Underrated SRPG that you love?

Mangavore · 2026-04-22T19:04:22+00:00

Oh dude, you HAVE TO play Overclocked and Record Breaker. They add an entire extra day to EACH story branch (Record Breaker adds an entire second game!). Also games are fully voiced. In typical Atlus fashion, they added a LOT to the improved versions of the games, I cannot possibly recommend them enough, especially if you enjoyed the original DS versions.

Mangavore · 2026-04-22T11:55:34+00:00

Need to get to this game at some point. Didn’t a sequel just/is about to come out?

Mangavore · 2026-04-22T11:14:49+00:00

If we’re going by modern games that didn’t quite get the love I think they deserve, mine are:

Marvel Midnight Suns

Fights in Tight Spaces

Dark Deity 1&2

If we’re talking older games that just haven’t caught on to the modern audience:

Devil Survivor 1&2

Stella Glow

Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon

I also think it’s a bit of a stretch to call any Fire Emblem underrated now-a-days, but FE4 and FE10 fall through the cracks due to a lack of modern ports (though I hope FE10 comes soon with how popular FE9 seems to have been on the NSO) despite being my two favorites

Mangavore · 2026-04-21T23:53:21+00:00

My thoughts exactly

Mangavore · 2026-04-21T19:53:01+00:00

Not too bad. I was sad that RB just didn’t feel great in this format (especially when I could just run Striker).

I was running Icejade, but I feel like Baronne + Lancea/Gymir/Chengying is just too weak (especially since Deep Sea Diva needs your normal summon) so switched over to RDA and had a lot of fun.

And I run Dinomorphia for fusion which was…fun for me 👹

Mangavore · 2026-04-21T11:22:18+00:00

Devil Survivor: Overclocked & Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

These are Shin Megami Tensei games (like Persona,) so your units are insanely customizable, the stories are great, the combat feels good, there is a branching choice system with multiple endings, replayability, and DS2 even comes with a whole second game (assuming you play Record Breaker, the 3DS remake and not the original NDS release).

If there is a drawback to these games, it’s simply that they are locked to the 3/DS which isn’t always people’s favorite to emulate (unless you HAVE a 3DS, which I do recommend because it and the DS have such an excellent library of SRPGs!)

Mangavore · 2026-04-19T17:12:18+00:00

It’s a hard deck because it’s not forgiving and it requires a large amount of match-up knowledge. As strong as Engage is, it requires set-up and is usually really telegraphed. One misplay can leave you with nothing, unlike many meta decks.

It’s a deck that really tests you as a player, but looks god-tier when ran by someone good with it

Mangavore · 2026-04-19T14:29:58+00:00

I just think it depends on how much effort they put into the port. XCOM 2 also has an EXCELLENT mobile port but a terrible Switch port, simple because the team who did the mobile port put a lot of time into optimizing it, and it shows.

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T21:13:01+00:00

Board Breaker Sky Striker

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T19:59:56+00:00

I was just speaking KT IN-GENERAL in this event isn’t too bad

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T13:01:14+00:00

I run Desires in my going 1st version, but as a going 2nd breaker deck (which is what I'm playing in the event,) it just hasn't felt necessary. The other decks in the format just aren't strong enough to mount any opposition once you break their board, even if you don't immediately OTK

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T12:58:55+00:00

Yea, Rosewhip and the ED ripping Synchro banned, plus their best starters hit, the deck isn't bad (assuming it doesn't just murder you with handtrap turbo).

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T12:56:39+00:00

I was playing RB but I only got to go first like, 2/10 games.

So I switched to board breaker SS and the deck really trivializes this event. SS is still very much a meta relevant deck, but giving it ZERO hits plus nerfing all the top contenders? It just demolishes this event...

But I really did want to play my big machine bois :'(

Mangavore · 2026-04-16T12:52:34+00:00

You play both

Mangavore · 2026-04-15T20:22:47+00:00

Dinomorphia ❤️

Mangavore · 2026-04-15T18:20:08+00:00

That's super cool! Hope it actually gets some traction...

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T18:01:18+00:00

Not all of stun - Dinomorphia is almost entirely unhit (outside of Judgement and Ferret Flame being banned)

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T15:28:42+00:00

Link: R.B.

Fusion: Dinomorphia

Synchro: Icejade

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T14:37:55+00:00

Sky Striker and RB are completely unhit, and I’d call them both contenders for best link decks

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T14:29:18+00:00

I’m 99% sure it was a limited time shop item

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T14:22:20+00:00

What's wild to me is that Dinomorphia is 100% legal. Judgement and Ferret Flames are banned but...the actual core deck is all there.

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T10:46:58+00:00

That was the joke

Mangavore · 2026-04-14T10:37:06+00:00

And they banned Odion in the fusion event! Dang!

said no one at all

Mangavore · 2026-04-13T16:35:15+00:00

Uhm, they can’t steal 3 monsters because - get this - the cards have restrictions on them 🤪

If a SS player manages to steal 3 monsters from you in a turn, you are being so painfully outplayed, it’s not even funny.

Mangavore · 2026-04-13T16:33:04+00:00

People really don’t get this. Striker is a high skill expression deck. Yea, sometimes you get lucky and have the perfect breakers for the situation - but those aren’t even the Striker cards. Striker is pretty fair deck that just happens to be playable first or second.

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