What JRPG are you currently playing?

lovesfatgirls · 08-05-2013 6:11pm

yeah the battle system is weird has me scratching my head each turn and half turn (?) itll pass a few hours anyway

Retr0gamer · 08-05-2013 6:34pm

Well I think most people that don't like Chrono Cross hate it because it's a total disservice to the first game and has one fo those plots that could give Kingdom Hearts a run for it's money in stupidity. If you take it as a game on it's own merits and not a sequel to Chrono Trigger then it's meant to be pretty good if flawed.

As a stupid teenager who thought FFVII was the greatest accomplishment by human kind I would have fallen into the first category so I'm looking forward to going back to it sometime with some actual maturity under my belt.

lovesfatgirls · 09-05-2013 2:21am

ive found that myself recently with one or sequels ive picked up its best to treat them as standalones otherwise your going to be left annoyed and unsatisfied i.e star ocean second evolution its a sequel but not really best to forget the first one when you load up the second. poor example but yeah
shame that crafting system cant be forgotten though

and ff7 was fairly polished for when it came out if memory serves still looks good on a small screen too :P
also wasnt it the first or one of the first games to use fmv's throughout a whole game? couldnt get away from them after a while could have happend naturally either way though. idk im old and sleepy :P

also started grandia missed out on that when i was a boy
so right now am playing crono cross, grandia, and lunar 1

was playing tales of the world radiant mythology but burned out on that real quick will pick it back up though the art is nice.

Retr0gamer · 09-05-2013 11:14am

FFVII definitely wasn't the first to use FMV, sure games have been using FMV since Dragon's Lair in 1983 and there were plenty of RPGs on the Mega CD and PC Engine CD that used FMV cutscenes. When FFVII came out FMV was really frowned upon due to how low quality it was in most games, the exceptions being those little known RPG's on the Mega CD and PC Engine CD like Ys and Lunar 1 and 2. FFVII was different because the FMV was actually really high quality.

I definitely wouldn't cal FFVII polished either, that game was a complete rush job. It was however still a hell of a lot of fun. The FFVII adverts on TV famously showed no gameplay footage, it was all FMV so it tricked people into buying it who then realised RPGs were actually a lot of fun, except of course the muppets that returned it because they didn't realise there was so much reading involved :rolleyes:

You're going to love Grandia, it's absolutely superb. It's got the best battle system of any RPG I've played and the story is full of charm.

ride-the-spiral · 15-05-2013 1:48am

Alright Persona 4, it's been a few years, but let's do this.

JoePie · 17-05-2013 4:25pm

Eternal Sonata. Fun game, but damn you love your lengthy cut scenes. Like beyond ridiculous sometimes.

penev10 · 18-05-2013 11:49am

JoePie wrote: »

Eternal Sonata. Fun game, but damn you love your lengthy cut scenes. Like beyond ridiculous sometimes.

I enjoyed the visual style and the interesting light/dark combat mechanic but otherwise ES felt like it was straight from the PS1 era (if not even older). JRPGs have evolved in so many ways that it just felt generic and simplistic and by about half way through I'd had enough.

Be interested to know if it does pick up later on so keep us posted.

Retr0gamer · 18-05-2013 11:57pm

I heard later on it uses a lot of palette swaps and gets repetitive.

I'm playing quite a bit of Dragon's Dogma. Feels more like a western RPG. It's like a much smaller Skyrim but with a battle system that doesn't suck donkey dick.

Sephiroth_dude · 19-05-2013 10:05pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'm playing quite a bit of Dragon's Dogma. Feels more like a western RPG. It's like a much smaller Skyrim but with a battle system that doesn't suck donkey dick.

Playing it myself atm,much better game than skyrim,pity the world isn't as big,I love the combat.

Arawn · 22-05-2013 7:16pm

On eternal sonata....I 1k'd it, personally I found it a good game for what it is but not one I'd spend days playing

Sephiroth_dude · 27-05-2013 12:30pm

Is tales of grace f worth 50 euros?

Retr0gamer · 27-05-2013 12:41pm

Should it not be less than that by now?

penev10 · 27-05-2013 12:44pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Is tales of grace f worth 50 euros?

Haven't played but it's €45 on PSN and about €30 on Amazon I think so don't give Gamestop your money!

Arawn · 27-05-2013 12:46pm

penev10 wrote: »

Haven't played but it's €45 on PSN and about €30 on Amazon I think so don't give Gamestop your money!

http://www.thehut.com/games/platforms/ps3/tales-of-graces-f/10456887.html

So the 45 seems about right

Sephiroth_dude · 27-05-2013 4:57pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Should it not be less than that by now?

It's 50 on gamestop and when you convert sterling on amazon it works out at 45 or there abouts.I'll leave it I think.

Retr0gamer · 27-05-2013 8:49pm

It's 33 euros on playasia with free shipping. Apparently according to Tales fans it's the best in the series other than Xillia which is coming in June.

Sephiroth_dude · 27-05-2013 9:18pm

Oh my........33 euro is very tempting indeed

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Sephiroth_dude · 27-05-2013 9:34pm

It says shipped within 1-2 weeks?does that mean there out of stock? I found it on shopto.net for 19.95 sterling :eek:.

Retr0gamer · 27-05-2013 10:50pm

Usually means they have another supplier for it rather than their warehouse. If it's out of stock it will say it is.

Sephiroth_dude · 28-05-2013 7:19pm

I forgot I still had some money on my us psn account,so I got it off that for 35 dollars I think it was,downloading now,Its gonna forever

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noodler · 28-05-2013 11:16pm

Final Fantasy 9 sidequest discovered after 13 years

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-28-final-fantasy-9-sidequest-discovered-after-13-years

Didn't know where to put this - think its quite cool!

megaten · 07-06-2013 7:35pm

Playing Devil Survivor Overclocked at the moment. It's quite fun but the character designs are really bad.

penev10 · 13-06-2013 10:07am

megaten wrote: »

Playing Devil Survivor Overclocked at the moment. It's quite fun but the character designs are really bad.

They're worse again in the sequel! Theres a girl who looks like she's got a wardrobe under her jumper.

Make sure to talk to every character every time you get an opportunity. It affects the options you have later in the game. I didn't realise this on my first playthrough and was limited to the paths I could take. The sequel is much clearer on this feature with you ranking up colleagues akin to Persona 4.

Darkstrike · 13-06-2013 5:22pm

Plugging away at Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, quality game, really enjoying it. Got Persona 4 and Disgaea 3, for after it, and a few Final Fantasy saves I need to cut through.

_Godot_ · 14-06-2013 1:55pm

I'm almost 14 hours into Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Currently rocking a heal slime in my party, with an angel slime in the reserves to gain some levels before I start using it in the active party. I'm in the level just after the ice level (there's always an ice level!)

megaten · 07-10-2013 10:05am

Etrian Odyssey IV is really addictive.

penev10 · 08-10-2013 2:44pm

About 15 hours into Trails in the Sky. Lovely isn't a word I'd normally use to describe a game but it seems to suit this one. Such a pleasant experience all round. Well paced, excellent script and a nice balance between combat/plot/character development. The dialogue really makes it special, hopefully the sequel(s) get the same localisation team.

Retr0gamer · 08-10-2013 5:03pm

It reminds me of Grandia, it's got the same upbeat atmosphere of adventure and likeable characters.

megaten · 09-10-2013 10:59am

I played about 10 hours and couldn't really get into it. I'll probably give it another go though since were definitely getting the sequel now.

Adamcp898 · 11-10-2013 2:36pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It reminds me of Grandia, it's got the same upbeat atmosphere of adventure and likeable characters.

I'm wondering how I completely forgot about that series, definately one I'll be looking into re-playing.

Did Grandia 2 have box art with (at least here) an airship on the front of it or am I thinking on a different game? Having a serious bout of nostalgia here.

Sephiroth_dude · 11-10-2013 2:45pm

Adamcp898 wrote: »

I'm wondering how I completely forgot about that series, definately one I'll be looking into re-playing.

Did Grandia 2 have box art with (at least here) an airship on the front of it or am I thinking on a different game? Having a serious bout of nostalgia here.

No,I think you might be thinking of skies of arcadia?on the gamecube.

Adamcp898 · 11-10-2013 3:05pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

No,I think you might be thinking of skies of arcadia?on the gamecube.

Indeed I am

Retr0gamer · 11-10-2013 3:10pm

That's another up beat adventure RPG that I love

Wish there were more made like it and less RPGs trying to emulate the melodrama of FFVII (which worked because in that game because between the melodrama it had it's own charming adventure going on).

Kiith · 12-10-2013 2:34am

I loved Skies of Arcadia back when i Dreamcast. Would love to have given the Gamecube version a go, as i remember they reduced tge amount of random battles they had in it, which was one of my gripes with it originally. Loved the ship to ship battles though.

megaten · 23-10-2013 2:40pm

Still slowly plugging along at Etrian Oddessy IV. I don't know how similar it is to the earlier games but I really like it.
I think for the first time I actually have a vague understanding of how to approach stuff like skill trees and the like since everything is laid out so clearly.
For a game thats just a bunch of grids it has a fantastic sense of adventure.
I've been playing it far more than soul hackers which I was looking forward too much more.

penev10 · 23-10-2013 2:52pm

On the Final Chapter of Trails in the Sky. Surprised that this 4th chapter is the final one. I'm 25+ hours in and expected to be only half way through! Only starting to get the hang of the Orbments and the characters are only level 23.

Very enjoyable game though. Looking forward to the sequel.

Retr0gamer · 23-10-2013 2:54pm

I played the first one, it's one of the best games I've ever played. The newer ones apparently offer more freedom to go offand do siequests whereas 1 and 2 are just one big dungeon.

The map is such a simple addition but it adds so much to the game. Basically the map is your story and it's you creating it. It makes the whole thing feel more personally. That and it's just a damn fine game. Just a shame the music has gone orchestrated. While it's great music, Yuzo Koshiro's NEC PC-88 music from the rest of the series sounds far more distinctive.

Sephiroth_dude · 23-10-2013 4:14pm

I didn't realise there were so many games in the trails series :eek:

Sephiroth_dude · 24-10-2013 9:15pm

Anyone know anything about this?its out tomorrow.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FWXH4W2/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1NPRBDBQ066XVG73AAC5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430153987&pf_rd_i=468294

Retr0gamer · 24-10-2013 10:45pm

Not heard anything about it but it's made by the NIS main team so should be quality.

I'll just leave what I got today here:

Sephiroth_dude · 24-10-2013 11:07pm

Nice,makes me want a 3ds more and more.Thats not been released in Europe ?

megaten · 24-10-2013 11:34pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Anyone know anything about this?its out tomorrow.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FWXH4W2/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1NPRBDBQ066XVG73AAC5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430153987&pf_rd_i=468294

I think its the same gameplay as Zettai Hero Project on PSP if you played that.

Sephiroth_dude · 24-10-2013 11:38pm

megaten wrote: »

I think its the same gameplay as Zettai Hero Project on PSP if you played that.

I haven't no, similar to disgea?

megaten · 24-10-2013 11:40pm

Only in terms of visuals. It a turn based rogue like except every time you die the levels you gained increase your base stats you you end up stronger the next run.

Sephiroth_dude · 24-10-2013 11:42pm

Think I'll give it a shot

megaten · 24-10-2013 11:49pm

That's only what ZHP was like. I don't know anything about this new one except it in the same vain.

Retr0gamer · 25-10-2013 12:01am

You reminded me I need to pick up ZHP

SMTIV isn't out yet in Europe but I have a US 3DS. It's not all roses in NTSC land, we have to wait longer for Bravely Default

Sephiroth_dude · 25-10-2013 12:03am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You reminded me I need to pick up ZHP

SMTIV isn't out yet in Europe but I have a US 3DS. It's not all roses in NTSC land, we have to wait longer for Bravely Default

Ahhhhhh sure god love ye :-D

Sephiroth_dude · 01-11-2013 11:27pm

Look what came today :-D

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seraphimvc · 07-11-2013 1:26pm

this looks just like a mini FF

now i am interested. haven't played any jrpg for ages (or any rpg for that matter).

what the hell is mistwalker up to nowadays, last time i heard they made some iOS TD game (that comes with uematsu music...?)....

What JRPG are you currently playing?

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