I have played Seiken Densetsu 3 via ENTIRELY LEGITIMATE MEANS
and I would have to say that the fact it was never brought here is a goddamn travesty
aside from being arguably the best-looking game on the SNES, it's also a goddamn blast, has even better music than Secret of Mana, and has more replayability than almost every other JRPG I've played
if people in the US were aware of it, I think it would seriously be a contender for best 16-bit JRPG
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I have played Seiken Densetsu 3 via ENTIRELY LEGITIMATE MEANS
and I would have to say that the fact it was never brought here is a goddamn travesty
aside from being arguably the best-looking game on the SNES, it's also a goddamn blast, has even better music than Secret of Mana, and has more replayability than almost every other JRPG I've played
if people in the US were aware of it, I think it would seriously be a contender for best 16-bit JRPG
terranigma
yeah that's another one that really should have been released here but it has a lot of problems
the bossfights start to get really ludicrously hard, the magic system is ass, and it frontloads basically all of the mechanics so actually playing the game starts to get really boring
but it had fantastic music and one of the most compelling plots of that generation
Xillia opening is sort of weird, disjointed and abrupt. I get the feeling you're not actually supposed to start your first game playing as Milla. Well, fuck that. Your opposite number is just about the most generic JRPG protagonist imaginable (so far) and I'll be damned if I pick him first.
By the way did any amazing jrpg come out for the ps3? It has been a long while since I've played one
The last one I can remember playing was Resonance of Fate
By the way did any amazing jrpg come out for the ps3? It has been a long while since I've played one
The last one I can remember playing was Resonance of Fate
By the way did any amazing jrpg come out for the ps3? It has been a long while since I've played one
The last one I can remember playing was Resonance of Fate
Ni No Kuni, for sure. Studio ghibli rpg
Quoting this because it is likely the best JRPG on the PS3. Don't be fooled by the graphics into thinking it's aimed at kids, it's a serious and fantastic game.
I'm replaying Ni No Kuni. It's my favorite jrpg since like FFX and one of the very few that doesn't completely frustrate me. More peeps should play it.
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Also, started replaying Symphonia (which I got to the very end of back in the day but never actually finished, just left my save at the last save point and never touched it again)
Holds up pretty well! Although I'm slowly realizing I can't fucking stand Heather Hogan in that game. Looking forward to
Expounding on PS3 jrpgs, which exclusive ones are worth playing? I've been putting them an Amazon wish list for when I get a PS3. So far I have the following, and I'm not even sure if all of them are even RPGs:
3 different Atelier games
Both Tales games
Ni No Kuni
Both Disgaea games
Both White Knight Chronicles
Is there anything I'm missing besides Valkyria Chronicles which I don't really want after playing the second one?
FFXIII, XIII-2, Nier, Eternal Sonata, Star Ocean: The Last Hope
On PSN: Rain-slick
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls sort of count as jurps in the broadest term. Same with Dragon's Crown.
Catherine is part of a jurp series even though it is not itself a jurp, same with Persona 4 Arena
I played all the ones that are on the 360 as well. I did forget to list Demon's Souls, but I'm not planning on ever playing that anyway.
The PA games I'll probably just get on Steam eventually. I watched a Catherine LP, and while it does look interesting it's not something I'd actually want to play that much.
Oh, and there's also the FFX/X-2 HD thing that's coming out eventually. Probably pick that up at some point even though from what I've heard it was just upscaled graphics and little else. Though that could have changed I suppose.
Tales of Symphonia is one of my favorite JRPGs. Its plot and its cast of characters are all super clichéd, but feel lovingly written all the same. The writers seemed to know what they were doing, but there arent really any ironic or subversive elements. Having any would have felt distinctly out of place. Its a game filled with jrpg tropes that are nonetheless a lot fun.
Expounding on PS3 jrpgs, which exclusive ones are worth playing? I've been putting them an Amazon wish list for when I get a PS3. So far I have the following, and I'm not even sure if all of them are even RPGs:
3 different Atelier games
Both Tales games
Ni No Kuni
Both Disgaea games
Both White Knight Chronicles
Is there anything I'm missing besides Valkyria Chronicles which I don't really want after playing the second one?
If you do get White Knight Chronicles, just get the second one as it also comes with the first game.
Expounding on PS3 jrpgs, which exclusive ones are worth playing? I've been putting them an Amazon wish list for when I get a PS3. So far I have the following, and I'm not even sure if all of them are even RPGs:
3 different Atelier games
Both Tales games
Ni No Kuni
Both Disgaea games
Both White Knight Chronicles
Is there anything I'm missing besides Valkyria Chronicles which I don't really want after playing the second one?
If you do get White Knight Chronicles, just get the second one as it also comes with the first game.
Oh yeah? Thanks! I don't think I would have known that if you wouldn't have mentioned it.
But... there are. The whole point is that the tropes are subverted right at the middle point of the story.
Not really for a jrpg, no. Multiple worlds? Unbeatable bosses? Inevitable betrayal?
Those are all jrpg tropes. And the last one is a Tales standard. Pretty sure you've been betrayed by a party member in literally every Tales game.
The part where
the entire quest up to that point has actually been a Bad Thing and the angels are actually bad guys. It subverts the typical hero's journey because it turns out that every single thing your party does fucks everything up and after a certain point all you can do is fix your own mistakes.
I just restarted the game and it's been a long time so I'm a little fuzzy on the details but I remember thinking it was a really clever plot 9 years ago.
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finally getting back into playing Xenoblade after switching over to my Wii U and losing my 12 hour or so save. About 10 hours in so far, just finished up the ether mines under colony 6.
Do.. people usually play as anyone other than Shulk? I'm liking playing as him, and think I might stick with him, Reyn and Sharla
They all work so well together. Though I guess I haven't really tried any of the other characters yet.
Also I still barely understand the skill system.
Like, you can choose which path to get xp in, and unlock the skills as you go, but then you can use coins to select a skill from another character to use on that character?
Ni No Kuni is amazing looking and that's it. I found it very boring and the bad companion AI made battles harder than they should have been.
I need to sit down and play this one also. I kept hearing how amazing it was, and bought it soon after launch.
Super pretty, had been looking forward to it for years. But a little while after I bought it people started getting into the later stages of the game where it gets grindy as all get out. Don't know if I'm ever gonna have the time or attention span for that.
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yeah that's the party I beat the game with the first time
yeah that's another one that really should have been released here but it has a lot of problems
the bossfights start to get really ludicrously hard, the magic system is ass, and it frontloads basically all of the mechanics so actually playing the game starts to get really boring
but it had fantastic music and one of the most compelling plots of that generation
also fuck I loved terranigma, never finished it though. don't have the means to legally finish it or SD3 either : (
The last one I can remember playing was Resonance of Fate
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Ni No Kuni, for sure. Studio ghibli rpg
Quoting this because it is likely the best JRPG on the PS3. Don't be fooled by the graphics into thinking it's aimed at kids, it's a serious and fantastic game.
It's amazing.
but I feel its notability in absence kind of overshadows how Illusion of Gaia was really the best one of those games.
Holds up pretty well! Although I'm slowly realizing I can't fucking stand Heather Hogan in that game. Looking forward to
3 different Atelier games
Both Tales games
Ni No Kuni
Both Disgaea games
Both White Knight Chronicles
Is there anything I'm missing besides Valkyria Chronicles which I don't really want after playing the second one?
On PSN: Rain-slick
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls sort of count as jurps in the broadest term. Same with Dragon's Crown.
Catherine is part of a jurp series even though it is not itself a jurp, same with Persona 4 Arena
Illusion of Gaia was fun but it's so linear and the plot is really skeletal
instead I am playing trails in the sky because i found a copy, p good so far
or XIII or XIII-2, for that matter. But at least those two are functional games. Star Ocean can't make that claim.
Nier is good though.
I played all the ones that are on the 360 as well. I did forget to list Demon's Souls, but I'm not planning on ever playing that anyway.
The PA games I'll probably just get on Steam eventually. I watched a Catherine LP, and while it does look interesting it's not something I'd actually want to play that much.
Oh, and there's also the FFX/X-2 HD thing that's coming out eventually. Probably pick that up at some point even though from what I've heard it was just upscaled graphics and little else. Though that could have changed I suppose.
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If you do get White Knight Chronicles, just get the second one as it also comes with the first game.
Not really for a jrpg, no. Multiple worlds? Unbeatable bosses? Inevitable betrayal?
Those are all jrpg tropes. And the last one is a Tales standard. Pretty sure you've been betrayed by a party member in literally every Tales game.
Oh yeah? Thanks! I don't think I would have known that if you wouldn't have mentioned it.
The part where
I just restarted the game and it's been a long time so I'm a little fuzzy on the details but I remember thinking it was a really clever plot 9 years ago.
and then they sorta blow the lid off the story and everything is whoa
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the fucking feels in that game
finally getting back into playing Xenoblade after switching over to my Wii U and losing my 12 hour or so save. About 10 hours in so far, just finished up the ether mines under colony 6.
Do.. people usually play as anyone other than Shulk? I'm liking playing as him, and think I might stick with him, Reyn and Sharla
They all work so well together. Though I guess I haven't really tried any of the other characters yet.
Also I still barely understand the skill system.
Like, you can choose which path to get xp in, and unlock the skills as you go, but then you can use coins to select a skill from another character to use on that character?
I need to sit down and play this one also. I kept hearing how amazing it was, and bought it soon after launch.
Super pretty, had been looking forward to it for years. But a little while after I bought it people started getting into the later stages of the game where it gets grindy as all get out. Don't know if I'm ever gonna have the time or attention span for that.