Has there been a jrpg in the last 9 years that was not completely annoying?

[Voltano]

"The World Ends with You" for the Nintendo DS is an original JRPG that--while having some cliche bits here and there, is pretty good for someone that usually get's annoyed with JRPGs (like me).

If you like roguelike or dungeon crawler games than the two "Izuna" games are something to consider.

 

[scarab7]

Golden Sun, didn't that come out within the last nine years? I liked that JRPG and it was for the GBA.

 

[josetaco]

It depends on what annoying means. I found the last remnant to have quite tolerable, even likeable in some cases, characters. Most JRPGs have me laughing at the inherent idiocy and cliche character archetypes every character ascribes to.

Also, if you mean in terms of gameplay, I don't really know what to tell you as I don't particularly find the gameplay to be annoying. It sure can frustrate at points, but I don't think I've had a JRPG annoy me.

I can handle the gameplay as long as the story draws me in most jrpg to are just like you said cliche

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Try the Persona games. They seem to be generally revered as the shining beacons of the genre currently, although I'm yet to play them. They at least have a unique premise and deviate from the usual epic fantasy quests the genre used to specialise in.

If you still aren't interested, there's sure to be plenty of good old ones that you've overlooked. Xenogears (The Neon Genesis Evangelion of JRPGS), Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Shadow Hearts, Tales of..., Terranigimi, Earthbound, Mario RPGs, Baiten Kaitos, Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon Saga. The list goes on and on.

And if still in doubt, just google "best JRPG ever" or some such term and sift through the forum results for something that sounds appealing.

I haven't heard anything that special about the current gen's selection of JRPGs, so that's why all my recommendations are quite old.

 

[Weaver]

It's only my opinion but I liked Lost Odyssey, and even Last Remnant a bit. They might not be as great as the heady heights of FFIX (My personal favourite) But Lost Odyssey is still everything I love about them, so no complaints.

I agree with this guy Lost Odyssey was pretty sweet, though I couldn't get into Last Remmant, I tryed but the combat system was a massive pile of deal breakage for me.

The biggest problem with the combat system is it does things but never bloody tells you why. For instance, if I target one group of monsters I can order a variety of commands, however if I target another one, some of the moves will be different or missing. Why is that? The game never tells you.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

All Three Paper Marios are good. I've heard good things about Valkyria Chronicles (I've only played the demo as of yet). The Tales series is pretty good, all things considered, though

While I agree about the combat being fun, if you want a JRPG that is not annoying then avoid Tales of Symphonia like the fucking plague.

I'd say Mother 3 is a good JRPG. To bad you have to torrent it.

pretty much sums it up. You have to appreciate the changes it makes to things, otherwise it's not so good (speaking as a fan). And to the latter, I quite agree. Very good RPG, no matter the region.

*chuckles* I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. I didn't find it annoying in the slightest...Wait, unless you're counting the half text and half voiced over parts. I hated that!

So True. Found the Wii version better because it was all Voiced, so there was at least some hilarious dialogue to listen to, and not just text bubbles to read as if they were comics.

 

[Naheal]

Golden Sun, never completed but still fresh.

Golden Sun was finished with its sequel.

 

[ZombieGenesis]

Golden Sun, never completed but still fresh.

Golden Sun was finished with its sequel.

...so?
[Evidently does not see what that has to do with anything]

 

[DrScoobs]

I'm just asking because when I was a kid the only rpgs out their were from japan, but it just seems that lately they have been getting lamer and more annoying. I'm not trying to start a fight just give me an example of a newer on that is fun and has a good story.

any of the persona games. nuff said.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

*chuckles* I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. I didn't find it annoying in the slightest...Wait, unless you're counting the half text and half voiced over parts. I hated that!

So True. Found the Wii version better because it was all Voiced, so there was at least some hilarious dialogue to listen to, and not just text bubbles to read as if they were comics.

Wait a sec, did you get the orginal or Dawn of the New World?

 

[BehattedWanderer]

*chuckles* I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. I didn't find it annoying in the slightest...Wait, unless you're counting the half text and half voiced over parts. I hated that!

So True. Found the Wii version better because it was all Voiced, so there was at least some hilarious dialogue to listen to, and not just text bubbles to read as if they were comics.

Wait a sec, did you get the orginal or Dawn of the New World?

Erm...Dawn? Maybe? The one with Richter and Ameil(sp?) and Ratatosk (and that so sounds like a Pokemon). That's the only one for the Wii I've seen--but you say the original one?

 

[Joe Matsuda]

i never really like jrpgs

at all

...until i discovered persona 3 that is

 

[Liberaliterr]

Golden Sun, never completed but still fresh.

Golden Sun was finished with its sequel.

...so?
[Evidently does not see what that has to do with anything]

I think he thought you meant golden sun as a series was never completed.

 

[josetaco]

Persona sounds interesting

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

It's only my opinion but I liked Lost Odyssey, and even Last Remnant a bit. They might not be as great as the heady heights of FFIX (My personal favourite) But Lost Odyssey is still everything I love about them, so no complaints.

I agree with this guy Lost Odyssey was pretty sweet, though I couldn't get into Last Remmant, I tryed but the combat system was a massive pile of deal breakage for me.

The combat did suck in ways, but I never got killed unnecessarily because of it, and I could usually judge whether I was going to win a battle or not, and avoid it if I wasn't, which is all I really want from it.

 

[Jon Etheridge]

I enjoyed Skies of Arcadia.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

*chuckles* I suppose we'll just have to agree to disagree. I didn't find it annoying in the slightest...Wait, unless you're counting the half text and half voiced over parts. I hated that!

So True. Found the Wii version better because it was all Voiced, so there was at least some hilarious dialogue to listen to, and not just text bubbles to read as if they were comics.

Wait a sec, did you get the orginal or Dawn of the New World?

Erm...Dawn? Maybe? The one with Richter and Ameil(sp?) and Ratatosk (and that so sounds like a Pokemon). That's the only one for the Wii I've seen--but you say the original one?

Yep, That's Dawn alright. Heres the link to the orginal, which came out in 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia
If you played it, you'd know what boss my Gamertag is from, and how he was a ***** to beat

 

[Jenova65]

Tons of them are not annoying! Not sure I get where you are coming from!

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Erm...Dawn? Maybe? The one with Richter and Ameil(sp?) and Ratatosk (and that so sounds like a Pokemon). That's the only one for the Wii I've seen--but you say the original one?

Yep, That's Dawn alright. Heres the link to the orginal, which came out in 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia
If you played it, you'd know what boss my Gamertag is from, and how he was a ***** to beat

Actually, I couldn't get that far into the gc one, sad to say. I stumbled upon the Wii one first, and while it was the same locations and people for the most part as the gc one, the lack of sound for the humorous little sidetracks threw me off, and it was consistently hard to stay focused in. I only managed a few hours of play in the original, but it is my goal this christmas (or thereabouts) to try again.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Erm...Dawn? Maybe? The one with Richter and Ameil(sp?) and Ratatosk (and that so sounds like a Pokemon). That's the only one for the Wii I've seen--but you say the original one?

Yep, That's Dawn alright. Heres the link to the orginal, which came out in 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia
If you played it, you'd know what boss my Gamertag is from, and how he was a ***** to beat

Actually, I couldn't get that far into the gc one, sad to say. I stumbled upon the Wii one first, and while it was the same locations and people for the most part as the gc one, the lack of sound for the humorous little sidetracks threw me off, and it was consistently hard to stay focused in. I only managed a few hours of play in the original, but it is my goal this christmas (or thereabouts) to try again.

Yes, I heard the GC and Wii are a lot of the same areas and dungeons, but it's a fun game, I hope you see it all the way to the end