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Best Xbox 360 JRPGs of All Time

The Xbox 360 was a surprising location for excellent JRPGs, including both cross-platform offerings and exclusives alike. The impressive selection of games below are ones any 360 JRPG fan should check out.

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Best Xbox 360 JRPG for Action-RPG Fans: Star Ocean: The Last Hope

If you like a bit of action, one of the best Xbox 360 JRPGs to get is Star Ocean: The Last Hope. This sci-fi adventure spans multiple planets and terrific hack-and-slash gameplay. It may not be the best in the series but it certainly has some of the best visuals and a solid cast of characters to meet.

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Best Xbox 360 JRPG Story: Infinite Undiscovery

Those players who want a JRPG with an emphasis on a great story should check out the criminally underrated Infinite Undiscovery. This game from Square Enix has such a good plot that it almost feels like Final Fantasy XVI later copied it, right down to the premise and some of the twists. It follows a group of liberators who go around the world freeing lands from chains with a massive and fantastic cast of well-written characters.

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Best Xbox 360 JRPG Characters: Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII may be one of the most controversial games in the series, but it excels in a few areas. For one, it looks gorgeous even today and it has a tight-knit, family-like cast. Characters like Lightning, Vanille, Snow, and Sazh all standout with tremendous character development and side stories.

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Best Xbox 360 JRPG for Strategy Fans: The Last Remnant

There is no game quite like The Last Remnant even to this day. This heavily strategic JRPG sees players assemble squads of carefully-crafted party members to battle against enemies in a semi-automatic way. Players determine their tactics each round and the large-scale battles play out according to how well the player plans.

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Best Exclusive JRPG for the Xbox 360: Lost Odyssey

When it comes to the best overall exclusive JRPG for the Xbox 360, Lost Odyssey checks all the boxes. It has excellent turn-based combat with a bit of interactivity. The cast of characters feel meaningful and well-thought-out. And it has a terrific premise about immortals and their 1,000 years of heartbreaking history.


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Cody is a writer who has been sharing his love for video games and anime since his high school days in 2012. When he isn’t writing about the latest JRPGs and anime series, he can be found in Final Fantasy XIV, occasionally playing some Call of Duty, or lurking on Twitter @SoulcapCody.