Recommend me a JRPG for PC
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get an emulator and play Pokemon or Fire Emblem
otherwise just dont bother and play Mass Effect or Fallout 3
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The Last Remnant was good (IMO). It actually runs and loads on PC quite well, compared to the near unplayable console versions. The ironic catch is that you'll probably need a controller to play the game right, the M+KB controls for it were less than ideal.
There is also Recettear, a charming (and immensely Japanese) indie title. It's fun and addictive.
There is also Recettear, a charming (and immensely Japanese) indie title. It's fun and addictive.
For real though FF7 is available on PC for about 3 bucks these days on ebay AND it was the last JRPG i actually sank way too many hours of my life into.
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PCs have JRPGs? I'm not being sarcastic I just have never really seen JRPGs for the PC, just Western ones like Oblivion. I think Last Remnant is on PC though.
Well, another name for JRPGs is Console RPGs....
So you'll mainly find ports of console JRPGs. Generally shitty ports.
So you'll mainly find ports of console JRPGs. Generally shitty ports.
If you can, try to find the PC versions of FF 7 and 8. There are graphic mods available to help with the dated look, so it doesn't look as shabby (to today's standards) as before. Also, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is available for relatively cheap on Steam, so that's worth a mention.
The PC has never been a great platform for JRPG. Besides ported and emulated console hits, all you really have are doujin style titles like Recettear. Even worse, many of those lack full, let alone official, translations.
On that point, I might recommend looking into Sengoku Rance, assuming your old enough to play it...
On that point, I might recommend looking into Sengoku Rance, assuming your old enough to play it...
As others have said, The Last Remnant is the best you're going to get on PC. Still a very enjoyable game though, plays far better on PC than it does on 360, although you will need a controller to play it, keyboard controls are iffy. FF7 and 8 were ported to the PC, but they aren't ported that well. I've not tried Recettear, but apparently it's pretty good for the price.
Best option would be to borrow the PS2, far more choice.
Best option would be to borrow the PS2, far more choice.
Well, there is always Septerra Core. I don't know how well it runs on modern PCs, but it was a fun little title in the JRPG style. If I remember correctly, it was actually made in Germany, but you wouldn't know it to play it -- it was even advertised as something that fans of Final Fantasy VII would enjoy. Also, FFVII, FFVIII, FFXI and FFIV all received PC releases. FFVII has the problem that Nobuo Uematsu's ground breaking score sounds crappy due to the tinny soundblaster midi that it uses, but is apparently improved in other areas. I can't comment on the other Final Fantasy games, except to say that FFVIII has a mini game included in the PC version that was otherwise impossible to play in the US, due to the Pocket Station, which is essentially a PSX version of the Dreamcast's VMU, never being released in the US.
Edit: <link=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/septerra_core_legacy_of_the_creator>Here's the link to the Good Old Games page for Septerra Core. If they have it, It's a pretty safe bet that modern computers will run it, or at least that they'll run the version they have for sale.
Edit: <link=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/septerra_core_legacy_of_the_creator>Here's the link to the Good Old Games page for Septerra Core. If they have it, It's a pretty safe bet that modern computers will run it, or at least that they'll run the version they have for sale.
No. find your own JRPG.
Anything we recommend is subjective with no guarantee you'll like it. Trial and error works if you put the effort in.
Anything we recommend is subjective with no guarantee you'll like it. Trial and error works if you put the effort in.
I tried The Last Remnant. Really; I tried, several times. I think my longest gameplay was 7 hours in, and I was doing good by jrpg standards, but I still didn't have the foggiest idea how the combat worked. =\
Ha ha, I know, but I gotta start somewhere.Amethyst Wind said:
Wow, this really looks interesting. I also have to say that I like less known games for some reason, and this one seems like one of those games.Owyn_Merrilin said:
Really? Reminds me of Planescape: Torment. Could these two games be similar?
As for everyone else, thanks for the suggestions I'll look into them (The Last Remnant, Recettear, emulator + pokemon = good idea). I'm kinda sceptical about FF. I don't like playing games out of their order, which would mean I have to play FF1...
Well, Seeing as Racketeer Recettear has already been mentioned, your biggest opening for JRPGs would probably be via emulation.
That being said, here are my suggestion. (Most follow the emulation suggestion)
[PS1] Star Ocean: Second Story (Standalone, so you wont need to play the first. IMHO, the best of the series)
[SNES] Chrono Trigger
[SNES] Super Mario RPG
And lastly, while not technically a JRPG, it follows the same rules as one.
[N64/GC/Wii] Paper Mario
That being said, here are my suggestion. (Most follow the emulation suggestion)
[PS1] Star Ocean: Second Story (Standalone, so you wont need to play the first. IMHO, the best of the series)
[SNES] Chrono Trigger
[SNES] Super Mario RPG
And lastly, while not technically a JRPG, it follows the same rules as one.
[N64/GC/Wii] Paper Mario
Not having played Planescape: Torment, I can't say if it's similar to Septerra Core or not, but my best guess would be that they're quite different. Septerra Core is what happens when you take a mid to late 90's Final Fantasy game, add a dialogue system more in line with a WRPG, and a combat system that is something like a cross between Chrono Trigger and Fallout. It's not quite as cool as it sounds, but it's not a bad game, either.Nenad said:
As for the playing the Final Fantasy series out of order, it's really not a problem. None of the main series games are directly related to each other, the only thing they share is a dev team and some series staples, like Moogles and Chocobos. There have been a few direct sequels in recent years, but those are all have titles like Final Fantasy X-2, or Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, clearly marking them as sequels to or spinoffs of a specific main-series game.