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  • DonnictonDonnicton Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    *sheds single tear as I think about the direct sequel to Suikoden 3 that will never be*

    F to pay respects to another Konami casualty.

  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    Breath of Fire deserved better than being punted to shitty mobile game hell.

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    Has anyone else played Zanki Zero?

    Really neat first person survival/dungeon crawler about eight people who wake up on a deserted, ruined island and find out they're the last of humanity and are all clones. You can just "reclone" them when they die and based on how they die you get various bonuses to make them more likely to survive (if they starve to death, their hunger bar drains more slowly next time, die to a bludgeoning attack and gain resistance to bludgeoning attacks, etc). It's from the Dangan Ronpa people and the influences are very obvious.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I would kill a significant number of people for a remastered Suikoden 1 and 2.

    Do not touch the gameplay just update the graphics

  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    Absolutely touch the gameplay. One (and to a lesser but still present degree 2) suffers from "bosses are just large pools of HP and AoE attacks" and 2 has the worst mass combats in the series.

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  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    edited March 2020
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Or


    And this is crazy


    Make new games that play like old school RPG’s

    Turn based for life!!

    Bravely second.

    Good games though.

    HOTTAKE!

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    I would kill a significant number of people for a remastered Suikoden 1 and 2.

    Do not touch the gameplay just update the graphics

    I don’t even need that much. Just put all of them out as a collection

  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Help, I’ve accidentally launched Breath of Fire 1 on the Switch to kill 15 minutes and now remember that Breath of Fire is good

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    I'm very nostalgic for BOF3, even though I don't think I actually finished it?

    I had a really bad habit of saving very infrequently in PS1-era RPGs and have a lot of incomplete playthroughs by losing progress and deciding it's not worth it to do that all again.

  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    BoF1 was one of my formative RPGs, one of the first ones I rented with my brother and cousin and which we binged through over a weekend, sleeping over

    We never finished it but I find myself remembering way more of it than I thought I did

    Way ahead of its time, in retrospect, but a spectacularly clunky UI.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    I played a fair amount of 2 and 3 back in the day. I played 1 a few months ago, and yeah, the UI is awful.

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    Clunky UI, but stuff like the underwater city, turning into a giant fish, the fusions and such. Those were pretty amazing for the time.

    I'd say 1 holds up better than 2 all the way till end.

    Then 1 goes, 'hol up we forgot the filler' and proceeds to bullshit your time to death. 2 just kind of makes filler 70% of the game. 'Hey we want to get to Gate. Boy I sure hope there isn't 20 hours of dumb back and forth fetch quests and distractions.' whew.

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  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    I need to fire up SNES BoF1 and see if the ui is different from the GBA port. That's what I did my playthroughs of 1 and 2 on.

    BoF2 is probably the weakest in the series but it's still got some good stuff. Worst dragon system though.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited March 2020
    Most of what I remember about 2 is that it had one of the worst localizations I know of for a game of its scope and pedigree.

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    BoF1 had a (visual-only) day-night cycle before Ocarina of Time, (light) world actions before Lufia 2, POV changes before FF6 and out-of-engine cinematics... well I guess after Ninja Gaiden but before every game had them.

    It's kinda crazy that it doesn't get as much credit as it does.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    I see Bravely Default is getting a new entry.

    I kind of hope the combat is getting refined.

    My biggest complaint was that the general gameplan actually got simpler the further along you went.

  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited March 2020
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    I see Bravely Default is getting a new entry.

    I kind of hope the combat is getting refined.

    My biggest complaint was that the general gameplan actually got simpler the further along you went.

    Kind of a consequence of SE's job systems in general - usually you get stronger... until it's totally broken.

    Bravely Default though had the Spiritmaster abuse with total invincibility that only dropped long enough for the rest of your party to burst all their BP into a boss if you set everyone' speed up right.

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  • H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    Bravely Default 2 looks good, but I still wish they would put the first 2 games on the switch. I never finished the first and so haven't played the second and I'd like to do that before BD2 and don't wanna dig up my 3ds.

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  • TcheldorTcheldor Registered User regular
    Weird for this one to be called BD2, when there's already a 2nd BD game...

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Tcheldor wrote: »
    Weird for this one to be called BD2, when there's already a 2nd BD game...

    Given the prior two messed around with the subtitles, it wouldn't surprise me if they're pulling something again here.

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  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    bof 2 has beautiful combat animations and a super-compelling first chapter that the rest of the game doesn't really live up to

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    I would kill a significant number of people for a remastered Suikoden 1 and 2.

    Do not touch the gameplay just update the graphics

    You know what barely touched the gameplay, but updated the graphics?

    FFVI mobile.

    I mean, I still liked playing it, but you might want to word your wishes more carefully.
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Tcheldor wrote: »
    Weird for this one to be called BD2, when there's already a 2nd BD game...

    Given the prior two messed around with the subtitles, it wouldn't surprise me if they're pulling something again here.

    I don’t trust that “II” for a second. It wants you to think it’s a 2, but...

  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    I wouldn't call what they did to FF VI mobile an update

    I would call what they did to FF IV PSN an update

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited March 2020
    Oh oops, that draft survived.

    Well, it’s out there now, I guess.

    A thing can be updated without being upgraded.

    Mind you, it does have the best version of Cyan’s Bushido.

    Enlong on
  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    well it's not really a matter of whether the resulting thing is better or not (it isn't), it's a difference in approach

    all they did for FF IV Complete was knock the edges off, bring the UI up to date and smooth everything out

    they made actual new assets for FF VI, of a wholly different style

    it's really more of a remake, imo

  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Shorty wrote: »
    bof 2 has beautiful combat animations and a super-compelling first chapter that the rest of the game doesn't really live up to

    BoF3s combat animation in the early game wth Teepo and tiger guy being all slick and cool and kid Ryu barely getting his sword out and flailing it around with his eyes closed may be the greatest combat animation of all time.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Am I the only one who's BoF nostalgia is for IV?

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Shorty wrote: »
    well it's not really a matter of whether the resulting thing is better or not (it isn't), it's a difference in approach

    all they did for FF IV Complete was knock the edges off, bring the UI up to date and smooth everything out

    they made actual new assets for FF VI, of a wholly different style

    it's really more of a remake, imo

    Is that FFIV complete version not a bunch of new assets? Those are some radically different sprites than the original.

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    ...umm no? People talk about IV all the time.

  • TcheldorTcheldor Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    I would kill a significant number of people for a remastered Suikoden 1 and 2.

    Do not touch the gameplay just update the graphics

    You know what barely touched the gameplay, but updated the graphics?

    FFVI mobile.

    I mean, I still liked playing it, but you might want to word your wishes more carefully.
    Polaritie wrote: »
    Tcheldor wrote: »
    Weird for this one to be called BD2, when there's already a 2nd BD game...

    Given the prior two messed around with the subtitles, it wouldn't surprise me if they're pulling something again here.

    I don’t trust that “II” for a second. It wants you to think it’s a 2, but...

    Agreed 100%. It would be more surprising if the II wasn't significant in the plot in one form or another, gimmick or not.

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  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    I may try the demo for BD2 just to see for sure.

    Because I would love some turn based goodness.

    But it looks like the combat is going to run into the same issues as before.

    And if the writing hasn't improved much AND the battle system is still a good idea with poor execution well... that would be a shame.

  • H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    Am I the only one who's BoF nostalgia is for IV?

    I feel like 4 has a pretty good reputation. I personally think it's the height of the series.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited March 2020
    I thought the battle system was executed well in BD1, particularly with the later bonus fights that expect you to have got some really strong combos and can hit back hard themselves.

    Kinda like how the remake of Final Fantasy V added a bonus dungeon which basically said “oh, you think you’re overpowered? Let’s test that theory.”

    BS sort of had a problem of not as many bonus fight options. Though I admit I still can’t beat the last one.

    Enlong on
  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    I feel like there's a pretty strong consensus that among the first 4 BoFs, it goes 4>3>1>2

    Dragon Quarter is much more contentious.

    I've only played the first two so I can't really have my own opinion here.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    I liked 2 but I haven't played the others to compare

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  • SCREECH OF THE FARGSCREECH OF THE FARG #1 PARROTHEAD margaritavilleRegistered User regular
    huge brain: the bravely default II name gimmick will involve it evolving into bravely third at some point

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  • P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    brave defaulty IIl

    Shameful pursuits and utterly stupid opinions
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    huge brain: the bravely default II name gimmick will involve it evolving into bravely third at some point

    bravely default on loans IV

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  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    I liked 2 but I haven't played the others to compare

    I like BoF2 a lot as well but I'd definitely put it last.

    Especially the SNES version with its bogus ass random encounter rate.

    Personally I like 3 more than 4 just cause 4 gets into that late PS1 era rpg bloat IMO.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    did the wii virtual console version of 2 have the same encounter rate as the original cartridge? that's the version I played and I don't remember it feeling like a problem.

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