The team at Watch Mojo have been racking their brains together to work out the best JRPG by original release year. The list kicks off back in 1996 with the…

My Nintendo News Read on blog or Reader WatchMojo: The best JRPG of each year (1996-2025) By Sickr on July 1, 2026 The team at Watch Mojo have been racking their brains together to work out the best JRPG by original release year. The list kicks off back in 1996 with the sublime Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together and ends in 2025 with Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Check out Watch Mojo’s choice picks down below: 1996: Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together  1997: Final Fantasy VII  1998: Xenogears  1999: Pokémon: Gold and Silver  2000:  Skies of Arcadia  2001: Final Fantasy X  2002: Kingdom Hearts  2003: Tales of Symphonia  2004: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky  2005: Kingdom Hearts 2  2006: Tales of the Abyss  2007: Blue Dragon  2008: Valkyria Chronicles  2009: Dragon Quest 5: Hand of the Heavenly Bride  2010: Xenoblade Chronicles  2011: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch  2012: Persona 4: Golden  2013: Fire Emblem Awakening  2014: Bravely Default  2015: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel  2016: Final Fantasy XV 2017: NieR Automata  2018: Octopath Traveler  2019: Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age  2020: Persona 5 Royal  2021: Tales of Arise  2022: Xenoblade Chronicles 3  2023: Octopath Traveler 2 2024: Metaphor Refantazio  2025: Digimon Story: Time Stranger Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. My Nintendo News © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110