r/JRPG • u/Marinebiologist_0 • Apr 27 '25

News Clair Obscur has achieved the highest concurrent player rate ever for a JRPG on Steam.

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Incredible numbers, this doesn't even include the Xbox Gamepass player count. The last time I remember a JRPG getting this level of attention was Persona 5 and NieR Automata in 2017. It'll be interesting to see how massive Persona 6 will be, if it launches day 1 on all major platforms.

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u/snakeitachi12 Apr 27 '25

This comment section is hilarious. There's no clear overall consensus on what a JRPG is on a JRPG subreddit..

Anyway, Clair Obscur is most definitely a JRPG.

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u/Lady_White_Heart Apr 27 '25

Probably because there's two to three definitions on the term JRPG.

You have the original - Japanese Roleplaying Game(RPG made in Japan) and the newer one "Japanese-Inspired Roleplaying Game"

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u/Dude_McGuy0 Apr 28 '25

Many of us consider the "RPG made in Japan" definition as the newer one, while "Japanese-Style Role playing game" is what it was typically know as since the SNES/PS1. Because we hung out with different people who thought about it differently (Gameplay conventions vs point of origin vs art style).

We're all just finding out that we've been swimming in opposite ends of the same pool for a long time.

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u/niconois May 01 '25

And that's how the english language works, japanese doesn't necessarily mean "made in japan"

An american chef can make italian cuisine, it will still be italian cuisine, it's the cuisine that is italian, not the chef.

It's the same with JRPG, the "japanese" adjective is applied on the game, not on the creators of the game.