I had to go look at my shelf of games to see what JRPGs came out in 2014, 2015, 2016. It was kinda of depressing to see I didn't have many. I was playing catch up on stuff prior to 2014 in recent months/years so I never took into account the few JRPGs in the past 3 years that are worth playing.
Final Fantasy XV
I was very nervous when playing this game. After this all this waiting, I was concerned it would suck. But it didn't. FFXV is a throw back to the old Final Fantasies while taking huge inspiration from WRPGS (for better or worse). You can tell that the team, even though they were not given a lot of time (less than 3 years by the leaks info), poured their hearts and souls into making this game the best they possibly could. Sure, the story isn't great and its not explained well, and the sidequests are ass. But the characters are lovable, the soundtrack is one of the best soundtracks to a game that I have ever heard, and the combat is actually pretty fun. And those summons...good god. The visuals are damn impressive, and playing it with HDR & 4K checkboarded, it was jaw dropping. I would consistently stop through out the game to look at the beautiful scenery. Its honestly up there as one of my favorites the more I think about it. I actually was thinking about this game constantly after I finished it, in particular, the characters, certain scenes, the ending. I rarely reflect and think deeply about games after I finish them. The last time that has happened to me was Last of Us. I am still taking in everything that happened. I am craving more about the lore, back story and timeline of the world. Even briefly reading on what happens when the world is created is damn cool and gives an easier understanding of the story.
Seeing this journey from initial concept in 2006 to finally a full game is 2016 is such an emotional journey. Finally getting to play it was something special. I had different expectations of what I thought FFXV should be. Yesterday, I looked back and re watched the old trailers of Versus 13. Yeah there were some scenes that I wished were in the final release of XV. But initial vision looked pretty rough to be honest. There is stuff I wish that was in the game that was mentioned in the leaks, and it sucks we will never know what Versus 13 will actually be. But this game could have never happened without Tabata since Nomura has been doing so much since 2006. FFXV is easily one of my favorite games ever, and I play on replaying soon now knowing what exactly to expect.But given how much hell this game has went through, I love what it has become and I hope to see more from Tabata's team on either XV-2 or XVI (since they are the only team who can possibly do it at the moment).
And lets be real here. We practically knew nothing about Stella aside from that 2 min scene from one of the trailers. Luna >>> Stella
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
You have to play IV first to be able to appreciate but it is easily (you can argue IV) as the best JRPG on the 3DS. Fusing demons to create new ones is so addicting that I would just spend hours trying to collect new demons and then fuse them into new ones. The demon design is top notch, and the demon antagonists are pretty awesome this time around. The gameplay is kick ass, you have to completely understand the system, learn to debuff/buff and know the weaknesses of your enemies.AS for the story and characters, it follows up with the neutral path of IV, so you will see some familiar faces. Basically, the basic premise of the story is do you want to beat the shit out of gods? If so, this is for you.
Tales of Xillia 2
Kinda cheating, but this came out in 2014 for everywhere but Japan. Its been a while since I have played this game but from what I remember, I loved every second of it. Its a very fast game, there was never a dull moment. I was actually craving more of the game after I finished it since it went by so fast. It follows up the story of Xillia in the near future with a silent protagonist. Time travel is a large focus of the game so if you like these types of games, it will be for you. Gameplay is akin to previous Tales games, ARPG. IMO Tales of Xillia 2 has the best combat in the series; fluid, fast and fair. The mystic arts this time around are kick ass.
) Feels a lot like a lost SNES JRPG in a good way. Good pacing (it's always happening new events), interesting "what if" scenarios and time travel mechanic, original battle system and one of the most believable JRPG main character ever. 
