A Guide To Japanese Role-Playing Games Av Bitmap Books

<b>Created in collaboration with author Kurt Kalata, <i>A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games</i> is an ambitious project that aims to cover the entire history of Japanese role-playing games from 1982 to 2020.</b><p><span>From </span><i>Dragon Quest</i><span> to </span><i>Final Fantasy</i><span>, from </span><i>Megami Tensei </i><span>to </span><i>Pokémon</i><span>, </span><i>A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games</i><span> explores the expansive history of Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs), beginning on 8-bit microcomputers, and following them all the way up to the heavy hitters of the modern era. </span><br></p><p><span>As well as reviews of over 600 games, covering a wide range of sub-genres, including strategy RPGs like </span><i>Fire Emblem</i><span>, Rogue-likes such as </span><i>Mystery Dungeon</i><span>, and first-person dungeon crawlers like </span><i>Etrian Odyssey</i><span>, </span><i>A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games</i><span> includes articles on the genre, its music and art. Overall, the book weighs in at over 370,000 words and contains contributions from a wide selection of fans and journalists, combining to create the ultimate coffee table book on Japanese role-playing games. </span><br></p>