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The JRPG Thread • Page 5

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by theagentcoma, May 14, 2018.

  1. Anthony_

    A (Cancelled) Dork Prestigious

    I played Breath of Fire I and II on GBA when they released on there and they were both just so incredible. But II is on a whole other level from I.
     
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  2. tucah

    not champ Prestigious

    it's soooo good and it only keeps getting better, love how deep battle system is and how much it requires to actually think and use different gear/skills per enemy type instead of being content with a single "best" set. it does maybe get a little overwhelming since the game isn't great at explaining the various systems to you while you're playing and instead assume you're going to read the tons of text hidden in menus but once you get the hang of it it's incredible.
     
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  3. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    Youtube is my best friend with that type of stuff.
     
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  4. tucah

    not champ Prestigious

    breath of fire 4 is my personal favorite but 2 is right behind it. i even like some of the ideas of dragon quarter even if i would have preferred a traditional BoF game. too bad it's one of capcom's abandoned franchises now, BoFVI mobile was the last nail in the coffin for it.
     
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  5. tucah

    not champ Prestigious

    yeah, nowadays i always suggest someone look up a youtube or separate text guide to really understand the battle system because you'll be quickly outmatched without it.
     
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  6. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    fuck. I thought Dan was in here talking to himself.
     
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  7. Shrek

    can't be made fun of Prestigious

    fuck. I thought Dan had become eloquent.
     
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  8. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Yeah the avatars were confusing me lol

    I had BoF1 on the GBA and it was pretty good. Actually did manage to finish it. The second one I owned until I let a friend borrow it in 7th grade and he "broke" it. How do you break a GBA cartridge?? Still bitter about it because I never finished it.
     
  9. ikanacanyon

    Free jake w

    Hmm maybe I’ll try digging out the GBA and see if I can find a copy of BoF2..
     
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  10. oldjersey

    Pro Podcaster Supporter

    If you have an android it is so easy to download emulators and play it on there. Really doesnt ruin the experience either if you ask me.
     
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  11. ikanacanyon

    Free jake w

    I’ve got an iPhone unfortunately :-/
     
  12. lightning

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    hmmm an ATB turn based magical girl JRPG. Interested tbh. lol

     
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  13. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    ATB will never get old
     
  14. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Ok because I am bored and I feel like shaming myself, I am making a list of all the RPGs I never finished. Some of them I grew bored of, some of them I just stopped, some of them I gave up. All excuses.

    Titles in italics are ones that I gave up after dying in the final dungeon/final boss fight. Too demoralized to finish the job.

    Titles with *asterisks are ones I straight up didn't like and stopped playing.

    Everything else is mostly inexcusable.

    PS1
    Final Fantasy VIII*
    Xenogears
    Lunar 2
    Chrono Cross
    SaGa Frontier (two attempts)*
    SaGa Frontier 2*
    Final Fantasy Tactics (two attempts)
    Valkyrie Profile
    Threads of Fate
    Alundra
    Wild Arms*
    Wild Arms 2
    Breath of Fire 3
    Chocobo's Dungeon 2
    Star Ocean 2
    Azure Dreams

    SNES
    Link to the Past
    Chrono Trigger (3 attempts)
    Super Mario RPG (2 attempts)
    Secret of Mana (currently have a file I haven't touched in months)
    Earthbound (ditto on the open file)
    Breath of Fire 2
    Tales of Phantasia
    Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen

    GBA
    Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
    Golden Sun 2
    Pokemon Ruby*
    Yggdra Union*

    DS
    Final Fantasy III
    Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
    Lunar: Dragon Song*
    Magical Starsign*
    Dragon Quest 4
    Dragon Quest 5

    N64
    Ocarina of Time
    Majora's Mask

    Gamecube
    Wind Waker
    Paper Mario: Thousand- Year Door
    Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
    Tales of Symphonia
    Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
    Gladius
    Evolution: Worlds

    And a few others from systems I didn't feel like listing:
    Grandia 2
    Dragon Quest 1&2
    Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky
    Star Ocean: First Departure
    Wild Arms 3

    Wow, what a depressing list. If you don't see a major one listed here, there's a chance I beat it. So there's some good.

    I have a lot to think about. What am I doing with my life?
     
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  15. ikanacanyon

    Free jake w

    I want a Xenosaga remaster sooooo baaaaaaad
     
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  16. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    I'm kind of indifferent. I thought the second and third game were a big disappointment after how incredible the first game was.
     
  17. ikanacanyon

    Free jake w

    Yeah I was mostly talking about the first haha. I have so many good memories with it I’d like to replay it, but couldn’t care less about the other two
     
  18. tucah

    not champ Prestigious

    i didn't hate the third as much as i did the second but the first game is by far the best of the trilogy. i'd buy a remaster.
     
  19. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    I remember seeing the intro of Chaos for the first time and just thinking, "This is the coolest shit ever."
     
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  20. Joe4th

    Memories are nice, but that's all they are. Prestigious

    The second is so bad, that game would need a remake to make it enjoyable

    I'd still buy a remastered trilogy though
     
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  21. ikanacanyon

    Free jake w

    Yeah if they did I’d definitely try to get through all three since I never actually finished the third and would love to cross it off the list. Knowing me I’d probably beat the first, start the second and then stop playing haha
     
  22. theagentcoma May 18, 2018
    (Last edited: May 18, 2018)
    theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    are the Xenosaga/Xenoblade games all just various sequels in the Xenogears universe?

    Also in order to make myself feel better, here's a list of JRPGs I actually have finished:

    PS1
    Final Fantasy VII (beat all the Weapons too)
    Final Fantasy IX (luckiest final boss fight ever)
    Suikoden
    Grandia
    Eternal Eyes

    SNES
    Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals

    GBA
    Final Fantasy I (4 times)
    Final Fantasy II
    Final Fantasy IV (twice)
    Final Fantasy V (twice)
    Final Fantasy VI
    Golden Sun
    Fire Emblem (twice)
    Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (twice)
    Sword of Mana
    Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis
    Lunar Legend
    Breath of Fire (twice)
    Riviera: The Promised Land

    DS
    Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
    Dragon Quest IX
    Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (thrice)
    Radiant Historia

    N64
    Paper Mario
    Ogre Battle: Person of Lordly Caliber (10+ times)
    Quest 64 (twice)

    Other:
    Tactics Ogre (twice, PSP port)
    LoZ: Oracle of Seasons (twice)
    LoZ: Link's Awakening (many times)
    Pokemon Red/Blue

    Still a very sad list.
     
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  23. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Breath of Fire 4 arrived yesterday. I'm already as far as I was on the emulator version. I only ever got about 30 minutes past that point 6 years ago. Excited to finally play this game through.
     
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  24. GBlades

    Trusted

    Is this a replay or have you played it before? Either way, it's a damn good game.
     
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  25. theagentcoma

    yeah good okay Prestigious

    Never played it! I've wanted to since I was 12 lol. I bought it 6 years ago but the disc would freeze every time and they didn't have another copy. I tried an emulator but it would give me the black screen. This time I'm gonna get through it, I swear.