Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Shin Megami Tensei, Pokemon, Mother, Tales of, and Persona. Any fan of role playing games would do well to familiarize themselves with these series (And before any of you crawl up my ass about it, yes I consider Persona and SMT to be two different series. All the games since Persona 4 Golden have lacked the SMT name and have taken more risks with different game genres.). Over here in The West™, we have our own tradition of RPGs from Dungeons and Dragons and Mass Effect to Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. However, when I think of RPGs, I think of the turn-based combat of the first 10 Final Fantasy games and the Mother series, and not the shooter like, or strategy combat of its western peers. Though it’s very much up to personal preference, I know quite a few people who would agree with me when I say that Final Fantasy defined what RPGs are.
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