/vr/ - Retro Games

long time rpgfag here. here's my two cents, for what it's worth.

games already mentioned:

>lunar and lunar 2 - solid old school style jrpgs. fairy tale like story and characters. fun and memorable games. a bit on the harder side, though.

>valkyrie profile - turned based / action hybrid battle system. pretty different and original in most ways. repetitive but fun. and yes, check a walkthrough if you want the best ending your first time through.

>breath of fire IV - another solid game. mixes things up with its battle system and has a few cool mini games like fishing and the fairy village. story gets a little dark at times.

>suikoden and suikoden II - it's hard for me to give an unbiased opinion, because these two are pretty much my favorite games ever. gameplay and battles are pretty straight forward, but characters will stick with you and the story will move you so long as you're not a soulless prick. also, recruiting any of the 108 characters is always fun.

>final fantasy tactics - great, almost shakespearean-like story and characters. amazing soundtrack. incredibly addicting battles and character customization. give it a try, even if srpgs ain't your thing.

>star ocean 2 - again, pretty generic story and characters, but done well enough. fun real time action battles. engaging item creation system. another great soundtrack. also, a weird affinity system between characters.

>alundra - zelda clone done right. kind of outdated now, but still fun if you're into that kind of gameplay. you help the people in town by going inside their dreams and fixing whatever's tormenting them. explore a large world map full of dungeons and treasure for you to find. puzzles are well done and give a lot of people a hard time.

-cont.