Does anyone else here like JRPGS?
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JRPGs are probably my personal favourite genre, as a few of them would populate my personal top 10 list.
I'm really digging FFXIII! XD Sooooo good.
I'm really digging FFXIII! XD Sooooo good.
Eh. I'll play them but most of the time they end up trying to make a story carry the whole game.
Once in a while it works- Skies of Arcadia is my second favorite RPG on the gamecube (behind Tales of Symphonia) and I was able to forgive its obvious flaws because the story worked.
In other cases you get doozies like the GBA release of Zone of the Enders where I played it for 2 hours and then threw it in the corner in disgust only to determine that I'd spent the money so I'd be damned if I didn't finish it.
There are some absolutely brilliant JRPG's. Then there's some absolute trash. Honestly, this is directed at the FF series: How many times can a motley band of teenagers playing dress up / cross dressing save the world?
My favorite RPGs, and the ones that are more memorable are the ones that keep a balance, rather than effectively leaving most everything short of visuals and story in the trash bin.
Once in a while it works- Skies of Arcadia is my second favorite RPG on the gamecube (behind Tales of Symphonia) and I was able to forgive its obvious flaws because the story worked.
In other cases you get doozies like the GBA release of Zone of the Enders where I played it for 2 hours and then threw it in the corner in disgust only to determine that I'd spent the money so I'd be damned if I didn't finish it.
There are some absolutely brilliant JRPG's. Then there's some absolute trash. Honestly, this is directed at the FF series: How many times can a motley band of teenagers playing dress up / cross dressing save the world?
My favorite RPGs, and the ones that are more memorable are the ones that keep a balance, rather than effectively leaving most everything short of visuals and story in the trash bin.
Always enjoyed them and always will, and prefer them vastly to WRPGs. I like a few WRPGs here and there but most feel rather vapid and woefully generic in many aspects. I really don't give two shits about "choices" (hardly matters 90% of the time). JRPGs are just fun for me, and I enjoy their stories and sometimes crazy designs and what not. I could care less if combat is real time or turn based as long as it's good. It does get tiresome when the haters get so vocal about JRPGs and start acting rather pretentious and what not, but then it's just a simple matter of ignoring them and going back to enjoying my 8000th play through of Chrono Trigger.
It depends what you mean by "like." As video games (that is to say, as engaging, stimulating, challenging, immersive, and interactive experiences), they have their problems. Most come with tightly pre-written stories, so the player's choices don't really affect character direction or plot movement. In addition, most of the same criticisms that can be made of manga or anime in general, in terms of style and cliche, also carry over to JRPGs.
Having said all that, I still get a certain enjoyment out of playing them. Mainly it's because the stories in many of them are quite good. There are still some atrocious ones, just like in WRPGs, but Chrono Trigger, the Mother series, and many entries in Final Fantasy hold up pretty well as exercises in epic storytelling. Maybe I'm extra-tolerant because I've always had a patience for level-grinding that eludes many anti-JRPG players I know. Or maybe it's because I've learned to view them as less immersive than, say, Mass Effect, but still worthy experiences in their own right.
In the end, like with most things game-related, it comes down to a matter of personal taste. The enjoyment you get from a JRPG depends on what you find entertaining and engaging. Some players don't mind only being in control for exploration and combat, while others like to decide every aspect of their character's actions and choices. Not really a question of right and wrong, in my opinion.
Having said all that, I still get a certain enjoyment out of playing them. Mainly it's because the stories in many of them are quite good. There are still some atrocious ones, just like in WRPGs, but Chrono Trigger, the Mother series, and many entries in Final Fantasy hold up pretty well as exercises in epic storytelling. Maybe I'm extra-tolerant because I've always had a patience for level-grinding that eludes many anti-JRPG players I know. Or maybe it's because I've learned to view them as less immersive than, say, Mass Effect, but still worthy experiences in their own right.
In the end, like with most things game-related, it comes down to a matter of personal taste. The enjoyment you get from a JRPG depends on what you find entertaining and engaging. Some players don't mind only being in control for exploration and combat, while others like to decide every aspect of their character's actions and choices. Not really a question of right and wrong, in my opinion.
Now here's a thread topic that makes the rounds. Once again, yes I do, and so do a lot of other people.
Well I'm not fond of Hack n' Slashers (ala Diablo) or Dungeon Crawlers (ala Shiren Wanderer), but all other RPG's I love, be they Western or Japanese.
Depends on which one, I'm selective >.>
Final Fantasy 9 and XII are the favorite of the franchise, though for the battle system it was FFX, story I didn't like as much, but I came to respect it more after playing five hours of FInal Fantasy XIII (I laughed when Yahtzee said he spent five hours in it since I did the same).
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 is my favorite as I hide it it a case at the very end of the book I have with all my games because I'm ashamed to just wander out and say it was my fav RPG, but it is. Especially since it's more fight than press button to do this and button to do that. I sort of laughed looking between Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 and God of War 1 and 2 because both, while completely different games, upgraded in about the same way. (don't quote me on that though, it was a very weird observation that I had at 4 in the morning, and I don't stay up at 4 in the morning for good reason).
Final Fantasy 9 and XII are the favorite of the franchise, though for the battle system it was FFX, story I didn't like as much, but I came to respect it more after playing five hours of FInal Fantasy XIII (I laughed when Yahtzee said he spent five hours in it since I did the same).
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 is my favorite as I hide it it a case at the very end of the book I have with all my games because I'm ashamed to just wander out and say it was my fav RPG, but it is. Especially since it's more fight than press button to do this and button to do that. I sort of laughed looking between Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 and God of War 1 and 2 because both, while completely different games, upgraded in about the same way. (don't quote me on that though, it was a very weird observation that I had at 4 in the morning, and I don't stay up at 4 in the morning for good reason).
I love turn based, JRPG's, random battles, Square Enix and dungeon crawling. I love the very essence of JRPG's
I've been playing Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, V, and III, and Earthbound all week. Going on a JRPG binge that will probably end with Final Fantasy XIII if I decide to get it.
We exist, we just try to band together and avoid the hate...Mr.Lucifer said:
Personally I play:
-Tales Series
-Shin Megami Tensei
-Shadow Hearts Series
-Star Ocean
-Grandia
-Golden Sun
-Baten Kaitos
-Valkyrie Profile
-Magna Carta
I'm personally not a huge fan of Final Fantasy, but I do own a few of them. They are OK, but can't compare to Shin Megami Tensei or Tales when it comes to gameplay.