2001-2010 was a turbulent time for gaming, seeing leaps and bounds in the way we interact with our games, but some genres have been left behind in the chaos. JRPGs are still going strong though, and i felt the shin megami tensei and dragon quest series are currently the best of the field, with persona 4 and dragon quest 9 eating away large chunks of free time. what do you, fellow escapist readers, think was the best?
Poll: what do you think the best JRPG of the last 10 years was?
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Favorite in order starting with the best: FFIX, Persona 4, FFX, Kingdom Hearts, Persona 3, Chrono Cross, Legend of Dragoon, Nier, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Parasite Eve 2.
I haven't played the Dragon Warrior series. It never appealed to me.
Christ, I never realized how many JRPGs came out in 2000 that I loved.
I haven't played the Dragon Warrior series. It never appealed to me.
Christ, I never realized how many JRPGs came out in 2000 that I loved.
A few years ago I would have probably said the Playstation and Playstation 2 have the best array of RPGs. Recently the DS and PSP have been my main source of a generally better JRPG and Turn-based RPG experiences.
Although some very good ones have been seen on home consoles, Chrono Cross on the playstation offered a wonderful follow-up to Chrono Trigger and remains to be one of my favorites. As well as Persona 3 and 4 on the PS2. Not to mention pretty much every NIS game.
My favorite by far is Mother 3 for the GBA though.
Although some very good ones have been seen on home consoles, Chrono Cross on the playstation offered a wonderful follow-up to Chrono Trigger and remains to be one of my favorites. As well as Persona 3 and 4 on the PS2. Not to mention pretty much every NIS game.
My favorite by far is Mother 3 for the GBA though.
I'd either have to go with Persona 3 FES,Tales of Symphonia, or Dragon Quest 8.All excellent in their own way.
Wild Arms 3 gets an honorable mention due to it's awesome Wild west setting and game play ideas. As does P4 for polishing everything in P3 to a mirror shine.
Wild Arms 3 gets an honorable mention due to it's awesome Wild west setting and game play ideas. As does P4 for polishing everything in P3 to a mirror shine.
I have different answers to the question of the title, and the poll.
While my favorite RPGs are the Pokemon games, I don't really feel like they're the BEST JRPGs ever.
No, the best JRPG of the last ten years is, in my opinion, Persona 4. I could gush on about it for awhile, but the recent Extra Credits episode dedicated to it summed my feeling up nicely.
While my favorite RPGs are the Pokemon games, I don't really feel like they're the BEST JRPGs ever.
No, the best JRPG of the last ten years is, in my opinion, Persona 4. I could gush on about it for awhile, but the recent Extra Credits episode dedicated to it summed my feeling up nicely.
I know its a remake but Chrono Trigger is my favourite game of all time, the SNES version and the DS version, if not that because the original was released in 1995 (I think) but then Persona 3, though I would like a Persona game with only the school, like Bully, I found the school to be much more enjoyable than the dungeon crawling. So yeah Persona 3, FES mainly, I'm rambling now.
SMT Persona 3 Fes hands down on the console (EDIT: and yes I've played Persona 4, I just didnt like the story as much, and P3/P3Fes had the gritty, more in it action and feel. When Shinji um... well... has what happens to him that really pisses me off since I have to take his spot, it seems to be more of a driving plot element then the murders of P4. Really, only what happens with Nanako and what happens with Saki felt like the had advanced the plot at all and gave you that connecting feeling).
On the Handheld? Hm.... I dont want to say pokemon and just be that way, and I did like Izuna: legend of the unemployed ninja. so I'll say that. Izuna: Legend of the unemployed Ninja.
On the Handheld? Hm.... I dont want to say pokemon and just be that way, and I did like Izuna: legend of the unemployed ninja. so I'll say that. Izuna: Legend of the unemployed Ninja.
The first Disgaea game. Love their charaters.
Can you add a new option, "on both"? Games like Disgaea and Chrono Trigger have both console and handheld ports.joe90 said:
Actually I think that's the best version, considering that the SNES version lacks animated cut scenes and arena, and the PS1 version has constant load times. I would let it count.Baron von Blitztank said:
Personally my favorite JRPGs have come out on handhelds: Golden Sun, Pokemon, the Mario & Luigi series. Its just more fun to not have to worry about getting a save point, and instead playing wherever I want.
Resonance of Fate. Yeah, I said it.
Likeable characters (mostly), good humor, fun - if slightly broken - gameplay, fantastic graphics, and a nicely written story. In short, it was about the only JRPG I gave more than two fucks about, and one I'm actually glad I bought.
Likeable characters (mostly), good humor, fun - if slightly broken - gameplay, fantastic graphics, and a nicely written story. In short, it was about the only JRPG I gave more than two fucks about, and one I'm actually glad I bought.
Best in my opinion was Ar Tonelico because I've never played a JRPG like it really.
But other great ones were Resonance of Fate, Chrono Trigger DS, Mana Khemia, and the Disgaea games
But other great ones were Resonance of Fate, Chrono Trigger DS, Mana Khemia, and the Disgaea games