Recommend me a JRPG for PC

[Nenad]

Reading the "J + RPG" Issue of The Escapist got me worked up for JRPGs. The only JPRG I remember playing (if it's a JRPG at all!) is Shining Force II. I don't have own any consoles, so it's just PC recommendations. I could borrow my friends' PS2, though...

 

[SPELLEGRINO]

Final Fantasy 7.

 

[Azaraxzealot]

get an emulator and play Pokemon or Fire Emblem

otherwise just dont bother and play Mass Effect or Fallout 3

(flame shield up)

 

[Weaver]

The Last Remnant was good (IMO). It actually runs and loads on PC quite well, compared to the near unplayable console versions. The ironic catch is that you'll probably need a controller to play the game right, the M+KB controls for it were less than ideal.

There is also Recettear, a charming (and immensely Japanese) indie title. It's fun and addictive.

 

[daftnoize]

FF6, First jrpg I ever played and it was certainly not the last

 

[Sacman]

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale... it's honestly the only one I can think of...<.<

 

[SPELLEGRINO]

For real though FF7 is available on PC for about 3 bucks these days on ebay AND it was the last JRPG i actually sank way too many hours of my life into.
Cheers

 

[Timbydude]

I can't think of many JRPGs at all on the PC except The Last Remnant, FF7, FF8, and Recettear. All of those are pretty good, though.

Honestly, if you want to play some good JRPGs, go to Best Buy right now and buy a PS2 for like $100.

 

[Beltom]

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale... it's honestly the only one I can think of...<.<

Listen to this person, for they speak the truth. The game doesn't look like much on paper, but it's really fun to play.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

PCs have JRPGs? I'm not being sarcastic I just have never really seen JRPGs for the PC, just Western ones like Oblivion. I think Last Remnant is on PC though.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Well, another name for JRPGs is Console RPGs....
So you'll mainly find ports of console JRPGs. Generally shitty ports.

 

[Magnatek]

If you can, try to find the PC versions of FF 7 and 8. There are graphic mods available to help with the dated look, so it doesn't look as shabby (to today's standards) as before. Also, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is available for relatively cheap on Steam, so that's worth a mention.

 

[T_ConX]

The PC has never been a great platform for JRPG. Besides ported and emulated console hits, all you really have are doujin style titles like Recettear. Even worse, many of those lack full, let alone official, translations.

On that point, I might recommend looking into Sengoku Rance, assuming your old enough to play it...

 

[Akihiko]

As others have said, The Last Remnant is the best you're going to get on PC. Still a very enjoyable game though, plays far better on PC than it does on 360, although you will need a controller to play it, keyboard controls are iffy. FF7 and 8 were ported to the PC, but they aren't ported that well. I've not tried Recettear, but apparently it's pretty good for the price.

Best option would be to borrow the PS2, far more choice.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Well, there is always Septerra Core. I don't know how well it runs on modern PCs, but it was a fun little title in the JRPG style. If I remember correctly, it was actually made in Germany, but you wouldn't know it to play it -- it was even advertised as something that fans of Final Fantasy VII would enjoy. Also, FFVII, FFVIII, FFXI and FFIV all received PC releases. FFVII has the problem that Nobuo Uematsu's ground breaking score sounds crappy due to the tinny soundblaster midi that it uses, but is apparently improved in other areas. I can't comment on the other Final Fantasy games, except to say that FFVIII has a mini game included in the PC version that was otherwise impossible to play in the US, due to the Pocket Station, which is essentially a PSX version of the Dreamcast's VMU, never being released in the US.

Edit: <link=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/septerra_core_legacy_of_the_creator>Here's the link to the Good Old Games page for Septerra Core. If they have it, It's a pretty safe bet that modern computers will run it, or at least that they'll run the version they have for sale.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

No. find your own JRPG.

Anything we recommend is subjective with no guarantee you'll like it. Trial and error works if you put the effort in.

 

[Rune Kristiansen]

I tried The Last Remnant. Really; I tried, several times. I think my longest gameplay was 7 hours in, and I was doing good by jrpg standards, but I still didn't have the foggiest idea how the combat worked. =\