Agreed!mattyg118 said:
Also the Shadowrun RPG for the Sega was AMAZING! Though thats less of a traditional JRPG
I'd have to Say other then CT my pick would be Final Fantasy III (6)
JRPG's that just got everything right
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Also the Shadowrun RPG for the Sega was AMAZING! Though thats less of a traditional JRPG
I'd have to Say other then CT my pick would be Final Fantasy III (6)
There are 5 oldschool rpg that are in my top 20 games of all-time list. Chronotrigger, FF6, Xenogears and Suikoden 1 and 2. All of them brought something new to the table in terms of jrpgs and each of them had likable characters, story and all-around great experiences.
Disgea is so vast, that it has to get everything right at some point. It's kind hard to get into though.
What the-? How is this is a JRPG thread when no one has even once mentioned Skies of Arcadia!? How is it that no one has even heard of this game!? It's great dammit! The storytelling is awesome to the point where it can even rival the Persona series! The gameplay is intuitive, albiet slightly linear. The music score is awesome everywhere and really helps with immersion, especially with boss battles. The characters are likeable and the world is very immersive. The only downsides I can think off is that at this point, the game has slightly weak graphics and there is very little in the way of voice acting.
Come on! How is it that no one around aside from me has actually played this game!?
Come on! How is it that no one around aside from me has actually played this game!?
The World Ends With You.
It's not only my favorite JRPG of all time, it's one of my favorite games of all time, easily making the top 3. This game just does so much right in terms of gameplay, character, story, art and sound. It really should be on that list of ours.
It's not only my favorite JRPG of all time, it's one of my favorite games of all time, easily making the top 3. This game just does so much right in terms of gameplay, character, story, art and sound. It really should be on that list of ours.
I loved Tales of Vesperia as well, but I very strongly disagree with your perceptions of Karol and Estelle as annoying characters. You can't just have a cast of badass anti-heroes and expect to have a great game (hear that, Bioware? Mass Effect 2, anyone?) because anti-heroes need characters with heroic qualities to contrast them. Flynn only acted as a foil to one side of Yuri, and even if you didn't like Estelle as a character, I wonder what you would have thought about a game that didn't have her in it?
This is going to be quite a Square-heavy post I'm afraid, but considering they specialise in JRPGs, I think I'm within my rights here. 
There was a guy on page 2 who wrote an extremely eloquent post about FFIX, and honestly I can't find a single thing in it to refute. The art direction, story, characters, world, gameplay, music... Everything just combined to make a truly wonderful experience. Play it. Vivi needs you to play it. And you wouldn't want to disappoint him now, would you?
I'd add VI, VII and VIII to this list as well (and IV as well, sue me). At least for me personally, these have all provided me with countless hours of enjoyment. Again, I've found the various elements just worked for me, and I became entralled with their worlds. Are any of them 'perfect'? It's so hard to quantify, games being subjective and all. VIII for example - I loved it, really loved it. But the Draw system annoyed me - anyone who's seen Spoony's review will know what I mean here. But did it kill my enjoyment of the game? No. I appreciate it for what it is.
I saw someone had mentioned Vagrant Story. I've got that, though I haven't played it for years. I remember it as being very good indeed. A bit different. And the art style wasn't what I was expecting, but was really atmospheric... Yeah, that's a good one.
And I'd add Secret Of Mana to the list too. One of the first JRPGs I ever played, and probably the one that got me hooked into the genre.
As far as linearity is concerned, I think it somewhat goes with the territory. The game is telling a story, and to do that it needs to progress through various points. This doesn't just apply to JRPGs of course. Uncharted is linear. It's also a cracking game. So the linearity of say FFX or XIII didn't really phase me - it made sense for what was going on. One is the story of a pilgramage, the other of a group evading capture. I'm not going to let this sort of thing get in the way of my enjoyment.
It all boils down to personal taste.
There was a guy on page 2 who wrote an extremely eloquent post about FFIX, and honestly I can't find a single thing in it to refute. The art direction, story, characters, world, gameplay, music... Everything just combined to make a truly wonderful experience. Play it. Vivi needs you to play it. And you wouldn't want to disappoint him now, would you?
I'd add VI, VII and VIII to this list as well (and IV as well, sue me). At least for me personally, these have all provided me with countless hours of enjoyment. Again, I've found the various elements just worked for me, and I became entralled with their worlds. Are any of them 'perfect'? It's so hard to quantify, games being subjective and all. VIII for example - I loved it, really loved it. But the Draw system annoyed me - anyone who's seen Spoony's review will know what I mean here. But did it kill my enjoyment of the game? No. I appreciate it for what it is.
I saw someone had mentioned Vagrant Story. I've got that, though I haven't played it for years. I remember it as being very good indeed. A bit different. And the art style wasn't what I was expecting, but was really atmospheric... Yeah, that's a good one.
And I'd add Secret Of Mana to the list too. One of the first JRPGs I ever played, and probably the one that got me hooked into the genre.
As far as linearity is concerned, I think it somewhat goes with the territory. The game is telling a story, and to do that it needs to progress through various points. This doesn't just apply to JRPGs of course. Uncharted is linear. It's also a cracking game. So the linearity of say FFX or XIII didn't really phase me - it made sense for what was going on. One is the story of a pilgramage, the other of a group evading capture. I'm not going to let this sort of thing get in the way of my enjoyment.
It all boils down to personal taste.
Hmmm... Chrono Trigger really can't be mentioned enough. Be it on the Super NES, or on the DS, it's just an amazing RPG that really did get everything right.
Final Fantasy IV is also an amazing game. From the detailed cast of characters, to the moving plot, to the incredibly difficult, yet fun battle system. This is the game that defines "Final Fantasy" for me, and the reason I'll always pick spears in any RPG I get the chance. If you have a PSP, you owe it to yourself to get the Complete Collection.
Grandia II is also really, really good. Like the others on this list, it has a great battle system, and a wonderful cast. I don't think the story is told quite as well as it could have been, but the story itself is top notch, and a bit of an emotional roller coaster. Just thinking about it tempts me to restart it...
Honorable mention goes to Rogue Galaxy. It's a PS2 with a very unique and ecletic cast, a fun battle system, and really just takes the traditional "go to new area, explore around it, story event, repeat" formula, and just really refines it and does it very well. It's wonderfully voice acted, serious when need be, goofy when it wants to be.
Final Fantasy IV is also an amazing game. From the detailed cast of characters, to the moving plot, to the incredibly difficult, yet fun battle system. This is the game that defines "Final Fantasy" for me, and the reason I'll always pick spears in any RPG I get the chance. If you have a PSP, you owe it to yourself to get the Complete Collection.
Grandia II is also really, really good. Like the others on this list, it has a great battle system, and a wonderful cast. I don't think the story is told quite as well as it could have been, but the story itself is top notch, and a bit of an emotional roller coaster. Just thinking about it tempts me to restart it...
Honorable mention goes to Rogue Galaxy. It's a PS2 with a very unique and ecletic cast, a fun battle system, and really just takes the traditional "go to new area, explore around it, story event, repeat" formula, and just really refines it and does it very well. It's wonderfully voice acted, serious when need be, goofy when it wants to be.
Because when I got a Dreamcast, I never found it in my area and I was young and... ;_;Dragonpit said:
Yeah I understand what you mean, however Estelle just seemed to be such a typical anime girl character. I dunno, it bugs me. Also because I played ToV on Xbox it meant I had to use English dubs, which i'm not a great fan of, so maybe that helped make Estelle annoying for me.Heaven said:
Aint seen it mentioned yet.
Nier.
Amazing storyline. Great musical score. Nice depth to the chars (Maybe Nier himself isn't so great but that's cus they changed his char completely since the Japanese one.)
Others: Xenoblade Chronicles, Dragon Quest V, VII, Mario + Luigi, Suikoden II, Suikoden V, Chrono Trigger, Tales of Symphonia.
Amazingly none of the Final Fantasies I felt actually blew me away. IX was a lot of fun but I kinda felt 'is that it?' at the end of it.
I'm sure I'm forgetting another one here.
Nier.
Amazing storyline. Great musical score. Nice depth to the chars (Maybe Nier himself isn't so great but that's cus they changed his char completely since the Japanese one.)
Others: Xenoblade Chronicles, Dragon Quest V, VII, Mario + Luigi, Suikoden II, Suikoden V, Chrono Trigger, Tales of Symphonia.
Amazingly none of the Final Fantasies I felt actually blew me away. IX was a lot of fun but I kinda felt 'is that it?' at the end of it.
I'm sure I'm forgetting another one here.
That's a game I never get tired of. I have it on DS because I stupidly gave my SNES to a friend a few years ago thinking he was going to take care of it (he didn't)mattyg118 said:
Tales of Symphonia was pretty tight. The battle system in that game beats the hell out of the Star Ocean series imo. I have the one for Wii but I haven't spent any serious time playing it yet.
I don't know if you could call it quite a RPG, but Ogre Battle 64, Person of Lordly Caliber. Good story, interesting play style, and I liked the multiple paths you could take in that game. I'm not a particular fan of JRPG's and I really liked that one.
Oh and Golden Sun as well.
Oh and Golden Sun as well.
Everyone says Golden Sun was a great game and this disturbs me because I just cannot seem to find a copy of it at either of the three Gamestops close to my home. I don't like ordering games online because I am afraid someone will send me a bunk disc/cart.pro1337tariat said:
What am I to do?
I probably shouldn't say this, but emulators. I still have my copy from way back when but plenty others don't.Mr. In-between said: