Begaria
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Aaaallllmost there. I'm in Chapter 9.
what jrpg are you playing right now ?
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Aaaallllmost there. I'm in Chapter 9.
N° 2048
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Me too. So far every battle is basically "press options for auto battle"
Hopefully picks up soon.
Gonna try to finally finish Lost Odyssey (starting for the 3rd time now on XB1!)
Still trying to finish IU too but im at a fight thats pissing me the hell off... Dmitri... i keep dying and have to replay a bunch of shit including a mini boss... theres no save point before him either... so fucking irritating. (other than that, ive been enjoying this game despite the hate it gets lol)
Still trying to finish IU too but im at a fight thats pissing me the hell off... Dmitri... i keep dying and have to replay a bunch of shit including a mini boss... theres no save point before him either... so fucking irritating. (other than that, ive been enjoying this game despite the hate it gets lol)
PassiveObserver
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Taking my second crack at Ys: Oath of Felghana, this time on PSP. At the Illbrim Ruins, same point where I left off in the PC version years ago. Will probably stick at it this time around.
Begaria
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Made it passed Chapter 10 in Digimon. I was not lied to. It actually did get a lot better in terms of the main story. Really cool revelations and scene in Chapter 10. Still, the side quests could be a lot better. Might just bulldoze through the main story and forget the side quests.
tiebreaker
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Playing Okage at the moment....at chapter 4. I must admit that I haven't really been enjoying it.
Just pushing through to the finish line now as the game is supposed to be fairly short. I would have dropped it if it's 40 hours long.
Just pushing through to the finish line now as the game is supposed to be fairly short. I would have dropped it if it's 40 hours long.
Begaria
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You're not OP. Digimon is just SUPER easy outside of like one boss battle (which was still pretty easy). This is like "baby's first JRPG".
I thought the story did pick up a little bit during Chapter 10...but damn everything else surrounding it is just so mediocre.
I have zero nostalgia for Digimon. I've never watched the show or played any of the other games.
Alboreo
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I really like Okage, but I admit that it's only due to the setting and art style. The gameplay is definitely pretty meh, just generic turn based JRPG fare. I'd love to see a spiritual successor that kept the art style but had more interesting gameplay.
MakotoYuki
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Resonance of Fate on PS3 Trails of Cold Steel I on Vita. Also have Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE on hold, but didn't play it since August.
OmnipotentO
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Namco Bandai sale on steam got me thinking about picking up Tales of Symphonia for $6. Always thought it looked interesting and been wanted to play that since the Gamecube days but never got around to it. Also that newer looking one called Tales of Zestiria for $17. Never played a Tales game before. Wish Vesperia was on steam. I hear that's the best one.
I LOVE jrpgs. I nearly have every jrpg on the 360 but good God. I wanted to like IU. I can see its massive potential! But it runs so so poorly. It has to be at least 15fps with further dips. It's terribly ran. I tried it so many times too.
This is one game that would benefit hugely on a PC or tweaked for Xbox One.
tiebreaker
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My main gripes with the game are the camera and the UI. The game is stupidly charming, but a chore to play.
I didn't find it a chore, but I can admit it could have been a lot better to play. Still, I love it to pieces, the charm and the whimsy and the quirk are soooo good.
I've been finding most boss battles fairly challenging on Hard Mode, at least early on (chapter 6). Not grinding or going for optimal teams though. It's no SMT but it's better than a lot out there.
If it doesn't click there's no point in forcing yourself through it. Personally I've enjoyed it from the beginning.
bigace33
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I'm back to my roots, and replaying the legendary Final Fantasy 7. So refreshing to have a jrpg start right away with action. Im gonna enjoy seeing old familiar characters and locations. This was the game that got me into jrpgs, and honestly I've been looking for jrpgs that can match it.
tiebreaker
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Finished Okage 
love the twist at the later part of the game.
Next is The Silver Case and then go back to a JRPG.
Let's see... I have a list of games I want to play... maybe you guys/girls could pick one out for me??
- Lost Odyssey: Any game that is similar to this? so I can get a better picture of the game.
- Koudelka: always want to get into the series. Bought a copy off Ebay.
- Kingdom Hearts 1.5: Never play a kingdom heart game before.
love the twist at the later part of the game.Next is The Silver Case and then go back to a JRPG.
Let's see... I have a list of games I want to play... maybe you guys/girls could pick one out for me??
- Lost Odyssey: Any game that is similar to this? so I can get a better picture of the game.
- Koudelka: always want to get into the series. Bought a copy off Ebay.
- Kingdom Hearts 1.5: Never play a kingdom heart game before.
letmetrythisname
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Can we call Disgaea 2 a JRPG despite largely being a turn-based strategy game? If so, yeah, that would be it. I'm about four hours in, right at the start of Chapter 4. The story and presentation weren't obnoxious enough to completely repel me this time! The gameplay is really good, if extremely easy.
N° 2048
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I can't do it anymore. Chapter 11, 21 hours.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth is so...blah...story never got better. Dungeons have like the same 2 or 3 Digimon in them, I don't have to use any strategy whatsoever in battle.
The translation is wonky as hell. I came across so many broken jokes/references.
The choices in the dialogue had two moments where it was just a full sentence but it was broken up as choices. Wut?
Shops are not shops, etc. and more but anyway.
Great nostalgia trip + music
Time to move on and maybe try to finish Tokyo Mirage before World of FF hits.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth is so...blah...story never got better. Dungeons have like the same 2 or 3 Digimon in them, I don't have to use any strategy whatsoever in battle.
The translation is wonky as hell. I came across so many broken jokes/references.
The choices in the dialogue had two moments where it was just a full sentence but it was broken up as choices. Wut?
Shops are not shops, etc. and more but anyway.
Great nostalgia trip + music
Time to move on and maybe try to finish Tokyo Mirage before World of FF hits.
Currently playing SMT4 Apocalypse and Yokai Watch 2 and having lots of fun with both. Apocalypse is one of the most fun JRPGs I've played and the story is actually engaging so far, and YW2 is a great refinement of everything in the first game... I do wish normal battles were harder tho, that's the main complaint, and it's especially bad when the other game I'm playing is SMT lol.
I normally avoid playing more than one RPG ar the time but I got YW2 as a gift and it's far simpler and very relaxing so it's worked so far.
I loved the game but can't blame you. Story for the most part wasn't interesting, most characters are boring or obnoxious, dungeons all look the same and difficulty is ridiculously bad, it's so damn easy. I tried to fix it with hard mode but all it did was make bosses damage sponges that were still easy.
Really I only enjoyed it for the monster raising, music and style. It's a shame because the systems for good combat are there, but balance is a hot mess.
The story does get interesting near the part you're in, but it's not groundbreaking at all.
I normally avoid playing more than one RPG ar the time but I got YW2 as a gift and it's far simpler and very relaxing so it's worked so far.
I loved the game but can't blame you. Story for the most part wasn't interesting, most characters are boring or obnoxious, dungeons all look the same and difficulty is ridiculously bad, it's so damn easy. I tried to fix it with hard mode but all it did was make bosses damage sponges that were still easy.
Really I only enjoyed it for the monster raising, music and style. It's a shame because the systems for good combat are there, but balance is a hot mess.
The story does get interesting near the part you're in, but it's not groundbreaking at all.
rayman1900
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I'm at chapter 4 of trails of cold steel and I'm really digging the story. I just blame the story structure, which is a little redundant.
Here's what you do so far :
- Free Day (Sunday) You deepens the bounds between the characters.
- Free day is always finishing up with exploring the old school house.
- Next week is always about preparation for the next field trip.
- Go on field trip.
- Do side quest and advance story.
- Return back to school.
- Repeat.
I really hope things get different in the next chapters, but at least the story is good.
Here's what you do so far :
- Free Day (Sunday) You deepens the bounds between the characters.
- Free day is always finishing up with exploring the old school house.
- Next week is always about preparation for the next field trip.
- Go on field trip.
- Do side quest and advance story.
- Return back to school.
- Repeat.
I really hope things get different in the next chapters, but at least the story is good.
marcincz
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Agree.
Game is great, but chapters are very schematic. Unfortunately.
I hope 2nd part has less repetitive chapters scheme.
JustSomeone
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Replaying baten kaitos. It's a great game, but a little rough around the edges. Origins(which I will replay next) is better than any way
Playing through FF7 for the first time ever. Really liking it actually. Hard to avoid spoilers/main story points this long after release but it's definitely still worth a play because even in these first few hours I'm picking up a lot of smaller intracicies that I didn't know about. Seems fairly straightforward too which I like.
One question to everyone though, I'm playing on original hardware and it takes a few seconds each save for the game to recognize/read my memory card. Is this usual or something I should be concerned about?
One question to everyone though, I'm playing on original hardware and it takes a few seconds each save for the game to recognize/read my memory card. Is this usual or something I should be concerned about?
SabinFigaro
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Just finished the post-game dungeons, including Corridor of Time and Extra Game. Overall, 22:20 for the whole thing, although Extra Game doesn't track your time.
I had put this off a few years ago after making it to the Amami Float. I'm not sure why, as I then pretty much powered through the rest over two weeks or so. Lovely game, and a short but sweet entry in the SMT series. I loved how fast and utterly uncluttered the gameplay was. There's not a lot of customization, but I found the lean approach refreshing.
In addition, this is by far the easiest entry (that I've played) in the series. I never saw the game over screen once, and comfortably walked through both the main and post-game on normal difficulty. I fused a demon with both reflect skills for the main game, then fused some additional demons with all the stat-boosting skills for post-game; this covered most encounters, including the superboss.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Sounds about eright from my memory that was 16 years ago!
bigace33
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Yep, it even does that on the Vita
Really funny that you posted this, I just yesterday randomly thought about this game at the gym. Played it years ago and really loved it but lost the copy. Tried again and apparently I forgot how insanely bad the slowdown is. Like...I don't even get it. Shame because that was really my only problem. The combat was fun and I genuinely liked the characters.
That game would instantly have been 10 times better if you could fight as different characters, the skill link thing was garbage. I always had the same complaint with Radiata Stories as well
Ah damn, you can't switch between characters in Radiata Stories? I have that on PS2 and was going to pick it up soon because I love Suikoden. Thought I read somewhere that later in the game you could take the MC out of the party.
Just got my castle in Suikoden 5, hooray!
Also up to the Dime Tower in Adventures of Mana. Will probably beat it tonight or tomorrow, or maybe beat it when I bring my car into the shop next week.
Of all next week so that means LOTS of RPG time. Suikoden 5 and later DQ Builders...
Also up to the Dime Tower in Adventures of Mana. Will probably beat it tonight or tomorrow, or maybe beat it when I bring my car into the shop next week.
Of all next week so that means LOTS of RPG time. Suikoden 5 and later DQ Builders...
As someone who has Radiata Stories in my top 10, no you can never play as another character. You're stuck with the MC the whole game. He does have 4 different weapon types and you can customize his combos. Dont let that dissuade you though because the cast of characters is so varied and fun, your options for party members is really where you get your customization fix.
I really enjoyed Suikoden 5 (which I only played last year). It feels like a true successor to S2 while being it's own thing. Perhaps a little too 'over-stretched' in places, it's not a looker, and the RTS battles are clunky, but I'm fond of it. Lots of good characters too.
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I finally am getting around to Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (will do the other two in sequence). I think the gameplay, specifically the pairing system is MUCH better than Awakening, and I'm enjoying it a lot more. Still not a huge fan of the more open structure so Conquest might be more down my alley. The changes to weapons are a bit of a wash to me - in some cases I prefer the durability, but having more direct effects on stats is interesting in its own way.
Beforehand I had heard plenty of criticisms about how poor the story is. I'm about 85% through the game (Chapter 25 of 28 or whatever) but it's not as bad as a feared - at least it's not egregiously offensive. It's more that it's a bunch of nothing. I feel like nothing has happened. Oh well, still a fun game and looking forward to the other versions.
PrinnyBomb
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Disgaea 2 was my favorite of the series (at least the psp version of it)
I'd say it's almost tied with 1 in terms of story but has so much better gameplay and post game
Radical Edward
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Yakuza games are waaay more closer to a traditional jrpg than any of the souls games. Only difference it the brawler battle system. Have you played a yakuza game before? If not, give it a whirl.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Recently Ive been replaying Xenoblade 3DS. I beat the Wii version four years ago, and its been a great time remembering what a truly great JRPG Xenoblade still is. I was curious after Xenoblade X (#2 JRPG) last year, if the one of the games would make the other irrelevant. But I think they both independently stand on their own as great in their own right. The music, the exploration on foot, the mysterious and engaging storyline of Xenoblade 3DS (#1 JRPG) still holds up and is GOAT class of JRPG.
... I've also given up on Trails in the Sky SC. As much as I loved Trails FC (#6 JRPG), I don't think I have it in me to do another 50 hours of pretty much the same formula. The music is so dull and the graphics... are absolutely nothing special to look at. I still enjoy the combat system, but the biggest issue I have with the game is the platform that I'm playing it on, PC. I have a bulky laptop and I think if I were playing this on PSP or Vita, I would actually play it more. No fault of the game, I'm just not feeling SC and I don't see myself returning to it. I'd still recommend it to anyone in the thread. I debated buying a Vita just to play this, and I wish that I had - playing it on Laptop sucks.
... So trying to figure out what to play concurrently with Xenoblade 3DS. Trying to decide between:
DQVII - Sounds like a whimsical game with great music, however I've never been a fan of DQ combat system (boring, not thought provoking enough) and I gave up after ~10 hours of DQIX. It seems foolish to really think that I'm going to enjoy DQVII if I didn't enjoy IX. But right now this game is the popular JRPG on GAF, so I'm sucked in by the hype...
SMTIV:A - The combat system sounds great, but the production values and "style" seem really low budget and lacking. The story sounds interesting if not downright stupid. I never played the first one, but the challenge and interesting combat system has me intrigued.
Bravely Second - I loved the first game (#4 JRPG), but the demo un-sold me on the game. The music was not very good, and story didn't sound interesting at all. I was also turned off by the reports of bad writing and dialog and music nowhere near on par as the first game. But I LOVE the combat system and the refinements to it. I think I'll give the demo another spin sometime and see if my feelings have changed on it...
Final Fantasy IX (#3) - I'm really interesting in the iOS version. IX is my favorite FF and the speed hack improvements to the iOS version make it really tempting to give this another play through. I mostly want to see if this game holds up in my memory. I was happy to see that Xenoblade held up in my memory, and if my memory serves correctly - FFIX has kick ass music, a fun story and character, the writing is fantastic, and the combat system is slow as hell, but engaging.
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations - Earliest this year I spent about 60 hours on Conquest (#5), which I do consider a JRPG. I had always planned to play through Revelations later this year after GOY season, and seeing that the year is coming to and end, maybe now is the time that I jump back into Fates. The story is DUMB, but thats okay because the graphics, music, and tactical gameplay all make it up. Plus this would be the cheapest purchase of everything on this list. I'm only worried that I may get burnt out on the game after already spending so much time on the game earlier this year.
... all of these are just options before Persona 5 next year, of course. Any thoughts on what to play next out of that list?
... I've also given up on Trails in the Sky SC. As much as I loved Trails FC (#6 JRPG), I don't think I have it in me to do another 50 hours of pretty much the same formula. The music is so dull and the graphics... are absolutely nothing special to look at. I still enjoy the combat system, but the biggest issue I have with the game is the platform that I'm playing it on, PC. I have a bulky laptop and I think if I were playing this on PSP or Vita, I would actually play it more. No fault of the game, I'm just not feeling SC and I don't see myself returning to it. I'd still recommend it to anyone in the thread. I debated buying a Vita just to play this, and I wish that I had - playing it on Laptop sucks.
... So trying to figure out what to play concurrently with Xenoblade 3DS. Trying to decide between:
DQVII - Sounds like a whimsical game with great music, however I've never been a fan of DQ combat system (boring, not thought provoking enough) and I gave up after ~10 hours of DQIX. It seems foolish to really think that I'm going to enjoy DQVII if I didn't enjoy IX. But right now this game is the popular JRPG on GAF, so I'm sucked in by the hype...
SMTIV:A - The combat system sounds great, but the production values and "style" seem really low budget and lacking. The story sounds interesting if not downright stupid. I never played the first one, but the challenge and interesting combat system has me intrigued.
Bravely Second - I loved the first game (#4 JRPG), but the demo un-sold me on the game. The music was not very good, and story didn't sound interesting at all. I was also turned off by the reports of bad writing and dialog and music nowhere near on par as the first game. But I LOVE the combat system and the refinements to it. I think I'll give the demo another spin sometime and see if my feelings have changed on it...
Final Fantasy IX (#3) - I'm really interesting in the iOS version. IX is my favorite FF and the speed hack improvements to the iOS version make it really tempting to give this another play through. I mostly want to see if this game holds up in my memory. I was happy to see that Xenoblade held up in my memory, and if my memory serves correctly - FFIX has kick ass music, a fun story and character, the writing is fantastic, and the combat system is slow as hell, but engaging.
Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations - Earliest this year I spent about 60 hours on Conquest (#5), which I do consider a JRPG. I had always planned to play through Revelations later this year after GOY season, and seeing that the year is coming to and end, maybe now is the time that I jump back into Fates. The story is DUMB, but thats okay because the graphics, music, and tactical gameplay all make it up. Plus this would be the cheapest purchase of everything on this list. I'm only worried that I may get burnt out on the game after already spending so much time on the game earlier this year.
... all of these are just options before Persona 5 next year, of course. Any thoughts on what to play next out of that list?
I have been playing Fantasy Life. I put 10 hours into it about a year ago, but am now at around 45 hours after picking it up ago.
I have never played an JRPG where I resented the main story for getting in the way of all the side stuff, but man this main story is terrible. I suffer through it to unlock new areas to grind, mashing the A button to get through pages of unskippable text written for the hypothetical 10-12 year olds who I would guess were the target audience in Japan. If the life sim stuff wasn't so addicting I would have shelved the game long ago.
I have never played an JRPG where I resented the main story for getting in the way of all the side stuff, but man this main story is terrible. I suffer through it to unlock new areas to grind, mashing the A button to get through pages of unskippable text written for the hypothetical 10-12 year olds who I would guess were the target audience in Japan. If the life sim stuff wasn't so addicting I would have shelved the game long ago.
The main town is a lazy (putting it nicely) set of menu items. There are other places where people reside that you visit which make it sound like there are towns and other people to talk to (at least in menu form), but they're not even lazy implementations of towns, they're just more bland copy and paste dungeons.
Another week and I still haven't finished Tales of Zestiria, but i'm pretty certain i'm very close now, up to the point where
and got an achievement hinting at the final battle.
Hopefully i'll get it done in the coming week, if not this month :/
I'm heading back to Elysia after beating the dragon on the battlefield
Hopefully i'll get it done in the coming week, if not this month :/
I've been sick in bed the past week, still am in fact sooo rpgs have been lotsa my entertainment! Finished Cold Steel 2 last sunday, DQ7 just the other night, an I've gotten goin' on Golden Sun Dark Dawn! This is my first time replaying it but I remember liking the game even though lotsa people didn't. Using a guide this time ta make sure I don't miss any djinni unlike my first playthrough!