Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan arrived in Europe a decade ago, taking the Nintendo 3DS RPG scene by storm.
Back in 2007, Atlus decided to use the Nintendo DS to do something ambitious. It brought back the days of first-person RPGs with original party members you had to customize and dungeons you needed to map. Thanks to the handheld's design, the bottom screen allowed people to practice cartography as they played. Since then, 10 games have been released, each bringing something new to adventurers.
DualShockers ranks the Top 10 essential games for every Nintendo 3DS owner in the Fall 2018 DualShockers Definitive series.
A lot of great role-playing games don't get the love that t hey deserve, so let's give them their time in the sun with the top 10 best Japanese role-playing games outside of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Mario RPG, Megami Tensei, Castlevania, and Pokémon!
The fact that you think Castlevania is a role playing game makes any opinions you have suspect at best.
7. Miracle Warriors
6. Sword of Vermillion
5. Dragon's Crown
4. MGS: Phantom Pain.
3. Persona 5 (soon)
2. Nioh
1. Bloodborne