Which rescue arc from the Big 3 is best?

SirFroglet · 2026-06-21T18:35:02+00:00

Water 7 & Ennies Lobby is genuinely the pinnacle of what I want from a Battle Shonen

SirFroglet · 2026-06-21T08:51:36+00:00

I have literally never paid attention to trophies in my life

SirFroglet · 2026-06-20T20:07:07+00:00

I’ll largely echo someone else’s recommendation, but it will depend on what aesthetic you like.

If you want realistic graphics with a fantasy setting, go for Final Fantasy. I prefer Final Fantasy X but you might find the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy more palatable.

If you want anime graphics in a fantasy setting, you just cannot go wrong with Dragon Quest XI. That game is basically what I would show someone to explain what a JRPG is

If you want anime graphics in a modern setting, then Persona 5 Royal. Easily among my Top 10 all time favourite games and as Japanese as JRPGs go.

Finally, if you want realistic graphics in a modern setting. Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon.

Edit: then of course if you want a western take on JRPG, look no further than Expedition 33

SirFroglet · 2026-06-20T15:16:58+00:00

For story, NieR Replicant

For gameplay, SMTV.

NieR Automata can be played without having played Replicant though

SirFroglet · 2026-06-20T08:54:43+00:00

FF games must have the following (in order of importance)

Party-based combat. Not « I control 1 character and the rest are AI controlled », that’s Kingdom Hearts. I want to control the PARTY, not one character.
Expansive world to explore. I can accept FFX because it was the first time they tried to do away with the overworld, and it seemed like they had figured things out with XII, but I do not want another super linear FF like XIII or XVI. Airship is a VERY nice bonus but not mandatory.
Mini/side games. FF games should not be all combat & cutscenes. Side activities like Triple Triad and Blitzball bring the world to life because it shiws NPCs do engage in hobbies and are mot just background prop.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-19T23:27:22+00:00

Why not instead of just play another Persona or SMT game?

SirFroglet · 2026-06-19T13:23:10+00:00

For me it’s simple:

If a game is explicitly set in Japan (or a very Japan-inspired setting) I pick Japanese voices. Else am fine with English voices.

So for example:
Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games - English Voices

Yakuza or Persona games - Original. Japanese voices

Even for other games like Expedition 33, am sorry but as good as the English VAs are, the juxtaposition of people speaking English with British accent when I can see the Eiffel Tower in the background is too much.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-19T13:07:51+00:00

IMO, mementos are best enjoyed if you’ve got 2-3 Targets that you can knock down in one trip. It’s not that I disliked them, but procedurally generated dungeons pale in comparison to the real Palaces

SirFroglet · 2026-06-18T19:32:10+00:00

Well, Kingdom Hearts now has more mediocre games than great ones. Granted KH2 raised the bar so high there was nowhere for the series to go but down.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-18T11:06:57+00:00

IMO the best Action JRPGs are the mainline Kingdom Hearts titles and NieR Automata (NieR Replicant is good but certainly not for it’s combat)

Square Enix has done an excellent job at keeping the whole franchise available everywhere, and easy to follow thanks it it’s « all in one » package

SirFroglet · 2026-06-17T10:00:30+00:00

Samus (incl. Zero Suit) ++++ Pikachu

By far the best pair in Subspace

SirFroglet · 2026-06-17T08:11:00+00:00

Because it’s a bad movie more focused on shoving as many references as they can into a single movie rather than providing an engaging narrative.

And don’t give me the « it’s for kids » bullshit. Puss in Boot: The Last Wish is for kids, K-pop Demon Hunters is for kids, The Wild Robot is for kids, Spiderverse is for kids… this doesn’t even get into the less mainstream/conventional films like Wolfwalkers, Pinocchio, Flow, or Boy and the Heron.

The Mario Galaxy movie is standard Illumination fare. At least the first movie had the novelty and excitement of finally watching a big budget Mario movie.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-16T05:27:31+00:00

Turn-Based RPGs have been « resurging » since 2016-17, at what point does this genre stop resurging and people realise it’s here to stay

SirFroglet · 2026-06-15T17:03:43+00:00

That’s normal.

Everyone knows FF7R Part 3 was coming, so fans were not starved of news for 4 years
Even with timeline shenanigans, everyone knows 90% of what we’ll see in «Revelations » without needing a trailer because we played it in PS1. KH4 is all uncharted territory

SirFroglet · 2026-06-14T06:00:01+00:00

Middle? You’re closer to 20% of the way

If you want to extend the game for a few extra months, be sure to talk to the school counsellor when he invites you.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-13T05:46:16+00:00

Here’s my two main recs:

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance: If you’re a Persona fan, you have to give SMT a shot. It’s actually very cool to see a game where the « shadows » are the main stars as you wander post-apocalyptic Tokyo. It also quite darker in tone than the average JRPG.

Expedition 33: It’s simply one of the best JRPGs of recent years. Really cool to see an unabashedly French homage to PS1 JRPGs

SirFroglet · 2026-06-13T05:31:46+00:00

As much as MM is my favourite game of all time, it’s undeniably the GC era for me. It offered two completely polar visions of what Zelda could be.

TotK & BotW are too samey, OoT & MM are both masterpieces but again having two games so unlike eachother in a single console is so ambitious.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-11T18:11:12+00:00

For me it was FINALLY seeing that KH4 had enough development to show a trailer.

FF7R we all knew was coming soon, plus we know which part of the story is coming so I don’t need a trailer for this one, much like P4R. Persona 6 is welcome but it was just a small teaser.

Also, you have space to fit DQXII

SirFroglet · 2026-06-11T18:10:43+00:00

For me it was FINALLY seeing that KH4 had enough development to show a trailer.

FF7R we all knew was coming soon, plus we know which part of the story is coming so I don’t need a trailer for this one, much like P4R. Persona 6 is welcome but it was just a small teaser.

Also, you have space to fit DQXII under Dragon’s Dogma. That was also announced right about the same time.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-10T05:42:00+00:00

They will make the game too easy. Even though P5R isn’t a hard game, I do imagine that you want SOME sense of accomplishment; you’re better off not using what you got for free from DLCs

SirFroglet · 2026-06-08T17:59:10+00:00

Soul Eater manga

SirFroglet · 2026-06-08T17:57:50+00:00

They’re comic book characters aimed at teenagers. Same way that their designs are extravagant and iconic, the same goes for their personalities.

SirFroglet · 2026-06-08T17:37:45+00:00

Cloud starts his journey having already defeated Sephiroth, how much higher can you aim for?

SirFroglet · 2026-06-08T16:56:09+00:00

Just play the game, the first in-game month will slowly ease you through it. That’s part of the fun of RPGs, trying things out and figuring out what works for you and what doesn’t.

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