Your humble servant’s favorite kind of game, and yours too, we are sure. There’s nothing to say, it was a good year for gamers, but not just any: indeed, the upsurge in Japanese RPGs was quite substantial in 2021, compared to Western RPGs, quite shy in recent years. We were still able to see Commander Shepard at the controls of his cult trilogy, that’s it news that makes you smile.
Tales of Arise: The revival of a cult license
This time Bandai Namco has thought big for its quarter-century episode: a more serious tone, new graphic and artistic ambitions, a combat system as refined as possible … The guy has great arguments to make and these qualities have hit the mark with many players. Concretely, if you want to put your first foot in the Japanese RPG, you can potentially start with Tales of Arise, there is little risk that it will disappoint you. Find our complete guide to Tales of Arise.
Our opinion on Tales of Arise is here! Available on September 10 on PC and consoles, Bandai Namco’s A-RPG is the episode of renewal, the one through which the studio fully enters the new generation.
Shin Megami Tensei V: The Devil in the Body
You may have already seen it in our pick of the most hardcore games of the year and that is precisely why it is among the best role-playing games of the year. Its uncompromising bias, which doesn’t take the player for a sham, should do you good if you’ve been through the jap RPGs of the past few years.. With its daring exploration and tuned gameplay, if you love the interlocking layers of systems in games, SMT5 is for you.
Discover our opinion on Shin Megami Tensei 5, turn-based J-RPG based on the monster collection, developed by Atlus and available exclusively on Nintendo Switch from November 12.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Monsters University
As surprising as it may seem, the JRPG addiction of the Monster Hunter saga managed to surprise early in the summer. His turn-based brawls, not so simple, ensure the show with combined rider / monster attacks superbly staged and which give a dynamic rhythm to the clashes. For the rest, Stories does not change its formula: you will have to breed and develop mythical monsters of the famous license, in order to become the best rider. Find our complete guide to Monster Hunter Stories 2.
The spin-off of the MH series on 3DS and mobile is making a comeback on more modern and ambitious platforms. Instead of battling monsters to skin them, you can befriend and make allies out of them, much like in Pokémon. Does he have to worry about it?
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Nier Replicant: A Remake To Live Up To
Remake of the game that allowed Yoko Taro to emerge from the shadow of Drakengard, Nier Replicant is a good A-RPG, even if it will have to deal with an old gameplay, despite the updates made on this side. All the same, if you missed it at the time, this is a great way to get on the page: the OST is in the pantheon, the narration will not hesitate to surprise you, and this system of runs multiple to unlock all endings holds some surprises even for those who played it on Xbox 360 or PS3 a few years ago
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Find our opinion on Nier Replicant, the remake of the game of Team cavia and Yoko taro, developed by Toylogic on behalf of Square Enix, and available on April 23.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Shepard Returns
It was not really jostled this year on the big Western RPG side. The only truly striking publication in AAA, Mass Effect Legendary Edition contains the Shepard trilogy plus all the expansions that accompany it. No rush on the gameplay side, but the assurance of discovering the Bioware space opera of the great era in the best possible conditions and that’s already not bad.
A monument of the Action-RPG genre by BioWare is back. The Galactic Adventures of Commander Shepard and His Crew Trilogy is entitled to a remaster and is released as a single game complete with all DLC and bonus items. Mass Effect Legendary Edition does it live up to its name?
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