10 JRPGs That Quietly Reinvented the Genre Without Enough Credit
From Shadow Hearts to Star Ocean, we look at ten JRPGs that introduced mechanics that changed the genre forever, even if they didn't get the spotlight.
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10 JRPGs That Quietly Reinvented the Genre Without Enough Credit
From Shadow Hearts to Star Ocean, we look at ten JRPGs that introduced mechanics that changed the genre forever, even if they didn't get the spotlight.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Among Top GOG Dreamlist Requests
Murillo Zerbinatto highlights Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness and other legacy JRPGs that fans are voting to bring to PC via the GOG Dreamlist.