9 Non-JRPGs That Heavily Influenced the Genre

Murillo Zerbinatto is an Editor at DualShockers specializing in JRPGs, RPGs, reviews, guides, and lists. He has been writing professionally since 2018 and covering games since 2020, with previous work published at Xfire , RPGInformer , IndieGameCulture , and GameRant . A longtime JRPG enthusiast, Murillo has played more than 250 JRPGs and earned over 100 platinum trophies , giving him deep hands-on experience with the genre’s progression systems, side content, collectibles, and completionist challenges. His coverage often focuses on franchises such as Final Fantasy , Dragon Quest , Trails , Tales of , and Star Ocean .