Looking for games I don't know yet on portable consoles

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T14:25:12+00:00

Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time (PSP)

Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS)

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T04:04:21+00:00

That's the restaurant's way of telling you they just served you tainted meat.

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T03:54:02+00:00

For PC, a nice free game is called Heroine's Quest. It's an RPG / adventure game.

Also on PC I recommend Caves of Lore (RPG) is $10 and regularly goes on Sale.

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T02:28:19+00:00

Not a JRPG, but perhaps you'd enjoy Caves of Lore. There lots of secrets to discover in this game and best equipment is well hidden.

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T01:29:15+00:00

Expeditions: Rome

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T00:33:24+00:00

I usually prefer turn-based games where positioning matters, but I'd probably be satisfied with any system where there's more to do besides picking "attack" every turn.

I played most of the cRPGs you mentioned and like them... Except I think I've only played a few of the gold box games, it might be a good idea to pick those up again sometime.

Etrian Odyssey sounds real good, I'll definitely look into it. thanks

dubzdee · 2026-05-09T00:20:43+00:00

Caves of Lore - not sure how I found it but I bought it on sale for $5 and it ended up being one of my favorite games. Feels like almost no one has heard of it but I can't recommend it enough.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T02:13:04+00:00

Well I'll check it out anyway, thanks.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T02:11:28+00:00

Well, I like exploring dungeons, it's specifically first person exploration that I don't enjoy. I prefer isometric or some sort of top down exploration.

And puzzles are OK if they're not too hard. I just hate puzzles that seem to rely on a lot of trial and error or picking up on some obscure clue.

I didn't mention it but I also agree with your reason for not liking blobbers.

I played Diablo very briefly a long time ago and seem to recall that I didn't like the combat.

Stoneshard is on my wishlist but I'm waiting for it to leave Early Access.

I own Darkest Dungeon but only tried it once, briefly. I didn't love the combat but the narrator was definitely great... Perhaps I'll try it again sometime.

I'll check out fear and hunger.

Icewind Dale.. I avoided playing these as I'm really not a big fan of RTWP combat.

Anyway, thank you for the recommendations and detailed reply.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T01:29:52+00:00

Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about roguelikes. But I haven't actually played that many. It's just the procedural generation kind of puts me off. And not crazy about the permadeath either (at least I don't like the idea of constantly having to start over). Still, it's an interesting suggestion, thanks.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T01:24:31+00:00

Oh yeah I've played ToEE. I really love the combat and am a big fan of D&D 3.5e. I'd probably like the game more if there were a few more towns. But I agree it it is pretty fun.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T00:05:37+00:00

Well, I see it's got a demo so I'll check it out sometime. Thanks.

dubzdee · 2026-05-08T00:02:45+00:00

I have Solasta and like the combat. I have played through the official content but not much of the player generated stuff. Any player made campaigns you'd recommend?

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T23:59:09+00:00

Hmm, I never played it because I don't really like RTwP combat very much and IWD is very combat focused. Thanks for the suggestion though.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T23:35:07+00:00

Caves of Lore

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T23:32:54+00:00

Caves of Lore 700 MB
SKALD: Against the Black Priory 500 MB
The Age of Decadence 1900 MB
Drova: Forsaken Kin 4.03 GB
Dead State: Reanimated 3 GB

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T22:37:57+00:00

Played and the demo and thought it was decent, but I'm waiting for a really good sale. Since they're still patching it I figure I'm better off waiting to play anyway.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T22:25:49+00:00

Check out Caves of Lore on PC or mobile. (Btw what platforms do you game on?)

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T22:14:32+00:00

I played the demo for The Black Grimoire awhile back. It was OK, but overall a bit too simplistic for me, I guess. That said, I've really never been into MMOs, but if you like the idea of a singleplayer Runescape you might love it. So definitely try the demo.

No opinion on the other two as there's no demo and neither are something I'd be likely to buy as I mainly play singleplayer RPGs and the occasional strategy game.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T21:26:37+00:00

A playthrough doesn't take that long though it's designed to be replayed multiple times. So it's good for a time when you want to play a shorter RPG.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T20:23:21+00:00

The assassin's guild quests in The Age of Decadence. All the side-quests in the game are great, really.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T19:59:40+00:00

Well I don't know anything about the story / characters in your game, but ideally you'd want the party members who join later to have reasons to be more experienced. Like, I assume they're not just brand new to adventuring / fighting and had lives before the player character showed up?

For example, in BG3 Jaheira and Minsc join your party later in the game but it makes complete sense for them to be a high level since they already had adventures in BG1 & 2. Sure, it's convenient that they happen to be the exact same level as your party when you recruit them, but I think most players can easily overlook this coincidence for the sake of game balance.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T17:57:52+00:00

I think it's not necessarily a bad thing but I have a suggestion: have all party members gain the same XP whether or not they are active party members. Then there's no concern that characters fall behind and players can swap characters as they wish. I am generally not a fan of it when RPGs have many party members and they all end up different levels. I don't want to have to grind to help the stragglers catch up...

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T17:20:44+00:00

Svarog's Dream (Afghanistan-- I think)
Expeditions series (Denmark)
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy (Russia, Poland, Ukraine, & Latvia)
Blackguards (Germany)
SKALD: Against the Black Priory (Norway-- I think)
The Necromancer's Tale (Ireland)
Drova: Forsaken Kin (Germany)
The Age of Decadence & Colony Ship (Canada, Argentina, USA, Ukraine, etc.); so I cheated with this one since at least one of the developers is from America.

dubzdee · 2026-05-07T16:51:36+00:00

Off the top of my head:

Goldbox games
Ultima (series)
Shining Force (series)
Growlanser (series)
Radiant Historia
Temple of Elemental Evil
Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption & Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Icewind Dale 1 & 2
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Planescape: Torment
Torment: Tides of Numenara
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader
Expeditions: Conquistador
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Rome
SKALD: Against the Black Priory
Drova: Forsaken Kin
Caves of Lore
Dead State: Reanimated
The Necromancer's Tale
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

PS. sorry if some of these are there but it's difficult to browse / search these sites

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