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[Skulldead]

wow, how come I didn't know about this game?, I must try it

I remember the music was very good, i would have like to know the composer, i feel it was totally inspire by Treasure Hunter G or something like that.

Also the Forest Theme sound like freaking clone if Resident Evil Gaiden clone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_wQBh78yo&list=PLB0xooEkKbSYDYrU8T_q52SPs9HzIXxNl&index=12


I don't know why i saw Silver answer, i thought it was way more WRPG then JRPG.

 

[Arion]

Sure. All those western souls clones

100% wrong. Souls games are Japanese made action rpgs but they don't carry the JRPG genre characteristics. Souls games aren't a part of the JRPG genre but they are action RPGs made in Japan. These two things aren't always the same.

 

[abrack08]

The Battle Chasers devs described their game as a JRPG to Daniel Bloodworth from Easy Allies when he played it at E3.

https://youtu.be/ebqNRC51Aa0

 

[Falk]

Didn't one just come out a few months ago? Hyper Light Heroine or something.

lmao

 

[Lifeline]

There's a lot in the indie scene, but I can't think of a AAA example.

 

[GenericUser]

Silver too, it was a FF7 clone IIRC.

nah, you could perform moves with mouse movement/swings and so on. More like diablo or something.

 

[jackal27]

Yes, many times. With very rare exceptions, they almost always turn out clunky, boring, and (like most western RPGs) struggle to tell a compelling story.

Western RPG devs' strength has always been in character growth and customization. Take that away with typical JRPG constraints and you have one boring game. Still, Cosmic Star Heroine is really excellent.

 

[The_White_Rose]

Midgar Studio is currently making Edge of Eternity:

http://www.eoegame.com

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

Midgar Studio is currently making Edge of Eternity:

http://www.eoegame.com

Was literally just about to post this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?8=&v=IX8cPIr7f0U

Owes a heck of a lot to final fantasy and the like...

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

Shadow Madness

I had no idea this was even a RPG let alone modeled after a jrpg. I've always prided myself in playing practically every jrpg on the psone, but this one evaded me. Seen the box numerous times though.

 

[GoldenCrow]

By Squaresoft but was made in the US.

 

[Shifty1897]

By Squaresoft but was made in the US.

Game still holds up! Recommend to anyone who needs a JRPG fix.

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

Nope, a western dev has never tried making a JRPG.

 

[Earthbound64]

Secret of Evermore?

This.

LOTR: The Third Age is the most notable in the AAA space.

"The most notable in the AAA space"?
What does that even mean?

 

[DrSlek]

Is there anything that sets a "jrpg" apart from a normal rpg other than art style and maybe setting?
When making a thread like this it would be nice if you could specify a bit what you are looking for in particular.

Does Child of Light count as a jrpg because of how the battle screen looks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_rvM6hubs8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aiEsIW9IM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmkdoz5LjdE

 

[galv]

I was thinking about this earlier, but I'm really surprised there's not really a western take on a Persona style game. Like a high-school setting RPG with social links, even if you removed the dungeon crawling, but the only game I can think of that comes close is Life is Strange...

 

[Prince Naphtali Khaeiou]

Unless Ubisoft has bought the rights to or has a jpn studio, isn't lunar one.

 

[Toparaman]

There's a lot in the indie scene, but I can't think of a AAA example.

Stick of Truth.

 

[antibolo]

There's literally a shitload of them OP. How did you never notice any of them is beyond me.

 

[Slamtastic]

Secret of Evermore, and it's one of the greatest games of all time.

MyMan.gif

 

[Earthbound64]

Unless Ubisoft has bought the rights to or has a jpn studio, isn't lunar one.

Game Arts?

 

[True Fire]

Why is it so hard for western devs to make something similar to Final Fantasy?

Has anyone mentioned the fact that Final Fantasy IX was developed by western devs yet?

 

[How About No]

"why hasn't there been this thing that there's actually been a billion of"

 

[F31 Leopard]

Secret of Evermore?

One of my favorite rpg's during the SNES era. I had no idea it was a western developed game until a few years ago.

 

[facetheslayer92]

Of course. Heard of the Lunar series?

 

[DangerMouse]

Septerra Core and Sudeki

These two were the two I always thought of for a while, especially Septerra Core.
I'm glad they've been happening more recently and with great games like Child of Light and the recent Regalia and Cosmic Star Heroine.

Also Shiness, which just came out, and Earthlock.

Celestian Tales is another good one, they're working on the second part.

BattleChasers!

Not out yet but its on my wishlist

http://store.steampowered.com/app/451020/Battle_Chasers_Nightwar/

Oh wow, looks like I'll have to pick this up.
I love how good the art and animation make that old-school JRPG combat look.
Love that overworld world map too.

 

[mattp]

costume quest

 

[Earthbound64]

"why hasn't there been this thing that there's actually been a billion of"

"Why don't I know about things?"

Of course. Heard of the Lunar series?

--->

Unless Ubisoft has bought the rights to or has a jpn studio, isn't lunar one.

Game Arts?

You don't think that Ubisoft actually made the game, do you?

 

[SavoyPrime]

Child of Light, Cosmic Star Heroine, and I would say BattleChasers. Those are the ones that quickly come to mind.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Yes. Child of Light is made by Ubisoft, Bioware developed a Sonic rpg, Undertale is American I think, and then there's Cosmic Star Heroine by one of our members. I'm still waiting for a black team to make one.

 

[Forsaken82]

What about that one for the og Xbox?

Sudeki

 

[DangerMouse]

We do still need more of them though. I'm quite enjoying the new influx of more of them.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

As previously mentioned there's a bunch and some are far better than most of the ones that have been coming out of Japan in recent years.

Some really good ones that haven't been mentioned yet are LISA: The Painful RPG, which is inspired by Earthbound like Undertale, and Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan which was made in Cameroon and was inspired by the Tales games.

 

[PSqueak]

Nope, a western dev has never tried making a JRPG.

You are loving this thread, aren't ya?

Well maybe except for the poster who misspelled your game's name.

 

[Lifeline]

Stick of Truth.

 

[FStubbs]

Either the worst Bioware game ever or best Sonic game in the last 15 years depending on who you ask.

And yeah, that's Bioware actually making a game for Nintendo hardware.

 

[How About No]

And yeah, that's Bioware actually making a game for Nintendo hardware.

Of a Sega property

 

[Mozendo]

Plenty of tried and all have failed to capture the essence of what make Japanese RPGs so great.

 

[Ashtar]

Silver too, it was a FF7 clone IIRC.

I remember this game did it have a demo on official DC magazine?
I remembered liking that but i don't think I bought it

 

[John Harker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_of_Light

Loved that game!

Critical darling, strong PR, made money for them (not a fortune mind you), no idea why they didn't make more. Creeative moved back on bigger projects maybe? I'm on clear

 

[sturgboski]

You are loving this thread, aren't ya?

Well maybe except for the poster who misspelled your game's name.

To be honest, I now want a cross over game with that title. Hell make it like Mario x Rabbids and have it be a SRPG to even further differentiate.

 

[John Harker]

Yes. Child of Light is made by Ubisoft, Bioware developed a Sonic rpg, Undertale is American I think, and then there's Cosmic Star Heroine by one of our members. I'm still waiting for a black team to make one.

Dude, your username. Just watched that episode this week. Awesome

 

[L Thammy]

Stuff like Charles Barkley's Shut Up And Jam Gaiden should also count.

Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden, and it's awesome.

Barkley Gaiden is the best JRPG. Semper game's.

The difference between Japanese and American vidcon consumers are as blatant as the difference between seasons 1 and 2 of Otomoe wa Boku ni Koishiteru (a nod to my fellow Otomoe wa Boku ni Koishiteru enthusiasts). Where as the Japanese vidcon consumer is informed and discriminating in his or her purchases and endeavors, his American counterpart acts as a foil, stumbling blindly through the vidcon department at K-mart, groping for the first vidcon with enough explosions or mammaries on the cover to slake their slavering decidedly non-intellectual lusts. Their hunger for Western garbage such as Madden and Halo is fueled by an almost sub-human ignorance that is as profound in the rest of their lives as it is in their choosing of vidcons. This disgusting display of American mass stupidity is no doubt the result of Christian indoctrination, adding another point on the list of reasons why the Japanese are more intelligent than the West, as a contemptuous Western culture has left its people with little more than swiss cheese brains and an unquenchable urge for repeat football vidcons.

 

[Bitanator]

This thread is relevant to my interests, thanks for posting some games for me to check out.

 

[Big Nikus]

Either the worst Bioware game ever or best Sonic game in the last 15 years depending on who you ask.

And yeah, that's Bioware actually making a game for Nintendo hardware.

Damn, beaten.

So :

 

[koopas]

I had no idea this was even a RPG let alone modeled after a jrpg. I've always prided myself in playing practically every jrpg on the psone, but this one evaded me. Seen the box numerous times though.

Came to post this one. This was at a point when developers thought that if our game came on a lot of discs it'll sell out! There was no reason for that game to be four discs ...

 

[Ravidrath]

Nope, a western dev has never tried making a JRPG.

Yeah, I dunno what all these people are talking about.

 

[pezzie]

Child of Light was so good. The music still sticks with me to this day.

 

[Phediuk]

Perhaps the more interesting question would be Japanese WRPGs.

I'm thinking Arcana, King's Field, Virtual Hydlide, the SNES Wizardry remakes. Stuff like that.

 

[Dryk]

Nope, a western dev has never tried making a JRPG.

I bet they've ever even thought to make the main character a monster of some sort either. Amateurs.

Damn, beaten.

So :

I played this game through at least 5 times as a kid and I still can't believe it exists