Role-playing game
This genre originated from tabletop role-playing games. The user controls a hero or a group that must interact with non-player characters and fight against enemies. They all have various parameters, numerical characteristics, and specific abilities. The gameplay of role-playing games can be turn-based or in real-time. Role-playing games are divided into two types: some are focused solely on combat and provide the player with a wide range of combat skills and weaponry, while others offer greater freedom and allow players to complete certain quests without engaging in battle, using skills such as persuasion, stealth, etc. The second type of role-playing games features a deep world, an interesting storyline, and a large number of side quests.
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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 1997
Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
January 31, 1997
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
76/100
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...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
July 19, 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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 18, 1997
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
September 25, 1997
Front Mission 2 is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime/manga and robot simulator from Square Co., Ltd.. The game is published by...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
August 1, 1997
Langrisser 4 (Limited Edition) is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers Masaya. The game is...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk
April 4, 1997
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is a first-person role-playing game with anime or manga elements from the masters of Atlus Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
December 13, 1996
A tactical role-playing game set in the fantasy kingdom of Valeria, caught in a war. Denim Powell, a member of the local resistance against occupying forces...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based
March 31, 1994
A fantasy role-playing game and a continuation of the Dragon Knight series, it follows Kakeru, the son of Takeru, the protagonist of earlier games. After learning...
Role-playing game, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
December 18, 1997
Front Mission Alternative is a first-person role-playing game with strategy, anime or manga and robot simulator elements from developers from Square Co., Ltd.. The...
