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Top 10 JRPGs that everyone must play.
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23-03-2010 2:24pm#1I've missed out on a whole host of JRPGs and it's something I'd like to rectify. Was hoping that the posters in this thread would be so kind as to point me in the right direction.
Might not be a bad idea for the forum to have a list of games that people (in general) think should be played by everyone who likes this genre.
For example, I've never played anything from the Suikoden series, the SMT series or the Dragon Quest series... yes, I know... I'm a disgrace
. But as mentioned before, with a little help from this forum, I'd like to rectify that.
Anyone want to start off...0
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My absolute favourite JRPG that everyone should play is Panzer Dragoon Saga. Unfortunately it's tough to find it and actually play it although I've heard saturn emulators have greatly improved and it's perfectly playable on one of those.
The Grandia series is worth getting into, well the first two games are. Grandia 1 is on PSN and is excellent.
Suikoden 1 is a good game but it's sequel Suikoden 2 really is something special. It should be played by everyone and has a really powerful story that's heartbreaking. Suikoden 3 is ok, Suikoden 4 is utter **** and Suikoden 5 is excellent, almost but not quite as good as Suikoden 2.
Dragon Quests early games are a little archaic until DQ 4. Best to play the DS remakes of them. DQ5 is meant to be an amazing game as well as DQ6 which is out soon. DQ8 is well worth hunting down, one of the best PS2 games.
In the FF series you really have to play FF6 if you haven't already. It's better than FFVII no matter what anybody else says. FF Tactics is also ridiculously good (not the portable games but the PS1 game).
Valkyrie Profile is probably the only Tri-Ace game worth play but it's a really good one. The sequel is meant to be not bad either.
If you haven't played Chrono Trigger yet then you owe it to yourself to play it.
As mentioned Seiken Densetsu 3 is great but so is Secret of Mana
Shin Megami Tensei is well worth getting into, in my opinion the best rpg series of them all. There's not a bad game in the series but they are all very tough. A good place to start is on Persona 3 and 4, two brilliant games and I also heard SMT: Lucifiers Call/Nocturne is stupidly good if stupidly tough. SMT: Strange Journey and Devil Survivor are also pretty amazing by all accounts. Here's a good guide to the series:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/megaten.htm
Vagrant Story which is on PSN is a funny game. It's not the best RPG but the amazing music, graphics and storyline make it excellent.
Don't miss out on Valkyria Chronicles on the PS3, it really is excellent.
Demon's Souls is more of an action game but if you have a PS3 and haven't imported it you are an idiot.
There's some good Gamecube RPGs as well. Tales of Symphonia is great and Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origin have a great battle system but it takes a while to get into.
The Mario RPG and Paper Mario games are excellent as well.
Oh and how could I forget Earthbound! It's a charming game that's just loads of fun to play and takes the piss out of JRPGs at the same time as being a deeply moving experience. It's weird but it's fantastic. The sequel, Mother 3, was never released outside of japan but there's a fan translation of the rom and anyone who has played it that I've heard from have said it's in their top 10 games ever.
I forgot Pokemon. Don't listen to the naysayers. It might be for kids but it's actually one of the deepest RPG games you can play if you are interested in RPG battle mechanics!
I'll try and remember more.
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Some one else that played Panzer Dragoon Saga! I didn't think so many existed
Funny thing about that game is nobody believes me when I say how good it is yet I don't think there's anyone that has played it and it isn't their favourite game ever or very close.
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It isn't.
Retr0gamer has spoken, therefore it is truth.
Forgot Skies of Arcadia, which is excellent. Best to get the Gamecube version.
Also Jeanne D'Arc on the PSP is a great game I need to get around to finishing.
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is meant to be excellent but it's very different. It's very short but you can't beat the game on your first try but new areas open everytime you play it and eventually you uncover more of the story and can finish the game.
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I fully agree on Suikoden 2! amazing game
It was my favourite RPG until Panzer Dragoon Saga came along and my first wake up call that FFVII wasn't the best game ever
When I finished it I was like 'that could very well be the best game I ever played... no, it was the best game I ever played!'
Also one of the only JRPGs where despite the slow down and borders PAL got the definitive version due to a better translation and no cuts and bugs.
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Thanks to everyone for the posts... I can already see some trends emerging, and I'm glad to say I have played many of the suggestions already made
Would love to keep this thread going
Particular thanks to Retr0 for the detailed post and Xluna for pointing out how to play these games!!
And imo Final Fantasy VI is better than VII, but IX is my favourite FF, so that should explain a lot
Nobody has mentioned the Phantasy Star series... I really enjoyed IV!!0 -
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Burning Eclipse wrote: »Nobody has mentioned the Phantasy Star series... I really enjoyed IV!!
I heard 4 is amazing however I also heard that it doesn't have as much impact unless you have played the first 3 games. Unfortunately the first 3 games are a little archaic and require a lot of grinding and using walkthroughs to get through them. I'm only halfway through PS2 so haven't gotten to 4 yet.
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Final fantasy 9. Best FF game ever.
That is all.Skies is one of my fav games ever and definitely my favourite RPG. I actually prefer the Dreamcast version over the GameCubes. I found both the audio and visual quality to be better on the DC. Then again the Gamecube version does have the added content (although you really do have to look for it) and far less random battles:)
Nice to see these posted side by side as they are my two favourite JRPGs!! Final Fantasy IX is just about my favourite game full stop in fact.
In troubling news however... I got a PS3 slim at christmas, which I love, I've got to admit... but Final Fantasy IX won't work on it VI works no problem, and I'll be testing out VII shortly, but IX just won't work. Anybody got any ideas, because google isn't throwing up any help! 0 -
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Burning Eclipse wrote: »Tried all 4 discs and I keep them in pristine condition, so no scratches. It loads the PS symbol, then just blackness and a disc loading sound coming from the console.
Played the first 30 minutes of VI with no issues (apart from crazy slow loading).
Is your console playing normal PS3 games properly? Mine broke down at Christmas - used to work normally with PS3 games for about 2-3 seconds, then freeze. I eventually managed to fix it
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I'm always singing Odin Spheres praise so it's my shame for forgetting it. It's one of the best looking games ever. Some of the boss fights are brutal though. My advice to you tman is to level up like crazy by using the restaurant and cafe. The final boss of each chapter can be ridiculously tough and the final boss gauntlet will require going back through the chapters and levelling up some more (doesn't take long though and once you've reached the required level you can quit and go straight into the boss gauntlet). It can get repetitive but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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just to add in the Valkyrie Profile (i have played the ps2 one),the artwork,music and story defo worth a play :P altho i must say its battle system is pretty crap.and i played the first two games of the Tales on PS1 which are awesome too.
there wasnt that much good ARPG around but recent years Odin Sphere truly shines,and i havent played the Murasama. Speaking of ARPG, secret mana defo is the classic.and i have to mention the Ys series as it is basically the root of (A)RPG,but i think it didnt get much notice in western market,check out wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_%28series%29. Also heard Shiren the Wanderer series has a high reputation .and Fire Emblem and Golden Sun are very well made Rpg too.
There is a reason why FF was the top king in the jrpg world ,Square has the money and the right people to make such satisfiying ff games.but not anymore now. but still,if you want me to make up my top 10 rpg list,there is no place for the other rpgs except my FF4-10,FFT :pac: and maybe throw in Zelda and Tales.
I am so gonna play Persona and Megaten series when i am free after this May 0 -
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Sephiroth_dude wrote: »Legend of dragoon (I enjoyed it)
People only liked that piece of **** because they were 10-12 when they played it and knew no better. I'm amazed that it has a bit of a cult following because it's such a hollow corporate exercise to get in on the FFVII bandwagon and such a terrible game.
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twilightzone wrote: »"unique" and "charming"? more like "crap" and "****e"
You good sir have no taste.
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I've played both games and there's no connection between Mother 1 and Mother 2. Well there is a slight connection but it doesn't affect the game at all. I have heard there is a connection between Earthbound and Mother 3. You are best starting with Earthbound, I've played and finished Mother and it's a very archaic RPG. There's lots of grinding involved, the story is great by 8-bit standards but not until the very end and it's still not that great. It also gets stupidly tough at the end, the monsters in the last few sections are tougher than the end of game boss.
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