/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1900659
I loved Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger, but I'd say FFVI is my favorite of the two.

I've never played Secret of Mana, though I did enjoy Secret of Evermore quite a bit.

Romancing SaGa 3

>>1900659

Lunar

>>1900659
Secret of Evermore

>Secret of Mana

Oh please...

>>1900659
Final Fantasy VI was the ultimate refinement of the traditional console RPG of the time. It took the elements of the time and polished them beyond compare, with an outstanding soundtrack and powerful story.

Chrono Trigger was a trailblazing RPG. It improved upon every pre-existing game mechanism it adopted and created entirely new ones. It is basically flawless, the story is not the most deep or meaningful but it's solid and the characters are all excellent. It set the standard for the next generation of console RPGs.

Secret of Mana is a great game, but really the third member of the SNES RPG trilogy is Earthbound. It was an experimental parody of the genre, satirizing elements from the Dragon Quest series, as well as having incredible translation for the modern American setting. The story is oddly paced and more a story of the player's growth through the plot than a direct narrative. It really stands out alongside the previous two to encompass the best of the SNES RPGs.

Honorable mention for Terranigma

Lufia II

>>1900659
Phantasy Star IV

fuck you

Exile III: Ruined World

>>1900659
>Secret Of Mana
Does not belong at all.

>>1900659
>Final Fantasy VI vs. Chrono Trigger vs. Secret Of Mana

That's cute. Come back when you're ready to play real hardball

Why does everyone hate SoM? Id play it over either of the other two mentioned in the OP.
The best part about SoM is its actuslly fun to play, because you actually play the game instead of selecting shit from a menu
Final Fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger get put on such a pedestal here its ridiculous. They wouldnt even be my picks for best turn based RPG of the 16 bit era

>>1901143
I think the hate in this thread is because it's more of an arpg than a traditional rpg. It was also (arguably) surpassed by SD3, which in my opinion is a better game.

Of all the 16-bit rpgs I've played, Chrono Trigger is definitely the most memorable and was the most fun to play through.

>>1900659
>no xenogears

>>1901137
>Positron Bolt, Burst Lock, Hyper Jammer, Energy Barrier, Flare Shot, Spark, ...Face Crush?

What's with the last one?

>>1901150
SD3 is also a good game that I enjoyed. OP didnt specify traditional or turnbased RPGs, and given the choice anything that doesnt have random battles amd menu based combat will always win. SoM was the best of the three choices given in my opinion, not the best period. I personally couldnt stand the combat is FF6 or CT, which made the games a chore to play. They are both great games, dont get me wrong, but I wouldnt call them best in any way

>>1901143
>because you actually play the game instead of selecting shit from a menu
... Until you learn spells and then halfway through the game everything starts revolving around spell spamming. The only 16-bit action action RPGs I would say deservedly belong up their in execution with the best of the turn-based are some of Falcom's games and maybe Star Ocrean.

>>1901186
>their
Fuck me.

>>1901186
The game is very beatable without chaincasting, thats just how many people play the game. Once again, im not saying its the best of the era, merely that I prefer it over the other two choices given by the OP.

>>1900659
BoF2 although it got only 1 playable character.

>>1901162
do you understand what 16bit era means?

>>1900659
The correct answer is front mission you retards.

Phantasy star 4 and the snes dragon quests are up there though.

Of the 3 mentioned ff6 > som = ct

>>1901218
Your roommate looks like a douche. I bet he doesnt do the dishes.

1. Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals
2. Final Fantasy I̶I̶I̶ VI
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Breath of Fire II
5. Secret of Mana

>>1900659
I get Chrono Trigger vs. Final Fantasy VI, because they were the two biggest RPGs on the Super NES.

But why include Secret of Mana, and not all the other RPGs like Final Fantasy IV and V, Super Mario RPG, Lufia, Breath of Fire, etc?

Anyways, here are my picks:

1.) Chrono Trigger
2.) Final Fantasy VI
3.) Super Mario RPG
4.) Final Fantasy IV
5.) Secret of Mana

It's actually Super Mario RPG.

>>1901218

Holy fucking shit

I had no idea there were portable Super Nintendos. And they're under a hundred bucks. I think I'm buying one. How is it? Does it feel like cheap plastic crap or does it feel like an SNES controller?

>>1901143
I don't like it because when scrolling the screen, characters are positioned at 80% of the screen most of the time to get moving. This shit is a huge pet peeve of me during games of this era.

Terranigma, bitches. I'm not even an European, so that >you like it because it's all you got doesn't apply to me.

>>1901338
>I had no idea there were portable Super Nintendos.

where have you been

>>1901162
Xenogears is neither 16 bit nor the greatest anything

>>1900659
>Final Fantasy VI vs. Chrono Trigger vs. Secret Of Mana
None of the above.

>>1900659
any Ys game > Super Mario RPG > Lufia > FF6 > CT >>>>>>>>>>> SoM

>Final Fantasy VI vs. Chrono Trigger vs. Secret Of Mana
Squaresoft circlejerking general?

>>1901446

>Lufia > FF6 > CT
bwahahaaha no. maybe if you said Lufia 2 I might take you seriously,

>>1901479
no, actually it's a Squaresoft is popular so I only like RPG's not made by them because I'm a special snowflake general.

Are emuparadise downloads not working for anyone else?

>>1901492
>waaaaaaaaaaah people who have played more than my narrow ranges of interests included and are calling me on my shit

Protip. Don't make a claim about the BEST 16 bit RPG if you're afraid to go all in.

>>1900659
Mario RPG

>In sound track and background design atleast

Silver Star is also great.

>>1901370
Where do you put the cartridge?

>>1901714

you are the cartridge

>>1901271
>ever listing Lufia's generic medieval grindfest
>listing CT
>ever listing CT above BoF2
>ever listing FF games
0/10

>>1901203
By the way, by "although" i mean solid "while" and not "however". My statement regarding BoF2 as the greatest 16-bit RPG (as it actually is) is absolute than it ever would be with "however" plaguing it with illusion that having one playable character can change things. Which really can; just look at Katt and how better the game is.

>One Piece is the best manga ever!
>only reads One Piece, Naruto and Bleach

This is how you sound.

>>1903038

>seriously? You mean you don't know about Super Princess Hikemimimimikekoro Azudaigo Hammertime Supremacy? What a pleb, why are you so mainstreeem

That's how you sound.

>>1903207

4/10, needs Panty Adventure somewhere in there

>>1900992
I like your taste.