![]() |
#81 |
handsome
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Portugal
Posts: 1,135
|
![]()
I bought Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 5 days ago. Played it yesterday for the 1st time.. til now is kind of a disappointment, i was hoping for more stuff to do than just grind (not that battlesystem sucks but sometimes gets boring fast). im in
Spoiler: ...hope the game gets better as I advance (learn that from many other RPG's) . Anyone played it? |
![]() |
![]() |
#82 |
Master of time and space
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sverige
Posts: 1,480
|
![]()
I ended up selling all my JRPG's (Dragon Quest VIII, Star Ocean III and FFX&X2).
I just can't bear all that repetetive fighting. Realized I enjoyed RPGs like Oblivion, Okami, Zelda and Fallout a lot more. Shame though. I'm missing out on a lot of good stories ![]()
__________________
... |
![]() |
![]() |
#83 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 18
|
![]()
I don't know about all of you, but I thought final fantasy xii was a stronger jrpg in terms of gameplay then in story.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#84 |
handsome
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Portugal
Posts: 1,135
|
![]()
gameplay was just like .hack games and it had a weak story compared to others FF's so XII was nothing special .. imo
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#85 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 228
|
![]()
Started playing my old PS1 game "Azure dreams". Got it for a few years now but never really play it.
It's a bit repetitive since there's only one town and one tower for you to play in but it's strangely addictive as all the story revolves around the town. As you get more items to sell from the tower , you get money then you can build buildings and the town will grow and the side story will progress. Amusing game so far. |
![]() |
![]() |
#86 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 135
|
![]()
Persona 3 is freaking excellent. I'm 75 hours in right now and I've loved every minute of it.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#87 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Somewhere in England
Posts: 403
|
![]()
Probably not everyone here will love it, but I've got to recommend Ahriman's Prophecy. It's FREEWARE, so you can give it a try and see what you think.
For an indie game, it's just mind-blowing. It's a huge game. I have to say I haven't finished it -- might not even be halfway -- but as far as I've gone it's great, and looks likely to remain great the rest of the way. Good graphics, interesting quests. There is quite a lot of combat, but each fight is over quickly and it doesn't dominate the story. My only quibble is that the interface takes some getting used to, and there's not a lot of help available in the game. You'll need to do a certain amount of experimenting. Once you're familiar with what to do when, and what all the icons mean, it works well enough. One bit of advice: Before moving on to a new area, make sure you're powered up and tooled up enough to wander at will through the area you're in and handle anything it can throw at you. Otherwise you're going to end up dead quite a lot.
__________________
"You are amusing, in a 'what the hell is wrong with you' sort of way." --Jaheira, Baldur's Gate |
![]() |
![]() |
#88 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 266
|
![]()
I'm not a huge RPG fan, but I loved Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door. What an amazing game. The best part is it's turn-action based. It's turn based, but you actually do an action for each move and it does more damage. So it makes it much more fun (to me).
__________________
http://www.FredtheMonkey.com : My site for Flash cartoons and comedy! |
![]() |
![]() |
#89 |
Not like them!
|
![]()
Yeah, that was great. But even better was the first Mario & Luigi RPG (for the Game Boy Advance). That story was just insane.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#90 |
Master of time and space
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sverige
Posts: 1,480
|
![]()
Recent events made me purchase Persona 3 and I'm about 12 hours into the game. Just beat the guardian on level 35 in Tartarus. So far I'm really enjoying the game. The grinding isn't as bad as you can tell your party to "run around and kill monsters" while you watch. Sweet! I hate grinding and the less I see of it, the better. Unless the battles are fun, which for some reason they are in this game.
*thumbs up* For some reason I've gotten an interest in "Xenosaga" trilogy now. How is that one, is there a lot of grinding?
__________________
... |
![]() |
![]() |
#91 |
MaStER of DaRkNeSs
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 56
|
![]()
Eternal Sonata for the Xbox 360 is a damn fine game imo. I loved the art style and the storyline, along with the mesmerising music.
Also a new entry, Lost Oddyssey is very emotional but incredibly difficult! lol I love most JRPG's myself, unless the battle system is so esoteric that i can't understand it. But they always have great characters and story, which is what I tend to go for. Another interesting series is Valkyrie Profile 1 and 2 (you can get a VP1 remake for PSP). VP2: Silmeria was excellent imo, and well worth checking out if your a fan of Square Enix.
__________________
"If Destiny Interferes With Reality, One Man's Determination May Merely Be What Is Determined By His Fate" |
![]() |
![]() |
#92 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Guildford WA
Posts: 370
|
![]()
I liked Jade Cocoon and Wild Arms, and way way back I enjoyed Ultima I think I played that on Super NES.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#93 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,167
|
![]()
I love jrpgs, but I really have to be in the mood for it. I guess that goes for every genre, I've become sick and tired of several genres and after a break, I always come back to the genres I like. I have Lost Odyssey waiting for me to be completed - a couple of hours into disc 2 now. But I felt for a break, so I haven't completed it yet.
But it's got a really a great turn-based battle system - or at least it requires strategy when fighting the bosses. I've died quite a few times, but it features and incredibly useful "retry" option that puts you back to the last checkpoint - usually just before the boss. |
![]() |
![]() |
#94 | |
Master of time and space
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sverige
Posts: 1,480
|
![]() Quote:
I gave up on Final Fantasy X and Star Ocean 3 because I never could get past a certain point without extensive leveling...
__________________
... |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#95 | |
MaStER of DaRkNeSs
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 56
|
![]() Quote:
Yeah thats one of the reasons I havent played LO in a while, the difficulty of a boss I'm on now (disk 3) is FAR too hard! I must have tried it literally 10 times already and I always get owned right away. Thing is, you can't really do proper "levelling up" in LO due to the capped level system. This is a real drawback imo, I'm really used to getting my characters overlevelled for bosses etc, but in LO, you can't do it! Not that I don't like the game, I mean, I think its amazing really. Very very good story and full of emotion. I suppose I just wasn't expecting the huge learning curve.
__________________
"If Destiny Interferes With Reality, One Man's Determination May Merely Be What Is Determined By His Fate" |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#96 |
Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Southampton, UK
Posts: 3,139
|
![]()
Just out of interest, which boss is that?
The only non-optional boss that really gave me any real trouble was the first one you meet on the mountain. The optional ones on disc 4 definitely need you to do some grinding though.
__________________
Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher |
![]() |
![]() |
#97 |
MaStER of DaRkNeSs
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 56
|
![]()
I don't know what it is called, but its a sort of massive T-Rex style boss in a snow like area. I can't really say much without spoilers, but its shortly after an event in the 3rd disc which makes a lot of things "frozen", if you know what I mean lol.
I keep meaning to go back and try it again but Im on with other games at this very moment.
__________________
"If Destiny Interferes With Reality, One Man's Determination May Merely Be What Is Determined By His Fate" |
![]() |
![]() |
#98 |
Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Southampton, UK
Posts: 3,139
|
![]()
Ah, yeah, depending on how you've levelled up your characters, that can be tricky (due to the party splitting up not long before).
You can use a spoiler tag to hide any spoilers anyway, btw.
__________________
Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher |
![]() |
![]() |
#99 |
Master of time and space
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sverige
Posts: 1,480
|
![]()
I'm in the mood of playing something JRPG with emphasis on story rather than battles with mechs in it. What games out there are there?
I've noticed that Xenogears and Xenosaga has mechs in them and looking at the reviews they've gotten, they sound at least ok. However, are they still good given today's standards or have they not aged well at all?
__________________
... |
![]() |
![]() |
#100 | |||
Banned User
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 28
|
![]() Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Codeguru Last edited by Dale Baldwin; 06-02-2008 at 01:28 AM. Reason: merged |
|||
![]() |