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Star Ocean (スターオーシャン)
Star Ocean (スターオーシャン) is a tri-Ace sci-fi fantasy RPG series published by Enix/Square Enix since 1996, set on the shared Space Calendar timeline across six numbered titles, known for Private Actions, Item Creation, Motoi Sakuraba's music, and the 2023 Second Story R remake.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (スターオーシャン5 -Integrity and Faithlessness-)
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (スターオーシャン5) is a 2016 tri-Ace/Square Enix sci-fi action JRPG, the fifth Star Ocean, on PS4 (PS3 Japan-only), set in Spacedate 537 with seven-character seamless real-time battles; Metacritic 58.
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (スターオーシャン4 -THE LAST HOPE-) is a tri-Ace/Square Enix sci-fi action RPG, fourth mainline series entry and timeline prequel. Xbox 360 in 2009, PS3 International 2010, 4K remaster 2017; praised real-time combat, criticized story and English dub.
Star Ocean: The Second Story (スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー) is tri-Ace and Enix's 1998 PlayStation RPG, second in the Star Ocean series, known for dual protagonists, Private Actions, Item Creation, and multiple endings; remade as Second Evolution (2008) and The Second Story R (2023).
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (スターオーシャン3 -Till the End of Time-)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (スターオーシャン3) is tri-Ace and Square Enix's third Star Ocean RPG, released on PS2 in 2003/2004 and on PS4 in 2017, known for its real-time Fury-gauge battle system, invention-based item creation, and 300 battle trophies.
Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート)
Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート) is a 2009 science-fiction visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus in which Akihabara inventors send text messages to the past via a microwave, using the phone trigger system; adapted into a 2011 anime and remade as RE:BOOT in 2026.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (ストレンジャー オブ パラダイス FF オリジン) is a 2022 Team Ninja/Square Enix action RPG, a dark alternate retelling of Final Fantasy I starring Jack Garland, with break gauge combat, 27 jobs, and three DLC expansions.
Suikoden
Suikoden (Genso Suikoden, 幻想水滸伝) is Konami's RPG series begun in 1995, known for recruiting the 108 Stars of Destiny, True Runes, army battles, and its 2025 revival via HD remasters, STAR LEAP, and anime.
Super Robot Wars (スーパーロボット大戦)
Super Robot Wars (スーパーロボット大戦) is Banpresto/Bandai Namco's crossover tactical simulation RPG series, begun on Game Boy April 20, 1991, where robots from many anime fight a common enemy; over 90 titles, Spirit Commands, and late international releases distinguish it.
Tales (video game series)
Tales (テイルズ オブ) is Bandai Namco's long-running Japanese action RPG series begun with Tales of Phantasia in 1995, with 19 mainline entries, over 20 million units sold, and the signature Linear Motion Battle System.
Tales of Berseria
Tales of Berseria (テイルズ オブ ベルセリア) is a 2016 Bandai Namco action JRPG starring Velvet Crowe, the series' first solo female protagonist, on a revenge quest in Midgand; Metascore 79, remastered February 2026.
Tales of Phantasia (テイルズ オブ ファンタジア)
Tales of Phantasia (テイルズ オブ ファンタジア) is a 1995 Wolf Team action RPG for Super Famicom, the first Tales game, with the Linear Motion Battle System, a time-travel story, and versions on PS1, GBA, PSP, and iOS.
Tales of the Abyss (テイルズ オブ ザ アビス)
Tales of the Abyss (テイルズ オブ ザ アビス) is a 2005 PlayStation 2 action RPG by Namco Bandai, ported to Nintendo 3DS in 2011. It follows Luke fon Fabre on the planet Auldrant and introduced the Field of Fonons battle mechanic.
Tales of Vesperia (テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア)
Tales of Vesperia (テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア) is a 2008 Namco Tales Studio action RPG, the tenth mainline Tales entry and first HD title, released on Xbox 360; its 2019 Definitive Edition added Patty Fleur and Flynn Scifo worldwide.
Tales of Xillia (テイルズ オブ エクシリア)
Tales of Xillia (テイルズ オブ エクシリア) is a 2011 Namco Tales Studio action RPG for PS3, the Tales series' 15th-anniversary, 13th entry, and first with dual protagonists Jude Mathis and Milla Maxwell in Rieze Maxia; remastered October 31, 2025.
Tales of Zestiria (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア)
Tales of Zestiria (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア) is Bandai Namco's 2015 20th-anniversary Tales of action RPG starring Sorey the Shepherd, with seamless FC-LMBS battles, human-seraph Armatization fusion, 340,891 first-week Japan sales, and Metacritic 77.
The 3rd Birthday
The 3rd Birthday is a 2010/2011 PSP third-person shooter by HexaDrive and Square Enix, the third Parasite Eve title, starring Aya Brea, whose Overdive ability sends her into soldiers' bodies and the past.
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (大逆転裁判) is Capcom's ninth Ace Attorney game, a 2015 3DS visual novel set in Meiji Japan and Victorian London starring Ryunosuke Naruhodo, Phoenix Wright's ancestor, with jury summation examinations and Dances of Deduction; Western release came via 2021's Chronicles.
The Journeyman Project
The Journeyman Project is a 1993 Macintosh CD-ROM time-travel point-and-click adventure by Presto Studios, billed as the first photorealistic adventure game; followed by Buried in Time, Legacy of Time, and the Pegasus Prime remake.
The Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説)
The Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説) is Nihon Falcom's JRPG series, launched 1989, best known for the Trails (Kiseki) subseries since 2004: 13 interconnected mainline games set on Zemuria across Liberl, Crossbell, Erebonia, and Calvard arcs.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (Sora no Kiseki) is Falcom's 2004 JRPG, sixth Legend of Heroes and first Trails game, following Estelle and Joshua Bright in Liberl; remade as 1st Chapter (2025) and 2nd Chapter (2026).
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki) is Nihon Falcom's four-game Erebonia arc of the Trails JRPG series, following Rean Schwarzer at Thors Military Academy with turn-based Combat Links combat, bonding events, and a school calendar.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
Trails of Cold Steel III (英雄伝説 閃の軌跡III) is Nihon Falcom's 2017 PS4 JRPG, eighth Trails game and third Erebonia-arc entry: Rean becomes a Thors Branch Campus instructor leading a new Class VII, with Brave Orders, Break Gauge, and direct-command combat; NIS America released it in the West from 2019.
The World Ends with You (すばらしきこのせかい)
The World Ends with You (すばらしきこのせかい) is a 2007 Square Enix/Jupiter action RPG for Nintendo DS, set in Shibuya's Reapers' Game, known for dual-screen touch combat, pins, and its 2012, 2018, and 2021 sequels and ports.
Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル)
Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル) is Konami's dating sim series, first released on PC Engine May 27, 1994. Set at Kirameki High, it made stat-raising romance games mainstream in Japan; never officially localized in English.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (幻影異聞録♯FE)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (幻影異聞録♯FE, Genei Ibun Roku ♯FE) is Atlus's 2015 Wii U crossover RPG of Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei, set in Tokyo's idol industry, with Session combo combat; expanded Switch Encore followed in 2020.
Trials of Mana
Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3 remake) is Square Enix's 2020 3D action RPG remake of the 1995 Japan-only Super Famicom classic, with six characters, three-member parties, light/dark class changes, and New Game+.
Ultima (series)
Ultima: Richard Garriott's computer RPG series (1981-1999), set in Britannia, made by Origin Systems, later EA; spawned Ultima Online, influenced Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy; rights reportedly reverting to Garriott.
Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア)
Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア, Senjou no Valkyria) is a 2008 Sega tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 3, blending turn-based squad commands with real-time shooting on the fictional continent of Europa.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (戦場のヴァルキュリア4)
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (戦場のヴァルキュリア4) is Sega/Media.Vision's 2018 tactical RPG, returning to the original's BLiTZ turn-based formula with Squad E's Claude Wallace, a new Grenadier class, CANVAS visuals, and Sakimoto's score; Metascore 85.