What are the greatest jRPGs of all time? I just finished Chrono Cross for the first time, and the story was a massive trainwreck. I can't believe people were praising this piece of shit.
Pic related, an actual great jrpg.
Will always remain my favorite
>>263671802
Played 1 and 2 I think. Was decent.
>>263671693
Xenogears isn't a great JRPG. The much touted story doesn't even make sense if you haven't read the supplementary book, and the gameplay is incredibly lackluster.
>>263672031
Xenogears is the FFXIII of its time.
IMHOpls no bully
>>263672284
VII is a pretty good JRPG but it's a shame is overrated as fuck
>we will never get another game like DDS in the series
>>263672441
Maybe it used to be. Everyone and their mom makes sure to remind everyone else how overrated it is just about every time it's brought up. Hell, I remember "FFVII is overrated" posts in like 2008 outnumbering actual FFVII discussion.
>>263672282
Now let's not get ahead of ourselves. Xenogears has at least some positives.
>>263672282
Epic meme
Go actually play Xenogears
>>263672282
No, not even.
>>263672025
Good choice.
Chrono Trigger is the good one, Cross is crap.
top 5 JRPGs for me
Earthbound
Paper Mario 2
Grandia
Brave Fencer Musashi
Ys Book 1&2
best thing about xenogears is the bgm and the texturing
>>263672834
>>263672853
Technically he's right. Though Xenogears allowed you to control your party members.
>>263672734
So does FFXIII. Doesn't stop either of them from being mediocre games.
>>263673267
I said positives, a plural. The only positive FFXIII has is graphics.Prove me wrong if you can
>>263673215
What's "technical" about it? They're entirely different from a gameplay perspective and Xenogears has a lot of classic JRPG elements that assures it fits into its genre whereas FFXIII eschews these elements and replaces them with nothing.
>>263672489
I cant tell you how many times i almost bought that game during the ps2 era everytime i saw it at gamestop, i didnt kbow what it was but it looked cool.
>>263672441
>>263672672
I think something that people need to remember is that a game being overrated doesn't mean it's not still good, or can't be a valid favorite. If anything it just means that people need to try out different things, play another game in the genre or whatnot, rather than just sticking with something tried and true. I mean, Chrono Trigger's a favorite of mine since it does so much stuff right. It may be overrated, but that hasn't kept it from being enjoyable.
>>263671802
Reminds me I need to play those games sometime when I get a chance.
>>263673142
>BFM
Fucking love that game.
>>263671693
>What are the greatest jRPGs of all time?
Entirely subjective. But I'd say:
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VIII
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Suikoden III
Paper Mario
Seiken Densetsu 3
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VIII
Demon's Souls
Valkyria Chronicles
>I just finished Chrono Cross for the first time, and the story was a massive trainwreck. I can't believe people were praising this piece of shit.
>Pic related, an actual great jrpg.
Calling Chrono Cross a train wreck but claiming Xenogears wasn't? I shouldn't have responded to an obvious troll....
>>263673527
If you consider the toilet flush animation before each battle a "classic JRPG element", then I'm surprised you're still bothering with this genre at all.
gears>saga3>blade
>>263673508
Soundtrack.
>>263673548
Well, Atlus did reprint it (along with every PS2 SMT/Persona game in the end) so it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to buy them if you still haven't played them. That said, you are going to want to pick up the second game as well if you find yourself liking the first.
The fact that PC has The Last Remnant and can emulate Etrian Odyssey 3 with the "HD" emulator makes it the superior platform
>>263673798
What?
>>263673835
The soundtrack was ass.I bet you're one of those casuals that plays games for the music too
>>263671693
imo
Suikoden 2 is easily the best jrpg ever made
>>263673775
>FFVIII
>One of the gratest JRPGs of all time
Your opinion doesn't matter.
>>263673954
The last remnant sucks though.
>>263673508
The soundtrack wasn't badexcept for the one that was added into the north american version that was played over and over and over
>>263674031
What kind of a retard plays a game for the music? It's a nice bonus, but at the end of the day gameplay is what matterswhich is why Xenogears and FFXIII are pretty much equal.
>>263674062
>hating on FFVIII for attention
>claiming some elses opinion doesn't matter
FF is shit.
DQ is shit.SMT is shit
Why haven't you recognized the superior JRPG series yet, /v/?
>>263673835
The soundtrack doesn't fit with the fucking game at all.
>>263673775
>subjective
>FFVI
nah, FFVI is legitimately easy as shit, even if you don't get ultima and nuke everything with it
>>263673548
Emulate it if you can. It's a loose retelling of the Digital Devil Story novel but with Nocturne's battle system and actual party members that get fleshed out. One of the better Megami Tensei sub-series in my opinion.
>>263674062
FFVIII is better than FFVII and IX. Which people have already claimed are the best RPGs of all time in this very thread.
You are not unique for hating on FFVIII spoony.
>>263672282
>xenogears
>the best story to ever come out of square
>ffXIII
>the worst
>>263674165
Whatever.
>>263673775
>>263674215
nevermind I'm retarded, I thought you were listing the easiest JRPGs for whatever reason
The one and only
>>263674215
What does FFVI being easy have to do with someones opinion of liking or disliking it? Or are you one of those idiots who thinks your opinion is fact and others are wrong.
>>263674303
Only thing FFVIII fans can do to defend the game is parrot SPOONY when I don't even know who the fuck that is and it doesn't erase the games myriad flaws.
>>263674312
They were both shit.
>>263672489
>mfw playing DDS2 for the first time right now
Man it's great I like it even more than the first one already after playing 15h.
>>263674470
Only thing FFVIII haters can do to claim their game sucks is point out 'crappy plot twists' and 'shitty gameplay'. When those things can be attributed to every Final Fantasy game.
>>263674685
When all you can do is say "b-but every other game sucks too" you might as well just stop.
>>263674427
Definitely in my top 3
>>263674174
>games suck because they're popular
>why don't you appreciate the lesser known RPGs!
Also, I love how you claim Dragon Quest sucks, then hype a first person dungeon crawler. When both Dragon Quest and Etrains Odyssey were inspired by Wizardry. And Yuji Horii was the major reason Japan even got into Wizardry.
>>263674803
When all you can say is 'stop posting' and deflect from the topic, you might as well stop.
Best Final Fantasy game coming through.
>>263675051
>tfw I'm a huge pleb who can't into final fantasy
>the only one I managed to beat was Final Fantasy Adventure
>>263675217
Why is this ?
>>263671693
>likes Xenogears
>dislkike Chrono Cross
wait what
they both have complex plots, thats why I love them.
>>263674925
Quake and CoD were both inspired by Doom too, anon.
Dragon Quest presents a vastly primitivized take on anything Wizardry stood for. The first game had only 4 spells for chrissakes; the latter games have more content but still struggle to match up with even the first Wizardry game from fucking 1981. The games are vastly RNG based and Horii doesn't even hide the fact. EO actually does justice to its inspiration however, reducing the frustrating RNG in favor of logically surmountable difficulty, which depends on how good you become at constructing your party (something DQ has always sucked at).
>>263675217
Start with FF1, if you have any experience with turn based rpgs its pretty easy. if you dont, its still fairly easy.
>>263675585
FF1 is horrible.
>>263675418
because I'm a huge pleb
>>263675585
I started with 6
is that where I went wrong?
I'm pretty shit at RPGs to be honest
>>263675034
So let's both stop.
>>263671693
I recently played Xenogears. Got past the part where you're stuck under the desert with the eyepatch dude.
I quit shortly after that. The game really is not good. The dialogue is really contrived and they make no attempt to cover up any kind of foreshadowing with any kind of subtlety. Citan just outright says THERES ANOTHER PERSON INSIDE YOU like fucking 10 minutes into the game. He also makes it extremely clear that he is not a human being and is some kind of overseer/god. I didn't get far enough to figure it out but I don't want to.
And the gameplay is just so fucking bad. Random encounters are way too common, I'll be trying to walk down a single hallway and get 14 battles. And not the mention the fact that EVERY SINGLE FIGHT up to the point that I stopped could be won by mashing triangle. I actually beat most of the random encounters while reading text messages and spamming buttons.
Even the bosses were just "spam chi bolt" 5 or 6 times and they're dead. You have like 3000 health and bosses do maybe 120 damage per hit so you're never in any danger of dying. The only time I died was against the dinosaur thing in the jungle because I assumed you had to since I couldnt do any damage to it. Once I died I realized I just had to survive a certain number of turns so I just spammed guard and took like 6 damage per hit from a giant dinosaur stepping on me.
Not to mention the cutscenes are very poorly voice acted. There's really no more to be said about that but they were still probably the most enjoyable part of the game.
I don't really understand why people think it was so great. Maybe some will say it gets better after the point that I stopped, but a game taking like 10 hours to get good is not a point in its favor. Plenty of games are good from the beginning or at least shortly after.
>>263674165
If you cant see the obvious faults with VIII then you super shit taste
>>263674303
This level of delusion is rare
>>263675893
>Maybe some will say it gets better after the point that I stopped
It doesn't.
>>263675893
>He also makes it extremely clear that he is not a human being and is some kind of overseer/godHe isn't
>>263675893
Wow, you played the game for like 2 hours and you already say all that about it?
Impressive.
>>263675498
>Dragon Quest presents a vastly primitivized take on anything Wizardry stood for.
Easier interface and controls doesn't make a game 'primitive'. Wizardry was needlessly complex and as a result, did not retain its popularity over the years. Now the only one making Wizardry games is a Japanese company.
> The first game had only 4 spells for chrissakes
The first Dragon Quest game had 10 spells. But the fact that you think number of skills = complexity shows how stupid your argument is.
>the latter games have more content but still struggle to match up with even the first Wizardry game from fucking 1981.
So now you're going against your own argument. "The first DQ game didn't have enough content. Later DQ games added more content, but I don't count it because I didn't like it."
>EO actually does justice to its inspiration however, reducing the frustrating RNG in favor of logically surmountable difficulty
Holy duck you're really struggling to find ways that EO is better.
> which depends on how good you become at constructing your party (something DQ has always sucked at).
Yeah. Because you can just rush through Dragon Quest III, VI and VII with any classes or skills. No party customization needed.
Or you're just an idiot who probably hasn't even played the Dragon Quest games.
>>263675918
>If you cant see the obvious faults with VIII then you super shit taste
Nice examples given. Oh wait...
>>263675498
>The first game had only 4 spells for chrissakes
Heal
Healmore
Hurt
Hurtmore
Outside
Radiant
Repel
Return
Sleep
Stopspell
You really shouldn't talk about things you have no knowledge of.
Anyone else have the problem where they'll BINGE on a jrpg and if they don't finish the game during that binge, It's hard to finish it?
I've not finished a lot of jrpgs because of this
Another thing I'm wondering anyone experiences is the INSANE amount of pressure and anxiety when fighting a jrpg boss? Shit stresses me out
>>263671693
>the story makes no sense for my small brain so it's a massive trainwreck
fixed.
>>263675585
FFI is pretty dated, I wouldn't say this is a good starting point to get into the series
Maybe play it if you want to see where it all started, but other than that it doesn't have much to offer compared to the other games
It barely has any plot since it's an NES game, and most (if not all) versions that aren't the original are pretty much "hold X to win"
Are there any JRPGs that require actual thought to complete? Optional shit like killing an optional boss way earlier than you're intended and SRPGs don't count.
>>263671693
I don't know about 'greatest', but Final FantasyIVis my favourite JRPG of all time.
Where mah IV niggas at?
Since it seems people are fine with posting SRPGs, the first 4 games for a really nice set together. Still stronger especially setting and story-wise, but the gameplay is pretty good too.
Too bad English release never ever, eh?
>>263676721
I've restarted a number of RPGs because I had to take more than a couple days break between playing.
And I still have never finished Final Fantasy VII because I always get so bored in Disk 2.
>>263676265
>like 2 hours
It was more like 8. Some games are fucking over at the 8 hour mark. Not saying every game should be that short but it should certainly be good by then
>>263672672
2008 was hell for VIfag shitposters disallowing VII discussion of any sort, then when 2009 came and VII hit the PSN, all the little fagets went and replayed VII and realised it's actually still fucking great.
>>263676921
Nowhere, IV is generic as fuck.
>>263676274
>Easier interface and controls doesn't make a game 'primitive'.
There was nothing particularily complex about Wizardry. Have you even played it? It has a plenty of frustrating elements, but these are due to RNG reliance and not complexity. Meanwhile DQ has its full retard interface that needs you to select commands from a separate menu for every distinct action. Which was ripped from Ultima, but at least in Ultima you could do that on a whim with a keystroke, while in DQ you wait for 4 seconds till the game recognizes your command.
>The first Dragon Quest game had 10 spells. But the fact that you think number of skills = complexity shows how stupid your argument is.
Please elaborate how is DQ more complex than Wizardry and EO then.
>So now you're going against your own argument. "The first DQ game didn't have enough content. Later DQ games added more content, but I don't count it because I didn't like it."
I said that latter DQ games still don't have enough content.
>Holy duck you're really struggling to find ways that EO is better.
"You are an asshat"
>Yeah. Because you can just rush through Dragon Quest III, VI and VII with any classes or skills. No party customization needed.
VI and VII are crappy with customization, most of the classes being an utter waste of time. There's nothing in the game that indicates which ones are good however. III is better off, but still pales in comparison with Wizardry - besides, there are no "skills" in it unless you count spells.
>>263676942
I remember when they were actually starting to develop massive hype for releasing one of the Sakura Taisen games to the west. Then it never happened. Just like Phantasy Star Online 2. I even saw fucking commercials for it at stores...and Sega still hasn't released it in the west.
Sena seriously sucks at localizing games.
xenogears is adeconstructionof the rpg genre
>>263677206
The fifth one was localized by NISA in 2010, but it's the least good one of the bunch.
>>263677212
No, you can just go around yelling "It's a deconstruction" at every shitty thing to make it deep.
Just stop.
>>263676119
Yeah I actually heard from a lot of people "if you don't like it already, it's only going to get worse" so that's why I stopped
>>263676198
Really? He seems to know everyone and even had some special name that someone called him that I don't quite remember. He also said stuff like "I'm not like normal people" and "I know much more than most" and it showed him talking to a lot of the villains as if they all respect him. Also he seems like he's omniscient considering how he always knows what to do before it happens.
Oh well, I might read a plot summary or something but I can't finish the game. It's just so boring.
>>263677212
True, it takes a solid reliable foundation and deconstructs it into an ugly pile of rubble.
The only jrpg I immensely enjoyed was Planescape Torment.
>>263676721
I do thay sometimes. I mostly put them off because theyre longer than any kther games that I play. So most of the time when i play vidya id rather just play counter strike with friends or something than go hook up my ps2 to a crt to play ps2 games.
When i emulate games i have no motivation to complete them.
>>263677425
Is this the same argument that No More Heroes is a "parody" of video games to deflect that it's just a shitty game?
>>263676721
I have the problem of growing bored of a jrpg after I'm halfway through it. And I hate dropping a rpg before finishing it because it feels like a waste of time.
Of course, it doesnt happen when the plot manages to keep me interested.
I only get stressed on SMT bosses, because they are always a pain to beat and usually I need to grind for levels so I can fuse demons to finally beat the boss. Dropped SMTIV on the last boss because of that. Its time consuming.
>>263677632
Yes.
>>263677591
updated muh journal
>>263677158
Nice opinion buddy.
I wish people would remember Chrono Cross was supposed to be a stand-alone game but Square forced the devs to turn it into a Trigger sequel.
It's a lot better as it's own game imo
>>263677089
Nigga, you dont take eight fucking hours to get to that part. The cavern is like 2 hours in the game.
You probably got lost or some shit.
>>263677470
Citan is an "overseer" of a sort, but he's still completely human.
>>263677737
Thanks, they are often facts.
>>263677182
>but at least in Ultima you could do that on a whim with a keystroke, while in DQ you wait for 4 seconds till the game recognizes your command.
Holy crap, you seriously have never played a Dragon Quest game in your life. Just admit it. Dragon Quest has some of the fastest battles in JRPGs. You can initiate, set commands and finish a battle in 10 seconds. The only exception to this is Dragon Quest VIII and IX because of 3D models and full animations in battle. All of the first person DQ games have extremely quick battles.
>Please elaborate how is DQ more complex than Wizardry and EO then.
I never claimed DQ was more complex. You're the idiot claiming DQ is a bad game because it isn't 'complex' enough.
>I said that latter DQ games still don't have enough content.
Which is pretty stupid when you have hundreds of skills, items and options in battle.
>VI and VII are crappy with customization, most of the classes being an utter waste of time.
I won't deny this. But if you think the same isn't the case in Wizardry or EO, you're completely idiotic. Every RPG has certain classes that are superior to others.
>besides, there are no "skills" in it unless you count spells.
Wow...just wow. So stuff like Metal Slash, Padfoot and Eagle Eye are now 'spells'. You seriously don't know what you're talking about.
And even if you do count every single skill in the game as a spell, there's well over 150 'spells' in games like DQVII, VIII and IX.
>>263677425
RUDE
>>263675893
Requesting that genre comparison comic with the JRPG neckbeard exclaiming "bet you haven't even played the first 20 hours you casual" or something like that
>>263672025
Outstanding!
>>263678440
To be fair, anyone commenting on the story shouldn't really say anything without finishing it.
Anything else (including writing) is fair game though.
>>263673142
Jump! Jump!! Woah JUMP!
BFM is so damned good...
>>263674070
You suck
Digital Devil Saga plays out like a messed up soap opera and I love it for that.
>>263671693
>Chrono Cross is a trainwreck.
>But this game that regressed into a graphic novel in the second-half was totally complete and well-made and on-time!
>>263674057
My third favorite over all, own my own copy too.
>>263677856
I think Chrono Cross has pretty good combat but it's pretty sluggish, fights take a long time unless you use the same 3 guys all game, and I can't manage to finish it.
But that wizard guy you recruit right at the beginning of the game is too cool. Like the very first special attack he gets is to teleport his staff into his enemies to destroy their organs, and then he yanks it right out of them. That's some crazy merciless stuff and I love it.
>>263674215
He didn't say it s a bad game, simply easy. Same can be said for FFTactics (with a few exceptional battles).
>>263678970
I own three copies of Suikoden II. I collect themso no one else can. I'm gonna buy more and make a coffee table out of them.
>>263675051
>expecting VI or IX, as always
>V
Based fucking taste, anon
>>263679239
you are a gigantic cunt
good taste though
>>263677856
But it was always suppose to be part of the Chrono series. Even if it was not a direct sequel to Chrono Trigger.
There's over 50 direct ties to Chrono Trigger anyway. From the 'Great Adventurer Toma' to more direct connections like Schala and Lucca.
Chrono Cross will always be notable for having a fastfoward function in new game+.
Why other RPGs haven't blatantly copied this feature is beyond me.
honestly think the game would be much more bearable and coherent with a better translation
>>263675297
"Have a taste of my Blastmaster!"
Dekar was so underrated...
>>263678183
>All of the first person DQ games have extremely quick battles.
And yet they still pale with Wizardry and EO, because of how limited the text scroll option is.
You were first saying that DQ is somehow better because it's not as complex however. Then you ragged on my idea of complexity for some reason.
>Which is pretty stupid when you have hundreds of skills, items and options in battle.
>hundreds
Lol
How many items can you carry in the inventory again?
How many skills are just stronger/multitarget versions of other skills?
How many skills are useless 1% chance of success status effect bullshit?
How many skills are usable only outside of battle?
>I won't deny this. But if you think the same isn't the case in Wizardry or EO, you're completely idiotic. Every RPG has certain classes that are superior to others.
It's all about the ratio and the amplitude of effectiveness between strong and weak classes. In EO3, even a Wildling can do some pretty great shit. On the other hand, how will a Jester or some shit stand up at late game? Oh wait, probably well, since the game is easy as shit.
>So stuff like Metal Slash, Padfoot and Eagle Eye are now 'spells'
If memory doesn't fail me, those weren't in DQ3.
>>263679630
And if it didn't have static text speed.
>>263675893
>this is what this faggot actually believes about Xenogears
You have barely given the rabbit hole a fucking rimjob m8. You know nothing. This game gets Kojima-level and beyond.
>>263679816
>This game gets Kojima-level and beyond.
That isn't a good thing.
>>263677632
Truly, only afternoon /v/ can have such shit taste
just because it was as hard as fuck. I know it was broken with the reel system but but goddamn the glimmers and the lightweight arts made the game so enjoyable deep. Plus it was hamazu's best work in sound IMO
>>263679816
>people seriously think Kojima stories are good
Jesus christ.
>>263672025
Vagrant Story, in retrospect, has some of the worst gameplay I've ever experienced. There are two ways to play the game: correctly and incorrectly. If you play the game correctly by constantly swapping between a minimum of three weapons (through a clunky menu system with no quick-swap options) to avoid lowering any affinities, the game rapidly becomes so absurdly easy that you can and will one-combo any boss in the game.
If you play it "incorrectly" the game rapidly becomes unplayable.
I'm fine with a game being impossible if you play it wrong. The problem is that the game becomes press-button-to-win if you play it right. There is no middle ground.
On top of this, most of the offered mechanics are totally without use or merit. Offensive magic even with a full magic build is shit, even taking advantage of Risk's risk/reward. Every Limit Break except one (the ranged Greatsword LB, for hitting distant enemies in a couple situations such as if you built an anti-dark melee weapon and you're at the last boss) is worthless.
And there's only really two chain abilities worth comboing.
That said, the music is godlike, the atmosphere is intense, the script is spectacular, the characters are memorable, and the art design is breathtaking.
So basically everything about Vagrant Story except the actual gameplay (which could have been SO easily made as great as the rest) is 11/10.
>>263675893
The first 15 hours of Xenogears are really standard. Right after you clear the Reaper ship, shit gets real.
>>263680297
My dream game is a remake of (or sequel to) Vagrant Story with the gameplay of Dark Souls.
>>263679239
'Whats yer offer?'
>>263680297
I honestly enjoy VS for everything except the gameplay.
It stands contrary to all my ideals but I can't help it.
>>263680642
>Dark Souls
Somehow I'm glad that will never happen
>>263679737
>And yet they still pale with Wizardry and EO, because of how limited the text scroll option is.
So basically you're bitching about UI options. You do realize a lot of people don't like the UI of Wizardry or EO, right?
>If memory doesn't fail me, those weren't in DQ3.
It does fail you. Padfoot and Eagle Eye were introduced in Dragon Quest III. Though padfoot was called something else in the Dragon Warrior translation.
>How many items can you carry in the inventory again?
Infinite. With 12-16 items placed on a single character. For someone who keeps obsessing over complexity and customization, you better not claim an item limitation is a drawback.
>How many skills are just stronger/multitarget versions of other skills?
How many are in Wizardry or EO? And Multitarget? The entire reason Dragon Quest works is the group combat engine. The difference between single, group and all field spells is the entire point of Dragon Quest.
>How many skills are useless 1% chance of success status effect bullshit?
You're literally only talking about one item. The poison needle/dart. All the skills that do instant criticals or whatever have a higher rate than 1%. Once again pointing out that you really don't know what you're talking about.
>How many skills are usable only outside of battle?
So now you're complaining not every single skill is a combat skill? Holy crap dude. You really want them to take away Zoom, Evac, Whistle and padfoot from Dragon Quest? Because that's just fucking dumb.
>>263671693
FF4 is the best FF. It's not the best jrpg for me because later you find out that everyone, besides Tellah, is alive. That was fucking retard.
Ys 1 is another great jrpg. The bump system is original and the difficult of the game is CUHRAZY, but it's still fun.
>>263672025
Does Vagrant Story even count, though? It's more of a dungeon crawler than anything else. It just happens to have quality story and characters because Ivalice team.
>All these PSX RPGs I have yet to experience
RIP backlogWhat's the best PSX emulator these days? I imagine EPSXE is outdated as fuck by now.
>>263680850
Between weapon combining and customization, the gameplay doesn't bother me. First time playing on my first playthrough, I couldn't beat that crab in the Undercity West to save my ass. Spent so much time killing undead and mans in that area that my weapon was good for little else -except- undead and humans...
>>263680359
Yeah? And what about the second half when it's A GIANT FUCKING VISUAL NOVEL?!
>ctrl+F
>no breath of fire
Let's change that.
>>263679239
One of these days S2 is going to make it to PSN. One of these days...... !?!?
>>263681215
ePSXe is still good
>>263681372
I tried so hard and simply couldn't get into that series. So so so a damn hard... I blame Bow.
>>263680297
I have to agree. Fantastic story, music, and some of the best visuals of its era, but the actual gameplay is probably the worst I've ever put up with. If that intro wasn't so compelling I'd have dropped the game so fucking fast.
>>263672031
...there's a book?
>>263681372
Dragon Quarter is the best BoF.
BoF 3 is good for nostalgia but it's a pretty generic rpg otherwise, BoF 4 looks really good but it's pretty much a fetch quest till the last 10% or so.
>>263681041
>Cecil stands there and does nothing while 3/4 the characters sacrifice themselves
>nevermind, they all are okay except Tellah
Final Fantasy IV is the epitome of shitty story in an RPG. Final Fantasy really needs to learn that character deaths have no impact unless the characters actually get solid development before the death. And they've done so many character deaths over the series that you don't even care anymore.
>>263681603
Xenogears: Perfect Works. Came out only in Japan, don't remember if somebody translated it but probably yes.
>>263681372
Finally someone with good taste.
>>263681595
>>263680297
Vagrant Story has really good gameplay, the game explain how to play it well you should just have payed attention
>>263679672
Oh man, I loved Dekar.
>>263680710
$120
>>263676921
Right here.
Cecil is the best FF protagonist.
>>263671693
i've tried like 5 times and i just cannot get into xenogears it just starts up so slowly i always get a bit further but such a large time gap between plays occurs that i need to restart
>>263681340
Last disc is 10 hours and it's only shit for about 5 of them. Then the next 5 are totally worth it.
>>263681750
I grew up with BoF3 and even I'll say now that it's mediocre.
>so many square games
why are people so afraid to get out of their comfort zone and play some other jrpgs? it's always ff this, ff that. add the occasional dq sprinkling.
>>263681340
I don't think anyone will argue that the game isn't a mess, but the plot manages to stay interesting at that point, which is all anyone really remembers fondly about it anyway.
>>263672031
Xenogears' story make sense even without Perfect Works, if I could understand it when I was 13 it's really not hard to understand.
Perfect Work just give some additional information and deepen the setting, Xenogears is perfectly self-contained otherwise
>>263681215
ePSXe is fine. Mednafen works pretty well for me too
Technically not an RPG, but still a worthy mention.
>>263681942
No other series is worth it.
>>263681869
>Cecil is the best FF protagonist.
See >>263681690
>>263681942
NIBELUNG VALESTI
>>263681942
they made lots of stuff in the 90's to early 2000's.
>>263681372
The only one I didn't love was 4
>>263681942
But plenty of other games have been listed.
But the major issue is that Final Fantasy is the second most advertised JRPG series outside of Pokemon. So of course it'll be the most popular.
>>263681521
>>263682080
Not really. Mednafen is better for accurate and PCSX-R for enhanced emulation.
Yeah, it's cool if you still like to use ePSXe but don't recommend it to someone looking for an emulator.
>>263681942
Because the general public is conformist, and susceptible to marketing.
>>263682070
Without Perfect Works it's only an overtly complex "escape evil gubbmint" later turned into "save princess from God mindcontrolled by a pair of cunts from evil gubbmint"
>>263681372
I played it a little late but I still manage to have nostalgia for it.
I remember being curled up in bed late night with the lights off hearing that battle music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vO4oOmVazQ
>>263681923
Well, I also grew up with BoF3 and I say now its still a amazing jrpg.
You are wrong.
>>263682431
>it's only an overtly complex "escape evil gubbmint" later turned into "save princess from God mindcontrolled by a pair of cunts from evil gubbmint"
And? You know that basically anything can be ridiculed like this right?
>>263682241
>the rest of her trademark quote in English is only due to a mispronunciation that became what they ended up using
Was even better than the original though, so that's okay!
>>263671693
Suikoden 2 and 3 are generally considered the best RPGs of all time, at least on their respective systems (PSX & PS2)
>>263682405
To be precise, PCSX-R allows you to use better plugins like
http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Recommended_PSX_Plugins
>Pete's OpenGL2 2.9 - More accurate and compatible than OpenGL 1.78. It allows you to set a custom rendering resolution for within the fullscreen box, aka window resolution and has support for shaders. Unfortunately this plugin is closed source and wasn't updated for years. A hack was made to add GTE accuracy, and a few other options: PeteOpenGL2Tweak.
only series i managed to beat where ihated the main characteri also didn't enjoy thefact that they treat the robots like people it's like me loving my coffee maker if it talked and shot laser beams at aliens
>>263681816
It has nothing to do with them not explaining it. The mechanics themselves are unfun and counter intuitive.
>>263681942
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w1v4p-Z4vE
>>263682651
I like suikoden, but that's pushing it.
>>263681816
Read before responding. I know that's hard.
>>263674057
Suikoden 2 is probably in Top 5 JRPGs for the PS1 and that's saying something considering the competition. Such a shame it was overshadowed at the time by big name titles.
Legend of Legaia has the best gmaeplay of any JRPG ever made
>>263681635
>this entire post
Trying hard there kid.
>>263682724
>number 1
nice
>>263682651
>>263682725
Obviously, since the best PS1 RPG is Moon: A Remix RPG Adventure also known as "the best game yet made and the best example of video games as art".For real.
>>263671693
Love me some grandia 2 on dreamcast.
>>263682819
Not ever made, but it had the potential to be if they pushed the psuedo fighting game thing even further.
>>263682651
>Suikoden 2 and 3 are generally considered the best RPGs of all time, at least on their respective systems (PSX & PS2)
My sides are in orbit.
>>263682405
>Yeah, it's cool if you still like to use ePSXe but don't recommend it to someone looking for an emulator.
I've always heard that PCSX-R was better and I've been using it for a while, but recently it just went full retard on me. Started playing FFVII, it worked just fine for like two hoursn and then it decided to say "fuck off" and stop detecting my controller
It was pretty weird because I could still map the controls in the menu but it just didn't do shit ingame
I switched to Mednafen because I don't really do anything crazy with the PS1 plugins anyway, but I'm still wondering what the hell happened
>>263682651
>best RPGs of all time
>Suikoden 2
Debatable but most would agree it's at least in the contention. There's certainly no widespread agreement it "definitely" being the best though. By any stretch.
>Suikoden 3
There are a ton of people who hate Suikoden 3 and it's "pair up" battle system, its chibi battle models, and what it did to Suikoden 1's story. I still think it was a good RPG but it's not even remotely close to being in contention for best of all time, or even its system. There's way, way better. Opening was godlike though.
Suikoden V is easily better than III, and either better than or as good as II.
>>263682612
You missed my point completely. What I'm saying is that the game barely if ever elaborates on any other of its nuances. All of that gnostic shit only gets namedropped and names attached to random robots and somehow the player is supposed to know the story importance of those.
>>263682651
Suikoden II maybe. But very few people like Suikoden III. And I've never heard anyone claim it was the best RPG on PS2.
Even myself who is the biggest Suikoden fag around will admit Dragon Quest VIII was better. And most people will say FFX is the best on PS2.
Suikoden III had the potential to be the best. But Konami is notorious for underfunding Suikoden games. And even the creator of Suikoden pointed out the game was rushed and under funded. That's why he left Konami.
Top 5 psx rpgs would be
Xenogears
Suikoden 2
Valkyrie Profile
Grandia
Parasite Eve
>>263682945
The story was generic as fuck but damn if it didn't have good combat
>>263671802
1 was good, but 2 was GOAT.
>>263681690
>Final Fantasy really needs to learn that character deaths have no impact unless the characters actually get solid development before the death.
But that's wrong.
ARR may be a MMORPG, but is surely one of the greatest Japanese made RPGs ever made.
>>263682793
that dragon looks mad, yo. does hehave a bone to pick with you?
>>263683141
Suikoden 3 actually got better scores than any other Suikoden across the board, true story.
It's disliked by hardcore fans of 2 since it tried to do so something different but it pretty much has the best narrative in the series.
>>263681690
>Final Fantasy really needs to learn that character deaths have no impact unless the characters actually get solid development before the death.
Speaking of which, so does Mother.
People praise Chrono Cross? I thought it was mostly hated for not being as good as the original.i have yet to play either
I remember it took me weeks to beat Calamity for the first time when I was a kid. I'm replaying Xenogears now and just fought Calamity again earlier and I was scared as shit and dreading the encounter, but ended up taking him down on my first try. I must have been terrible at video games when I was younger.
>>263683107
>and what it did to Suikoden 1's story.
What did Suikoden III ever do to the story of Suikoden I? Nearly every character the came back in Suikoden III was tied to Suikoden II or the Giaden games.
>mfw no Sierra, Tengaar or Viktor in Suikoden III
>not one mention of legend of dragoonBURNING RUSH
Dragon Quest V is the best rpg ever made, period.
>>263683139
Probably because it's only setting stuff that has no real incidence on the narrative.
Perfect Work give a neat deeper look into the story but that's all, Xenogears by itself is perfectly self-contained.
I heard everyone say Xenogears is an amazing game yet I also heard it's incomplete. Does is just not have a proper ending or something?
Think i'll give it a try here soon after I finish up Grandia, which i'm really enjoying.
Just started the second disc here recently.
>tfw no adventurer gf like Feena
>>263674427
Good taste anon.
top 5
lunar 1
lunar 2
ff6
ff7
chrono cross
There's a point in time when the PSX era RPGs kinda exploded in size, becoming multiple discs with FMVs littered throughout and 3d models of everything and yadda yadda. I guess this probably happened around FFVII.
I liked JRPGs before this. After they weren't so bad, but they were at their peak then, building on what the SNES established but using the PSX's greater hardware to push boundaries.
Then it became all about who could anime up a FMV hardest, FFVIII being probably the worst offender while still having hints of a decent game.
I miss that era so much, before the PSX even had sticks. It was comfy as fuck.
>>263683341
>It's disliked by hardcore fans of 2 since it tried to do so something different but it pretty much has the best narrative in the series.
More like its hated by hardcore fans of Suikoden V. Despite Suikoden V having the least ties to the Suikoden series.
>>263682829
Did you even play Dragon Quarter you retard?
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>>263683565
>yet I also heard it's incomplete. Does is just not have a proper ending or something?
2nd disc is 'unfinished' because FF8 took resources from xenogears' overdue development.
It's still a good, complete game how it is.
>>263683153
I won't lie I'm very nostalgic about it. I played it at a young age and despite it's flaws, I still enjoy it.
Others I can think of are DW3 on the game boy color, and shining force CD.
>>263683539
"Setting stuff" should most definitely have at least some incidence on the narrative. Otherwise it's the equivalent of the creators waving their e-peen around because they've read Freud and the Bible.
>>263676721
>BINGE on a jrpg and if they don't finish the game during that binge, It's hard to finish it
Same thing happens to me. I also have a problem where I can't play a game unless I know everything that is missable and I won't skip any of it, even if it takes hours to get a single missable thing. I will make sure I find the most accurate walkthrough before I play. I get so burnt out I never make it far in any JRPG doing all this, which is probably why I haven't finished a JRPG since Xenogears/FF9. I wish I could stop caring about that kind of shit, but it feels impossible. Pretty much stopped being bothered to play them even though they were always my favorite genre.
>>263682793
>you will never get to nuzzle in to Georg Prime's big masculine chest
>>263683341
>Suikoden 3 actually got better scores than any other Suikoden across the board, true story.
It also sold the most of any game in the series. Honestly, I still like the game. And it has probably the largest and most complex story in the series. But I still have to point out how it was horribly under funded and could have been much better. Especially the character models and the really weak ending.
>>263672031
The story makes almost perfect sense without any supplementary material
![Fletz_1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/DjxlB3i.jpg "Fletz_1[1].jpg")
>>263683510
game had god tier art direction
Strange Journey
Etrian Odyssey 3
Vagrant Story
Terranigma
Final Fantasy 6 and 9
Dragon Quest 4 and 5Dark Souls
Ys Oath in Felghana if you consider it an RPG
>>263684065
Only the very surface level story does, which honestly is pretty weak on its own.
>>263683341
>review scores
Please don't. Do I really need to start citing examples of why scores don't mean shit?
My top 5 in no specific order:
Chrono Trigger
FF VIII
DQ8
Vagrant Story
Skies of Arcadia
>>263683341
it's because suikoden 3 sounds good on paper, but the lack of funding undermines the execution
>three different narratives with separate stories before converging
>they all take you through the same areas because BUDGET
it's things like that really bring suikoden 3 down, especially after amazing last installment
>>263682793
>Such a shame it was overshadowed at the time by big name titles.
Its just the fault of Konami for never marketing the games. Yet expecting them to rival Final Fantasy. Konami killed Suikoden years before the PS2 titles even came out.
Also, fun fact. Suikoden I came out before Final Fantasy VII. So its not like Konami has any excuse.
>>263683624
GOOD MORNING CHRONO
AND EDGEWORTH
>>263673775
FF8 is absolute shit and you're calling xenogears bad?
Eat a dick, nigga
>>263683510
MY NIGGA
BEST BOY, BEST RPG MAN
>>263683995
Suikoden aren't known for their endings.
Basically every Suikoden except 3 ends up with someone that dies/doesn't die depending on whether you have the 108 stars
In Suikoden 3 the final ending with the 108 stars is actually pretty damn powerful and ties the game perfectly thematically
Suikoden III and Chrono Cross are the two biggest RPGs that need a remake, but will never get it.
>>263683507
>mfw both Gaidens got translated
Especially because Suikogaiden 2 is the only link between S2 and S3, set some time AFTER the former.
>>263684267
Who cares when most real Suikoden fans (those who started playing with 1 and/or 2) think it's phenomenal? It's only the casuals who started after 3 that think it's a bad game.
It was like a warm blanket of pure goodness. Plus GTAV ripped it off with the three protags.
>>263684231
>which honestly is pretty weak on its own
Your standards are pretty fucking weird
>>263683141
Man its funny when you people try to pass your shit tastes as fact.
>this game is amazing guys, it would have been the best if more people had played it instead of final fantasy
>>263684362
>absolute shit
It's not as great as its most fervent fanboys make it out to be, but I would't call it absolute shit.
>>263684454
>Suikoden aren't known for their endings.
Huh? The endings are some of the most memorable parts of the Suikoden series for me. Different anon.
Anyway, Suikoden?
II = V > III > I >>> FUCKING BOAT
>>263684509
Why the fuck would they need remakes? They haven't aged a bit, don't need any gameplay alterations and are easy to get. SMT 1 and 2, on the other hand...
>>263681942
Because plebs man. I will admit though S.E. did a knock up marketing job though but fuck so many good titles that need recogition like pic related
Step the fuck up v
>>263683624
>>263684231
are you serious right now
>>263684454
The creator of Suikoden has said Suikoden III was going to lead into a fourth game. Where all the sorrounding nations fight the Harmonia Empire. And if you pay attention very closely to the story in Suikoden I-III, you can see why. Since members of the Harmonia Empire are basically responsible for starting the wars in all the previous games.
But Suikoden III was so rushed and under funded, the creator had to throw together a weak ending about the True Runes and not tie the story to Luc. Basically the entire Luc/Sindar plot, which was suppose to be the main plot, became regulated as a side plot.
>>263681635
>BoF 3 is good for nostalgia but it's a pretty generic rpg otherwise, BoF 4 looks really good but it's pretty much a fetch quest till the last 10% or so.
I don't know. For me the question of 3 or 4 was always a matter of preference and they always occupied in the same place in my mind.
>>263684650
Elaborate what's so great about the in-game story of Xenogears please
>>263681942
Honestly, Square dominated the market for a long time and created the gold standard. Because they were so successful, they could also simply put more money and more quality into their games than other companies. They actively sniped the most talented people from other companies.
You've also got an interesting situation where some other lesser known RPGs like
>>263683510
were proposed to Square, but turned down and bought by other companies (Sony in that case). So sometimes we'd literally just get the stuff Square didn't think was good enough to make from other publishers.
Dark Cloud 2 definitely fits the bill as my all time favorite console-RPG. Followed closely by FFT and Xenoblade. Xenogears used to be in the place that Xenoblade was, but Xenoblade felt like the refined version of Xenogears.
So yes, I still hold Gears in high regards, absolutely.
As for Chrono Cross, I agree that the story is shit tier., but I highly enjoyed the combat and the exploration.
I wish my netbook could emulate late PSX games. I can't even battle in Legend of Dragoon without lag.
>>263684806
blah there opps
>>263684231
You are a fucking retard.
That explains why the story doesnt make sense to you.
>>263684645
>you're not a REAL fan if you disagree
Kindly fuck off.
III was a good game but II and V are better. That's my opinion. I started with Suikoden I when it first came out, horrifying box art and all. I expected another shitty game like Beyond the Beyond and was pleasantly surprised.
If you like III best, good for you, but not everyone loves III. A lot of people who began with I and II didn't care for it, the chibi models, the split story, the rehashed areas, etc.
Still a great RPG but hardly in contention for a game to be called universally recognized as a contender for the best RPG ever, or even on its platform.
Grandia 1> Grandia 2
>>263683565
>Does is just not have a proper ending or something?
It has an ending. It's just that they had to rush the fuck out of Disc 2 (lack of resources and possibly time). It feels like a visual novel interrupted by gameplay every now and then. It changes really suddenly too. It's off-putting, but not enough for some people (me included) to stop playing it. You'll just probably wish the game could have been what it was originally intended to be.
I only ever played Suikoden 3 and FF9.
I watched my older cousins play through FF7 and 8 when I was younger.
How are the Breath of Fire games for someone mildly experienced in RPGs?
