Latest about JRPGs
Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio creator says he wants to create "JRPG 3.0," fundamentally changing the genre's "structure and presentation"
News JRPGs could see a complete overhaul in the near future
Final Fantasy 14 lead Yoshi-P reportedly teases another "rebirth" for the MMO as Dawntrail continues to suffer "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews over 1 year on
News A Realm Reborn 2.0, anyone?
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts fans' disappointment at Octopath Traveler 0's reveal as "Square Enix's beloved series" doesn't get the JRPG's producer down: "I'm not hurt"
News "It doesn't mean my work isn't loved"
Octopath Traveler 0 producer reacts to State of Play "beloved series" disappointment: "If you wonder why it's beloved, please give the demo a try"
News The Octopath Traveler prequel is coming in December
Octopath Traveler 0 gets new demo on all consoles and PC from Square Enix, "and yes – progress does carry over to the full game"
News The full release is next month
Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts fans in shambles after "an announcement for Square Enix's beloved series" at PlayStation's State of Play stream was Octopath Traveler 0
News Next, an announcement for Konami's beloved series Death Jr.
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined aims to fix one of the only things I don't like about the original JRPG: "The amount of time it takes to get to the first battle in the game is much shorter"
News Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined shoots ever higher up my list of most anticipated games for 2026
"It's really fateful" – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director on charting a new course for the JRPG series with a return to Nintendo, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and outdoing AI
Features Interview | Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi answers all of our questions - then several more
JRPG grind is dead, the advanced Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake auto-battle system killed it – though devs say players may still "be in trouble if they get careless"
News Watch out!
Square Enix's multiplatform plan is already working, but it still wants to follow up a Dragon Quest roguelike and Dissidia Final Fantasy with more mobile games based on "major IPs" and "automate 70% of QA" with AI
News The house of Final Fantasy wants to "establish a competitive advantage in game development" with AI tech
