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Adult casts in (J)RPGs, a list (backloggd.com)
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Hi! I've been working on a list of RPGs (mostly japanese or j-influenced somewhat) in which the cast is mostly adults. The list is hosted on backloggd.

Leaving it here both in case it may be useful to anyone, but also in case you spot any missing titles that you believe should be added :) cheers!

P.S: the only reason for not taking western RPGs into consideration is because.. well, most of them already feature adult casts. Think series such as Divinity, Shadowrun, Baldur's Gate, etc. However, those usually play dramatically different when compared to the JRPG-style turn-based combat.

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

This is a great compilation!

I would add an asterisk to FF12...the game starts off with a lead male child protagonist who wants to impress or rescue or whatever a female child playable character.

After the first chapter or so of the game, those two characters are completely irrelevant to the plot of the game, which is actually about the cast of adults.

Yes, the children are still there. Yes you have to control the boy as your overworld avatar.

There are some other children with more plot relevance, some of whom join the team.

I think the youngest plot-relevant child on the team is 19, but overall it's not a "children save the world" plot.

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