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Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
RPG 27 September 2003
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a simple jRPG with a hack&slash combat system and a manga/anime environment. This is another part of the series with a rich history - its first part, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, was published in 1987. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim talks about the same hero as his predecessor, Adol Christin with red hair.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
RPG 26 September 2013
Another installment in the popular Japanese RPG series developed by Nihon Falcom Corp. Once again, the players get to travel to the land of Zemuria, more exactly to the territory known as Erebonia, where the Thors Military Academy is located. The school is attended by children of both gentry and common citizens – the exception being the 7th grade comprising only the main protagonists of the game.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
RPG 23 May 2013
Shin Megami Tensei IV is a turn-based RPG game developed by the Japanese team Atlus. The gameplay focuses on using the demons recalled to fight against similar beings who took over postapocalyptic Tokyo.
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
RPG 24 October 2011
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter is a jRPG game created by Vlambeer studio. The plot was set in the universe of the Serious Sam series. The player directs the actions of the title character and his two faithful companions, who have to face hordes of monsters. The production is maintained in the style of games from the era of 8- and 16-bit computers.
Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria
RPG 09 April 2015
A collection of two remastered old-school role-playing games: Dragon Fantasy Book I and Book II. The titles included in the Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria edition take the player to the eponymous Westeria continent, where evil spreads its influence and two nations are warring for domination. The story is split into chapters, each featuring a different protagonist – actions of these heroes have significant impact on this world’s situation.
Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest
RPG 05 June 2014
Eiyuuu Senki: The World Conquest is a tactical RPG in which the player's task is to gain control over the world. In the alternative reality, we are facing the world's leaders personified by beautiful but dangerous girls, leading the army of similar characters to battle on its own.
Earthlock
RPG 01 September 2016
An independent cRPG featuring a turn-based combat system and easily distinguished by its colorful visuals and a fairytale atmosphere. The game was released in three episodes. The player is taken to a fantasy world - the planet Umbra, where a catastrophe occurred in the wake of which the planet ceased to spin. Thus one part of the globe is being constantly scorched by sunlight, while the other remains frozen.
Elminage Gothic
RPG 24 May 2012
Elminage Gothic is an RPG developed by the Starfish team. While playing, we mainly explore dungeons full of monsters, treasures and traps. The fight is fought in a turn-based system, the movement takes place in a jumping manner, and looking around is limited to rotations of 90 degrees.
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
RPG 29 May 2014
Spin-off series Hyperdimension Neptune. The game is a strategic jRPG with a turn-based combat system. The main character of the title is Noire, the goddess of the kingdom of Lastation representing the PlayStation brand, which in other productions of the series played a supporting role. During the adventure, players must save the world from a mysterious threat by gathering new allies and friends.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
RPG 02 April 2015
A 3DS port of Tetsuya Takahashi's jRPG, which was originally released in 2010 for Nintendo Wii. The story is set in dualistic world made of two bodies of gods who fought each other and died in the battle. While one is inhabited by humans, the other is dominated by hostile mechanical beings. The story focuses on a young orphan called Shulk, who, along with his team, is trying to prepare humanity for the incoming enemy.
Final Fantasy IV
RPG 20 December 2007
Refreshed version of the fourth part of the cult jRPG saga, the first edition of which appeared on the SNES console in 1991. Remake is based on a three-dimensional version of the game, prepared 16 years later, and apart from the new setting and the changed appearance of the character, it offers an extensive storyline and full acting dubbing, absent from the original.
Final Fantasy V
RPG 06 April 2011
Digital reissue of the fifth installment of the popular jRPG series. In the game, we lead a 4-person team of heroes to protect the power crystals from being destroyed by the evil sorcerer Exdeath, who wants to gain power over the world with their help. The biggest novelty in the game is the developed system of works (22 in total), which allows you to develop heroes with different combinations of skills.
Ys Chronicles 1
RPG 29 April 2015
Mobile version of the first entry in the classic jRPG series, which originally debuted in 1987, and two decades later received a complete remake for PC and PlayStation Portable console. Ys Chronicles 1 takes us to a magical fantasy world, which we traverse as a young swordsman Adol Christin. He will be the one to save country of Esteria from an invasion of demons, and he must find six holy tomes to defeat the evil.
Disgaea Triple Collection
RPG 10 July 2015
A compilation of three installments of Disgaea, a popular tactical jRPG series developed by Nippon Ichi Software. The package contains: Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice, Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten, and Disgaea Dimension 2: A Brighter Darkness. While each of the included title has received visual upgrades, including HD support, the collection doesn’t contain any DLCs or upgrades that appeared in PlayStation Vita ports.
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
RPG 18 July 2017
A side-scrolling jRPG with strong elements of classic beat'em up. Fallen Legion was developed by an American studio YummyYummyTummy. The game came out for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita; the two versions differ mainly in terms of story. Fallen Legion is set in a fantasy world and the player is taken to the Kingdom of Fenumia, which falls from glory due to the king's premature death.
Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey
RPG 10 November 2015
A tactical jRPG with a turn-based combat system. It was developed by the French studio Kobojo in cooperation with Kazushige Nojima and Hitoshi Sakamoto who previously worked on several installments of the Final Fantasy series. The story of Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey takes place in a fantasy world divided into four regions inhabited by various races. The player becomes a young warrior named Cael who leads a patrol that neutralizes threats from potential enemies.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
RPG 25 September 2014
A continuation to a jRPG bearing the same title. The game is part of a larger universe known from the The Legend of Heroes series. Trails of Cold Steel II begins a month after the events depicted in the first installment. The civil war in Erebonia began for good. Rean's goals are to find the remaining students from the Seventh Grade, as well as to put an end to the bloody conflict, which has torn the protagonist's native country apart.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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.
Accel World vs. Sword Art Online
RPG 08 August 2017
A third-person perspective action jRPG developed by ARTDINK. The title is based on books and anime from the Accel World and Sword Art Online franchises. The story of the game features a unique story in which characters from both universes met. They face a phenomenon that causes unknown time travelers from future to appear in the world and seek a way back home.
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey
RPG 02 November 2016
The eighteenth major installment of Atelier, an complex, long-running jRPG series developed since 1997 mainly by Gust, a Japanese studio. We assume the role of the eponymous girl, Firis Mistlud, who decides to leave her underground mining town and embark on a journey into the unknown. On the surface, the heroine must face various challenges but her alchemic knowledge and mining experience help her get out of trouble.
Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2
RPG 31 August 2017
Another spin-off in the popular series of dungeon crawlers, Etrian Odyssey, developed by Spike Chunsoft. The player assumes the role of an adventurer, who helps an unfamiliar woman in reaching the roots of the Yggdrasil tree, which is told to hide a gate to the world of gods. The events in Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 are presented from an isometric perspective, and a significant portion of gameplay is about exploration of randomly generated dungeons as well as fighting turn-based battles.
Chocobo Racing
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.
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles & Tales of Graces F Games Compilation
RPG 24 April 2015
A compilation of three “Tales of” games, including Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Tales of Graces F. The compilation was created by Bandai Namco, the developers of all the installments in the series. The saga is very popular not only in Japan. Two of the aforementioned productions are famous mostly thanks to their plot that makes them one of the best-scored installments in the series.
Mary Skelter: Nightmares
RPG 14 July 2017
Co-developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, a classic dungeon crawler with a turn-based combat system. The action of Mary Skelter: Nightmares is set in a fantasy world in which most of the humans are imprisoned in a humongous prison guarded by dangerous creatures. When the main hero and his friend are set free by a mysterious organization, they find out that they received supernatural powers.