Best NES RPG

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Best NES RPG Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:09:48 2014 No.1853301 [Reply] [Original]

What's the best NES rpg?
Pic related, what I'm about to start playing right now.
The SNES is renowned for its RPG library, but what about the NES?

Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:21:02 2014 No.1853326
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In terms of overall design, gameplay and customization, I think Dragon Quest III was the best one I played. That game is fucking huge, has good music, tough dungeons, lots of spells and different classes to customize your party. It's a pretty complete RPG experience.
Mother would be my other choice, for a NES game, it has a great visual and sound presentation, the plot and dialogues are pretty good, controls feel a lot better than in most other RPGs of the time, being able to walk in 8 directions, and the fact there isn't a "overworld map", but the game itself is a big open world map makes it a very ambitious and impressive game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:24:56 2014 No.1853338 DQ3 or Lagrange Point

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:28:53 2014 No.1853347 FF1 has my vote for overall best. Hillsfar is fun. Robin Hood is a bit unconventional but great.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:29:31 2014 No.1853349 There are a lot, depends on what you like. Mother is my favorite, >>1853326 describes why. It just feels cozy to play. Most other RPGs feel like, I guess, work? Like there is not much to look forward to.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:30:41 2014 No.1853354 >>1853326 >DQ3 >Mother came in to say those two

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:31:52 2014 No.1853358 >>1853326 >>1853338 >>1853354 Is the GBC port better for DQ3? Doesn't it add a few things?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:38:28 2014 No.1853384 >>1853301 The legend of ghost lion (for NES)

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:38:29 2014 No.1853385 >>1853358 A lot of the things they added or changed dropped the difficulty level, and I still prefer the original over the SFC/GBC ports. Your mileage may vary, of course.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:39:21 2014 No.1853386 Sweet Home

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 13:46:21 2014 No.1853415 >>1853386 Oh, this is a fucking great one too. Very ahead of its time and a real standout compared to other RPGs on the system.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 14:36:23 2014 No.1853557 >Mother It's not even in the top 5

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 14:45:03 2014 No.1853582 >no Just Breed Come on, guys. Best SRPG on the NES (FE can't even compare, no joke).

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 14:47:57 2014 No.1853592 Destiny of an Emperor. Based loosely on Romance the Three Kingdoms and plays sort a like a Mega Ten game. It has a great editor and lots of great rom hacks of it. >>1853557 There's barely 5 NES rpgs to begin with, mate.

Anonymous Mon Aug 11 14:49:37 2014 No.1853602

Destiny of an Emperor. Based loosely on Romance the Three Kingdoms and plays sort a like a Mega Ten game. It has a great editor and lots of great rom hacks of it. I love Sweet Home, DQIII, Mother, and Ghost Lion, but I've played this and the hacks more than any of those games combined.

Tombs and Treasures seems neat but I haven't play too much of it yet
>>1853557
There's barely 5 NES rpgs to begin with, mate.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 15:07:34 2014 No.1853651 >>1853557 >>1853602 >There's barely 5 NES rpgs to begin with, mate. Only in your ignorant head.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 15:16:09 2014 No.1853684 >>1853651 Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest alone make 7 games. If you only count western releases it's already 5.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 15:17:28 2014 No.1853694 >>1853602 >There's barely 5 NES rpgs to begin with, mate. Dragon Warrior alone amounts those "barely five games" you mentioned, fool.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 15:45:50 2014 No.1853797 Currently playing DWIV for the first time as well, I'm on chapter 2 and I'm really enjoying it. I've only ever beat the first DW but I intend to beat this one too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 16:25:19 2014 No.1853916 >>1853797 If you can slag your way through chapter 3 game becomes amazing. Some people like ch3 due to it being more about buying and selling, so it deviates from your standard 'go here, kill this' quest line.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 17:56:30 2014 No.1854191 >>1853557 Tell us your top 5 then instead of assuming we can read your mind and your "top 5".

Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:25:07 2014 No.1854950

I really enjoyed DQ 1, and I beat it over a weekend of binge playing it. DQ2 was fun but I felt there was a lack of direction like the first one but with actual tangible tasks you were supposed to be accomplishing instead of a checklist of items you have to collect. I hated how you kept 'just missing' your cousin for the beginning of the game. By the time I got all 3 of them together I was just so tired of the game.
When I tried to play DQ3 there was something about the open endedness of it that turned me off. Like, I can't say it's bad. It's definitely not bad. But I need to give that another look because people call it the best JRPG of all time and I was just so overwhelmed by it at the beginning. When given a plethora of options to choose from I always feel like i'm making the wrong decision and it gives me this feeling of anxiety while I play, like i'm afraid I'm going to have to start over again.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:42:56 2014 No.1854987 ITT: autistics fucks who ignore RPGs other than mother and drangon warrior >the legend of white lion is a good one anon

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:44:48 2014 No.1854995 >>1853592 >There's barely 5 NES rpgs There is at least 20 in the US

Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:47:34 2014 No.1855002

>>1854191
Dragon Quest 3
Final Fantasy 2 (game mechanics aside that game had a very serious story and dealt with some heavy shit especially for a famicom rpg, I like the mechanics too because Im a saga fan)
Destiny of an Emperor
Dragon Quest 2
Final Fantasy

I would probably say Dragon Quest 4 then Final Fantasy 3 and then maybe mother after that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:49:52 2014 No.1855005 File: 24 KB, 260x357, faria.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ever wondered what Game Arts made before Lunar and Grandia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiORoGzDZ94

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:53:25 2014 No.1855012 >>1854987 Do you mean "ghost lion" o "white lion"?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:54:52 2014 No.1855017 >>1854987 >has no idea what autism is

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:57:14 2014 No.1855025 >>1855005 That game a crazy anime.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 22:57:55 2014 No.1855027 >>1855025 What do you mean?

Anonymous Mon Aug 11 23:01:36 2014 No.1855034
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I'm still pissed off something like Secret of the Stars was released in the US while a game this good never made it past an unfinished proto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HI1BD9_FKU

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 23:07:29 2014 No.1855051 >>1854987 It seems you're the one who can't handle your own autism just because people don't like your favorite game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 23:11:23 2014 No.1855061 >>1855051 It's not one of my favorit game, you know?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 23:52:53 2014 No.1855187 >>1854987 >Drangon Warrior what game is that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 11 23:54:32 2014 No.1855193 >>1855187 Let's not get picky about the name, it was known in English as Dragon Warrior until the copyright on the Dragon Quest name from TSR lapsed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 01:20:45 2014 No.1855363 File: 33 KB, 300x420, legacywizard.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw49GWtonLk

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 01:33:22 2014 No.1855392 >>1855005 It's been so long since I played any RPG with random encounter but... is that much encounter in the video considered normal or actually abnormally high? Because it sure looks irritating enough to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 01:44:30 2014 No.1855417 >>1855392 It looks par with the encounter rage of most '80s console RPGs. At least the battle system makes the fights go by faster than the menus

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 01:52:19 2014 No.1855437 Any suggestions for NES action RPGs?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 01:57:20 2014 No.1855450 >>1855437 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO1tJ_B9UUw

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 02:07:23 2014 No.1855469 >>1855437 crystalis, to some extent last guardian if you're into shmups

Anonymous Tue Aug 12 03:13:18 2014 No.1855574

DW3 and Mother are good games, but the original NES versions have that quality Dragon Quest interface, which I personally can't stand.

Honestly I'd have to say that FF3 is the best RPG I know of for the NES. It's much more polished than FF1, and substantially larger and more complex than DW3 or DW4.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 10:00:11 2014 No.1855965 >>1855437 Faxanadu

Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:04:20 2014 No.1856043

I really like the original Final Fantasy, but I think that for someone to really really appreciate it you have to look at Amano's art for the game because it helps you put everything into a better perspective of the general feel that the developers were probably going for. Like, every Final Fantasy up to around twelve probably still retains the general atmosphere the first one had, with only slight deviations for periods within the games.

Shit this probably didn't make any sense.

Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:04:38 2014 No.1856045
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>>1853301
What you're playing is my favorite JRPG of all time. While the game takes away the ability of choosing classes for your characters by giving all of them set classes, it allows for the game to focus on being more story oriented. And even with as little dialogue as the game has, it has an excellent story and characters, imo even better than the average SNES or PSX JRPG. Using the multiple segmented chapters, it's able to craft everyone's motivations, hero and villain, properly, and keep the plot focused where it needs to go. Early plot points do a great job of foreshadowing things in later chapters.

Also, no giant space flea from nowhere. The final boss is exactly who it should be.

Gameplay wise, they did another good job. Like DQ3, grinding is well balanced, probably even moreso because of every character having set classes. It's also kinda fun to start a chapter, level up the the character(s), finish the story for that chapter, and then start the next chapter with a fresh party at level 1. Once you start recruiting the characters in Chapter 5, they tend to be around the right level to join the party, so you don't have to sit there and try to level them up to meet the rest of the characters. The game also shares EXP amongst all of your party members, so even characters you don't play a lot don't get left behind.

Outside of a couple instances of censorship (Churches being called Houses of Healing and Puff-Puff), the NES translation is more true to the Japanese script than the DS remake. Also, the added 6th Chapter in the remakes just doesn't add anything storywise. Honestly, it hurts the narative, imo. My only complaint about the NES version is that in Chapter 5 you only control the main Hero while the rest of the party is AI controlled. While the AI is usually pretty good, it's still an annoyance. Thankfully, there's a Game Genie code that will give you control of all of your party members in chapter 5 (YYEXVTGE).

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:25:23 2014 No.1856074 >>1855193 yeah I know Dragon Warrior, but what game is Drangon Warrior?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:40:03 2014 No.1856098 >>1856074 1. And unlike off just because some games didn't get localized (5+6 at the time), they still called 7, 7.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:46:15 2014 No.1856114 >>1856098 He's joking about a typo. Drangon.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 12 11:49:16 2014 No.1856119 >>1856114 Rangoon Warrior

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 01:50:26 2014 No.1858226 >>1856114 Thanks anon, yes it was a typo

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 01:55:24 2014 No.1858238 File: 24 KB, 213x300, faxanadu.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HutD8ZXZucY

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 04:08:18 2014 No.1858483 >>1853684 >>1853694 Oh god you two actually took that literally.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 04:43:30 2014 No.1858514 >>1853602 >There's barely 5 NES rpgs to begin with, mate. lmao half the nes library after 1986 is shitty dragon warrior and zelda clones

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 05:31:47 2014 No.1858561 File: 20 KB, 569x500, bals2thewall.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] DID SOMEONE CALL FOR THE BEST RPG?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 13 05:59:20 2014 No.1858596 File: 19 KB, 768x671, goddamnitCeldia.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1858561

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 03:50:07 2014 No.1861384 File: 16 KB, 215x299, battleolympus.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC72oTLQoic

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 04:13:16 2014 No.1861413 >>1861384 This

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 04:22:20 2014 No.1861417 >>1853301 Dream Master is the best one I've played.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 04:29:26 2014 No.1861423 >>1861384 Why the fuck are you always posting links to longplays? By any chance are you a TV Tropes editor?

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 15:58:15 2014 No.1862275 >>1856043 Don't worry, I got something out of it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:01:02 2014 No.1862282 Final Fantasy 3 is the absolute best.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:10:29 2014 No.1862298 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_LVnoSY74 Villgust is pretty good too. Kinda like Zelda 2.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:17:13 2014 No.1862308 >>1853301 Mother or God Slayer

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:18:15 2014 No.1862313 >>1858561 NO REGRETS

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:26:22 2014 No.1862330 >>1853301 FF3 would win thanks to its length and fun class system. But DQ4's story is far more enjoyable and it has actual characters.

Anonymous Thu Aug 14 16:57:41 2014 No.1862383
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>>1858238
I loved everything about this one especially the soundtrack and the gothic look and feel of the game. The ending was a kind of a let down though

Fun fact: Faxanadu was a spin-off of this one (or vice-versa):>>1855363

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 17:00:55 2014 No.1862387 >>1853582 Advance wars famicom is the best srpg

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 17:04:47 2014 No.1862394 >>1855392 What the hell rpgs do you play without random encounters?

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 14 17:32:34 2014 No.1862486 >>1862387 >Advance wars famicom Eh.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 00:32:23 2014 No.1863509 >>1862387 >>1862486 Not only did he got the title wrong, Famicom Wars doesn't even have "RPG elements." It's a straight up tactics game.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 01:16:33 2014 No.1863592 >>1853386 Tempted to get an overpriced repro I loved it so much.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 01:24:06 2014 No.1863612 >>1862383 Drasle Family was after Faxanadu

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 01:26:00 2014 No.1863616 >>1862394 Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, literally ALL WRPGs made in the last 20 years...

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 01:30:12 2014 No.1863628 >>1853358 It's not a port, it's a remake. >>1853385 Neither are ports, they're both remakes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 01:36:43 2014 No.1863642 >>1862383 I wouldn't really consider Faxanadu an RPG, it's more of a Metroidvania with RPG elements.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 23:00:10 2014 No.1865524 >>1863642 Yes, but unlike most Metroidvania with RPG elements like Cave Story, you actually have equipment that makes a difference on stats

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 23:04:00 2014 No.1865530 File: 22 KB, 250x363, willow.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO1tJ_B9UUw

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 15 23:09:40 2014 No.1865548 >>1863642 >it's more of a Metroidvania with RPG elements. it's an action/RPG you fucking schmuck .

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 16 02:36:10 2014 No.1865897 >>1863612 Faxanadu's release date: 1987年7月17日 Dragon Slayer IV's release date: 1987年11月16日 The point is moot, since Faxanadu is a Dragon Slayer/Xanadu spinoff in name only.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 16 02:42:32 2014 No.1865907 >>1863592 I might actually do this, and I barely even like RPGs.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 07:33:46 2014 No.1868718 >>1855005 I keep meaning to play this one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 07:34:52 2014 No.1868721 File: 59 KB, 256x377, crystalis.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF9HeIsELLs

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 08:30:41 2014 No.1868774 FFIII

Anonymous Sun Aug 17 08:40:42 2014 No.1868786

>Faxanadu
The RPG element isn't much there as far as I remember. Leveling up only makes you lose less money when you die. It's a great game, I'd just say it's an action adventure platformer.

>>1853347
>Hillsfar is fun.
I've only played the NES version, dunno about other platforms.
It's funny, because I know that at least half of the game is shit, but I still liked it very much. Fuck those action scenes (riding, arena, pretty much everything). It somehow reminded me of Morrowind, or something.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 09:28:38 2014 No.1868840 >>1868721 >Crystalis 10/10

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