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RPG Community |OT| Take the Epoch to a New Era
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Last year had a boatload of Falcom games (which are my #1 priority, if that hasn't been obvious already :P) and I got D:OS and Pillars for free, so I prioritized games I payed for. Similarly Gothic and and Risen were from bundles or cheap sales so not that high on the priority list. And I actually did finish Gothic 2 - just not properly : P Started cheating halfway through it which kind of ruined it for me, so I want to redo it one time, but technically I did finish it ;)
And I'm easily distracted.
Those aren't even the only ones :)
I'll get to all of them eventually. I had a really bad habit of getting distracted and starting another game while in the middle of one and when I came back after a while I felt I had to restart game #1 from the beginning, got further into it but got distracted again, loop continues.
Suffice to say, that's not exactly a habit that promotes finishing games. I think I got over it though. Nowadays I try to just pick up where I left off, struggle until I familiarize myself with it again and continue.
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Of course,here would have to be Gothic 3 first.
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Honestly, by that logic I should buy anymore RPG's ever.
Here is the list of the rpg's I own, not counting ToB and PoE, which I'm actively playing right now:
The Age of Decadence
Ara Fell
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Dark Cloud
Darksiders 2
Divinity: Original Sin
Eternal Sonata
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Fallout 3 (will probably skip this one)
Fallout New Vegas
Final Fantasy 4 Interlude
Final Fantasy 4 The After Years
Final Fantasy V
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Morrowind
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3
Jade Empire
King's Bounty: The Legend
Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Starforce
Legend of Grimrock
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Shadow Hearts
Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call/ Nocturne
System Shock 2
Tales of the Abyss
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tyranny
Ara Fell
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Dark Cloud
Darksiders 2
Divinity: Original Sin
Eternal Sonata
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Fallout 3 (will probably skip this one)
Fallout New Vegas
Final Fantasy 4 Interlude
Final Fantasy 4 The After Years
Final Fantasy V
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Morrowind
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3
Jade Empire
King's Bounty: The Legend
Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Starforce
Legend of Grimrock
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Shadow Hearts
Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call/ Nocturne
System Shock 2
Tales of the Abyss
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tyranny
I have over 150 unplayed rpgs in my backlog and I am looking forward to 100 upcoming rpgs. I have a problem.
I can't even imagine playing that many games at once let alone RPGs. I'm getting stressed out when I have more than 10 games installed on Steam alone. Also you really don't need to play Fallout 3 and New Vegas, you are going to burn out hard since they are really similar. And New Vegas is soooooooooooooo much better, it's not even funny.
How is Jade Empire holding up? Loved the game when it came out. I remember there were some hilariously overpowered skills that turned the entire game into a joke.
I wonder how many RPGs I own/have access to that I intend to play and haven't played. I don't think it is anywhere near 300 for me, but it is a growing population.
I think I have Ultima 1 through 7 or something, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, and Planescape Torment. That's my classic CRPG haul I got as a gift at some point and only fiddled with BG1 and Ultima 1 a little bit so far. I did download DOSBox and fiddle with TES1 at some point, so that and Daggerfall might also be on my computer.
I also own the Witcher games on PC but have only played a bit of the original. And I own FFXIII and XIII-2 on PC because of Square Easter mystery box sales. Also on Steam I have PSIV, CSH, TitS 2C, and Xanadu Next unfinished. I have a DS playthrough but I ate that poor woman's soul and idt I'm going back to it. Maybe I will.
I also have access to my brother's steam games, which include at least Fallout 1 last I checked...
With consoles well...
The SNES backcatalog is mostly my own purchases but also includes Front Mission, which idk when my brother acquired it. It is not fan-translated. But the usual subjects I go on about are in there: FE3, FE5, and now SMT1&2. Also Secret of Mana.
Don't have an RPG GB backcatalog.
My brother bought a lot of PSX games as a teen so there are a lot of those I have access to, including some RPGs I've never played. I don't have a very good grasp on the shape of the collection. I myself have at least recently added P2:EP to it.
I've played/beat most of the PS2/GCN/Xbox RPGs I-or he-bought. Xenosaga I is there barely played, as is FFXII. I've been expanding this catalog recently with SMT/Persona games but I've gotten through my additions.
I don't own many PS3/360/Wii RPGs and the games I do own for those systems, I've played.
Mother 3 is my GBA RPG back-catalog. DS/3DS/PSP back catalog includes P1, P2, Tactics Ogre, TWEWY, FFIV, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker, Strange Journey, Devil Survivor Overclocked, Soul Hackers, Radiant Historia, and Infinite Space.
Wii U has no RPG backcatalog for me, same with Switch. PS4 backcatalog is Tokyo Xanadu eX+, FFXII, Bloodborne, and Nioh.
I've made decent progress in some of these games and am currently working on another set of them, but yeah, being less conservative in my buying habits has this side effect.
I think I have Ultima 1 through 7 or something, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, and Planescape Torment. That's my classic CRPG haul I got as a gift at some point and only fiddled with BG1 and Ultima 1 a little bit so far. I did download DOSBox and fiddle with TES1 at some point, so that and Daggerfall might also be on my computer.
I also own the Witcher games on PC but have only played a bit of the original. And I own FFXIII and XIII-2 on PC because of Square Easter mystery box sales. Also on Steam I have PSIV, CSH, TitS 2C, and Xanadu Next unfinished. I have a DS playthrough but I ate that poor woman's soul and idt I'm going back to it. Maybe I will.
I also have access to my brother's steam games, which include at least Fallout 1 last I checked...
With consoles well...
The SNES backcatalog is mostly my own purchases but also includes Front Mission, which idk when my brother acquired it. It is not fan-translated. But the usual subjects I go on about are in there: FE3, FE5, and now SMT1&2. Also Secret of Mana.
Don't have an RPG GB backcatalog.
My brother bought a lot of PSX games as a teen so there are a lot of those I have access to, including some RPGs I've never played. I don't have a very good grasp on the shape of the collection. I myself have at least recently added P2:EP to it.
I've played/beat most of the PS2/GCN/Xbox RPGs I-or he-bought. Xenosaga I is there barely played, as is FFXII. I've been expanding this catalog recently with SMT/Persona games but I've gotten through my additions.
I don't own many PS3/360/Wii RPGs and the games I do own for those systems, I've played.
Mother 3 is my GBA RPG back-catalog. DS/3DS/PSP back catalog includes P1, P2, Tactics Ogre, TWEWY, FFIV, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker, Strange Journey, Devil Survivor Overclocked, Soul Hackers, Radiant Historia, and Infinite Space.
Wii U has no RPG backcatalog for me, same with Switch. PS4 backcatalog is Tokyo Xanadu eX+, FFXII, Bloodborne, and Nioh.
I've made decent progress in some of these games and am currently working on another set of them, but yeah, being less conservative in my buying habits has this side effect.
Getting back into Spellforce was easier than I expected, huh. Reading over the questlog and the names of the maps in order was enough to bring me up to speed again with the story and getting feel for my character and the gameplay again didn't take that long either.
I really like the look of the enemy faction in this game.
I really like the look of the enemy faction in this game.
I just realised that my post way a bit misleading. I'm not actievly playing these game, only ToB and PoE, but I could start them rigjt away.
Currently I have 42 steam games installed, plus like 3 non steam games.
Fallout 1, Shadow Hearts and SMT Nocturne are on the top of the list once I finished the games I'm playing right now.
Lol I was wondering why you were playing Fallout 1 and 2 at the same time.
I'm so bummed FO's UI hasn't aged very well, btw. I enjoyed 1 and loved 2 back when I finally managed to finish both, but I'm having a reeeal hard time trying to replay them due to the UI. Even something as simple as highlighting items and NPCs (and their names) with ALT would go a long way, tbh.
If you're playing with fan patches (Fixt in particular, as it collects a lot of things), try holding down shift. The sfall patch for Fallout 2 added this functionality, which I believe was then backported to Fallout in some other mod. Only highlights items, but it's something.
Damn, really? That's definitely a good start, at the very least. Might check it out again at some point, thanks for the tip!
I really should finish the games I pick up. Right now, I have current games going in:
KOTOR 2
Tyranny
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Starcrawlers
Neverwinter Nights 2
Wasteland 2
Paper Sorcerer
KOTOR 2
Tyranny
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Starcrawlers
Neverwinter Nights 2
Wasteland 2
Paper Sorcerer
I've never finished Jade Empire, but I think that it skirts by because it tackles a subject that few other games try to. The combat mechanics and the writing aren't particularly good. Specifically, it feels like a game about Imperial China designed by someone who has only watched Kung Fu films.
IDK. I kind of want to hear more about a couple of them from people who have played them. I read some of their wikipedia articles and such, but I prefer to hear about them from you all :P.
I also need to look into which of these I can reasonably get my hands on, before I vote on anything.
I also need to look into which of these I can reasonably get my hands on, before I vote on anything.
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I believe we have eight nominations, so I'm going to go ahead and collect them. It's already a pretty interesting set of games and personally I'm going to have a tough time choosing between them!
I'll list the nominations in this post, and also link to where you can vote on which one we should play through. You can vote at any time in the next few days, starting now - though there will probably be some discussion either in here or the discord about the nominations, so you may want to wait to see if anyone provides a convincing case for playing one of them over the other before you make a choice.
Also, I've allowed voters to vote on multiple entries on the poll. Since a lot of us are unfamiliar with several of these games, I figured it might be a good idea to let people vote for more than one option if there are a couple games that they're equally interested in playing (but try not to vote for more than 2, or 3 at the absolute most). We'll try this system and see how the logistics work out.
Here are the Nominations for "Console RPGs Released in 1990-1992." You can vote HERE.
Arcana
Glory of Heracles III
Just Breed
Lagrange Point
Phantasy Star III
Pool of Radiance (NES)
Radia Senki
Soul Blazer
I'll list the nominations in this post, and also link to where you can vote on which one we should play through. You can vote at any time in the next few days, starting now - though there will probably be some discussion either in here or the discord about the nominations, so you may want to wait to see if anyone provides a convincing case for playing one of them over the other before you make a choice.
Also, I've allowed voters to vote on multiple entries on the poll. Since a lot of us are unfamiliar with several of these games, I figured it might be a good idea to let people vote for more than one option if there are a couple games that they're equally interested in playing (but try not to vote for more than 2, or 3 at the absolute most). We'll try this system and see how the logistics work out.
Here are the Nominations for "Console RPGs Released in 1990-1992." You can vote HERE.
Arcana
Glory of Heracles III
Just Breed
Lagrange Point
Phantasy Star III
Pool of Radiance (NES)
Radia Senki
Soul Blazer
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So - yea, really interesting set of games. Spitballing some thoughts:
Pool of Radiance is an amazing game and definitely a classic. But it's something I'd prefer we go through on the original version as opposed to the NES port in my opinion. And I do definitely hope we can go through it at some point, it can be surprisingly accessible despite its age. And it's majorly important/historically significant too.
The one that is sticking out to me is Glory of Heracles 3, as we've discussed quite a bit in the discord. It's one of those mostly Japanese-only franchises that you always hear about, and always have lurking on your backlog, but never seem to get a chance to get around to. Aeana mentioned that Heracles 3 is one of the better ones in the series (best one?), so I think it would be a great way to get a taste of what the franchise has to offer. Plus, there are definitely some interesting names attached to it in terms of the dev team, who would later go on to work on JRPGs that many of us have played and enjoyed.
Lagrange Point and Soul Blazer are also sticking out at me. I think Lagrange Point could be a very interesting one given the setting - kind of a counterpoint to the sci-fi in Phantasy Star, which has a stranglehold on the "retro sci-fi JRPG" subgenre in the broader mindshare. Soul Blazer, on the other hand, is the first game in a loose trilogy that I've really enjoyed the other entries of. Illusion of Time and Terranigma are both great - in Terranigma's case, one of the best RPGs on the SNES.
But beyond those specific thoughts, I'm honestly good with any of them. I played - but didn't beat - Arcana before and it's definitely an interesting game. I was going to nominate Just Breed myself before it ended up getting nominated anyway. I was considering just playing through Radia Senki on my own when Aeana brought it up, and of course Phantasy Star speaks for itself. Really can't go wrong.
Pool of Radiance is an amazing game and definitely a classic. But it's something I'd prefer we go through on the original version as opposed to the NES port in my opinion. And I do definitely hope we can go through it at some point, it can be surprisingly accessible despite its age. And it's majorly important/historically significant too.
The one that is sticking out to me is Glory of Heracles 3, as we've discussed quite a bit in the discord. It's one of those mostly Japanese-only franchises that you always hear about, and always have lurking on your backlog, but never seem to get a chance to get around to. Aeana mentioned that Heracles 3 is one of the better ones in the series (best one?), so I think it would be a great way to get a taste of what the franchise has to offer. Plus, there are definitely some interesting names attached to it in terms of the dev team, who would later go on to work on JRPGs that many of us have played and enjoyed.
Lagrange Point and Soul Blazer are also sticking out at me. I think Lagrange Point could be a very interesting one given the setting - kind of a counterpoint to the sci-fi in Phantasy Star, which has a stranglehold on the "retro sci-fi JRPG" subgenre in the broader mindshare. Soul Blazer, on the other hand, is the first game in a loose trilogy that I've really enjoyed the other entries of. Illusion of Time and Terranigma are both great - in Terranigma's case, one of the best RPGs on the SNES.
But beyond those specific thoughts, I'm honestly good with any of them. I played - but didn't beat - Arcana before and it's definitely an interesting game. I was going to nominate Just Breed myself before it ended up getting nominated anyway. I was considering just playing through Radia Senki on my own when Aeana brought it up, and of course Phantasy Star speaks for itself. Really can't go wrong.
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I'll probably vote for a SNES game. I have a SNES and have imported/bought fan translated for it successfully before. There is an NES around somewhere but idk where and I've never really touched it let alone imported for it (don't even know if it works anymore, but I'd guess it does).
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I found a better sword than kusanagi. I'm guessing it is kuchinawa? It cuts off after the w.
I'm now law. But this is temporary, I swear (I just need to find a good chaos choice to make...).
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I found a better sword than kusanagi. I'm guessing it is kuchinawa? It cuts off after the w.
I'm now law. But this is temporary, I swear (I just need to find a good chaos choice to make...).
That yellow color is painful to attempt to read on a white background, just so you know.
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HosannaExcelsis Yea honestly I keep forgetting light theme is actually a thing lol
Just changed it back to default.
Just changed it back to default.
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I seriously doubt that'll be a problem but sure I'll set it on the next one. It doesn't otherwise affect how the poll works so I guess I might as well.
There's nothing really to be gained from skewing the results...if someone wants to play one of them that badly, they can just play it themselves in the first place.
EDIT: On the other hand, if anyone else is concerned about that, just let me know and if it's a sticking point, I can remake the poll with duplicate checking enabled.
I believe that the date for adding points will expire soon, but the VC won't actually go down until January 2019.
Has Wii VC gone down yet? It was supposed to do so in the beginning of the year...let me look that up...
Edit: ah yeah...I'd probably want fan translated anyway...online script isn't too bad though as you only really need it for the story and item lists until you recognize the shapes for the item names...
Maybe I'll look into adding some points just in case though.
Edit: ah yeah...I'd probably want fan translated anyway...online script isn't too bad though as you only really need it for the story and item lists until you recognize the shapes for the item names...
Maybe I'll look into adding some points just in case though.
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My thoughts on the nominated games:
Arcana - This looks lie a fairly standard DRPG/blobber, which is fine I guess. I've never been a massive fan of the genre, but I can still enjoy them occasionally. However, Wikipedia makes it sound like it's just a bit too cruel with it's difficulty:
Glory of Heracles III - This quote was all that was needed to make me completely lose interest in the game:
Traditional JRPG gameplay just never really appealed to me, and since I've tried a whole lot of traditional JRPGs that's probably unlikely to change at this point. I could still enjoy the game if it had, say, a good story, but seeing as it's written by Kazushige Nojima, whose portfolio includes games such as Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, that seems very unlikely in this case.
Just Breed - Now this actually looks pretty great. I'm always up for checking out interesting SRPGs, and this looks pretty cool. The Wikipedia page doesn't really clear up exactly how it plays, but I'd definitely give it a go.
Lagrange Point - Another game that just looks like a traditional JRPG with nothing really interesting standing out. Would definitely need someone to sell me on this before I'd vote for it.
Phantasy Star III - Basically the same as Lagrange Point, but it's at least an incredibly famous game, so I'd assume it does something right and would therefore be willing to check it out.
Pool of Radiance (NES) - An all time classic that I probably should have played by now, so I'd definitely give it a go. I'd play the PC version though, if that's fine, because I just can't imagine the NES version being quite as good.
Radia Senki and Soul Blazer - They both look like interesting action RPGs, and I feel like action RPGs are great for this because they should be relatively easy to get into and enjoy. The problem is that I have no idea how to pick between them, so it would be nice if someone who's actually played them could elaborate what makes them really stand out (the nomination posts don't quite elaborate enough for my liking).
Arcana - This looks lie a fairly standard DRPG/blobber, which is fine I guess. I've never been a massive fan of the genre, but I can still enjoy them occasionally. However, Wikipedia makes it sound like it's just a bit too cruel with it's difficulty:
This all sounds like a bit too much honestly. The limited save points and inventory are fine, but not being able to return to previous dungeons seem like it could screw you over big time, and the easy game over thing sounds like it would be really frustrating. So I don't know how long I could deal with the game honestly.
Glory of Heracles III - This quote was all that was needed to make me completely lose interest in the game:
Traditional JRPG gameplay just never really appealed to me, and since I've tried a whole lot of traditional JRPGs that's probably unlikely to change at this point. I could still enjoy the game if it had, say, a good story, but seeing as it's written by Kazushige Nojima, whose portfolio includes games such as Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, that seems very unlikely in this case.
Just Breed - Now this actually looks pretty great. I'm always up for checking out interesting SRPGs, and this looks pretty cool. The Wikipedia page doesn't really clear up exactly how it plays, but I'd definitely give it a go.
Lagrange Point - Another game that just looks like a traditional JRPG with nothing really interesting standing out. Would definitely need someone to sell me on this before I'd vote for it.
Phantasy Star III - Basically the same as Lagrange Point, but it's at least an incredibly famous game, so I'd assume it does something right and would therefore be willing to check it out.
Pool of Radiance (NES) - An all time classic that I probably should have played by now, so I'd definitely give it a go. I'd play the PC version though, if that's fine, because I just can't imagine the NES version being quite as good.
Radia Senki and Soul Blazer - They both look like interesting action RPGs, and I feel like action RPGs are great for this because they should be relatively easy to get into and enjoy. The problem is that I have no idea how to pick between them, so it would be nice if someone who's actually played them could elaborate what makes them really stand out (the nomination posts don't quite elaborate enough for my liking).
I'm fully willing to give every game on that list a try. I would obviously prefer to play something I'd think I'd enjoy though, or at the very least something that looks interesting. And a traditional JRPG just really doesn't.
The bigger problem is precisely the whole "going outside your comfort zone" though. From the NES/SNES time period, I really haven't played many RPGs, and most of the ones I did play were the well known traditional JRPGs - FF and DQ mostly. Such games are, even if I really didn't like them, wholly in my comfort zone. On the other hand, I've never played an old DRPG/blobber, or a gold box D&D game, and my action RPG experience from that era is pretty limited. Such games therefore seem much more interesting to me. If Glory of Heracles III really is fairly traditional, and is written by a writer whose works I'm all too familiar with, I just don't know if it would be interesting enough for me to keep playing. As a side note, I would imagine that's the case for most people, so I also kind of have to question that going outside of your comfort zone is the point, considering that two traditional JRPGs are currently dominating the voting. Not that there's anything wrong with that, obviously - people will obviously vote for games they think they'll actually enjoy, and that's completely fine.
I'd love to be proven wrong though. I spent way too much time playing traditional JPRGs mostly because I was really hoping I'd finally find one I'd enjoy. It hasn't happened so far, but it would be pretty nice if it did. I doubt it though.
Finished Spellforce - Order of the Dawn. I really was only a few hours away from the end, lol.
The ending was one big wtf moment and I had to read up on what actually happened due to my hazy memories of the earlier parts of the game. But wow, the story is actually really really cool. Nothing extraordinary, but really cool regardless.
Was surprised to see that Breath of Winter requires a new character instead of continuing on, but that serves me fine.
Going to run a Warrior with some magic again, as pure mages are too much busywork for me in this game. Which is one of my few complaints - you really should be able to pause the game and issue orders. Micromanaging a bunch of characters without pausing is just not really feasible so I just stuck with fighters and a healer for my other rune warriors. Which kinda sucks because the game has some really cool sounding spells.
Still really liking the RPG/RTS mix.
The ending was one big wtf moment and I had to read up on what actually happened due to my hazy memories of the earlier parts of the game. But wow, the story is actually really really cool. Nothing extraordinary, but really cool regardless.
Was surprised to see that Breath of Winter requires a new character instead of continuing on, but that serves me fine.
Going to run a Warrior with some magic again, as pure mages are too much busywork for me in this game. Which is one of my few complaints - you really should be able to pause the game and issue orders. Micromanaging a bunch of characters without pausing is just not really feasible so I just stuck with fighters and a healer for my other rune warriors. Which kinda sucks because the game has some really cool sounding spells.
Still really liking the RPG/RTS mix.
I'm working on list of RPG's that I still need to play, but don't own right now.
So far I got:
I'm probably missing a few, it shouldn't be too far of.
That's a pretty scary list. I don't even want to know how long it would take to finish all of these games.
I wouldn't mind if everyone just stopped making video games for a few years, so I can focus on older games.
So far I got:
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Blue Reflection
Breath of Fire 3,4 (I'm skipping 1 and 2)
Cosmic Star Heroine
Drakengard
Dark Cloud 2
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Final Fantasy 1,3
Grandia series
Countless Legend of Heroes games
Lost Odessey
Mother 1-3
Paper Mario
Rogue Galaxy
Secret of Mana
Shadow Heart 2
SMT games that aren't Persona or Nocturne
Suikoden series (I guess 1-3?)
south park the fractured but whole
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Tales of Destiny
Vagrant Story
Wild Arms series
Whateber Ys games are worth playing
Xenosaga series
Blue Reflection
Breath of Fire 3,4 (I'm skipping 1 and 2)
Cosmic Star Heroine
Drakengard
Dark Cloud 2
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Final Fantasy 1,3
Grandia series
Countless Legend of Heroes games
Lost Odessey
Mother 1-3
Paper Mario
Rogue Galaxy
Secret of Mana
Shadow Heart 2
SMT games that aren't Persona or Nocturne
Suikoden series (I guess 1-3?)
south park the fractured but whole
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Tales of Destiny
Vagrant Story
Wild Arms series
Whateber Ys games are worth playing
Xenosaga series
That's a pretty scary list. I don't even want to know how long it would take to finish all of these games.
I wouldn't mind if everyone just stopped making video games for a few years, so I can focus on older games.
I also got a copy of Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter from the ResetEra Secret Santa. Pretty excited to play it! (although with my habits there might be a signifcant gap between starting and actually finishing it). The replay mechanic sounds cool, but I hope it won't get tedious.
I've been meaning to play the BoF games, I've played the first two and I own the rest, just need to get around to them.
Dragon Quarter seems to be a fairly divisive game from what I see. That just makes me more interested lol
I bought Dragon Quarter on its release as I am a HUGE fan of Breath of Fire (obvious, no?) but I found it difficult to get into at the time. It was so different from the other games in the series. I actually started playing it again last week and I have been loving it this time. It almost feels like a survival horror dungeon crawler. I can also see the nods to the series history much better this time around. Definitely give it a try!
Dragon Quarter is great, but the other four games are definitely worth playing, especially III and IV! Amazing games that are much more unique than people give them credit for. They aren't just your average classic RPGs. You have The ability to learn skills from your enemies, training under Masters, the willingness to go to darker and grimmer places than other JRPGs, having a full party without a single human member, the dragon transformation systems, the GOAT fishing minigames, fusion mechanics, unique soundtracks, battle formations, the colony/town building/upgrading. It's all great.
I sold Dragon Quarter many years ago. I sort of regret it. The thing is that I could never could get into it and didn't understand the systems back in the day. I'd be interested in giving it another chance after reading up on it. The only problem is my backlog. So many more games that I'd rather play at the moment.
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I will definitely vouch for Dragon Quarter. A lot of things about it might sound weird on paper, or might seem counterintuitive at first, but everything ends up working exceptionally well because of how tightly designed the game is. I consider it almost a textbook for systems-driven RPG game design, kind of like the RPG equivalent of Resident Evil 4 in terms of polish and thoughtfulness.
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Has anyone here played Just Breed?
I'm a bit confused about the armies reading about it. The Wikipedia says that you have characters, each with an army, and it sounds like you go army by army through the turns?
Does the enemy (or can it) attack between the turns of your various armies or is it just that you have to move all the people in an army before you can move the others?
I'm a bit confused about the armies reading about it. The Wikipedia says that you have characters, each with an army, and it sounds like you go army by army through the turns?
Does the enemy (or can it) attack between the turns of your various armies or is it just that you have to move all the people in an army before you can move the others?
A huge departure from the previous games so l can understand the backlash. I wish they had removed the Breath of Fire name and references.
III and IV were very good but Dragon Quarter is by far my favorite. It's easier for people to judge it on it's own merits nowdays.
It's also pretty short, 20 hours give or take so it's not like you have to invest much time.