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RPG 18 October 1999

Continuation of the Japanese RPG action, which largely breaks with the original, offering a new graphic style, better audio-visual setting and much less serious styling. The title, unlike many other species representatives, offers many logical challenges.

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RPG 21 December 2017

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a yet another installment in the popular jRPG series. The game tells the story of two sisters running a mysterious alchemy lab and strongly emphasizes this particular kind of magical arts, offering elaborate crafting systems and rich choice of ingredients. Players are bound to spend much of their time on turn-based battles.

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RPG 01 July 2010

Football jRPG game produced by Level 5 studio (creators of Ni no Kuni series). The action takes place after the events shown in previous installments. This time, well-known players are selected to the Japanese national team to take part in the Football Frontier International tournament. However, the talented players will also face demons trying to resurrect their overlord and the mysterious Garshield Bayhan, who wants to use football to rule the world.

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RPG 29 June 2001

Compilation of two Japanese RPGs released in the 1990s on Super Nintendo. The Chronicles Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger versions have been supplemented with several additions.

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RPG 30 September 1999

Compilation of two classic jRPGs, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI, which originally appeared on the Super Nintendo console. Editions placed in Anthology contain some additional elements.

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RPG 14 November 2017

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope is another installment of the popular game series that blends elements of JRPGs, adventure games, and farming simulators. It was developed by the Japanese studio Natsume, which got the rights to the Harvest Moon franchise in 2014. In comparison with the previous games of the series, Light of Hope has a more complex scenario with clearly stated goals. We play as a sailor whose ship sank near a small island.

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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.

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RPG 24 September 2015

A combination of visual novel and tactical RPG with turn-based combat. The production is the sequel to the original Utawarerumono, published in 2002 and presents completely new characters and a story set in a fantasy world modelled on medieval Japan.

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Action 29 September 2017

The third version of the second entry in the jRPG series from Level-5, after Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls. Players again take control of Nathan or Katie, who suffered from the attack of a mysterious Yo-kai (supernatural being). The spirit erased memories of heroes and their Yo-kai friends, forcing both characters to once again take the special watch that lets them communicate with those beings and try to find the culprit.

3DS

RPG 02 July 2015

Developed by the creators of Adventure Bar Story, a tactical RPG with a turn-based combat system. The action of Mercenaries Saga 2: Order Of The Silver Eagle is set in a classic fantasy realm and the player assumes the role of a warrior named Claude - the captain of the Kingdom’s Order of the Silver Eagle. The story begins with a hunt organized in honor of the world’s ruler, during which an assassin makes an attempt on his life.

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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.

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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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RPG 22 October 2019

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is another installment of the jRPG series developed by Nihon Falcom Corp. The game begins a year and a half after the events of the second game of the series. Erobonia Empire is now the biggest country on the continent. Government’s policies lead to the weakening of the areas once ruled by by the nobles, which leads to new problems. The students of Class VII have finished their education and began to lead their own lives.

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RPG 15 May 2018

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux is a remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, a game that was released in 2009 for Nintendo DS. Just like the original game, it was developed by Atlus. Developers implemented some audiovisual tweaks and changes (improved facial expressions, dialogues are now fully voiced). User interface and gameplay mechanics were also improved. The game now offers three difficulty levels and the possibility of saving the game anytime we want to.

3DS

RPG 28 February 2017

A re-edition of a 2014 first-person dungeon crawler Stranger of Sword City, developed by a Japanese studio, Experience. The game was enriched with new elements, characters and scenarios. The player takes on the role of a sole survivor of a plane crash, who learns that they have been transferred to a fantasy world. The protagonist soon finds a way to Escario - the legendary city of swords. The inhabitants take the newcomer for the Chosen One, who is supposed to save them from certain evil force.

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Another RPG game from Square Enix. This time a new team from Studio Istolia is responsible for the production. The developer is led by the distinguished producer Hideo Baba, who was previously responsible for the Tales of series.

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RPG 30 July 2014

Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits is the second installment of the popular series of jRPGs designed for the youngest audience, which is the biggest competitor of the Pokemon series.

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RPG 30 July 2014

Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls is the second installment of the popular series of jRPGs designed for the youngest audience, which is the biggest competitor of the Pokemon series.

3DS

RPG 07 December 2018

The third installment in the turn-based jRPG franchise, developed by Level 5 for Nintendo portable devices. The story takes place in the American town of St. Peanutsburg, where the series' protagonist moves in with his parents. It quickly turns out that the place is also inhabited by Yo-Kai, friendly critters that no one is able to see, save for the protagonist. Using his unique ability, he tries to befriend them and together with them help the other citizens.

3DS

RPG 22 October 2015

A mobile installment of one of the most popular jRPG series, based on the free-to-play business model. Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius is set in the world of Lasis were we can encounter magic crystals. Thanks to them, humanity entered a path of prosperity and peaceful development. Alas, the forces of evil approach the land with the intention of destroying the crystals.

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RPG 10 February 2016

Another installment of the popular series of jRPG games based on books written by Aya Nishitani. The title was produced and released by Japanese studio Atlus. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse takes the player to ruined Tokio of year 2030 in which armies of demons are fighting the angels. The player assumes the role of a warrior who after dying comes back from the afterlife as a servant of deity Dagda. The resurrected warrior can tame demons and force them to fight on his side.

3DS

RPG 09 July 2015

Add-on for the twin edition of Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, which requires one of those titles. It has been developed by Intelligent Games studio and lets us explore a new story line. The main character doesn’t work with Nohr or sides with Hoshido, instead working on his own to discover the truth behind the conflict of those factions.

3DS

RPG 18 February 2016

A jRPG developed by Tokyo RPG Factory, also known as "Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna" in Japan. It makes references to the classics of the genre and games such as the legendary classic Chrono Trigger. The story is set in a land of ever-lasting winter. Furthermore, the region is regularly terrorized by demons. In order to satisfy them, the inhabitants decide to sacrifice a girl, the game's eponymous protagonist.

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RPG 08 November 2016

Another entry in jRPG series from Natsume Inc. The players are taken to the titular Skytree village, located in the land called Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. After the power of the Harvest Goddess began to weaken, the village faced ruin. Our task as an owner of a small farm is to restore the land to its former prosperity, so players must prepare soil for farming, plant seeds and harvest, though they can also go fishing.

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