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The Latest Breaking News from JRPG

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.

Inverse

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

GamesRadar

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

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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

GamesRadar

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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The latest Metaphor: ReFantazio patch added a feature that I really wanted in my 100-hour playthrough of this massive JRPG

All that menu time adds up, people

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Lunar Remastered Collection launches this April for $50, or about $150 less than the original PS1 JRPGs would cost you in 2025

After 25 years, Lunar is finally back

GamesRadar

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

Plus, it looks like its most confusing battle mechanic might be a bit better explained

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC trailer sells the beefier version of one of 2024's greatest JRPGs with better lighting, DLSS, 120 FPS, and a crucial shot of Barret's ass

Look at all that incredible detail

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With everything from Helldivers to Zelda getting the big screen treatment, OG Final Fantasy 7 director would "love" for the JRPG to get another movie

Yoshinori Kitase says lots of Hollywood names respect the game

Total Film

20 years later, the first Trails JRPG is getting a remake because its developer doesn't know where to tell newcomers to start

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is giving newbies the perfect starting point

GamesRadar

The director of one of this year's best Xbox and PC games shares thoughts on a possible sequel

During an interview with Weekly Famitsu, the director of Atlus' recent JRPG smash hit, Metaphor: ReFantazio, shares his wishes on turning it into a long-running franchise.

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"Persona is a story about growing up": Atlus lead reveals why the JRPG series always centers around a young male protagonist, but doesn't rule out adults or women in the future

Will there ever be an older or female protagonist?

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Persona 3 Reload opened my eyes to JRPGs in 2024 and now I consider myself a reformed hater

Year In Review | My Xbox account year-in-review revealed a sobering truth, and I'm finally embracing it

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As Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally escapes PlayStation prison, the JRPG's director says "I recommend the PC version" for the "improved lighting"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is out on PC in January

PC Gamer

Prisma, an upcoming Persona-like indie JRPG, goes all multiverse theory by filling out your party with alternate versions of its camera-wielding protagonist

Fights, a camera, and some turn-based action.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director thinks an MMO team-up with Final Fantasy 14 would be a "great idea": "There's definitely a lot of things that could possibly come up along those lines"

Hamaguchi and Yoshida "often get together" to discuss "the future of Final Fantasy"

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says the JRPG's success in year-end awards proves "why it's a good thing to have it as a trilogy"

"Hopefully people are a bit more convinced now"

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Square Enix finally removes its ban on sharing Final Fantasy 7's biggest spoiler, 27 years after it first happened in the original JRPG

Aerith's secret is out

GamesRadar

The Game Awards nominees prove that 2024 is the year of the JRPG, with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Metaphor ReFantazio leading the field

Astro Bot is no slouch, either

GamesRadar

Dragon Quest 3 remake producer would "love" to do more HD-2D JRPG remakes, but with 9 releases in 7 years, he worries fans may get "bored" of them

"It’s something that even my supervisors are constantly unsure and mulling over"

GamesRadar

Recreating a 36-year-old JRPG classic put a mountain of pressure on the Dragon Quest 3 remake devs: "If this fails, I won't be able to stay in the industry"

"I’ll have to live my life branded as the man who failed to remake a legendary game"

GamesRadar

Before Persona veterans decided Metaphor: ReFantazio had to be a fantasy JRPG, they had "talks about making a science-fiction universe"

We could've had Metaphor: ReSci-Fitazio

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