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UNBELIEVABLE: Jrpg - The Untold Story

5 September Games Getting Overshadowed By 'Wolverine' And 'Silent Hill'

Beyond Wolverine and Silent Hill, September brings Orbitals, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush and more.

Player One · Sep 3

JRPG remake Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter did so well, "we're hoping to continue the remakes for a while," Falcom president says

The options are 3rd Chapter or a prequel

GamesRadar · Aug 25

After 5 years, the farming sim series that inspired Stardew Valley gets new game and another JRPG spin-off as ConcernedApe dubs them "the best games of my life"

Story of Seasons, once known as Harvest Moon, is so back

GamesRadar · Aug 24

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Former PlayStation boss says it's "really funny" turn-based JRPGs are so in-demand after he advised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs not to use the term

"A lot of developers are now pitching new turn-based JRPG-like games to publishers"

GamesRadar · Aug 18

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation fans think the Japanese icon behind a beloved spin-off character is teasing something big for the JRPG's release next year

"If this dude is a secret giga boss, I'm afraid it's peak"

GamesRadar · Aug 11

A Final Fantasy 9 remake was reportedly "very far along" before Square Enix put the JRPG revival on ice, but it's not completely dead yet

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy apparently survived being close to cancellation, so FF9 might be able to do the same

GamesRadar · Aug 10

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director knows players "got a little bit of tired" of side quests in the JRPG's massive open world and might have "stepped away"

This could suggest Revelation may be more streamlined

GamesRadar · Jul 31

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Kingdom Hearts made assembling Final Fantasy 10's dev team "difficult" after Tetsuya Nomura and other JRPG veterans were assigned to the Disney crossover, lead says

"Tetsuya Nomura and I worked on FF7 and FF8 together, but then he was assigned to Kingdom Hearts," says Yoshinori Kitase

GamesRadar · Jul 20

Tales of series lead apologizes for the long wait as the JRPG series approaches its largest gulf between mainline entries with no sign of a new game

"The bar has risen when it comes to the scale of development"

GamesRadar · Jul 15

Square Enix scores an own goal: Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports revive 2 great JRPGs, but with no upgrade path or save data transfer

But hey, you can pay $60 again!

GamesRadar · Jul 13

13 years after raising $1 million on Kickstarter, dev of infamous JRPG breaks silence to say work will continue through 2031

"The actual release date after that is still to be decided"

GamesRadar · Jul 7

Persona 4 Revival's cutscenes come from Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man studio MAPPA – just in case the JRPG remake wasn't already promising enough

From the animation studio that brought you Satoru Gojo's sparkling blue eyes...

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Netflix Is Turning A Cult Classic Gaming Franchise Into A TV Series

The streamer is hard at work on a live-action adaptation of a wildly popular JRPG series, and you probably can't guess which one.

Inverse · Jun 30

Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy maestro Tetsuya Nomura says Super Mario 64 "truly shaped my current guiding principle" when moving to 3D JRPGs

Especially during Final Fantasy 7's 3D transition

GamesRadar · Jun 25

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GamesRadar · Jun 24

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says characters from spin-offs "such as Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus, and Crisis Core" will appear in the JRPG

"Our goal is to create a single, new Final Fantasy 7 that incorporates the settings and concepts of all the previous spin-off titles," says Naoki Hamaguchi

GamesRadar · Jun 23

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says "the way we design games also needs to evolve" as streaming over buying becomes more common, even if he does "fully support" content creators

It makes sense, like Naoki Hamaguchi says, "as times change"

PC Gamer · Jun 17

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales review

The Adventures of Elliot finds joy in speedrunning history.

GamesRadar · Jun 17

One Persona 4 Revival actor shared her "hardcore manifestation" to get into the JRPG remake over 2 years ago, and it clearly worked: "Dreams really do come true"

Marie actor Ari Thrash says "to be able to be a part of this cast is surreal beyond belief"

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GamesRadar · Jun 16

Final Fantasy Resonance lead says games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are leading a turn-based resurgence because "creators who grew up playing JRPGs" are now making them themselves

"I feel like a lot of us creators who had grown up playing turn-based games are now creating games ourselves"

GamesRadar · Jun 15

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will have an endgame "unlike Remake and Rebirth," teases the JRPG's lead, and I sure can't wait to have my teeth kicked in by Ruby and Emerald Weapon again

You don't have to replay the entire adventure on hard mode if you're seeking a challenge

GamesRadar · Jun 12

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation devs were "able to remain true" to the original 1997 JRPG, lead says, even if the story order "might be shifted up a bit"

Square Enix "did make some adjustments," says Naoki Hamaguchi

GamesRadar · Jun 11

"Too good to become unplayable": Final Fantasy Resonance exists because a JRPG veteran was "frustrated" players ignored their game the first time

Producer Keisuke Nakashima says Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is "filled with stuff that screams Final Fantasy"

GamesRadar · Jun 11

In a big win for JRPG sickos, Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy Resonance is being made by the team behind Octopath Traveler and more, if the HD-2D art style didn't already give it away

Team Asano is the right team for the job

GamesRadar · Jun 10

Square Enix finally announced the one Final Fantasy game I've wanted for 8 years

Final Fantasy Resonance is just what I was waiting for

GamesRadar · Jun 10

My favorite JRPG ever added a wildly out-of-place racing minigame and I'm so glad it exists: "Xenoblade Kart is real"

Nopon Grand Prix is the most unexpected addition to Xenoblade Chronicles' Switch 2 Edition, but fans love it

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