Surprisingly the Xbox 360 has a robust range of JRPG's included in its line-up. From Lost Odyssey to Star Ocean 4 (which EU/AUS, are still waiting for…), Microsoft have secured some great examples of the genre in the form of retail releases. Unfortunately, Xbox Live Arcade is devoid of the same line-up, it seems JRPG's don't have a place on the online service.
With many classic games sprouting up on XBLA, it is a strange situation we find ourselves in when not a single one is a JRPG. If we were to see some Japanese Role playing goodness, what games would you include? I have compiled a list of 5 games that are not only stand outs of the genre, but actually have a chance of one day gracing Microsoft's platform.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
Never been keen on JRPG's, but after digging up links for this it had me reading more info on them. Has opened my eyes a little more than before, and might just give one a go soon.
It would be great if XBLA did get these games, only time will tell. Hopefully games like this will see the light of day on the platform - eventually
Yeah... Why doesn't Xbox Live have a single RPG? Doesn't PSN have classic PS1 RPG's or is that only on the Japanese store?
I also agree with Landstalker and FF6.
It does make me wonder why MS, so keen to make a dent in Japan, hasn't actively courted these games just like they have the Japanese shooters.
Although I guess 800pts for a ten hour game is much better deal than 800pts for a 40hr game for somebody?! ... Not naming names, just puttin that out there... hehe
Seiken Densetsu 3 is missing from the list!!! :(
Square should really do an official english port of that game, it would sell like hot cakes..
nice list all round though.
regarding the PSN - When The Hell is Austalia going to get Wild Arms available to purchase!??!?
Terranigma across all platforms should be released, if not i'd buy it on whichever platform it did release on in a heartbeat. The rest i still have my cartridges for.