This year had a distinctly retro gaming vibe when it came to Japanese game releases, and here are some of my favorites.

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

raising a shiba named Zelda with his wife while missing access to good burritos. He has a lifelong love/hate relationship with Japanese role-playing games.

What are the best anime games for PC? As varied as the Japanese film ... allowing you to inhabit whatever role and job you feel like while still playing as the same adorable character you ...

Of course, it's a very broad brushstroke to claim that the heyday of Japanese role-playing games ended around the time The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was released for Xbox and Western RPGs became ...

Games like Persona 5 Strikers provide spin-offs with compelling storylines and immersive gameplay experiences. A Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) can mean different things to different people.

Japanese role-playing games are arguably in a new golden era right now. 2024 saw the release of so many monumental titles. Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and many more.

The Dave in question was the late Dave Arneson, one of the original creators of the first published role-playing game: D&D.

As a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, the new adventure is set to put us the role of a new protagonist, and not only that, but we'll be heading to another region of Japan. Initially revealed as the ...

However, while a JRPG used to be qualified as an RPG made by Japanese developers ... it's one of the best Yakuza games you can play - so read more about it in our Yakuza: Like a Dragon review.

Local co-op options are not lacking. Unsurprisingly, role-playing games are not an exception, and that includes Western and Japanese projects. PS Plus has action, turn-based, shooter, open-world ...