First JRPG based on a book

First JRPG based on a book
Who
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
What
First
Where
Not Applicable
When
1987

The first JRPG based on a book was Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Atlus, 1987). The game is set after the events of the novel Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Aya Nishitani, 1986) and focuses on Akemi Nakajima’s battle against the demon lord, Lucifer. The book runs to a length of 447 pages.

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