Topic: Best jRPGs

[PyramidHead]

Panzer Dragoon Saga - one of the best video games I've played, and one of the most interesting JRPGs so far. It takes about 15 hours to beat, but the English ver. CDs cost like HELL. And... even if they would kill me for this epic crime, I would still play it on my SS emulator. I mean it's a great game.

Septerra Core is actually a western game, but it's JRPG, it's long and it's good.

The Desolate Hope is a mix between a platformer and JRPG. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone because of its "experimental" nature, but it's one of my favorites. Really hard beautiful game.

Radia Senki Reimei Hen is TECMO's great JRPG on NES, which is also one of the best.

Samurai Spirits RPG. If you love Samurai Shodown series and can read Japanese - it's a must. 

[Viskod]

So, many great games are being listed here. I kinda want to replay Breath of Fire again.

Breath of Fire 3 is my favorite and it had an excellent re-release on the PSP with an updated UI looked great. Only it never came to the US so I had to import the PAL UMD Disc.

And since Sony refuses to release the cable that lets you transfer UMD games in a PSP to a Memory Stick in the Vita, and they refuse to put the game on PSN, I basically keep my old PSP around just to play that.

I am also a fan of Wild Arms, and hope to see another installment in the series one day.

[theANdROId]

At first, I absolutely hated any kind of RPG.  I don't really know why...I didn't like the turn taking style, and I also hated random battles.  I wanted to at least see the enemies so I could try to avoid them.

Then a friend introduced me to Chrono Cross.  You could see the enemies, and for that I was glad.  However, aside from that, something about this game...I just loved it!  When my friend was tired, I made him let me start a new game and I played all night.  I didn't get far though.

Soon after, that friend introduced me to Earthbound, which I loved.  When I went to college, a girlfriend found out I liked Chrono Cross and introduced me to Chrono Trigger.  Somewhere in all this, I found a new love for RPG style games...but I'd have to say those three are the top for me.  You all have listed lots of other good ones!

[ganonfloyd]

I desperately need to play a Wild Arms game.

[Viskod]

Well 1 and 2 are on PSN, unfortunately XSEED has said that they cannot put 3, 4, or 5 on PSN as PS2 Classics because of problems with the way the games are coded.

I would try to find a copy of Wild Arms: Alter Code F, its a PS2 remake of Wild Arms 1 with additional playable characters.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

At first, I absolutely hated any kind of RPG.  I don't really know why...I didn't like the turn taking style, and I also hated random battles.  I wanted to at least see the enemies so I could try to avoid them.

Then a friend introduced me to Chrono Cross.  You could see the enemies, and for that I was glad.  However, aside from that, something about this game...I just loved it!  When my friend was tired, I made him let me start a new game and I played all night.  I didn't get far though.

Soon after, that friend introduced me to Earthbound, which I loved.  When I went to college, a girlfriend found out I liked Chrono Cross and introduced me to Chrono Trigger.  Somewhere in all this, I found a new love for RPG style games...but I'd have to say those three are the top for me.  You all have listed lots of other good ones!

I still say that the Chrono Cross "Elements" system, combined with the GORGEOUS visuals (and detailed character models), plus Yasunori Mitsuda's amazing soundtrack, are the reasons that game is a total Gem.  Too bad it's constantly overshadowed by Chrono Trigger (which is ALSO a great title).

This tune still brings tears to my eyes:

Chrono Cross OST - The Dream that Time Dreams

I love how at 1:25 it plays part of the Chrono Trigger music.

Opening Theme - Chrono Trigger
Hear it here at 1:12

[Dark Nemesis]

From what I've read on multiple walkthroughs cutting down on game time (the clock) is part of getting the best ending. I may have read them wrong but that's what was mentioned. I'll have to check again since it's been several years.

You need to do some specific actions in three specific chapters, that they wiil make you drop Valkyrie's seal value lower than 35, to trigger the sequences for A ending. If i didn't have read a walkthrough, i would have never found out that for my self.

[ganonfloyd]

Well 1 and 2 are on PSN, unfortunately XSEED has said that they cannot put 3, 4, or 5 on PSN as PS2 Classics because of problems with the way the games are coded.

I would try to find a copy of Wild Arms: Alter Code F, its a PS2 remake of Wild Arms 1 with additional playable characters.

Oh cool, I wasn't aware of that. I'll have to check them out some time when I get a stable PS3 again.

[Kale]

IMO... Wild Arms 2 is the best. I couldn't get into any of the others. 1 was okay but I got stuck in the desert or something and I just gave up on it.

Breath of Fire 3 was also my favorite. 4 was pretty awesome as well. I got into the series at 3 so I can't go back to the older ones.

None of them are on the level as Xenogears and Valkyrie Profile for me though.

[X]

Breath of Fire 3 was also my favorite. 4 was pretty awesome as well. I got into the series at 3 so I can't go back to the older ones.

I tried BoF 4 a while ago but was not thrilled with it. The colors were so washed out that it was putting me to sleep quicker then listening to country western, lol.

[theANdROId]

I still say that the Chrono Cross "Elements" system, combined with the GORGEOUS visuals (and detailed character models), plus Yasunori Mitsuda's amazing soundtrack, are the reasons that game is a total Gem.  Too bad it's constantly overshadowed by Chrono Trigger (which is ALSO a great title).

This tune still brings tears to my eyes:

Chrono Cross OST - The Dream that Time Dreams

I love how at 1:25 it plays part of the Chrono Trigger music.

Opening Theme - Chrono Trigger
Hear it here at 1:12

That's how my girlfriend at the time came to introduce me to Chrono Trigger.  I had recently bought the soundtrack to Chrono Cross, and one afternoon while we were studying (yeah, we were really studying this time) I was playing the 3rd disc.  She apparently grew up on Chrono Trigger (though never told me she liked games, what's up with that?!), and wigged out a little when she heard the familiar tune!

[KaZudra]

Seiken Densetsu 3, by far my most favorite Jrpg of all time

[GuyStarwind]

Speaking of Fire Emblem have you folks seen this?

[VladCT]

I tried BoF 4 a while ago but was not thrilled with it. The colors were so washed out that it was putting me to sleep quicker then listening to country western, lol.

Sadly it doesn't really get that interesting until a bit late in to the game.

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Still, to me Fou-Lu was an example of a sympathetic villain done right. If certain people dicked me over that much I'd sure as hell snap. lol

[Dark Nemesis]

Breath of fire III is the best of the series for me. Breath of fire IV is also very nice, but like VladCT said, you'll have to make it a little far to the game for it to start getting interesting and yes Fou-Lu is one of my favorite vilains. Also Breath of fire II and I are also great games and  you can play their remakes on GBA.