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After 20 years, one of the longest-running JRPG stories is "about 80-90% complete" and finally coming to an end

We might yet see the end of Trails

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With one day left in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale, don't miss best-ever discounts on RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3, Dragon's Dogma 2, Persona 3 Reload, and Cyberpunk 2077

Some of the best, biggest, and even newest RPGs and JRPGs hit record lows on Steam

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Elden Ring is "maybe not quite" a JRPG, but Ys and Trails head says it's "difficult" to define the genre in general: "It can't really be described"

There's "kind of an ineffable thing" that makes JRPGs what they are, Toshihiro Kondo says

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Metaphor: Refantazio and Persona studio isn't a "rival" to other JRPG devs trying to break through: "It's more a feeling of cooperation"

Ys and Trails head Toshihiro Kondo says the more the better

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Shin Megami Tensei 5’s excellent re-release sells 500,000 copies in 3 days, pushing the Atlus JRPG series closer to its more popular spin-off Persona

Persona 3 Reload sold one million copies in its opening week

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"It's definitely harder than Persona": Shin Megami Tensei lead explains that his new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio needed more challenge or else "it won't feel right"

Buckle up, gamers

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I finally spoke to the director of the 21-year-old JRPG that kicked my teeth in, and I didn't expect an apology: "Shin Megami Tensei 3 is the hardest game I think I've ever made"

Katsura Hashino explains Nocturne's reputation

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Persona veterans are giving their new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio an exclusive showcase following Summer Game Fest to give everyone a "closer look"

It's already my GOTY

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth update quietly fixes the confusing retry menu JRPG fans have been clowning on since launch

That Platinum Trophy stopping bug has also been fixed

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Even the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth explainer book can't explain what's up with the JRPG's divisive ending

The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Ultimania says you might want to wait part 3 for that, bud

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This love letter to classic JRPGs takes an hour to get going, but then you're off on a time-travelling '90s joyride

A love letter to JRPGs of old

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Square Enix reportedly shakes up one of its most underrated JRPG series by removing a Dragon Quest veteran of 22 years, with Nier Automata's producer tipped to take over

Following Dragon's Quest 12 delays, Yu Miyake will no longer oversee the beloved IP

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I want so many of my favorite JRPGs to get the kind of update that just dropped for already-stellar remake Star Ocean: The Second Story R

There's new bosses, endgame gear, and more

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Coincidentally avoiding Elden Ring's DLC release date, promising JRPG Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is now launching a week early

Elden Ring has a habit of eclipsing the other games around it

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says Queen's Blood expansions are "a possibility" following "very positive feedback" to the JRPG's best minigame

There could be more in store for the distracting deckbuilder

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10 years later, cult classic Persona-like JRPG Tokyo Xanadu is getting a sequel with a completely new setting

Tokyo Xanadu New Project is set in Kyoto

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth calls out one of the original JRPG's most dated gimmicks: "The times have changed, Cloud!"

A deserved scolding

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says it's just like the original JRPG in a key way: "We've reached for something that was never possible before today's technology"

Naoki Hamaguchi reflects on the final product

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't always end where the original JRPG's most heart-wrenching twist occurs, but it soon became obvious that it's the "best turning point in the story"

The sequel ends at the Forgotten Capital for a reason

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Between Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Persona 3 Reload, the year of the JRPG is healing my horror-addled heart

The real treasure truly is the friends we make along the way

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One of 2021's best JRPGs escapes the Switch with a Personal 5 Royal-style expansion in Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, with updates that will eat 80 hours of my life

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC too

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The latest entry in the best-kept JRPG secret finally leaves Japan this year

Ys 10: Nordics is finally coming our way

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Elden Ring parent company buys studio behind some of the best JRPGs of recent years

Acquire, developer of Octopath Traveller, has been acquired

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Steam's surprise JRPG hit of the year almost has more players than Persona 3 Reload and Infinite Wealth combined

Granblue Fantasy is soaring

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After translating one cult PlayStation game after another, fan translation group Hilltop Works announces its most obscure game yet: 'a hidden gem of the highest caliber'

Rowdy Princess is an "equal parts irreverent and heartfelt" PlayStation 2 JRPG.

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