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Omg I played the OG Dragon warrior on NES like 5 months ago and i almost died of boredom lol ^_^
Original NES DQ1 didn't age well. I don't think I could play the originals of those again. The remakes are better thankfully.
Tie between Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Trigger.
Literally all of the games I listed as "the best."
We'd be here all day if I listed all the JRPGs I've played. The last JRPG I played through was FFX-2, which was alright. Once Christmas break hits I'm planning on playing through Baiten Kaitos (which has been collecting dust on my shelf for months). That being said, I've also been really wanting to play Chrono Trigger again and I've been wanting to try and get into DQ. So many games, so little time.
Probably Rivera: The Promise Land. Incredibly pointless weapon durability system, having to grind endlessly in a weird "fake battle" mode whenever you got a new weapon, a movement system that punished exploration, non-existent difficulty horribly cliched and forgettable cast, bland story. I would have dropped it like a rock but the circumstances under which I played it rendered it my only time killer. It's probably the only JRPG I've beaten that I couldn't say a single good thing about.
Best? Persona 4. Worst? Final Fantasy X-2. I've played plenty of JPRGs with stories that were bland and forgettable, but FFX-2 is such a slap to fans of the original that it's frustrating rather than boring.
I have a CIB copy of Famicom Final Fantasy III.
This game always looked really cool to me, but unfortunately I never got a chance to play it since it's 360 exclusive. It wasn't very popular and doesn't have much of a following so a rerelease is unlikely. Real shame since nearly everyone I've talked to who has actually played it really enjoyed it.
The only Tales games I ever played were Symphonia and a little bit of Phantasia. I've always been curious to know what the series offers beyond that, but these games are expensive. Plus while Symphonia is fun and nostalgic it honestly is pretty generic and hits a lot of JRPG tropes I don't care for. So I'm a little wary about dropping the crash to try the other games.
Vesperia is probably the safest out of the series and is really good. But yeah, unfortunately it's import only on PS3. Definitely one of those games that's still very Japanese, but the ideas just click well with a western audience (like its main character).
I mostly like the older ones to tbh. They're not for everyone. The highlight of it is the battle system. But if you're not the type to figure out how to make sure of how to open up the battle system, it dampens the experience. The PS2 JP games I enjoyed a lot. Vesperia and Graces I enjoy for different reasons. Anything after those games, I've been lukewarm about, even as a Tales fan.
Admittedly my first experience with Star Ocean was a massive let down. I remember being super hyped to play a true sci-fi RPG when I got Second Story when I was a kid only to be horribly disappointed. I felt the same way about SO3, even if I thought the game itself was pretty fun. But I've been toying with the idea of rebuying a PS2 to go back and revisit JRPGs that didn't get re-released on PS3. If I ever do then I might pick up SO3 and give it a second chance with a more open mind, especially with SO5 on the horizon.
I'm still waiting for Xenosaga HD.
IIRC it was supposed to be six, but Xenosaga II was pretty bad and it killed any chance of the series extending beyond a trilogy.
That's a real shame.
No, it is direct follow-up to IV. Kinda like what SMT2 was to SMT. The "Final" is basically saying "This is the last you'll see of SMT4."
Not when your entire party gets wiped out by Mudo right after you finish the Puzzle Boy's puzzles and it took you probably too long to figure it out but you finally did it GOD DAMN IT.
I'd actually agree.
So far the hardest thing about Nocturne has been Matador, who comes right out of nowhere and faceroll your party into the ground. But once you know his strategy it's not too hard to fuse a party that can counter him. The fight can still be tough due to his high damage output, but as long as you don't have anyone with force weakness he won't be getting any extra turns.
