It’s an RPG, and it comes from a Japanese studio, but it doesn’t fit in the genre conventions of a JRPG as it is more of an action game with RPG elements. All of our games are from Japanese studios, but we didn’t include, for example, Dark Souls. In this guide, we’ve rounded up the 10 best JRPGs that you should play.įor this list, we’re defining JRPGs as a genre. There’s something in the combination of turn-based battles, usually with unique mechanics, character progression, and item management, that makes JRPGs so engaging, often for hours on end.
Japanese role-playing games have their own unique blend of story, gameplay, and, in a lot of cases, style.
