There was a time when JRPGs were the genre in the gaming industry.
That was a long time ago though, today this once revered type of game seems to have completely lost its way.
Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.
Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy
With hundreds of games, some of which are considered to be classics that hold up to this day, you’ve got the pick of the litter when it comes to choosing a potential remake
^This. THIS!
Stop remaking PS4 games!
Remake PS1 and PS2 games à la FF7R, RE1, Mafia, Half Life style ....
Make Legend of Dragoon, Legacy of Kain etc Remakes happen
and Valkyrie Profile Lenneth. They did Star Ocean 1 & 2 R already, VPL should get the same treatment.
I'd be down for FF8, and Xenogears. But I would also be down for Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross. And I wish Namco would get off their ass and remake or remaster the Xenosaga trilogy.
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Gary Green said: With my fondness for (most) Final Fantasy games and my side goal of finishing off games in my collection with loose ends, a return to Final Fantasy XV seemed inevitable. It also serves as my third Final Fantasy platinum trophy after VII and VIII, a reasonable substitute since Final Fantasy IX is nigh on impossible to master.
The First person shooter, 3rd person shooter, and desguised shooters with rpg elements happened to the classic jrpg. These days we live in a gaming world where shooters of all types dominate the charts. Clearly on current HD consoles, COD titles has been voted to the top in just about every region. Followed by many a shooter title. Games like Mass Effect, and The Elder Scrolls have also played a heavy part in the influence in influencing Japanese gaming devs into modernizing jrpgs to fit the standards of the western gamer. Which went on to transform jrpg genre leader Final Fantasy into a near on rails worthy linear experience.
This is a problem for jrpgs as a whole, and a trend that has no signs of slowing down. And saddly enough for us all its a trend that does not only hover over jrpg titles. You can take a quick glance over all genres that were once japanese influenced and see that the western way has pushed them into a change that they believe is necessary. Though really it is not.
There was a point in time where the Final Fantasy series was one of my favorite franchises of all time. Final Fantasy was also at a time the standard for the genre in which other jrpg devs followed for a very long period of time. Square seems to have lost their way (home console wise) and I hope that one day they return to their roots. Maybe they can learn something from Nintendo Wii exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles (available now). Jrpg gaming done correctly.
Rated E For Everyone
Xenoblade Chronicles embodies exactly what the genre should be evolving into, not the crap that Square Enix has been putting out over the last few years.
JRPGs are amazing I'm glad more are coming to consoles now
Xenoblade Chronicles, Ni no Kuni, and Tales of Graces f was released recently as well. Tales of Graces f is great im playing it now.
This article makes me want to smack my head......
let me get this straight......
This person is 14 years old........And pretending he knows about rpg history.......
Let me get this straight, this article lies, generalizes, and presents half information, and I am supposed to take this seriously?
Ex.
"The only platforms that still have a significant amount of JRPGs released on them in North America is the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable."
This is being said as a con.
Lets look at the history behind this.
In japan rpgs go in bulk every gen too the 2 most popular systems.........guess what they are?
Last gen it was the ps2 and gba.......
Instead this comment comes off console fanboyish
"In truth, many awesome Japanese RPGs never make it out of Japan"
As a 14 year old I dont expect you to know this but since the nes days 25 years ago.......thats been the case EVERY GEN........
"This could be a generalization, but if you ask Japanese JRPG fans what their favorite games are, you’re very likely to hear them utter Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Tales of Vesperia."
I almost fell out of my chair........."this could be a generalization should of been the title of this"
This article reminds me if a 10 year old wrote a paper on his experiences during the first moon landing
Never in my life have I seen such a poor excuse for an article
Has he played trails?
Has he played zhp?
Has he played golden sun 3?
Has he played any of the 10 tales games this gen?
Has he played anything BUT FREAKING POKEMON????????
"This could be a generalization, but if you ask Japanese JRPG fans what their favorite games are, you’re very likely to hear them utter Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Tales of Vesperia."
Stopped reading right there.