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F.Scofield on 26 July 2014

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Maraccuda on 26 July 2014

Baten Kaitos
Lost Kingdoms 2
....

Really cant think of any others at the moment.



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InnocentSin on 26 July 2014
Michael-5 said:
InnocentSin said:

I have to say, I was really surprised at how involved the story was in FF2. I was expecting it to be a generic FF1 plot but it actually delivered a half decent story.

And I agree with Mystery of the Emblem, that game was a great improvement over Shadow Dragon. 

OT: Honestly, I'll have to say Suikoden. Not sure if a lot of people have played the game but I had a blast with it. Other games would include Arc the Lad 2, SMT: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers, Dragon Quest 6. Also I think Chrono Cross is an interesting case. That game came out with excellent reception to it but over the years, there are Trigger fans that hate Cross but personally, I absolutely love it.

I recently bought Suikoden II. I played a lot of PS1 JRPG's, but shamefully must admit never to beat one. Played a most of FFVII and a bit of XenoGears/Chrono Cross, I'm really looking forward to having some spare time to beat these gems.

Howver can you really say any of these are under-rated? Never heard a single bad thing about Suikoden and Chrono Cross (just that Trigger fans prefer tigger).

P.S. YEs Chrono Trigger is my favorite JRPG, and I have yet to get into Cross (but from what I have played I loved it)


Did you have to spend a fortune on Suikoden 2? Online prices for that game are pretty high.

I don't think Chrono Cross is that underrated but I see plenty people of degrading it for not being a proper sequel. Nothing is wrong with the Suikoden games either but I think they're pretty under exposed and the series was abandoned partly due to dissapointing sales. 



Maraccuda on 26 July 2014
novasonic said:
Maraccuda said:
novasonic said:
Baten Kaitos. Battle system, graphics, sound, atmosphere, story. Everything was amazing about those games. Sold terribly, but think how well it would work on WiiU! I hope that's what Monolith has planned for after Xenoblade X


Baten Kaitos!! Really enjoyed it despite its flaws. I still pray for them to be on Virtual Console so I can finally play the Baten Kaitos Origins.

Origins was amazing too! There was a huge plot twist that completely turned the first games story on its head. I've been so jaded by RPG plot twists, and even I didn't see it coming.

Really? Was it a good twist? Generally JRPG twists are cliched, dumb, or are completely from left field that makes no sense. (No spoilers please)



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Michael-5 on 26 July 2014
novasonic said:
Michael-5 said:
novasonic said:
Baten Kaitos. Battle system, graphics, sound, atmosphere, story. Everything was amazing about those games. Sold terribly, but think how well it would work on WiiU! I hope that's what Monolith has planned for after Xenoblade X

I kinda agree here, never played a Card-RPG like this before. I never beat Baten Kaitos because of the damn fetch quest for strong weapos at the end of the game, but it's always bugged me.

Were those mandatory? I don't remember doing them. I remember having a looot of trouble with the last boss though. Could be why. I was litterally like, "Welp this my very last attack and if this doesn't magically kill him I'll have to start this 45+ minute battle all over again.... HOLY SHIT!" It was one of my finest moments.

They were optional.

Also for the exact same reason, I love Golden Sun for GBA. 120,000 hp boss, defeated with a 120 dmg attack from 1 party member. No more mana, no more items, no more summons, just a final swing.



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phaedruss on 26 July 2014

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novasonic on 26 July 2014
Maraccuda said:

Really? Was it a good twist? Generally JRPG twists are cliched, dumb, or are completely from left field that makes no sense. (No spoilers please)

Oh yeah I wont spoil anything. There were two twists actually. One was so painfully obvious I couldn't help but roll my eyes during the cutscene, but the other one made brain ooze out of my head. If you ever get the chance to play it, put it on top of your priority list.




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Maraccuda on 26 July 2014
novasonic said:
Maraccuda said:
 

Really? Was it a good twist? Generally JRPG twists are cliched, dumb, or are completely from left field that makes no sense. (No spoilers please)

Oh yeah I wont spoil anything. There were two twists actually. One was so painfully obvious I couldn't help but roll my eyes during the cutscene, but the other one made brain ooze out of my head. If you ever get the chance to play it, put it on top of your priority list.

NICE!

Believe me when I get it I will play it right away, but even getting it on ebay is hard because postage from America kills the sale for me. One day though... one day. (I should have bought heaps of sealed copies about 5 years ago when everyone was selling them for dirt cheap with good postage).



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novasonic on 26 July 2014
Michael-5 said:

They were optional.

Also for the exact same reason, I love Golden Sun for GBA. 120,000 hp boss, defeated with a 120 dmg attack from 1 party member. No more mana, no more items, no more summons, just a final swing.

Nice. Golden Sun is a pretty under rated series too. I didn't like the DS one much, but I hope they do more with the series.

Once I really get into a game story, optional quests just go right out the window. It's gotten me into a tough spot more than a few times.




8th gen predictions. (made early 2014)
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X1: 30-35m
3DS: 80-85m
PSV: 15-20m

novasonic on 26 July 2014
Maraccuda said:
novasonic said:
Maraccuda said:
 

Really? Was it a good twist? Generally JRPG twists are cliched, dumb, or are completely from left field that makes no sense. (No spoilers please)

Oh yeah I wont spoil anything. There were two twists actually. One was so painfully obvious I couldn't help but roll my eyes during the cutscene, but the other one made brain ooze out of my head. If you ever get the chance to play it, put it on top of your priority list.

NICE!

Believe me when I get it I will play it right away, but even getting it on ebay is hard because postage from America kills the sale for me. One day though... one day. (I should have bought heaps of sealed copies about 5 years ago when everyone was selling them for dirt cheap with good postage).

Yup, I'm one of those turds selling retro games on Amazon here in Canada. Gamecube consoles are pretty worthless because almost every Wii can play them, but Gamecube games are a gold mine. Dollar signs light up in my eyes when I find a pile of them.




8th gen predictions. (made early 2014)
PS4: 60-65m
WiiU: 30-35m
X1: 30-35m
3DS: 80-85m
PSV: 15-20m