Summary
Japanese role-playing games, or JRPGs, are among the most popular gaming sub-genres.
JRPGs are alive and well.
but there were just so many of ‘em for PS2.
Expect to die multiple times while you adjust your playstyle in many of these games.
However, combat and gameplay can be very rewarding once things fall into place.
When JRPGs add real-time elements into the equation, challenges become so much more than just training hard enough.
14Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is kind enough to offer difficulty options.
Jump to hard mode, though, and that’s where the real fun begins.
Even at the level cap, every battle in the hardest difficulty becomes a grueling bout.
13Final Fantasy 11
MMORPGs these days have done a lot to streamline the experience.
Final Fantasy 11 is the complete opposite of that.
12Earthbound Beginnings
Earthbound Beginnings and its sequel, Earthbound, are hard for two distinct reasons.
Secondly, the combat is brutal and unforgiving.
Earthbound Beginnings is especially cruel in the game’s opening hours.
In its original Japanese launch, the game is known as Mother.
The game did not make its way to the West until 2015.
Planning your attacks is paramount, and there is a lot of trial and error to succeed.
No Dragon Quest party is complete without these classes.
Resonance of Fate is one of those games.
The journey of Adol and his friend Dogi is one of the most soul-crushing action JRPG adventures ever.
You’ll find that any minimal mistake you make in a boss battle may mean you will lose.
The game itself focuses on the wars between humans and other humanoid races.
