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[Corpekata]

Plenty of them, to the point the question is a little odd.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

You don't have so much freedom to do what you want and a big focus on the main story? Probably a JRPG
Anime characters and tropes? JRPG
A big group of characters and between them a bigger focus in friendship than love? JRPG
A classic turn based system or a fast combat system in real time? JRPG
And many other things

Except for a few games (Dark Souls is one that is always called jrpg and not-jrpg by a bunch of different people) It's not so hard to see what looks a jrpg

Turn based combat systems have been in Wrpgs since the dawn of time.

 

[WillyFive]

Bioware tried with Sonic Chronicles.

 

[Phediuk]

Yes, an assload of them. There's a new one on Steam at least once a week.

 

[Phediuk]

is this a troll post?

 

[Budi]

You don't have so much freedom to do what you want and a big focus on the main story? Probably a JRPG
Anime characters and tropes? JRPG
A big group of characters and between them a bigger focus in friendship than love? JRPG
A classic turn based system or a fast combat system in real time? JRPG
And many other things

Except for a few games (Dark Souls is one that is always called jrpg and not-jrpg by a bunch of different people) It's not so hard to see what looks a jrpg

Turn based and party system is in no way exclusive to JRPG:s.

 

[TheMoon]

Turn based and party system is in no way exclusive to JRPG:s.

Neither is this:

You don't have so much freedom to do what you want and a big focus on the main story? Probably a JRPG

Unless Mass Effect and The Witcher are JRPGs now.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Lots but I think Anachronox stands out from the pack by being mechanically like a jRPG but not looking or sounding like a lame imitation of one. Also the writing makes it hold up even as the graphics and such aged.

IIRC, Anachronox borrowed as much from Terry Pratchet-esque stuff as JRPGs which probably accounts for the distinction.

Black Sigil (inspired by SNES RPG):

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

 

[Budi]

Neither is this:


Unless Mass Effect and The Witcher are JRPGs now.

True, but both of those games still have way more roleplaying than atleast the JRPG:s I'm used to. My experience with them isn't very vast though. But you do have more input in how invidual stories play out or what the state of the world and main story is at the end than like in Final Fantasy games for example. Or the personality of your main character.

 

[Yohane]

Wow is that Moses

 

[Skulldead]

Septera Core, and this is a amazing game. Top view, ATB turn based and with photo background inspire directly from JRPG from PS1. I highly recommend it !

edit :

There's a lot, with Septerra Core being my first western JRPG.

Sorry you said it first ! great choice !

 

[LiK]

Go play Cosmic Star Heroine, brehs.

 

[Cornbread78]

Go play Cosmic Star Heroine, brehs.

Yup

 

[spineduke]

BattleChasers!

Not out yet but its on my wishlist

http://store.steampowered.com/app/451020/Battle_Chasers_Nightwar/

 

[Jeffrey]

Gameloft made a ff13 ish game for mobile a while back.


https://youtu.be/fECZ0QKVhhQ

 

[Z3M0G]

Hate myself for not finishing Septerra Core... that game was something special... fantastic world and characters!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Go play Cosmic Star Heroine, brehs.

I need to get around to that

 

[pantsmith]

Great game!

 

[BGBW]

Don's Adventure is still the GOAT western made JRPG.

 

[Josh7289]

It's not uncommon with indie games nowadays. I'm glad a lot of people posted some examples here.

 

[AntiFacebook]

Sure. All those western souls clones

 

[Elijah Modnar]

Sure. All those western souls clones

Dark Souls is not what I'm imagining if someone says JRPG.

 

[Cleve]

Anachronox had that as their mission statement.

First post nailed it. Anachronox set out to make a western jrpg styled game, and was absolutely fantastic.

 

[blu]

Came to post Silver, but I see it's been well referred.

 

[antispin]

Anachronox had that as their mission statement.

Anachronox was great.

 

[Skulldead]

Great game!

Forgot that one, a amazing pokemon clone !

 

[Crankshaft]

Ultima and D&D created jrpg's.

As far as Western made jrpg's go there is a bunch on steam made by Rpgmaker.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Anachronox was great.

I don't know about great, but it was interesting and very definitely underrated.

 

[texasairhead101]

Undertale?

Surprised I didn't think of this as one. Might as well have Lisa in the conversation too.

 

[ULTROS!]

A lot of them, and majority are subpar.

I think the only Western JRPG that I liked was Secret of Evermore.

 

[Kresnik258]

Summoner (and Summoner 2) felt a lot like JRPG's to me (yet had a lot of influences from WRPG's too).

Really interesting games btw. Particularly the second.

 

[FoxSpirit]

Cosmic Star Heroine

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...oine/cid=UP0707-CUSA03167_00-ZEBOYDCSHFG00001

Yeah, more people need to play this.

 

[almostjuliuscaesar]

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Best AAA example I think. Can't think of any others that wasn't indie

 

[Javier23]

Silver too, it was a FF7 clone IIRC.

What?

 

[Alastor]

If we're talking manga / anime artstyles, Regalia: of men and monarchs is a good recent example of a western indie game that actually looks like it was made in Japan.

 

[lestar]

Great game!

wow, how come I didn't know about this game?, I must try it

 

[Nirolak]

Silver too, it was a FF7 clone IIRC.

This was an isometric action RPG. It just had pre-rendered backgrounds, which is probably what people got confused about.

 

[adamsapple]

I mean, Japanese developers has made western like rpgs and action games. Why is it so hard for western devs to make something similar to Final Fantasy?

I'm sure it's already been mentioned but South Park: The Stick of Truth (and the sequel probably) are pretty much traditional JRPGs in terms of game play mechanics, they're just presented in the South Park wrapper.

 

[Orayn]

Barkley Gaiden is the best JRPG. Semper game's.

 

[Skilletor]

Battlechasers coming out soon. One of my most anticipated games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cmXl10tqo

 

[Mupod]

Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden, and it's awesome.

 

[Quonny]

Secret of Evermore, and it's one of the greatest games of all time.

 

[Darkangel]

Barkley

 

[Muskieratboi]

I am happy that Anachronox was first post. there SO needs to be a sequel....

In the meantime, here's the movie.


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

 

[Lulubop]

Battlechasers coming out soon. One of my most anticipated games.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cmXl10tqo

wow, how haven't I heard of this?

 

[Timeaisis]

I mean, Cosmic Star Heroine just came out and it's better than most modern JRPGs.

 

[theepicoftyler]

Dragon Age Origins played a whole lot like Final Fantasy XII on consoles.

 

[adamsapple]

Dragon Age Origins played a whole lot like Final Fantasy XII on consoles.

huh .. you know this statement is sort of blowing my mind. I've never thought of it like this before. All DA games, including the newest one, do have the gambit system in them.

 

[Tye The Czar]

Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden, and it's awesome.

Hello, fellow cultured gaffer!

Lack of mentioning this vidcon by anyone else is a gatdam crime.