What Is Your Favorite JRPG Video Game?

TadxSarah 2018-01-02 04:40:24 UTC #21

Yeah i agree. Hopefully the next starocean game will be a lot better whenever that will be XD

spicy_sweets 2018-01-02 04:41:29 UTC #22

Ah, these aren't videogames perse, but I really enjoyed Ib, Mad Father, Witch's House and Yume nikki.

ChristodeBoyet 2018-01-02 04:42:52 UTC #23

Right? Star Ocean needs more attention from square enix, but so does Front Mission. Did you play Front Mission evolved? Worst spin-off I have ever played in my life.

TadxSarah 2018-01-02 04:46:51 UTC #24

I never played Front Mission. What system is it for?

TadxSarah 2018-01-02 04:47:32 UTC #25

I heard of Ib and Yume Nikki though i never played them. I do know Ib is a visual novel .

ChristodeBoyet 2018-01-02 04:52:56 UTC #26

Good, I don't suggest you play Front Mission Evolved at all. Here's a few in the franchise I can recommend.

Front Mission 3, Ps1. Honestly, the best one i've played in the franchise, so I highly suggest you play this one.

Edit: You can also get FM3 on Ps3. @TadxSarah

Front Mission 4, Ps2. It was decent, but it's mostly just fighting. It was definitely a drop compared to Front Mission 3, which had a ton of awesome things to do.

Front Mission 5, Ps2. This one never came to EU or NA, but you can download the iso and play it because of a kind group that spent years translating it. This one has the best graphics and it's gameplay is almost as good as FM3. So for someone just starting I highly recommend this one.

All of them are tactical rpgs, if compared to anything they play a little like Final Fantasy Tactics or Ogre Tactics.

spicy_sweets 2018-01-02 04:53:53 UTC #27

Oh, didn't know there was one! Ib's gameplay and story were nice cx

Samuraiflame 2018-01-02 05:29:07 UTC #28

Etrian Odyssey is really good, so it's definitely worth a try if you have a 3DS.

I've wanted to try Ni no Kuni but I remember the digital download being gigantic...

storytimebiondi 2018-01-02 06:25:27 UTC #29

For a long time I was a big fan of the Tales series, starting with the original Tales of Phantasia. I still love that one to this day, mainly for its villain (which at the time I thought he had a good and unique depth to him).

However, I feel my all time favourite JRPG (if it classifies as one) is Suikoden II (and I). There's something very special and personal about the storytelling in those games. Even if Luca Blight was a pretty stereotypical sociopathic prince, everything about that game was magical. It's one of the few games that gets to me emotionally.

gateofselidor 2018-01-02 15:52:07 UTC #30

Golden Sun, definitely. The mix of environment puzzles and turn-based combat really worked for me. I even enjoyed the third one, even if it’s not quite as good as the original two for the GBA.

In terms of ongoing franchises, I’m also a big fan of Etrian Odyssey.

SynCypher 2018-01-02 15:52:30 UTC #31

Oh gods do I have to choose? FFFFFFF-

Okay, here are some of my favorites:

Legend of Dragoon, Legend of Legaia, Any of the Tales games, the Suikoden series, the Breath of Fire series of games, The Wild Arms series, the Grandia series, Xenogears, Xenoblade, Final Fantasy, Chrono-Cross/Chrono-trigger, and the Lunar series of games.

To be honest, I loved tons more but...yeah this whole place would be over saturated if I decided to list them all, lol. The vids I chose (for the ones that have them) were just the ones I liked the most.

Trickster511 2018-01-02 16:29:58 UTC #32

Tales of Symphonia. It's both my favorite JRPG, but it's also my very first JRPG.

Funny thing is I first played the very end of the game (I played my cousin's copy) before I got my own. I was sooooo confused lol

JoFro 2018-01-02 17:22:29 UTC #33

Mother 3 fan translation!
If you have a GBA you can find fan translation cartridges on ebay for $15 or less!
Here's a link to one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mother-3-Game-Boy-Advance-GBA-SP-English-Reproduction-Translation-Game/272785734067?hash=item3f834bf9b3:g:u-8AAOSwutFZf~XB

storytimebiondi 2018-01-02 17:30:49 UTC #34

Hah! It's funny. I always thought that Breath of Fire was a side-quest simulator haha

storytimebiondi 2018-01-02 17:31:29 UTC #35

How could I forget Earthbound in my previous post. The Mother series is one of the strongest game series out there. So much love to Earthbound and the entire Mother series!

ChristodeBoyet 2018-01-02 17:31:59 UTC #36

What's so bad about side-quests? That's what I spend doing in most of the games I play.

storytimebiondi 2018-01-02 17:33:15 UTC #37

It was just surprising when I played my first BoF. Didn't stop me from enjoying it. But it was rather strange.

NickRowler 2018-01-02 18:29:24 UTC #38

I haven't played that many but I like Earthbound and I played some of Mother 3 and enjoyed it (but then I got stuck and could not finish it)

I also liked Princess Maker 2...but I don't know if that counts.
I also liked Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and the first two Paper Mario games.

I have played both FF7 and FF10...not really my cup of tea.

SynCypher 2018-01-02 18:54:24 UTC #39

Hahah well, I'm not surprised. How many farmers have I killed boss monsters for? XD

Chronitis 2018-01-02 20:17:14 UTC #40

FF10, Xenoblade Chronicles, Chrono Trigger, Monster Hunter Stories, and Mario & luigi Bowser's Inside Story.

Future favs are going to be Xenoblade 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3. I can already tell I'm going to LOVE those games.