Michael-5 said: Yea, I was taking a look at how many JRPG's I have to beat.... I have a lot, but the thing is I own them, so I can play them any time. |
Oops. I didn't realize there was a my games list. I'm looking at that right now, although I wish it could list all the games in the bookshelf like view per system or category instead of just mixed around like it seems.
Okay, well anyways, here's the gist of Dark Wizard. Dark Wizard has multiple characters to choose from, each character having different skills and such. On Dark Wizard the maps are mostly similar to Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen, Fire Emblem, or Advance Wars where there are multiple towns on one giant map and movement and attacking is hexagonal instead of a squared or real time. Monsters are summoned with MP and characters like Priests/Mages, etc, are purchased using gold and have an upkeep. If any character dies they're gone for good, but if they don't die, you can keep them and bring them into future battles. After finishing one area you choose allies that you'll bring with you that didn't die and attack the next area.
I'll make a couple recommendations from the list you already have.
If you're interested in Breath of Fire 1 and 2, make sure to get the GBA versions. The graphics are a little bit worse than the SNES version, mainly because of the brighter tones, but also a little less detailed. You won't really notice much of a difference though. The GBA versions give extra EXP and Gold so they really cut down on the grinding the SNES games require. The GBA versions might require a little bit of grinding, but not even close to the amount that the SNES versions require. They balanced the games a lot better.
If you have a ranking list on which ones you'd get first, I'd recommend putting Earthbound at the bottom as while it's a decent game, it's not worth the price you'll be paying for it at all. Suikoden 4 is better than most of this gens console RPGs, but compared to previous gens it's not nearly as good. Wherever Brave Fencer Musashi and Threads of Fate are, put Brave Fencer Musashi above Threads of Fate. Both good, but Brave Fencer Musashi is better.
For your TDL, if you're playing Star Ocean the Last Hope so you won't be disappointed after you play Star Ocean 1 and 2 then I'd recommend that one first, but if you're playing it because it interests you the most or you think it'll be a good game, I'd say put it after most of what you have except the ones you have little interest in. The gameplay is fairly good but the story s awful and they force you to go through so much of it.
If you get around to playing Final Fantasy Tactics again, I'd recommend either playing the PSX version or make sure to d ownload the speed patch which would require you to have a CFW PSP. If you don't like the dialogue on War of the Lions then you'll want to play the PSX version. If you don't like the slowdown between attacks, the original version doesn't have that slowdown and the speed patch fixes the slow down. Such an amazing game, such an awful port. Here's an example video. I'd show you the PSX to PSP comparison, but the person is comparing it in the final boss area(why didn't he think of doing it at the beginning?) The patch is Gafgarion's very first attack in the game, meaning you'll be able to keep the extras, like the extra characters and normal characters can now access special classes like Gafgarion's Dark Knight class. One thing is the patch seems to introduce a little bit of lag in the attack, but it could also be the recording or Youtube that introduces that judder like lag. I haven't used the patch, just saw this and recommended it over the original PSP version. I couldn't get through the PSP version because of the slowdown, but I can easily go back and play the PSX version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvrZjhw72U
If you ever get around to playing FF4. Don't play the GBA version. The game is full of bugs, glitches, and lag. Edge's back row boomerangs are considered front row weapons. Another crappy port from Square Enix. Complete Collection on the other hand is amazing. I'd highly recommend playing it. When you play it, don't be afraid to try stuff out that usually don't work often on most RPGs as well. FF4 was one of the few RPGs that don't have the letters SMT where spells like slow, stop, and death, have a high accuracy rate. Slow and stop are 100% on enemies that it affects while death is a high percentage. The Dragon Quest games do too, but unless your allies that have death are on auto battle, it won't seem like it works on anyone.
Also. Not RPG, but based on other games in your collection I'm assuming you're a Twisted Metal fan. You've got all the Twisted Metal games except Small Brawl, 2012, and PS2 Head On. But really. You have Twisted Metal 3 and 4 but not 2012?
I'm just kidding. I'm a Twisted Metal fan as well and would highly recommend the PS3 game. It's an amazing game that gets a lot of unwaranted hated. Atleast partially unwaranted hate. The online was complete garbage and I quit playing the game because of how bad it was. It actually works now, but has a high chance if you're on an old model PS3 of crashing. Just my luck. If you get on now and play it, the random people on there are on like 12+ hours a day. It's fun to play online, but it's more fun playing against friends.