There comes a time when everyone has to step back, reflect on life's achievements, and ask themselves, "What should I do for JRPs?"
Don't worry. I'm here to help.
This is a list of Japanese role-playing games that are worth your time. Some are new; some are old; all is well. Each of these things is worth playing today, even if you have to pull out your dusty Super Nintendo and try to find cartridges in the retail market. These are timeless and ageless games. It's in the cream of the plant. They have excellent hair. Very long swords. Resurrection of demons.
This article was first published in 2013. We have reviewed and republished it again in 2019.
You have to play all these games. Presented in indirect order:
The Last Tradition VI
Platforms: Super Nintendo, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, iOS, PC
Part Steampunk, part star Wars, and 100% good goddamned, FFVI you are moving on The last thoughts one of the first RPGs to show people that yes, video games can pack emotional scenes. The advent of Terra and Celes and their struggle against the demons Kefka still holds today, even if their images are limited. Indeed, the issues of 16-bit graphics leave a lot to the imagination, which is part of what it does The Last Tradition VI still shining in the present day. (Play the original version if you can, not the it is a remote PC.)
The illusion of Gaia
Platforms: Super Nintendo
Back in the early '90s, a small company by the name of Quintet released a few RPGs for Nintendo's plans. Many are excellentActRaiser, Soul Blazer, Terranigma– but the highlight is The illusion of Gaia, a quompky romp in which you play a psychic boy named Will who has to go through a twisted part of the real world, smashing his way through both evil tracks and real symbols like the great Chinese wall. Will's departure is enchanting and wonderfully touching, full of short lines and moments that revolve around mortality and the meaning of life.
Spears: Eternal Blue Finished
Platforms: Sega Saturn, PlayStation
No game knows the concept of a traditional JRPG-to-based, heavy-duty musical adventure full of people and interesting places The spears series, created by a talented team on a Japanese channel called Game Arts. Eternal green he is the best of the bunch, and even though the hero, Hiro, can get a little sad, the game is warm and endearing and genuinely fun. The killer soundtrack, too.
It's Wood
Platforms: PlayStation 3
If you look at the word “good looks” in a dictionary, you probably won't find it It's Wood. I don't know why you thought a game that plays a niche role would be mentioned in the dictionary. But Ni no Kuni is a very good game nonetheless – a fun, funny adventure that is actually Miyazaki's best film. (Read my review.) Next and you have to play, and has a much improved combat system.
Phantasy Star IV
Platforms: Sega Genesis, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Back in the 90s, when The last thought exploded and JRPGs came together as MOBAs today, Sega offered his take: The Phantasy Star, sci-fi slogan that would be star Wars me Dragon Quest it was worth it The Lord of the Rings. While some fan fiction and Nintendo fans dismissed Sega's series as a knock-out crowd, people who played Genesis RPGs were treated to high-sci-fi RPG action. Phantasy Star IV mostly it passes.
Chrono Trigger
Platforms: Super Nintendo, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, PC
Look, you know everything about Chrono Trigger. Later on, talking sword wheels, Lavos, Lucca, the dumb Jesus who was still dumb, the kingdoms of heaven standing still. If you've never played it before, try to keep up your expectations – it probably won't change your life – but it's still a high quality RPG. (We recommend the DS version.)
Persona 5
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PS4
Persona 5 it's part high school and part rider, which sounds like a nice mix of fun until you play it and see what it's all about. Though the fifth Persona You can pull a little towards the end, with a vibe that is unlike any other. Coffee and curry, anyone? (Read ours to review.)
The final concept of VII
Platforms: PlayStation, PC, iOS, PS4
In this game you get a slap on the big canon.
Xenogears
Platforms: PlayStation, PS1 Classics
There are logical games, and then there are Xenogears, a landmark slogan about giant robots and religious myths that somehow manage and become ineffective. If you can look past the subterranean formation and the slow-moving text, you're in for a wonderful time with people fighting habits – and giant robots – to save the world from what may not be God himself.
Heroic History: Ways of the Sky
Platforms: PSP, PC
One of the most intriguing RPGs of the moment has one of the sad titles: Heroic History: Ways of the Sky. I promise, it's a bit less than normal as it sounds. There are air and plot elements as well as funny moments created by the local team at XSEED, which have released all the great shots of this and its sequences, which are basically two halves of a single game. Don't forget to talk to the jewelry boxes. (Learn more about what does Trails in the sky That's fine.)
The world over
Platforms: Super Nintendo, Wii U
Yes, Nintendo's cult is as good as everyone says it is. Yes, it’s funny and funny and full of unforgettable moments. No, it is not really about the fetus.
Radiant History
Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS
Radiant History much like the modern Chrono Trigger. You know – in the long run, the combat system is full of techniques, many melodramas – tasks. It's pretty cool.
Lufia 2
Platforms: Super Nintendo
JRPGs, as a general rule, aren't very good with puzzles, but Lufia 2 competes with Zelda in its amazing ability and the challenge it has with brain users all over the pit. It's a great game, and it's in great shape today. Just be aware of the bugs — one or two sections of the game are so designed that they seem like a heap on the screen, and you have to walk a straight line to get out. (Also: Avoid duplicating DS, which is a different game.)
Suikoden II
Platforms: PlayStation, PS Classics
Game of Thrones it's coming together Pokémon, but really, this is the best. Suikoden IIThe story is one of the most emotional experiences I've ever had in a video game, and its moments are "oh, shit" much better than the moments of other "Oh, shit" moments. If you like stories about friendship and betrayal and all that jazz, this JRPG is for you
Super Super RPG
Platforms: Super Nintendo, Wii Virtual Console
How many RPGs allow you to play as Mario in the Mushroom Kingdom? Well, there are many, these days. However Super Super RPG it was the first and still one of the best, and it's the only RPG with a weapon that lets Bowser launch Martin into enemy Koopa Troopas, which is pretty much all you need to know.
The final concept of IX
Platforms: PlayStation, PS1 Classics, PC
Smart, smart, and well-written, ninth The last thought is a Shakespearean mound with more humor than you would expect in a drama about a princess falling in love with a princess. The rate of random encounters is very high, but just about everything else does that.
Dragon Seeking VIII
Platforms: PlayStation 2, iOS, 3DS
The best of Dragon Quests red-purple and goofy and full of charm. If you don't think you have silly accents and a little grinding, you'll dig it.
Final Ways to Think
Platforms: PlayStation, PSP, iOS, PS1 Classics
Video games like to glorify war, but in Final Ways to Think, the war is real and it's not fun – if you look at it more than the fact that it's made of magic in funny hats. FFT is a game full of death, betrayal, and bad news for all, unless you are a player, if you are a player, when you love the hell out of a fun job plan and grid related help.
Kingdom Hearts II
Platforms: PlayStation 2
If you don't spend a lot of time thinking about the creations presented by Tetsuya Nomura that calls for strategy, jumping and punching through the Disney worlds is really fun.
Missed the Odyssey
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One
Back before Hironobu Sakaguchi & # 39; s Mistwalker got caught in the snare of gaming, they made a few gaming games, including only Microsoft. Missed the Odyssey, easy to play today thanks to the compatibility behind the Xbox One. With an intriguing story surrounding a group of amnesiac immortals and some old-school technology, Missing the Odyssey it's still worth your time.
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