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Greatest RPGs that were never released in Europe?
- Thread starter u_neek
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LittleTokyo
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Terranigma
Oh wait... nevermind...
Lucky bastards.
Oh wait... nevermind...
Lucky bastards.
u_neek said:
It is that good one of my favorite RPG's of all time. It has an incredible soundtrack, outstanding hand drawn art, awesome battle system, and 3 endings.
How much do they go for in europe?
Either way I say go for it, it has good value retention so if your ever hurting for money, you probably could sell it on ebay for close to what you bought it for ( assuming you buy it on ebay, and not some B&M store where they will totally rip you off).
LittleTokyo
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I have Valkyrie Profile and I just never got into it. I've played about 2 hours and I'm not sure if those 2 hours were actual gameplay or the longest intro ever...
Gamedude said:
There's not really much of a cohesive overall story, just that you're the Valkyrie, training souls to send up to Valhalla to destroy the Vanir forces. There's a lot more to the storyline, that you need to uncover... it's almost impossible to figure it out without reading a FAQ tho
The story is mostly a tale of the characters and how they die, usually very tragically. The story is rather somber and depressing...But, the gameplay absolutely kicks ass (although some parts in particular can be *VERY* frustrating), the graphics/artwork are fantastic, music is... well depends on how much you like Sakuraba =P ... and the battle system is one of my favorites in all of RPGdom. Plus, the game has tons of replay - 3 different difficulty levels (Hard mode has some awesome dungeons!), 3 different endings to get, etc. It's one of my favorite games of all time, second favorite PSX RPG behind Star Ocean 2 (I'm a big tri-Ace fan), and if I had to spend $80 for it, I would.
Surprising, but true.
Red Scarlet
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The list would be longer than pi.
Worm_Buffet
Member
I can't believe that nobody's mentioned the sublime Super Mario RPG yet. It was supposed to be released in europe initially IIRC. But of course it wasn't.
It's bemusing how cautious NOE were with releasing RPGs in those days. "We won't release any RPGs because nobody buys them". That's because you're not releasing any RPGs, you morons! Why would europe not be able to grasp the concept of japanese RPGs when the US was? What where they thinking?
It's bemusing how cautious NOE were with releasing RPGs in those days. "We won't release any RPGs because nobody buys them". That's because you're not releasing any RPGs, you morons! Why would europe not be able to grasp the concept of japanese RPGs when the US was? What where they thinking?
maybe not only the greatest rpg games, but rpg games, that were never released in europe.
ps1
- final fantasy tactics
- chrono cross
- xenogears
- thousand arms
- legend of mana
- persona 1 / 2
- parasite eve 1 (if you count that as rpg)
- valkyrie profile
ps2
- okage: shadow king
- xenosaga pt.1 / pt.2
- suikoden 3
- dual hearts
- final fantasy XI
- shining tears
- digital devil saga 1 / 2 (maybe its coming to europe soon)
- grandia xtreme
bad pal conversion
- final fantasy VII - X
- shadow hearts 1 +2
- star ocean 3
- grandia 1 and 2
- kingdom hearts
- jade cocoon 2
- vagrant story
there is actually a pal version.
ps1
- final fantasy tactics
- chrono cross
- xenogears
- thousand arms
- legend of mana
- persona 1 / 2
- parasite eve 1 (if you count that as rpg)
- valkyrie profile
ps2
- okage: shadow king
- xenosaga pt.1 / pt.2
- suikoden 3
- dual hearts
- final fantasy XI
- shining tears
- digital devil saga 1 / 2 (maybe its coming to europe soon)
- grandia xtreme
bad pal conversion
- final fantasy VII - X
- shadow hearts 1 +2
- star ocean 3
- grandia 1 and 2
- kingdom hearts
- jade cocoon 2
- vagrant story
Raytow said:
there is actually a pal version.
neopokekun
Member
Adding a few more...ram said:
- Wild Arms 2
- Brave Fencer Musashi
- Threads of Fate
- Arc the Lad Collection
- Chocobo's Dungeon 2
- Torneko the Last Hope
- Dragon Warrior VII
- Rhapsody
- Ogre Battle
- Tactics Ogre
- Hoshigami
- Saiyuki: Journey West
- SaGa Frontier 1
- Front Mission 3
- RPG Maker 1 & 2
- Tales of Destiny 1 & "2"
- Lunar 1 & 2
- Tsugunairam said:
- Grandia Xtreme
- Growlanser Generations
ToastyFrog
Inexplicable Treasure Hate
And Faselei. Although it's easy enough to get unboxed copies of the U.S. version now -- apparently they manufactured it but the games ended up sitting in a warehouse until various liquidators came across them.Scott said:
