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After a sterling run of 20 beloved games, remasters, and spin-offs, Atlus finally finds something bad enough to make Persona devs apologize and "ask for your patience": gacha
By Anna Koselke Published
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Author responsible for JRPG icons like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona says Atlus game royalties aren't as big as you'd expect: "That's why people call me a novelist"
By Kaan Serin Published
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Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 artist says his interest "in fashion" is why his work is so similar to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure artist's: "We're both into clothes and designer pieces"
By Anna Koselke Published
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The Legend of Zelda movie has finally cast its titular princess, and it turns out she was already a video game movie veteran at roughly 12 years old thanks to Final Fantasy
By Dustin Bailey Published
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Sega wants you to make your own Like a Dragon games in Roblox, but your creations need to "stay true to the world and lore" established in the Yakuza series, so please don't make Kiryu and Majima kiss
By Scott McCrae Published
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Best List
I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series
By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published
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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won't have an upgrade or cross save on Switch 2, making the JRPG's game-key card your only physical option
By Scott McCrae Published
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Dragon Quest
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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won't have an upgrade or cross save on Switch 2, making the JRPG's game-key card your only physical option
By Scott McCrae Published
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Chrono Trigger and Xenogears writer "actually hated" video games before discovering Dragon Quest: "That concept really stunned me"
By Scott McCrae Published
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Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remake is coming to Switch 2 this October, but it looks like the JRPG is packed onto Nintendo's divisive game-key card
By Scott McCrae Published
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Dragon Quest 12 creator is still "putting lots of work" into the JRPG despite there being hardly any news for the last 4 years, promises it will "be great"
By Scott McCrae Published
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JRPG legend Yuji Horii is teaming up with the Blue Lock manga writer for a new Nintendo Switch game literally designed to ruin your friendships
By Jordan Gerblick Published
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In a true JRPG miracle, Square Enix says Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D sales are better "than initially assumed"
By Jordan Gerblick Published
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Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate isn't canceled despite the lack of updates confirms series creator Yuji Horii, who says the team is "working hard" on the JRPG
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Dragon Quest 3 lead Yuji Horii once said that the original JRPG "had to be four times as interesting as DQ1," otherwise "people wouldn't say it was fun"
By Alex Raisbeck Published
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Dragon Quest's creator says he's "never thought about retirement," while Final Fantasy's father reveals his next script is complete
By Kaan Serin Published
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Final Fantasy
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The Legend of Zelda movie has finally cast its titular princess, and it turns out she was already a video game movie veteran at roughly 12 years old thanks to Final Fantasy
By Dustin Bailey Published
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Best List
I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series
By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published
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With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in the rear view, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says a turn-based Final Fantasy could sell over 10 million copies: "There's clearly the audience"
By Kaan Serin Published
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As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sparks love for turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says there's no "clear-cut answer" on if Square Enix will use the format in Final Fantasy 17 or 18
By Anna Koselke Published
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Final Fantasy 14's upcoming roguelike-style dungeon "will appeal to a more casual playstyle," but is still getting an additional "extra hard boss" so the MMO's more hardcore players don't find it "lacking"
By Iain Harris Published
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Final Fantasy 9 director goes full ape, says the JRPG's iconic Trance mechanic channels a Space Odyssey scene where apes use tools not as a new skill, "but rather a depiction of an ability they had always possessed being awakened"
By Iain Harris Published
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Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs
By Iain Harris Published
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Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P admits recent raid was "a misstep in development" that "wasn't meant to be hardcore," says Square is "trying to satisfy both" casual and hardcore MMO players
By Jordan Gerblick Published
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25 years later, Final Fantasy 9's stylized visuals have ensured it's aged brilliantly without a remake
By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published
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Persona
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After a sterling run of 20 beloved games, remasters, and spin-offs, Atlus finally finds something bad enough to make Persona devs apologize and "ask for your patience": gacha
By Anna Koselke Published
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Author responsible for JRPG icons like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona says Atlus game royalties aren't as big as you'd expect: "That's why people call me a novelist"
By Kaan Serin Published
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Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 artist says his interest "in fashion" is why his work is so similar to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure artist's: "We're both into clothes and designer pieces"
By Anna Koselke Published
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"EOS speedrun": Persona 5's latest spin-off becomes the worst-rated Atlus game on Steam as reviews plummet over gacha that's even more "aggressive" in the global version
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Persona offers a new contender for silliest JRPG villain with Persona 5: The Phantom X and its "Subway Slammer," who declares "the whole subway's mine for the slammin'!"
By Catherine Lewis Last updated
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Sega president says "reviving" the Sonic maker will be "the greatest achievement in my career," despite also working on the first PlayStation and helping make Kingdom Hearts happen
By Scott McCrae Published
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Do not play the new Persona 5 game like it's a Persona 5 game, Persona 5 experts warn: "P5X does not give you a deadline"
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Atlus is still limit-testing the concept of Too Much Persona 5, and its latest spinoff is already its biggest P5 Steam launch ever
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Raidou Remastered really is the historical Persona I've always craved, even if I'm 19 years late to using demons to pummel Rasputin
By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published
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Xenoblade Chronicles
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One of my most minor complaints about Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition was a bug all along, and it's now been fixed in the JRPG's latest patch
By Catherine Lewis Published
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After 9 years in Wii U prison, sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X debuts as March's best-selling Switch game in the US, kicking Mario Kart 8 into second place
By Catherine Lewis Published
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I spent 10 years waiting for the answers to Xenoblade Chronicles X's haunting cliffhanger ending, and it was worth the wait
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X's overpowered combat system is back in Definitive Edition, and it's taken fans mere hours to deal millions of damage in 1 hit: "New Arts are so broken"
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is tied with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 as the 3rd highest-rated game of the year on Metacritic so far
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition looks like an incredible revival of one of the best Wii U JRPGs, but fans might be most excited about one simple thing – the larger text size
By Catherine Lewis Published
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After pumping out Xenoblade Chronicles games for a decade and helping out on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Monolith Soft is now fully owned by Nintendo
By Kaan Serin Published
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With Xenoblade Chronicles X's Nintendo Switch port finally on the horizon, one of the JRPG's last-standing Wii U survivors is already counting down the 3,300 hours until his return
By Catherine Lewis Published
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Forgotten JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally getting a Nintendo Switch remaster after 10 years, and it's only a few months away
By Dustin Bailey Published
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Yakuza
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Giving that Elden Ring co-op modder a run for their money, there's now a Yakuza 5 mod that lets you play with a friend or AI-controlled Ichiban
By Kaan Serin Published
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10 years after Yakuza 0, Majima's swashbuckling return finally puts a bowline knot on decades of character growth
By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published
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The best Yakuza games, ranked
By Dom Peppiatt Last updated
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Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza is longer than the last Yakuza spin-off, but it's not the dev's fault: "The volume increased by itself"
By Kaan Serin Published
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Kiryu turns into the Daddy of Dojima with this Yakuza 6 trick
By Hirun Cryer Published
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Three fantastic Yakuza games are back on Xbox Game Pass right now
By Hirun Cryer Published
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Yakuza star Kazuma Kiryu would beat up John Wick, according to Yakuza director
By Hope Bellingham Published
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Yakuza 6 hides the ghosts of dead characters in camera photos
By Hirun Cryer Published
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SEGA will celebrate 15 years of Yakuza with a livestream and a peek at "future developments"
By Vikki Blake Published
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Yakuza Like A Dragon
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Sega wants you to make your own Like a Dragon games in Roblox, but your creations need to "stay true to the world and lore" established in the Yakuza series, so please don't make Kiryu and Majima kiss
By Scott McCrae Published
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii lead avoided ship-based games like Sea of Thieves and Assassin's Creed to make "something uniquely Yakuza-like"
By Kaan Serin Published
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10 years on, Yakuza 0 is still one of the strongest entry points to a franchise ever made
By James Daly Published
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Years before we learned of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Majima's voice actor pitched a JRPG about the fan-favorite anti-hero and was told "that's not going to happen"
By Jordan Gerblick Published
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Big in 2025
10 years since last being a full protagonist, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii turns Majima into a swashbuckling Spider-Man
By James Daly Published
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is getting New Game Plus for free after fans ripped Infinite Wealth to shreds for locking it behind DLC
By Dustin Bailey Published
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Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii revives another Sega arcade classic that's never been ported - a true Yakuza games tradition
By Kaan Serin Published
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As the Persona and Yakuza series fly beyond 20 million sales each, Sega says its JRPG successes are thanks to the power of multi-platform releases
By Anna Koselke Published
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This zombie Yakuza spin-off is the perfect Halloween game for Like A Dragon fans, but it's still rotting away on PS3
By James Daly Published
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More about JRPGs
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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won't have an upgrade or cross save on Switch 2, making the JRPG's game-key card your only physical option
By Scott McCrae Published
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Chrono Trigger and Xenogears writer "actually hated" video games before discovering Dragon Quest: "That concept really stunned me"
By Scott McCrae Published
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Giving that Elden Ring co-op modder a run for their money, there's now a Yakuza 5 mod that lets you play with a friend or AI-controlled Ichiban
By Kaan Serin Published
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