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YouTube Highlight: Every JRPG Ever

By on July 25, 2015

Video game genres are ridiculous. They’re amorphous to the point of nondescript. Some genres are actually just groupings of mechanics found in video games that belong to larger genres. Some genres are just different kinds of movies, from horror and science fiction to even romantic comedies. There are genres of genres, basically.

And then there’s the Japanese role-playing game, or JRPG, which is exactly as it sounds and nothing at all. A JRPG is a role-playing game (which, really, what’s a role-playing game anyway), that was made in Japan. And yet there’s something more to the definition. There’s something more to the quality of it. And who better to define that quality than the analytical geniuses over at College Humor?

Here’s Every JRPG Ever, via YouTube via College Humor via Internet.

So, just in case you happen upon a magical object at the exact most dire time of your life, now you know. You’re a truly special person that nobody recognized until today, and now it’s your job to not only save the world, but do it while wrestling potential love interests.

And don’t forget to do some mini-games along the way. It’s important to maintain your priorities. Every JRPG is a happy unique snowflake. Except for all of them.

About Trevor Ruben

Though I contribute to many online publications on a regular basis, including The Checkout, the crux of my writing lies in video games. When not writing, I'm often streaming a variety of games on Twitch.

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