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Top 10 Japanese RPGs of All Time

February 08, 2010 in Top List comments 8

This is a breakdown of the top 10 Japanese Role-Playing Games of all-time chosen by gaming website PlanetXbox360.com - many of which do not even show up on the Xbox 360 console, very unbiased list.

Wwhat will follow is a top 10 list of the best Japanese RPGs, shining examples of the JRPG genre done right. These games are proof that the JRPG genre is not, as a whole, stagnant and rigid, as these games in particular have addressed most, if not all, of the flaws that other articles points out as being supposedly endemic to the JRPG genre. The games on this list are just plain awesome, and the fact that they are JRPGs becomes irrelevant in the face of their quality. Not all Western gamers are closed-minded towards JRPGs; in terms of myself, I love the JRPGs that are “off-brand” so to speak, i.e. not part of the big name franchises such as Final Fantasy. So that is what this list will focus on, and thus will hopefully further my argument that you can find a great game in any genre on either side of the Pacific, if you look hard enough. On that note, let’s begin.
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  • 1
    Chais Feb 8, 10
    No SMT: Nocturne love? That makes me a sad, sad SMT fan.
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      Akira_EX Feb 9, 10
      List needs more real Megaten and less P3/P4 fluff. P1P is okay, though.
  • 0
    crimson streak1 Feb 8, 10
    Where's Dragon Quest or Pokemon? You'd think those rpgs would make the top in Japan since they sell like hotcakes.
    • 0
      Xeros the Slayer Feb 9, 10
      Popular doesn't necessarily mean its great, Pokemon is a fairly bare-bones rpj and seen mostly as a kids game.
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    Shadow of Death Feb 9, 10
    Disgaea got a mention, that's all I need to hear to pronounce the article as 'full of win'.

    Though I never heard of item world leveling described as 'ridding the surface of impurities' though >_>
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    Vergil Ties Feb 9, 10
    I'm quite displeased at the absence of Chrono Trigger, perhaps the best RPG ever made. But at least Parasite Eve, Skies Of Arcadia, Diagaea, Fire Emblem and Persona are there, so there's no harm done.
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    Aussie Legend Feb 9, 10
    I'm not a fan of this list at all. Oh well, least they mentioned Fire Emblem.

    Takes some balls to make a JRPG list without adding a Final Fantasy game in there, so I suppose I give them some credit for that (even if some FF games should be in there).
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      Shadow of Death Feb 9, 10
      Page 3 dood, Final Fantasy Tactics. Not a standard FF game, but still.

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