OXCGN writer Steven Sutton takes his love for JRPG's to the extreme and lists 5 games he believes should be put out on the Xbox Live Arcade platform for all lovers of the older classic JRPG's.

An interesting choice and you should check them out yourself.

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.
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  • 2
    BANDITO ATTACK Apr 4, 09
    nobody needs jrpgs.
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      Big A2* Apr 6, 09
      Nobody needs anything except food, water and shelter, so why even bother doing anything?
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    XboxOZ360 Apr 5, 09
    Actually, they are the highest selling genre' on the market
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      redneonfish Apr 5, 09
      The most over-rated genre at that. On the plus side, you didn't have FF VII =]
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      BANDITO ATTACK Apr 5, 09
      thats because every time one is released - every single person in japan buys it. no exceptions.
      • 1
        Tiger of Wu Apr 5, 09
        And I'm fairly sure that exact same stereotyping happens in Japan, only to them the Japanese are American and the JRPG's are FPS's.

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