/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2171743]

I'm looking for non traditional RPG's. Pic is related. Strategy and action preferably. Adventure games of the same mold would make me happy.
Right now I'm stuck in a Final Fantasy Tactics hack. So I need to take a break, but still hungry for that trpg action.

[Anonymous No.2171749]

>>2171743

Have you played Grandia?

[Anonymous No.2171751]

Go play Revenge of Shinobi. It's a surprisingly tactical side-scroller.

[Anonymous No.2171764]

Live A Live is pretty nontraditional.

[Anonymous No.2171776]

>>2171743
In my opinion, everyone should play Arc the Lad Collection.
Most underrated series I've ever played. Expect lots of heart-wenching moments, though. Especially in ATL2.

[Anonymous No.2171781]

>>2171764
Came here to say this. Nontraditional for sure, and the battles are somewhat similar to the tactical grid-based mold to boot.

[Anonymous No.2171786]

>>2171749
Yeah, Grandia 2 to be exact. I love that fight mechanic where you can counter and reset the enemy turn.
>>2171764
I played that once for a few minutes. I did not understand how to sneak past guards. I'll give it another go.
>>2171776
Never played it. Is it even retro? I remember those games came out on PS2. will check em out tho.

[Anonymous No.2171805]

>>2171776
>tfw ordered the Collectors edition from eBay CIB for 50 bucks free shipping like a week ago
Should be here on monday.

How badly did working designs fuck it up?

[Anonymous No.2171808]

>>2171786

Well go play Grandia I then

[Anonymous No.2171823]

>>2171786
>Never played it. Is it even retro? I remember those games came out on PS2. will check em out tho.

I honestly can't recommend the PS2 games, they are just bad.
Arc the Lad Collection is Arc the Lad I, II and III on a single package. They are all PS1 games.

[Anonymous No.2171825]

Wakfu

[Anonymous No.2172383]

People rarely mention Arc the Lad when it's an excellent RPG. Main character is surprisingly competent, smart, acts like a real leader, and even complains about the bullshit NPCs do being vague about plot-related hints (I.E "You will discover it for yourself--" shenanigans)

[Anonymous No.2172456]

>>2172383
I tried the first Arc the Lad and couldn't really get into it.

[Anonymous No.2173161]

>>2171743
Mystaria realms of lore [allso known as blazing heroes] Its almost exactly like shining force and was released for the sega saturn.


Vandal hearts one and two for the ps1 are also worth a mention.

[Anonymous No.2173163]

You dig giant robots?

[Anonymous No.2173203]

>>2173163
Enough to where I can handle a Working Designs localization that's goofy enough to make their work on Lunar 1 and 2 look straightlaced and reserved.

[Anonymous No.2173391]

>>2173203
In that case, also play the Super Robot Wars games. Some are fan-translated, the OG ones are officially done (but not retro). /m/ has a general with a pastebin of translated games.

None are WD jobs, but are full of robots.

[Anonymous No.2173404]

>>2172456
Yes, the first Arc the Lad is very archaic.
But hey, it's only a 10 hour game, a prologue to the much better Arc the Lad II, so it's easy to get it over with.
I also had a hard time getting into the series, but I'm glad I played them.

[Anonymous No.2173407]

>>2173161
Mystaria also has like 5 fps gameplay and the ugliest cgi sprites ever. Shining Force at least switches them out to full poly characters in fight scenes...

[Anonymous No.2173438]

[Anonymous No.2173487]

Breath of Fire 5 and Resonance of Fate

Not retro (sorry mods plz no) but those are the only ones that I can think of that haven't already been mentioned, and I thought OP might like to know anyway

[Anonymous No.2173491]

>>2173487
Oh right, and I actually just remembered:

Parasite Eve and Vagrant Story are non-traditional as well

[Anonymous No.2173518]

Chaos Seed. SNES version has a translation now. It's about as non-traditional as it gets.

Also there's Pinball Quest, which is really a Pinball game and RPG mix.

[Anonymous No.2173548]

I liked Popolocrois

[Anonymous No.2173569]

How about the best platformer RPG ever?

[Anonymous No.2173573]

Threads of Fate.

[Anonymous No.2173783]

Marvelous: Another Treasure Island

Great game

[Anonymous No.2173859]

>>2173518
>a Pinball game and RPG mix.
Wait, what?

Explain to me how this even works.

[Anonymous No.2173883]

Not OP, but since we're talking about unconventional old rpg, do you guys remember the name of that cute-looking rpg which was released on Steam not too long ago? It's not in 3D and it looks a lot like FF V or VI, then I guess it must be a bit old. But I can't recall the fight scenes and the background very well because I watched a video of it on youtube 5 or 6 months ago. Its name probably starts with "tales of..." but I may be wrong...

[Anonymous No.2173907]

>>2173859
The only one I've played is the demo for Rollers of the Realm, which is newer.

Pinball with special abilities. It's pretty fun, but can be really stupid.

[Anonymous No.2174079]

>>2173859
It has a plot that is basically generic NES RPG #5, but it's more or less like Kirby's Pinball Land with the requirement to move the flippers with the up or down button whenever you move farther up the table. You get stronger as you hit enemies, and try not to fall down into the lower tables (and the bottom of the bottom table=death)

It even has an item store between some tables, where you buy stuff like stoppers.

[Anonymous No.2174439]

>>2173883
One Way Heroics?

[Anonymous No.2175153]

>>2174439
No it's not that. In the game I mean the fights are similar to FF style and the people look much bigger on the map and the environment is generally more detailed

[Anonymous No.2175193]

>>2173569
Tomba is seriously incredible.

[Anonymous No.2175197]

Hybrid Heaven.

[Anonymous No.2175238]

100 World Story and Sugoro Quest are worth looking at, if only for novelty's sake. They both take board games and mix them with JRPG.

100WS is sort of like Mario Party and is fun with bros, Sugoro is heavily based on rolling die to attack and move. Both are comprised of little scenarios that don't take a horribly long time to complete.

[Anonymous No.2176042]

>>2175153
Half Minute Hero 2?

[Anonymous No.2176121]

I'll go ahead and recommend The 7th Saga for SNES. It's turn-based and not an SRPG, but it breaks the mold in a few big ways.
Firstly, the game starts with you picking one of seven characters on a quest to get the seven mcguffins. This isn't terribly notable in itself, but you encounter the other six characters throughout the game, who will join you, tell you to fuck off or straightup attack you, depending on who it is/you are.
Secondly, this is about the only JRPG I've seen where the Defend option actually does anything. Defending on the turn before you attack makes your attack do a shit ton more damage, which adds a bit more strategy to battles.
Thirdly, you've got a radar--sorry, 'Crystal Globe'--on the overworld and in dungeons, and monsters will actually make their way to you, which is good for grinding.
Unfortunately, the game is rather difficult and grindy; apparently the Japanese release was criticized for being too easy, so the devs just reduced the EXP percentage gained from battles and called it a day. But the left trigger and select buttons function as A and B, so you can happily grind while fapping or whatever you want to do. I had a merry time getting trashed drunk while playing when I got my copy the other day.
The game also features some sweet Mode 7 action, and the artstyle ain't bad either. It's pretty cheap as well.

[Anonymous No.2176129]

>>2176121
Oh yes, and while it is somewhat difficult, you aren't going to be throwing your controller at the screen in frustration. When you die, it 'Pokemon's you back to the last inn you saved at rather than give you a game over screen.

[Anonymous No.2176157]

>>2175153

Last Dream?

[Anonymous No.2176163]

>>2173518

>Chaos Seed

Not OP, but damn this looks tight. Gonna play this right now. Thanks again, /vr/!

[Anonymous No.2176171]

>>2176121
>>2176129
This seems interesting and I agree with the art style, it looks nice. Although I do put gameplay at the top of my priorities when looking out for a game I never played, I highly consider important as well, the way the game presents itself (graphically).

This one surely gave that 'click' of calling my interest, in a similar way Demon's Crest artwork did to me some time ago.

Not the OP, but thanks for presenting this.

[Anonymous No.2176178]

>>2176171
Hey, no problem. Have another pic.

[Anonymous No.2176210]

>>2176121
>Secondly, this is about the only JRPG I've seen where the Defend option actually does anything
The only other one I know of that has interesting defend mechanics is Legend of Dragoon. It's almost OP though: defending reduses damage, heals a little HP, and defends from all stat effects.

Also, 7th Saga has a pseudo-sequel in Mystic Ark. Not the same thing and Japan only though (has a fan translation).

[Anonymous No.2176412]

>>2176210
Mystic Ark, really? Now that just makes things even better. I'm this guy >>2176171 and I have Mystic Ark on my backlog for ages, funny how things turn around and around.

[Anonymous No.2176906]

>>2176042
>>2176157
None of those. Still it's very similar to Last Dream

[Anonymous No.2177001]

>>2176163
it is wicked. huge project by D-D, awesome playing on actual snes.

[Anonymous No.2177087]

Metal Max Returns deserves a mention. It's been translated forever ago, damn is it fun if you love tanks.

[Anonymous No.2177654]

>>2171805
ATL is one of their good ones.

The "big altering thing" that they normally brag about was putting all three in one package.