The JRPG genre is beloved by many for varying reasons, with everything from nostalgia to unique gameplay loops playing a role here. Fans were left worried when Japanese role-playing games failed to capture the mainstream as this industry evolved, but it didn't take long for developers to pull up their socks and bombard players with a wave of imaginative JRPGs that encompass numerous settings and featured cathartic gameplay that never ceased to be engaging despite the runtime of these games reaching a hundred hours at times.