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>that RPG that was fun and had a great story that didn't have a plot heavily based around vying for a macguffin or a villian trying to "absorb energy"

Whisper her name, /vr/

>> No.950706

No whispers? Ok I will start.

Chrono Trigger
Mother 3
Golden Sun

I am a casual with RPGs though, help me out with some obscurer games.

>> No.950710

Xenogears probably has the most complicated and interesting plot that revolves around the tried and true jrpg cliche of killing god.

>> No.950709

>>950706

Didn't Lavos just want to absorb energy from the planet so he could move on to the next one?

>> No.950714

>>950709
He may not count Lavos as a villain since he is more of an antagonist, but CT may still be out due to...

>>950706
Zeal was absorbing Lavos' energy with the Mammon Machine so I don't think CT counts.

It's been a long time since I played any of these, so I may be wrong, but:

Koudelka
Vagrant Story
Parasite Eve

>> No.950716

>>950709
I think it was more like he was collecting DNA of everything on the planet, but that more really only a minor thing at the end, the overall plot was how Lavos affected each era and other time travel stuff.

>> No.950723

>>950714
Yeah, that's true about Zeal, I kind of don't mind because it powered the whole civilization too, and it's only the plot for that one era.

>> No.950727

>>950710
How many RPGs used that cliche before Xenogears? Maybe Breath of Fire? I've only heard about its plot and didn't play it but if I recall right it might fit. The thing is, even with that, before XG, I don't think any of the gods were vaguely representing the Judeo-Christian god, which kind of puts them in a different category to me. Although one could argue the Judeo-Christian god in XG is more like the Wave Existence, but people will disagree over that and it's quite in depth into its plot anyway.

>> No.950735

>>950727

Yeah, I might have been a bit anachronistic in calling it a cliche. All of the "kill god" plots came out around the same time, which just happened to coincide with the ass end of Evangelions run, which probably kicked off the whole Judeo-Christian antagonist trend.

>> No.950740

>>950735
>Evangelion probably kicked off the whole Judeo-Christian antagonist trend

Devilman says hi.

>> No.950753

>>950727
Shin Megami Tensei

>> No.950819
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>> No.950839

>>950727
Final Fantasy Legend. It just sorta happens.

>> No.950860
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Secret of Evermore

>> No.950871

>>950740
I was exposed to Devilman at far too young an age. Shit fucks you up.'

Friends don't let friends watch Devilman.

>> No.950881

Final Fantasy VI. The second half, anyway.

>> No.951207

>>950727
Breath of Fire involved a goddess, but it wasn't God. To be honest, killing God does not happen anywhere near enough to be a cliche. Killing a god, someone with godlike power, or an eldritch abomination? Sure.
Specifically God though? Not often.
You could probably make a case for Xenogears or Breath of Fire II, as there's some analogues there.
Oh, and Xenosaga of course.

>> No.951212

Albion

>> No.951227

>that RPG that was didn't have much emphasis on story but had fantastic mechanics and an asslot of replayability
Whisper her name, /vr/

>> No.951238

>Metal Max Returns
>Breath of Fire III
>Persona 2
>Space Funeral

>> No.951245

>>950697
Does the first Dragon Quest apply? All you really do is Kill a dragon to rescue a princess

>> No.951278

>>950735
>>950740
when i was a kid evangelion scared me because i thought it was blasphemous

>> No.951681

>>951227
>FFV.