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Disciple

Savant
Joined
Feb 18, 2018
Messages
269
Breath of Fire II
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest III
Final Fantasy V
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
New Horizons
Parasite Eve
Phantasy Star IV
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
 

Falksi

Arcane
Joined
Feb 14, 2017
Messages
10,538
Location
Nottingham
Phantasy Star 4 EDIT - NOT ANYMORE
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Final Fantasy 5
Final Fantasy X
Shining Force EDIT - NOT ANYMORE
Shining Force 2
The Last Remnant
Dark Souls 2
Nier
Tales of Berseria
 
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Zed

Codex Staff
Patron
Staff Member
Joined
Oct 21, 2002
Messages
17,068
Codex USB, 2014
Persona 5
Dragon Quest 11
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age
Etrian Odyssey X: Nexus
Sengoku Rance
 

Dodo1610

Arcane
Joined
May 3, 2018
Messages
2,155
Location
Germany
Persona 4
Trails in the Sky SC
Trails in the Sky FC
Trails of Cold Steel 1
Trails of Cold Steel 2
Tales of Beseria
Nier Automata
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Vagrant Story
Final Fantasy 12
 

abnaxus

Arcane
Patron
Joined
Dec 31, 2010
Messages
10,849
Location
Fiernes
Phantasy Star 1/2
ブライ 上巻
BASTARD!! - 虚ろなる神々の器
Emerald Dragon
Vain Dream
黒の剣
倫敦精霊探偵団

Dragon Knight 2/4
Shadow Hearts
Skies of Arcadia
 
Joined
Jan 28, 2015
Messages
891
Location
Canuckistan
My team has the sexiest and deadliest waifus you can recruit.
Of the JRPGs I've played, my top 10 would probably look like:

SMT: Devil Survivor
SMT: Strange Journey
Etrian Odyssey 3
Destiny of an Emperor
Sengoku Rance
Front Mission
Final Fantasy 5
Dragon Warrior 4
Radiant Historia
Pokemon Gold/Silver
 

StaticSpine

Arcane
Patron
Joined
Dec 14, 2013
Messages
3,232
Location
Moscow
Shadorwun: Hong Kong
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 5
Legends of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Legends of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Final Fantasy IX
Valkyria Chronicles
Chrono Cross
Ys Origin
Dark Souls (I don't think it fits into JRPG category, though)
 

Shaewaroz

Arcane
Patron
Joined
May 4, 2013
Messages
2,923
Location
In a hobo shack due to betting on neanderthal
I'm very into cock and ball torture
Chrono Trigger
Seiken Densetsu III
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Dark Souls
Sengoku Rance
Shadow Hearts II
Bahamut Lagoon


Btw I'm extremely surprised no one else has listed Seiken Densetsu III. Granted, it's an ARPG, but has easily some of the best storylines and NPCs of any JRPG ever.

Fuck it, I guess I have no choice but to turn this post into a Seiken Densetsu III advertisement.

+ The game's story changes significantly based on the NPCs you choose for your team.
+ High replay value - have to played through 6 times to see the full depth of all the stories of available NPCs.
+ Features some of the best NPC interactions of any JRPG ever.
+ Fun and addictive combat that will give you an amazing adrenaline rush, especially during difficult boss battles.
+ You actually have to make impactful character class choices throughout the game that have significant impact on the gameplay.
+ Arguably the best graphics of the 16-bit era.
+ Absolutely amazing music that you will keep humming long after you've finished the game. Perhaps my favourite OST of all time.




 
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iZerw

Arcane
Vatnik
Joined
Apr 18, 2012
Messages
895
Location
Russia
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy VII
Dragon Quest V
Shadow Hearts I
Koudelka
Dark Spire
Etrian Odyssey (the series)
Suikoden I and II
 

Swigen

Arbiter
Joined
Dec 15, 2018
Messages
1,014
Elminage Original
The Dark Spire
Dungeon Travellers 2
Mary Skelter: Nightmares
Shin Megami Tensei 4
Persona Q
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
Zanki Zero
Etrian Odessey Nexus
Shining in the Darkness
 
Joined
Nov 22, 2018
Messages
289
FF 12
Trails SC
Phantasy Star IV
Chrono Trigger
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Vagrant Story
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Lunar 2
Skies of Arcadia (Legends)
 

mushaden

Scholar
Joined
Aug 12, 2015
Messages
334
Shining Force (I-II, don't really remember which I prefer)
Final Fantasy 6
Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Grandia II

Currently playing LoH:TitS. It's so gay but it's growing on me.
 

karoliner

Arcane
Vatnik
Joined
Oct 31, 2016
Messages
5,083
Location
Most skilled black nation
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Phantasy Star IV
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Soul Nomad & the World Eaters
Digital Devil Saga 2
Mana Khemia 2
Xenosaga Episode III
Valkyria Chronicles
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
 

Exhuminator

Arcane
Joined
Sep 10, 2015
Messages
609
My shitty top dozen JRPGs list

Demon's Souls
Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy XII
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War
King's Field: The Ancient City
Phantasy Star
Shadow Hearts
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Vagrant Story
Valkyria Chronicles

I stuck to console releases because goddamn.

Edit: I swapped Phantasy Star IV for Demon's Souls. I can't believe I forget about DeS. Excuse me while I go flog myself.
 
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