JRPG

English

Etymology

From J- (“Japanese”) +‎ RPG (“role-playing game”).

Noun

JRPG (plural JRPGs)

1. (video games) Initialism of Japanese role-playing game, a traditional genre of role-playing video game generally understood as involving a pre-determined story and player characters, a party of multiple controllable characters, and an emphasis on narrative and storytelling.

Hypernyms

• RPG

Related terms

• CRPG
• WRPG