/vr/ - Retro Games

nah, it's platformers dude

Just see SMW romhacks, jRPGs are cool but niche as fuck

>>7492201
aren't retro games a niche format anyway? seems fitting

>>7492141
Ahhh, console video games (or vidcons as I call them), the ultimate medium of expression, able to convey any emotion ranging from hatred to love, loyalty to fear, all in front of our eyes. Ah, and with lovingly crafted art, music, and the ability to control the action, vidcons are the ultimate combination of the high arts. While I tend to play the stoic, I will be the first to admit that vidcons have driven me to cry, to scream and shout, to feel actual hate; such is the power of this force beyond our wildest reckoning. And here I am, before you, to tempt your tongues with the taint of such a tantalizing topic. And the Japanese, the true geniuses behind the world of video games. Pah, I throw my scorn upon such incompetents of the West who would mock the true art of the Japanese with 'games' such as Baldur's Gate and Madden. Perhaps it is that the West is not as intelligent as the East, but this is a matter for another day. Japan has given us such masterpieces as the Final Fantasy series, Star Ocean, Wild Arms, and of course, Arc the Lad. Yes, some of the finest vidcons in the world were created by Japanese. I come to you today to ask you in all earnesty, what is your favorite vidcon? I will reveal mine after the grand debate has illustriously begun, but not before the first poster falls victim to my plot of discussion.

>>7492141
>Is there any genre that captures the essence of retro gaming...
No

>>7492261
>falling for b8
>posting /pol/ shit

You're a fucking idiot

>>7492245
>>7492141
I recently played through Alcahest, a less known action JRPG, really good fun I recommend it


>>7492268
>""falling for b8""
>libshit instantly seethes at a pic of Trump
oh the irony

>>7492376
>libshit
not even American you retard, can't you faggots contain your faggotry where it belongs?

>>7492393
A picture of Trump isn't "/pol/shit"

>>7492376
Alcahest looks interesting, I need to try it sometime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL43Astjdbk

>>7492407
It's not retro fucking games is it dickhead

>>7492413
Since when do all images posted on /vr/ need to be retro gaming related?

>>7492413
>>7492393
libshits and sjws are in every country now, not just america. calm down.

>>7492409
Yep definitely keep it in mind if you want a faster paced jrpg experience

>>7492393
>can't you faggots contain your faggotry...
No
In all seriousness though it's just a joke about trump interrupting, relax and go play a game or get a pepsi or something damn

>>7492141
I started with nes and I didn't play my first JRPPG till Chrono Cross(blew me away). I tried playing FF for nes recently and everything was great about it except for some very annoying mechanics that I can truly wonder how people played it back then. The spell system made magic pretty much pointless. You got poisoned nonfuckingstop, and the dumbest part is that your party would get misaligned from it but also money was hard to come by so you had to keep going back to towns to get healed.

Yea yea yea, filtered. But that shit is ridiculous. I had to play the PSP version and although I prefered the aesthetic of the original it was great.

I also played/beat the original DQ on nes recently and that one was still fair. Only "aged" part I can really remember is that you didn't automatically enter places you walked onto, you had to press the action button but that's not a big deal.

I played my first rpgs when I was 14. Beyond the Beyond for PS1 then Suikoden 1 and 2.
Didn't get into Beyond the Beyond but Suikoden 1 and 2 made me a fan for life. At the time I rented them and didn't have a memory card so I had to leave my PS1 on overnight and then carry on playing in the morning until I beat them.

I remember buying FF VII and I still didn't have a memory card, I thought I could just leave the game on overnight and beat it in the next day like I did with Suikoden, big mistake lmfao....

>>7492413
cool mental gymnastics libcuck

>>7492393
and he's still seething

>>7492141
>good gameplay
lol
lmao

should I start with BOF2 or Breath of Fire 3??

>>7493347
2 with english patch then 3

>>7492141
>good gameplay
clunky as fuck, and JRPGs technically aren't RPGs
>story, characters, layers of intrigue
Only if you like faggy weeb shit.
>and tons of mechanics to learn
lol wut
>Infinite replay value
Only if you have Alzheimer's. Outside of alternative endings, JRPGs have zero replay value.
>long adventure making sure you get your money's worth
This is only a plus if the experience is enjoyable. JRPGs are a painfully tedious grind.
>People have been optimizing runs of Zelda and Chrono Trigger for decades because they are such deep games.
No, people speedrun because they're autistic faggots.

>>7493347
don't waste your time senpai, BoF is shit

>>7492141
Who cares, recommend me cool retro JRPGs with comfy settings.

>>7492141
As much as JRPG's are shat on, I do like them a lot. Shin Megami Tensei is my favorite series and I wish I had more time to really sit down and play them all. My current run of Nocturne on hard is really fun. There's something about playing a game where you go into knowing your goal is a demonic eugenics program.
I fucking love the classic Fatlus memes too. Got any more, OP?

>>7493648

>>7493650
Thoughts on Soul Hackers port for 3DS?

>>7492201
They weren't always niche. And this board is stuck in the past, so over here they still aren't.

>>7493663
Seems pretty cool, I'll check it out, thanks!

>>7493648
Mario RPG and FF V are pretty good SNES games.

>>7493829
It's pretty good, though it was unfortunately rushed. Supposedly, casting bufu can freeze the game. Yes, the ice spell works too hard. Also, I recall that you have to change your character name on a new game plus or it corrupts the save or something else awful like that.
The game has had three releases total and each has its own quirks. The Saturn original's bonus dungeon was originally released as a super rare promotional disc limited to 1000 lucky random fans. The PS1 port has that weird 3D model warping effect, but includes the bonus dungeon and PocketStation demon raising. It also includes a gray alien with a leash. The 3DS lets you use play coins to boost an extra demon NPC that you can boost to have certain demons available to buy. Raidou is an extra super secret boss, and it's in English.
Every version has some frustrating features like demon loyalty. Get used to it, that's part of the fun.

>>7494640
Yes it's a great game no idea what those random facts have to do with anything did you beat the game or just google gamefaqs factoids and trivia about it?