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Anonymous Wed Jul 13 17:42:43 2022 No.9087497 [Reply] [Original]

So what retro RPGs have a story that is worth reading? I don't want plots where the "chosen one" has to go around the world to "snow landia", "desert valley" "floating island", "underwater town" etc to collect some crystals/trinkets that is the only way to defeat villain of the week with a team that consists of big strong lad, passive aggressive titty lady, and the thief with a heart of gold. Do they exist or did the era just not prioritize a cohesive narrative and opted to instead use cookie cutter plots with protagonists that have one emotion defining their entire character.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:04:54 2022 No.9087543

>>9087497
>Do they exist or did the era just not prioritize a cohesive narrative and opted to instead use cookie cutter plots with protagonists that have one emotion defining their entire character.

I would say contrary to popular and modern beliefs, "story" was not the prime element of jRPGs until at least the 5th gen. The focus was the gameplay: the adventure elements, exploration, combat, the power building fantasy. The genre took a shift later on and lessened these elements in favour of story, because it is what the audiance demanded. The prime example of this would be Chrono Cross, basically no exploration, a completely walled-in exp growth system, inconsequential combat, and instead walls of text.

With that said I have no idea what you mean by "worth reading", but I always liked the story in Final Fantasy II, VI and VIII.
FF2 took a 180° turn from the typical Tolkien-like stories while instead having a story about two sides at war filled with realism, in which magic and the fantasy elements take a step back and are merely tools used for war rather than the focus and the end in themselves. And actually 6 and 8 also have that in common with each adding their own things to it,

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:09:29 2022 No.9087552

>>9087497
I don't think any RPG has a story worth reading on its own. It's about how the gameplay, aesthetic, and music all mix together with the story.
People understandly blame 5th/6th gens for the rise of graphicswhoring but I think Square pretty much always tried to make FF look as best as it possibly could. Just look at how faithfully the monster sprites in FF1 imitiate Amano's amazing artwork.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:13:32 2022 No.9087562 File: 145 KB, 640x648, 55837--doki-doki-poyacchio.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Golden jarpig rule: if it's not about a boy on a bucolic countryside summer vacation it's not a good jarpig.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:16:42 2022 No.9087574 >>9087497 FF7

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:19:19 2022 No.9087578 File: 857 KB, 1493x2133, 910N-r5pKzL.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9087562

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:24:32 2022 No.9087591 File: 258 KB, 488x680, FREznXNVgAAz3OK.png small.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmh1xbqhXg More authentic Earthbound than any indie will ever be.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:30:46 2022 No.9087613 Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (NES) and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (PSX)

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:38:16 2022 No.9087629
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IMO japrpg are better when they are set around a tight-knit group of supporting villager characters.
Community Pom just got translated and does it well

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 18:41:44 2022 No.9087639
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>>9087629
Pic related does it badly. The characters introduce themselves by running an errand/event flag setting puzzle that takes 40 minutes. You solve puzzles by cooking and feeding your pokemon thing but collecting ingredients is a tedious process. I wasn't particularly interested in any of the childish characters

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 19:13:03 2022 No.9087742 Mother 3. Yeah, they do the RPG shtick of collecting things (needles) but it's only 1 chapter. The overall story is pretty great and engaging, and it's also inspired by an actual novel called The Notebook, which I recommend as well.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 19:21:19 2022 No.9087769 File: 466 KB, 480x640, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9087497 >So what retro RPGs have a story that is worth reading? uhh megami tensei has books?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 19:39:19 2022 No.9087814 They're called archetypes you fucking plebeian. Ancient myths had exactly the same structure. Read some Jung you fucking dumbass.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:05:38 2022 No.9087884 >>9087497 Xenogears.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:08:16 2022 No.9087897 >>9087814 >Jung Holy cringe. Don't forget to clean your room and wash your penis while you're at it

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:18:35 2022 No.9087926 >>9087897 Jung is completely fine and fun sometimes

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:20:48 2022 No.9087931 >>9087884 Also Suikoden II

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:21:19 2022 No.9087934 >>9087497 Try some western made rpgs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:24:39 2022 No.9087942 >>9087497 Xenogears. No contrivances or mcguffins, just a brilliant sci-fi epic.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:34:50 2022 No.9087964 >>9087497 Planescape Darklands Deus Ex Vagrant Story Shadowrun Valkyrie Profile System Shock Final Fantasy Tactics

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:40:51 2022 No.9087984 >>9087926 He's also a pseudoscientist. You know it's really bad when someone is even worse than Freud

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 20:43:09 2022 No.9087989 >>9087926 So is astrology but that doesn't make it any less idiotic

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:01:17 2022 No.9088041 >>9087989 You're criticizing Jordan Peterson, not Jung

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:09:23 2022 No.9088065

>>9087497
These games do a good job of avoiding the “you need to collect the trinket(s)” trope. I’ll also leave out the “go from town to town and have a self-contained little quest” trope.
>Final Fantasy 6
>Chrono Trigger
>Shadow Hearts 2
Just off the top of my head

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:12:08 2022 No.9088078 >>9087562 >>9087578 >>9087591 Do you thinking posting extremely obscure video games makes you cool? Who the fuck has played any of these?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:14:46 2022 No.9088092 >>9088078 Transwomen

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:15:14 2022 No.9088095 >>9088078 Legend of River King is popular, dude.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:21:49 2022 No.9088117 >>9087497 Suikoden + Suikoden 2. that would be my picks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:24:15 2022 No.9088125 >>9087497 Talking about retro RPGs, you wizzards want to recommend me some GBA ones? Thanks.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:36:33 2022 No.9088153
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>>9088078
Deep weebs who've learned Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwlSSPkCo0
There's an appeal in finding niche games barely anybody remembers that turn out to be actually good. It's an adventure.
Sometimes they're forgotten for a reason though, like the Mystic Ark game on PS1.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:40:21 2022 No.9088159 File: 215 KB, 1920x1080, 1632565460904.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9087497 I like Lunar: Eternal Blue, Grandia II and FFVII. Wild Arms is okay too.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:43:14 2022 No.9088175
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>>9087497
>Are there any movies out there where it's worth just reading the script and not seeing the visuals, hearing the soundtrack, or experiencing the emotions portrayed by the actors?
Do you see how asinine that question is?
If you're purely looking for a good story, read a book. Video games are not the medium you are looking for.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 21:55:45 2022 No.9088210

>>9087497
literally came here to say >>9088175 this. however, i quite enjoyed chrono trigger, legend of dragoon, and lufia 2. chrono trigger should be self explanatory. lufia 2 is a bit more basic in the story, but i liked the story beats when they werent just "the local dungeon is acting up again. go fix it, and i'll let you go to the next kingdom", and the depth of gameplay was really enjoyable. legend of dragoon definitely has a few issues narratively and gameplaywise, but i still enjoyed it.

while not turn based rpgs or the "niggas standing in a line" genre, threads of fate and legend of mana were also really enjoyable experiences, both in narrative and gameplay.

also all games mentioned have absolutely incredible soundtracks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:10:12 2022 No.9088247 >>9087497 None of them Fuck off back to your Fortnite, zoomer.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:12:56 2022 No.9088254
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>>9088210
Threads of Fate and Legend of Mana are perfect examples of why I still play JRPGs. Not necessarily for story itself, but for the atmosphere and how the world/setting feels. Those games both have great art styles, great music and are max comfy in general, even if they have their share of jank.

A few others like this off the top of my head:
Popful Mail
Shadow Hearts
Terranigma
.hack//IMOQ
Meremanoid
Rhapsody/Marl Kingdom
Chrono Cross
Phantasy Star 4 (and 3 had a really strong atmosphere even if the game was pretty eh)
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden
Vagrant Story
Legend of Dragoon
Lufia 2
FF1, FF5, FF Tactics, FFXI
Pretty much any Dragon Quest
SMT 1-3, Raidou, Digital Devil Saga
Romancing Saga 2, Saga Frontier
Valkyrie Profile
Dark Cloud
Bahamut Lagoon
Landstalker

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:15:00 2022 No.9088258 File: 120 KB, 552x800, venus-braves-4e263f023c5e3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9088254 Oh and I forgot Venus & Braves, though I think it's still untranslated as of yet. Also, early Disgaea.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:16:03 2022 No.9088261

>>9088175
>>9088210
I asked for a good script not a lack of everything else and only a good script. Yes if the gameplay is solid the story can slide a bit but I'd argue there are more RPGs where interesting story is what keeps your attention over unique gameplay mechanics as the genre in terms of retro RPGs is for the most part copy and paste. Also visuals, soundtrack, and emotions portrayed by the cast can all be amazing but means fuck all if the writing is nonsensical, boring, or so rhetorical you know how the story will play out before it happens.

TL;DR Story is the single most important aspect of an RPG in a majority of cases.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:19:41 2022 No.9088270 bahamut lagoon has some unique story elements also a really good game in general

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:23:12 2022 No.9088286 >>9088261 >TL;DR Story is the single most important aspect of an RPG in a majority of cases. That's personal preference. Something like Shiren has barebones story.

Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:30:52 2022 No.9088308

>>9088286
Personal preference sure, I just don't understand why someone would enjoy a plot that doesn't make sense with predictable plot twists and unlikable characters when the gameplay alternates
between hold down fast forward and jam the attack button, and hold down fast forward and alternate between attacking and healing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:32:51 2022 No.9088314 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLsBpvcgKEo What did niggas you think of this?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:54:56 2022 No.9088356 >>9087984 >He's also a pseudoscientist. You know it's really bad when someone is even worse than Freud t. Shackled by his own rationality

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 22:59:43 2022 No.9088371 >>9088356 Fuck off retard go back to powering your jack off crystal

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 23:07:57 2022 No.9088385 >>9088371 t. Freudian incel that wants to fuck his own mother

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 13 23:17:40 2022 No.9088414 >>9088371 >>9088385 Can you two retards take your tranny vs incel war somewhere it belongs like reddit or twitter instead? One of you is worse than the other but you're both shitting up the thread. Get real male role models.

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 00:06:02 2022 No.9088553

You're kind of barking up the wrong tree for asking for no anime in an anime game genre. Half of the appeal of jrpg's is that you have a decent idea of what you're going to get before you play it. Japs like consistency and convention. There's a reason Dragon Quest is a cultural touchstone there. Parasite Eve is one game that you might like, the second one is good too but it's more like resident evil than a jrpg.
>>9088414
I have made two posts in this thread including this one

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 00:52:19 2022 No.9088660 File: 1.58 MB, 853x726, retro vr memes.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9087639 ...interesting....

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 05:11:19 2022 No.9089217 >>9088553 Parasite Eve sounds cool thanks

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 05:14:54 2022 No.9089221 >>9087543 Literally what exploration? These old jrpgs have nothing like that. And grinding for hours both sucks and is pointless

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 05:42:04 2022 No.9089272 >>9088660 BREASTS

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 05:46:46 2022 No.9089278 >>9087497 I always liked the setting of Wild Arms, but the main character does feel like a "chosen one". Also surprised nobody called out Star Ocean 2 yet.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 05:51:59 2022 No.9089283 >story >worth None. If it's not a simple as fuck dungeon crawl/exploration game with a bare bones "story" then it's not worth playing. Read a fucking book or watch TV/movies if you want fucking story.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 06:06:22 2022 No.9089304 Try quintet games and also mainline Megaten games. >>9088254 Very nice list >>9088078 And you're cool for critizing this anon that is just sharing some titles? Retard

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 06:37:18 2022 No.9089341 >>9087984 >muh science You probably took the vax, forced people to wear a mask, and don't believe in God

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 06:52:38 2022 No.9089362 >>9088078 >Give me recommendations and don't use any of the popular ones >REEEEEE WHY ARE YOU POSTING OBSCURE GAMES????

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:03:20 2022 No.9089518
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>>9087497
Tactics Ogre is basically about an ethnic race war based on the Yugoslav Wars and includes such ethically ambiguous situations like choosing whether or not to commit a false-flag attack on your own civilians to stir them into reacting to the threat of the ethnic group that is preparing itself to ethnically cleanse them and this is not necessarily considered an "evil" choice because it works. Definitely different from the standard jarpig fare

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:06:57 2022 No.9089521 >>9087497 Everything I was going to recommend is in the top row, especially FF6

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:07:10 2022 No.9089523 >>9089518 Been meaning to play the Ogre games. Do the others have an interesting plot, too, or is only Tactics Ogre that does?

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:19:36 2022 No.9089539

>>9089523
The other Ogre games are less character-driven just because they're more like strategy games than RPGs. Thye're kinda more generic rebels fight against the evil empire plots. Tactics is more interesting in that the backstory is the breakup of a multi-ethnic kingdom and there are more factions and foreign meddling from larger more powerful nations at play. The other games are about said foreign meddlers so they give you a better idea of what they're all about.

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:27:41 2022 No.9089547
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>>9089539
Noted, I figured the others were more gameplay oriented. These and the Growlanser and Langrisser games are on my to-play list in terms of SRPGs because they all seem pretty cool.

FEDA is another neat SRPG I don't see talked about. It has an interesting premise and a neat setting with a bunch of different races (including furries ala Shining Force, picrel) but doesn't really go anywhere with it. It's also like 70+ stages long so boy does it start to drag. I got somewhere like halfway through before I lost interest, need to come back to it someday. Has a sequel on PS1 with a hot elf girl, too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:28:55 2022 No.9089550 >>9087497 Currently playing BoF2 retranslation and the story is kind of fun pretty basic but I enjoyed the fact it was episodic stories about the characters

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 09:36:44 2022 No.9089558 >>9088159 what game is that in your image?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 11:51:45 2022 No.9089743 File: 93 KB, 800x445, 1514371899111.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9089558 Grandia II

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 11:53:48 2022 No.9089749 >>9089743 Grandia II is the epitome of generic RPGs. It's pretty fun, but it's the least original concept there ever was. It's the same "village destroyed and religion bad" story every JRPG uses.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 12:35:06 2022 No.9089823 >>9088153 oh this game looks so cute, i can't find any translations or anything though. love the art

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 14:10:28 2022 No.9089996 >>9089221 FF5 is filled with exploration Each new town is a delight to explore, and you gain and lose vehicles all the time

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 15:39:59 2022 No.9090173 >>9088125 nah

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 15:42:54 2022 No.9090179 Play Dragon Quest V. You play as the chosen one’s father.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 15:56:33 2022 No.9090208 File: 72 KB, 372x475, 61YRKDX02NL.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hows the story in theses? If I remember correctly they have a lot of puzzles in them from what I remember hearing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 16:00:24 2022 No.9090220 I don't think I ever finished Lufia 2 in the ZSNES days so I've been meaning to start it over. Should I use the Frue Lufia v5 or Spekkio Lufia v5 patch?

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 20:42:07 2022 No.9090852
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>>9089823
It's a pretty solid JRPG. Main draw is the story and the atmosphere, it's kind of storybook-y feeling like Legend of Mana was. Hopefully it gets translated sometime, I think it was on rhdn's bounty list, if that means anything.

In the meantime play Napple Tale if you haven't. Not enough people have played that despite it being translated a couple years ago now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 20:54:10 2022 No.9090871 >>9090852 Got a link to Meremanoid?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 21:01:49 2022 No.9090889 >>9090871 https://archive.org/download/chd_psx_jap_p2/CHD-PSX-JAP/ This is where I got mine iirc. Based internet archive.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 21:12:08 2022 No.9090912 >>9087497 Dark Savior. Extremely unconventional

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 14 21:26:23 2022 No.9090937 >>9090889 Thanks.

Anonymous Thu Jul 14 21:30:17 2022 No.9090943
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>>9090937
If you're gonna play it there's one tip I feel like I should give: find a guide for the special moves.
This game has a sparking system similar to SaGa but it gets incredibly specific with what you have to do to unlock new moves, to the point you'll barely unlock anything past the early game if you don't have a guide for it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 04:24:57 2022 No.9091773 >>9090220 what the fuck are you even talking about? just play the regular game.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 04:46:49 2022 No.9091812 >>9087884 A shit

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 04:50:39 2022 No.9091819 >>9087984 >literary criticism is not science! oh the guy who wants to read rpg stories is a scientist now

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 05:01:00 2022 No.9091847 >>9087497 >So what retro RPGs have a story that is worth reading? None. Story is the least important component of writing. And story is completely irrelevent in video games because they are an interactive medium.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 05:02:13 2022 No.9091850 >>9087931 No for fucks sake, if you want the "story" of suikoden just go read The Watermargin. Why on earth would you play suikoden for the story when it's an awful bloody video game anime-version of the novel?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 15:13:24 2022 No.9093013 >>9091847 >story is completely irrelevent in video games because they are an interactive medium. lol >Story is the least important component of writing. LOL

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 15:41:52 2022 No.9093097 >>9091773 At least the Frue patch is just a continuation of a patch providing fixes to the game and has been recommended for years. Can you provide some arguments at least or do you just enter random threads to sperg out?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 16:46:42 2022 No.9093242 >>9087497 Play saga frontier 2

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 17:15:05 2022 No.9093313 >>9093013 Not him but he might have point there somewhere.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 21:52:11 2022 No.9093925 File: 407 KB, 1920x1080, 1537462149670.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] terranigma has the best narrative you could possibly ask for in a pre-3d era jrpg

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 21:54:05 2022 No.9093930 >>9093925 Yup. It's still a complete mess.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 15 21:56:19 2022 No.9093937 >>9087497 Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 00:49:05 2022 No.9094321 >>9087814 You don't seem like you know what you're talking about. And that has nothing to do with OP's topic. >archetypes Using ancient tropes in your story to supplant your lack of originality is boring.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 00:57:31 2022 No.9094346 >>9087639 Started playing it today. Seems like Digimon World but with more fetchquests instead of exploration. At least the graphics and music are comfy.

Anonymous Sat Jul 16 01:38:51 2022 No.9094434

>>9090852
NTA but hey, thanks for the heads up. Just looked it up on youtube and it seems pretty quirky and charming.
People who translate obscure Japanese titles are such gigachads, they're seriously the fuckin best lol

When I'm filthy rich, I can't wait to just drop them cash at random here and there. Would love to put bounties on certain titles.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 01:43:08 2022 No.9094441 >>9094434 >Would love to put bounties on certain titles. What ones? A bunch of stuff I learned japanese for initially seems to be getting translated lately.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 02:25:00 2022 No.9094529 >>9094441 Uncharted Waters 3. Supposedly the best in the series. UW2 is one of my all-time favorites.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 02:36:56 2022 No.9094558 >>9089518 I felt like triangle strategy had good “morally grey” choices too. Some of them had me scratching my head a bit, since they all seemed like viable choices. The writers did a good job, even though the gameplay gets a little boring

Anonymous Sat Jul 16 02:39:29 2022 No.9094563

>>9094529
Interesting, I've never played any of those. They looked open world-y like the SaGa games.
For me it's Venus & Braves, Meremanoid and the Rhapsody (Marl Kingdom) sequels I'd like to see get translated. I would do it myself but I'm busy learning another skill to actually make money off of at the moment.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 02:45:10 2022 No.9094574 >>9088159 If someone asked me why you should never ever play 5th gen games at a higher resolution, I'd show them your pic.

Anonymous Sat Jul 16 02:54:39 2022 No.9094603

>>9087497
im seconding mother 3, ff7, planescape, parasite eve, and terranigma from the other suggestions itt, and id also like to recommend breath of fire v
if you want games with good stories buried by bad gameplay, try phantasy star 1-3
>>9088175
dumb post
many people read plays, which also heavily incorporate visuals and audio. theyre just fine as books. plus, movies dont need to heavily on text unless you are watching a silent film. retro rpgs do. you are still READING the story. they still involve literature.
saying an artistic medium is only good for what it is most known for is just lame. the fact that a good story is told through a game doesnt weaken the story at all. a good game should be fun and engaging from a gameplay perspective, but a great story can make the experience even better

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 09:19:47 2022 No.9095228 >>9094603 >im seconding mother 3 And if he's going to play Mother 3, he ought to play Mother 2 as well. The story isn't all that amazing, but the setting is. And he needs to develop a strong healthy burning hatred for Porky.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 09:25:20 2022 No.9095234 Dark Half has a cool as fuck Jekyll and Mr Hyde mechanic, you get to play as hero or the villain and burn random villagers to a crisp.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 09:31:23 2022 No.9095243 >>9088254 Based Legend of Mana enjoyer

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 16 09:37:52 2022 No.9095254 File: 478 KB, 701x1075, 4d5981cc98bcd0acafd6da4ba81989ee958cad9b.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9095243 Wuh oh fellow Mana chad detected

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