/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5208152
>I like the Breath of Fire IV approach though.

BOFIV's was so good.

>>3850301

4's a good deal better but not without it's own pacing issues. That said it's at least something different in terms of setting goes being a more Buddhist mythology inspired affair rather than the Medieval Europe stuff and the combat is much MUCH better. Combos alone really make things far more engaging and this was on top of improving the master system as well as having a far more compelling story.

>and dragon genes

I never liked the dragon gene system. It sounds neat on paper but when you put in into practice it's just lame. There's simply not enough variance and a lot of genes are flat out useless. In practical sense there's really no difference between me picking, say ICE Dragon from a skill list and picking ICE GENE + DRAGON GENE. It's honestly just an annoying extra step. There's only a handful of forms and the only thing changing gene combos does is change the color and gives you the same skills.

>until I loved the non-/vr/ Dragon Quarter for its originality.

You and me are nigs. Love Quarter.

Breath of Fire 4 did it best

>>2321549

that's a pretty good one.

Id also recommend Grandia, The Lunars, suikodens, Breath of Fire 4 and the Wild Arms games.

I love the battle system in 4. Easily one of the best turn based ones Ive seen. Love games that let you use your whole party and top it off you got that bitching combo system.

Shame it doesn't get more recognition. A lot of people overlooked it because it came out very late int he PS1s life

Breath of Fire 4

Breath of Fire 4 is GOAT

Breath of Fire 4 had hands down one of the best turn based battle systems ever

>>1755991
>RPGs where the entire party is always together and even fights at once?

this one

Breath of Fire 4 has hands down one of the best battle systems Ive seen in a turn based game.

you know what really bugs me though is when they have to write off how the party can't travel together because

>Hur dur it's conspicuous.

Really FF7 had a group consisting of

A guy with a sword bigger than him
A wolf lion thing with a fire tail
the only black guy in the world
A chick with hooters bigger than the first guys sword in a very slutty ooutfit
a gay vampire or whatever
a stuffed toy and a cat robot
yuffie

the only who passes for any form of subtly is Aerith and she's the one the bad guys knew all about.

so yeah go ahead split up you're all gonna blend right into a crowd