BryceNobody
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Sharpen those pitchforks and grab your torches, NeoGAF. What’s the most overrated/underrated JRPG?
OVERRATED: Final Fantasy IX
I hear people throw this out as the best mainline FF title, and I’ve seen it slowly emerge as a fan-favorite over the years. Gotta be honest, didn’t like it all that much. Story was bleh, characters outside of Zidane and Vivi were forgettable, and the combat was woefully slow (those battle animations took years off my life). It’s not the worst JRPG I’ve played by any stretch, but the absolute fervor around the game really baffles me. Maybe just not for me.
UNDERRATED: Lost Odyssey
Another Sakaguchi game in the mix, I played this after years of either not having the time or not being interested in an Xbox 360 JRPG because I didn’t know anyone who played it or had much to say. Holy shit, I was so wrong. Story’s fantastic, combat was a perfect-blend of old school mechanics meets modern graphics, world felt fresh and interesting- but those dream sequences? Oh, man. Having incredibly moving short stories play out solely over text was something I’ve seen few games pull off as effectively as Lost Odyssey. If you haven’t given this game a shot, do yourself a favor and try it.
OVERRATED: Final Fantasy IX
I hear people throw this out as the best mainline FF title, and I’ve seen it slowly emerge as a fan-favorite over the years. Gotta be honest, didn’t like it all that much. Story was bleh, characters outside of Zidane and Vivi were forgettable, and the combat was woefully slow (those battle animations took years off my life). It’s not the worst JRPG I’ve played by any stretch, but the absolute fervor around the game really baffles me. Maybe just not for me.
UNDERRATED: Lost Odyssey
Another Sakaguchi game in the mix, I played this after years of either not having the time or not being interested in an Xbox 360 JRPG because I didn’t know anyone who played it or had much to say. Holy shit, I was so wrong. Story’s fantastic, combat was a perfect-blend of old school mechanics meets modern graphics, world felt fresh and interesting- but those dream sequences? Oh, man. Having incredibly moving short stories play out solely over text was something I’ve seen few games pull off as effectively as Lost Odyssey. If you haven’t given this game a shot, do yourself a favor and try it.