Favorite JRPGs?

[cainx10a]

Tales of Vesperia. First JRPG I actually bothered to complete, working on a second playthrough. The characters are just so damn awesome personality-wise. Only gripe is how the side quests are laid out, I missed 95% on them on my first run which took me 40 hours.

-cough- I had more fun with this than DA 2 on so many levels, the party AI for starters, is just amazing, and the strategy menu, which is exactly like the Dragon Age series tactics screen, while less advanced, is just more manageable [/da2rant]

 

[wisey_01]

ok this is gonna take a while....

My favourite would have to be FFVI. Was the one that got me hooked on JRPGs. But have since played all the Final Fantasies except 8&9, Secret of Mana's, Earthbound, Valkyria Chronicles, the list goes on.

Other ones that I highly rate and have enjoyed immensely are the Tales series, ESPECIALLY Tales of Phantasia, grab an emulator and play it, such an amazing game.

More recently have been torturing myself with Demon's Souls, so good to have a real tough challenging RPG.

Edit: OH and chronotrigger, amazing game.....

 

[deserteagleeye]

I haven't tried many, but I can without a doubt say that Persona 4 is a great game.

 

[deserteagleeye]

I would go with the first two Shadow Hearts games for PS2, Shadow Hearts and SH: Covenant. You may not of heard of them, but they were amazing games. Great story, interesting characters, combat is a lot of fun, just all around good games.

Have you ever tried playing them on a PS3? It might just be mine but, IT WON'T LET ME! I've gone through every SH game: 1,2&3 and they all freeze around the beginning of it. I was lucky enough to play the 3rd on my old PS2 but I don't have it anymore. T_T I can tell you honestly that the 3rd was amazing but don't get your hopes up on a sequel.

 

[gundamrx101]

Anything Shin Megami Tensei, because they stay as close to the whole rpg aspect as it can. Giving you choice, customization and more than the good and bad ending most rpg games give you.

 

[Katana314]

Y'know, I haven't played a solid JRPG since Chrono Trigger, and that didn't age well for a first-timer like me. I don't have the time commitment to put in if there aren't good characters, good believable storyline not obsessively focused on magic explaining everything, and some good combat that isn't so impossible to understand.
Since I got a PS3, I'm wondering about Tales of Vesperia, or Valkyria Chronicles, but I know nothing about the gameplay of either. Maybe I'll check which ones have a demo.

 

[Stako]

Of gameplay - Pokemon. Of story - some Final Fantasy titles.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

Tales of Symphonia rocks. Get a friend, sibling, or significant other to help you play it - the co-op is crazy fun.

I see so many people saying that they've only played it single-player- good to know I'm not the only one who loved playing it co-op.

Actually, all of the Tales series are quite enjoyable, at least the ones that I've played (Phantasia, Symphonia, Abyss, and Vesperia). As for non-Tales games... I loved Lost Odyssey and Resonance of Fate. I also have a strange sort of soft spot for Infinite Undiscovery. And Star Ocean 3 was pretty good too- not in the same league as the rest of my list, but definitely fun, and much better than Star Ocean 4.

 

[RaikuFA]

anything that starts with shin megami tensei. chrono trigger, ff6

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

A month ago I would have said Final Fantasy X. Now I say Persona 4. Another month or so from now, I can tell you if I prefer Persona 3 or Persona 4.

 

[Damura]

either final fantasy 2 or 3 (us numbers) with ff9 close by along with breath of fire 2 and breath of fire dragon quarter

Woah, how old ARE you? 'US numbers' holy shit.

 

[Pyroguekenesis]

Anything released by Atlus - Escpecially the Persona Series.
Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X

 

[pyrosaw]

Dothack series, and Mother 3.

 

[Worgen]

either final fantasy 2 or 3 (us numbers) with ff9 close by along with breath of fire 2 and breath of fire dragon quarter

Woah, how old ARE you? 'US numbers' holy shit.

old enough that I should know better, not old enough to know better

 

[EHKOS]

Wild ARMs 2
has bad translation
but a good yet a little bit corny story
and AWESOME music

3 was even better except for the fucking giant ass sand monsters. I have 5 but I havent started it yet.

 

[GeeksUtopia]

favorite old rpg has to be Legend of the Dragoon

 

[Space Cowgirl]

The only JRPGs that I've gotten into were Final Fantasy X, Radiata Stories, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, and Okami.

 

[RooksEye]

I would go with the first two Shadow Hearts games for PS2, Shadow Hearts and SH: Covenant. You may not of heard of them, but they were amazing games. Great story, interesting characters, combat is a lot of fun, just all around good games.

Have you ever tried playing them on a PS3? It might just be mine but, IT WON'T LET ME! I've gone through every SH game: 1,2&3 and they all freeze around the beginning of it. I was lucky enough to play the 3rd on my old PS2 but I don't have it anymore. T_T I can tell you honestly that the 3rd was amazing but don't get your hopes up on a sequel.

No, I never did. I don't have a PS3 anymore (sold it), and it wasn't a backwards compatible one. What model do you have?

And I never had a chance to play 3. As far as I was aware, it had a different cast and I didn't have much interest in it.

 

[Syndarr]

Dang, all my favorites have already been mentioned. XD My number one favorite, hands down, is the Shadow Hearts series. That includes the prequel, Koudelka, but Shadow Hearts: Covenant is the best game in the series IMO.

Runners-up, in no particular order, are The World Ends With You, Recettear, Final Fantasy X, and Legend of Dragoon.

 

[Charles Carmichael]

Illusion of Time (snes) and DQ VIII (PS2)...