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[Nautilus]

With the year of 2022 behind us, I would like to (once again) ask you the question: What's your favorite JRPG of 2022?

I'll provide the list below of (most) JRPGs that released in 2022, because I'll be the first to admit that its hard to remember them all!

- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Atelier Sophie 2
- Elden Ring
- Babylon's Fall
- Triangle Strategy
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
- Rune Factory 5
- Live a Live Remake
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Soul Hackers 2
- The Diofield Chronicles
- Valkyrie Elysium
- Star Ocean: The Divine Force
- Harvestella
- Tactics Ogre Reborn
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
- Crisis Core

Forgive me if I forgot some game!

 

[Nautilus]

Mine is XC 3. Even if I had issues with the game's plot, it still was a wonderful experience, and the best of the bunch.

 

[graywolf323]

Babylon’s Fall is on the poll but not Trails from Zero?

edit: I think Chained Echoes also deserves some recognition/love

 

[jshackles]

So many good JRPGs last year that I fully expect memes in 10 years like "all these came out in 2022" showing everything in OPs poll

 

[Nautilus]

Babylon’s Fall is on the poll but not Trails from Zero?

edit: I think Chained Echoes also deserves some recognition/love

Trails from Zero is basically a port from an old game, but sure I included it.

Chained Echoes is awesome, but its made by a german developer, so its not a JRPG.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Star Ocean for me. It’a fast paced and fun, I found the characters surprisingly likeable, and it’s mostly free from anime bullshit. Not perfect by any means but it’s probably the most fun I had with a JRPG last year.

Stranger of Paradise is probably my #2 after that

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

I suppose Pokemon, Star Ocean, Stranger of Paradise and Elden Ring are the only worthy games on that list.

 

[tkscz]

Live A Live remake. Did not expect the game to be as good as it was. Like the fact that each story was pretty short, especially after playing Octopath traveler and how each person's story could be pretty lengthy and grindy.

 

[Jack Videogames]

I'm sorry but Trails from Zero gets a crushing win here

 

[Celcius]

Star Ocean. It was lots of fun, great graphics and audio, and lots to do.

 

[cireza]

None. It wasn't a great year.

 

[Fess]

Elden Ring. But it’s not what I would call a JRPG.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Elden Ring. But it’s not what I would call a JRPG.

Yeah that list really stretches the term. I don't think JRPG = RPG made in Japan.

When it comes to actual JRPGs, my pick would be Live A Live.

 

[SSfox]

Elden Ring... JRPG

 

[Fess]

Yeah that list really stretches the term. I don't think JRPG = RPG made in Japan.

When it comes to actual JRPGs, my pick would be Live A Live.

Yeah I would define it as an Action RPG and made in Japan or not is not even important in this case.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a JRPG.

 

[Danjin44]

for me Xenoblade 3 no question, god damn I loved that game.

 

[Fuz]

Chained Echoes.

 

[KàIRóS]

Well if we are counting Elden Ring the rest have virtually no chance.

 

[Interfectum]

why put Elden Ring in there?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 easily.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

How the fuck is the new Star Ocean still full price. Square Enix are on some shit.

 

[jm89]

I only played valkyrie elysium and crisis core from that list, both where meh.

 

[Punished Miku]

why put Elden Ring in there?

If you subscribe to the belief that JRPGs have to be old style games while WRPGs can be modern then JRPGs will always be definitionally inferior. Elden Ring is a modern Japanese role playing/ action / adventure game.

The genres dont have that much meaning these days anyway.

What is Dragons Dogma 2 going to be, a WRPG? Action game? What is Witcher 3 then? What is Cyberpunk? What is FFXVI?

 

[Interfectum]

If you subscribe to the belief that JRPGs have to be old style games while WRPGs can be modern then JRPGs will always be definitionally inferior. Elden Ring is a modern Japanese role playing/ action / adventure game.

The genres dont have that much meaning these days anyway.

What is Dragons Dogma 2 going to be, a WRPG? Action game? What is Witcher 3 then? What is Cyberpunk?

Yeah I get it but it's just going to mess up the poll. If we all agree Elden Ring is a JRPG, the poll would be much more interesting saying "Besides Elden Ring, what was the best JRPG of 2022."

 

[Metnut]

Really liked Elden Ring. If I’m not allowed to pick that, then I’ll go with Star Ocean. Was a return to form for the franchise.

 

[R6Rider]

Live A Live because Elden Ring isn't a JRPG.

 

[jshackles]

Surprised to see so much love for the new Star Ocean here. I'm going to have to check that game out I guess.

 

[Punished Miku]

Surprised to see so much love for the new Star Ocean here. I'm going to have to check that game out I guess.

Try the demo and stick with it until you get the major upgrade that governs most of the game.

 

[Nautilus]

Really liked Elden Ring. If I’m not allowed to pick that, then I’ll go with Star Ocean. Was a return to form for the franchise.

You are allowed to pick anything you want! Every game on that list is a JRPG, and thus a worthy contender!

 

[jshackles]

Try the demo and stick with it until you get the major upgrade that governs most of the game.

No demo on PC... BOO

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

I feel like Elden Ring doesn't count...JRPG is a genre, Elden Ring while made in japan is a WRPG by design.

 

[Shifty1897]

Chained Echoes is awesome, but its made by a german developer, so its not a JRPG.

I hope this is a troll response.
If a German person makes Chinese food, it's still Chinese food.
If a German person makes a JRPG game, it's a JRPG.

 

[Oberstein]

It was stupid to add Elden Ring...

- Triangle Strategy / Live a Live

 

[Graciaus]

No demo on PC... BOO

It's $36 on GMG. It's fun.

 

[Nautilus]

I hope this is a troll response.
If a German person makes Chinese food, it's still Chinese food.
If a German person makes a JRPG game, it's a JRPG.

Why would it be a troll response?

 

[reinking]

I have bought so many.....





...and played so few.

I am currently playing Triangle Strategy so that helps with the backlog a tiny bit.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Live a Live, followed closely by Chained Echoes.

None. It wasn't a great year.

You are being silly as hell.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Dragon Quest Treasures is objectively a better game than like half that list, shame for excluding it.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

oof to see both elden ring the open world soulsborne action rpg and tactics ogre the strategy game both getting picked as jrpgs....

You know our current game of the year system lets u nominate any game in any position...so elden ring could very well win best action game, best adventure game and best rpg haha

btw I voted xc3

 

[Akuza89]

Pokemon legends arceus for me.
I always forget that pokemon is an RPG or even a JRPG...

legends arceus really surprised with it's different approach, picked up violet, just not had any chance to play that yet though.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Xenoblade 3 by leaps and bounds. I care more about the 2023 story expansion of XB3 than most new games releasing in 2023.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Trails From Zero
Live A Live
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

In that order

 

[nocsi]

Dragon Quest Treasures is objectively a better game than like half that list, shame for excluding it.

It’s basically the shitty parts of an mmo. Barely any monsters, fetch quest gameplay loop and half asses controls

 

[OuterLimits]

Triangle Strategy definitely. Although Trails from Zero is excellent also.

 

[lachesis]

I played Persona 3 FES (PS2 classics on PS3) for the first time to the end - so it would have to be it. (I know it's decades old)
Other than that, Tales from Zero Kai - also several years old game, even though it's released in U.S. on Steam this year.

 

[AmuroChan]

Trails from Zero by a good margin.

 

[ranmafan]

This year I had Elden Ring at the top, followed by Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Triangle Strategy. The Trails games would be on the list too for me but I'm in the middle of playing them all so I7m in catchup mode.