Toward developing an opening theory of JRPGs

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Published on March 28, 2023 9:18:11 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMsU1ljqKc

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In the game of chess, 'opening theory' refers to the set of conventional opening moves that lead to various kinds of mid-games and end-games. Role-playing games also have a number of conventions that are used to start moving the game in a certain direction.

For today's video, I'm taking a look at 4 conventional JRPG openings and consider how we can expand the discussion of JRPGs through an analysis of video game 'opening theory.'

For more analysis of the 'Awakening Hero' opening, please check out my earlier video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjfbyihk5qE&ab_channel=gnosis