are jrpgs dying?

[Faxanadu]

jarrod said:

Faxanadu said:

jarrod said:

Faxanadu said:

jarrod said:

Faxanadu said:
On DS not, on Wii they just get reborn and I dont care for the rest.

Unfortuantely, games like Scret of Mana or the Soulblazer-Triology arent around anymore....

The death of epic single player Japanese Action RPGs in the late 90s is one of saddest events in gaming imo.  These days it's pretty much just Zelda, Ys and awful crap like Kingdom Hearts keeping it going. ;_;

I actually just played Ys for the first time on the DS and am surprised how much fun it is. I heard of it back then, but I guess it was never released in Europe - just like 95% of all JRPGs back then.

Zelda I would count as dead as well, as the shift to 3D has totally changed gameplay and hence its not the same anymore.

OMFG, that's like the worst version of Ys though! :X

Get to your Wii and download Ys Books I & II on the Virtual Console immediately! Unless you don't have it on VC in Europe, in which case I'll weep for you. ;_;

Is it different/better? How and why?

And yes, I think it is on VC.

Looks, sounds, plays better.  The TG16 version is generally considered the best of all the Ys I&II versions (at least besides the Eternal remakes). I have the DS version too (it's based off Eternal btw), and while it's not as bad as some say, it's still pretty janky and low budget imo.  I'd definitely recommend doing the VC versions first though.

Virtual Console's been my saving grace this gen though, with so many great ARPGs to replay though (Zelda 1-3, Ys I&II, Neutopia 1-2, LandStalker, Beyond Oasis, Monster World 1-4, Secret of Mana).  Man, I miss 16-bit.

OK, thanks for the info.

I guess I need to check the highlighted games out. And yes, VC has done me good as well so far.

I am still amazed that Secret of Mana is still as glorious today as it was back then - couldnt put it down.

Also, zelda 2 was fun until I screwed up and used some keys from Castle 3 in Castle 4 - am scared now to go back and find that missing key in castle 4 - stupid open world stuff....