jrpgs
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The Biggest Storylines Of E3 For JRPG Fans
12E3 is next week, and while it’s easy to get distracted by the dubsteppy shooters and flashy next-gen engines, the important news, of course, revolves around JRPGs. Yep, my favourite part of the show every year is getting to wander the floor and find hidden Japanese gems (and/or accidentally convince Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime to leak…
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JRPG Censorship Is Such A Silly Thing
For as long as there have been Japanese role-playing games, there has been censorship. Since the NES days, Nintendo and other big Japanese companies have been quick to stamp their big black bars on anything that might be considered offensive to Western sensibilities: alcohol, religion, sex, octopus statues, whatever. And JRPGs have been the biggest…
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Turn-Based Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
Oh boy, here we go. If I’m gonna take over Jason’s column for a week, that means I’m gonna talk about Japanese role-playing games. And if I’m gonna talk about Japanese role-playing games, that means I’m gonna talk about one of their defining characteristics: turn-based gameplay.
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10 Modern JRPGs Worth Playing
Let’s make something clear. Japanese RPGs are not dead. They have never been dead. They will not be dead any time soon.