In the far 2013 with the release of Bravely Default su Nintendo 3DS, many "old school" fans of the genre JRPG they went back to dreaming, especially with regard to what would be future projects of Square Enix. The title, in fact, while presenting and re-presenting the more classic characteristics of the aforementioned genre, managed to assemble and refresh everything through a key that, on the one hand, looked with respect to the past and on the other it moved towards new shores. The undisputed success materialized, in fact, in other subsequent works, which continued to give hope even the new fans. With the announcement and the imminent release of Bravely Default 2, first announced in 2019 and later made official for 26 February this year, the dream of many owners of Nintendo Switch it will take life and shape.
Waiting for the arrival of this new chapter, and the release of our review, below you will find a list of 10 awesome JRPGs and also important on a cultural and commercial level, with which you can spend your time waiting to get your hands on this Bravely Default 2, and who knows that you will not find something that you have never touched before, discovering all the possibility and the qualities by falling in love with them in exactly the same way. We specify that the order of appearance of these titles does not have to do with their single value.
1
Xenoblade Chronicles
We cannot talk about JRPG without naming Xenoblade Chronicles. It is a series of video games that, through its magnificent plot, immediately managed to capture the heart of enthusiasts. Entering his world is fascinating from the beginning, especially if you are looking for a very vast context, in which the growth personal and exploration are a constant. While waiting for Bravely Default 2 this Xenoblade will be for you.
2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Here, of course, there is no mention of a JRPG classic, but of a variant thereof contaminated from the general action, which over the years has become more and more central in this series of video games. Final Fantasy 7 Remake takes all the more storyline features legendary of his "dad" and transposes them into a work, still in progress, which takes the exploratory possibilities of the new generations of video games extremely seriously. Legendary characters, symbolic weapons, epic battles, what more do you want?
3
Yakuza Like a Dragon
The series Yakuza it is quite famous for the possibilities and for the crazy details that it has offered to enthusiasts over the years. With Yakuza Like a Dragon we are faced with a game that, on the one hand exploits at most everything this series has from always offered, also increasing it (vast game world, minigames of all kinds, maniacal characterization ...) and to all this adds a Battle System that follows the stylistic features of the classics JRPG . If you are particularly linked to the type that Bravely Default 2 develops, obviously at the first you will find yourself disoriented for then fall in love madly of this title that makes of madness an additional value.
4
Dragon Quest 11
The series of Dragon Quest speaks for itself, you don't need too many explanations about it, especially if you are a fanatic of the genre. In any case this eleventh chapter, recently published also in "definitive edition", represents all that that a JRPG lover looks for. Extremely classic story, huge and fully explorable game world, memorable characters, monsters to defeat and the unmistakable hand of Akira Toriyama in every single shot.
5
Tales of Berseria
Tales of Berseria is not one of the best known chapters of the "Tales of" series, however it remains a work that deserves to be rediscovered and thorough. In this title a little more hues dark compared to its cousins, we will find ourselves in a world well characterized from the narrative point of view, bristling with the most elements classical like that, but less open and more linerized compared to the other games mentioned above, while remaining a memorable and appreciable game in view of Bravely Default 2.
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5 person
We cannot talk about JRPG without mentioning, at least for once, the series Person. In this list we have decided to include 5 person due to the fact that it is the chapter that has the most exceeded the borders of Japan becoming a success even worldwide. It is an extremely classic title in its structure, however, set in a world full of things to do and characterized by a general style that captivates from the very first moments.
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Octopath Traveler
Always remaining in the context of the "classic", with Octopath Traveler you will find yourself making hands a game immediately recognizable in its features, especially if you can't wait to play Bravely Default 2. It is an adventure that, drawing its inspiration from very first JRPG in history, re-elaborates, accentuating them, the most important features iconic, making an experience split across multiple tracks. The general care, the heart and above all the narrative breadth soon made it a "must have" for lovers of the genre.
8
Ni No Kuni 2
With Ni No Kuni 2 also we are faced with a title that draws fully from the most classic imagery of the JRPG genre, however, reworking it in a more action and extremely attentive to characterization aesthetics. This, in fact, is the first feature that catches the eye when moving around its vast game world, a world that will be able to offer more than one challenge e reflection, not only from the point of view of the plot but from the very writing of its characters.
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Bravely Second: End layer
Obviously when we talk about Bravely Default 2 we cannot but talk about Bravely Second. Also released on Nintendo 3DS and featuring all the most recognizable elements of this series. Absolutely get it back in case you haven't played it.
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I at Setsuna
I at Setsuna and the classic par excellence, the title that most of all is not only linked to past of the genus, raising it e glorifying him in each of its cells. It is a title that on the one hand stands in an extremely way conservative and that on the other is distinguished by one nostalgia that hits in full. Here, too, lovers of the genre, especially those of long standing, will have much to notice and remember, in a world that seems frozen and perfectly preserved, far from all the changes that the medium has experienced over the years.
