So about them JRPGs...

[KalosKagathos]

Several came out for PS3 recently: FF XIII, White Knight Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, Last Rebellion and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Any of them worth bothering with? I don't really care if the story is dumb (unless it's offensively dumb, like the one in Enchanted Arms or FF IX), as long as combat is interesting and the world is fun to explore. Any of the games I listed deliver in these areas?

In before C&C fags making "wrong forum" jokes, herp derp.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Any of them worth bothering with?

JRPGs

Isn't it obvious?

 

[KalosKagathos]

I thought Torment was p. popular around these parts.

 

[DraQ]

I heard FF XIII is strong on the exploration front.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I thought Torment was p. popular around these parts.

It's a western jrpg. Different beast.

 

[Imbecile]

I heard FF XIII is strong on the exploration front.

Yes indeed. I'm playing it now. The cut scenes are poor and the combat system is iffy, but apart from that its an excellent game with lots of exploration, a great crafting system and superb dialogue and Characters, especially Vanille.

 

[Sirus]

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

Don't know about the others (yet) but this one is...

SHIT!!

 

[Jaesun]

OP is a Fag... oops my copy of FF XIII arrived.

Also Lost Odyssey for the XBox was pretty fucking cool.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Lost Odyssey

Heard it had lots of pretentious philosoraptory during the dream sequences of the immortal guy.

Sounds like the codex would like it, alright

 

[bhlaab]

I don't think there are any "current-gen" jrpgs that aren't total shit (even for people who love jrpgs)

If you want to play jrpgs, invest in a PSP. Japan isn't entirely eager to jump on the HD bandwagon and right now that's considered the "high end" platform of choice over there

 

[Xor]

Calling PST a jrpg makes me rage. It's fucking stupid.


And there haven't been any worthwhile jrpgs for years now.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

And there haven't been any worthwhile jrpgs for years now.

Yeah, PST was the last one.

 

[Big Nose George]

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

This game needs rape. Lots of it.

 

[Sceptic]

And there haven't been any worthwhile jrpgs for years now.

Yeah, PST was the last one.

NO IT WAS NOT YOU FAGGOT.

The last one I mean. Anachronox has that honor

 

[Jaesun]

How many times do we have to repeat the quote from one of the devs for PST, that FF VII and VIII were inspiration.

PST IS and forever will be a jRPG. Deal with it, and move on.

 

[Zeus]

How many times do we have to repeat the quote from one of the devs for PST, that FF VII and VIII were inspiration.

PST IS and forever will be a jRPG. Deal with it, and move on.

And since Dragon Warrior's developers said they were inspired by Wizardry, that makes Dragon Warrior a WRPG.

 

[Jaesun]

How many times do we have to repeat the quote from one of the devs for PST, that FF VII and VIII were inspiration.

PST IS and forever will be a jRPG. Deal with it, and move on.

And since Dragon Warrior's developers said they were inspired by Wizardry, that makes Dragon Warrior a WRPG.

Indeed sir.

 

[Zeus]

How many times do we have to repeat the quote from one of the devs for PST, that FF VII and VIII were inspiration.

PST IS and forever will be a jRPG. Deal with it, and move on.

And since Dragon Warrior's developers said they were inspired by Wizardry, that makes Dragon Warrior a WRPG.

Indeed sir.

And since JRPGs took their inspiration from Dragon Quest--a WRPG--that means JRPGs are WRPGs.

 

[Gragt]

PST is a jrpg! The devs said so!

Deal with it.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I liked how someone rationalized it as the inspiration being limited to the long ass spells, and nothing more.

Dunno why, being the best western jrpg (Anachronox? Hmmm, I dunno) doesn't make it a bad game

 

[ghostdog]

Face it guys, there are no real rpgs. None can fit the definition.

 

[Felix]

I always find it's strange that there are so few Japanese in JRPG, and even those few Japanese don't look like Japanese, conspiracy?

And consoletards think those low poly models are "awesum" graphics.

 

[dipdipdip]

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is worth your time.