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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Strategy 27 September 1996
Hybrid JRPG and a strategy game in which we travel across the continent of Zetegenia to overthrow the bloody rule of the emperor. While we move around the tactical map in real time, clashes involving various units (from humans to mythical creatures like griffins or vampires) take place in turn-based mode. Depending on our actions, history can end in one of thirteen ways.
SaGa Frontier 2
RPG 31 January 2000
Eighth installment of the popular series of Japanese role-playing games SaGa. The production tells two different stories taking place in the fantasy world of Sandail. One of them focuses on the prince banished for his lack of magical abilities, the other draws the fate of several generations of the family of explorers of the mysterious artifact.
Vandal Hearts
RPG 25 October 1996
Tube Japanese RPG prepared by Konami. One of the first representatives of the genre released on PlayStation 1. The production is based on proven mechanics and tries to stand out with a touching story.
Alundra
RPG 11 April 1997
A dark style of an unusual action-RPG, in which the first violin plays a variety of logical challenges. Players take on the role of an elite who tries to help the nightmare tormented inhabitants of a certain town by entering their dreams.
Xenogears
RPG 11 February 1998
A Japanese RPG with a complex, difficult and controversial plot, where players can control giant mosses.
Torneko: The Last Hope
RPG 15 September 1999
Spin-off series Dragon Quest, in which the main character is a wandering merchant Torneko. The game is a two-dimensional Japanese action RPG that focuses on exploring dungeons, collecting treasures and eliminating hordes of enemies.
Front Mission 3
RPG 02 September 1999
Tactical Japanese RPG, in which players lead a team of two-legged robotic pilots, vanzers. Production is considered to be one of the best in the history of the species.
Chrono Trigger
RPG 02 November 1999
Refreshed version of the classic jRPG game, originally released on the SNES console. The conversion was prepared by Square Enix's development team. Players direct the actions of a boy named Crono, who travels through fantastic lands in search of his lost beloved.
Suikoden
RPG 15 December 1995
Japanese RPG created by Konami, in which characteristic mechanics of the genre have been mixed with innovative elements. The production tells the story of a young boy who, as a result of a coincidence, joins the rebels and soon becomes the leader of forces that can liberate the empire from the hands of tyrants.
Final Fantasy Anthology
RPG 30 September 1999
Compilation of two classic jRPGs, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI, which originally appeared on the Super Nintendo console. Editions placed in Anthology contain some additional elements.
Arc the Lad
RPG 30 June 1995
Tactical jRPG maintained in old-school 2D graphics. One of the first representatives of the genre released on PlayStation 1. The production tells the story of a group of heroes who try to save the world from the forces of darkness.
Breath of Fire III
RPG 11 September 1997
The third installment of the famous series of cRPG games, this time in a pocket edition. We play the role of a young mercenary named Ryu. Proper fun consists mainly of a series of duels played in the turn-based system.
SaGa Frontier
RPG 31 March 1998
The first release for PlayStation and the seventh installment of the popular jRPG series. The production action takes place in a universe consisting of several planets, between which the player can move freely. The story is divided into seven separate stories, presented from the perspective of different protagonists. In terms of gameplay mechanisms, the title is a classic representative of a genre where exploration, role-playing and turn-based duels lead the way.
Azure Dreams
RPG 13 November 1997
Hybrid jRPG and roguelike production, enriched with elements taken from dating simulators. As we play, we take control of Kohem, a warrior who travels the floors of the Monster Tower, in search of answers about the mysterious disappearance of his father. During his voyages, heros gains not only more and more powerful equipment, but also eggs from which monsters hatch - these can accompany him in his struggle and help in clashes with more and more powerful adversaries.
Thousand Arms
RPG 17 December 1998
Maintained in the steampunk climates and style of Japanese animations, unusual production combining RPG elements with a dating simulator.
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth
RPG 07 February 2002
Tactical Japanese RPG, in which players lead their team to subsequent victories in battles in rounds. Between battles they develop available heroes and learn more about the history.
Final Fantasy Tactics
RPG 28 January 1998
Developed by Squaresoft, a tactical jRPG set in the realities of a fictional medieval world. The game presents the story of a group of heroes involved in a war intrigue.
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
RPG 30 July 2000
Another RPG music game, in which we play the role of a girl setting off on a dangerous journey. The title offers an unusual, fairy-tale style and charming singing and dancing characters.
Breath of Fire IV
RPG 27 April 2000
The fourth installment of the series of Japanese RPGs, which are characterized by people endowed with extraordinary power and able to turn into dragons. The game is distinguished by its graphic design, which combines two-dimensional, hand-drawn sprites of characters with detailed three-dimensional backgrounds, as well as a unique turn-based combat system with several elements.
Threads of Fate
RPG 14 October 1999
Arcade Japanese action RPG, whose unique element is two characters with different character, goal and style of fight. For each of them, the creators prepared a separate story.
Vandal Hearts II
RPG 08 July 1999
Introducing numerous changes in the fun system and offering improved audio-visual setting continuation of the turn-based Japanese RPG. The production of Konami once again tells a difficult, moving political story.
Grandia
RPG 24 June 1999
Conversion of a Japanese RPG game previously released on Sega Saturn. The production is distinguished by an original system of character development and introducing a bit of freshness to the traditional turn-based model of the clash mechanics.
Suikoden II
RPG 17 December 1998
The second part of the Japanese RPG series, which is distinguished by the number of available heroes to join and a difficult story, touching on the problems of slavery and tyranny, among others. Suicoden II is considered to be one of the best representatives of the species of all time.
Final Fantasy VIII
RPG 11 February 1999
Eighth installment of the popular series of Japanese RPG games. This time the protagonist is Squall Leonhart - a cadet of the military academy, involved in warfare with the neighbouring state of Galbadia. The fight is played in a turn-based system, and the game focuses primarily on an extensive feature layer.