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 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 3 September 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...
Game released: DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, PC-98, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Wii, PC → 1995
Players:
10/10
Steam:
71/100
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is a third-person simulator with a mixture of strategy and warship simulator from the developers of the studio KOEI Co., Ltd.. The...
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...
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Wii → 1 May 1998
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
Game released: FM Towns, PC-FX, PC-98, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, SNES → April 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, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
Game released: SEGA Saturn → 1 August 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, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 25 September 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, Adventure, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PC → 16 October 1997
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure is a role-playing adventure set in a world of characters with unusual personalities and distinctive ways of communicating. Their traits...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk
Game released: PC-98, PC → 4 April 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...