JimboJones
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I did the exact same thing, been tempted to pick it up on Switch but I'd have to start over again and sink another 80+ hours into it but I was thinking maybe I should just move onto 2 or 3
what jrpg are you playing right now ?
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Shifty1897
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Still playing through Persona 3 Reload on PS5 and Octopath Traveller 2 on Switch. If I had to guess, I'm probably 20-25% through both. Will probably be Christmas before I beat either of them.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Just started Valkyrie Profile on the PSX.
Already beat this game many years ago. Thing is the only thing I remember about it is loving it, and since I'd love to play it's sequel on the PS2 I thought it was proper to give it a replay to get reminded of the story and characters.
Playing on the Wii's emulator. So far, all perfect and 0 issues, game looks great on my CRT at 240p.
Already beat this game many years ago. Thing is the only thing I remember about it is loving it, and since I'd love to play it's sequel on the PS2 I thought it was proper to give it a replay to get reminded of the story and characters.
Playing on the Wii's emulator. So far, all perfect and 0 issues, game looks great on my CRT at 240p.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
Replaying Rebirth on the Pro.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
I bought Octopath Traveler II on a few days ago. It's the first JRPG I've played in absolute ages. As in, a replay of FF7 maybe ten years or more ago. I just didn't keep up with the genre.
I have to admit I borderline hate playing this game and I'm throwing in the towel at about 8 hours. This genre is not for me anymore. The only thing I'm enjoying is the combat system and some of the art. It just feels INSANELY slow and passive. The dialogues are so. fucking. drawn out and boring. It takes twenty seconds and two reiterations to get the most basic shit across and the storylines so far are absurdly generic and uninteresting. It's like an AI "classic JRPG" generator. I just find it all dull and boring as fuck.
While objectively good of course, I can't stand the music in the same way as Souls games' recent "epic blaring choirs" rubs me the wrong way. It's very competent but so by-the-numbers and painfully generic to my ears.
I have to admit I borderline hate playing this game and I'm throwing in the towel at about 8 hours. This genre is not for me anymore. The only thing I'm enjoying is the combat system and some of the art. It just feels INSANELY slow and passive. The dialogues are so. fucking. drawn out and boring. It takes twenty seconds and two reiterations to get the most basic shit across and the storylines so far are absurdly generic and uninteresting. It's like an AI "classic JRPG" generator. I just find it all dull and boring as fuck.
While objectively good of course, I can't stand the music in the same way as Souls games' recent "epic blaring choirs" rubs me the wrong way. It's very competent but so by-the-numbers and painfully generic to my ears.
CosmicComet
Member
Playing Visions of Mana and Ys X. Enjoying both immensely.
Will be getting the DQ 3 remake soon, I don't like the stupid changes but they are minor enough that it's more of an annoyance than a deal breaker, especially with how beautiful the game looks.
Will be getting the DQ 3 remake soon, I don't like the stupid changes but they are minor enough that it's more of an annoyance than a deal breaker, especially with how beautiful the game looks.
mèx
Member
Between November and now I've played:
- Trails through Daybreak: pretty good intro to the Calvard arc, the strong point is the characters for sure, it's refreshing to finally play with a new cast of characters. The new engine looks nice for a Falcom game, they also improved the animations a lot.
- Metaphor: a fun adventure, I liked the story, cast and the meta-narrative. I found the pacing to be decently good too, even with the padding introduced by the calendar system.
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: incredible production values for a JRPG, the setpieces are great. The story is pretty thin outside the final act, but this game is mostly about the journey and the character moments.
- Trails through Daybreak II: another game that focuses on character moments over the main (Trails) plot. Characters interactions are extremely good overall, lots of good moments there. The pacing is excellent, for a Trails game at least.
Not sure what to play next. I'm craving for JRPGs lately.
- Trails through Daybreak: pretty good intro to the Calvard arc, the strong point is the characters for sure, it's refreshing to finally play with a new cast of characters. The new engine looks nice for a Falcom game, they also improved the animations a lot.
- Metaphor: a fun adventure, I liked the story, cast and the meta-narrative. I found the pacing to be decently good too, even with the padding introduced by the calendar system.
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: incredible production values for a JRPG, the setpieces are great. The story is pretty thin outside the final act, but this game is mostly about the journey and the character moments.
- Trails through Daybreak II: another game that focuses on character moments over the main (Trails) plot. Characters interactions are extremely good overall, lots of good moments there. The pacing is excellent, for a Trails game at least.
Not sure what to play next. I'm craving for JRPGs lately.
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Shifty1897
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Damn dude, nice job clearing all of those since November, I'm jealous!
As for me, trying to steamroll through Fantasian Neo Dimension before Xenoblade Chronicles X drops later this month. I think I'm almost done with part 1, the difficulty is starting to crank up and I'm burning through items during boss battles to stay afloat. I love it.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I got to the final boss, characters are in their low 60s. I have two more optional sidequests to do and one optional story quest. I'm eventually gonna to go back to the game and grind to Level 99. Also finish those last three optional quest before I take on the final boss. The final boss is HARD. And my reccomadation is to take your time with the game since the game is extremely tough and I don't think it's possible to beat the game before Xenoblade Chronicles X is out. I would say play the game in chunks. Part 1 was easy but man Part 2 is no joke when it comes to boss fights
Shifty1897
Member
Thanks for the heads up!
I got to the final boss, characters are in their low 60s. I have two more optional sidequests to do and one optional story quest. I'm eventually gonna to go back to the game and grind to Level 99. Also finish those last three optional quest before I take on the final boss. The final boss is HARD. And my reccomadation is to take your time with the game since the game is extremely tough and I don't think it's possible to beat the game before Xenoblade Chronicles X is out. I would say play the game in chunks. Part 1 was easy but man Part 2 is no joke when it comes to boss fights
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I reccomand to play Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition when it comes out and put Fantasian on hold. Even though I love the game, the hard difficulty made me kind of feel burnt out on it. And it's constant too when it comes to how hard the game gets in Part Two
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Miyazaki’s Slave
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Monster Hunter Wilds…and the last Ryzia alchemist game…getting ready for the new one this month.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Level 13 in Suikoden HD. A nice burn. I had to pack my Fantasian. I'd be all about that had Suikoden not come out.
Playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Good visuals, and fun combat. Qeen's Blood is a decent minigame. I prefer the original soundtrack, but the music is still good.
I don't care for the story changes, the Ubisoft style towers, and tasks, or how they have reimagined some of the characters. A solid 8/10, thanks to the positives.
I don't care for the story changes, the Ubisoft style towers, and tasks, or how they have reimagined some of the characters. A solid 8/10, thanks to the positives.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Just finished ys 4 dawn of ys for the pcengine cd
English's translation and voice.
Wow such a great game that seems to have been overlooked as it came out at the end of the pc engines life and everyone else was talking about the snes mask of the sun ( which I think isn't nearly as good as dawn) .
English's translation and voice.
Wow such a great game that seems to have been overlooked as it came out at the end of the pc engines life and everyone else was talking about the snes mask of the sun ( which I think isn't nearly as good as dawn) .
Werewolf Jones
Member
Dragging my feet with Xenosaga Episode III. Not a big fan of the going back in time stuff.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
That's a tough one
If you haven't played any of the Trails Games I recommend to wait for the Trails In The Sky Chapter 1 Remake. Trails Through Daybreak is a great game too but is much later in the overarching story
Baten Kaitos is also fantastic
If you have a Switch I reccomand getting Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition. But only if you're a fan of the franchise
Boss Mog
Member
I recently Platinum'd Metaphor. It was one of the most overrated JRPGs ever imho. The game is an 80 at best.
I'm playing Scarlet Nexus right now and I like it. I beat Yuito's story and am now about a third of the way through Kasane's. There's a lot of potential here, solid groundwork with a lot of room for improvement if Namco decides to make another one.
I'm playing Scarlet Nexus right now and I like it. I beat Yuito's story and am now about a third of the way through Kasane's. There's a lot of potential here, solid groundwork with a lot of room for improvement if Namco decides to make another one.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Yeah the more I played it the more I was disliking the game. I don't hate the game but I would give the game a B Grade. If it wasn't the main story, I would skip everything else. Weird how this game had a 6 to 8 year development cycle and it's not as great as I expected
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Boss Mog
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The dungeons are such a joke. Like bad SNES-era dungeons with a square design, no puzzles and a completely linear path apart from a few dead-ends with chests.
mèx
Member
I finished Tales of Graces f Remastered in around 50 hours.
It was pretty good! I was told the story was bad but that's not true at all. The story is simple and mostly straightforward without mind bending twists, and that does not equal bad. It works pretty well for the themes they wanted to discuss: friendship, life, family and forgiveness/acceptance. I mean, it's nothing new and it is pretty cliche at times, but it still worked out for me. The worst thing about it is that the middle act is a bit too long and not paced well.
The character and their interactions were super fun, I loved the post battle banter, lol. The skits are good too, I think I missed quite a few since I didn't bother much with side quests.
The combat system was great, each character plays completely different and there is a lot of stuff to learn and do. Mastering each character can take quite a lot of time, I stuck with Asbel for most of the playthrough, but there is a lot to experiment with if the combat system gets its hooks into you.
The art style has aged really well. It also helps that you don't control the camera, so every scene is framed in the way it looks best. I played it on the Steam Deck and it looks super clean even at 720p, plus it runs at 60 FPS without problems.
I hope the next remaster in the pipeline is Tales of Abyss, looking forward to play that one.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Might as well post it here as well to share the pain.
Pokemon Shining Pearl
Really struggling to understand what the fuck Gamefreak were smoking here thinking this game was an acceptable "remake"? The last remake of Gen 3 on the 3DS was made in the same engine as X&Y. You could even call it a low-key sequel to X&Y as it incorporated mega evolutions. It was, without a doubt, a perfect remake and one of the best games in the series.
With this "remake" it's basically the same Gen 4 game with just smoother graphics. Same art style, which made sense on DS hardware, but on the Switch it looks ugly as fuck. As in, possibly the worst looking game I've ever seen. Why not make it in the same engine as Sword and Shield? They couldn't even be bothered to add in features from Platinum, which IMO should be a crime!
I know Gamefreak outsourced this game, but they must have had the final say on the game. Like everything Gamefreak have made on the Switch, it's just comes down to them being lazy. They know they can put in minimum effort and release any slop and people will buy it. Yeah, I'm guilty, but after playing Gen 9 I wanted to see how the other games were on the Switch. They're all shit and this is currently the worst of the worst. Embarrassing
I'm not even sure I'll be able to finish it.
Pokemon Shining Pearl
Really struggling to understand what the fuck Gamefreak were smoking here thinking this game was an acceptable "remake"? The last remake of Gen 3 on the 3DS was made in the same engine as X&Y. You could even call it a low-key sequel to X&Y as it incorporated mega evolutions. It was, without a doubt, a perfect remake and one of the best games in the series.
With this "remake" it's basically the same Gen 4 game with just smoother graphics. Same art style, which made sense on DS hardware, but on the Switch it looks ugly as fuck. As in, possibly the worst looking game I've ever seen. Why not make it in the same engine as Sword and Shield? They couldn't even be bothered to add in features from Platinum, which IMO should be a crime!
I know Gamefreak outsourced this game, but they must have had the final say on the game. Like everything Gamefreak have made on the Switch, it's just comes down to them being lazy. They know they can put in minimum effort and release any slop and people will buy it. Yeah, I'm guilty, but after playing Gen 9 I wanted to see how the other games were on the Switch. They're all shit and this is currently the worst of the worst. Embarrassing
I'm not even sure I'll be able to finish it.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Pokemon going 3D was the downfall for the franchise. The quality drop was astounding and it hasn't even recovered 12 years later. So fucking sad man. I'm holding onto my GBA and DS games until I'm in the ground.
Finished Xenosaga Episode III recently was considering doing an RTTP/LTTP thread but I doubt anyone would even care. There's a lot left to be desired by the game as it ends but at the same time they wrapped it up as well as they could have, all things considered.
Started Baten Kaitos last night, only 2 hours in though and apparently it's 50 hours... Sure hope it ends up worth it.
foamdino
Member
In the middle (I think!) of Trails through Daybreak - and this year 2 was released, the sky remaster is coming and now the next calvard game!! (There's no way I can keep on top of these as I cannot play them back to back, I have to shuffle in some other games between trails - and I'm really looking at Yumia and Claire Obscur 33...)
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
You say that, but BDSP are 2D. They're exactly like the original DS games, but with a lick of paint. This did them no favours and they're easily the worst Pokemon games ever made.
Had to necro this. You don't really play OPT2 for the "story". The mechanics of the game and how the combat system works is chefs kiss. The setups, the classes etc. You just didn't do it right lol.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
I'm currently doing my obligatory, once-a-year Chrono Trigger playthrough. This year is special since I'm playing the DS version for the first time.
hououinkyouma00
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I'm in the mood for a JRPG after failing to get into Metaphor (surprising because Persona is my favorite series of all time, but while I was playing it I just kept saying I wish I was playing Persona). I'll get back to it at some point but not right now.
I was thinking about grabbing the Grandia HD collection? How are people's feelings on it? I never played it as a kid despite always wanting it.
I was thinking about grabbing the Grandia HD collection? How are people's feelings on it? I never played it as a kid despite always wanting it.
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TerribleAtThisGame
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Funnily, I am at the same location, just doing the side stuff. It's getting a bit tedious, so I am rotating the game with other titles so I don't burn out. I'm of the same opinion that it looks good, and that combat isn't half bad. I would even play a FFXVII with this combat system.
I love the first Grandia. It has a great sense of adventure, and the combat is really fun. While I prefer G1 to G2, I also like the sequel a lot. G2 visuals haven't aged well, but it is a fun game to play. The collection is well worth it, with two very good JRPGs.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Finally playing Metaphor ReFantazio and I gotta say, I'm underwhelmed so far, though I know I'm very early on. The music is horrible, and it's way too much like the standard Persona formula just with unlikable characters. Hope it gets better.
Shifty1897
Member
I beat Fantasian.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
was right, it was brutal. Probably the hardest JRPG I've ever beaten.
I started SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. Sublime soundtrack and art, and some of the rough edges have been rounded but there's still plenty of wtf moments like "Be sure to dodge this bird because he will steamroll your entire party if you get into a battle with him." And "Don't ask this character to help you on this one mission or she will freaking die at the end."
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
was right, it was brutal. Probably the hardest JRPG I've ever beaten.I started SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. Sublime soundtrack and art, and some of the rough edges have been rounded but there's still plenty of wtf moments like "Be sure to dodge this bird because he will steamroll your entire party if you get into a battle with him." And "Don't ask this character to help you on this one mission or she will freaking die at the end."