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Remember when JRPGs was good?

>> No.6190168

JRPGs were never good.

>> No.6190175

>>6190168
wat

>> No.6190179
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6190179

nostalgia thread?

>> No.6190182
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6190182

>/jp/ = /v/ 2.0

Feels good, man.

>> No.6190183

JRPGs were never good. Real men played Fallout 1.

>> No.6190186

Requesting the "evolution of jrpg" picture

>> No.6190188
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6190188

One of the best arrpeegees ever that no one played because no one had a sega saturn

>> No.6190191
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6190191

Yeah. It wasn't really that long ago.

>> No.6190193

>>6190188
i had a sega saturn
i think i had like 3 games

no gaems

>> No.6190197
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6190197

Star Ocean: The Second Story had a fuckawesome fighting system. I just wish you could find items easier or skip long spell sequences

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6190199

Yes, I do.

>> No.6190203

>>6190197
remember when star ocean was good?

>> No.6190204
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6190204

Yes, I remember.

>> No.6190201

>>6190182
/jp/ = /v/ 2D

>> No.6190215
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6190215

how did square enix devolved from awesome to shit

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>>6190204
>>6190203

It's one of the only two Star Ocean game I've played (besides the SNES one). I heard so many bad things about the rest that I haven't bothered yet.

>>6190182
>>6190201

If this was /v/ there would be 200 comments fighting about whether JRPGs count as hipster or not.

>> No.6190236

>>6190215
Square-enix was always shit. Squaresoft and Enix seperately, on the other hand...

>> No.6190239

>>6190215
SE was never good to begin with
However as separate companies they were good

>> No.6190242

>>6190236
oh you're right...

>> No.6190257

DQIX and Etrian Odyssey III are pretty first class.

>> No.6190260

>>6190257
i dont like DQ battle system where you cant see your character

plus i couldnt stand the grinding in Etrian Odyssey III

>> No.6190272
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6190272

The last old JRPG game I played was Xenogears, and I don't think I liked it too much. I remember being REALLLLLY bored of the gameplay, laughing at how outdated the dramatic scenes were and how silly the wangsty dialogue was.

>> No.6190282

>>6190272
Have you ever played the original Valkyria Chronicle?

You should play that.

>> No.6190287
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6190287

Well, there's the SMT series for now and new JRPG's aren't that bad.
Also, fuck yes I remember.

>> No.6190289
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6190289

It seems that all most of the good JRPGs that come out now are either for handheld systems or are PC games that people made on RPG maker.

>> No.6190292

>>6190188

I own a Saturn, and that game. Your logic is flawed.

>> No.6190296

>>6190179
If you are going for nostolgia, why post a Playstation game and not a NES game?

>> No.6190301

>>6190289
i fucking hate handhelds.

and recommend me song of those rpg maker games
pretty hard to find some decent one.

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>>6190289
God damn it, this was never translated.
The first two were probably up there in my favourite games list.

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>>6190301
I just end up using an emulator, anyway.

>> No.6190325

>>6190289
What game is this?

And Recettear, a steam game, is a pretty good 2D rpg.
And I heard dragonquest 9 was good.

>> No.6190323

>>6190317
summon night's dev company is out of business

;_;
fucking love 3&4

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6190337

Last gen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw1Tee4AF9s

>> No.6190340

>>6190325
>And Recettear, a steam game, is a pretty good 2D rpg.
you don't even need it to clear the game besides one or two trips.
get out goondevs

>> No.6190347

>>6190325
It's Summon Night: Swordcraft Story.

Recettear was an Easy Game Station game, not Steam. Steam doesn't even make games.

>> No.6190349

>>6190337
good thing the newer tales are actually good.

>> No.6190356

>>6190349

Agreed....amazingly enough. I never thought I'd agree with you about anything.

>> No.6190357

There are still plenty of good JRPGs. It all comes down to a matter of my taste > your taste, however.

>> No.6190365

>>6190323
do either of the two have capturable heroines, or is it just straight-direction plot?

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>>6190349
But the console games are all 3D pig disgusting, I miss the sprites...

>> No.6190366

>>6190349
I tend to drop series when they use 3D too much, though.

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>>6190323
That is just sad.
I was excited for the new Summon night on the DS but it wasn't the same...

>> No.6190379

>>6190340
What?

>>6190347
Thanks. And I was just saying its on steam, I figured it was less known and you would know about it.

>> No.6190387

>>6190379
You really don't need to worry about people not knowing about doujinsoft makers on /jp/. In fact, people will think you are a troll if you mention Steam.

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>>6190365
they both have multiending and you can either have male or female MC.

>>6190363
>>6190366
tales 3D are actually good so i dont see a problem

>> No.6190414

>>6190387
Oh ok, yeah I should of figured /jp/-Otaku Culture, would know about it.The Arc the Lad pic caught my attention

>> No.6190420

>>6190391
It's still creepy, though. I would spend my time playing cute sprite-filled games.

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>>6190337
>Meanwhile, at the TOD translation project headquarters

>> No.6190562

I've never played Valkyria Chronicles or Vagrant Story or Final Fantasy 6 or Final Fantasy 7 or any Final Fantasy or Skies of Arcadia or any Suikoden or any Dragon Warrioror Lunar The Silver Star or Grandia or Golden Sun or Arc The Lad or Secret of Mana or 95% of everything else everyone talks about

I played chrono trigger/cross and star ocean 2 though. yay

any recommendations?

>> No.6190566

>>6190562
Play the SNES games first, they are the best.

>> No.6190568

>>6190562
>any recommendations?
Play the ones you just said you haven't played.

>> No.6190580

>>6190562
The tears of blood, they won't stop.

>> No.6190594

>>6190562
How did you manage that?
Are you 40+ or under 16?

>> No.6190606

>>6190562
Those are good except Secret of Mana that shit sucks.

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>>6190606
I hate your opinion so much.

>> No.6190627

>>6190260
Didn't they changed that DQ thing since the 8th?

>> No.6190643

>>6190606
>>6190594
>>6190580
>>6190568
>>6190566

20 years old and grew up on platformers and shooters. ninja gaiden was the first game I ever played and beat, and Mystic Quest (SHITTY GAME) was my first and last rpg for many years.

I only recently got some emulators. cool huh?

>> No.6190645

>>6190643
Then I reiterate my point about SNES. SNES emulation runs beautifully.

>> No.6190651

>>6190643
baby's first rpg, made for america because they were like "a special kid who couldn't handle a real rpg" back then, or at least that was what Japan believed.

But it had awesome music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZYTLUk7Nwk

>> No.6190733

>>6190651
that's some really nostalgic music. I remember I used to run around and circles in an area to hear the music.

the last boss theme stuck with me forever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORMeyEOmQaQ

>> No.6190764

I like RPGs but not playing them. My autistic self must have the best possible stats/party setup in every game and I end up resetting for every mistake

>> No.6190777

>>6190562
well let's add to that list:
- Grandia and Grandia II (and for the love of god, dreamcast version for the second one).
- Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terraninga on Snes, (Quintet trilogy? dunno if Granstream Saga counts too?).
- Wild Arms 1, 2 3, skip 4, maybe 5 is good enough and there's a psp one.
- Breath of Fire 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kind ahas mixed opinions.
- LiveALive
- Treasure of the Rudras.
- Ogre Battle Tactis on Snes. Translation was finished some time ago.

>> No.6190791

There are a few good RPGs on every system, which is why I say it's one of the better video game genres.

>> No.6190793

>>6190289
Heh, I was just playing that.

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I remember like it was yesterday.

>> No.6192058

>>6190777
>Grandia II

Such a shitty battle system.

>> No.6192061

>>6192053
Cutest Tales cast by far

>> No.6192126

>>6192061
If only they were in 2D.

>> No.6192597

>>6192126
lol no.

>> No.6192644

>>6192597
If you prefer 3D, then go to >>>/3/

>> No.6193967

>>6190777
What's wrong with the PS2 version ?

>> No.6194285

>>6190296
None of the pure maidens in /jp/ are old enough to have played JRPG:s on NES when they were new games.

>> No.6194292

>>6192126
The sprites are 2D.

>> No.6194295

>>6193967
It's the definition of a botched port

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