I'm a huge RPG fan but I have run out of games, could you help please?
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I've been playing on a decent/middle-class rig with a weaker processor, and while it can stutter a bit in town where there are tons of NPC's shouting at each other, it usually runs pretty well.Spiritmaster said:
The combat is also turn-based, which helps significantly for people who might be pushing it.
I'll second Golden Sun, it may be hard to trak down the cartridges, but they will be worth it. One of my favorite rpg franchises. There is one on DS that is good, but the first two are much better.Souplex said:
I would also recommend Fire Emblem, my favorite would be the newest one on 3DS, though I know you don't have one. So I would recommend tracking down the GBA games since they were also pretty awesome. They are basically strategy rpgs with a medieval theme.
I'd check out Paper Mario and Paper Mario: Thousand year Door for two solid light hearted rpgs with just really fun and quirky worlds.
This, very much so. While you will miss out on one game because it's only on the Vita, the games are great. The stories are simple but good, and the combat is fun. Ys Seven is my favorite so far, with an awesome track, story is good, and the characters are nice, and it was the only one made for the PSP specifically. As far as Legend of Heroes, it is great. It has been out for a while for the PSP, so many of us have played it. It's more story based than Ys, but it has a great story, great cast, the combat is pretty good, and once you beat it, you will be craving for the second game to be released.WhiteTigerShiro said:
Another good one to try would be Valkyria Chronicles, which is a game where you choose a character, and go into a 3D setting to move your unit around to take down enemies using various guns and tanks.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyriSpiritmaster said:
This should help you figure that question out. I'm playing on a computer that I had built in 2010 and it can run the game fairly well with most of the options on high but it does have some minor frame drops pretty frequently. The game is isometric so lowering the graphics shouldn't make the game look like complete ass if that's necessary.
If you haven't played the Persona series, you need to fix that. Like, immediately.
Most people will tell you to start with some version of Persona 4... and those people are correct.
If you've played Persona 4, then play 3. And if you've played 3, then play 2. I think you can see where I'm going from here.
Most people will tell you to start with some version of Persona 4... and those people are correct.
If you've played Persona 4, then play 3. And if you've played 3, then play 2. I think you can see where I'm going from here.
Another one you should really get it Recettear An Item Shop's Tale. You play as Recette, who's father left who left who with a shop that is in massive debt. You have to balance out looting dungeons, buying/synthesizing items, and selling items in your shop, which you have to haggle the prices. Every week, the amount that has to be paid increases, till you pay it all off, and then you are free to do what you want. I heard there is some other stuff that will happen if you keep playing long enough, but I haven't gotten to that point. It's a really fun game, and is quite charming. It's available on steam for $20, bit if you wait for a sale, you can get it for about $5.
RandV80 said:
Eiyuu Densetsu (legend of heroes) is a mainstay of Jrpgs in Japan since the mid 80s. It's abhorrent how little it's know over here. It might look low quality but it's anything but. There's so much text to translate in these games that they simply didn't bother bringing them. The trails series came out in like 2007 , japan already has the next trilogy after this one and we're still stuck translating the second game of the first Trails trilogy. It's disgraceful. This is why people complain Jrpgs suck nowadays. No mofos translate the good ones cause they're lazy or greedy and a small company like Xseed has to slave over just one game for like 4 years to get it done. They couldn't even allocate their main force to the job cause of this climate we have. It sucks lol.
Ar Tonelico [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar_tonelico:_Melody_of_Elemia] is a good, little known game on the PS2. The combat is a bit different(and turn based), the magic is a lot different, and the music... Well, listen for yourself(but don't read the comments):
Aside from the many great suggestions already made, may I add the Disgaea series? A set of SLG RPGs that ran on the PS2 and PS3 with excellent (if somewhat challenging at times) gameplay and an irreverent sense of humor. Disgaea 3 and 4 are standalone titles playable on the PS3 if that is your preferred console.
From the Indies try Cthulhu Saves the World where our favourite eldritch abomination attempts to become a true hero for selfish reasons, second Racettear and throw in Aldorea Games' Millennium series into the mix.
From the Indies try Cthulhu Saves the World where our favourite eldritch abomination attempts to become a true hero for selfish reasons, second Racettear and throw in Aldorea Games' Millennium series into the mix.
I see people mentioned the excellent Ys series and I feel obliged to mention they're by the same developer that makes Legend of Heroes.
Ar Nosurge hype coming out next month. Can't wait!
Scars Unseen said:
Ar Nosurge hype coming out next month. Can't wait!
I'll always suggest Fire Emblem to people. Sacred Stones on GBA is pretty good, as is Path of Radiance for Game Cube. If you've got a 3DS, Awakening is also pretty fantastic, though I'd stay away from the Shadow Dragon remake for the DS.
Also, if you live under a rock and haven't played them already, the Elder Scrolls series is also pretty damn amazing.
And if you've played some Bioware games, I'd also suggest Jade Empire. It's definitely got flaws, but I found it to be a breath of fresh air. It's an RPG that draws heavily from Asian mythologies, and both the world and combat are different from a lot of other RPGs. And if you don't like it (which is totally possible), it's pretty cheap, so not much is lost.
Also, if you live under a rock and haven't played them already, the Elder Scrolls series is also pretty damn amazing.
And if you've played some Bioware games, I'd also suggest Jade Empire. It's definitely got flaws, but I found it to be a breath of fresh air. It's an RPG that draws heavily from Asian mythologies, and both the world and combat are different from a lot of other RPGs. And if you don't like it (which is totally possible), it's pretty cheap, so not much is lost.
I definitely recommend Dark Chronicle or Dark Cloud 2 depending on your area. It's a JRPG but it's not turn based, it's mostly action.
Character customization isn't really present with very minimal ways to effect your characters stats but each character has two different weapons and they have numerous evolution paths. You can break down items and combine them together to add all kinds of elements and abilities to your guns and when they reach a certain point you can evolve them. There is also an invention system and one of the 'characters' you get later can be upgrade with inventions you create.
The entirety of the level up system is within the weapons and personally I find it amazing fun. The game itself plays kind of like new roguelikes, with each level having a basic design depending on the area but they're all randomly generated. Every single time you enter a floor of a dungeon it'll be different and sometimes the floors will have effects.
I don't want to spoil any future abilities and stuff so I won't mention some of the other stuff but it really is an amazing game. One of my absolute favourites ever.
The game is on PS2. The original Dark Cloud is purely a spiritual successor and I personally find it less refined and polished. The second one has everything the first one has in game mechanics but it's been improved on and developed even further.
Character customization isn't really present with very minimal ways to effect your characters stats but each character has two different weapons and they have numerous evolution paths. You can break down items and combine them together to add all kinds of elements and abilities to your guns and when they reach a certain point you can evolve them. There is also an invention system and one of the 'characters' you get later can be upgrade with inventions you create.
The entirety of the level up system is within the weapons and personally I find it amazing fun. The game itself plays kind of like new roguelikes, with each level having a basic design depending on the area but they're all randomly generated. Every single time you enter a floor of a dungeon it'll be different and sometimes the floors will have effects.
I don't want to spoil any future abilities and stuff so I won't mention some of the other stuff but it really is an amazing game. One of my absolute favourites ever.
The game is on PS2. The original Dark Cloud is purely a spiritual successor and I personally find it less refined and polished. The second one has everything the first one has in game mechanics but it's been improved on and developed even further.
The patches doubled the FPS on my system (GTS 450, about 4 1/2 years old and definitely lower end when it was released, 2gb ram, winXPsp3 32bit).Compatriot Block said:
Game runs at 1920x1080 all settings high, not maxed, with usually Netflix or youtube running on the second monitor.
The game should pretty much run on a toaster, now that quicksaves are fixed for older systems. When it came out it took me 10 minutes to quicksave.