/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.10011879]

what are the best rpgs for the snes? there are too many of them and I couldn't decide on which to play.

[Anonymous No.10011916]

>>10011879
1. Chrono Trigger
2. FF6 (aka FF3)
3. Breath of Fire 2
4. FF4 (aka FF2)
5. Bahamut Lagoon
6. Super Mario RPG
7. Secret of Mana
8. Earthbound
9. Secret of Evermore
10. Lufia 2

There you go

[Anonymous No.10011928]

>>10011879
Earthbound, Final Fantasy 4-6, Dragon Quest 1-6 (except 4 is missing), Earthbound, Secret of Mana, Link to the Past, Gunman's Proof, Spike McFang, Mystery Dungeon (both), Bushi Seiryuuden, Estopolis, Chrono Trigger, Fire Emblem, Super Mario RPG.

[Anonymous No.10011957]

>>10011879
You can't go wrong with Chrono Trigger.
It's one of those few special RPGs that is loved both by people who like RPGs and people who hate them.

[Anonymous No.10011961]

>>10011916
>>10011928
what about illusion of gaia?

[Anonymous No.10011964]

Metal Max 2 but it's Japanese only

[Anonymous No.10012142]

>>10011879
Lufia

[Anonymous No.10012161]

>>10011964
There is a translated DS version as well as metal max 3 translated for DS as well. Not le retro but I don’t want people to miss out on vidya if they don’t have to.

[Anonymous No.10012174]

>>10011961
it's very good and has one of the best OSTs ever

[Anonymous No.10012214]

In addition to the above:
If you're willing to accept a remake of generally good quality, you should try Romancing SaGa 2 (and presumably 3; I haven't played that myself though)
If you're willing to accept a fan translation, you should try Rudra no Hihou

[Anonymous No.10012232]

>>10011961
Might as well try Soul Blazer and Terranigma, they share the same theme.

[Anonymous No.10012239]

>>10011879
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest.

[Anonymous No.10012279]

The answer is always Romancing SaGa 2.

[Anonymous No.10012449]

>turn based
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Dragon Quest III
Breath of Fire II (use the retranslation patch)
Super Mario RPG

>action
Terranigma
Seiken Densetsu 3 (AKA Secret of Mana 2 AKA Trials of Mana)
Tales of Phantasia
Star Ocean
Gunman’s Proof

>tactical
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Der Langrisser
Bahamut Lagoon
Tactics Ogre

[Anonymous No.10012486]

>>10011879

[Anonymous No.10012559]

I'll play Secret of Mana first. Thx for the suggestions

[Anonymous No.10012627]

>>10011916
Shadowrun you spineless ameba !

... wait, does it even count as rpg ?

[Anonymous No.10013587]

I'm partial to Tactics Ogre

[Anonymous No.10013752]

>>10012559

Did you try it and then become OP of >>10013494 ?

[Anonymous No.10013770]

The wizardry series. Highly recommended, awesome dungeon crawler <3

[Anonymous No.10013787]

>>10011916
>no FFV
Shit list

[Anonymous No.10013792]

>>10013770
>wizardry
>snes
Nigga why?
Unless they did some goofy shit I don't know of only 6 is on the snes and it's jp onry.

[Anonymous No.10013818]

>>10013792

There is a 1+2+3 rom who was english patched. And there is (addendum) a rebalanced version of this english patched rom who is even better. So grab an everdrive and play it, i had great moments on this game.

[Anonymous No.10013882]

>>10013752
that's crazy. that's not me, but I also dropped the game 2 hours in. wasn't fun

[Anonymous No.10013943]

>>10013882

The hardest part in the game is the first major boss (Spikey Tiger). After that your abilities broaden and it should be smooth sailing until the end. BUT it's a janky game in many ways and is best played by a thirteen-year-old, or at least by an adult with a childlike ability to relax into casual gameplay and one or two friends to play with (since it's a cooperative multiplayer game, if you want it to be). If you aren't that then yeah you might be better off moving on (and optionally also downloading the .spc files for it so you can listen to all the music).

[Anonymous No.10013950]

>>10013943
(not to say you complained about difficulty or anything - it's just that that happens to be a point early in the game when it changes flavor somewhat and so it seemed like you might start enjoying it then, but really it's more likely that you wouldn't)

[Anonymous No.10014046]

>>10013818
Ah sick, didn't know they made one of those for the snes might look into it.

[Anonymous No.10014050]

I like the SRW games.

[Anonymous No.10014051]

>>10013787
final no story v lol
even iv is a dubious recommendation, vi is decent but doesn't really say anything

[Anonymous No.10014124]

>>10014051
priority 1 for JRPG: SAY something
priority 2: have a story at all
priority 3: playable catgirl
priority 4: good chirpy sound effect that plays when you move your cursor in a menu
...
priority 384: fun mechanics that provide interesting freedoms

[Anonymous No.10014207]

>>10014051
It does have a story, it's a solid simple story.
Just because it doesn't have some deep edgy story arc and billions dying doesn't make it bad or non-existant, meanwhile it has the best gameplay out of any of the first 6 by far.

[Anonymous No.10014220]

>>10014207
>billions dying
funny because ff6 does have this, making it a perfect case study for scale alone not being enough to carry a story

[Anonymous No.10014246]

I'll throw this and Secret of Mana 2 out there just because I haven't seen them mentioned.

[Anonymous No.10014253]

>>10014051
FFV is the best of the bunch, and I don't even know what it's about. If there's not a cardinal direction in the text, I probably don't care.

[Anonymous No.10015252]

>>10014246
ctrl-f "rudra", but seconding it has value too
it's the last Square-developed SFC game, and though the game isn't perfect, they went out with a bang

[Anonymous No.10015672]

>>10014220
I don't even understand the point you are trying to make, I was very clearly referring to both FFIV and VI with my post. My point being that indeed scale alone doesn't make or break a story and while it can add to it and I won't deny that the story elements to 4 and 6 are superior to 5 that doesn't make 5 bad.

[Anonymous No.10015758]

>>10011916
>secret of mana higher than basedpolis denki ii
shit list

[Anonymous No.10015797]

>>10012627
The SNES version is more of a point-and-click game. The genesis version is more of an RPG

[Anonymous No.10015885]

I like Paladin's Quest. I know it gets lots of hate, but as someone who has been around the block with 16-bit RPGs for the past 30 years, it's criticisms I find to be a refreshing change.

>pastel graphics are unique and keeps you playing to see what is next
>story takes a backseat to just grinding and exploring and fighting, which is what I really like in an RPG
>lots of characters to join your party
>combat is simple like Earthbound, but still pretty balanced and challening, and very quick in the menu system which makes it fun
>music is very good, especially battles which is what matters

[Chud Anon No.10016121]

>>10012559
>he fell for it

[Anonymous No.10016162]

>>10015885
I rented the game years ago and kept it for a few days and got pretty far in it. I never beat it but I remember being about 15-20hrs into the game. Ive made a few attempts to play the rom and beat it but I never stick with it since I have so many games im playing. Its def a game that the negatives didnt bother me that much and I just wanted to experience a world I barely remember but put alot of time into years ago. cool to see it mentioned.


Suggesting Metal Max Returns. It has a translation and is a remake or something of the og nes metal max game. alot of fun and worth playing thru.

[Anonymous No.10016261]

>>10015672
>I don't even understand the point you are trying to make
vi is decent but doesn't really say anything

[Anonymous No.10016693]

>>10016261
you probably had the volume off on your TV, turn it up some and you'll hear what the game has to say

[Anonymous No.10017736]

>>10016121
:(

[Anonymous No.10019184]

>>10011879
Dragon Quest
Breath of Fire
Shin Megami Tensei
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei