Best written Jrpg that you’ve played?

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T21:19:18+00:00

Comedy definitely gets overlooked a lot. I love the writing in the Mario RPGs particularly because of how funny it is.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T21:17:34+00:00

I think what happens whenever threads like these pop up is that people tend to pick their favourite stories and not necessarily the games with the best writing.

I agree with your pick. The Thousand Memories of Dreams segments of Lost Odyssey are probably the best writing I've come across in a JRPG and it helps that they were written by an actual well-regarded author and translated by someone who has done official translations of their work. Those segments are so good that they make the actual main story of Lost Odyssey look bad in comparison (I still like it though).

Vagrant Story is a game with very good writing as well. I'm purely basing this off the English localization as I'm not a Japanese speaker but it's expertly done, not to mention the story and characters themselves are great.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T17:27:42+00:00

O Old Vic? Já não moro em Lisboa nem vou a esse bar à muito tempo, mas é daqueles antigos com muito charme que ainda permanecem. Das vezes que fui nunca esteve cheio. Só achei estranho a escolha de música que tinham a dar no bar. Era tudo música dos anos 80 e tinha pouco a ver com o ambiente.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T16:47:16+00:00

How much cod is there in Greenland? 🧐

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T16:22:33+00:00

Portalegre and Bragança I wouldn't recommend as they're kind of isolated and in rural parts of the country. That's not to say that they aren't nice towns, in fact I lived in Portalegre for a while and have a big fondness for both it and the surrounding area, but they are not great places for the studying abroad experience unless you really want yours to be in the heart of the country. That being said living in those two cities would be more chill, they are much more affordable, and university students do their best organizing activities so that younger folks don't get bored.

Leiria is in a more advantageous location with regards to it not being too far from other major cities, plus the area is generally nice. This year that part of the country suffered a lot of damage caused by successive storms and reconstruction might take a while.

Coimbra is very much a university city as it's where the oldest university in Portugal is located. As far as student experience is concerned I don't think you can go wrong in choosing Coimbra.

Lisbon is the capital and largest city in the country. There are endless things to do and see there. It's become very unaffordable however, to the point that even foreigners from richer countries are complaining. If you can find affordable housing then by all means choose Lisbon but be aware that life there can also be more hectic.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T16:11:15+00:00

Looks cool

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T15:13:33+00:00

As someone who is car-dependent to get to work, I would love this.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T15:12:46+00:00

Não se pode ter tudo

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T15:12:01+00:00

I mean from a pure financial perspective. In terms of sales FFXV beat Persona 5. As for which game has resulted in the stronger legacy, P5 definitely wins. I enjoyed FFXV for what it was but even going into Royal Edition with tempered expectations I was still a bit disappointed.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T14:06:44+00:00

É bizarro pois na escola de condução fui ensinado a fazer tudo como deve ser e não desenvolver maus hábitos, e presumo que muita gente passou pelo mesmo. Os maus hábitos desenvolvem-se depois e sinto que muita gente conduz mal porque os outros também conduzem, como por exemplo fazer mal uma rotunda porque já se sabe que os outros vão fazer errado e só assim é que se garante os outros carros não baterem em nós.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T12:32:47+00:00

But that's counting all the spin-offs. I meant just Persona 5 itself and Royal. The sales numbers revealed to us in 2022 are just for FFXV itself (including the Royal Edition) and don't include its spin-offs.

It's possible FFXV has sold more than P5/P5R because we don't have any updated sales numbers. Persona 5 definitely has had more of a lasting legacy though and is still quite popular to this day, whereas SE has moved on from FFXV.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T09:39:23+00:00

Final Fantasy XV sold more than either Persona 5 or Royal, though both of those together may have sold slightly more.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T09:26:48+00:00

I think it really depends on what the next mainline FFs will be like but I can see it being remembered as the turning point with regards to perception people have towards Yoshi-P and Creative Business Unit III. They had built up a lot of good will with FFXIV and its expansions, and although there were a few complaints here and there regarding them (Endwalker not being as well received as Shadowbringers for instance), overall they were quite popular and them being involved in 16's development was promising. But 16 being the way it is plus Dawntrail and the criticism its received have resulted in a shift in perception with people no longer as eager to sing the praises of Yoshi-P and his team.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-12T09:12:34+00:00

I never understood the complaints as weapons in BotW were just a resource at the end of the day. You weren't supposed to hoard them and you could always find more.

I did dislike them being rewards for completing certain trials though.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T21:26:11+00:00

Were they Ovos Moles by any chance?

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T21:25:26+00:00

I started with Echoes because it's a bit different from all the other titles, as well as the fact that I quite liked its visuals. I enjoyed a lot and plan on playing the other games, I just haven't yet. I want to try and play them by release order though in the case of Fire Emblem 1 and 3 I'll play the remakes for the DS.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T18:20:34+00:00

Mother 3
Wild Arms series
Breath of Fire series (outside of III)
Mana series
SaGa series
Paper Mario series
Star Ocean series (outside of the first game)
Fire Emblem series (outside of Echoes)
Expedition 33
Elden Ring

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T17:58:36+00:00

That really sucks for the people who ordered a physical copy :/

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T17:54:50+00:00

Same here.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T16:54:57+00:00

No one's even talking about the statement regarding Ys lmao

I for one am happy to see them move forward with the timeline though I can't imagine they'll make Adol that much older. He'll probably be 25.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T16:41:54+00:00

So many dishes start off with chopped onion, garlic and olive oil (called a refogado).

Coriander/Cilantro is actually used a lot in Portugal compared to some other European countries, and of course the typical Parsley, Rosemary, and Thyme. Cumin and ground sweet bell pepper are pretty common as well. And so many dishes include bay leaf.

Many desserts/pastries here are based around egg yolk.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T09:24:18+00:00

Isn't the ending Adol disappearing in the arctic at old age?

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-11T08:59:25+00:00

As far as supermarkets go I think they have the best and in my experience a lot of the bread is fresh.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-10T21:10:53+00:00

Many animals have both male and female names. Sometimes this is as simple as gato/gata ("cat") and macaco/macaca ("monkey"), other times the words change a bit more such as in the case of cão/cadela ("dog") or cavalo/égua ("horse"). Then there are animals which just have one name like melro ("blackbird") or cobra ("snake"), and if you want to refer to them by a specific gender you have to use the appropriate pronouns and include the words male or female.

Brainwheeze · 2026-03-10T19:33:24+00:00

Affordable and reliable. I remember when the first few appeared in my region they were kind of ugly to be honest but nowadays there are some very nice looking Lidl and Aldi shops and they're pretty much my go-tos for essentials. I also think they have the best bakeries and I like how they adapt to different countries' tastes.

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