While Chrono Cross may be too ambitious at times, both in its storytelling and its gameplay, it is one of the most unique JRPGs I've ever played. An enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

While they aren't without flaws, mainly with regards to story pacing, the Mega Man Battle Network games represent a highly enjoyable experience with a unique and satisfying combat system.

Overrogue suffers from a dull story and plenty of annoying characters but the deck building gameplay can be surprisingly satisfying at times.

While the weakest in the trilogy, Trails in the Sky the 3rd serves as a pleasant epilogue featuring nearly all the characters of prior games while setting up events for series' future.

Some confusing map design and questionable cases of RNG doesn't stop the Castlevania Advance Collection from being a triumph with the titular games being both excellent metroidvanias and JRPGs.

Developing your characters through satisfying tactical RPG combat is very rewarding and the game's art style is great. The story is weak though and the game expects a lot of repetitive grinding.

Once you figure out some of the obtuse mechanics, Digimon World: Next Order is an enjoyable monster raising experience with the highlight being the steady development of the city with new services.

Despite the pleasant PS1 style graphics in battle, Alphadia Genesis 2 is dragged down by a poor story, bland characters, awful level design and a combat system that ultimately ends up being tedious.

Despite some confusing map design at times, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a great Metroidvania JRPG with intriguing exploration, a variety of character builds and high replayability.

Released in 1992, Shining Force is one of the classics of the tactical JRPG genre with a diverse range of character classes to make up your party and engage in satisfying turn-based strategic battle.