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Blood_Tears on 09 December 2015

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Cloudman on 09 December 2015
outlawauron said:
Cloudman said:
Skies of Arcadia... Now that's a good one.

I was thinking on this, and I found it kind of hard to answer. I like a lot of JRPGs, but I wasn't sure if it was because of other elements, such as combat system, characters, music, etc. When I think about JRPGs I love on story alone, I realize the stories aren't all that interesting.

Perhaps Chrono Trigger and Tales of Symphonia?

The end of your post literally made my jaw drop.

For me, when I think of grand stories that have stuck with me years later, I think of Nier, Drakengard 3, Final Fantasy IX and X, Persona 3 and 4, Lost Odyssey, and Earthbound.

There are a couple others I thought of, but I haven't completed them to give a fair endorsement.

D: Are my choices not good enough..? I admit my memory on Skies is a lil fuzzy, but I remember loving the game. The characters at least I thought  were excellent... My heart got in the way when I said Skies...

I think Chrono is pretty good... It's time travel done well, and you have a monster that will destroy the world some time in the future.. >_>; And Tales is rather cliche by today's standards, but at the time, I think it was a bit different with its story... <_<;



 

              

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outlawauron on 09 December 2015
Cloudman said:
outlawauron said:
Cloudman said:
Skies of Arcadia... Now that's a good one.

I was thinking on this, and I found it kind of hard to answer. I like a lot of JRPGs, but I wasn't sure if it was because of other elements, such as combat system, characters, music, etc. When I think about JRPGs I love on story alone, I realize the stories aren't all that interesting.

Perhaps Chrono Trigger and Tales of Symphonia?

The end of your post literally made my jaw drop.

For me, when I think of grand stories that have stuck with me years later, I think of Nier, Drakengard 3, Final Fantasy IX and X, Persona 3 and 4, Lost Odyssey, and Earthbound.

There are a couple others I thought of, but I haven't completed them to give a fair endorsement.

D: Are my choices not good enough..? I admit my memory on Skies is a lil fuzzy, but I remember loving the game. The characters at least I thought  were excellent... My heart got in the way when I said Skies...

I think Chrono is pretty good... It's time travel done well, and you have a monster that will destroy the world some time in the future.. >_>; And Tales is rather cliche by today's standards, but at the time, I think it was a bit different with its story... <_<;

I was only surprised by Symphonia as I'm very critical of its story and characters. I wasn't picking on CT or Skies. Apparently I'm the weird one as it seems many others thought it had one of the best stories ever.



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Cloudman on 09 December 2015
outlawauron said:
Cloudman said:
outlawauron said:
Cloudman said:
Skies of Arcadia... Now that's a good one.

I was thinking on this, and I found it kind of hard to answer. I like a lot of JRPGs, but I wasn't sure if it was because of other elements, such as combat system, characters, music, etc. When I think about JRPGs I love on story alone, I realize the stories aren't all that interesting.

Perhaps Chrono Trigger and Tales of Symphonia?

The end of your post literally made my jaw drop.

For me, when I think of grand stories that have stuck with me years later, I think of Nier, Drakengard 3, Final Fantasy IX and X, Persona 3 and 4, Lost Odyssey, and Earthbound.

There are a couple others I thought of, but I haven't completed them to give a fair endorsement.

D: Are my choices not good enough..? I admit my memory on Skies is a lil fuzzy, but I remember loving the game. The characters at least I thought  were excellent... My heart got in the way when I said Skies...

I think Chrono is pretty good... It's time travel done well, and you have a monster that will destroy the world some time in the future.. >_>; And Tales is rather cliche by today's standards, but at the time, I think it was a bit different with its story... <_<;

I was only surprised by Symphonia as I'm very critical of its story and characters. I wasn't picking on CT or Skies. Apparently I'm the weird one as it seems many others thought it had one of the best stories ever.

Yeah, I figured you meant Symphonia x ) Also, people thought that about ToS? o: I thought it was my fav Tales game, but one of the best stories..? I dunno... I think I liked it for its overall package x D Since I am playing it now, it's the most fresh in my mind now.



 

              

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ktay95 on 09 December 2015
Clyde32 said:
KazumaKiryu said:

the best JRPG story has 100% "Persona 4" or "P3".


Not even the best stories in their series. 

I assume you mean the SMT series?? Because outside of spin offs he listed every Persona game their is



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ktay95 on 09 December 2015

Not my fave but shout outs to Pokemon Black and White, the only mainline Pokemon to have a decent story.



Clyde32 on 09 December 2015
ktay95 said:
Clyde32 said:


Not even the best stories in their series. 

I assume you mean the SMT series?? Because outside of spin offs he listed every Persona game their is


Meant the Persona series, but SMT series works as well. 



ktay95 on 09 December 2015
Clyde32 said:
ktay95 said:

I assume you mean the SMT series?? Because outside of spin offs he listed every Persona game their is


Meant the Persona series, but SMT series works as well. 

You missed my joke



Clyde32 on 09 December 2015
ktay95 said:
Clyde32 said:


Meant the Persona series, but SMT series works as well. 

You missed my joke


Nah I caught it. Chose not to reference it.



GoldenTriforce on 09 December 2015
Faust said:
DivinePaladin said:
Most of the Xeno series, Ni no Kuni, FFX (I'll argue to the end of time that X has a great plot, even if the localization issues distracted at times), and so on, off the top of my head. NnK has some gameplay problems though, be warned. If you're gonna play it make sure you're willing to sink 40 hours into a game that doesn't get any deeper in combat.

 
  Xeno series? like xenosaga? i couldnt get into xenoblade so i dont really know if the story gets any good, but xenosaga's story is pretty weak, pretentious and just dumb. Dont get me wrong, as a big FF's fan (and jrpgs in general) i do enjoy silly, over the top  stories but i imho opinion FUN doesnt make it for a good story.

  Ni no kuni story is like the game's weakest aspect, is basically the kind of stories that you read to your kids when the are going to bed.

 

Anyway, i know there arent that many games with good stories out there, but we shouldnt low our standars U_U

Xenobldae has an amazing story.

Xenblade X on the other hand has an okay sotry, but I am only 8 hours in so who knows

 

Also I think your standards are too high, I haven't played Xenosaga but I thought Ni No Kuni had a good story. Yes there may be aspects between stories that are reused, since there are only so many themes that work in certain scenarios, but tha doesn't weaken a story. And besides Ni No Kuni was supposed to have a  story book feel to the story, but that in no way makes the story lack depth or not be as high in quality as other games.

 

 

Now to answer the OP's question, XBC (original), Persona, Ni No Kuni, FFVI, and a lot more