Despite once being a niche subgenre in the gaming arena, JRPGs have proven their enduring value well into the modern age. Even turn-based games, while still not as broadly appealing as real-time action combat, have a place in the current and recent generations of gaming given the success of franchises like Persona and Dragon Quest.
That modern relevance isn’t slowing down going forward, as some promising titles are coming up this year from large and small-scale IPs alike across a variety of platforms ranging from consoles to PC. The team behind Octopath Traveler is seeing a spiritual successor release in the spring, meanwhile, the next mainline and highly-anticipated entry in the Final Fantasy series possibly launch by the end of 2022.
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