After directing Persona 3, 4, 5, and more, Katsura Hashino says Metaphor: ReFantazio helped the devs at Atlus' Studio Zero ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

2025 wasn't just a good year for JRPGs. It was a year where the genre stretched in every direction at once without losing sight of where it came from. Sure, it helps that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's an RPG enthusiast (with a focus on JRPGs) who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than five years now. He has a ...

Japanese role-playing games have shaped the global gaming landscape for decades. Long before open-world checklists and cinematic realism became industry standards, these games focused on ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's an RPG enthusiast (with a focus on JRPGs) who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than five years now. He has a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Japanese role-playing games have long been some of the most acclaimed titles in gaming. But ...

RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs' next game will focus on "what we think is cool" rather than trying to please everyone RPGs Before Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept The Game Awards, Sandfall was ...

In 2023, Final Fantasy Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida indicated his distaste for the term JRPG, saying that Square Enix doesn't go into its games trying to make a JRPG. "We go into them ...

The Persona franchise has always had a cult following of its own when introducing players to their first-ever JRPG or leaving them with an absolute devious case of post-game depression once they roll ...

Back in the PS3 era, JRPGs were in decline. The genre faced prejudice and mockery, and its developers struggled to pivot to Unreal Engine, which was widely used on consoles at the time. It was a bleak ...