Good JRPGs

[sidereal_day]

1) Dark Cloud
2) Dark Chronicle
3) Kingdom Hearts
4) Kingdom Hearts II
5) Lost Odyssey

lol, you trollan

As soon as he/she said Dark Cloud, I thought it was a troll. My suspicions were confirmed when they listed Lost Odyssey.

 

[sidereal_day]

The Tales series
LEGEND OF THE DRAGOON! (only obscure because FFVII came out too soon. a word of warning though: like most games released around that timeframe, the voice acting isn't superb and there are some hilarious spelling errors)
I've heard Parasite Eve is really good too.
Shin Megami Tensei ones are always good (God is always a jerk, and more so than other JRPGs so if you have belief problems with that you may want to avoid it)
Xenosaga (let it grow on you and you'll really enjoy it.)

It's nice to see that I'm not alone in liking JRPGs.

I loved Legend of Dragoon up until about the final quarter of it. Parasite Eve was really good too, imo. And Xenosaga owns.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Lost Odyssey a million times over. The only game I've loved enough to do nearly all of the side-quests, and there are quite a few.

EDIT: If we're talking this generation anyway. All-time, give FFIV a whirl, as well as Chrono Trigger. Currently playing my way through FFVI, so can't say much on that.

 

[Talvrae]

Good JRPGs

lol

As a JRPG hater i find that pathetic... Okey i think thouse game are in no way RPG... Dosnt mean there arant any of them who are goods... (in fact i liked some, who rare exception i dont like the genre in general, and i say it again theyr are not RPG...

For someone who doesn't like JRPGs, you certainly appear on a lot of JRPG threads. Sniff, sniff, ça sent ici... c'est peut-être l'odeur d'un troll?

You call 2 a lot?
How to fix JRPG and this one...
Here i was saying how i taught a troll was pathetics, i was reading this threads cause my brother like JRPG and i taught i'l take a look for him (hell how do you think i first played the exception i mentionned, i didnt picked them out cause they catched my interest... -_-

 

[Talvrae]

Okey i think thouse game are in no way RPG (...) and i say it again theyr are not RPG...

If you're not a troll, you might want to avoid problems and not post this narrow-minded view in a JRPG thread. Such a blanklet statement usually devolves into a flame war.

JRPGs are in fact RPGs. Only recently have some segments of the Elitist and Troll population decided to state otherwise.

Helll no... in both case, ypi might call me an elitist but i say that since well, 98 and Baldur's Gate release... And i explained in detail in How to fix JRPG why they are in no way RPG...

 

[AlternatePFG]

I like the Tales of series. The characters are what make the games for me, and the battles are actually quite fun.

The World Ends With You wasn't bad.

Mostly because those weren't turned based, which has been getting grating to me. I dislike the genre in general, mostly for recycled stories, but I'm not willing to say they all suck.

Edit: Forgot to mention Demon's Souls, that game was actually pretty fun... Mostly for the lack of story to drag it down whatsoever.

 

[P_G_Mac]

My Top list (in no particular order) includes:

-Final Fantasy 3 (6... whatever)
-Final Fantasy 5, 7, 8, 10, Tactics
-Lufia 1 and 2 (Snes)
-Super Mario RPG Legend of the 7 stars (SNES)
-Tales of Destiny (PS 1)
-Azure Dreams (PS 1)
-Legend of Legaia 1 and 2 (PS 1, 2 respectfully)
-Legend of the Dragoon (PS 1)
-Breath of Fire 3 (Snes)


There are more, but for now, those are my all-time favorites. If you want REAL time commitments to try to put in the hundreds of hours, Lufia 2 and FF 3 (6) can do that if you are willing to finish EVERYTHING in the game.

 

[AlternatePFG]

The whole definition of the RPG genre is very questionable. It varies from person to person. Some think it's mostly involved with stats and others believe it's about making choices.

 

[Bloody Crimson]

Well....

Crisis Core FFVII is nice
Mana Khemia is pretty innovative
Kingdom Hearts has been a classic for me
the .hack games are somewhat obscure but still with english releases

Those are my favorite. Some that I'd like to play...
Neverland Card Battles for the TCG fan still in me
Yggdra Union is a cool take on Strategy RPGs

I've heard that...
Shin Megami Tensei has some great ones

I personally don't like these but you can give a shot to...
Disgaea has some good characters

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Only four good JRPGs I've ever played.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Demon's Souls
Odin Sphere
Chrono Cross

 

[sidereal_day]

I really liked The Last Remnant. For me the first JRPG in years worth playing -- asides from the cringe-worthy "acting". Whoever convinced Johnny Yong Bosch (the Green Power Ranger) he could act was evidently playing a cruel joke.

I just did some research on The Last Remnant and I think I'm gonna pick that one up. I actually shied away from it because of its poor review scores, but after reading the reviews, most of the faults most of the reviewers found are simply the way Japanese RPGs are designed. Of course the battles are repetitive, did you expect anything less?!

I know now to take any review of a Japanese RPG with a grain of salt. I've noticed that western reviewers simply hate the genre, not so much the game.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[e2density]

inb4 "Don't exist."

I personally liked the Compilation of FF7. Cept that one where you mainly used guns.

 

[Talvrae]

Okey i think thouse game are in no way RPG (...) and i say it again theyr are not RPG...

If you're not a troll, you might want to avoid problems and not post this narrow-minded view in a JRPG thread. Such a blanklet statement usually devolves into a flame war.

JRPGs are in fact RPGs. Only recently have some segments of the Elitist and Troll population decided to state otherwise.

Helll no... in both case, ypi might call me an elitist but i say that since well, 98 and Baldur's Gate release... And i explained in detail in How to fix JRPG why they are in no way RPG...

Which I've already read and is the same drivel put forth by the Elitists and Trolls. basically, denying JRPGs are RPGs is revisionist history. Let's look at the definition together, shall we?

Spoiler: From the Wiki

"Generally, the player controls a small number of game characters, usually called a party, and achieves victory by completing a series of quests. Players explore a game world, while solving puzzles and engaging in tactical combat. A key feature of the genre is that characters grow in power and abilities, and characters are typically designed by the player. RPGs rarely challenge a player's physical coordination, with the exception of action role-playing games."

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These games usually have a highly developed story and setting, which is divided into a number of quests. Players control one or several characters by issuing commands, which is performed by the character at an effectiveness determined by that character's numeric attributes. These attributes increase each time a character gains a level, and a character's level goes up each time the player accumulates a certain amount of experience.

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Role-playing video games borrow their genre terminology, settings and game mechanics found in early role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.However, at least as of 2006, computers do not yet have the power to simulate nonplayer characters with the skill of a human game master. The behavior of these characters is instead hand-coded using scripts. Thus, role-playing video games borrow more of the core mechanics from early role-playing games without as much of the role-playing activity and character freedom.

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When compared to other gaming genres, role-playing games have a tendency to become more in-depth and complicated because of their levelling and skill systems.

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Most of the actions in an RPG are performed indirectly, with the player selecting an action and the character performing it by their own accord.[1] Success at that action depends on the character's numeric attributes. Role-playing video games often simulate die-rolling mechanics from non-electronic role-playing games, to determine success or failure. As a character's attributes improve, their chances of succeeding at a particular action will increase.

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Although some single-player role-playing games give the player an avatar that is largely predefined for the sake of telling a specific story, many role-playing games make use of a character creation screen. This allows players to choose their character's sex, their race or species, and their character class. Although many of theses traits are cosmetic, there are functional aspects as well. Character classes will have different abilities and strengths. Common classes include fighters, spellcasters, thieves with stealth abilities, and clerics with healing abilities. Characters will also have a range of physical attributes such as dexterity and strength, which affect a player's performance in combat. Mental attributes such as intelligence may affect a player's ability to perform and learn spells, while social attributes such as charisma may limit the player's choices while conversing with non-player characters. These attributes usually borrow heavily the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset.

Check. See any job system. recent JRPGs like WKC and Demon's Souls have player created avatars.

I could go on like this but I think we've arrived at "Checkmate" anyhow.

Seriously some time history need to be revised... Damn we do that all the time... Best exemple is evolution over creationism...
On gaming side, when Diablo came out it was classed a RPG, even if it have nothing of a RPG, why call it this way, simply lack of a better term, so when more game like diablo came out we created the term Hack and slash? does it change history?
JRPG need the same treatement, because they are not Role Playing Game, i DON'T PLAY A ROLE, the role is defined by the game designer and the story writer i dont have a thing to say in a JRPG aboutt my role, i have as much role playing in a JRPG than in let's say Gears of War.
I'm not bashing JRPG. I say the term is not good
Lot of WRPG have the same problem by the way... The Elder Scrolls series for exemple are not RPG... personally i call them Exploration game, it's pretty much what they are, they trow at you a big world and set you lose in it and say explore... does it's wrong NO... does it's a RPG... NO

 

[LeonLethality]

FFXII
FFXIII (I imported it but you might want to wait for its release)
Tales of the abyss
those are some of my strongest recommendations