Suddenly RPG!

Game series that suddenly shifted gears and had a full RPG out of nowhere.

Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission

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Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Acid

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Metal Slug Tactics
Metal Slug Tactics

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Onimusha Tactics
Onimusha Tactics

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R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos
R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos

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Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

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Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars

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Angry Birds Epic
Angry Birds Epic

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Ape Quest
Ape Quest

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Bomberman Tournament
Bomberman Tournament

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Doom RPG
Doom RPG

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Five Nights at Freddy's World
Five Nights at Freddy's World

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Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru

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Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal
Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal

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Last Hour of an Epic to the Moon RPG
Last Hour of an Epic to the Moon RPG

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Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Battle Network

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Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons

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Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories

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Paro Wars
Paro Wars

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SD Snatcher
SD Snatcher

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Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden
Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden

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Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Silent Hill: Book of Memories

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Spyro: Shadow Legacy
Spyro: Shadow Legacy

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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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TwinBee RPG
TwinBee RPG

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Wolfenstein RPG
Wolfenstein RPG

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World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft

37 Comments


6 months ago

@unaderon - Good shout! I didn't know that existed but..I've yet to play a Spyro game XD

6 months ago

Goemon had two RPGs after his first three games. They only ever did two on the Famicom and never really did the genre again.

6 months ago

@Angel_Arle - Nice! this is the sort of obscure stuff I love! Perfect. Added to the list.

6 months ago

Out of curiosity, would Mario + Rabbids Kingdom battle count? Granted, Mario is already on the list thanks to Super Mario RPG, but I think it would count on the Rabbids side as the previous games are all party minigame titles (and if you really wanted to go back, Rabbids was originally tied to Rayman, a platformer)

6 months ago

@Drax - Hmmm. I'm not sure about that one. That seems a little pushing what I was thinking here, I'm not sure that counts as an RPG? I'm thinking the same of R-Type Tactics but haven't played them to be sure.

6 months ago

FWIW I would not personally consider Mario + Rabbids to be an RPG; it's an X-Com-like tactics game.

6 months ago

@Cowboyjosh - Thanks, I thought it was more a strategy game without RPG mechanics. Some of these genres blur together a lot now so can be hard to quantify at times.


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