/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.1817549]

I just got a PS2 and I'm getting it hard to find good RPGs. I just finished Disgaea and it was meh. It looks like the good RPGs died with PSone.
Can you guys recommend me some good RPGs for PS2?

[Anonymous No.1817552]

>>1817549
suikoden 3, ff10, ff12..

phantom brave
la pucelle
rogue galaxy

[Anonymous No.1817556]

>PS2 thread on /vr/

[Anonymous No.1817564]

>>1817552
I played FF10 a few years ago and it was horrible, and FF12 ughh, the most masculine looking character was Ashe, what is the obsession with square with making men metrosexual. IMO FF9 was the last great FF. I'll try suidoken, any other game like FFtactics for PS2?
>>1817556
It was 2 gens ago

[Anonymous No.1817584]

>>1817564
The PS2 got a new game last September. It's definately not /vr/.

[Anonymous No.1817592]

>>1817549
The PS2 is basically the godsend of JRPG's, titles that would beat the last and current generation hands down, probably the next one too...

This, however is /vr/ and PS2 is not considered retro. Try posting your thread in /b/ because your thread will invariably be ignored on /v/ (and why the fuck would you want to go there anyway?)

[Anonymous No.1817606]

>>1817549
>I just finished Disgaea and it was meh
Play the second one. It's much, much, much better in all aspects.

Also, Mana Khemia is pretty good.

>>1817584
Shovelware sports rehashes aren't games.

[Anonymous No.1817608]

>>1817584
Footy game or some shit?

[Anonymous No.1817620]

>>1817606
>I don't care for game so it doesn't count
Yeah, sure anon. Except that everyone including Sony disagrees with you.

>>1817608
Yeah, PES 14.

[Anonymous No.1817624]

Sorry, not /vr/ yet.

Otherwise this board would be MUCH faster, i tell you hwat

[Anonymous No.1817625]

Dear OP,

Read the fucking sticky.

Sincerely,
People who aren't new to /vr/

[Anonymous No.1817628]

Shadow of the Colossus is my favorite RPG.

[Anonymous No.1817643]

>>1817625
I've been here since day 1 and the board has stagnated into a filter/antifilter circlejerk. Two million posts later we've beaten most subjects with a big stick to nothing.

[Anonymous No.1817661]

>>1817643
Not really, it's just people keep making FF7 threads/Doom threads/WUT PEE ESS WAN JAY ARR PEE GEE GAME SHUD I PLAY GUISE thread over and over and over and over and over again like fucking groundhog day instead of giving the other threads love.

Still, PS2 is still not retro, no matter how much we may want to post about it, please delete thread.

[Anonymous No.1817676]

>>1817661
>please delete thread
How about you ignore the thread you autistic piece of shit. You don't own the board you loser cunt.

[Anonymous No.1817695]

>>1817676
>Global Rule 2: If you are under the age of 18, or it is illegal for you to view the materials contained on this website, discontinue browsing immediately.

[Anonymous No.1817698]

>>1817695
>if he considers PS2 retro then he must be underage
Damn you really are one sick motherfucker, last reply, I won't feed your autism.

[Anonymous No.1817707]

>>1817698

[Anonymous No.1817709]

>>1817592
>>1817620
>>1817624

>I'm guessing it's similar to Frozen Synapse
Well it's a squad based "tactics" game as well, yes, but otherwise no.
FS is phase based, ja is turn based and has some heavy RPG and some strategy elements. And lots and lots of inventory management.

>>1817628
>>1817707

Pretty much. If you're a tryhard RPG faggot, you can create several mercs yourself, but if you aren't, you just hire them with 10/10 guns.

[Anonymous No.1817712]

>>1817552
>>1817556
>>1817564

I highly suggest you play others. 1-4 were all superior, in my opinion. You can probably give the others a miss, MAYBE play X8. And Command Mission if you like RPG's.

>>1817592
>>1817606

ah, i see. i disagree that it doesn't belong because it was made in rpg maker; barkley, shut up and jam is probably my favorite jrpg-styled game and it was made in rpg maker

>>1817620
>>1817661

Yume Nikki. It's not really a "retro game" because it's RPG Maker, but I loved this game to death.

>>1817709

Is that jesus with an RPG in the background?

[Anonymous No.1817714]

>>1817698
You can throw an embarrasing hissy fit, stamp your little feet, hurl abuse and throw around buzzwords like "Autism" that you dont really understand all you like, boy, it doesnt change a thing. PS2 is not retro and it does not belong on this board.
When the time comes that GC/PS2/XBOX is considered retro, then im sure we'll all have a field day and id be happy to talk about them. Until then, try to act your age not your shoe size.

[Anonymous No.1817716]

>>1817608
>>1817624
Current favorite just being the one I'm playing the most lately. For an actual favorite game, it'd probably be either Super Mario RPG or Deus Ex.

>>1817625
>>1817628
>>1817643
The second one (jp only) is even better without even counting the content that you cant understand (rpg, text adventure).

>>1817707
>>1817712
>>1817709
True, but Arcanum still has the highest Molyneux factor of any graphical RPG.

>>1817714
I'll make a thread on Friday. It shouldn't be too hard to find the lobby anyway, considering there's usually no more than three going at a time.

[Anonymous No.1817718]

>>1817676
>>1817695

Yeah. Diablo 2 was all about the grind, while Diablo was an atmospheric horror rpg-adventure game.

>>1817712
>>1817714

Does anyone remember this one? It was some Japanese RPG or fighting game for the PS1, and the ad had the tagline "With friends like these... you'll wish you had enemies."

>>1817716

Just think, in Diablo 2 the majority of people would try and skip as much of the game as they could. In Diablo you would 100% clear every floor.

[Anonymous No.1817720]

The PS2 isn't part of /vr/'s on-topic discussion OP, sorry. Otehrwise I'll reccommend you a good chunck of them/ Try on /v/! if I see the thread, I'll help you.

[Anonymous No.1817723]

>>1817714 >>1817698 >>1817695 >>1817676 >>1817625
Please don't shitpost on my board.

[Anonymous No.1817726]

>>1817720
>>1817718
>>1817716

and wrpg's too. ultima and wizardry birthed the entire rpg video game genre

>>1817712
>>1817695
>>1817624

question is, who's the mom and who's the dad?

>>1817556
>>1817723

>Super Mario World
>Secret of Mana, but didn't play many others.
(Netherlands, RPG'S weren't all that popular here, I remember the most popular gaming magazine, Power Unlimited giving Final Fantasy III (VI) a 5/10, they just didn't 'get' it)
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMvkkqxs8m0
>Super Mario Kart, dat special cup at 150cc..Man!

[Anonymous No.1817727]

>>1817552
>>1817564
>>1817584
Oh, fuck, I forgot Super Mario RPG. How could I? That's the one, then.

>>1817608
>>1817628
>>1817707
Not really because every console FPS is inferior to a PC FPS and so it is with RPG games and RTS games and third person shooters, etc

>>1817716
>>1817718
The graphics haven't, but the storyline and depth of the RPG itself are still superb

>>1817720
>>1817723
>>1817726
Also at this point you can emulate any good console game anyway

[Anonymous No.1817728]

>>1817709
>>1817712
>>1817716
>>1817727

>>1817718
>>1817726


what....on earth? These replies make no sense.

[Anonymous No.1817730]

>>1817592
>>1817606
When I play games along these lines, I have to be a wizard or other similar spellcaster. It's the only playstyle that really feels right with it.

>>1817620
>>1817643
>>1817698
Fighter archetypes tend to be really simple in playstyle, no matter if it's turn-based or real time sadly. If I had to be one, it would have to be in an action RPG.

>>1817718
>>1817720
>Mystic Quest
Why? It's not a bad game, but the best RPG on the SNES?

>>1817723
>>1817726
>>1817727
>>1817728
>Favorite SNES Platformer
Super Mario World
>Favorite SNES RPG
FF6
>Post the first SNES soundtrack that comes to your mind
FF6
>Tell us when you raged at SNES games (for being hard or getting stuck somewhere)
Fucking Mario and the 7 stars fight against the power rangers, I couldn't beat them as a kid but now they're a joke.

[Anonymous No.1817734]

>>1817549
It depends what you consider to be a good RPG. Disgaea is more like a turn-based strategy game with a shitload of grinding elements and a little role-playing in there too (there is a story but it takes up of 10% of the game, even less with the sequels).

If you play RPGs to grind for extra shit and customize your party, Disgaea is a pretty fun series. The first one is more monotonous but they made things more oiled and faster with the sequels. Also unless you have a boner for Konoko from Oni voicing Etna, you should play the PSP versions which add shitload of complete must extras: most importantly the ability to skip battle animations for Disgaea 1, and way too much stuff for Disgaea 2.

If you play RPGs for the storylines and walls of text, check most of the fAtlus games - Mana Khemia 1-2, Ar Tonelico 1-2, etc.
For Ar Tonelico, you should know that the first one is a RPG with a VN built in, while the second one is a VN with a RPG somewhere in there.

[Anonymous No.1817735]

>>1817661
>>1817727
>>1817728
Well i got them because i had them as a kid now i can get them for a good price and still in box i have all the dragon quest famicom games but that's about it for rpg's

>>1817730
i enjoyed and owned both, but the snes just had the superior games and the superior controller (in my opinion it also had MUCH better sound)

[Anonymous No.1817739]

>>1817552
>>1817564
>>1817624

chrono trigger, mario rpg, yoshi's island, super mario kart, DKC series, terranigma, earthbound, super metroid, mario world, mega man x....the list goes on and on. my fave console of all time.

>>1817676
>>1817714
>>1817720

I'm looking for two games that were on one of those multiple game collection cds that came out all the time in the mid 90s. Both were from the same disc. One was a chemistry sim that gave you a bunch of different test tubes and beakers to play with and let you choose what chemicals to mix in them and let you put them over a burner to heat them up. The other was a RPG of some sort, that I don't remember much aside only having a single character and the equipment screen was a picture of a generic warrior dude with the equipment in each slot shown next to the area it would go on(ie: helm next to the head, sword next to the right hand, boots next the feet). If it helps out one of the other games on the same disc was a shareware version of one of the Exile games.

>>1817723
>>1817728
>>1817734
>>1817735
>>1817735

The blue blob turning into animals had me thinking Claymates, but the RPG part threw me off. Maybe one of the Dragon Quest Monster or Torneko games.

[Anonymous No.1817746]

>>1817730
>>1817734
>>1817735
>>1817739

What....the fuck are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.1817748]

>>1817726
>>1817727
>>1817728

Bickering, all posts saying their opinion is fact while others are shit. OP started with such a rudely narrow minded declaration, went downhill. Nostalgiafags denouncing other peoples favorites as Babbys first RPG while putting their own first ff on a pedestal.

>>1817730
>>1817734
>>1817735
>>1817739

It was supposed to have RPG elements and the level designers couldn't decide on a common theme for the maps. Which is the reason why some are medieval, some are sci-fi etc. Still came out good those things considered imo.

[Anonymous No.1817750]

>>1817746

The ship is destroyed and the remains crash on a convenient nearby planet. A naked lady emerges from the wreckage!

[Anonymous No.1817752]

Some guy is posting random replies from another thread onto this one, how utterly bizarre

[Anonymous No.1817753]

>>1817750
This may be explained sixty hours from now, but it will never actually make sense without or even with the three hundred page supplementary texts. Welcome to Xenogears.

>>1817752
I know what I'm doing the rest of the day.

[Anonymous No.1817758]

>>1817707
I love this game. I bought it without even knowing what it was like, or what it was about, just because I enjoyed FF7 so much. Back then of course, the Squaresoft logo was a good indicator of quality....

[Anonymous No.1817760]

>>1817556
As soon as I saw the text on the case that said "cinematic RPG" I knew I had to buy it.

[Anonymous No.1817765]

>>1817709
I can't remember the name of this game. It wasn't a horror game, but it made use of mode 7 on the SNES. It was an rpg where you would take a dragon/chocobo type npc to get to another. You would fly high into the sky with this dragon. It might have been Secret of Mana.

[Anonymous No.1817768]

>>1817584

I personally love it, since I like creative RTS games that don't focus on competitive play.
It's a mix of RPG also since you have a limited amount of humans, and if they die they stay dead. The game is also quite detail as you need these humans to research the technology, drive the vehicles, carry the resources and so forth.

The concept is stupid, but very entertaining. It's russia vs america in the past, I love exploring the world as it feels like a new planet.

Multiplayer isn't that good, but its fun to mess around with the units, and the randomized humans is pretty fun. Single player is story based and quite engaging compared to "build xx units, kill enemies".

It obviously has flaws, but its a very different rts game. And yes, one of the woman's voice does say "I give you a nice erection" when building something, don't ask...

[Anonymous No.1817769]

>>1817765
early 00s were fine too, it kinda died in 2004 with Vampire Bloodlines being the last great big RPG title

[Anonymous No.1817771]

>>1817765
>>1817760
>>1817758
>>1817753
>>1817750
>>1817748
>>1817768

I dont understand any of this. Is OP posting random posts frm another thread into this one to give it the appearance of being active and not a rule breaking one in the hopes it wont be deleted?

inb4 random, nonsensical reply to this

[Anonymous No.1817772]

>>1817760
>>1817771

Arcanum is from 2001, though, heh. I mean, you can't just storm into a thread were OP states '90s had the GOAT RPGs' and universally agree Arcanum is the best RPG out there (it is but that's beside the point; the only thing that actually comes close is Baldur's Gate 2).

[Anonymous No.1817773]

>>1817768
>mfw the faggot mad with this thread not being retro is the one bumping the thread.

[Anonymous No.1817779]

>>1817773
That makes zero sense you DUMB cunt.

[Anonymous No.1817780]

>>1817773

I don't know what you mean by "overworld" as neither has an overworld in the traditional RPG sense.

[Anonymous No.1817783]

>>1817772

So LttP has a better story maybe, but neither of them is great. I agree with the other person, Zelda is mostly remembered because they've made at least 15 main games in the series.

>>1817779

Some of my favorite RPG's are from the 90's but saying it was the golden age, that no games will be better and having a hard on for low budget and poorly made indie shit just reeks of hipster and fanboy judgments clouded by nostalgia goggles.

>>1817780

Pretty much every RPG back then had subpar stories.
AN ANCIENT EVIL HAS AWOKEN
SAVE THE PRINCESS
GET THE TREASURE
etc
didn't stop them from being fun as hell, and I agree with Oasis having better gameplay, graphics and music compared to LttP
When those who knew how to us it got ahold of the FM synth on the genesis the soundtracks were amazing.
oh yeah BLAST PROCESSING