A good jrpg, please

[Teh Ty]

Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 6, 7, 8
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy tactics advanced.
Digaea.

 

[justnotcricket]

Does FF Tactics A2 on the DS count? Because for a while there I was HOOKED on that game =D

Actually, all the JRPGs I've played recently were on the DS...
Valkyrie Profile was quite good...

 

[GrimFandango92]

Final fantasy X
Golden Sun 1 and 2 <- the best RPG on any handheld ever


your welcome

 

[sigma2]

The Disgaea series and Persona 3 and 4 are pretty good.

The Disgaea series is pretty different from Normal JRPGs, the stories are usually pretty good, the characters vary from funny to akward, and there's ALOT of stuff to do after you completed the main game. It also helps that none of the games are connected except for a few cameos here and there.

Persona 3 & 4 is like a mix of normal JRPGs and Pokemon, except instead of pokemon you summon mythological beings from various beliefs and you also summon them by taking a gun like device (an evoker) and basically shoot your self with it (at least in the third game). The concept is pretty strange at first and it gets kind of awkward playing the "Dating Sim" parts of the game at first, but those are really good games. The stories are very good, the strange mix of hip-hop they use actually fits in both games and these both have some of the most awesome moments in any JRPG (Taking a nuke like insta-death attack in the face and just barely surving it, as well as getting to use the god of the world on the final boss).

 

[DJDarque]

I'd say go for Eternal Sonata, behind that cutesy exterior, is a very good story (especially as you get closr to end) fantastic music, and addictive, if a bit simple gameplay.

It'll also last you a fair bit, because it has two endings, and your second play through has a bunch of stuff that you can unlock, not to mention a bonus post game dungeon that I'm still playing through with my party at Level 86 roughly. It's a good 'un, I suggest you give it a try if you haven't already.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree. While Eternal Sonata is an absolutely beautiful game with incredible music (as befits a game about Chopin) and has an interesting battle system, I found the story to be incredibly poorly paced. I still haven't managed to get myself to finish it simply because it takes so long to get anywhere.

This isn't a slight against "long" stories either. I'm fine with long stories, but they need to actually move. Eternal Sonata's story is so goddamn slow it drives me nuts and I end up quitting out of boredom to play an RPG which moves faster than a snail's pace.

Obviously we're going to disagree here, but I thought I'd offer my opinion on the game as well.

Seriously, do yourself a favour and finish it, the whole thing gains a different perspective when you do. Then when you play it again, (especially if you just did some research on Chopin) you'll notice ALOT of things, that you didn't get the first time around.

Agreed. The game is beautifully done.

 

[gummydrop]

Tales of Vesperia and Tales of Symphonia. Some of the story can be a little cheesy or cliche, but the gameplay more than makes up for it. Getting those 100+ hit combos is so satisfying.

 

[Kimarous]

Add me to the list of people recommending Tales of Symphonia.

 

[Tanis]

I never got why people liked the 'Tales' series, I can't stand most of the games.

Same goes for the 'Saga', unless "Tales of Symphonia" is different...

 

[ffxfriek]

chrono cross or chrono trigger. amazing games

 

[captaincabbage]

you can't go wrong with Pokemon.

 

[Royta]

While everybody is screaming ToS, they forget another great JRPG gem on the 'cube.
Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the lost Ocean.

It's a great game. Great story and probably the best combat i've ever seen once you really get into it. Fact that you have to think on the fly and not just reuse the same moves allover again really trains you to be better at the game.
If you're a completist though, this game will eat you up. The 100% is nigh impossible to get.

I played Baten Kaitos Origins and hated it. I got to disc 2, but I just couldn't stomach the battle system anymore...

To each his own. Personally I loved the game for it's combat system. But I can understand people not liking it.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I like the older final fantasies, kingdom hearts (well I think it's a jrpg), and a few others, but there are so many BAD jrpgs, and I really need a good one. I have no problem with the jrpg stereotypes (spiky haired brooding protagonists, etc.), but I'm just looking for a jrpg that has satisfying combat and a story that isn't badly written and acted on any playstation or gameboy. (No star ocean or golden suns, please)

Define old FFs are we talking pre FFXII or X or VII or VI or IVas those tend to be the big ones for FF divisions? Although ffrom comment I am banking on FFVII.

 

[Paulrus_Keaton]

I was surprisingly addicted to Skies of Arcadia: Legends for the Gamecube. Other than Kingdom Hearts, it was the only JRPG I really gave a crap about.

 

[DrProfGernst]

The World Ends With You. Great game, great story. I had no complaints when playing that game.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

anyone have an opinion on Grandia 1? I'm kind of curious

Gameplay, story, music, and graphics have aged very well.

The voice acting...has not.

Anyway, I recommend any of the first three Wild ARMs games.

 

[PeetyPeencess]

I love the Valkyrie Profile series, which deals with gods, humans, and hefty issues. The Chrono series are also loads of fun. On the topic of Jrpgs that I do not like- I've played Eternal Sonata but I never really got into it (I'm told that the story gets good later on but I've been too lazy to keep at it). I also personally found the Star Ocean series, Tales of Symphonia, and FFXIII (beautiful though!) unoriginal and simply not fun.

 

[scorptatious]

Final Fantasy 9. The game is made to be a throwback to the older FF games from back in the NES/SNES days, the gameplay system is well done, the story is well written, and the protaganist actually has a personality! Not that I hate Cloud from FF7, but when you compare him with Zidane, Cloud is kind of bland.

Also Chrono Trigger. I've only played it on the DS, but I assume it's really good on the SNES version as well.

 

[duerer]

To my surprise, nobody mentioed Final Fantasy XII.

Yes, it is *very different* from all previous Final Fantasies, and certainly no FF VII for the New Generation (which I never liked mind you). For some reason, many gamers hate it...

But, the game has it all: Asian melodrama, crazy Japanese monsters, excellent story (if you are over 25), the most radical and enjoyable battle system ever implemented in an RPG, graphics that even today look awesome (play with pcsx2 in full HD glory and scream), truly fantastic locations, and best of all: subtle non-linearity, that is quite rare for a jrpg.

Enough fanboy talk.
Lost Odyssey is also good (I like its very touching mood), as well as FF XIII (not FF XII-quality, but the gameworld is excellent and the battles are interesting. Shame on certain characters and linearity though). Also, I should mention Star Ocean 3 (the *very best* prog-rock inspired music score ever in a game! Ideal for all the hectic battles, heh...). I also like Shadow Hearts: Covenant (the funniest jrpg: it's got gay interest comic book hero/vampire bats for starters -- how crazy is that?!)

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

Pokemon, Dragon Quest, The World Ends With You, Chrono Trigger, Tales of Symphonia, Final Fantasies X and XIII... There are lots of good games.

 

[Death-of-Penguins]

Why does every reply I post on a thread have something to do with The World Ends With You? Or so it seems, anyway. But yeah, in that is my answer. Brilliant game. Even my holier-than-thou gamer friend couldn't pick holes in it.