JRPG
Console role-playing game
JRPG stands for Japanese role-playing game, a video game genre originating in Japan with distinctive characteristics: turn-based combat, linear storytelling, anime-influenced art, and parties of characters with predetermined personalities rather than player-created avatars.
The term distinguishes games like *Final Fantasy* and *Dragon Quest* from Western RPGs, which typically emphasize open-world exploration and player choice.
I've been grinding through this JRPG for sixty hours and still haven't finished the main story.
Players alternate actions
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- partyGathering for celebration
- overworldMain explorable surface area
- NPCUncontrolled game character
sidequest · minigame · summon · equipment · inventory · MP · HP · game-over
Supernatural or illusory power
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- summonerOne who calls forth
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- dragoonCavalryman or browbeat
mage · sorcery · alchemy · airship · slime · phoenix · leviathan · elemental
Molar action sometimes
- farmingCultivating land for food
- min-maxingOptimizing character builds strategically
- repetitionAct of redoing
- progressionSequential forward movement
EXP · completionist · platinum
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
lore · dialogue · choices · amnesia · friendship · sacrifice · redemption
Planned approach to goals
- formationCreation or arrangement
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- grid-basedArranged on crossed lines
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
flanking · terrain · permadeath · unit · counter-attack · elevation
turn-based
Players alternate actions
NPC · sidequest · minigame · summon · equipment · inventory · MP · HP · game-over
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
dragoon · mage · sorcery · alchemy · airship · slime · phoenix · leviathan · elemental · spell
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- farmingCultivating land for food
- min-maxingOptimizing character builds strategically
- repetitionAct of redoing
progression · EXP · completionist · platinum
protagonist
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- storylineSequence of fictional events
backstory · lore · dialogue · choices · amnesia · friendship · sacrifice · redemption
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- formationCreation or arrangement
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- grid-basedArranged on crossed lines
deployment · flanking · terrain · permadeath · unit · counter-attack · elevation
Pokemon
Japanese monster-collecting series
- Japanese GamesFinal Fantasy, Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, Metal Gear
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- gaming lingoNPC, HP, GG, AFK, PvP
- RPGsDungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, GM, Baldur's Gate
- game narrativestory, narrative, plot, storyline, dialogue tree
- PS VitaOLED screen, touchscreen, memory card
JRPGCRPG
Computer role-playing game
Baldur's Gate · The Elder Scrolls · Fallout · Mass Effect · Dragon Age
JRPGaction RPG
Real-time combat with character growth
button masher · ARPG · Dark Souls · Elden Ring · Devil May Cry