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RPG 29 October 2009

Spin-off Final Fantasy series by Matrix Software which is back to its roots in both the plot and the mechanics of the game. The game offers a low-complicated turn-based combat system, and we can control battles using a stylus. There is also a division into character classes.

NDS

RPG 01 October 2009

Japanese RPG in science fiction climates. The game was addressed especially to fans of such titles as Disgaea and Atelier Viorate.

PS3

RPG 22 October 2009

Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is a jRPG game developed by Neverland studio for Nintendo DS users. The player directs the actions of a young man named Micah, who is half a monster. He tries to find out why the tree on which he lives has stopped blooming. The game combines RPG elements with simulation of plant breeding.

NDS

RPG 24 June 2010

Production of jRPG. We play the role of a young man, on whose shoulders the task of saving the world falls. He is helped by a number of friends, although at the same time only two of them may belong to the team. The game is mainly about traveling the vast world, completing quests, murdering monsters and developing heroes' skills.

Wii

RPG 05 June 2008

A representative of the so-called dungeon crawler species. We go through the underground, fight numerous monsters, collect items of equipment and advance to higher levels of experience.

Wii

RPG 08 October 2009

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is another part of the Atlus jRPG series. The title, which is the second edition prepared for Nintendo DS, strongly refers to the roots of the series. This time the game is about visiting dungeons and catching creatures living there.

NDS

RPG 30 June 1995

Tactical jRPG maintained in old-school 2D graphics. One of the first representatives of the genre released on PlayStation 1. The production tells the story of a group of heroes who try to save the world from the forces of darkness.

PS1

RPG 06 September 2022

Re: Legend is an unusual RPG, which, apart from fighting enemies and interacting with NPCs, revolves around catching and training monsters, erecting buildings, and agriculture. The players get to catch diverse species of beasts inhabiting the vast land of Ethia, expand the village, and enter relationships with the villagers. The game has been designed to deliver a 4-player cooperative multiplayer mode.

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RPG 11 February 1998

A Japanese RPG with a complex, difficult and controversial plot, where players can control giant mosses.

PS1

RPG 31 March 1998

The first release for PlayStation and the seventh installment of the popular jRPG series. The production action takes place in a universe consisting of several planets, between which the player can move freely. The story is divided into seven separate stories, presented from the perspective of different protagonists. In terms of gameplay mechanisms, the title is a classic representative of a genre where exploration, role-playing and turn-based duels lead the way.

PS1

RPG 13 June 2000

Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio, a role-playing game strongly inspired by the Final Fantasy series. The story focuses on a young man who embarks on a dangerous journey to rescue his kidnapped childhood friend. In the course of the adventure he discovers unusual powers, thanks to which he will be able to change the outcome of the ongoing war in the land. Production mechanisms do not differ significantly from other representatives of the genre.

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RPG 27 October 2016

A Japanese action role-playing game by Aquria, based on the popular Sword Art Online franchise, which started with a novel series by Reki Kawahara. The game is set in the near future in Japan, where virtual reality MMORPGs are wildly popular. The story of Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization takes place inside one of such games, called Sword Art: Origin, which gained popularity after a group of players was trapped in it.

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RPG 08 February 2018

Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition is a mobile jRPG. The game adapts the console version of Final Fantasy XV, offering the same campaign presented with a lighter tone, grotesque characters and simplified gameplay mechanics.

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RPG 25 October 2016

A spin-off to the popular jRPG series created by Square Enix. World of Final Fantasy was created with younger players in mind. The plot of the game takes place in Grimoire – a completely new world, but the characters and creatures from all previous installments of the series make an appearance. What’s interesting, Grimoire has been divided into two dimensions: in the first of them, the characters look normal, while in the second one they assume the sweet form of chibi.

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RPG 08 September 2017

A spin-off of the popular RPG series by Capcom, started in 2004. Like in the previous games of the franchise, Monster Hunter Stories focuses on challenging fights against giant monsters, but offers a different approach to the well-known theme. We play as a young boy who sets out on a journey accompanied by the mascot of the series, a Felyne warrior. A one-man-one-cat team travels across a vast open world, performing various tasks and facing local monsters.

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RPG 02 September 1999

Tactical Japanese RPG, in which players lead a team of two-legged robotic pilots, vanzers. Production is considered to be one of the best in the history of the species.

PS1

RPG 02 October 2014

A classic jRPG game with a turn-based combat system, produced by the creators of the Hyperdimension Neptune series. Players take on the role of The Verse Maidens pop manager and together with his five members fight a mysterious phenomenon threatening the remains of humanity defending themselves in the last surviving city.

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RPG 06 June 2017

A dungeon crawler RPG which is the third installment in the Cladun series. Similar to the previous iterations, Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! was created by Nippon Ichi Software. The player is once again taken to the magical world of Arcanus Cella, which is a base of operations for heroes that set out on expeditions to dangerous dungeons. This time, the game begins at the end of the Sengoku period in Japan, when the country was brought to its knees by internal wars and rebellions.

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Racing 18 March 1999

An arcade racing game in which characters from the Final Fantasy series compete with each other at the helm of various vehicles. Charming spells and special skills used by the participants add colour to the struggles on the imaginative routes.

PS1

RPG 11 July 2013

A turn-based RPG developed by the experienced Japanese studio Level 5. The game was inspired by the popular series of Pokemon games. In Yo-Kai Watch the player assumes the role of a young boy who receives a magic watch from a mysterious creature. The watch allows him to see the title yokai, sympathetic ghosts that live in the world. The protagonist is tasked with helping various people, but other, less friendly yokai are trying to prevent him from doing that.

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RPG 18 November 2010

Original jRPG, in which we move to hell. Players take on the role of the guardian of the souls of seven young girls, who must repent of their sins. If, with our help, they can climb to the top of the hellish towers, they will have the right to be born again in the real world.

PSP

RPG 01 December 2017

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the third entry in the Xenoblade series. The previous entries were Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii and Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U. The new entry isn’t directly related to its predecessors, but similarly to Final Fantasy series it shares some common elements with them, including enemies, available items, attacks and character skills. During the adventure the player assumes the role of a boy named Rex.

Switch

RPG 04 June 2015

A Japanese roguelike role-playing game and a part of the Mystery Dungeon series. Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate was originally released in 2010 for Nintendo DS only in Japan, while its enhanced edition, Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus was released in 2015. You play as a quiet wandering warrior named Shiren, accompanied by a talkative ferret called Koppa.

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RPG 30 July 2015

A combination of jRPG, dungeon crawler and a music game. Ray Gigant takes place in the future in Tokyo. The titular Gigants are aliens who invaded the Earth. The main protagonist of the game – Amakaze – stands in their way, having awakened a great power inside of himself. The player is tasked with learning to control the extraordinary abilities of the protagonist as he is trying to get rid of the invaders from his home city.

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