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[NipplesAndToes23]

Nope, a western dev has never tried making a JRPG.

Yeah, I dunno what all these people are talking about.

I see y'all.

 

[Ravidrath]

The Harry Potter GB RPG reminded me of...

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, which was an EA-developed JRPG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c130I7gRq1A

 

[JMY86]

WRPG's have generally been superior to JRPG's the last ten years. I'm not sure why they would want to take a step back. The JRPG market has not been all bad but I think western developers have driven the market recently...

 

[Pinko Marx]

WRPG's have generally been superior to JRPG's the last ten years. I'm not sure why they would want to take a step back. The JRPG market has not been all bad but I think western developers have owned the market recently...

Tell that to Activision and South Park Studios.

 

[Earthbound64]

WRPG's have generally been superior to JRPG's the last ten years.

I disagree.

The DS had a bunch of amazing JRPGs.

 

[Canucked]

Shadow Madness was terrible.
Septerra Core was fun.
Secret of Evermore is lovely.

 

[Nairume]

Shadow Madness

Fun fact: the producer of this game was Ted Woolsey, who every English speaking fan of 16bit jrpgs should know.

 

[JMY86]

I disagree.

The DS had a bunch of amazing JRPGs.

They have certainly had some good games for sure but I don't think they compare to The Witcher 3, Divinity: Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity just to name a few. This is just my opinion and as always YMMV...

 

[Ravidrath]

WRPG's have generally been superior to JRPG's the last ten years.

This really depends on what you value in a game.

WRPGs are generally better when it comes to stories and immersiveness, but JRPGs I think tend to be better video games, with their battle and growth systems.

 

[BigDes]

I have an idea for one where an ancient cosmic horror from the deep turns out to be a hero and saves the world.

I'll call it

Billy and the Cthulusaurus.

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

This. Though a Ubi game and short, it's a fantastic game set in a well written fantasy setting with very good gameplay and progression mechanics.

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[Psxphile]

I'm still waiting for a black team to make one.

Wasn't there a kickstarter for a game made by African developers? I wonder what happened with that? Also not even sure it was jRPG inspired, but I definitely think it was an RPG of some sort.

I think this game had literal FF6/Chrono Trigger sprites, didn't it?

Man, every time.

Short answer: no it didn't, and no one's ever been able to prove they did conclusively.

 

[Mashing]

Over after the first post. Anachronox was what I was going to say.

 

[HorseFD]

Over after the first post. Anachronox was what I was going to say.

And it's such a great game too. Tom Hall's second greatest achievement.

 

[The n00b Avenger]

It's funny, dungeon crawling games like Wizardry have basically been abandoned by non-indie devs in the west while the Japanese have mainly taken them over. I'd almost consider them retroactive JRPGs lol

 

[Astral Dog]

Mario Rabbids?

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Celestian Tales is another good one, they're working on the second part.

Celestian Tales is not by a western developer!

Wasn't there a kickstarter for a game made by African developers? I wonder what happened with that? Also not even sure it was jRPG inspired, but I definitely think it was an RPG of some sort.

The only one I could think of is Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan.

 

[Psxphile]

The only one I could think of is Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan.

Yeah that's it.

 

[LizardKing]

The cultural appropriation in this thread disgusts me

 

[Randam]

Secret of Evermore?

what I wanted to post.

 

[SimonM7]

I mean Sonic Chronicles was pretty much Bioware scribbling on a napkin what they thought a jrpg is. They were like "pff! We can do a jrpg in our sleep!", and it's one of the most boring games I have ever played.

 

[KiraXD]

BATTLE CHASERS NIGHTWAR Comes out Oct 3rd but seriously needs more advertising... They are digging into JRPG roots, and by all accounts (everyone whos played the alpha, convention demos, closed door demos) its going to be amazing! Everyone needs to check this out!!

 

[TAJ]

I remember this game did it have a demo on official DC magazine?
I remembered liking that but i don't think I bought it

It did.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

The Harry Potter games for the GBC played a lot like Jrpgs.

THIS GAME WAS THE SHIT

 

[Rad-]

Anachronox came first to mind. It was good too and very unique in its setting.

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

BATTLE CHASERS NIGHTWAR Comes out Oct 3rd but seriously needs more advertising... They are digging into JRPG roots, and by all accounts (everyone whos played the alpha, convention demos, closed door demos) its going to be amazing! Everyone needs to check this out!!

Thanks for sharing this - wasn't on my radar, but it really looks fatastic.

 

[LordCiego]

Penny Arcade Adventures, both the Hothead 3D and the Zeboyd 2D ones

 

[chiimisu]

Undertale?

I think it's also one of the best attempts, since it managed to gather popularity in Japan as well.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Deck13 tried making JRPGs like Dark Souls with Lords of the Fallen and The Surge.

Spoiler

Dark Souls isn't a jrpg.

 

[Gunkankun]

Shiness would fall under that category I think. French made, right?

 

[djtiesto]

Perhaps the more interesting question would be Japanese WRPGs.

I'm thinking Arcana, King's Field, Virtual Hydlide, the SNES Wizardry remakes. Stuff like that.

Good question. Only ones I can think of are Traverse, Record of the Lodoss War (Dreamcast), Dragons Dogma kinda, western PC games ported by Japanese companies to JP PCs/consoles. Maybe Xanadu Next but that's a bit of a stretch...

 

[base_two]

Shiness would fall under that category I think. French made, right?

WTF I didn't even know this game released.

 

[QuadOpto]

Since we're including indies, figured this one should get a mention:

English translation downloadable here.