What Playstation JRPG should I play next? Star Ocean 2 is my favorite, I've also played and loved all the FF's and DW 7, LoM and FM 3. Is Lunar any good?

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Anonymous Wed Jun 10 21:42:40 2015 No.2463262 [Reply] [Original]

What Playstation JRPG should I play next? Star Ocean 2 is my favorite, I've also played and loved all the FF's and DW 7, LoM and FM 3. Is Lunar any good?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 21:45:38 2015 No.2463264 >>2463262 Lunar's okay, but not all that great. I recommend Legend of Legaia and Grandia, for starters. Vagrant Story is good, too, but the battle system's not your normal turn-based fare.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 21:54:39 2015 No.2463276 >>2463264 Ya I had vagrant story back when it came out. I liked the battle system and the story was cool but for some reason I just never finished it. Might give it another go. Grandia looks right up my alley I'll check them both out thanks

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 22:14:01 2015 No.2463297 >>2463262 I wasn't impressed by Lunar when I finally played it. Seemed pretty generic if you ask me, didn't see what the fuss was about. Why not give Saga Frontier (SF2 even has a similar look to LoM) or Valkyrie Profile a try?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 22:22:31 2015 No.2463318 No Wild Arms yet? for shame, OP.

Anonymous Wed Jun 10 22:52:09 2015 No.2463382

Lunar was good. Very plain RPG, simple story, simple mechanics. Probably the best way to think of it is as a bedtime story RPG - something cozy and pleasant.

Star Ocean 2 was the shit, OP. Glad to hear people are still into it.

The Wild Arms series was fun, and Breath of Fire 3 and 4 were pretty good, too.

Also, Threads of Fate? Would that count?

Anonymous Wed Jun 10 23:10:57 2015 No.2463436
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>>2463264
>>2463297

Lunar & Lunar 2 are two of my all time favorite games. Yes, I agree that playing them now they can easily be seen as "Generic" and "Cliche", because they were made back in the early days of jrpgs and the conventions were just starting to stick, so if you go in knowing that you are basically playing games that help establish these trends, I find it to be a lot more forgivable.

On the flip side, these are the best games if you are looking for a traditional style jrpg. The characters fall a bit into anime archetypes, but there is so much heart in their personalities and in the story that you'll lkely end up falling in love with them by the end of the game. I remember when I finished Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, I was left with a bit feeling of melencholy, the same type you would feel after just finishing a great book of anime series that you found yourself pulled into wholeheartedly and knowing that your time with these characters and this world has come to an end.

If you are a fan of jRPGS and Anime, then I highly suggest checking them out. I've very rarely played a game that makes me truly feel like I'm playing a great anime series.

In fact, just typing this out makes me want to go and replay them, it's been years. If you do play them, make sure to play the PS1 versions, the "Complete" editions. There are newer remakes but they all are pretty terrible in comparison.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 23:14:07 2015 No.2463449 >>2463436 How do I make them run well on epsxe? There are a lot of compatibility issues with the graphics, specially in the world map where it becomes cuadriculated.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 23:20:10 2015 No.2463458 >>2463449 By downloading the Sega versions for Kega Fusion and not having to deal with the obnoxious crap that is Playstation emulation.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 23:22:27 2015 No.2463464 >>2463458 shit like this make me feel smarter somehow

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 10 23:25:19 2015 No.2463470 >>2463464 That's the whole point of good advice, anon. No problem.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 00:09:21 2015 No.2463518 >>2463262 Play Valkyrie Profile

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 05:33:07 2015 No.2463879 File: 921 KB, 1920x1080, tactics-ogre.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Tactics Ogre.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 05:39:01 2015 No.2463885 >>2463449 >>2463458 Alternatively, Mednafen.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 08:03:32 2015 No.2464023 Chrono cross and Final fantasy tactics are pretty good.

Anonymous Thu Jun 11 08:15:18 2015 No.2464038

>>2463262
I played through this recently and forgot how badly early-game Rena really pisses me off.

>you saved my life claude! you must be the warrior of light!
Later...
>oh dias, i still love you best. here's a magic sword to kill claude that little bitch with. fuck him!
All of your team gets outraged by this betrayal, supporting your indignant anger about this. At least until you actually say something to her about it.
>"rena, how could you try and orchestrate my death after i saved your life!"
>WHOA CLAUDE TOO ROUGH!
>HOW COULD YOU BE SO MEAN TO HER
>ALL SHE DID WAS TRY TO HAVE YOU KILLED
>CLAUDE, YOU CAN BE A REAL JERK SOMETIMES!

...fine, fuck all of you. I'm romancing Opera and I'm glad Dias dies and Rena ends up alone.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 10:03:23 2015 No.2464174 File: 6 KB, 245x206, index.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2463262 I hear Saga Frontier is bretty gud

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 10:20:47 2015 No.2464206 >>2464174 It is. Are you trying to use reverse-reverse trolling?

Anonymous Thu Jun 11 11:06:44 2015 No.2464271

>>2463436
I'm with this guy. Lunar 1 & 2 are some of my favorite games of all time. I feel like Lunar is the pinacle of 90s style character design and storytelling. Playing the Sega CD version is good too, if just for the freakin intro. Legend of Legaia is also really fun.

Anonymous Thu Jun 11 11:23:59 2015 No.2464292

>>2463436
>>2464271

Also agree that Lunar 1 and 2 are both fun games that are pretty easy, although Lunar 2 does have some challenges toward the end that can be a bit hard. I really enjoyed the sense of humor Working Designs incorporated in their games during the 90s. Alundra is another game published by WD that I've been meaning to replay at some point. Solid platformer with some fairly dark themes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 11:59:49 2015 No.2464331 File: 15 KB, 175x231, 1432665393765.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2464206 ;DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 12:26:28 2015 No.2464360 File: 19 KB, 250x234, xenogears.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Also, Suikoden I and II.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 13:14:58 2015 No.2464430 Eternal Eyes

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 13:35:38 2015 No.2464459 >>2464430 Haha, no. That game is terribad.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 13:50:12 2015 No.2464482 >>2464459 Nah

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 14:01:56 2015 No.2464495 >>2463262 The next thing you should be playing is Valkyrie Profile

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 14:07:20 2015 No.2464505 >>2463262 Great taste my friend. Never found one that came anywhere close

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 11 23:21:27 2015 No.2465385 Parasite Eve.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 01:42:20 2015 No.2465649 >>2464038 Got a bit of a laugh reading that but the fighting tournament wasn't to the death, bro. She never went that far.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 02:03:44 2015 No.2465681 Try playing Star Ocean 2 with only Claude and Rena in your party it's almost an even better game

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 02:03:50 2015 No.2465682 >>2464038 >cucking your bro Ernest That's mean.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 02:21:53 2015 No.2465703 >>2465682 I think you can Cuck Bowman's wife too it's kind a of seedy sometimes

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 03:07:22 2015 No.2465727 File: 44 KB, 256x245, Legend_of_Dragoon.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >ctrl+F >"legend of dragoon" >no results Really?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 03:09:56 2015 No.2465730 >>2465385 I vote this too

Anonymous Fri Jun 12 11:32:41 2015 No.2466195

>>2464271
>Playing the Sega CD version is good too, if just for the freakin intro

FIGHTING, THROUGH THE DARKNESS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeOEoMOZXI0

In all seriousness, the PS1 remakes of both Lunar games have the coziest soundtracks ever. Luna's boat song, the new intro, and all the regular soundtrack pieces are so memorable. Anytime I hear something from this game, I am instantly transported back to middle school and feeling the joy of naive and optimistic youth.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 11:42:41 2015 No.2466206 >>2465703 >cucking Browman Literal scum.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 13:23:17 2015 No.2466362 Valkyrie Profile, Vagrant Story, Parasite Eve, Tales of Destiny II, Xenogears, FFIX, Breath of Fire IV, Suikoden II All top notch RPGs.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 13:51:43 2015 No.2466392 >>2466362 Which of those should I start if SO2 is my favorite jRPG? Any recs welcome

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 14:04:12 2015 No.2466408 >>2466362 >Legend of Legaia I could not get into Vagrant story. Final fantasy is a good series.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 14:28:14 2015 No.2466436 >>2465727 Yeah fuck that

Anonymous Fri Jun 12 14:32:00 2015 No.2466447

>>2465727
This game is literally over rated as fuck.
I see it in every single Under-rated or Obscure gem threads, or best RPG threads.

Its horrid. It borders on unplayable. It tries to be engaging with its Addition system but the pace of everything is so fucking slow. It lacks any charm of the timed hits having any impact (like in Super Mario RPG) and tries so fucking hard to be Final Fantasy its not even funny.

The pacing of the story is slow (and its long as fuck at 4 discs too, which turns it into a slog). The Dragoon forms are cool but the magic system especially is fucking bonkers.

I can't believe people think this is a good game, or would recommend it to others. This is seriously one of the most boring, uninspired, and least engaging games I've played.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:09:12 2015 No.2466497 >>2463262 parasive eve 1 and 2 are worth a playthrough though not really like the other jrpgs

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:13:05 2015 No.2466506 >>2463382 >Threads of Fate Just started this. Reminds me of Okami cum Secret of Mana. OST is Chrono Cross tier. Where have you been all my life.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:26:28 2015 No.2466531 >>2466506 rue game a shit, mint is god tier

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:30:43 2015 No.2466535 >>2466506 btw don't sell the rare stones and wine you find in the dungeon, you can give them to the black market guy and the tavern owner for discount prices. The endgame grind becomes a lot harder if you don't do that.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:35:34 2015 No.2466540 >>2466195 Legend of Legaia is esoteric as fuck. Telepathic babies falling into the abyss.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:37:51 2015 No.2466546 >>2466392 Depends on the reason for favorite. Valkyrie Profile or Tales of Destiny 2 (Eternia) is what I'd suggest for a SO2 lover.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:43:24 2015 No.2466561 http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/xenogears-4koma-manga-r15599

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:53:42 2015 No.2466578 >>2466546 Battle system, overworked map, and crafting.

Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:55:41 2015 No.2466581

>>2466578
>Battle System
Grandia is probably the best bet if this is your strongest driver. After that, probably Valkyrie Profile.

>Overworld Map
Tales of Destiny 2 (/Eternia) all the way

>Crafting
I can't really think of any good strong pre-PS2 games for this one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 15:56:26 2015 No.2466583 >>2466581 Which version of destiny is best?

Anonymous Fri Jun 12 16:10:26 2015 No.2466597

>>2466583
Retro? Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny 2 in the United States). That's why I'm writing it that way.

I'd rank the games as follows:
- Tales of Eternia (ToD2 in USA)
- Tales of Phantasia (Jp only)
- Tales of Destiny 2 (Jp only)
- Tales of Destiny (both USA and Jp)

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 16:12:28 2015 No.2466601 >>2466597 Also, with exception of ToD1 and ToD2 (Jp one), all games can be played in isolation without knowing anything about the others. ToD2 / Eternia naming is confusing as fuck. I hope I don't make it confusing above.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 17:43:16 2015 No.2466678 >>2466597 II = Eternia 2 = Destiny 2

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 12 18:50:14 2015 No.2466764 >>2466531 >not crying manly tears for Rue's ending

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 13 15:31:35 2015 No.2468239 Bump

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 13 15:39:49 2015 No.2468254 definitely gonna give Star Ocean 2 another chance.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 13 15:47:06 2015 No.2468264 >>2463879 Might as well get the PSP version, it is better.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jun 13 23:30:15 2015 No.2469060 Bump for games close to to SO2

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 05:08:22 2015 No.2469689 bump out of interest

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 14:20:10 2015 No.2470517 Bumparoo

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 16:51:39 2015 No.2470765 >>2466447 So which LoD boss raped your ass?

Anonymous Sun Jun 14 17:18:51 2015 No.2470826

>>2470765
I'm a different anon, but I agree completely with that guy

Dude, I couldn't even play that game when I was a little kid. As an adult from the now-future, it's even worse. It's slow as fuck; battles take 20 seconds before they even *begin*, and then you have to trudge through a slow battle system on top of that. The translation is horrid and sometimes the only reason I know what something does is because I've played other RPGs.

It's just a bad game. I let people like what they like because we're all unique snowflakes, but Legend of Dragoon is *only* liked for nostalgia. There are games I dislike because I dislike them though I can see their appeal to others. This game, no, this game is a piece of shit and I can't understand how even one single person can like it.

I challenge you, anon. Play LoD. Get your copy or emulator or whatever, and go play it. Beat it. Trudge through the slow as shit game and get to the end of it. Then come back to /vr/ and make a LoD thread detailing your new opinions. You can even come back defeated by my challenge -- unable to finish the game. You probably will be

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 17:19:55 2015 No.2470829 >>2470765 It's cute that you think LoD is in any way challenging, but it is a horrendously dull and inessential RPG.

That Ecchi Guy !!SXqkEzxV5p0 Sun Jun 14 18:27:47 2015 No.2470991
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>>2463262
Front Mission 2 (FanTran)
Langrisser IV (FanTran)
Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (FanTran)

and as already mentioned:
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Chrono Cross
Grandia
Parasite Eve
Suikoden
Suikoden II
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Eternia
The Legend of Dragoon
Valkyrie Profile
Wild Arms
Xenogears

>Is Lunar any good?
They're pretty good albeit being very traditional JRPGs. They harken back to the 16-bit days in their refined simplicity so that may or may not make the game for you.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 19:02:46 2015 No.2471035 >>2466597 I love tales of eternia. sweet game.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 19:31:43 2015 No.2471115 Bump for Xenogears, Valkyrie Profile, and Final Fantasy Tactics

Anonymous Sun Jun 14 20:06:03 2015 No.2471161

The best PS1 RPGs (not counting import titles) are:

Valkyrie Profile
>excellent story and cast, unusual progression
Parasite Eve
>thrilling fusion of action-RPG and survival horror
Arc the Lad II
>a basically flawless traditional JRPG, though you should play I to fully appreciate the story
Vagrant Story
>an action-RPG with ultra-deep weapon customization and unique style
Grandia
>action-RPG with a perfect battle system and a sense of childlike wonder
Suikoden II
>the platonic ideal of a great JRPG with a huge cast and basically no filler

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 20:15:14 2015 No.2471182 >>2470991 >SRW Alpha Gaiden Sheeeeeeeit I knew I liked you, Ecchi Guy.

Anonymous Sun Jun 14 21:59:13 2015 No.2471331

>>2470826
There's your problem, most kids your age have the attention span of a teenager with ADD/ADHD.

Regarding your 2 complains of the battles taking too long and the localization team did a crackerjack job, this is what it makes this game a piece of shit?

Challenge accepted: I've beaten it many times (including the Japanese version) and I can see that it has some flaws to it but it still doesn't make it a piece of shit game overall.

This isn't nostalgia either, it's just my preference.

>>2470829
Play the Japanese version, they toned it down for international releases.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jun 14 22:18:35 2015 No.2471386 >>2463318 What this dude said. Both the playstation games are extremely enjoyable rpgs.

Anonymous Sun Jun 14 22:26:05 2015 No.2471415

>>2471331
>most kids your age have the attention span of a teenager with ADD/ADHD.
Well, you started out your argument with a personal attack, so good job I guess.

Anyway, I'm 25 and I meditate for 1 hour every day, sometimes 1 hour twice a day. I'd say I have a pretty good attention span, LoD is just boring as shit. Panning around the battlefield for 20 seconds is only cute so many times.

Anonymous Mon Jun 15 00:03:00 2015 No.2471701 [SPOILER]

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>>2471415
Stop playing the victim card, I'm just giving my unbiased view of it since I did my research so hear me out:

I can sympathize with your view of this game overall, it's just just a missed opportunity to "becoming a FF killer" with the hype of it having "over 100 people working on it, spanning 4 discs, and 3 years of development" during the golden age of console videos games meant something back then than it does now, the expectations were high and so were the disappointments.

Despite that however, there's a reason why this game has a cult following that makes this an underrated/obscure gem: It's not that good as fanboys tell you but it's not that bad as the pseudo critics tell you too. It was trying to be different back then and it just didn't appease everyone like the FF franchise did because it was made by Square (Enix), a company that set the foundation for console-based RPGs internationally.

I've played the (/vr/ based) FF series lately and I just don't see the appeal, I've enjoyed half of the other Square (Enix) games more than FF. That too is my preference.

tl;dr
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