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 1999
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 11, 1995
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
92/100
This role-playing game follows Crono, a young hero who sets out to save the planet’s future after his companion Marle vanishes through a rift in space and time. The...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 11, 1999
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Final Fantasy VIII is a continuation of the legendary series of role-playing games with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. The game takes place in a...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
April 2, 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
July 30, 1998
Metacritic:
80/100
This science-fiction role-playing game with action elements follows two people from different worlds whose paths cross at the edge of the universe. The Gods hurl a...
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, Third-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
May 31, 1999
Metacritic:
75/100
This turn-based role-playing game follows high school students whose reality is warped by rumors. To restore order, they must draw on their inner strength—their...
Role-playing game, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Isometric, Japanese role-playing game
March 19, 1998
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy V is an anime-style turn-based strategy RPG with an isometric view. Embark on an epic adventure as four heroes are united by fate: Bartz and his...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Science fiction
October 31, 1999
Steam:
68/100
Set in the futuristic, cyberpunk city of Omikron, this adventure begins when a mysterious figure from a parallel universe asks for help. The protagonist’s soul...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Comics
June 10, 1999
Super Robot Wars Complete Box is an isometric role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime or manga game and robot simulator from the developers of Winky...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
October 29, 1999
Super Robot Taisen 64 is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, anime or manga games and robot simulator from developers from the studio...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
November 18, 1999
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
94/100
This role-playing game combines a fantasy setting with futuristic elements, following several scenarios along a single storyline. Chrono Cross has multiple endings...