Does anyone else here like JRPGS?

[Artina89]

I like JRPG's such as Persona, Disgaea and some of the Final Fantasies (1,3,6,8 and 9) and I still love the Pokemon (I think that can count as a JRPG in the loosest sense) speaking of which, back to Soulsilver!

 

[WhiteTiger225]

There's a lot of fans of JRPGs here, just they usually rant and rave on other sites instead of here.

Fixed.

 

[WhiteTiger225]

Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross and Seiken Densetsu 3 are amongst the best games I've ever played(especially CT) so I'll say, yes.

a lot of people on here wish they were yahtzee, so they do the hip thing in hating jrpgs. i like jrpgs, shouldn't hate on a blanket.

Quoted for truth.

I hate most JRPGs.. why? Because of overhyping fanboys, 10 tons of porn "Art" work, and the FACT that a JRPG is about as much an RPG as Call of duty 2.

 

[Thaius]

I adore JRPGs.

*Goes back to Final Fantasy XIII*

 

[Lost Cause]

I think it would be obvious, but yes, I like JRPGs.

Unfortunately I can't think of a way to qualify that with a decent amount of wit.

 

[opportunemoment]

I'm a big Final Fantasy fan (though I still haven't played any before VII, I must get my hands on the right tech sometime). I think I haven't played enough other JRPGs to be able to tell if I like the whole genre as much.

I've noticed that JRPG discussion does tend to lead to everybody contributing the thing they DON'T like about the games not the things they do, and when you do talk about something you liked you inevitably find someone who hated that very same aspect. I don't know why this should be more true of JRPGs/Final Fantasy than other genres. Even now I'm having to strangle the urge to tell you which was the only FF I've played and not liked and exactly why, even though there's no point.

 

[Tiny116]

There are actually quite a few JRPG fans, they just don't talk much because we know they're good.

Exactly It's a mutual respect for the Japs we have.
We just click "I like JRPGs" on every poll and ignore the flamers

 

[Velocity Eleven]

what irritates me is the bunch of people who say "JRPGs arent as good as they used to me, and anybody who disagrees is a fanboy with no sense of quality"

and while I do wish there were more traditional RPGs I think that statement is bull

 

[Hazy]

I Love me some Mother.
That should tell you everything.

Gigyas gave you any nightmares?

Post #26 aptly describes my feelings of Giygas [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.184218-The-Scariest-videogame-character?page=1]

Yeah, he freaked me out.

 

[Hazy]

I Love me some Mother.
That should tell you everything.

Gigyas gave you any nightmares?

Post #26 aptly describes my feelings of Giygas [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.184218-The-Scariest-videogame-character?page=1]

Yeah, he freaked me out.

You know, that close up picture of Gigyas made me wonder what would happen if Gigyas took over Silent Hill... *shudders*

Here's a photo of the universe following that:

Yeah, we're pretty much screwed.

 

[Mahha]

I like JRPG-s
some of them
sort of
you know?

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

Yes, but only Pokemon and Final Fantasy. Beyond those two I haven't played any JRPGs I liked.

 

[StarofAzura]

See, I like RPGs. There are JRPG's that I like (Pokemon and Dark Cloud, among others) but that isn't *because* they're Japanese. It's because I enjoy gameplay, and I couldn't care less where the game came from as long as it's good.

Then there are JRPGs that I hate, mostly grouped into the "Final Fantasy" category, which I wish would just crawl under a rock and die painfully. It's over, I'm tired of seeing it, and really by the time you reach the thirteenth title in a series (and I'm not even counting Tactics or anything that isn't numbered, sheesh), it's time to take it out back and shoot it.

I find the American obsession with Japanese culture kind of embarrassing and I really don't get it. I've been surrounding with way too many American girls (and boys) trying SO HARD to be Japanese that you just feel bad for them, almost, and most of them are Final Fantasy fans, so maybe that's coloring my opinion.

 

[Sakurazaki1023]

I'm getting a bit tired of this sites hatred for jrpgs. Are there any jrpg fan here including Final fantasy?

To completely answer the OT:

Yes, there are many of us. We just usually don't make JRPG threads because WRPG fans usually start posting and start up very retarded arguments. The first page or two consists entirely of JRPG fans discussing their favorites, then a few people post that all JRPGs are shit, and then the original topic is lost under a flood of uninformed opinions and ignorance (And occasionally racism). This happened to me last time I posted a JRPG thread, it has happened before, and it happened here.

If you don't like JRPGs, stop posting on a JRPG thread. The OT was to see who in the community liked them, not an open invitation to see who didn't. Anyone who wants to argue how shitty JRPGs are should make another post, because putting it here is nothing but trolling.

Seriously people, I was under the impression that the The Escapist was better than this. This shit has got to stop...

 

[Songbird-O]

I am quite the Dragon Quest fan.

Most JRPGs I just stay away from. But every now and then, the occasional Baten Kaitos Origins, Golden Sun, or Dragon Quest V will come along to brighten my day.

I like all my games to be lighthearted. No angsty heavy blah blah Final Fantasy crudskies. I like the JRPGs that make you feel like the story was written for the player, instead of the other way around. Case in point, my favorite Final Fantasies are III and IV.

If you prefer your JRPGs with some humor in them, try Shadow Hearts: Covenant. It has so much humor in it that the only way to take it seriously is as a parody of JRPGs. The combat system is original and the plot is so hilariously overdone it's like nothing you have ever seen(one of your party members is a gay vampire professional wrestler who talks like a he got rejected from a super hero audition and another member is Anastasia Romanov... yes, that one).

Essentially it's what you would get if you took a history book, combined it with a JRPG plot and added in the Lovecraft mythos (Lovecraft is even a minor character in the third installment of the series) and a massive amount of references and homages to classic horror and literature.

Sounds like Eternal Sonata... Except instead of Chopin, there's H.P. Lovecraft.
I've never played Eternal Sonata, for the record. It looks GROSS. It's like tri-crescendo had some Sakuraba compositions left over from Baten Kaitos and decided to make a game about them.

Lighthearted does not equal humor. That is an important distinction to make. Lighthearted games can have humor, but they also know when to take themselves seriously. In my opinion, Dragon Quest VIII did this very, very well.

Gay wrestler vampire, eh?

I prefer Baten Kaitos Origins' androgynous two-voiced magic-casting ancient deadpan snarker robot puppet that looks and moves like the lovechild of Dr. Frank N. Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Soul Calibur's Voldo.

And he had an amusing personality, well written lines, an interesting backstory, and some of the most kickass attacks ever. Guillo for the win.

This is by no means lighthearted. It's actually a fairly dark game, it's just lightened up with a quirky sense of humor and some interesting set pieces (and a very sarcastic protagonist). Here is a couple of trailers for Covenant and it's sequel, From The New World. The quality isn't great, but it's Youtube so you can't expect much.

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Doesn't seem like my kind of thing. Not because it's dark, but because it doesn't seem like my kind of thing.
This supports what I said before. Humor does not equal lighthearted, and vice versa.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was lighthearted. However, it had one of the darkest stories in the Zelda Series.

In the world of JRPGs, Final Fantasy III DS is a good example of the lightheartedness I like to see.

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No verbose messages. No faux philosophy. Just a short sequence that says "Welcome to our wold. You are going to have fun."

Even a game like Baten Kaitos Origins, which deals with more complex story matter, can be lighthearted. It knows when to have fun, and it knows when to take itself seriously. The transitions are nearly flawless, in my opinion. And you come out of the game knowing that it didn't try to teach you something. It just wanted to tell you an interesting story.

Then there are games like Mother 3 that are lighthearted, despite the drama that takes place within.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Yep, I love JRPGs. I regard pretty much all of the Final Fantasy games in high regard, as well as the Dragon Quest series, those two being my favourites. Having said that, Earthbound is made of all kinds of awesome, and Chrono Trigger is one of the best JRPGs of all time in my opinion.

 

[Darth Pope]

Yeah, I have much love for RPG's, both J and W.

On a separate note, am the only one who doesn't care if a game is linear? Games that go down a straight path tend to have tighter narratives I've found. (Bioware being the exception.)

I can see your point, but I much prefer the freedom of being able to wonder off course, it adds alot to games for me. Creates the feeling of a living, breathing world rather than a large series of corridors.

A little freedom is good;even a linear game can have at least some degree of freedom. (Metroid springs to mind.)

 

[Plurralbles]

No poll? Thread failed!

Anyway, yes, I like them a good amount.

 

[The_Decoy]

A little freedom is good;even a linear game can have at least some degree of freedom. (Metroid springs to mind.)

Yeah, fair point, and you've automatically won by mentioning metroid <3

Curios as to what you thought of FFXII. Not really all that linear, but the story wasn't bad and I personally loved the ability to wonder into areas with very high level monsters, and thinking that eventually you'd be able to fight them but right now they'd mash you.

As a side note, it was also fun to play a game without level scaling (I mean I love Bethesda, but it ends up making things kind of samey).

 

[C117]

Ahh, Grandia II, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VIII... all great games AND JRPG's.