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FreeTalkLive on 17 February 2009
RPG said:

This is also including the PSP and DS which is just full of remakes, do you think this generation is the worst you have seen for JRPG?

I think this is the best generation of JRPGs - it will be.  Currently, last generation is the best but that should change before 2010.  There are just so many amazing JRPGs coming out this generation.

Of course, DS has been the best this generation.  It has many remakes of top JRPGs and fresh new stuff.  Wii, PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360 are also getting quite a few.  The consoles are getting a lot, especially if you include VC or the just released Sega games disc for the HD consoles.

There is truely no better time to be a live for a JRPG fan.  Also, the is the best generation for WRPGs.  We are currently in RPG heaven.

 



 

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griffinA on 17 February 2009

I think the NES was pretty bad for JRPGs.

But anyway, how can you judge this generation yet? Wait till at least the majority of JRPGs are released until you start thinking about their quality.



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Chrizum on 17 February 2009

You can't complain about the lack of JRPG's and not play Opoona.



outlawauron on 17 February 2009
FreeTalkLive said:
RPG said:

This is also including the PSP and DS which is just full of remakes, do you think this generation is the worst you have seen for JRPG?

I think this is the best generation of JRPGs - it will be.  Currently, last generation is the best but that should change before 2010.  There are just so many amazing JRPGs coming out this generation.

Of course, DS has been the best this generation.  It has many remakes of top JRPGs and fresh new stuff.  Wii, PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360 are also getting quite a few.  The consoles are getting a lot, especially if you include VC or the just released Sega games disc for the HD consoles.

There is truely no better time to be a live for a JRPG fan.  Also, the is the best generation for WRPGs.  We are currently in RPG heaven.

What now? This generation sucks hard compared to last generation. I've only played three truly great JRPGs this generation. I've even played so of the very overrated, in my opinion, JRPGs this generation and we certainly haven't kept up.



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alekth on 17 February 2009

I sure hope it gets better because right now it's awful.
To me best JRPG made in this gen's years is a PS2 game (Persona 4), on the HD consoles there are 4 I wouldn't have missed, and two of them are strategy (and Disgaea 3 would have probably fit the PS2 as well).

Portables are doing better, and I actually anticipate some of the remakes since there's a lot of stuff I've missed.

And stop involving WRPGs when the thread is clearly about JRPGs.



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The on 17 February 2009
famousringo said:
The said:
izaaz101 said:
Pristine20 said:
Soriku said:
No. This gen seems like a gen where devs try something new with RPGs. See: TWEWY, Inazuma Eleven, Sigma Harmonics, etc.

 

 

Charming games, let's see how they compare against RPGs from the first 3 years of the previous generation, starting with the Dreamcast in 2000, until beginning of 2003. I'll list only "traditional jRPGs, so no games like Phantasy Star Online.

*surgically removed list*

NOTE: I'm only listing games ranked 75 and over on Metacritic. I'm also just listing games on home consoles. These are all JRPGs. You should notice all of them except for Grandia and Skies of Arcadia are all exclusives for PlayStation 2.

 

So yes, this generation, which is a little over 3 years old, has undeniably sucked for JRPGs. Unless anyone here can come up with a list that can match or even reach the knees of the list I provided above. 

 

 

Highlighted your crucial mistake. The DS alone has 20 RPGs with 75 or better on metacritic. Cutting out the remakes still leaves 13 titles. I'll spare this thread from another list barrage, you can look them up if you want to.

The Japanese gamer has moved to the handheld, especially for single-player games like RPGs. Japanese developers are moving to reflect this.

 

 So what? Should I include handheld JRPGs from last gen as well??? I'm sure there must be some good titles, but we're not comparing that here, at least I was clearly not, so I don't see any mistake.

AND EVEN SO (yeah, let's leave out the portable JRPGs from last gen, and even so) I'll take Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Dark Cloud 2, Xenosaga, Suikoden 3 and Skies of Arcadia over all JRPGs of this generation put together (and let's even add more fun to it while I'm at it, even if all these tittles were on the same system, which they're not. Last gen you had a PS2 and you were set)



The on 17 February 2009

I couldn't help myself...

Will you look at that, I'm no GBA expert but I could easily spot many RPGs at first glance, you can check the list yourself and look at the score. The truth is, RPGS have always been strong on Nintendo handhelds, since the first gameboy, it's not a matter of attention shifting this generation. JRPGs are plenty on handhelds regardless of how much they are demanded on consoles.

Just some of what I spotted, there are some remakes, but the list is there:

Final Fantasy V Advance
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Golden Sun
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Legend of Zelda
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Pokemon Fire Red
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Breath of Fire II
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
Lunar Legend
Pokemon Leaf Green



The on 17 February 2009
Soriku said:
@The

Just because they're not better than all those games doesn't mean the gen sucks. I haven't played IE and SH but they seem good. And TWEWY is excellent.

 

 No, it doesn't suck, it's just THE WORST, as the title of the thread asks. Something is better than the other, therefore the latter is WORSE. In this generation's case, it's the worst for JRPGs so far.



Dgc1808 on 17 February 2009

Things are great in the handheld department... can't say much for consoles yet... since there haven't been too many at all....



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Destiny Blade on 17 February 2009

I would take this generations RPGs over the one's that were on the SNES.

So, I'm going to say no.