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what jrpg are you playing right now ?
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Glass Rebel
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I feel like I've started too many and had to put a few on the backburner.
Playing right now:
Bravely Default
Valkyria Chronicles
Final Fantasy VII
Played to some degree:
Xenoblade
Persona 4 Golden
Etrian Odyssey IV
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy IX
I'm alternating between BD, VC and FFVII for the moment, trying to finish the first one soon but I always get sidetracked and being the completionist I am, it's taking longer than it should. I'm almost done with Chapter 5.
In VC I've already reached Chapter 6 last weekend, trying to remember where I left it years ago. Incredible game, still.
As for FFVII, I've basically just started it and reached the Wall Market but I wanted to revisit the PSone era Final Fantasies. Had to switch to my US account to buy FFIX on Vita and since I'm too lazy to switch back to the EU account, I'll finish FFVII first.
Playing right now:
Bravely Default
Valkyria Chronicles
Final Fantasy VII
Played to some degree:
Xenoblade
Persona 4 Golden
Etrian Odyssey IV
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy IX
I'm alternating between BD, VC and FFVII for the moment, trying to finish the first one soon but I always get sidetracked and being the completionist I am, it's taking longer than it should. I'm almost done with Chapter 5.
In VC I've already reached Chapter 6 last weekend, trying to remember where I left it years ago. Incredible game, still.
As for FFVII, I've basically just started it and reached the Wall Market but I wanted to revisit the PSone era Final Fantasies. Had to switch to my US account to buy FFIX on Vita and since I'm too lazy to switch back to the EU account, I'll finish FFVII first.
RpgN
Junior Member
My focus is all going to Etrian Odyssey IV at the moment. If New Little King's Story counts, I'm playing that here and there too.
Now back to Etrian Odyssey IV. I'm in Cloudy Stronghold, did 3 maps (Windy Archive, South Sanctuary and Golden Deer something) and explored the fourth labyrinth. Floors 1 and 2 are fully explored and the third one less than halfway through. It has become clear that I'm around the last 20% of the main game.
I've put 76 hours into it and it's still as engaging as ever. Other fans have stated that it is best to pick 5 members and focus on them, but I have been using and training all my characters. They're around level 45-46 except for one runemaster who is level 48. I'm going to keep using him because he is becoming a powerhouse with his runemaster and medic abilities.
Not sure if 76 hours is too much at this point in the game, but it's just too enjoyable training all characters and learning new skills. I can't bear picking one over the other, they're all useful depending on the situation.
Thanks, your avatar also makes a whole lot more sense now
I can understand why it's your favourite RPG of all time, it definitely belongs on the list of memorable and special RPGs.
Now back to Etrian Odyssey IV. I'm in Cloudy Stronghold, did 3 maps (Windy Archive, South Sanctuary and Golden Deer something) and explored the fourth labyrinth. Floors 1 and 2 are fully explored and the third one less than halfway through. It has become clear that I'm around the last 20% of the main game.
I've put 76 hours into it and it's still as engaging as ever. Other fans have stated that it is best to pick 5 members and focus on them, but I have been using and training all my characters. They're around level 45-46 except for one runemaster who is level 48. I'm going to keep using him because he is becoming a powerhouse with his runemaster and medic abilities.
Not sure if 76 hours is too much at this point in the game, but it's just too enjoyable training all characters and learning new skills. I can't bear picking one over the other, they're all useful depending on the situation.
Garcia said:
Thanks, your avatar also makes a whole lot more sense now
Fei's different personalities along with the incarnations are the best parts about the game.
RpgN
Junior Member
Which system?
Muffdraul
Member
Juggling Chrono Cross and FFIX, both of which I played when they were new and have played several times. Especially Chrono Cross, goddamn I replayed that so many times back to back to get all of the characters and see all the endings. It's been well over 10 years and I'm honestly still kinda burned out. FFIX, I've been chipping away at the JP version which I never quite finished back in the day. I'm a couple of hours into disc 3. I started a new game back in 2009 when I got an imported PS3 and was suddenly able to go back and play all my old JP imports from the PSX era. I went pretty wild with importing back the PSX and PS2 eras, good times. I haven't played many imports or JRPGs in general since last gen started.
Also, the other night I started a new game of FFXIII after playing the Lightning Returns demo. Yeah... I was pretty drunk.
Also, the other night I started a new game of FFXIII after playing the Lightning Returns demo. Yeah... I was pretty drunk.
RpgN
Junior Member
Not sure what to make of that.
Crappier as in your nostalgia goggles are off? I always thought the events came too quickly with little explanation and how it was over the top at times (I played the GBA port for a couple of hours). The rest of game still seemed pretty good for its time.
Either way, the DS version is a great way to enjoy FFIV if you don't mind the change to 3D.
Red Liquorice
Member
How come?
citruscitruscitrus
Neo Member
I picked up final fantasy origins for 6 dollars on psn so I'm playing ff1. For the first time. I never realized how critical grinding could be. I love playing this game on my vita though, feels great
SatelliteOfLove
Member
On top of Etrian Goodness in the form of II, I picked back up my Magician build in Demon's Souls.
Dungeon crawlers just ain't good unless they're brutal indifferent affairs...
Square2015
Member
Playing:
Dragon Quest V SNES (reproduction cart! I'm finally playing this in English on my SNES woooohooo!)
Xenogears PS3
Dragon Quest VI DS
Persona FES PS3
Star Ocean Last Hope PS3
Just bought:
Secret of Mana 2 SNES
The Bouncer PS2
Just beat:
Parasite Eve PS3
Dragon Quest V SNES (reproduction cart! I'm finally playing this in English on my SNES woooohooo!)
Xenogears PS3
Dragon Quest VI DS
Persona FES PS3
Star Ocean Last Hope PS3
Just bought:
Secret of Mana 2 SNES
The Bouncer PS2
Just beat:
Parasite Eve PS3
no trophy whatsoever. I played it on easy because I wanted to enjoy the story.
and conquer the game.
marcincz
Member
No. I never play on easy. The game must be a challenge.
I changed difficulty level on easy in one game. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, but this game was so boring to me.
ActStriker
Member
I beat FF8 over the weekend and started playing FF9. It's ATB is so much slower than I remembered, especially after Auto-Haste+Spd junctions in FF8 D:
Red Liquorice
Member
Oh, trophies aren't a thing for me, so I think I'd prefer the challenge of normal difficulty.
I'm struggling through it, still in second chapter though, it's funny how the first one was so short and second one is so long in comparison. Ya, it feels like a better game and it is, only it seems kinda pointless now.
Also I've met Nisa and Gust and although my characters know them from the first game, they pretend, they don't
I have Nep V myself, that's why finishing 2 seems like a right thing to do. Only I somehow imagined it being more fun, not mentioning much more funny.
Both aren't short games, you would want to choose one you want to play more, with time investment required.
Xeno especially overstays its welcome
I'm playing The Last Story for the first time. Very fun and it has it's moments. Battle system is AAA tier but it's a shame there are a lot of FPS drops. Story is expected but OKish. Surprised I haven't heard about it too much, also, multiplayer is dead, I can't even find any randoms to play with...
Played the Lightning Returns demo and it was better than I thought it would be... combat system reminds me of a mashup of Valkyrie Profile and FFXIII. The unorthodox gameplay structure also sounds appealing to me... but I had no idea what was going on so far in the story (and even though I platinumed FFXIII-2 and was one trophy (you know the one) short of platinuming FFXIII, I couldn't tell you the stories for those games either).
Preordered the collector's edition from SE's website after some trouble (not getting the confirmation email until 2 hours later).
Preordered the collector's edition from SE's website after some trouble (not getting the confirmation email until 2 hours later).
mickagau33
Member
Just finished Persona 3 Portable. It was brillant in every aspect (design, art, story).
Thrid time a charm I guess, since I never managed to get into P3 and P4 on PS2...I think it came from my anticipation (playing a great jRPG and something close to SMTNocturne) and what I got (social-sim+dRPG+dating)
I think since I was more "aware" of what I was getting, I had a blast with Portable, I was able to enjoy it for what it is. Also the game seemed to move at a faster pace thanks to the change in presentation. Also I can't believe I was actually EAGER to know what the characters had to say and how the story would progress. I can't remember the last time it had happen for me in a jRPG. Also, it made me THINK. It was a bit the "Evangelion" of videogame in that regard...full of anime cliché but done in such a manner, with so much wit that it becomes something else.
I have just begun P4 Golden...and the intro is sooooo long (well, P3 had the same problem), I think they could really improve that with P5...it's the only problem I seem to have now with this serie. Oh and the dating stuff, It was so lame...even if I didn't want to, I had to date all those girls in the end when all I wanted to do is to know them better...
Thrid time a charm I guess, since I never managed to get into P3 and P4 on PS2...I think it came from my anticipation (playing a great jRPG and something close to SMTNocturne) and what I got (social-sim+dRPG+dating)
I think since I was more "aware" of what I was getting, I had a blast with Portable, I was able to enjoy it for what it is. Also the game seemed to move at a faster pace thanks to the change in presentation. Also I can't believe I was actually EAGER to know what the characters had to say and how the story would progress. I can't remember the last time it had happen for me in a jRPG. Also, it made me THINK. It was a bit the "Evangelion" of videogame in that regard...full of anime cliché but done in such a manner, with so much wit that it becomes something else.
I have just begun P4 Golden...and the intro is sooooo long (well, P3 had the same problem), I think they could really improve that with P5...it's the only problem I seem to have now with this serie. Oh and the dating stuff, It was so lame...even if I didn't want to, I had to date all those girls in the end when all I wanted to do is to know them better...
I just finished Wild ARMs Alter Code F.
All and all I think it was a suitable remake. It's basically the story of Wild ARMs 1 in the style of Wild ARMs 3. Dungeons had a suitable balance of maze-like qualities and puzzle variety, the overworld is a little barren but does allow for some non-linearity and there are a couple of extra areas (and a bunch of items to discover). A large chunk of the music changes I thought were not drastic enough to be insulting, but there were a few that I didn't care for, such as the 'destroyed town' theme and the sealed library.
Even though it played a lot like WA3, ACF is much more shallow when it comes to party member builds and customizations - you can't do anything with the guardians other than cast them, and the only character you can effectively manipulate stats is Rudy. But I suppose the original WA didn't have much in the way of that either. The best aspect of the game is probably the 'collecting' of new guardians, passive skills, and such, and figuring out the dungeons. Because you can't change up your party make-up all too much, the general strategies don't really change throughout the game, so it did drag at times. Fortunately, you can skip most random encounters with the Migrant Seal system.
All I have to say about the story elements is that FMV scenes with self-paced textboxes were way too slow.
All and all I think it was a suitable remake. It's basically the story of Wild ARMs 1 in the style of Wild ARMs 3. Dungeons had a suitable balance of maze-like qualities and puzzle variety, the overworld is a little barren but does allow for some non-linearity and there are a couple of extra areas (and a bunch of items to discover). A large chunk of the music changes I thought were not drastic enough to be insulting, but there were a few that I didn't care for, such as the 'destroyed town' theme and the sealed library.
Even though it played a lot like WA3, ACF is much more shallow when it comes to party member builds and customizations - you can't do anything with the guardians other than cast them, and the only character you can effectively manipulate stats is Rudy. But I suppose the original WA didn't have much in the way of that either. The best aspect of the game is probably the 'collecting' of new guardians, passive skills, and such, and figuring out the dungeons. Because you can't change up your party make-up all too much, the general strategies don't really change throughout the game, so it did drag at times. Fortunately, you can skip most random encounters with the Migrant Seal system.
All I have to say about the story elements is that FMV scenes with self-paced textboxes were way too slow.
Begaria
Member
I just finished Valkyria Chronicles 2. It's a good game, but not quite as good as the first one. Time for some Bravely Default next when it releases tomorrow! If I finish that up before Tales of Symphonia Chronicles releases, I'll likely start up Valkyrie Profile 2 or try out that Valkyria Chronicles 3 fan translation.
Proteus IV
Member
I've finally been getting started on Ni no Kuni and am also checking out my first Tales game (Xilia).
I like what Ive seen of both so far but neither of them has really got me hooked. I think I'm about 10 hours into each but haven't really touched either of them for a week or so...
I was at a similar point with Dragons Dogma when I started Ni no Kuni, should probably give that more time as well.
I like what Ive seen of both so far but neither of them has really got me hooked. I think I'm about 10 hours into each but haven't really touched either of them for a week or so...
I was at a similar point with Dragons Dogma when I started Ni no Kuni, should probably give that more time as well.
Getting back into Fire Emblem: Awakening, after putting ~50 hours into my hard/classic file I've restarted because I can't remember for the life of me how I was building my team.
I also started playing Etrian Odyssey IV. I've found that the pacing has slowed right down though as I'm approaching the third floor of the first large dungeon, mostly due to the amount of grinding that seems to be needed to progress.
I also started playing Etrian Odyssey IV. I've found that the pacing has slowed right down though as I'm approaching the third floor of the first large dungeon, mostly due to the amount of grinding that seems to be needed to progress.
zerodayPopbot
Member
Ninokuni post game grinding for alchemy stuff. Not fun.
Nothing1016
Member
Speaking of P3 FES, What would you people consider the best party possible? Right now I have Main, Mitsuru, Yukari, and Aigis for physical. I just picked it back up since I have been relatively busy and was wondering if my party is sufficient.
My first few playthroughs, way back when, I experimented with monsters. Subsequent playthroughs I had my go to monsters I preferred. I found it much more fun to just mess with as many as you can your first outing.
Fattony12000
Member
Just finished second chapter of Neptunia 2, that was one long chapter, like really long.
About to start my replay of SO4, long overdue too.
you shouldn't have, BoF 3 is a great game.
About to start my replay of SO4, long overdue too.
you shouldn't have, BoF 3 is a great game.
eyeball_kid
Member
Each dungeon section of levels features a mix of enemies that are weak against certain elements, and generally speaking just a couple elements. So for instance if you find out the enemies in a section are mostly weak against fire and electricity, you might put in the MC, Akihiko (elec), Junpei (fire), and whoever your healer is. Disabling enemies with the right elemental attacks is a very important strategy for not getting your ass handed to you. So the "best party possible" is based on whatever enemies you're currently facing.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Pokemon X and Y. I'm bodying the Hax Maison.
I know, I really liked the game, up until that frustrating well mini-game. I guess I don't have much patient for it anymore.
Glittering Crux
Banned
I'm about 17 hours into Tales of Xillia and I love it. It's the first Tales game I've played since Tales of Phantasia for GBA which I wasn't interested in enough to finish. The story is cliche/cheesy/whatever but it's good enough and I'm enjoying the character interactions a lot. My favorite character is
. The battle system is really fun.
Alvin. His constant betrayals are starting annoy me though!