"Turn-based RPGs were all the rage in the 1990s, but the genre lost some of its luster during the more action-oriented Xbox 360 era. But time is a flat circle, and here in the 2020s, turn-based RPGs are cool again. Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the most popular games of the decade, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the best reviewed new game of 2025 so far with a 93 on Metacritic. Turn-based is back, baby!"
"They were good dungeon crawlers with a really interesting turn-based hook, but they were missing the high school social simulation aspect that's become the franchise's defining feature. The life sim component was introduced in Persona 3 and refined heavily in Persona 4 and 5--and Persona 3 Reload, a built-from-the-ground-up remake of the third game that was released in 2024, brings us full circle by incorporating many of the quality-of-life changes that were added in those later games."
Turn-based RPGs were dominant in the 1990s but waned during the action-focused Xbox 360 era before resurging in the 2020s. Major recent successes include Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the latter scoring 93 on Metacritic as 2025's best-reviewed new game so far. The resurgence has produced both new titles and remakes. Persona 3 Reload (2024) updates the original with quality-of-life features from later Persona games and restores the life-sim elements introduced in Persona 3. Metaphor: ReFantazio carries Persona-inspired battle elements into new directions under director Katsura Hashino.
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