Tag Archives: JRPG

Wild Arms 3: Where the Wild West Meets the JRPG I’ve been a fan of Westerns and cowboy culture since I was a kid, and I’ve loved Japanese RPGs since the NES days. So when somebody decided to smash those two things together, I took to the Wild Arms games on the original PlayStation like horseshoes to hooves! On 15 October 2002, Wild Arms 3 rode into North America for the PlayStation… Read more

Eight incredible adventures, from the science-fiction sweep of Phantasy Star IV to the time-traveling brilliance of Chrono Trigger. This is Retro Replay’s countdown of the JRPGs that defined the genre for us. How many would make your list? Would you rather watch than read? Put your feet up and watch our video countdown below. The write-up and game screens are here whenever you want a closer look. Watch the Retro Replay countdown… Read more

Edia is bringing the CD-ROM² versions of Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I and II to modern systems worldwide in 2027. The Trails series did not spring into existence as a fully formed encyclopedia of nations, political factions and recurring heroes. Its roots stretch backward through The Legend of Heroes, and those roots stretch into Nihon Falcom’s even older Dragon Slayer family. In 2027, players outside Japan will receive an unusually… Read more