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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth calls out one of the original JRPG's most dated gimmicks: "The times have changed, Cloud!"

A deserved scolding

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says it's just like the original JRPG in a key way: "We've reached for something that was never possible before today's technology"

Naoki Hamaguchi reflects on the final product

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't always end where the original JRPG's most heart-wrenching twist occurs, but it soon became obvious that it's the "best turning point in the story"

The sequel ends at the Forgotten Capital for a reason

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Between Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Persona 3 Reload, the year of the JRPG is healing my horror-addled heart

The real treasure truly is the friends we make along the way

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One of 2021's best JRPGs escapes the Switch with a Personal 5 Royal-style expansion in Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, with updates that will eat 80 hours of my life

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC too

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The latest entry in the best-kept JRPG secret finally leaves Japan this year

Ys 10: Nordics is finally coming our way

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Elden Ring parent company buys studio behind some of the best JRPGs of recent years

Acquire, developer of Octopath Traveller, has been acquired

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Steam's surprise JRPG hit of the year almost has more players than Persona 3 Reload and Infinite Wealth combined

Granblue Fantasy is soaring

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After translating one cult PlayStation game after another, fan translation group Hilltop Works announces its most obscure game yet: 'a hidden gem of the highest caliber'

Rowdy Princess is an "equal parts irreverent and heartfelt" PlayStation 2 JRPG.

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One of 2024's most promising JRPGs is reviving its anime adaptation for free

Granblue Fantasy: The Animation's first 7 episodes are up on YouTube

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Hit JRPG Sea of Stars removes donation-collecting NPC based on YouTuber The Completionist following charity fraud allegations

Sea of Stars' developer wants to maintain "a positive and optimistic space"

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Metaphor: ReFantazio dazzles with seamless switching between exploration and JRPG combat

Atlus also reveals a new way of dealing with low-level enemies

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24 years later, JRPG fans rejoice as Star Ocean The Second Story R sets "the new gold standard for any new remakes" amid stellar reviews

Star Ocean The Second Story R isn't one to miss

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Final Fantasy 14 is living proof that ‘JRPG’ is an outdated term

Speaking with Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida, it’s clear that so-called ‘JRPGs’ are part of a much broader gaming ecosystem.

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Sea of Stars review - a traditional RPG with modern wit

Sea of Stars is a charming homage to classic JRPGs that elevates itself with modern conveniences, gorgeous visuals, and sparkling writing.

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Sea of Stars review: A charming and wonderfully crafted indie Xbox tribute to classic JRPGs

Sea of Stars, a turn-based indie JRPG, is inspired by 16-bit JRPGs from the 1990s, but can it live up to its inspirations, or will its star burn out before achieving greatness?

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Following Final Fantasy 16's footsteps, long-awaited JRPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink shows off its own giant monster fights

The Granblue Fantasy: Relink release date is set for early 2024

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 director wants a fourth game to be a vastly different JRPG

Tetsuya Takahashi reveals his personal philosophy

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Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya sticks up for the term JRPG after controversy: 'These are RPG games that, in a sense, only Japanese creators can make'

"As Japanese game creators, we're very proud of the term JRPG."

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PS Plus grabs an eye-catching indie JRPG that's also day one on Xbox Game Pass

Sea of Stars is shaping up very nicely

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Final Fantasy 6 in the style of FF Tactics is the one JRPG mod I didn't know I needed

I will love it and I think I deserve it

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As their acclaimed JRPG gets review-bombed, indie publisher calls on Metacritic to do more

Chained Echoes is getting slammed, and its devs have no idea why

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A med student spent 8 months learning game design to make a Pokemon-inspired Hololive vtuber JRPG

Solo dev Kebbie says "sacrifices had to be made" to fit game dev into their life

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Square Enix's most-elusive JRPG is finally getting more accessible

Live A Live is coming to PS4, PS5, and PC

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Square Enix's new RPG has a controversial feature that breaks my heart

Square Enix’s blockchain-based game is an unsettling experiment that is one part RPG and one part NFT market.

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