/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.2783887]

ITT: Obscure JRPGs

[Anonymous No.2783891]

>>2783887
Undertale tbqh fammie

[Anonymous No.2783895]

I like Ragnacenty more than I like ALttP to be honest. Horribly underrated.

Also - Golden Axe Warrior and Golvellius.

[Anonymous No.2783896]

[Anonymous No.2783917]

>>2783887
But Soleil is neither obscure nor a jrpg

[Anonymous No.2783926]

Question: Are we playing in hardmode, as in, only localised titles or easy mode which includes every unreleased an untranslated game that is Japan only?

[Anonymous No.2783935]

>7th Saga
>Mystic Ark

[Anonymous No.2783960]

Burning Heroes
The Magical Land of Wozz
Dual Orb 2
Chaos World
Sugoro Quest
Pinball Quest
Glory of Heracles 3

[Anonymous No.2783970]

>>2783887
>Localized game
>Obscure
>>>/trash/

>>2783960
This guy gets it.

I'll add Princess Minerva and the Lunatic Dawn series to those.
OF course there are a lot of other titles like La Wares, or Granhistoria but most of those are obscure for very good reasons.

[Anonymous No.2783972]

Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord

[Anonymous No.2784080]

Genesis, one of the earliest RPGs by Square. There's a fan translation for most of the game.
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/643/

[Anonymous No.2784127]

>>2783896
Damn this game looks gorgeous, i'd never heard of it before

[Anonymous No.2784159]

Mother 2

[Anonymous No.2784196]

>>2783887
>Crusader of Centy
>obscure
>JRPG

I don't think you understand what "obscure" means, nor what a JRPG is.

[Anonymous No.2784206]

any Dragon Ball or Hokuto No Ken RPG
Namco Super Wars
Legend of Xanadu I and II
Ys V

[Anonymous No.2784221]

Defenders of Oasis. for the game gear looks great and plays like FF6 but on a game gear.

[Anonymous No.2784226]

>>2783887
Little Ninja Brothers is the only JRPG I know to have both action and turn-based combat. Are there any others? It's also pretty good if you're looking for an NES RPG.

[Anonymous No.2784237]

>>2783895
>Golden Axe Warrior
This game suffers from being horribly named.

[Anonymous No.2784257]

>>2784206
Holy fuck I never hear of anyone talking about HnK 1-4 since they weren't fighting games like 5-7.

[Anonymous No.2784437]

>>2783970
>>>>/trash/
What the hell, that's a real board now? Oh wait it's just /mlp/ with double the horse dicks. Why even bother to move those shitty threads in the first place? Just delete that shit, god.

[Anonymous No.2784757]

Earthbound. That's gotta be pretty obscure. The game's so hard to get.

[Anonymous No.2784832]

>>2783887

That's an action adventure you retard faggot, not a jrpg

[Anonymous No.2784846]

>>2784832
Arpgs are not a new phenomenon.

[Anonymous No.2784950]

>>2784846
>Game has numbers
>Instantly becomes rpg

[Anonymous No.2784953]

>>2784950
Good, you understand.

[Anonymous No.2785056]

>>2783887
wow this looks like pokemon, especially top right

[Anonymous No.2785131]

>>2783917
Its funny because Soleil mean Sun in french.
So it's common sense that Soleil isn't obscure!

[Anonymous No.2785386]

I've been playing a lot of Auleria for the PC Engine CD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjRbn2cHBxI

There isn't a lot of footage or info of the game out there. It has some nice music tracks by ZUNTATA's Tamayo Kawamoto (though many unfitting tracks - e.g. weird low pulsing synths for bright cheery fields). It's kinda fun, since the graphics are good, but it suffers from some usual JRPG problems:
-little strategy as you grind levels and just spam attack to kill all things as quick as possible
-convoluted menu/HUD that takes up 1/3 of the screen
-enemies spawn randomly from sides of the screen, and can become unavoidable + no invincibility period when attacked means your health drops dangerously low on contact with enemies
-castlevania stairs that exacerbate the above problem
-long stretches of dungeon that look exactly the same and are easy to get lost in

Kinda want it to be over since I feel like i've put quite a bit of time into the game. It has some nice moments and looks great, but is a little bit of a chore to play.

[Anonymous No.2785490]

I'm playing Ninja Ra! Hoi atm. Kinda nice even though the massive grinding required in the first moments of the game

[Anonymous No.2785653]

This is some Zelda type game for Amiga (AGA chipset required). I don't know if it's any good or not. Amiga Format magazine rates it at 69% and it's by Team 17 (who made various nice games) so maybe it's worth a shot.

[Anonymous No.2785670]

>>2785056
Same developers! (not really, that's a lie)

[Anonymous No.2785671]

>>2785653
Well, if it's like Zelda and on the Amiga it's neither J nor RPG.

[Anonymous No.2785692]

>>2783887
>Ragnacenty/Crusader of Centy/Soleil
>obscure

[Anonymous No.2785703]

>>2785671
It's a JRPG in my book, because it's much closer to that style than regular CRPG.

[Anonymous No.2785768]

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! I doubt it can't get more obscure without entering shit territory

It did the "it truly feels like I'm in my japanese anime" before persona and, on top of that, it is good

[Anonymous No.2785771]

>>2785768
Using clubs as classes was pretty GOAT, even if the difficulty becomes comically easy about halfway through

I would KILL for a reduced encounter patch and difficulty balance patch

[Anonymous No.2785868]

>>2785771
agree

playing on an emulator with fast forward option is almost mandatory

[Anonymous No.2785876]

Popolocrois is partially obscure because the original game didn't get translated. I used to pour through issues of Newtype looking at the screen shots and salivating over how amazing it looked, saddened we were doomed to never get to play it.

Then it did come out in English on PSP eventually, which leads to the second reason it's obscure. Because it's actually quite crappy and super, SUPER boring to actually play. Alas.

[Anonymous No.2785880]

>>2785876
forgot picture

Don't let that glorious pixel art distract you. Disappointment stings like a bitch.

[Anonymous No.2785882]

Arabian Nights. I remember it looked very nice playing it two years ago, and it is pretty unique in being based on Arabic mythos to some extent. It has a gimmick where you can collect cards and use them to change the battlefield to introduce some global effect (and the opponents can use their own cards to cancel yours, too) but the balance is pretty awful and all the battles are piss-easy and never require any strategy. Still worth checking out.

>>2785768
This game had an amazing high school anime atmosphere and good incentives for exploration, but the balance was absolute shit. The final boss couldn't even touch me, and I just fought encounters as they came without stopping to grind even once. Also most clubs were kinda useless, I see this game being compared to FFV a lot but it doesn't even remotely have the same depth.

Worth playing for the atmosphere alone though.

[Anonymous No.2785883]

>>2785882
>Worth playing for the atmosphere alone though.
exactly what I was going to tell you, it's pretty hilarious

[Anonymous No.2785889]

>>2785882
>the balance is shit
You've just overleveled, baka.

[Anonymous No.2785891]

>>2785889
>The final boss couldn't even touch me, and I just fought encounters as they came without stopping to grind even once.

Did you even bother reading the next sentence? Or were you too preoccupied because you saw something you could troll post over?

[Anonymous No.2785897]

>>2785889
Yes, I've overleveled. I've overleveled because the game has hands down the highest encounter rate I've seen in JRPGs, literally every 5 steps or so, and enemies give astronomical amounts of EXP and club points too. If I have to run away from every other battle just for the game to have a remote semblance of challenge, it means the game is poorly balanced.

I did enjoy it though. The atmosphere was nice and funny, and it had a sense of non-linearity to it with all the secrets and optional party members that few JRPGs from the era have.

[Anonymous No.2785906]

>>2785891
That was tongue in cheek, no need to get rude.
You should run from fights more often though.

[Anonymous No.2785912]

>>2785906
It didn't come across as tongue in cheek, it just came across as the random shit level trolling that derails threads here all the time.

Also in a game like that, there is zero reason to run away from a fight. It's a rare JRPG where running from fights is a worthwhile strategy. Any game you have to go out of your way to make it have some challenge is badly balanced.

[Anonymous No.2785919]

>>2783935
This. Fuck 7th Saga, it's so hard. I love it.

[Anonymous No.2785926]

Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes.

Thought Mystic Quest or FFIV had entry-level gameplay? Try your entire party sans the main character being computer controlled! Aside from that, it has a couple mildly interesting gimmicks like limit breaks or 8 different scenarios (which, however, are pretty repetitive, with the same final boss and re-used dungeons). It's alright if you're starved for super obscure JRPGs, and it's my pet game because it's so generic it's charming.

[Anonymous No.2785948]

Bakumatsu Kourinden ONI is one of the coolest SFC RPGs I've ever played. Came out late in the console's life (96) so it's got nice graphics and a pretty polished system, as well as a great world, a cool story, etc...

I haven't played anything else in the ONI series though sometimes I think I should check them out.

[Anonymous No.2785957]

>>2785948
>Vertical writing
Shit nigga, now you got me interested.

[Anonymous No.2786095]

So many interesting games, so much Japanese I'd have to learn just to play the simplest of them all.

[Anonymous No.2786105]

>>2786095
I'm not recommending it but you can play RPGs without Japanese knowledge at all. Just figure out what each button does and brute force your way through.
You can drill the basics in a month and then play games to train your skills and learn more words.

[Anonymous No.2786109]

>>2786095
think of it more as being a kid without much reading comprehension.

i played a fair amount of RPGs growing up and I'm pretty sure i was a little dumb. but now you're older and can learn/know how games work so it may be worth it!

[Anonymous No.2786191]

>>2786109
That's a pretty cool way of thinking of it, actually. I never considered that. It's how I broke into RPGs too, specifically Super Mario RPG.
>>2786105
I keep feeling like I know enough to 'get by' and then kanji heavy games come along and show me I'm barely as knowlegeable as a kindergartener over there. Kanji drills/lessons seem to seep in very slowly

[Anonymous No.2786232]

>>2785919
It's a translation bug or something, Elnard is easy as hell, you don't even to use the stat enhancing items.

[Anonymous No.2786246]

>>2786191
>kanji heavy games come along and show me I'm barely as knowlegeable as a kindergartener over there.
That applies to adventures more than RPGs.
Playing is part of your lessons. Forgetting a Kanji or getting it wrong shouldn't discourage you, rather it should remind you so that you can do it better the next time.

[Anonymous No.2786424]

>>2783887
>Crusader Of Centy/Soleil
>Obscure JRPG

>mfw Soleil is anything but obscure
>mfw there is literally nothing Japanese about this game
>mfw it's an Action/Adventure
>mfw I have no face for OP's stupidity

[Anonymous No.2786432]

>>2786424
>there is literally nothing Japanese about this game
Are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.2786449]

>>2786432
There is as much Japanese about the game as there is logic in female brains - not a bit.

[Anonymous No.2786451]

>>2783960
>pinball
>quest
A pinball RPG? What in the world is this about?

[Anonymous No.2786464]

>>2786449
>There is not a bit of Japanese about the game which looks Japanese, was made in Japan by Japanese developer in Japanese genre of video games.

[Anonymous No.2786495]

>>2786464
I think he means Japanese themes

[Anonymous No.2786498]

>>2786495
i think he meant to derail the thread into a pedant argument desu baka senpai

[Anonymous No.2786501]

>>2786495
Thank you, anon.

[Anonymous No.2786505]

>>2786498
>weabo detected

[Anonymous No.2786512]

>>2786505
oh no! you found me desu

[Anonymous No.2786860]

>>2786449

[Anonymous No.2786914]

Silva Saga.

The battle system is basically "Dragon Quest III with more options," but that is definitely not a bad thing.

[Anonymous No.2787148]

>>2786449
Women act very logically. You just haven't figured out the human mating dance yet.

[Anonymous No.2787607]

>>2786451
What do you think?

[Anonymous No.2788524]

>>2785919
Yeah I recently started playing 7th Saga and it's surprisingly satisfying to beat a boss who seemed impossible a few levels ago.

[Anonymous No.2789895]

Laplace no Ma
Rejoice
Dream Maze
Record of Lodoss
Dark Law
Emerald Dragon
Milandra
Lennus 2
Sword World
Far East of Eden Zero
Traverse: Starlight and Prairie
Bakumatsu Kourinden Oni
Bounty Sword
Elfaria 2
Dark Kingdom
Gaia Saver Hero
Down the World
Dragons Earth
Feda Emblem
Dark Half
Aretha
Last Bible 3
Idea no Hi
Hero Senki
Farland Story
Silva Saga 2
Magic Knight Rayearth
Light Fantasy
Ruin Arm
Whizz
Soul and Sword
Sword Maniac
Gran Historia
Seijuu Maden Beasts and Blades
Verne World
Earth Light
The Last Battle
Mahoujin Guruguru
Maten Densetsu: Senritsu no Ooparts
Song Master
Xak
Dual Orb 2
Magna Braban
Gdleen
Metal Max
Gokinjo Boukentai
Tower Dream
River King
Hiouden: Legend of the Scarlet King
Dragon Squadron
Adventures of Hourai High
Monstania
Cyber Knight
Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa
Solid Runner
Monster Maker
Jungle Wars 2
Little Master: Nijiiro no Maseki
Eien no Filena
Madou Monogatari
Love Quest
Sansara Naga
Shin Seikoku: La Wares
Hao Taikei: Road of Paladin
Arabian Nights
Shin Momotaro Densetsu
Sugoro Quest ++: Dicenics
Kidou Senshi Gundam F91 – Formula Senki
Tenchi Muyo! Game-hen
Burai - Hachigyoku no Yuushi Densetsu
First Queen – Ornic Senki

How'd I do?

[Anonymous No.2789905]

>>2787148

Actually, neither of you has figured out it's not about logic at all- as fucking terrible as men are, so too are women.

[Anonymous No.2789907]

>>2789895
>Record of Lodoss
There's like half a dozen of them.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E5%B3%B6%E6%88%A6%E8%A8%98#.E3.82.B3.E3.83.B3.E3.83.94.E3.83.A5.E3.83.BC.E3.82.BF.E3.82.B2.E3.83.BC.E3.83.A0

[Anonymous No.2789923]

>>2789895
Bretty gud, though it looks to me you just opened a page on emuparadise and scrolled down the SNES RPG section.

Let me give you a hand on this though.

Mystic Ark
Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijyo
Dragon Knight series
Khamrai
Surging Aura
Bounty Sword 2
Velldeselba Senki

I've already mentioned Princess Minerva and the Lunatic Dawn series but let me reiterate because both are pretty fun games.

[Anonymous No.2789957]

>>2784080

Squaresoft's Genesis has no little information about it out there that it's really piqued my interest. The translation patch doesn't include the introduction story, which has seemingly never been translated. There's no gameplay videos on YouTube, just the intro. Anyone here play this? What's it like?

[Anonymous No.2789961]

>>2789957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIH2O91D6kw

[Anonymous No.2789971]

>>2789923
>though it looks to me you just opened a page on emuparadise and scrolled down the SNES RPG section
I probably should've done this, but I'm looking for SFC games in general, by the high efficient method of clicking on YouTube's suggest links to my right. Then I give the video a short look, note down if it's intersting and what genre it is. That's why my list is so chaotic.

[Anonymous No.2789972]

>>2789961

Ah, thank you! Looks right up my alley

[Anonymous No.2789997]

>>2783896
That game was released by one of those weird japanese cults, wasnt it?

[Anonymous No.2790019]

>>2789907
>%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E5%B3%B6%E6%88%A6%E8%A8%98#.E3.82.B3.E3.83.B3.E3.83.94.E3.83.A5.E3.83.BC.E3.82.BF.E3.82.B2.E3.83.BC.E3.83.A0

[Anonymous No.2790028]

>>2785926
>Try your entire party sans the main character being computer controlled!
Sounds like FFXIII

[Anonymous No.2790031]

>>2785926
>it's so generic it's charming
I seriously know that feel.

[Anonymous No.2791440]

>>2789895
>>2789923
>Laplace no Ma
>Princess Minerva
If you can get them on the PCE-CD, do it.

[Anonymous No.2791830]

>>2790019
That's what shift-jis looks like if you're an asshole.

>>2790031
I know, right? Cracks me up when I hear people talk shit about games like Lunar. A so-called generic game done well is a million times better than Square-style kitchen sink nonsense.

[Anonymous No.2791856]

>>2790028
Or Persona 3, most Roguelikes with allies, and Dragon's Dogma (then again that's more action than RPG).

Come to think of it, RPGs where your party is AI-controlled seem to be quite a rarity.

[Anonymous No.2793468]

>>2790019
>>%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E5%B3%B6%E6%88%A6%E8%A8%98#.E3.82.B3.E3.83.B3.E3.83.94.E3.83.A5.E3.83.BC.E3.82.BF.E3.82.B2.E3.83.BC.E3.83.A0

[Anonymous No.2794149]

>>2784950
That... is how it works anon

[Anonymous No.2794186]

>>2789895
What about London Seirei Tanteidan

[Anonymous No.2794194]

None of the mahoujin guru guru games have a fan translation as far as I know

They look pretty cool. I should probably put a few months into learning enough Japanese that I can play baby games with a dictionary

[Anonymous No.2794858]

>>2783896
Any more info on this? Can't find anything online.

[Anonymous No.2794871]

>>2791830
To be fair, for specifically Lunar it's mostly about WD and not the gameplay.

[Anonymous No.2797590]

>>2783896
>>2794858
bump

[Anonymous No.2798448]

Tengai Makyou is a great series that was very popular in Japan but still has barely any English translations. For some reason the only game that ever gets any attention is Zero because that game happens to be on the SNES, but II and Kabuki-Den on the PCE-CD were better in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.2798459]

>>2784206
Dragon Ball was released as dragon power in the states

[Anonymous No.2798465]

>>2786191
Kanji is easier than straight up hiragana

[Anonymous No.2798646]

>>2798465
In some ways, but as a standalone statement that's misleading (unless you understand Chinese).

[Anonymous No.2798840]

As a retro jrpg lover and enthusiast, this thread makes me happy.

I don't wanna die before i have beaten all these games and every jrpg i can possiblly play.

[Anonymous No.2799030]

>>2794858
It is a NES flyer of TAO road. The impact of the end of the century RPG adventure, finally appeared! Combat Shooting sense of the A button roll! Many of prophecy, century story that incorporates a legend! It is (quote from the flyer). I am tempted try to really play when looking at the flyer.

[Anonymous No.2799034]

>>2794858
http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/579510-tao/faqs/62562

[Anonymous No.2799051]

>>2798448
Is the 360 remake worth waiting for?

[Anonymous No.2799994]

>>2794858
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1603/

[Anonymous No.2800108]

SD Detective Blader for the Famicom.


Found it during the first few threads of /vr/ Gauntlets. Used a fan patch for translation.

I played maybe an hour of it. It was alright. A bit too many random battles for my taste but it had some alright ideas and humour. I think there was a light-hearted rape joke.