100+ Hours of Glory: The 5 Best JRPGs Every Anime Fan Needs to Play
Love anime storylines? Then you need to play JRPGs. From the high school simulation of Persona 5 to the emotional journey of Final Fantasy, here are the games that give you the most bang for your buck.
Play Your Anime
If you love the character development and world-building of anime, the JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) is your home.
These aren't 10-hour campaigns like Call of Duty. These are massive, 100-hour epics where you live in the world, bond with party members, and eventually kill God.
If you have a PS5, Switch, or PC, these are the 5 essentials.
1. Persona 5 Royal
The Style King. You are a phantom thief. By day, you go to high school, take exams, and date girls. By night, you enter the subconscious minds of corrupt adults to steal their hearts. The UI, the Jazz soundtrack, and the story are absolute perfection.
Value: Easily 120+ hours of content. Get Persona 5 Royal on Amazon.
2. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
The Epic. The sequel to the Remake. It takes the classic story of Cloud vs. Sephiroth and expands it into a massive open world. The graphics are some of the best on the PS5, and the character relationships hit hard.
Note: Play Remake first if you haven't!
3. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
The Classic. This is JRPG comfort food. It’s a traditional turn-based adventure with a silent hero, a princess, and a grand quest. The art is by Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball), so it feels like playing a DBZ fantasy spin-off.
4. NieR:Automata
The Philosophy. You play as an android fighting a proxy war for humans who have fled to the moon. It starts as an action game but quickly becomes a heartbreaking essay on what it means to have a soul. The music alone is worth the price.
Warning: You need to beat the game multiple times (Endings A-E) to see the real story.
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Strategy. Harry Potter meets Art of War. You are a professor at a military academy. You choose a house to teach. Years later, war breaks out, and you have to fight your former students. The replay value is insane because there are 3-4 different storylines.
Conclusion: Value for Money
Gaming is expensive ($70 a pop), but a good JRPG costs less than $1 per hour of entertainment.
Which party would you join? The Phantom Thieves or AVALANCHE? Tell us in the comments!
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