![]() hack (series) / 3D Dot Game Heroes / 46 Okunen Monogatari (series) / 7th Dragon (series) / 7th Saga, The / Albert Odyssey (series) / Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean / Alcahest / Alliance Alive, The / Alshark / Alundra / American Dream / Anachronox / Ancient Roman / Ar tonelico / Arabian Nights / Arc Rise Fantasia / Arc the Lad (series) / Arcana / Arcus (series) / Aretha (series) / Arfgaldt / Argo / Ash: Archaic Sealed Heat / Aspic / Atelier (series) / Avalon Code / Azure Dreams / Bahamut Lagoon / Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden / Baroque / Baten Kaitos / Baten Kaitos Origins / Battle Chasers: Nightwar / Battle of Olympus, The / Bealphareth / Beyond Oasis / Beyond the Beyond / Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story / Black Onyx, The / Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled / Black/Matrix (series) / Blue Dragon / Blue Reflection / Bodycon Quest I / Bodycon Quest II / Boktai (series) / Borfes to 5-nin no Akuma / Boundary Gate / Brain Lord / Brandish / Brave Fencer Musashi / Brave Prove / Brave Story: New Traveler / Bravely Default (series) / Breath of Fire / Breath of Fire II / Breath of Fire III / Breath of Fire IV / Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter / Brigandine / Burai (series) / Bushi Seiryuuden / Cadash / Caligula Effect, The / Captain Tsubasa (series) / Castlevania (series) / Cave Noire / Chaos Rings / Children of Mana / Chikyuu Senshi Rayieza / Chitei Tanken / Chou Mahou Tairiku Wozz / Chrono Cross / Chrono Trigger / CIMA: The Enemy / Cladun / Cleopatra no Mahou / Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.Updated with the outstanding port of Quake II. As with all our books, we use thread-sewn binding for extra durability and print lithographically on high-quality paper to showcase the gorgeous visuals as they deserve. Each divider within the book also features a specially created ‘overworld map’ by the guys at Army of Trolls. ![]() The cover features a specially created piece of artwork by Stephanie Sybydlo, which is finished with special pantone inks and metallic silver foil details. Overall, the book weighs in at over 370,000 words and contains contributions from a wide selection of fans and journalists, combining to create the ultimate coffee table book on Japanese role-playing games.Ī Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games is 652 pages in length (our largest book to date) and comes in hardback as standard. ![]() As well as reviews of over 600 games, covering a wide range of sub-genres, including strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem, Rogue-likes such as Mystery Dungeon, and first-person dungeon crawlers like Etrian Odyssey, it includes articles on the genre, its music and art. From Dragon Quest to Final Fantasy, from Megami Tensei to Pokémon, A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games explores the expansive history of Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs), beginning on 8-bit microcomputers, and following them all the way up to the heavy hitters of the modern era.Ĭreated in collaboration with author Kurt Kalata, A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games is an ambitious project that aims to cover the entire history of Japanese role-playing games from 1982 to 2020. ![]() Despite initial similarities to Western games, Japan’s output began diverging in dramatic ways, inspired by its own culture and art, producing a style of game that’s often wildly different from its Western counterpart. Video role-playing games, adapted for computers from their pen-and-paper forebears, have been around since the earliest days of digital gaming. ![]() Welcome to the world of Japanese Role-Playing Games! ![]()
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