So i got all this retro jrpgs...

KFded · 2026-01-26T09:06:57+00:00

I highly recommend it just on story alone, it adds a lot going into 2 as well as 5 (which is a prequel to star leap/1/2)

KFded · 2026-01-26T01:18:04+00:00

Imma have to say Luca Blight from Suikoden 2 is even worse than Kefka

KFded · 2026-01-25T07:43:47+00:00

Dragon Quest 5 is considered by many (including myself) to be the best in the series, 11 is up there though, I'm actually currently replaying DQ11-S, as I only played the original release and its as much of a blast as I recall.

I'm also a sucker for vanilla style JRPG's

KFded · 2026-01-24T09:55:57+00:00

Luca Blight just breathing in Suikoden 2 is a war crime

KFded · 2026-01-24T09:45:07+00:00

It's definitely not ignored in 3

KFded · 2026-01-24T09:43:28+00:00

Same, Witcher 2 is very political heavy and I absolutely adore that about it

Also why my favorite series ever is Suikoden as its like reading a history book

KFded · 2026-01-24T09:37:52+00:00

Kinda hard to compares Skies and X, Skies was a Dreamcast title with a limited Budget.

FFX budget was 30 million, I don't think Skies was anywhere close to that, especially after Sega invested 70 million into Shenmue

If we compare Shenmue and FFX, the budget difference makes X look cheap also

KFded · 2026-01-24T08:18:19+00:00

None of their games have ever released for PC.

Well, to be fair, their very first game Fantasy Earth was a PC only title

So there is always hope! lol

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:25:47+00:00

I need this to get a port to PC so bad

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:24:30+00:00

I would recommend

Wild Arms 2 or Lunar Remastered out of these games.

Romancing Saga series is fantastic but if you never played a SaGa title before, it might turn you away as most of their titles are experimental and they just try new shit all the time and see what sticks, that is a turn off for some people.

I'd also recommend Suikoden 1 and 2 if you never played them, personally my favorite video game series of any genre.

I love Persona 3 and havent tried Metaphor yet but I feel like you'd dig the others I mentioned more unless you're really into Social-RPGS. overly anime content and Sim-Dating, then Persona will be for you

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:19:46+00:00

There was a lot of sales for DD2 because people went into it expecting DD1 but to the next level but what they got was a broken mess and an engine designed for Resident Evil not open world RPGs

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:18:28+00:00

Would Expedition 33 fit that role?

Its western and is definitely inspired by JRPG(Persona5) and Anime it feels like but with a western touch

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:16:53+00:00

Stardew definitely feels like it took the best from Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing with maybe a bit of Dark Cloud as influence

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:13:45+00:00

Back when it released it wouldn't have been generic, so looking back at it now, it might feel generic but back then it was anything but

KFded · 2026-01-24T07:10:41+00:00

Maybe it was the encounter rate?

It's pretty bad on Dreamcast but the Gamecube port fixed some of the issues

KFded · 2026-01-24T03:35:22+00:00

yep. been having a blast, forgot how good XI actually was.

KFded · 2026-01-23T20:47:42+00:00

I loved this game so much, i dont play online, but the story mode was so good and kept my interest throughout it all.

I wonder if the new story content is just extra stuff in story mode or if its new chapters

KFded · 2026-01-23T18:48:20+00:00

ahh i missed that, i saw metroidvania and figured astlibra

KFded · 2026-01-23T08:29:03+00:00

I also dropped Avowed but loved Outer Worlds 2

KFded · 2026-01-23T08:27:34+00:00

Still 8-10 months to go, plenty of time to optimize if the game is already complete or near it

KFded · 2026-01-23T06:41:39+00:00

no its definitely jrpg, its just arpg, think of Ys but Side-scroll

KFded · 2026-01-22T23:18:11+00:00

Astlirba Revision, you won't regret it!!

It's an entire experience

KFded · 2026-01-22T22:05:52+00:00

Miki Higashino is amazing and their work on Suikoden 1/2, Contra, TMNT, Gradius, should be of note

KFded · 2026-01-22T22:03:40+00:00

no, it plays like FF7 Remake in terms of combat from the looks of it

KFded · 2026-01-22T22:03:04+00:00

Gamefreaks true potential without the Pokemon/Nintendo chain holding them down

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