destiny. In this sense ...

JRPGs offer incredible value for money, and several of the best games in this genre are on sale for Prime Day 2025.

From the same development team behind the Star Ocean series, Infinite Undiscovery is a lesser-known JRPG that launched on the ...

You can get action JRPG Granblue Fantasy Relink at its lowest price ever in a new Steam sale, as Cygames celebrates two ...

The JRPG genre has changed in meaning over the years. While it's sometimes used to qualify a role-playing game that's made by Japanese developers, it's more often generally applied to the best ...

Even when The Phantom X does things differently, it's more a switchout than something brand-new. The obligatory animal ...

1987’s Final Fantasy deserves all the credit it can get for helping popularize the JRPG genre (especially in the West), expanding the scope of NES titles, and kicking off an all-time great ...

JRPG plots are often melodramatic, sometimes absurd soap operas, filled to the brim with twists and drama. You either love 'em or you try to ignore 'em while you grind levels in cutesy, ...