I find that I tend to prefer handheld jrpgs to home console jrpgs. Home console jrpgs mainly seem tedious to me now. Etrian Odyssey for one is a damn good series and better than any console jrpg I played this gen (and I played like 7). No cutscene and cinematic bullshit, no having to talk to a specific number of people in town to progress the story, no j-pop bullshit, no long ass narrative, no emo. It's just pure jrpg gameplay goodness with great skill customization (skill trees), challenging encounters without being overly punishing (you can buy warp wires. It's damn fun chipping away at that labyrinth, seeing your mini-animu characters level up and purchasing skill points for them so they can improve their pwnage skillz. And EO2 has quick save (one of the problems with EO1), which is a feature that is missing from the console jrpgs. Quick save or keeping your DS in sleep mode pwns leaving the 360 or PS3 on.
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