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4410979 No.4410979 [Reply] [Original]

What are some retro JRPGs that put a spin on the genre through its battle system or otherwise? It feels like the older I get, the less I can tolerate run-of-the-mill turn-based JRPGs. I used to love JRPGs because they took up so much time, but now just about every one outside of my favorites are either too slow or don't do anything different enough for me to enjoy playing. A couple to get the list going:

Super Mario RPG. Lots of humor, platforming elements and a timed battle system.

Valkyrie Profile. Unique setting and plot progression with a fun combo battle system.

Tales of Phantasia/Destiny/Eternia. It's clunky compared to the later games, but the Linear Motion Battle System stills holds up.

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>>4410979
Koudelka maybe? It's got board-based combat with movement; a bit sluggish overall though

>> No.4411062

I'm thinking FFV for the job system and Seiken Densetsu 3 because, well, everything. Though they may not be innovative enough for what you're looking for.

>> No.4411151

Mahjong Taisen RPG
Sugoro Quest
Sweet Home
Radia Senki Reimeihen
Minelvaton Saga
Madara
Treasure Hunter G
Magna Braban
Grandia
Grandia Parallel Trippers
Romancing SaGa 3

>> No.4411259

>>4410979
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Dragoon

>> No.4411552

The SaGa series, Hybrid Heaven, Vagrant Story, and Ogre Battle games.

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>>4410979
Combos and sparking keep battles dynamic, and most of the main characters have a neat special ability, like Red's masquerade.

>> No.4412113

>>4410979
Linda cube

>> No.4412192

>>4410979
Phantasy Star was innovative at the time. Being a sci-fi fantasy themed RPG was really unique, when most JRPGs were more medieval fantasy themed.

The battle graphics were way ahead of its time. It has first person dungeon crawling. You traveled to multiple planets, each with their own huge overworld.

It's a bit hard to go back and play now, I think, but I think it was the most unique and innovative 8-bit JRPG.

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Growlanser is pretty innovative when it comes to gameplay.

>> No.4412276

Treasure of the Rudras: Magic crafting system through words.

Dragon Quest V: All the monster catching thing.

Romancing Saga 1: I think this is the first game to give you encounters through creature contact instead of randomly involving you in a combat. Also a very open world.

Final Fantasy II: A weird keyword conversation based system, plus being able to grow your character as you desire to.

>>4411062
>I'm thinking FFV for the job system
FFIII did it first (of course if we ignore DQ III)

>> No.4412287

>>4412276
>FFIII did it first
Wizardry did it earlier.

>> No.4413334

>>4412287
Yeah, nah. Final Fantasy's job system is nothing like a standard class change, which nobody ever would describe as innovative since it's been around since D&D.

>> No.4413367

Xenogears. Sweet home.

>> No.4414859

>>4413367
this

>> No.4415245

Is the Steam version of Grandia II decent?

>> No.4416447

>>4412276
>Dragon Quest V: All the monster catching thing.
Ignoring that Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei did the monster catching thing 5 years earlier.

>> No.4416675

>>4411062
SD3 pioneered what exactly, aside from being ultra clunky?

>> No.4416685

>>4416675
The job system you fucking retard. Can't you read?