JRPG

Seems like SMT 3 would be a good game right now
>World ending
>No one outside
>Protagonist is autistic

Damn, beat me to the punch. Ah well.
Anyway, I got some constructive criticism and deserved callouts for my stupidity over that beginner's / essential JRPG list over in the last thread. What follows is still fairly rough, but ideally a step in a better direction...
>Chrono Trigger
>Final Fantasy VI/VII
>Shin Megami Tensei IV
>Dragon Quest VIII (or XI)
...along with a few uncertain picks.
>Etrian Odyssey III
>Radiant Historia
>TWEWY
>Trails in the Sky
I say "uncertain" because these three seem great from what I've heard, but I dunno if the same can be said in the context of a "beginner JRPG". Elaborations and criticisms would be greatly appreciated.

>>World ending
Kinda, sorta, not really? I dunno, the whole Vortex World thing is sorta weird.
>>No one outside
Random large-map encounters would beg to differ

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any recommendations for smt-like games on switch, Yas Forums? i mostly play handheld btw. other jrpgs that are comfy to play handheld on switch are also appreciated

>any recommendations for smt-like games on switch
lost child and monster viator

>other jrpgs that are comfy to play handheld on switch are also appreciated
hero must die again
Atelier arland series
world of final fantasy
The alliance alive

I'm going to play one jrpg. Name the best one. Not chrono trigger I beat that.

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Final Fantasy X

Yeah I should finish that.

Is Ys any good? The one on switch is half price at the moment.

Ar Tonelico 2

If you're into gameplay-focused JRPGs, Ys is perfect. Most of the games in the series are good, even the party system ones.

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Rune factory 4 for the first time i think im doing ok, a ghost jester girl appeared and now im getting spooked in a mansion

wait for a price drop.

AAA games from Square Enix always had big QoL patches months after release

Never play Lost Odyssey I take it?

Tell me your favorite JRPG.

KH2 Final Mix

The story is whatever, I really like the Org XIII fights, battle system and music.

I'm glad we agree this is the best JRPG of the decade

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>Swordcraft Story 4 never
>Can't play SRPGs so rest of the franchise irrelevant to me

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Just play some 2D Tales. Swordcraft Story is basically a knockoff of those anyway.

Doesn't scratch the same itch. Swordcraft has more weapon types and crafting involved, gameplay felt nicer because there was one character on the screen and it didn't feel like a clusterfuck.

That being said, I only played Phantasia and Narikiri Duneon X. Played some Eternia too but couldn't get into it too much.

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It's a pain in the ass, the navigation can be clunky as shit sometimes, and occasionally you'll feel directionless - but goddamn, I just love it so much either way.
>hearing Title Loop 2
>encountering Matador and Dante
>seeing Ikebukuro, the Obelisk and the Labyrinth of Amala
>jamming the fuck out to Fierce Battle
>all for the first time
What a fucking ride.

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Mainline (excluding 5) > Swordcraft
tears crown is nice though.

What are some other games that are like the SaGa series? I'm absolutely addicted
Also, these are the comfiest threads ever

Digital Devil Saga was pretty great. I'm sure I've played better but it's what came to mind.

legend of legacy
evalice saga
Time flow
genius of sappheiros

Is SaGa the one where you play the descendants of MCs and the like? Maybe Suikoden will scratch your itch.

SaGa clones like Genius of Sappheiros/Tendou Blade, Legend of Legacy/The Alliance Alive are the closest you'll get.
Otherwise you have to give up something in terms of mechanics of general design, plenty of games drew inspiration from SaGa, while other franchises were created with similar ideas regarding certain design choices, Metal Max for instance is a series that shares a lot of the fanbase with SaGa games because it has the same open ended progression and general narrative.

I've never played FF8, is it worth getting for the switch? The only mainline final fantasy I've played to completion is 1 but I liked the tactics games and crystal chronicles.

post jrpg girls you would be best friends with but not fug even if they came on to you

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FF7 original

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how do some of you guys mange to finish your JRPG backlog in a matter of weeks?

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These games typically last 30-60 hours.
Even going at a rate of 2 hours a day, that would be 2 weeks to a month at most.

Most people get more invested than that and can spend some days playing 6-8 hours with breaks. Especially more so now with quarantine. Just find a game with fun gameplay and a decent story and you won't even feel the time pass by the time you're done.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions, currently at the boss in the dungeon with a bunch of TV screens
I plan on finishing something from my 3DS backlog, maybe Bravely Default or Persona Q2

By not having one and playing whatever the hell I want.

I play a lot because my job is on hold now and I've read everything I have in my room

I've been playing Digimon Cyber Sleuth a lot as my first actual Digimon game, but something that it's bugging me is that you could replace the digimon with SMT demons and not a lot would change

>Played some Eternia too but couldn't get into it too much.
it most definitely gets better as it goes on, give it a fair shake when you have time

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>Backlog
lmao don't be a slave to video games just play what you want brah

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>lockdown day 11
>go back to wageslaving
I'm over here on day 3,000 or some shit. I'm playing FGO for the first time in a long time because I want to finish Lost Belt 5. along with 世界樹の迷宮 games using meme teams.

bump

Someone explain to me how Persona 5 has become so popular when it's worse on every metric than 3 / 4 except presentation

People having different opinions from you I guess.

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High quality presentation = Mainstream appeal

I wouldn't really say it's worse on *everything* except for presentation. You gotta give 'em credit for making negotiation an actual thing again, with the addition of a full elemental set rather than just the basic-ass, slimmed-down one in P4.
But that aside, yes, hit the nail on the head - autismal visual/audio quality did more for it than anything else.

Ys 8 is awesome, combat is like darksouls but actually fun also there are no retarded mob respawning unless you reload whole area, ost is 10/10, story and characters are also pretty cool
based
Ys 9 on Steam when?

Good presentation and marketing go a long way. You really can't deny how aesthetic the UI and menus look.

Is legacy of Goku the best licensed jprg?

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he’s not talking about 7R.

Lack of good JRPG's and snoy exclusivity has made the snoybois latch on to it and make it their poster child. If P5 or P5R ever get ported, expect the snoys to turn their back on it.

digimon story cyber sleuth complete edition

I've heard great things about the Slayers games, shame the west didn't get them.

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The presentation

It’s too polarising. I would save it for later and get the FF7 port on switch instead

not in english, but I enjoyed the fma srpg on psp

What’s the best way to play this. PS4? PC?

Not that guy but how's the Switch port?

been playing Zero no Kiseki for the first time because I saw some translation thread a week ago
looks like it is part from a huge series that I will have to dig into
game is so fucking good, I don't hate a single character
I hope every other game on this series is as good as this one

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It’s a port of the pc version so it has those audio issues

Am I the only one who gets a boner when fusing demons?
Also why is it that only two games in this series (soul hackers and strange journey) give you a way to force accidents easily during mid-late game? I'm just not feeling the reload RNG chance that happens for several other games without it, like full moon or sick/dead statuses

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>looks like it is part from a huge series that I will have to dig into

you have NO IDEA.

and this image is not including the other Cold Steel games that take place at the end of the big arrow

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Zero is the best one.

What about gameplay? Step down or not?
Even so
>latest game released
>presentation
>some new mechanics added and how demons are encounters again may win some over
>looks like a big budget JRPG that isn't squareshit released on home consoles
>somewhat familiar/popular due to the growing popularity of Persona due to P3/4 and their spinoffs
it's just was perfect timing

PC because game renders by default at 1800p, also i'm using reshade to make game more colorful along with smaa

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Soul Hackers and SJ had accident exclusive demons so they had the foresight to make them possible to obtain without one million resets
4 was a clusterfuck of bad design decisions and removing forced fusion accidents while keeping accident exclusive demons was one of them. 4A did the bare minimum to make it better because they were still retarded when making it
In the rest of the franchise you don't really want fusion accidents, but they can go well sometimes

>I hope every other game on this series is as good as this one

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