sublimit
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Also one of the most expensive ones to find now if you missed it when it came out (like i did).
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MeteorVII
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Dragon Quest is just as much about “corny, friendship” Shonen shit as Kingdom Hearts, so not sure what you’re going on about there...
Also, KH2:FM is literally the peak of Action based JRPGs, whereas the best DQ wouldn’t even be able to leave a dent in the halls of the best traditional JRPG gameplay examples...
MadchesterManc
Member
Persona 3 FES
SMT: Lucifer's Call/Nocturne
SMT: Digital Devil Saga
Final Fantasy 0
Valkyria Chronicles 3
Just throwing some out there beyond the usual titles. Then again I did quite enjoy the output from Atlus on PS2 so it's probably not too far from the truth
SMT: Lucifer's Call/Nocturne
SMT: Digital Devil Saga
Final Fantasy 0
Valkyria Chronicles 3
Just throwing some out there beyond the usual titles. Then again I did quite enjoy the output from Atlus on PS2 so it's probably not too far from the truth
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Rean no Kiseki
Banned
Marcus Aurelius
Banned
Worth it.
Stefan.North
Member
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Xenogears
3. Vagrant Story
4. Final Fantasy VI
5. Grandia 2
2. Xenogears
3. Vagrant Story
4. Final Fantasy VI
5. Grandia 2
MudoSkills
Member
Not necessarily my favourites but just to join my fellow Atlus bros with some further recs:
SMT Devil Survivor (DS)
SMT Soul Hackers (3DS)
SMT Strange Journey (DS)
Persona Q (3DS)
Also want to rep the Disgaea series. The first has the best writing but the game mechanics tend to get more complex with each iteration.
SMT Devil Survivor (DS)
SMT Soul Hackers (3DS)
SMT Strange Journey (DS)
Persona Q (3DS)
Also want to rep the Disgaea series. The first has the best writing but the game mechanics tend to get more complex with each iteration.
darth.shrimp
Member
Trying real hard to not put multiple games from the same series:
Xenogears
Chrono Trigger
Tales of Eternia
FF VI
Seiken Densetsu 3 (action RPG are still RPG, and it's definitely Japanese)
Xenogears
Chrono Trigger
Tales of Eternia
FF VI
Seiken Densetsu 3 (action RPG are still RPG, and it's definitely Japanese)
SilentUser
Member
Very, very hard thing to do, but this is my list:
1 - Suikoden II
2 - Final Fantasy IV
3 - Breath of Fire III
4 - Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch
5 - Final Fantasy VIII
1 - Suikoden II
2 - Final Fantasy IV
3 - Breath of Fire III
4 - Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch
5 - Final Fantasy VIII
This list screems like name your Top 5 Anime and you only have watched Evangelion, Coyboy Bebop and Elfenlied.....My Top 5 All-Time Favourite JRPGs:
5. Final Fantasy VI
4. Kingdom Hearts 3
3. Kingdom Hearts
2. Kingdom Hearts 2
1. Final Fantasy VII / Final Fantasy VII Remake
(Honourable mentions:
Final Fantasy XV, Persona 5, Persona 4 and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch)
What are yours?
I need to think about my list but Top 5 will be difficult....
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Oh god, THREE KH titles in the OP?
Oh well. Let’s see... in no particular order, I’d say:
- Chrono Trigger. Just the closest to perfection. Fantastic characters (and masterfully introduced too, without the need for cutscenes or separate text boxes - I’m looking at you, FF6). Fantastic twists, top graphics for the hardware, legendary OST, and perfect length.
- Dragon Quest 8. Just as beautiful, evocative and open-worldish as could be done on the hardware at the time, paving the way for countless imitators. Good gameplay, albeit a bit static, grindy and trollish (DQ8’s algorithms are pure Murphy’s law). Amazing characters, helped immensely by the British VA.
- Xenoblade Chronicles. Possibly the definitive “mankind vs deity” JRPG, the final form of a theme that steadily evolved since Xenogears and all through Xenosaga (with more than a few echoes in Chrono Cross). Amazing characters, unparalleled vistas, fantastic music, good gameplay.
- Dark Souls. The most influential game of the last decade, for good reason. Challenging, endlessly replayable, outstanding locations brilliantly interconnected.
- Final Fantasy 7. By far the best FF, and a game so ahead of its time that’s still unsurpassed in many ways 24 years later. Everything about FF7 is brilliant, and completely unthinkable just a couple of years earlier. This game came out of the blue and set a standard that still flies a quarter of a century later. Still holds up magnificently today.
Oh well. Let’s see... in no particular order, I’d say:
- Chrono Trigger. Just the closest to perfection. Fantastic characters (and masterfully introduced too, without the need for cutscenes or separate text boxes - I’m looking at you, FF6). Fantastic twists, top graphics for the hardware, legendary OST, and perfect length.
- Dragon Quest 8. Just as beautiful, evocative and open-worldish as could be done on the hardware at the time, paving the way for countless imitators. Good gameplay, albeit a bit static, grindy and trollish (DQ8’s algorithms are pure Murphy’s law). Amazing characters, helped immensely by the British VA.
- Xenoblade Chronicles. Possibly the definitive “mankind vs deity” JRPG, the final form of a theme that steadily evolved since Xenogears and all through Xenosaga (with more than a few echoes in Chrono Cross). Amazing characters, unparalleled vistas, fantastic music, good gameplay.
- Dark Souls. The most influential game of the last decade, for good reason. Challenging, endlessly replayable, outstanding locations brilliantly interconnected.
- Final Fantasy 7. By far the best FF, and a game so ahead of its time that’s still unsurpassed in many ways 24 years later. Everything about FF7 is brilliant, and completely unthinkable just a couple of years earlier. This game came out of the blue and set a standard that still flies a quarter of a century later. Still holds up magnificently today.
MeteorVII
Member
It does seem that way, indeed.
Thankfully I don’t need to ingratiate myself with JRPG fans by putting as many different series as I possibly can, I just pick the 5 I liked the most. Shocking concept, I know!
MudoSkills
Member
Surprised at all the recs for Ni No Kuni. Looks fantastic and oozes charm but I remember the general concensus at the time being that the story and gameplay were really weak.
I remember you, terrible party AI.
I remember you, terrible party AI.
REDRZA MWS
Member
Only my favorite all time. Too many more to make a top 5.
MeteorVII
Member
The first Ni No Kuni is so unbelievably far and ahead of its contemporaries and every modern JRPG made that it’s honestly shocking how its only had 1 sequel by now...
REDRZA MWS
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MeteorVII
Member
Why not?
This isn’t a list of “what JRPGs deserve more recognition”, it’s just a best JRPG list.
sublimit
Banned
Uh oh. Bye bye thread.
German Hops
Member
It's amazing how well the original Phantasy Star holds up today, considering it was a jrpg of the 1980s.Only my favorite all time. Too many more to make a top 5.
The Hamburglar
Banned
OPs taste is so poor he would recommend drinking piss as a tasty beverage.
MeteorVII
Member
You’re in the minority on that.
sublimit
Banned
What's the point on insulting him though? They are just his choices and everyone has their own tastes.
REDRZA MWS
Member
There were so many great jrpg’s/rpg’s over the years since then, but i always measure them up to this standard. One of the greatest games ever made.
German Hops
Member
Bernd Lauert
Banned
If your list doesn't include Chrono Trigger your opinions are bad and you should feel bad.
German Hops
Member
Solid game, but I feel it's a bit over-rated.
I much prefer Chrono Cross.
If I expanded my list to top 20, it would get a spot somewhere in the 17-20 range.
Mostly I felt like the story felt kind of flat and uninteresting, I recall Star Ocean and Phantasy Star 4 having much better hooks, and both games kept me far more entertained throughout.
I also had really high expectations for it from all the hype.
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Pallas
Gold Member
1. Suikoden II
2. Star Ocean II
3. Breath of Fire III
4. Lost Odyssey
T 5. Shadow Hearts
T 5. Final Fantasy VI
Bonus!(Because why not?)
Favorite JRPG to never make it statewide.
ルドラの秘宝 (Rudora no Hihou “Treasure of Rudra”)
Honorable mentions: Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, Front Mission, Final Fantasy Tactics, Suikoden V, FFIV, Lufia 2, Breath of Fire 2. Final Fantasy IX, Wild Arms 1, Wild Arms 2, Thousand Arms, Kartia.
2. Star Ocean II
3. Breath of Fire III
4. Lost Odyssey
T 5. Shadow Hearts
T 5. Final Fantasy VI
Bonus!(Because why not?)
Favorite JRPG to never make it statewide.
ルドラの秘宝 (Rudora no Hihou “Treasure of Rudra”)
Honorable mentions: Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, Front Mission, Final Fantasy Tactics, Suikoden V, FFIV, Lufia 2, Breath of Fire 2. Final Fantasy IX, Wild Arms 1, Wild Arms 2, Thousand Arms, Kartia.
Limiting my list to one per franchise otherwise it would look a little repetitive.
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Trails of Azure
3. Seiken Densetsu 3
4. Bravely Default
5. Radiant Historia
I love Chrono Trigger, Lufia, Final Fantasy 1-6, Kingdom Hearts and so much more - but these games are what personally reach the highest echelons of the genre and are all must plays *for me*. Others will think differently of course
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Trails of Azure
3. Seiken Densetsu 3
4. Bravely Default
5. Radiant Historia
I love Chrono Trigger, Lufia, Final Fantasy 1-6, Kingdom Hearts and so much more - but these games are what personally reach the highest echelons of the genre and are all must plays *for me*. Others will think differently of course
MeteorVII
Member
Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI are the actual 2 most overrated video games ever made. Like, by any and all objective measure.
Both are good games (in the case of FFVI; it’s actually a very good game). But that is it.
The amount of fucking mental gymnastics edgy, unemployed middle-aged men are pulling to pretend these games are really anything special now is frankly embarrassing.
FFVII did every single thing those games did well approximately 1 billion times better and it only came out a few years later.
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REDRZA MWS
Member
That’s when FF was at its height.
Pallas
Gold Member
Replace FFVI with FFVII and I’d agree with you and I’m probably in the minority on this but I like Chrono Cross more than Chrono Trigger.
Kokoloko85
Member
I cant choose but i
I will be cheating too. Too many great ones.
I love KH too, its in my top 5
I will be cheating too. Too many great ones.
I love KH too, its in my top 5
MeteorVII
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MeteorVII
Member
Persona 5. Kingdom Hearts 2. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.
These are the 3 games you absolutely need to play!
namekuseijin
Banned
meh
Captain Toad
Member
I've only played it recently on Switch. I agree. Usually games like this, I'm disappointed in if I didn't already have nostalgia for.
The Sega Ages version probably helped a lot with the addition of the map maker.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Am i though? I see nearly everyone disagreeing with him.
It was a joke in disagreeing with his choices. Not everything is an insult.
Radical Dreamer
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Ni no kuni bored me to death :/
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Efren is G.O.A.T.
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5. Final Fantasy VI
4. Final Fantasy IV
3. Final Fantasy VII Remake
2. Chrono Trigger
1. Final Fantasy IX
I'm really debating if I shouldn't put Dragon Quest VIII in there somewhere.
4. Final Fantasy IV
3. Final Fantasy VII Remake
2. Chrono Trigger
1. Final Fantasy IX
I'm really debating if I shouldn't put Dragon Quest VIII in there somewhere.
MeteorVII
Member
I meant worldwide. Not just one thread on this one specific internet forum.