The Archetypal Resonance of Classic JRPGs

I’d forgotten the unique tedium of Playstation 1 RPGs: a story that’s rife with uneven pacing – due in part to production constraints; lots of random enemy encounters; the cadre of frustrating mini games that you needed to beat in order to advance the plot. Each difficult boss conquered and story point reached felt like an accomplishment; this was a rare, weird game – and working through it felt like a valuable, uncommon expedition. Having worked through the lore and oddities in the extended Xenogears universe, I now feel compelled to work through the other great RPGs of the era.

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