Tag Archives: Role-Playing Game

Atlus, Nintendo DS

Etrian Odyssey, Nintendo DS

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This pioneering Japanese RPG was first released in 2007 and paved the way for one of the greatest series in the history of level-grinders… The Etrian Odyssey series.

Number three is my favourite, but one and two are excellent too (see also the Nintendo 3DS fourth instalment), and all follow the same credo. Which is: to base a game around exploration, mapping, and turn-based combat. And to make the party system flexible, so that adventurers can take out different parties and experiment with character skills.

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Square, Super Nintendo

Chrono Trigger, Super Nintendo

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Initially released for the Super Nintendo in 1995, Chrono Trigger is another top quality level-grinding RPG from those masters at Square – this one about a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe.

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Square, Super Nintendo

Secret of Mana, Super Nintendo

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Although many people seem to dismiss Secret of Mana (known in its native Japan as Seiken Densetsu 2) – at least when compared to its superior sequel – it does still have quite a bit going for it.

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FTL, PC Engine, Software Heaven, TurboGrafx-16, Victor Interactive Software

Dungeon Master: Theron’s Quest, PC Engine

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Theron’s Quest is a modified version of the incredible Dungeon Master, released for the PC Engine in Japan in 1992 and the TurboGrafx-16 in North America in 1993.

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gog.com, Interplay, MS-DOS, PC

Stonekeep, PC

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Stonekeep is a strange first-person Role-Playing Game, developed and published by Interplay Productions in 1995.

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Game Boy Advance, Square, Tose Co. Ltd.

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls, Game Boy Advance

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Dawn of Souls is a GBA remake of the first two NES Final Fantasy games, and they take advantage of the Game Boy Advance‘s enhanced capabilities (enhanced over the NES, anyway).

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Bethesda, PC, Steam, Windows

Fallout 4, PC

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The fourth Fallout was released by Bethesda in 2015, some seven years after Fallout 3, and five years after Fallout: New Vegas. In fact: I would call this the fifth Fallout game, because Fallout: New Vegas was more than just game number 3.5, in my humble opinion – it was the best game in the entire series. But anyway… What do I know?

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Game Boy, Intelligent Systems, Nintendo

For The Frog The Bell Tolls, Game Boy

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Known in Japan as Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, this intriguing monochrome adventure game was developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and released on the original Game Boy in 1992.

While it never got a release outside of Japan, a fan translation into English was released in 2011, finally making the game playable for non-Japanese-speaking gamers.

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Atlus, Nintendo DS

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard, Nintendo DS

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This 2008 Nintendo DS release from Atlus is up there with the best in terms of top quality level-grinders – it really is superb.

The Etrian Odyssey series is all about mapping and exploration, item drops, boss battles, levelling, and lots of excellent turn-based combat, and this second instalment is a clear evolution of the first game, although arguably not quite as expansive and refined as its remarkable sequel.

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gog.com, PC, Sir-Tech, Steam, Windows

Wizardry 8, PC

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Wizardry 8 is a level-grinding RPG with turn-based combat, developed by Sir-Tech Canada and first released in 2001.

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