Best Console / Handheld RPG's [Archive]

Lune

04-08-2016, 07:33 PM

So I'm recovering from a nasty cold and I'm bored of all pc games, and I want to play a cozy old console RPG. There are some highly-praised classics I've never played, like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 3(6). I also never managed to finish Super Mario RPG as a kid because my fucking Mom always took it back to the rental place before I was done so I might do that again. Also intrigued by the Fire Emblem series but I don't even know where to start there. Baldurs Gate / NWN aren't consoles but I'm throwing them in there because I haven't played them and I dunno how they compare.

What's the best of these titles? Any recommendations?

I've already played FF7 and most other major titles except those listed in the poll.

Psionide

04-08-2016, 10:21 PM

Suikoden 1 and then 2. You won't be disappointed.

Cecily

04-08-2016, 10:28 PM

FFT has a special place in my heart because it blends a fantastic story (best on your list imo*) with tactical combat. It's beautiful for a PS1 title and the job system character development lets you somewhat mix and match abilities for unique-ish characters.

And if you play it on an emulator, there's a really popular difficulty mod for it I've been wanting to check out. If you haven't played this, please do.

*Haven't played Fire Emblems.

Daywolf

04-08-2016, 10:43 PM

knights of pen and paper I & II

http://i.imgur.com/g55YLdJ.jpg

Speedi

04-08-2016, 10:58 PM

Final Fantasy 2 was really good. It was probably the best RPG I ever played when I was a kid. Great story, and fun! Tons of good memories for sure! :)

Fasttimes

04-08-2016, 11:30 PM

Lufia II the most underrated snes RPG. 99 lvl ancient cave ? Yes please. Also the psp (emulate that shit) has a TON of good RPGs.

beyondinfin

04-08-2016, 11:59 PM

Final Fantasy 6 for SNES is my all time favorite RPG. It really is amazing how much story and characters they could cram into a 16-bit game. Only game to ever make me cry, it's got some powerful moments. FF6>FF7 Ive always felt this way, and FF7 is great...just not as great as all the things FF6 did on SNES, years before.

Buellen

04-09-2016, 06:20 PM

Wizardry I - III You can find emulators of this game easy enough old school mapping required 8) (graph paper)

Finally fantasy III (playing in on my phone still fun)

I have to give props to Knights of Pen paper dam fun games. LOTS of replay-ability.

Sage Truthbearer

04-09-2016, 06:45 PM

Mario RPG is fun as hell

AzzarTheGod

04-09-2016, 06:51 PM

Chrono Trigger

easy choice.

Nads

04-09-2016, 07:05 PM

You forgot the Dragon Quest series! The Nintendo DS Versions, which are the ones ported onto Android (not sure about iOS, but more than likely), are phenominal. Currently have Dragon Quest IV installed on my phone, and it's great.

xaxis

04-09-2016, 07:06 PM

Other recommendation: The Legend of Dragoon. Best console RPG ever.

(Also, Baldur's Gate okay but don't bother/waste your time with NWN2. As a western RPG enthusiast, it was a terrible game.)

SamwiseRed

04-09-2016, 07:27 PM

ff3 best game ever made, then dark souls :) earthbound in there somewhere.

barrettdc1

04-09-2016, 11:27 PM

http://i.imgur.com/fsYRYfK.jpg

AzzarTheGod

04-10-2016, 02:28 AM

ITT: FF fanbois don't know bout muh Chrono Trigger

Samoht

04-10-2016, 10:17 AM

Shining force and breath of fire franchises distinctively missing from your list.

Thulack

04-10-2016, 10:19 AM

ITT: FF fanbois don't know bout muh Chrono Trigger

Played Chrono trigger and FF3 tons as kid and still enjoy FF3 more. Also can include Secret of Mana in there as a game i enjoyed as a child. They are all very good games i just enjoyed FF3 more.

AzzarTheGod

04-10-2016, 04:38 PM

Played Chrono trigger and FF3 tons as kid and still enjoy FF3 more. Also can include Secret of Mana in there as a game i enjoyed as a child. They are all very good games i just enjoyed FF3 more.

Noted. I have never gone back to play FF3 (played the rest) so maybe on this feedback I'll check it out someday.

I think what makes Chrono Trigger interesting is it was a one-off, albeit highly successful and received critical acclaim up there with the FF7 anime nutcases. Think there was a kickstarter by a group to produce a new one/ update it for 2016.

Secret of Mana can't hang with Trigger in the ranks tho.

Naethyn

04-10-2016, 05:01 PM

AzzarTheGod

04-10-2016, 05:59 PM

Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars is the last game developed by Square for Nintendo. It is deep and includes all of the best RPG elements you'd expect as well as some skill involving ultmates.

Another good less known RPG is Secret of Evermore.

This as well. I have mentioned Legends of the Seven Stars on several occasions in OT threads.

Big game big RPG. Fun as fuck. Not a better RPG than Chrono Trigger, but 10x more fun if that makes sense.

I'd actually suggest playing this first. Man that game brings such strong nostalgia so many memorable settings and plotlines. BOYER NYAAA!!!!!! Training with the master, etc. Back when Square was actually Square and gave a fuck with talented people. Today they publish and develop shit games like the modern take on the Hitman franchise (disgustingly bad for 60 dollars).

I wanted a sequel to Seven so bad, but I think we ended up getting Paper Mario. Paper Mario was ok...you remember Jay Rippo? lol.

Cecily

04-10-2016, 06:07 PM

Other recommendation: The Legend of Dragoon. Best console RPG ever.

(Also, Baldur's Gate okay but don't bother/waste your time with NWN2. As a western RPG enthusiast, it was a terrible game.)

Legend of Dragoon had such good combat. Other good PS1 RPGs.. Vagrant Story, Parasite Eve.

SamwiseRed

04-10-2016, 10:51 PM

earthbound was better than chrono trigger. i think i liked secret of evermore better than chrono trigger as well. pretty close.

just saw suikoden, god damn that game was awesome. i think that was one of the first death scenes where i was like holy shit.

sOurDieSel

04-10-2016, 10:55 PM

Tactics is fun.

AzzarTheGod

04-11-2016, 02:15 AM

Daywolf

04-11-2016, 09:51 AM

don't bother/waste your time with NWN2. As a western RPG enthusiast, it was a terrible game.)
It was buggy when it came out. Like game stopping bug, where you couldnt finish the first dungeon over some chest loot bug part of the story line. Yeah I got it on release day, had to wait for a patch. NWN1 had a lot going for it, but over all, especially with what was put into it over time, I like NWN2 better ...well pc version anyway. I even picked up the last box release with 1 & 2 and all expansions. I still play it, but not this year yet.

Probably best out there now for handheld is minecraft pe. It's been #1 at google play since release... looong time. It's more like the pc version now (have had pc version since early beta), getting there. Though heven't played it much recently because space engineers hah ...though only pc. Not enough sandbox games outside of pc.

Bill Tetley

04-11-2016, 10:02 AM

the legend of dragoon

Spyder73

04-11-2016, 10:28 AM

the legend of dragoon

Solid choice here - Legend of Dragoon is pretty goog.

For NES/SNES games you left off Breath of Fire I & II, and Dragon Warrior II. SHAME ON YOU as these are my 3 favorite emulator games

maskedmelon

04-11-2016, 11:16 AM

Mario RPG is fun as hell

FUN > all. Have some fun Lune ^^

Baler

04-11-2016, 12:41 PM

Dragon Quest 3 SFC(SNES)(English Translation if you cant read Japanese)(any of the DQ series honestly)

Icewind Dale 1 + 2 (I prefer them to Baulders)

Lands of Lore (First person dungeon crawler) (Or Eye of the beholder)

Secret of Monkey Island Series (Or any of the classic click adventures by the old LucasArts)

Black & White (You get to be a God!)

Banjo-Kazooie (N64 3d plat-former, Mario 64 level of excellence)

My list of recommended games can go on for a extensive time. I guess i'll cut the list very short here. Just a few games off the top of my head.

Lune

04-11-2016, 01:02 PM

FUN > all. Have some fun Lune ^^

Yea lots of good memories of this game, just a solid fun RPG.

I'm a few hours deep in Suikoden 2, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 6, and Super Mario RPG but Suikoden 2 is really capturing most of my attention at this point and I think I'll finish that and move on to FF6 next.

AzzarTheGod

04-11-2016, 04:54 PM

Yea lots of good memories of this game, just a solid fun RPG.

I'm a few hours deep in Suikoden 2, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 6, and Super Mario RPG but Suikoden 2 is really capturing most of my attention at this point and I think I'll finish that and move on to FF6 next.

Interesting...wouldn't expect this tbh given the games you just listed. If you are truly a few hours deep into each of them.

Keep us posted if you stay the course.

iruinedyourday

04-11-2016, 05:35 PM

hey if u like final fantasy tactics and have not played this one, try vandel hearts! its great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnxFx1XzO

Knuckle

04-11-2016, 09:03 PM

Baldurs Gate 1 is so superior to 2 you are a dumb fuck of a buffalo's shit.

JayDee

04-11-2016, 09:30 PM

I remember Earthbound being good

iruinedyourday

04-11-2016, 09:39 PM

list def missing phantasy star II

Knuckle

04-11-2016, 10:13 PM

Shining force for genesis!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1MCLMRKklQ
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh4/estrang87/12905166_1554436934856434_1885086579_n_zps099updkt .jpg (http://s252.photobucket.com/user/estrang87/media/12905166_1554436934856434_1885086579_n_zps099updkt .jpg.html)

iruinedyourday

04-11-2016, 10:17 PM

iruinedyourday

04-11-2016, 10:23 PM

This was a FANfuckingtastic turnbased strat rpg: Warsong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrUY64jeizY&nohtml5=False

if u like shining force ud like this!

iruinedyourday

04-11-2016, 10:28 PM

oh shit btw if you like SNES zelda and want more of it, try the clone made for Turbographic16 Neutopia! its fucking bad arse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YG2P4JevME&nohtml5=False

Ket

04-12-2016, 01:41 PM

Tactics Ogre (Good FFT alternative, and I enjoyed it more) and Ogre Battle. Underrated games, I think.

Secret of Mana was also boss.

-Ket

LaithusFTW

04-12-2016, 01:58 PM

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is probably my all time favorite RPG (tactical). Humorous storyline.
Final Fantasy Tactics second.

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 02:54 PM

oh i see handhelds are up for grabs.. well tehse gameboy games are the bawmb:

Gargoyals Quest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3oWNm563H4) - Made as a spin off of "whos that demon that steels the princess from Ghost n Goblins"
Final Fantasy Adventure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5Vhk3AEUc) - Great zelda meets final fantasy game. And by great i mean fucking awesome.
Final Fantasy Legend (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbkQ-LMDPT4) - All in the series are all great. Dat music cant be beat.

Game Gears Dragon Crystal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_on3KhMK-Q) was fucking FANTASTIC and must be played by any collector of vintage Jrpg's. Its got a lot of solid mixing american RPG and Jrpg's that make it really unique.
Defenders of the Oasis - Super unique jrpg themed like AlQadin from SSI.. aka Arabian Nights. You wont find a game like this anywhere else.
If Dragon Warrior style is your.. Style... then Crystal Warriors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ylN6ASyjeE) may be the game for you.. only for the truely vintage game fans though.
lmao Axe Battler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB8LyyYoUj8) was a game I found at a second hand shop once and in a pinch, is really nostalgic and awesome.

Im gonna cut this list short and add my favorite zelda game of all time, best played on a GBA adapter on a game cube so you can see it on your big screen tv in all its glory, or at least an emulator: The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMfJM1Acpzo&nohtml5=False) a Capcom made zelda game that is just truely well exicuted. If you like Snes zelda, if you like Windwaker art, then this is the game 4 u.

http://i.imgur.com/e2uYcjO.png

This list can go on and on and on, there are still more handhelds than games I listed in this post, each with a torrent of games of thier own! Good thread.

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 03:05 PM

I also gotta add this little number. When I was a kid I saw it somehwere maybe on a poster at a game store or something. SO i saved up some money to buy a master system and found this game and took them home for summer vacation. What resulted was me not getting much farther than like the second level becuse I couldnt A. Figure out how to win this game and B. couldnt figure out what to fucking do.

Golvellius (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOLWIrQshE8&nohtml5=False) - zelda style adventure rpg something or some shit.. Idk I think I might try to beat this game once and for all sometime soon. Look how cute that shit is:

http://i.imgur.com/OuSV9Ub.png

maskedmelon

04-12-2016, 03:31 PM

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 03:52 PM

What's in the hole?

if my memory serves me correctly, as I was never able to beat it. certain death. ;)

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 05:07 PM

Thread Spinoff.. check this final fantasy anime that Im not sure existed until today: https://youtu.be/AYAzSqsReg8

AzzarTheGod

04-12-2016, 05:33 PM

Thread Spinoff.. check this final fantasy anime that Im not sure existed until today: https://youtu.be/AYAzSqsReg8

no thanks they fucked the movie up not interested in anything ever again FF

Skydash

04-12-2016, 05:36 PM

The Y's series is fun. Playing that on my phone.

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 05:40 PM

no thanks they fucked the movie up not interested in anything ever again FF

that.. that was like over a decade ago. Man they cut you deep w/ that one.

The Y's series is fun. Playing that on my phone.

Ys is great! especailly the first one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7k-TrkTru4&nohtml5=False

AzzarTheGod

04-12-2016, 05:42 PM

that.. that was like over a decade ago. Man they cut you deep w/ that one.

still furious pal. they shulda known better.

u don't just spit on FF7

iruinedyourday

04-12-2016, 05:45 PM

still furious pal. they shulda known better.

u don't just spit on FF7

get back to the roots and play those ff GBA titles I linked a couple posts back :D

Knuckle

04-13-2016, 12:06 PM

This was a FANfuckingtastic turnbased strat rpg: Warsong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrUY64jeizY&nohtml5=False

if u like shining force ud like this!

beat that game, have the entire soundtrack playlist saved on my youtube account

Qian

04-13-2016, 01:43 PM

Crystalis was another fun NES RPG. Not up to the level of some of the others, but I remember having a lot of fun with it.

Pokesan

04-13-2016, 02:35 PM

Story pack filling between BG1 and BG2 came out quite recently. Should be right up your alley!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcpUl3rv7E

iruinedyourday

04-13-2016, 02:36 PM

Crystalis was another fun NES RPG. Not up to the level of some of the others, but I remember having a lot of fun with it.

I have to agree w/ this one, whats not to love about all of this:

http://i.imgur.com/0zCdjSs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3X9r9T8.png

http://i.imgur.com/zwg9Ubg.png

Daywolf

04-13-2016, 05:11 PM

Oh and OP, NWN2? It's not on console or handheld, not even android for android consoles and handhelds. It's just on Win/Mac. Anyway, NWN2 needs mods and player made add-ons to make it really good, which isn't a thing for most console and handhelds.

Personally among all the traditional console and handhelds I like PSP, though still lacks sandbox games and popular modding games. I'd be more tempted to get a PSP if there were better racing games and that use analog rather than d-pad, and that have decent smooth graphics like littlebigplanet or force unleashed. Ah but if I were into eastern games I'd be set. Probably of your list other than other, I'd play mario. But more about just liking super mario on nes, the rest of the mario franchise hasn't kept my attention.

Dillian

04-13-2016, 05:32 PM

chrono trigger. was the best, Super mario rpg was a close second for me though

iruinedyourday

04-13-2016, 05:50 PM

chrono trigger. was the best, Super mario rpg was a close second for me though

I think the writing in SMrpg is the best as far as jrpgs go.. it was a comedy and at a lot of times a parody of Jrpg tropes, so there were some really funny and really clever lines in it :)

AzzarTheGod

04-13-2016, 05:57 PM

chrono trigger. was the best, Super mario rpg was a close second for me though

This is my sentiments. It was Chrono then Super Mario RPG.

U can see Chrono doing numbers in this thread. But surprised its not a landslide. A lot of people didn't play it.

FF just wasn't as immersive or fun to me. That "blown away" feeling was missing from FF. Too Japanese anime based probably.

FF is mostly for anime-philes. Chrono and Super Mario are a slight departure from that.

iruinedyourday

04-13-2016, 05:59 PM

This is my sentiments. It was Chrono then Super Mario RPG.

U can see Chrono doing numbers in this thread. But surprised its not a landslide. A lot of people didn't play it.

FF just wasn't as immersive or fun to me. That "blown away" feeling was missing from FF. Too Japanese anime based probably.

FF is mostly for anime-philes. Chrono and Super Mario are a slight departure from that.

not if ur playing anything final fantasy 3 and lower though its just regular 8bit fantasy.. hardly different infact maybe even less 'anime' feeling than chrono trigger IMO

but anything after that is anime all the way yea

AzzarTheGod

04-13-2016, 06:01 PM

not if ur playing anything final fantasy 3 and lower though its just regular 8bit fantasy.. hardly different infact maybe even less 'anime' feeling than chrono trigger IMO

That's true. I skipped FF3 because it didn't feel big to me at first or epic enough. Just not much of an 8 bit guy I guess.

16 bit brought expansive epic worlds to life and that's what I was attracted the most to. I mean Chrono was slick and stylized, but Super Mario RPG was like "holy fuck this game is 16 bit??" It was def cutting edge.

Alenon

04-18-2016, 10:30 AM

Secret of mana isn't here, blasphemy

Tuljin

04-18-2016, 10:54 AM

FF6/3 is in many ways the best JRPG of its era. Chrono Trigger was awesome too and they are closely tied however the sheer number of characters, quests, and secrets in FF6 made it feel much more "epic" than Chrono Trigger.

I was playing all of these JRPGs in the 90s as they were coming out and I have to say when FF7 came out it drew a lot of people to the genre due to the way it was marketed and it being for the Playstation. I played it through many times and it is a fucking awesome game but because I had played 6 first I never thought it was plainly a "better" game.

In the early-mid 90s I was chastised for liking JRPGs because they were "gay" and when I was playing FF1 on NES my friends were like "dude why do you play that gay game where the dudes are in boxes and you don't even control them." All it took was some marketing and a popular game system to bring a bunch of new people to the genre. Shit, even a lot of my game nerd friends had to play "catchup" because they missed all the SNES JRPGs that came out before FF7.

Anyways, if you haven't played FF6, play it. The best way to play is to get a customized GBA FF6 Advance ROM but with the original SNES music tracks hacked in. The GBA sound hardware wasn't true to the original (amazing) soundtrack and a lot of the instruments are fucked.

Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, FFTactics, all fucking awesome - but play FF6 if you haven't. Its what a JRPG should be.

Swish

04-18-2016, 11:05 AM

I have to agree w/ this one, whats not to love about all of this:

http://i.imgur.com/0zCdjSs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3X9r9T8.png

http://i.imgur.com/zwg9Ubg.png

I'm scared.

Vilkata

04-18-2016, 11:47 AM

I know its not the same genre, but King's Field is one of my all time favs.

Skittlez

04-18-2016, 12:56 PM

Where the fuck is Golden Sun?

Tuljin

04-18-2016, 03:39 PM

Crystalis is another fucking awesome game. I remember the cover art but its super small on the cartridge. Man the zoom-in on that green blob is fucking hilarious roflroflroflroflroflrofl

Tuljin

04-18-2016, 03:39 PM

Where the fuck is Golden Sun?

Golden Sun was later on, wasn't it GBA and made after 2000?

Millburn

04-19-2016, 04:03 AM

My vote was for Final Fantasy Tactics but honestly get yourself an SNES emulator and download Treasure of the Rudras (Rudra no Hihou).

LostCause

04-19-2016, 08:48 AM

arx fatalis

Manticmuse

04-19-2016, 10:04 AM

http://i.imgur.com/z6ExRzr.jpg

iruinedyourday

04-19-2016, 02:05 PM

http://i.imgur.com/z6ExRzr.jpg

been waiting for someone to link this one.

what a wierd game that you start off naked in lmao

stressl

04-19-2016, 02:12 PM

super mario rpg was one of the most underrated games of all time

iruinedyourday

04-19-2016, 04:25 PM

super mario rpg was one of the most underrated games of all time

Paper Mario on Wii was pretty good if u like Jrpg writing and jokes and stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4Jh16RKgs

AzzarTheGod

04-20-2016, 03:13 AM

Paper Mario on Wii was pretty good if u like Jrpg writing and jokes and stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4Jh16RKgs

Its not as good. I wouldn't compare them.

I went into Paper Mario after I had been waiting with stressl for a successor to Super Mario RPG.

I was disappointed, didn't even finish the game but my brother did enjoy it and played the sequel. I got a laugh out of Jay Rippo's deals, that's about my only enjoyment I had there. No nostalgia for me.

Super Mario RPG on the other hand, was a way of life in my neighborhood at one point. We banged the shit out of that game for what felt like over 2 weeks. I have no idea how many gameplay hours it has, I guess it depends on how you play. I felt like we got a full month of the craze going.

hisssssssss ahummmmm

Millburn

04-20-2016, 11:29 PM

Seriously not enough mentions for the old Super Famicom line of rpgs that have gotten translations in the past couple years.

Energy Breaker
Treasure Hunter G
Rudra No Hihou
Chaos Seed
Live A Live
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)

All are amazing time sinks on par with the best of them at the time.

Fasttimes

04-21-2016, 12:07 AM

Any love for the persona series? Playing persona 3 portable on ppsspp and it's wonderful

iruinedyourday

04-21-2016, 12:42 AM

Persona is great but I only really played one of them on ps2 and was mostly confused heh

Cecily

04-21-2016, 02:12 AM

Persona encouraged me to stop looking to Japan for entertainment.

Millburn

04-22-2016, 02:20 AM

Persona encouraged me to stop looking to Japan for entertainment.

LOL

Swish

04-22-2016, 07:58 AM

Never hurts to play some old games like these while camping pixels/tracking on blue... amirite? ;)

iruinedyourday

04-22-2016, 01:14 PM

AzzarTheGod

04-22-2016, 04:28 PM

figured chrono trigger would landslide this thread. its in progress.

iruinedyourday

04-22-2016, 04:31 PM

idk man chrono trigger... it was the first official "too much shit to keep track of in this game" square game IMO

I personally think FF2 is the best of their games.. it has all of the things I love about FF but its simplified in a way that doesn't make it feel, bloated or convoluted... which FF3 feels to me.. 3 is just 2 with more shit everywhere... Even the art feels more 'gritty' to me than 2.. it crosses the line somewhere from cartoony simplified imagry to trying to be real? but still cartoony? and gritty?

idk... 3 just made me start to think that graphics are getting too good for my taste.

Honestly I think chronotriger is to FF3 as FF3 is to FF2.. So for me that makes it even worse. \

Not that I didnt enjoy the game.

AzzarTheGod

04-22-2016, 04:33 PM

I want a new EQ game that looks like this:

http://i.imgur.com/iRIp4WY.gif

And I want to feel like that guy when I go into dungeons again.

And I want to fail at dungeons until you're like level 30 becuse they're basically impossible.

Is that game DS3?

I want it to be persistant world like EQ tho :(

But yea I want it to look & feel exactly like this:

http://i.imgur.com/iRIp4WY.gif

Does it have to be an MMO?

I could maybe recommend some single player RPGs from the late 90's early 2000's where you get the shit beat out of you, that has an extremely strong EQ "Open world" adventure feel to it with no pointer arrows for quests, basically "you figure it the fuck out yourself" type of quests.. Perhaps even more open world than EQ itself (single have better world design on average)

iruinedyourday

04-22-2016, 04:40 PM

Does it have to be an MMO?

I could maybe recommend some single player RPGs from the late 90's early 2000's where you get the shit beat out of you, that has an extremely strong EQ "Open world" adventure feel to it with no pointer arrows for quests, basically "you figure it the fuck out yourself" type of quests.. Perhaps even more open world than EQ itself (single have better world design on average)

I guess im always open to game suggestions.

heres an unsolicited one while were at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiaB8eVXaE

AzzarTheGod

04-22-2016, 04:50 PM

I guess im always open to game suggestions.

heres an unsolicited one while were at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiaB8eVXaE

damn those manga cutscenes hold up extremely well. More games from that era would have been better served to make use of that style.

Even today, some "live-action" cutscenes look like shit in 2016 compared against the manga style.

I remember cringing at the Max Payne 3 cutscenes.

Fasttimes

04-22-2016, 04:52 PM

Persona encouraged me to stop looking to Japan for entertainment.

Lol fair enough. It's getting harder to find jrpg that aren't strategy games as I go up the generations of consoles. Most seem to go the monster hunter/kingdom hearts route of controlling which while is fun isn't as fun to me. Even new ff15 looks to go that route. Any recommendations for later gen consoles ? Seems most rpg are on the vita unfortunately maybe I should get a ps TV .