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Dragon Age creator says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is 'kind of to JRPGs what Baldur's Gate 3 was to CRPGs'

David Gaider's among the spellbound for Sandfall's latest hit.

PC Gamer

Danganronpa creator says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "an amazing tribute" to classic JRPGs, while his new game is a cult strategy RPG that "will still be here" once you "come back from your expedition"

"Now all that's left is for it to sell a lot," adds Kazutaka Kodaka

GamesRadar

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' hits 1 million copies sold in just three days (not including Xbox Game Pass) proving demand for photorealistic JRPG-styled games

They said you don't want turn-based games. Well, it's my turn to inform you that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 1 million copies already.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio's superbosses weren't intentionally easier than Persona or Shin Megami Tensei's, but the JRPG's lead says new classes made them feel that way

You can thank/blame the game's new classes

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GOG just saved one of the greatest JRPGs of all time — availablenowonPC

Capcom has announced that Breath of Fire 4, one of its most critically-acclaimed JRPGs, has been re-released on PC via GOG.

Windows Central

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

The environment music was never meant to keep going back to the start after battles

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Voice recording for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is seemingly underway just months after the JRPG's director completed its script

The plot for Rebirth's follow-up was done and dusted late last year

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a stylish riff on the JRPG, but its real-time-infused combat is rarely as fun as it looks.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: "An old-school feeling JRPG as dynamic as Persona but with parry-filled battles as hard-won as Sekiro"

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"One wrong move and everything's lost": Metaphor: ReFantazio battle lead explains why turn-based JRPGs rule and why they absolutely have to be hard

Kenichi Goto doesn't want players to get careless

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Metaphor: ReFantazio had to dial back an early battle system inspired by a notoriously brutal 2003 JRPG, because 20 years later, players found it "irrational" and "just not fun"

Some people online called Atlus's battle planners "sadists or the devil himself"

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It's not just your favorite JRPGs, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes notes from Studio Ghibli movies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle too

Clair Obscur dev Sandfall hopes to capture the same "sense of wonder" as the best Studio Ghibli films

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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

It's currently only one point below Monster Hunter Wilds, and three below Split Fiction

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Picking up where Chrono Trigger left off 30 years later, this love letter to the classic JRPG has me in awe of its stunning pixel art – and now there's even a sky pirate

I can't think of a better way to celebrate Chrono Trigger's 30th birthday than with an updated trailer for Threads of Time

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As Suikoden returns from the dead, Konami wants the cult JRPG classic to "become a huge title that can rival other AAA" games

"I do hope we can expand the series beyond where it ended"

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Konami spent over 5 years bringing an iconic JRPG series back to life as reviving Suikoden "would be over" before it began if they released a "half-baked product"

You only get one chance to make a first impression - sort of

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6 months after the Visions of Mana team was closed down the day after releasing its JRPG remake, one of its leads has started a new studio: "Management needs to protect creators"

Studio Sasanqua offers a new path forward

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Persona 4's iconic singer confirms she's "recording for a new game," leaving JRPG fans wondering if a remake is finally on the cards

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Tales Fans Could Finally Play The Games Never Released In The West, Director Hints

The new 'Graces' remaster could be just the beginning for the long-running JRPG franchise.

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In a true JRPG miracle, Square Enix says Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D sales are better "than initially assumed"

After Final Fantasy 16 and 7 Rebirth missed the mark sales-wise, this is encouraging

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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

Almost four years after its reveal, Dragon Quest 12 is still alive and kicking

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Steam launch was "fantastic" analyst says after PC players sent the JRPG port flying to the US best-selling spot in the week of its release

That's across tracked digital and physical game sales

GamesRadar

Gorgeous JRPG homage Clair Obscur sells out its collector's edition months before launch, dev says it didn't think "the demand for our physical editions would be so high"

There are dozens of us

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending proved divisive, but the director of the original JRPG is "very satisfied" with Part 3's story and is confident you will be too

Yoshinori Kitase clearly has high hopes for the response to the next game

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Original Final Fantasy programmer reappears after years of silence, casually says writing his legendary code "was pretty simple" and it could even be better

Nasir Gebelli remains a programming icon and a pillar of JRPG history

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