Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was one of the nominees for the Game of the Year category at The Game Awards 2022. It is a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) that features a large open world to explore and semi-turn-based combat.
The story of the game takes place after the events of the first two. But since it’s self-contained, newcomers don’t need to play the first two to play this one. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 follows a group of soldiers intent on fighting, with a lifespan of just 10 years.
The game features a tactical hack-and-slash combat system with recruitable party members. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 also has a huge open world to explore with day and night cycles. The game was well received by many JRPG lovers for its interesting anime-style story and deep combat system.
Many Xenoblade Chronicles 3 players might be looking for another similar type of game on PS5. This article will provide a list of titles for them to try out.
Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus and 3 other games fans of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 should try
1) Tales of Arise
Like Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Tales of Arise is a narrative-focused JRPG that features a tactical hack-and-slash system. Although part of a long-running series, the game’s story can be followed without having to play the previous games as they have no connection.
It has a beautiful open world with varying climates and cultures and interesting recruitable party members. The battle system allows players to switch between party members and tactically use their abilities to win battles.
The game follows a character named Iron Mask who has lost all his memories and cannot feel pain. He befriends a girl named Shionne, one who is cursed to bring pain to everyone she touches. Both set out to free themselves from slavery and eventually find themselves thrown into a grand adventure.
2) Final Fantasy VII remake
The remake of one of the franchise’s most beloved titles is available on PS5. It’s a narrative-driven, action JRPG that will be nostalgic for many who played the original.
Shinra is a corporation that harvests the spirit energy of the planet and kills it in turn. Cloud and his comrades have teamed up to take down this organization. The game features tactical action like the other entries in the franchise. As a result, the combat system requires proper use of your teammate’s abilities to expose the enemy’s weak points and claim a victory.
3) Scarlet Nexus
This is a JRPG that takes place in a sci-fi universe where people can get different powers. In the game, the player controls a character with psychic abilities. This is a story-heavy title that follows super-powered soldiers as they try to take down hostile creatures known as the Other.
Unlike Xenoblade Chronicles 3, this game has full hack-and-slash gameplay where the main character throws things at his enemies using psychic powers. It features a large variety of characters whose stories must be uncovered, along with offering players sci-fi levels to explore.
4. Persona 5
The Persona series has been a very popular series of JRPGs for a long time. With Persona 5 Royal, the series takes the series to new heights. Deservedly so, as it has lovely anime-style graphics and a very aesthetic user interface. All of this is intertwined with a great story and intense turn-based combat.
Persona 5 follows the story of Joker and his friends who form the group Phantom Thieves. They set out to reform their city by stealing the corrupting hearts of adults. Doing so slowly reveals a larger conspiracy that the group becomes embroiled in.
5) Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
This is the first game in this long-running JRPG series to feature a recurring character, Ryza. It takes place three years after the events of the first game when she is invited by her friends to the city of Ashra-am Baird. There, her friends ask for help to investigate the nearby ruins.
The game has its classic mix of real-time and turn-based combat, but with improvements. It also returns the alchemy system, which is much the same as the previous title.
While no game can deliver an experience identical to Xenoblade Chronicles 3, many share similar DNA. The ones mentioned are some of the closest that come to the distinctive style and story, while being available for PS5.
