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Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 1997 (Game released)

Final Fantasy VII - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Final Fantasy VII
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 3 September 1997
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...
Final Fantasy IV - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Final Fantasy IV
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Grandia - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Grandia
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 April 2012
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Grandia is a Japanese role-playing game about Justin, a young boy who dreams of becoming a great adventurer and sets out to uncover the mystery of a long-lost...
RPG Maker - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre
RPG Maker
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation → 19 September 2000
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 66/100
RPG Maker — A universal program for developing your own RPG. You can upload your own models, graphics and textures, music into the program, create events, and...
Alundra - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Alundra
Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → июнь 1998
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 86/100
This fantasy adventure with Japanese role-playing elements follows Alundra, summoned to a troubled village by strange visions. A great evil lurks there, and the...