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.hack
.hack is a Japanese cross-media franchise (2002, CyberConnect2/Bandai Namco) built around the fictional MMORPG The World: four PS2 RPGs, the G.U. trilogy, Link, Fragment, anime, and the 2026 revival .hack//Z.E.R.O.
.hack (video game series)
.hack (dot hack) is CyberConnect2's action RPG series set in a fictional MMORPG, "The World"; spans IMOQ quadrilogy, .hack//G.U. trilogy, .hack//Link, and the Last Recode remaster.
Ace Attorney (逆転裁判)
Ace Attorney (逆転裁判, Gyakuten Saiban) is Capcom's courtroom adventure series created by Shu Takumi, first released on Game Boy Advance in 2001, starring Phoenix Wright (成歩堂龍一) exposing witness contradictions with "Objection!"; 13–14 million units sold, with 2024 collections and Great Ace Attorney and Investigations spin-offs.
Ace Combat
Ace Combat: Bandai Namco arcade flight combat series since 1995 (Air Combat, PlayStation), set partly in the fictional Strangereal world; over 20 million sold, latest entry Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (October 2, 2026).
AI: The Somnium Files
AI: The Somnium Files is a 2019 Spike Chunsoft detective visual novel by Kotaro Uchikoshi (Zero Escape), following Kaname Date and his AI eye Aiba through dream-dive Somnium puzzles; sequels nirvanA Initiative (2022) and No Sleep for Kaname Date (2025).
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (アキバズトリップ2)
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (アキバズトリップ2, Akiba's Trip 2) is Acquire's 2013 action-adventure set in a recreated Akihabara, where Synthisters are defeated by stripping their clothes; 130+ real shops, 600,000+ sales, Director's Cut 2023.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (逆転裁判4)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (逆転裁判4, Gyakuten Saiban 4) is Capcom's 2007 Nintendo DS courtroom adventure, fourth Ace Attorney entry, starring rookie lawyer Apollo Justice with the bracelet-based Perceive system, set seven years after a disbarred Phoenix Wright's trilogy era.
Atelier (video game series)
Atelier (アトリエ) is Gust's alchemy-themed JRPG series since 1997, beginning with Atelier Marie; over 25 mainline games, 8 million+ units sold, known for synthesis crafting, time limits, and sub-series like Arland, Dusk, and Ryza.
Blue Archive
Blue Archive (ブルーアーカイブ, 블루아카이브) is a Nexon/NAT GAMES free-to-play tactical gacha RPG launched in Japan February 2021 and globally November 2021; players are a Sensei guiding students in Kivotos, with 200-pull pity and a disputed 2026 gacha revision.
Breath of Fire (ブレス オブ ファイア)
Breath of Fire (ブレス オブ ファイア) is a Japanese role-playing game series by Capcom, running from 1993 to 2016, starring the dragon-transforming hero Ryu.
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (ブラザーフッド ファイナルファンタジーXV) is a free five-episode A-1 Pictures ONA prequel to Final Fantasy XV, directed by Soichi Masui, covering Noctis, Ignis, Gladiolus, and Prompto's backstories.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Akumajou Dracula: Ubawareta Kokuin) is Konami's 2008 Nintendo DS metroidvania starring Shanoa, whose glyph-absorption combat and linear stage design ended the Igarashi-era Castlevania formula; Metacritic 85, re-released in the 2024 Dominus Collection.
Chaos Dragon
Chaos Dragon (ケイオスドラゴン), from Red Dragon (レッドドラゴン), is a Japanese multimedia franchise born from TRPG sessions by Urobuchi, Nasu, Kougyoku, Simadoriru, and Narita; it includes the 2015 TV anime Sekiryū Sen'eki, novels, a mobile game, and a board game.
Characters of Final Fantasy XV
The characters of Final Fantasy XV are the cast of Square Enix's 2016 action RPG, led by Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum and his three companions.
Characters of Kingdom Hearts
Characters of Kingdom Hearts: the cast of Square Enix's Disney-crossover action RPG series by Tetsuya Nomura, spanning originals like Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, and Organization XIII, plus Disney, Pixar, and Final Fantasy characters.
Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series
The characters of the Final Fantasy VII series are the cast of Square Enix's 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII, led by Cloud Strife against Sephiroth.
Chocobo (series)
Chocobo (series), Square Enix's Final Fantasy spin-off line starring the bird Chocobo; spans the Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon roguelikes, Chocobo Racing, Chocobo Tales, and Chocobo GP (2022).
Cloud Strife
Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ) is the mercenary protagonist of Final Fantasy VII (1997), designed by Tetsuya Nomura, wielder of the Buster Sword, whose false SOLDIER memories built from Zack Fair's memories drive the plot.
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII: Square Enix's multimedia expansion of the 1997 RPG, announced September 24, 2004, spanning Before Crisis (mobile), Advent Children (CG film), Dirge of Cerberus (PS2), and Crisis Core (PSP), later feeding the Remake trilogy.
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (クライシス コア -ファイナルファンタジーVII-) is Square Enix's 2007 PSP action RPG prequel to Final Fantasy VII starring Zack Fair, with the slot-machine DMW system; remastered as Reunion in 2022.
Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ)
Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ) is Spike Chunsoft's murder-mystery visual novel series begun with Trigger Happy Havoc (PSP, 2010); five titles, 10 million units shipped by December 2025, known for investigation and class trial gameplay.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (スーパーダンガンロンパ2 さよなら絶望学園) is Spike Chunsoft's 2012 PSP murder-mystery visual novel, released in the West on Vita in 2014; Metacritic 81, remastered as Danganronpa 2x2 in 2027.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (ニューダンガンロンパV3)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (ニューダンガンロンパV3 みんなのコロシアイ新学期), Spike Chunsoft's 2017 murder-mystery adventure game by Kazutaka Kodaka, set in the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles, with lying added to its class trials.
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud (ダーククラウド) is Level-5's 2000/2001 PlayStation 2 world-building action RPG published by Sony: georama town rebuilding, Atla collection, weapon leveling with breakage; Metacritic 80, sequel Dark Chronicle, no third game.
Déraciné
Déraciné is a 2018 first-person VR adventure by FromSoftware, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, published by Sony for PS4 with PlayStation VR. The player is a faerie in a time-frozen boarding school; mixed reviews, about 4-5 hours long.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (デジモンストーリー サイバースルゥース)
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (デジモンストーリー サイバースルゥース) is a 2015 Media.Vision turn-based monster-raising RPG for PS Vita and PS4; its Complete Edition bundles it with Hacker's Memory on Switch and PC with 300+ Digimon.
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生)
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生) is Atlus's 1987 Famicom RPG, the first JRPG based on a book, adapting Aya Nishitani's 1986 novel; it introduced demon negotiation and fusion and founded the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona franchise.
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (ダージ オブ ケルベロス) is Square Enix's 2006 PlayStation 2 third-person shooter sequel to Final Fantasy VII, starring Vincent Valentine against Deepground; mediocre reviews, mobile Lost Episode spin-off.
Disgaea (魔界戦記ディスガイア)
Disgaea (魔界戦記ディスガイア) is Nippon Ichi Software's tactical RPG series, first released on PS2 in 2003, known for Netherworld demon casts, 9,999-plus level caps, reincarnation, and the Item World; Disgaea Mayhem (2026) is an action spin-off.
Dissidia Final Fantasy (ディシディア ファイナルファンタジー)
Dissidia Final Fantasy is a Square Enix crossover fighting game series in which Final Fantasy characters battle, built around a two-resource Bravery and HP combat system.