#RPGanniversary

Monster Hunter Rise Switch box art

Monster Hunter Rise screenshot showing Palamute companions

Monster Hunter Rise combat screenshot showing

Monster Hunter Rise screenshot showing hunter using the Wirebug to restrain a monster

Today is the fifth anniversary of Monster Hunter Rise. The game, first released on Switch before heading to PC and other consoles, is set around Kamura Village. It adds more verticality with the new Wirebug tool and also introduces new Palamute companions. #RPGanniversary

Final Fantasy XII box art

Final Fantasy XII screenshot showing Balthier and Fran

Final Fantasy XII combat screenshot

Final Fantasy XII licence board screenshot

Today is the 20th anniversary for Final Fantasy XII. The PS2 title is set in the world of Ivalice, two years after the kingdom of Dalmasca is invaded by the Archadian Empire, and introduces the renowned Gambit system that drives party behaviour in during combat. #RPGanniversary

Yakuza 4 North American box art

Yakuza 4 screenshot showing the four protagonists

Yakuza 4 combat screenshot

Today is also the 15th anniversary of Yakuza 4's North American release. The PS3 game, later also released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, sees Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima becoming playable characters alongside series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. #RPGanniversary

Original cover design for Gods Eater Burst (the "s" in the title was added later for its western release).

Selection of screenshots from Gods Eater Burst

Today is the 15th anniversary of Gods Eater Burst's North American release. The PSP title is an action RPG set in a future where mysterious monsters known as the Aragami have devastated civilisation. Players fight against the Aragami using God Arc weapons made from their cells. #RPGanniversary

Mixture of SNES screenshots and Switch remake screenshots for Super Mario RPG.

It's the 30th anniversary of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars's Japanese debut. Developed by Square for the SNES, the turn-based RPG follows Mario and his allies after a giant sword crashes into Bowser's castle and shatters the Star Road. It was remade for Switch in 2023. #RPGanniversary

Dragon Age II cover art

Dragon Age II screenshot showing default appearance for female Hawke

Dragon Age II PC screenshot showing combat

Today is the 15th anniversary of BioWare's Dragon Age II. The follow-up to Dragon Age: Origins is set in and around the city of Kirkwall with players taking the role of customised protagonist Hawke, who rises from refugee to "Champion of Kirkwall". #RPGanniversary

Shadow Hearts: From the New World North American box art

Shadow Hearts: From the New World combat screenshot

Shadow Hearts: From the New World event screenshot

Today is the 20th anniversary of Shadow Hearts: From the New World's North American release. The PS2 game is third and final entry in the turn-based Shadow Hearts series and follows teenage private detective Johnny Garland in 1920s America #RPGanniversary

Tales of Phantasia GBA box art and selection of screenshots

Today is the 20th anniversary of Tales of Phantasia's North American release. Originally released on Super Famicom in Japan in 1995, the action RPG's GBA remake finally saw the first title in the series come west. #RPGanniversary

Bravely Default II box art

Bravely Default II combat screenshot

Bravely Default II world exploration screenshot

Bravely Default II Asterisk/Job system screenshot

Today is the fifth anniversary for Bravely Default II. The third game in the series, it builds upon the series' mechanics with a brand new story following Seth, Gloria, Elvis, and Adelle on their journey to retrieve the four elemental crystals. #RPGanniversary

Review: rpgamer.com/review/brave...

Persona 5 Strikers box art/store splash image

Persona 5 Strikers Okinawa town screenshot.

Persona 5 Strikers combat screenshot.

Persona 5 Strikers event screenshot.

Today is the fifth anniversary of Persona 5 Strikers's western release. Developed with Koei Tecmo's Omega Force studio, the game features action combat, following the Phantom Thieves on a tour of Japan in the summer after the events of Persona 5. #RPGanniversary

Review: rpgamer.com/review/perso...

Radiant Historia North American DS box art

Radiant Historia event screenshot before Stocke makes an important decision

Radiant Historia town exploration screenshot

Radiant Historia combat screenshot

Today is the 15th anniversary of Radiant Historia's North American release. Atlus's DS title sees protagonist Stocke navigating alternate timelines on the war-torn continent of Vainqueur using the White Chronicle, with its turn-based combat utilising grid components #RPGanniversary

Set of screenshots from The Legend of Zelda (taken from its 3DS/Wii U Virtual Console releases).

Today is the 40th anniversary for The Legend of Zelda. Released for Famicom/NES, the first title in Nintendo's highly successful adventure series introduces protagonist Link, who is tasked with saving the Kingdom of Hyrule and Princess Zelda from Ganon. #RPGanniversary

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright box art

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright screenshot

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest box art

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest screenshot

Today is 10 years since the North American release of 3DS title Fire Emblem Fates. The game was released in two versions, Birthright and Conquest, each seeing players join a different side in the war between their birthplace Hoshido and adopted home Nohr. #RPGanniversary

Grandia III North American box art (PS2)

Grandia III scenic screenshot

Grandia III combat screenshot

Grandia III airship screenshot

Today is 20 years since the North American release of Grandia III. The most recent mainline title in the series, the PS2 title follows wannabe pilot Yuki, who goes to the rescue of Alfina, one of the last members of a tribe that can commune with the planet's Guardians. #RPGanniversary

North American box art for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse screenshot showing Dagda.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse combat screenshot.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse exploration screenshot.

Today is the 10th anniversary in Japan for 3DS title Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Set in a post-apocalyptic near-future Tokyo and in an alternate timeline to Shin Megami Tensei IV, it follows Nanashi, a demon hunter who is resurrected by the demon Dagda. #RPGanniversary

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth PS4 box art

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth screenshot showing the protagonist in EDEN

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth screenshot showing the protagonist talking to private detective Kyoko Kuremi while in digitized form.

Today is 10 years since the western debut of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth. The turn-based RPG is centred around a virtual world named EDEN and follows a student caught between digital and physical forms, who takes on investigations while trying to restore their normal form. #RPGanniversary

Tales of the Abyss Japanese PS2 box art

Tales of the Abyss combat screenshot

Tales of the Abyss location screenshot

It's also the 20th anniversary of Tales of the Abyss. The PS2 title (also later released on 3DS) follows Luke fon Fabre, a sheltered noble who is transported halfway across the world of Auldrant alongside mage Tear after she attempts to kill Luke's swordmaster Van. #RPGanniversary

Tales of Phantasia Super Famicom box art

Today (JST) is the 30th anniversary of Tales of Phantasia, the first title in the Tales series. The game is set in the fantasy world of Aselia and follows swordsman Cress, whose home village is destroyed, ultimately leading to a quest to defeat the "Demon King", Dhaos. #RPGanniversary

Cyberpunk 2077 key art with female V

Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot showing a view of Night City

Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot showing Judy Álvarez after V comes out of a braindance.

Today is the fifth anniversary of CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077. Based on the Cyberpunk tabletop game and set in Night City, the game puts players in control of freelance mercenary V, who becomes linked to the legendary Johnny Silverhand (played by Keanu Reeves). #RPGanniversary

Dragon Quest VI Super Famicom box art

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS remake North American box art

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS remake combat screenshot

Today is the 30th anniversary of Dragon Quest VI's debut on Super Famicom. The first series title not developed by Chunsoft (and the first of two from Heartbeat), its story deals with parallel Dream and Real Worlds. It finally released in the west in 2011 through its DS remake. #RPGanniversary

Yakuza North American and Japanese PS2 box art, plus a trio of screenshots

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Japanese debut for Yakuza and the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series overall. The crime drama series primarily follows long-time protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and currently has nine mainline entries, plus an assortment of spin-offs and remakes. #RPGanniversary

Grandia II North American Dreamcast box art and selection of screenshots

It's 25 years* since Grandia II's western release. The game follows mercenary Ryudo, who is hired to protect a young songstress, Elena, as they begin their quest on behalf of the church to rid the world of the god of darkness, Valmar. #RPGanniversary

[* sources vary on the exact date]

Xenoblade Chronicles X Wii U box art

Xenoblade Chronicles X combat screenshot

Xenoblade Chronicles X exploration screenshot

Today is the tenth anniversary of Xenoblade Chronicles X's western release. Monolith Soft's open world Wii U action RPG sees players controlling a customised protagonist as they explore the planet Mira while helping establish a new home for humanity. #RPGanniversary

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC English website splash artwork

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC screenshot showing the party in town

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC screenshot showing an event scene

Today is 10 years since the western release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC. The game, known for its mammoth localisation effort, picks up immediately after the events of the first game as Estelle Bright continues her adventures in the kingdom of Liberl. #RPGanniversary

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn North American box art

Trio of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn screenshots showing dungeon exploration, an event scene, and combat

Trio of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn screenshots showing an event scene, combat, and a summon

Today is 15 years since Golden Sun: Dark Dawn's debut in Japan. The DS title is the third and currently most recent title in Camelot's turn-based RPG series. It takes place 30 years after the first two games, as the offspring of the previous protagonists begin their own adventure. #RPGanniversary

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV North American box art

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV screenshot showing Class VII's Juna and Kurt

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Japanese screenshot showing combat

Today is the fifth anniversary of the western release for Nihon Falcom's The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV. The fourth and final part of the series' Erebonian Saga, it immediately follows the events of the previous game as its heroes try to prevent war from breaking out. #RPGanniversary

Fallout: New Vegas key/box art

Fallout: New Vegas player versus Super Mutants screenshots

Fallout: New Vegas NCR base screenshot

Today's the 15th anniversary of Fallout: New Vegas. Obsidian Entertainment's game puts players in control of a courier who is left for dead as the New California Republic, Caesar's Legion, and Mr. House vie for control of the Mojave Desert. #RPGanniversary

Review: rpgamer.com/review/fallo...

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance North American box art

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance full-motion screenshot showing protagonist Ike.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Japanese combat screenshot during the player's turn

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Japanese combat screenshot of the player's unit attacking a foe

Today's the 20th anniversary of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance's North American launch. The GameCube title is set on Tellius – inhabited by the human Beorc and the shapeshifting Laguz – and follows mercenary Ike and his band as they deal with the machinations of the nation of Daein. #RPGanniversary

Pokémon Gold box art

Pokémon Silver box art

Today is the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Silver's debut in North America. The second generation Pokémon games take players to the region of Johto, introducing 100 new Pokémon species, Dark and Steel types, time of day elements, breeding, shiny Pokémon, and more. #RPGanniversary

The Legend of Legacy North American 3DS box art

The Legend of Legacy 3DS town screenshot

The Legend of Legacy 3DS battle screenshot

It's also ten years since The Legend of Legacy's North American debut. Developed by Cattle Call, the 3DS title sees players explore the newly-risen continent of Avalon. It does not have an experience system, with characters instead getting more powerful by using their abilities. #RPGanniversary