Suddenly RPG!

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

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Onimusha Tactics
Onimusha Tactics
Bomberman Tournament
Bomberman Tournament
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories
Five Nights at Freddy's World
Five Nights at Freddy's World
Metal Slug Tactics
Metal Slug Tactics
TwinBee RPG
TwinBee RPG
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Acid
Doom RPG
Doom RPG
Wolfenstein RPG
Wolfenstein RPG
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
Ape Quest
Ape Quest
Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Angry Birds Epic
Angry Birds Epic
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal
Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal
SD Snatcher
SD Snatcher
Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden
Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden
Paro Wars
Paro Wars
R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos
R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos
Spyro: Shadow Legacy
Spyro: Shadow Legacy
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru
Last Hour of an Epic to the Moon RPG
Last Hour of an Epic to the Moon RPG

37 Comments


5 months ago

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

5 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.

5 months ago

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

5 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)

5 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.

5 months ago

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

5 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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