/vr/ - Retro Games

but OP the DQV remake’s better

>>8011493
You used the wrong pic, don't worry I got you.

>>8011493

>>8011659
>>8011493
You both used the wrong pic.

Correct, it's an amazing game. Easily the most polished RPG I ever played, I can't even find a fault with it. Maybe a bit long, it could have ended at Dhoulmagus and I'd be satisfied.

>>8011493
It's a toss up between this, Dark Chronicle(dark cloud 2), or Rogue Galaxy for me.
Level 5 were on fire in 6th gen.

>>8011493
I'm about to play it on my 3DS. Really excited actually since it looks amazing

>>8011929
It does but not on a 3DS, you dingus.

>>8011929
He's right>>8011938
It legitimately looks awful on 3DS. It has more content and some might say that makes it arguably the superior version, but i can't get over how ugly they made it myself personally.

>>8011493

>>8011942
That's not an RPG

>>8011942
>Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus,[a] is a 2005 action-adventure RPG developed by Japan Studio and Team Ico, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2

>>8011938
>>8011940
PCSX2 just can't run some games properly on my PC for some reason so I have no other choice sadly

>>8011831
I was even more hyped from all the twists

>>8012028
Most modern tvs should still include connections for both composite and component.
It's not going to look pretty, but you'll get over it. You should just get a ps2, if you're strapped for cash and you don't want to get into collecting then there is always the option of modding.

>>8012059
autism

>>8012059
You are right but getting a modded PS2 is just so much hassle compared to just downloading the game on 3DS

>>8012068
What's autistic about that? they shouldn't be that hard to find online nor too expensive.
You'll get over a stretched aspect ratio pretty quickly, it may be genuinely ugly to look at for a while but you'll adjust.
I do it constantly, looks ugly for a while after playing games at 4k on PC, but PCSX2 genuinely just has too many problems with various games out there. (ones that bother me anyway, I'm only autistic about graphical/game glitches)

>>8012075
you're suggesting someone to buy an entire new setup to avoid a minor graphical downgrade in an almost 2 decade old game they've never played

>>8012082
>you're suggesting someone to buy an entire new setup
For a console that is a retro console and falls into the category of discussion on this board and the topic of discussion for a fucking PS2 games thread? it sounds like you're lost and in the the wrong thread if anything.
What's autistic about that? i might seem more autistic to say it on /v/, but not here. I've seen numerous deals on Ebay where you can pick up old fat PS2's bundled with numerous games for like 50 bucks, probably cheaper in the states. You don't buy it for one game, you buy it because the PS2 has heaps of fucking games (some that are borked on PCSX2 to this day mind you)
Also Dragon Quest 8 is a major time investment, the 3DS version's soundtrack fucking sucks and isn't the proper orchestral one used on the PS2. Why does that matter exactly? because you'll be hearing it A LOT

Can't understand how people enjoy this stupid shit

It's so slow

>>8012082
ps2, hdd, hdd expansion block and fcmb memory card are like 100 dollars in total. and you gain access to all ps2 games of all regions. plus modified isos like undubs play as well.

KH2 followed by FFXII

>>8011940
That's it, im getting a ps2

>>8011807
Quite a departure from the BoF serie but truly an interesting game. I loved SMT3 and DDS, but Dragon Quarter would also be my pick.

>>8011940
It looks better you retard

>>8012498
The top is 3DS. The bottom is PS2. It looks much better on PS2. But as for the 2 new teammates and a lot of extra bosses, the 3DS is preferable.

>>8011659
The PS2 might be retro, but that doesn't mean all of its games are.

>>8011940
Since Xenoblade 1 runs on a N3DS they could port the PS2 version of DQ8 without changing the graphics

>>8011835
Never played rogue Galaxy might need to give that a try. I loved dark cloud 2, though.

>>8012171
It's about the journey, not the destination.

>>8012512
The game is so massive and long to begin with I honestly don't think I personally would find any benefit in the extra content on 3ds. I prefer the better graphics to extra content added onto an already massive game.

>>8012512
dude it's a JRPG i'm not interested in the gameplay. If those 2 new teammates don't revolutionise the story then stick with the prettier PS2 version

>>8012653
>>8012662
The game takes like what, 60 hours for full completion. That's not too bad for a DQ game. Plus the best part of DQ8 is the trials at the end so why wouldn't you want more of that to push the combat mechanics to the fullest.

>>8011493
my top 3 for ps2

dragon quest 8
suikoden v
persona 4

>>8012672
>Pushing the combat mechanics to the fullest
Come on man, you're pressing the confirm button for 60 hours

>>8012698
If you don't grind in DQ8 you can easily be stomped by encounters and bosses. It's not the hardest RPG but it's very telling that you used metal slimes early on. Dhoulmagus fight is very hard for a midgame fight especially if you don't grind. After that it does become a little easier. But the extra dungeon and Dragovian trial bosses are more than pressing confirm. They're pretty challenging.

>>8012653
>The game takes like what, 60 hours for full completion
Is this true? I want to start it but I've heard that it's as long as DQXI

>>8012762
You won't get lost too many times in the game because everyone tells you where to go. But prepping for the extra dungeon and getting through it and the extra dragon bosses at the end can tack on extra time. So yeah for full completion minus completing recipe list and monster list takes about 60.

>>8012763
There's also the monster arena which can take sometime to hunt down the best team if he doesn't simply look up the three giga niggas that have the only real chance of beating the last rank.

>>8012763
That's pretty great. I don't know if you've played DQXI but it becomes really exhausting towards the end. Took me 85 hours to beat the main story + all superbosses

>>8012770
Now play based DQIX where 80% of your playtime is side content (as long as you use a save editor to get the downloadable content anyway which adds like 1/4th of the game). Easily my favorite DQ in terms of gameplay and variety and its a shame the series never attempted anything like it again.

>>8011940
the real benefit of playing the 3DS version is the sorely needed 2x battle speed, and increased exp and gold from battles

Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song

>>8011659
>Any of the Persona games
>Good

Unless you're a 14 year old white girl these games are not good.

>>8013332
>Unless you're a 14 year old white girl these games are not good
Nope. The soundtrack is kino, the demoniarium/the visuals are cool.
Plus, it's a nice peep into the Visual Novel genre, that many westerns didn't know until then.

>>8013332
>14 year old white girl
This is what I was when I discovered Persona by renting P2 on Playstation.
I liked it then and I like it now 20 years later.
Fuck you.

>>8012731
Challenging in that you gotta effortlessly grind for hours to make a larger number appear? Come on now

>>8013130
I'm convinced whoever needs muh double exp and gold patches/mechanics is either a casual (yes, a casual for JRPGs, that's what I'm getting at) or someone who just doesn't like the genre enough to actually enjoy the games for what they are. DQVIII actually has a pretty decent level of difficulty like the first boss in that cave, the squid, that demonic dog you chase as it flies aways and of course the Dragovian Trials.

>>8013576
These were the days before persona fans got groomed regularly

>>8013576
You never were a woman (and still will never be).

>>8013725
If ever there was an RPG franchise that hosted actual women it would be persona anon; they value character interaction above all else.

>>8013737
>>8013725
Most persona and FF fans I see are actual girls not trannies

>>8013675
Nobody likes the genre, 2x speed is for when you get bored of the animations 10 battles in

>>8013745
It's true. Sometimes they're fat, but they're still girls. (I've checked.)

>>8011807
Contrarianism is boring.
>>8011747
Boring and generic.

>>8013576
You played it at the right time, but it appears your taste never evolved. Disgusting. Stay playing these shit persona games you ugly whale.

>>8011659
worst/gayest series in gaming

>>8013130
>the sorely needed 2x battle speed
>increased xp
It's like you're admitting the genre is bad.
If you hate grinding that's what has always been pretty heavily tied with old school JRPGs like Dragon Quest.
If you need those factors to help out your experience with the game, it's another way of saying you want the game to be over and done with as soon as possible.
What he said basically>>8013675
You'd hate most old school JRPGs out there.

>>8013737
>they value character interaction
They value gay ass character interaction. Dragon Quest has character interaction too but you can tell it's aimed at men who are adventurers at heart

>>8011493
that's not Disagea 2

>>8011659
not /vr/etro, please delete