Relaxing, chilled, comfy games

[Anonymous No.3352034]

I just spent my weekend completing a leisurely FFIX run. I now want some other slow paced comfy games I can kick back on the sofa and take my time with.

Playing other Final Fantasy/JRPG games would probably be a bit overkill, as after spending 50 hours with FFIX, I'm pretty tired of random battles and dungeon grind. However that RPG sort of experience where I don't need to worry about reflexes, I can sit here with a couple youtube videos on in the background, eat my pop tarts with a spare hand while casually reading about stats and inventory items... That's the sort of thing I want to play. Something that I can invest a bit of time into and hold my attention, without being all about action.

Any ideas Anons? Preferably SNES or PS1 games as those are the easiest for me to get a hold of. Discuss the games you play when you just want to relax.

[Anonymous No.3352081]

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

[Anonymous No.3352092]

>>3352081

and Monster Rancher

[Anonymous No.3352151]

>>3352034
earthbound

[Anonymous No.3352235]

>>3352151

Lufia 2 also doesn't have random encounters.

[Anonymous No.3352264]

>>3352092

I never got into Monster Rancher but people seem to rave about it. Is it like Pokemon or what?

Also Digimon.

In fact Pokemon is one of the comfiest, most relaxing games I can think of.

[Anonymous No.3352339]

>>3352092
Monster Rancher 2 is my comfy game of choice. It helps that it has such a huge amount of replay value.

[Anonymous No.3352345]

>>3352264
If you like Digimon also check out Digimon World for ps1, the first game in the series has an extremely comfy vibe in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.3353471]

>>3352034
Seiken Densetsu 3 basically plays itself if your AI partners are strong physical attackers and the graphics and soundtrack are amazingly comfy.

[Anonymous No.3353656]

>>3352081
This nigga knows. Harvest Moon series is the definition of comfy.

[Anonymous No.3353667]

>>3352345
Digimon World 1 is great. I recall having seen sequels at least up to 3, how do they compare to the original? Is the dying of old age mechanic still there? That's the thing I hated most in DW.

But yeah it's probably one of the comfiest games I've played, even though some areas like Overdell and Speed Zone unnerved me as a kid.

[Anonymous No.3353670]

Neither SNES or PS1 but Mario Golf is chill as fuck. (alternatively Hot Shots Golf on PS1 is pretty much the same thing)

[Anonymous No.3353679]

>>3352034
Dragon warrior II. You can grind while watching animu on a different display. My pick is DBZ for maximum dragon cred.

[Anonymous No.3353784]

>>3352081
You were half right. 64 is way more comfy.

[Anonymous No.3353804]

>>3353784
N64 in general is pretty comfy.

[Anonymous No.3353821]

>>3353667
Sadly the sequels don't follow the mechanics of the first game. The second one is like an adventure/dungeon crawler, and the third one too. The only other game to be as close as the original game was the remake for the PSP and a recent one that came out for the PS4 last year, but that one has hella grinding and a cash shop I believe

[Anonymous No.3353834]

>>3353821
Had to do a quick googling. Are you talking about the games called re-digitize and cyber sleuth?

[Anonymous No.3353835]

>>3352034
If you like sea life and want to relax you will love this.

[Anonymous No.3353869]

>>3353834
Yeah those games. The PSP one is pretty much an enhanced version of DW1. Cyber sleuth I know very little of except I know there is/was a general when it was in beta. You can go check them out.

I usually trust a 4chan general when it comes to buying a new game. You get unfiltered opinions there, both good and bad

[Anonymous No.3355867]

>>3353835
nice one anon

[Anonymous No.3356145]

>>3353835

Nope nope nope nope nope. Underwater games are by default terrifying.

[Anonymous No.3356172]

>>3352034
>beating an RPG in two days
>"take my time with"

[Anonymous No.3356176]

>>3352034
Link's thighs.

[Anonymous No.3356196]

>>3352034
>However that RPG sort of experience where I don't need to worry about reflexes, I can sit here with a couple youtube videos on in the background, eat my pop tarts with a spare hand while casually reading about stats and inventory items... That's the sort of thing I want to play. Something that I can invest a bit of time into and hold my attention, without being all about action.

Sengoku Rance. Not even kidding.

[Anonymous No.3356383]

>>3356172

FFIX is pretty easy if you already beat it a few times and don't want to do a massive completionist run. It's just a matter of equipping the right abilities for the boss battles and you can breeze through it with little/no grinding.

OP's post was made on Monday night though so it was probably more like 3/4 days.

[Anonymous No.3356408]

- Tomb Raider 3
- Omega Boost
- Shadow Tower
- Alundra

[Anonymous No.3356564]

>>3352034
Ogre Battle is one of the comfiest games I know.

It's technically an RTS (but you can pause any time to issue commands) and whenver two units meet, an RPG-style battle plays out. You don't have direct control over your units, but you can give them general orders (attack leader, attack weakest, etc.) and use tarot cards for special effects. Each character will attack a certain number of times and if everyone runs out of attacks without wiping out the enemy, the winner is whoever did the most damage.
So the main focus of the game is to decide how you want to advance with your units on each map and to make units with good composition. Since you don't have direct control over your characters in combat, unit composition is a huge deal, especially since most classes have different types of attacks if you put them in the front or back row. For example, a Paladin will attack 3 times if put in the front row or heal once per battle if put in the back row.

It's kinda hard to really explain how the game works, but it's fairly unique so give it a try.

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

[Anonymous No.3357043]

>>3356564

Sounds pretty good Anon.

Important question though- Do you get to equip your dudes with stronger gear and level them up and shit?

[Anonymous No.3357237]

Rival Schools always puts me in a good mood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhjGMmT5mjc&index=3&list=PL-dbJh5Xp6kVr-esJESy-NAiOzDHQoP41

it's weird to think of a fighting game as cozy but damn it relaxes me

[Anonymous No.3358306]

>>3357043
Characters level up and can change classes once they hit certain stat/alignment requirements. For example, a fighter with good enough stats and a good alignment can become a Knight and later a Paladin, while one with an evil alignment can become a Barbarian and later a Terror Knight.

Every character can equip only one item and there are no generic items that you constantly have to update between chapters.

[Anonymous No.3358715]

>>3357043
If you're gonna play Ogre Battle, look up how the game mechanics work, especially Alignment, or you might screw yourself over by overleveling.

[Anonymous No.3358740]

>>3352264
>I never got into Monster Rancher but people seem to rave about it. Is it like Pokemon or what?


It's more like pokemon stadium but with some pet-sim mechanics. You train them, feed them, and force them to fight in arena battles for shekels and rankings. You can also freeze them to combine with other monsters to make hybrids.

[Anonymous No.3358863]

>>3352034
Mah nigga, most of the games I play are to chill like that.

Is ff9 good? I've heard it is one of the best in the series, and I've played final fantasy 4-7. I'm hesitant to play the first three final fantasies because of the grinding, but I've beaten the first three dragon quests, so I'm probably fine

[Anonymous No.3358867]

>>3353471
Should I skip secret of mana? I really want to like it for its visual style being a more colorful chrono trigger, but I hate the battle system.

[Anonymous No.3358869]

>>3358863
Depends on what you're looking for. People mostly like it for the characters and plot. The mechanics are okay, but nothing special.

[Anonymous No.3358870]

>>3358863
FFIX is good if ur a pedo
personally i think 7 and 8 are more fun

[Anonymous No.3358872]

>>3358869
I play final fantasy for the plot generally, dragon Quest for the gameplay and characters

[Anonymous No.3358873]

>>3358867
Sounds like you'd hate Seiken Densetsu 3 even more then.

[Anonymous No.3358876]

>>3358873
The only part I hate about it is the charge meter, I like the weapon and magic leveling system

[Anonymous No.3358880]

>>3358872
Then you might like it. The characters are pretty endearing and the setting has fairy tale/Wizard of Oz vibe to it, which many people find comfy. Though a lot of that comes down to personal taste, so just try it out.

[Anonymous No.3358882]

>>3358876
Oh, okay. Either way, the plots don't connect so you can skip it without losing anything.

[Anonymous No.3358897]

>>3358863

IX is the comfiest of them all in my opinion, it's like every environment in that game is designed to be tranquil and peaceful. But I guess that's mainly from like, a nostalgic old-school fantasy aspect rather than its individual merits. It had the retro FF aesthetic before retro FF was even really a thing.

I'd recommend you play the PS1 release of FF1 if you're gonna attempt it. It has an easymode that totally gets rid of the grinding, although it's really not as bad as people say- It depends on the party you take and how you choose to gear them.

The original Final Fantasy is a more western, old-school DnD style RPG than most of the weeb ass FF fanboys are used to, leaving it severely underrated in my opinion. It doesn't need an epic love story, it doesn't need some pseudo-philosophical bullshit about the meaning of friendship. It's just you, your four dudes, and enough money to buy them some pants and a potion or two if you're lucky, now go figure out how to save the fucking world. By the end you're a band of wandering bad-asses wielding ancient weapon and armour, so powerful that monsters who once struck terror into you now flee on sight. It's great.

[Anonymous No.3358903]

>>3358897
I was planning on playing the first three final fantasies on psp. I was planning a party of two fighters, a white mage, and a black mage. My favorite final fantasy class is monk, but I've heard they are really squishy in ff1

[Anonymous No.3358918]

>>3358903

The ultimate tank party is F,F,RM,RM.

You can't revive party members until the class change but you really shouldn't need to unless you get caught out by an insta-kill move. After a few levels you have pools and pools of magic to use for healing, buffs, etc, while your warriors will put out insane damage.

PSP is a pretty good port from what I hear, but be aware that most of the modern FF ports totally butcher the sprites and art style in general. Origins is definitely my favourite pot of the early FF games.

[Anonymous No.3359131]

>>3358715
>If you're gonna play Ogre Battle, look up how the game mechanics work
so you're saying it's a shit game, because important mechanics are undiscoverable? Or are you denying people the option to learn the game on their own terms?

[Anonymous No.3359143]

[Anonymous No.3359518]

>>3358870
>FFIX is good if ur a pedo
Never played it, I keep seeing this though. Why?

[Anonymous No.3359551]

>>3359518

The art style is all "loli chibi kawaii" and stuff. All the characters look like they are children, when most are adults, and it has one inappropriately young character who has a crush on the lead character, like in the film Leon.

[Anonymous No.3359559]

>>3359518
Ignore him, people think it's cool to shit on IX because there's some furry NPCs and a loli in the game. Not that it's not allowed to have criticism, but that is not a valid one.

-Spyro 1-3
-Lego Island
-Vib-Ribbon
-Parappa not lammy
-Ristar
-Rayman
-Outrun
-Ecco the Dolphin
-DKC 3
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[Anonymous No.3359564]

>>3359559
Forgot to finish it. and Kirby's Dreamland 3

[Anonymous No.3359614]

>>3359551
It uses a chibi style because all the FFs prior to 7 used a chibi style. The entire thing is a love letter to the original Final Fantasies in multiple ways.

And Eiko's crush on Zidane was adorable, stop lewding it.

[Anonymous No.3359637]

>>3357237
oh man i feel you, the good old days, also the music is great

[Anonymous No.3360151]

>>3359614

I don't have a problem with it personally, I was just answering the dude's question is all.

[Anonymous No.3360247]

>>3359551
>one inappropriately young character who has a crush on the lead character

Well, is it even considered something bad? It's normal for young children to have a crush on adults in real life, even if they don't have any sexual drive or even know what the heck that is. It's innocent, nothing dirty about it.

>>3360151
Oh, I see. Why do I always have to begin writing before I see the replies...