15 Best Japanese Games for PS Vita

Ray Gigant is a 2015 Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Experience and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game mixes the Dungeon Crawling and Japanese Role-playing (JRPG) elements and has no random battles. It takes place in the fantasy setting, and the player can select his character from available to participate in turn-based combat similar to the system found in Bravely Default video game. In the game, the player has a specific allocation of moves which the player can use during the gameplay. It offers the fictional environment of Tokyo that has been invaded by an alien invasion called Gigants. According to the storyline, the planet Earth is standing on the edge of destruction. Before the huge blast, the primary character named as Ickiya Amakaze, who is able to take down the alien race with his mysterious power known as Yorigami. As the story advances, an uncontrollable power has accidentally demolished the entire city, leaving the playable character to figure out to control the ability. Ray Gigant includes prominent features such as Dungeon Exploration, Slash Beat Mode, Leveling System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Trillion: God of Destruction is a Japanese RPG, Strategy and Single-player video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It takes place within the demonic hell divided into six layers and comes with an epic story, in which the Demon King named as Zeabolos, who makes a deal with a girl named as Faust. In exchange for the soul of Zeabolos, the girl grants him his life, and he traverses to battle against Trillion. It offers the blend of Strategy Tactical RPG gameplay with Dating Simulation elements. The player advances through the game by raising and bounding with six different Demon lords, girls with unique weaknesses and strengths. The battle system of the game resembles the cross between Simulation Role-playing and Rogue-like games, and the player needed to raise his playable characters to advance through the storyline. The player explores the land from a third-person perspective, take down enemies in the turn-based system and earn points to unlock further content. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb mechanics, Trillion: God of Destruction is the wonderful game to enjoy.

The Longest Five Minutes is an Action-Adventure, Japanese Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. and published by NIS America, Inc. The game revolves around the hero, who face the origin of all evils, but suddenly loses his memory about his adventures. The evil is coming to attack the hero’s homeland. You must help the character to restore his memory and get ready to battle against evils to save the world from destruction. You can manipulate the environment from an isometric perspective, the battle against enemies in a turn-based system, and lead your allies in various scenes to take down evils and their unholy plans. The game rewards the player with experience points which the player uses to unlock further content and features. Each character in the game has its unique ability, fighting style, and skills. The Longest Five Minutes includes prominent features such as Experience the Past, Defeat Enemies, Experience Points, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk is a Japanese Role-playing and Single-player video game developed and published by Gust Co. Ltd for PlayStation Vista. It is the 14th entry in the series of Atelier and the first installment in the storyline of Dusk. The game revolves around the female protagonist named as Ayesha Altugle, who runs a workshop herbalist with her sister named as Nio. The game becomes exciting after the disappearance of the protagonist’s sister mysteriously. After that, Ayesha encounters an alchemist known as Keithgriff Hazeldine, who uncovers that she must master the alchemy’s art to save her sister. The gameplay progresses through that the player accomplishes the objectives through harvesting items, fusing items, or combat. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective, the battle against enemies, and can interact with NPCs to collect information about the objectives. The game features turn-based combat the player can use his turn to attack enemies and can earn points. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning visuals, Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk is the best game to play.

Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! is an Action, Side-scroll, Shooting and Single-player video game developed by TBC and published by Dakko Dakko Ltd for PlayStation platform. The game serves as the remake of the famous PSP video game and comes with improved graphics and exclusive features with new controls. The player takes on the role of the character, who must float and shoot his way through a series of levels to destroy enemies and rescue his followers from the certain doom. The game comes with addictive gameplay and lets the player experience the action and shoot gameplay. The ultimate task of the player is to defend the followers at any cost and explore seven beautiful hand-drawn worlds while encountering an amazing cast of characters inspired by Japanese folklore. The player can explores each world from a side-scroll perspective and can shoot enemies to reach the end of each level. Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! includes prominent features such as Side-scroll Gameplay, Japanese inspired Characters, Seven Worlds, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Alfa System and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game takes place 100 years after the event of its predecessor and offers the exciting story based on a cursed bloodline destined to brutal battle against demons. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous title, with decreased character strength, enemy encounters, and more. After defeating foes, the player will accumulate points, which enables the player to marry deity and make children. In the game, each character can live for two years, means the player has to progress through generations in the family tree when playing the game. The game comes with eight different professions such as swordsmen, spearmen, archers, breakers, and more. At the start of the game, the player needs to select his playable character, explore the world from a third-person perspective while battling against enemies to complete the quests. The game features a mini-map on the screen to display the player’s location. With superb mechanics, brilliant gameplay, and smooth controls, Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is the wonderful game for those who love playing Japanese Role-playing games.

Freedom Wars is a Japanese Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game takes place in the distant future where the majority of humanity is trapped in a penal city called Panopticons. The game involves the players cooperating to battle against hordes of enemies to save the humanity. It mainly revolves around Third-person Action gameplay and introduces both Local and Online Functionality for up to eight players. A new feature introduces with the name grappling whip that the player uses to zip access the battlefield and put massive foes to the ground. There are various classes of thorns with special techniques such as shields, healing and traps. During the plot, the player battle alongside androids called Accessories which offer combat support during the missions and the player can command his Accessory that they can execute, which including gathering materials, holding position, or rescuing the citizens. Freedom Wars offers core features such as Online Combat, Customization, Select the City, and Blend of Action, Strategy, and Shooter Gameplay, etc. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

Toukiden: Kiwami is an Anime-based Role-playing, Action, Co-op, and Single-player video game with an emphasis on Hack-and-Slash and Fantasy elements created by Koei Tecmo Games. Co., Ltd. The game offers the fantasy-based environment where it takes place, and it serves as the sequel to Toukiden, comprising all content from the original title including different stories and elements. In the plot, the player assumes the role of the protagonist, a Slayer possessing unique abilities. During the gameplay, the player has to struggle to save the humanity from destructing by fighting against the Oni. In Multiplayer mode, up to four players can band together to defeat the antagonist to save the world. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective, use ranged weapons like a longsword, etc. to kill enemies and earn points by completing objective to advance through the game. It takes place in the Japanese setting, and the comes with Targeted Destructed System. Toukiden: Kiwami includes prominent features such as Friends and Allies, Focuses on Japanese History, Hack-and-Slash Element, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a Japanese, Role-playing and Single-player video game developed and published by Atlus. It is the third title in the series of Persona game and takes place in the fictional Japanese City called Sumaru. The story centers on the female protagonist named as Maya Amamo, as she investigates the Joker Curse, where the rumors and wishes of the people are coming true and becoming a reason for chaos. During the investigation, the protagonist her other companions, who join her to gain the super abilities to Persona. It features turn-based combat element, where the protagonist uses her Personas in the fight against demons to kill them. There are a variety of quests available, and the player must explore the environment from an isometric perspective, interact with non-player characters and struggle to complete the quests to restore the peace to the fictional land and save the people from the worst of a demon. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment offers prominent features, addictive gameplay, detailed environment, and smooth controls. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1 is an Anime-based, Japanese Role-playing, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Idea Factory and published by Compile Heart. It is a remake of the original game for the PlayStation Vista platform released in 2013. The game takes place in the Gamindustri’s world, containing up to four regions such as Leanbox, Lastation, Lowee, and Planeptune. Each region offers completely gameplay, set of objectives, and environments from others. You assume the role of the female protagonist named as Neptune, a goddess who involves in the series of conflict called the Console War. After defeating the enemies in more than three battles, the protagonist loses his consciousness and go to long sleep. Upon waking, she finds herself at the house of Compa and loses the memory of his past. The player must explore the environment, finds the secrets, fight against monsters and defeat them to earn points. There are up to three possible endings, depending on the decisions taken by the player. With the well-written story, brilliant gameplay, and exciting graphics, Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization combines the elements of Action Role-playing, Third-person Exploration, Single and Multiplayer video game for PlayStation platform. The game centers on the light novel series of Japanese known as Sword Art Online. It is the fourth entry in the series of Sword Art Online: Lost Song and introduces four different characters. The player can customize his character with tons of options like gender, figure, height, physical appearance, and more. There are up to three hundred NPCs interact with players. The player can create an alliance with NPCs and equip them with weapons to face enemies. The new battle system offers by the game, in which four-member team of players can battle against monsters using their sword skills and abilities. The game rewards the player with XP points that he can use to enhance his performance, upgrade his team and purchase new weapons. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is the best game to play and enjoy.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is a 2015 Japanese Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Gust Co. Ltd and published by Koei Tecmo. The game deals with battling, harvesting, and exploring and puts you in the role of the female protagonist named Sophie. Your ultimate task is to navigate the environment to discovers new recipes and find new ingredients to cook delicious foods. Complete the series of mind-bending puzzles and gather the required ingredients to start the alchemy process consists of five steps such as Selection, applying Ingredients, Receive Bonuses, Reviewing the Bonuses and finally choosing the bonus to keep. After crafting the recipe, you’re able to progress the storyline, in which you must go on quests to save your kingdom against foes, and defeat them using different items, weapons and tools. Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is the best game for those who love playing J-RPGs.

Who isn’t familiar with the names of Legendary Characters of Ken, Ryu, Chun Li, Blanka, and Dhalsim from the Legendary Street Fighter video games. Almost everybody have played a game from this fantastic series and the ones who have played any Street Fighter games, are fans for life. Talking about the Street Fighter video game, Street Fighter is a 1987’s fantastic hit Fighting Video game developed and published by the Legendary Japanese video game company Capcom. The game is very first installment of the globally popular video game series “Street Fighter” and it is available to play on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and various other gaming consoles. Street Fighter offers characters from various locations of the world such as Japan, U.S. China, Canada, Thailand and Brazil, etc. Throughout the game, Street Fighter offers a highly competitive and challenging gameplay in which it allows two players to fight against each other, blast the opponents with fantastic combinations of attacks and whoever depletes the opponent’s health bar, wins the game. It allows the players to play the game against each other or with the Game AI (Artificial Intelligence), keep on defeating the opponents and after winning, move to next round of the game. Just like the fighter characters, Street Fighter offers competitive matches on various locations of the game world and allows the players to defeat the opponents and enjoy the game. With a variety of characters, and their special fighting abilities, fighting styles and all the blasting action and thrill, Street Fighter is one of the best ever Fighting games till date and is known as the trend setter for this particular genre.

Valhalla Knights 3 comes from Japanese top ranking developer K2 LLC and publishers Marvelous AQL and XSEED Games. The game is a marvelous blend of Action-Adventure and RPG elements and is available to play on PlayStation Vita only. Valhalla Knights 3 features the protagonist who starts his search of a legendary treasure left behind by a spy who was charged with treason against the government. The game lets the player choose your character from any one of the four given races of Elves, Humans, Halflings and Dwarfs. Protagonist leads his/her team and reaches to a prison only to be attacked by the guardians of the prison. The protagonist finds out the info about the treasure whereabouts and locates it back to the W. Flockheart prison, reaches to the prison with a fellow spy “Carlos” and engages in combats against the prisoners and the guardians of the W. Flockheart prison. The protagonist returns empty handed because of the heavy opposition and resistance and starts killing the heads of the prison in charge families and finally reaches to Bartess Family head, knocks him down, pick up the treasure map and leaves the premises. Valhalla Knights 3 is the best Action-Adventure and RPG video game to play and it will definitely entertain you enough for countless hours.

Fate/Stay Night is a Japanese Visual Novel, Adventure, and Single-player Fighting video game developed and published by Type-Moon for PlayStation. The game needs the little interaction from the player as the most of the time is spent on reading the text and narratives, representing either the protagonist’s inner thoughts or the dialogue between the characters. In the game, often the player will come to the specific point where he is given a chance to select from many options displayed on the screen. The time during the decision is variable, and the gameplay pauses while the player is making the decisions that shape the story’s outcome. The game introduces three primary storylines that the player will experience during the gameplay, one for each of the heroines in the plot. The player can interact with NPCs, make choices, and advance through the story to complete the game. With addictive storyline, brilliant gameplay, and a beautiful cast of characters, Fate/Stay Night is the wonderful game compared to other Visual Novel games.