Because it's a discussion board.Why are you here posting this if that is the case? Thanks for telling us I guess bruv.
Try replaying the original FFVII, you'll be surprised by how good it is.I tried hopping back in with FFVII Remake. The fan service is top notch, I had a lot of fun with them in 16 and 32 bit eras. Even a long fling with Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast, but for whatever reason it doesn't click anymore. I'm 20 hours in and the side quests are just such a chore. I'm gonna push through because when I heard the battle theme remade the first time I damn near cried. But yeah, the luster wore off on the gameplay. If not for the familiar faces and sounds, I'm not sure I'd play it.
What do you want us to discuss? You said you are done with JRPGs and don't want suggestions.Because it's a discussion board.
I’ve played the OG 2 or 3 times, but it has been a long ass time.Try replaying the original FFVII, you'll be surprised by how good it is.
I played a lot of Final Fantasy in my time, but for some reason skipped FFVII until quite late, I only played it on PSP so about 15 years ago (I had a crisis core numbered PSP, so we're talking 2007/2008).
And the game was amazing. Played FFVII remake near launch, very pretty, but doesn't strike the same notes. Went back to FFVII, still does.
Says the guy with a Metal Gear avatar.They... have too much inane dialogue that doesn't move the story forward...
Tried IX, definitely a good game but I got distracted and stopped playing. Haven't played Tactics, but I've given SEVERAL tactics RPGs a shot and they just didn't click with me.
I have heard very good things about Vagrant Story forever. I really should give that a shot some day.
I would say the opposite. Persona 5 was the best entry sales wise and more spinoffs are already here.Persona 5 sucked though. The equivalent of Paper Mario Sticker Star with a Persona/SMT template.
I'm not sure the future for that franchise will be sunny after that was successful.
music by Nobuo Uematsu, story by Hironobu Sakaguchi.
I've played a LOT of genres over the years, including some of the more obscure sub-genres. From AAA budget games to 1-man indies and everything in between.
Japanese devs have always had a special place in my heart as almost all of my favorite series are Japanese. However, one genre always eluded me. The JRPG.
I played Chrono Trigger as a teenager and loved it, but outside of that only dipped my toe into the genre every few years. Lately I've been quite enamored with buying JRPGs, but seldom every playing them. Telling myself I'd get to it. And even when I did start one, I just never finished it or got further than 10 or 15 hours.
I really wanted to like the genre. There are a lot of attractive parts. The art styles, bombastic set pieces, absurdity, cheesy characters, etc. I like all that stuff. But at the end of the day, I can't stomach walking around and talking to NPCs and fighting the same boring enemies over and over and over for hours. I don't mind a grind, but the combat has to be fun (Monster Hunter comes to mind).
They're too long, have too much inane dialogue that doesn't move the story forward, and too repetitive.
I guess I just need the monkey brain stuff where I'm shooting/killing/punching/stomping something every five seconds.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not including any Japanese developed Action RPGs in this. That's possibly my favorite genre (Souls, Nioh etc.). I'm talkin' your Xenoblades, Personas, Final Fantasys, etc.
EDIT EDIT: I have played quite a few JRPGs. You don't need to recommend anything. The genre just isn't for me despite being attracted to certain elements.
I hope you had to google those names
Second all your recs, though I would not start with IX. And FFT is an SRPG, a bit of a different beast, but as a Matsuno game it has a very western feel to it so even people unfamiliar with the genre would like it.
9 Was my first JRPG and it's what made me fall in love with them. I'd say its a great place to start as well as X and 7 Remake.Yeah, true, would not start with FF 9. Probably Vagrant Story, then Tactics, and then 9.
Other people have obviously posted their thoughts on the matter.What do you want us to discuss? You said you are done with JRPGs and don't want suggestions.
So, which ones did you try and was there something specific in each of them that caused you to drop them?I really wanted to like the genre. There are a lot of attractive parts. The art styles, bombastic set pieces, absurdity, cheesy characters, etc. I like all that stuff. But at the end of the day, I can't stomach walking around and talking to NPCs and fighting the same boring enemies over and over and over for hours. I don't mind a grind, but the combat has to be fun (Monster Hunter comes to mind).
I agree to disagree but I really can't relate/understand such an opinion.I would say the opposite. Persona 5 was the best entry sales wise and more spinoffs are already here.
Not just the gameplay but I liked the couch story/dream-interpretations too, and the brilliant music.
Persona is one of the only game I enjoyed having turn based combat, not too hard, not too grindy.
The issue is the modern JRPG formula.But every time I've been trying another game in the genre, I've been either bored or frustrated, story sucks, gameplay sucks, everything in between.
I loved Chrono Trigger but loathed Chrono Cross, I tried the remaster and I still don't like the gameplay, story, and especially the dime a dozen characters.
I tried hopping back in with FFVII Remake. The fan service is top notch, I had a lot of fun with them in 16 and 32 bit eras. Even a long fling with Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast, but for whatever reason it doesn't click anymore. I'm 20 hours in and the side quests are just such a chore. I'm gonna push through because when I heard the battle theme remade the first time I damn near cried. But yeah, the luster wore off on the gameplay. If not for the familiar faces and sounds, I'm not sure I'd play it.
I'm very confused, what was the straw that broke the camel's back? Not every JRPG is filled with insane levels of fluff like the Persona games.
And IMO there's quite a good amount of JRPG's with super fun combat. Off the top of my head:
-Baten Kaitos games
-FFXIII/XIII-2/LR, VIIR, Type-0
-Grandia series especially III
-Kingdom Hearts II
-The Last Story
-Can I count Onimusha 4 as a JRPG? Because it should be counted as one. Onimusha 4
-Resonance of Fate
-Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
-Star Ocean IV
-Shadow Hearts II and III
-Tales series, minus Legendia and Berseria
-This is unpopular but I personally fucking love the combat in Xenosaga Episode II. Enemies only take long if you don't know what you're doing (for the most part), and the journey is over in like 22 hours.