Ca n`t disagree more here because this is a homage to the classic
games of the old JRPG era.
Not exact matches
Defenders
of Oasis is a largely unknown RPG, but I played it on the
Game Gear long ago and can tell you it is a solid
JRPG, with a very similar play style as the
older Dragon Quest
games.
Move past that basic set
of elements, though, and you start to see the quirkiness that is quintessentially SEGA:
old - school combat where you initiate enemy encounters with random punks on the street
JRPG - style; mini
games that involve cooking noodles to the correct hardness and following the rules
of the road with passengers in your taxi; and best
of all, a ton
of missions that just come out
of left field, like helping a student cram for his exams by answering questions about physics and grammar.
Nowadays, he is a lover
of obscure, random
JRPG titles (both new and
old), and attempts to play as many
games as possible.
As with most
JRPGs, there is a bit
of level grinding involved, but it never gets
old or feels like you need to do it more than a few specific times during the
game.
I am a fan
of old school
JRPGS, Chrono Trigger is one
of my favourite
games of all time and I still think Octopath looks boring.
I don't shy away from the fact that I enjoy action roleplaying
games like Ys, Star Ocean, and the Tales
of franchise more than I do turn - based roleplaying
games like a lot
of old school
JRPG's and The Legend
of Heroes series.
Similar to the
JRPGs of old, there will be linear sections
of the
game, as well as more non-linear sections where you'll be able to freely explore.
A throwback to the
old - school 16 - bit style
JRPG where bright colourful characters, a top - down perspective and turn - based combat ruled the roost, Echoes
of Aetheria is one
of those pleasant surprises that in addition to providing a cracking little tribute to those classic Japanese adventure titles
of yesteryear, the
game also happens to be a decent effort in its own right, too.
That last note essentially sums up any problems Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has — whereas Xenoblade Chronicles X was a step away from
JRPG conventions and was something entirely new, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is deliberately
old school and deliberately evocative
of that first
game, perhaps to a fault.
My first
JRPG game, I remember when i was 12 years
old i was staying with my cousins and all my ps one
games had scratches and there was this
game that i refused to play because i prefered other type
of games and it was FFVII, i played it for like 4 hours straight and when i returned to my house i played all night long, this
game was fantastic for me at that age, the story, the characters, the music, the gameplay, the summons i mean everything was perfect, Cloud is my favorite protagonist
of all time and i support Clerith btw, Aertih was my waifu in those early years.
To me, Final Fantasy VII is not only my favorite
game, or my favorite Final Fantasy title, its the
game that made me a
gamer back when I was 10 years
old, it is the
game that made me fall in love with
JRPGs, it's a
game I played over and over again with my best friend since childhood, we definitely could see ourselves through Cloud and Barret respectively, the characters
of this universe are like family members now, and I cant wait to see them once again with the remake.
The battle screens and dungeon traversal would look great in 3D, and given M2's track record
of adding in new modes and features, I'd expect a lot
of cool updates to the
JRPG formula to keep the
game fresh and palatable to both modern
gamers and
old school fans alike.
Shadows
of Adam, PC - A great
game in the
old school style
of early 90s
JRPGs, it has great battle mechanics and some nice brain teaser block pushing puzzles.
And elsewhere in the genre, we're seeing a lot
of other retro - inspired RPG clones coming out through indie channels, with things like Retro Game Challenge's Guadia Quest and 360 Indie Game Breath Of Death serving up old - fashioned JRPG goodness with a knowing wink to the culture surrounding the genr
of other retro - inspired RPG clones coming out through indie channels, with things like Retro
Game Challenge's Guadia Quest and 360 Indie
Game Breath
Of Death serving up old - fashioned JRPG goodness with a knowing wink to the culture surrounding the genr
Of Death serving up
old - fashioned
JRPG goodness with a knowing wink to the culture surrounding the genre.
Speaking
of games that are trying to capture that
old - school
JRPG goodness, Lost Sphear has hit store shelves this week.
Why it's a
Game of the Year: Ni no Kuni is a game that took old JRPG conventions and made them feel new ag
Game of the Year: Ni no Kuni is a
game that took old JRPG conventions and made them feel new ag
game that took
old JRPG conventions and made them feel new again.
Nowadays, he is a lover
of obscure, random
JRPG titles (both new and
old), and attempts to play as many
games as humanly possible.