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JRPG list

by m_kolibri

JRPG is a dated term. They are all just RPGs now. But I associate the term JRPG with a certain kind of comfort that often isn't found in other RPGs.

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Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII

I like the hunts. They hid the best part of the game behind optional side content. They hid one of the best boss fights in Final Fantasy (The Ancient Man of Mystery) behind optional end-game content that most will never see.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Doesn't do anything outside the ordinary with the formula, but takes the formula and wraps it up in a nice big present of a game, like just waiting for you under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning under the gaudy Christmas ornaments and lights. A polished stone of a game.