Can someone summarize to me the appeal of JRPGs?

[Raghar]

Personally they're not my cup of tea, I tried a few but I'm genuinely curious what's the appeal thanks

RPG made in Japan had crazy stories. And they didn't give a shit about fact that women are naked in shower.

 

[Max Damage]

If you want to play something with turn-based combat or a blobber in current year, big chance it belongs into jRPG category. As with everything else, quality varies from awesome (Tactics Ogre) to godawful (FF XIII), often in the same series. If you're into OC LARPing, you may want to skip jRPGs at large because most of them have defined main characters with their own backstories and traits. And be ready to get into emulation and/or console gaming because most jRPGs either don't get ported to PC, or they do with minimum care and resources.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

GoG seems to get versions of various ones. I keep seeing Ys but looking at the first one the combat reminds me of Hylide too much and god i hated that.

 

[Max Damage]

I couldn't get into Ys myself either, the combat felt super awkward and annoying.

 

[Momock]

You don't have to play the first two games and just go directly to Oath in Felghana, like everybody did.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

That i considered.

1987 Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
1988 Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter
1989 Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, Ys I & II
1990
1991
1992
1993 Ys IV: Mask of the Sun, Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
1994
1995 Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003 Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
2004
2005 Ys: The Oath in Felghana
2006 Ys Strategy, Ys Origin
2007 Ys Online: The Call of Solum
2008
2009 Ys Seven
2010 Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga
2011
2012 Ys: Memories of Celceta
2013
2014
2015
2016 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
2017
2018
2019 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

And there's youtube if i missed any content i suppose.

Oh i didnt see World of Ys

 

[Raghar]

Ys is meh, it's action game.

 

[Silentstorm]

Aren't Secret of Mana failed with mixed reviews?

Sorry, perhaps it was Legend of Mana. Whichever is the better one, I suppose?

Secret of Mana is supposedly a great SNES era Action JRPG. I have yet to play it, but ppl on the internet love it apparently.

It is a beloved SNES game, it also got a remake which is the one that got mixed reviews, came out last year i think, so maybe he was mentioning the remake rather than the original?

 

[OldNorseSaga]

It is a beloved SNES game, it also got a remake which is the one that got mixed reviews, came out last year i think, so maybe he was mentioning the remake rather than the original?

I'm only interested in remakes or newly published.

 

[cosmicray]

Oh. And jRPG's music has way more character. With lots of regions, cities, boss battles etc. you can have a plethora of themes.

 

[luj1]

Any JRPGs that aren't light hearted in tone?

 

[CryptRat]

Koudelka especially and the sequel the first Shadow Hearts are more serious. They're good games.

The Shin Megami Tensei games generally are too. Nocturne is very good for example.

 

[Falksi]

I motherfucking luuuurrrrvvve a good JRPG, but they are harder to find than you'd think.

For me it's just easy adventuring. Most of them are built on the jouney format (start as a nobody in nobodysville, and branch out into the world until you ultimately save or doom it), and the good ones just make that journey fun. It really is just interactive story telling, but done well you can just chill the fuck out and lose yourself in one. Ideal for unwinding.

Chrono Trigger is way overated and a bad place to start IMO. It's got it's plus points and I do like it, but it's not got the mystery or wonder which a lot of other JRPGs do.

My personal fave JRPGs are:
*Shadow Hearts Covenant - Wonderful setting, good characters, fun combat, cool story woven into real life history. A little flakey towards the end, but a great game.
*FF5 - Mint job system, great pacing,
*Phantasy Star 4 - Just flat out awesome all round.
*The Last Remnant - Really cool & off-centre JRPG
*FFX - Just a fantastically told story with some brilliant characters. Very linear until the end, but that didn't bother me one bit.
*Lost Odyssey - Probably the most well rounded JRPG ever. Takes all the previous years of learning, and refines all those aspects into one game. Superb depth to the backstories.
*Shining Force 1 & 2 - Mint simplistic turn based adventuring. No frills here, you go on an adventure to kill the big bad, you get as many team mates as poss, you do cool things.

I just remembered I heard good stuff about Secret of Mana, anyone try that one?

Another overated game. It's OK, I've finished about 5 times over the years, but it's pretty "meh" all round tbh.

Any JRPGs that aren't light hearted in tone?

Shadow Hearts Covenant. It has some great humour, but the overall tone is very dark. Lost Odyssey too.

 

[luj1]

For me it's just easy adventuring.

Yeah I think I'm beginning to understand what JRPGs are about now...

Easy laid back adventuring, light hearted tone, basic themes such as friendship, love or heroism, relaxing linear gameplay, etc. EDITED to add: simplicity, emotional investment

 

[jungl]

Gameplay and customization is more deep if you play games like front mission 3 or ogre battle 64. Western Rpgs particularly DnD and its tabletop inspired games are games WOMEN play. If girls are playing your game your game is not deep and niche enough. Its like comparing starcraft to company of heroes. If your rts game all you need to do is blob shit and micro where little reactive and critical thinking needed. Then women and sweat shop E sports chinks in korea can master it, its not deep enough. Rpgs in general are not as skill demanding as rts games but you get the idea.

 

[anvi]

I never managed to get into JRPGs. I don't like the cute characters and I don't like lots of story so that basically rules me out. But FFT was awesome and I had fun with one of the other FF games but I think it was a weird demo that was just a bunch of battles strung together.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

The appeal? Mostly the TB system and more variety in the setting...

 

[Reinhardt]

They are like Planet Escape: Tournament but with better combat.

 

[Black Angel]

Any JRPGs that aren't light hearted in tone?

Soulsborne games, Sekiro, and Dragon's Dogma.

 

[Puukko]

Any JRPGs that aren't light hearted in tone?

Soulsborne games, Sekiro, and Dragon's Dogma.

DD may not be light hearted necessarily but it is pretty damn goofy.

 

[Black Angel]

Any JRPGs that aren't light hearted in tone?

Soulsborne games, Sekiro, and Dragon's Dogma.

DD may not be light hearted necessarily but it is pretty damn goofy.

I'd say that's more because they didn't implement proper animation and comes off goofy instead of what I'd assume their intention.

 

[Goi~Yaas~Dinn]

What game?

Okay, I think I figured it out. Looks like it's a screenshot from an upcoming 2019 Japanese action-RPG entitled Code Vein.

More game info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Vein

More pantsu shots: http://blog.livedoor.jp/maxell011/archives/2108343.html

Sir, you are both a gentleman and a scholar, and I actually do hope that one day there are 72 virgins waiting for you (on earth or in heaven).

 

[Urthor]

Just like in the west the cookie cutter games aren't very fun or entertaining to play, and it's the ones that have a unique formula that are actually interesting.

In all honesty on replay I was actually pretty bored by the Chrono Trigger battle system, which was very good for its time. Similarly stuff like Ys which is ultra cliche in its story and the battle system is neat but nothing to write home about is similar.

Personally they're not my cup of tea, I tried a few but I'm genuinely curious what's the appeal thanks

classic jRPGs (untl 1999) or nu-jRPGS (FF10 onwards)?

classic

That's like saying "I only don't enjoy the bad ones." The best JRPGs aren't stuff like Dragon Quest with ultra cliche battle systems, it's crazy fucking shit like Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, Trails in the Sky, and well Dark Souls.

 

[Goi~Yaas~Dinn]

In all honesty on replay I was actually pretty bored by the Chrono Trigger battle system, which was very good for its time.

Set it to "Active" you fuckin' pussy.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I forgot about shining force. I had Sword of Haijya for game gear. Seems more like army tactical conbat with fantasy elements rather than an rpg. Its just a gauntlet of set battles with no real choices for the most part beyond combat.