So anyway, are any of these 360 JRPG exclusives going to make any of you JRPG-hardcore non-360 owners get one?

It would be a lot easir for me to make this kind of list since I haven't played as many RPGs as you did

My guess...no.

To have the Hardcore-JRPG-non-360-Fan buy the system, it would to have an undisputed AAA RPG. Games like Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon and ToV are too debatable in quality. Infinite Undiscovery I predict will fall into the same category, time will tell.

Star Ocean:TLH is the only currently announced 360 JRPG that I think could cause people to purchase a 360.

Obviously this isn't the case for everyone though, just the majority of them. (this of course is just my speculative opinion with conjecture as my main source of evidence)

JRPG fans buying a 360 for The Last Hope doesn't suprise me since SO is very well-regarded among gamers

Yeah I have, I edited my last post and put it under the "games I wanted to include, but didn't list". However, I haven't beaten it since around 2003, so maybe playing it again (which I am thinking of doing) will see it get promoted.

I don't see it cracking the Top 15 though. I loved the game, but I wasn't a huge fan of the characters (aside from Vivi), but I really liked the story. I loved the ending though, that was very well done.

Agreed

I just wonder how many people will hold off on buying Star Ocean:TLH under the assumption/hope that it goes to the PS3. (i think reviews will play some part in this)

I just hope the voice acting is better then it was in the last game, man that was terrible. Fayt's voice acting was pretty good, but Sophia (especially) just pissed me off. Why do so many female voice actors give Teenage Girls that light and sugary over the top voice that is the audio equivalent to a feather.

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ooo....list has a distinct lack of Disgaea....or are we not counting SRPG's....I love that game for the humor, some of the best in any video game imo. No worries if you disagree or haven't tried it though.

You'll have to tell me where Persona 3 ends up after you play it, I truly love that game.

OMG....no earthbound ; ;

a good list regardless though. Sad to see games I'll probably never play, but hopefully some new games eek their way in that list, nothing better than playing a game that actually beats out some of the classics.

IMO, if there are hardcore JRPG fans on this site, they should already own a 360.

I purchased mine just for LO. It was a nice breath of fresh air getting to play a turn based JRPG with random encounters again. Although I know many hate random encounters. Don't forget about Eternal Sonata either. :)

It is a long wait if you own a PS3 only, although I know when they come it will be worth the wait. Still, not worth skipping all the games already released.

about SO....the last one kinda disappointed me, so it's pretty much a non-issue. If it turns out well though I might consider a 360, assuming I have the money of course.

I think i should have worded that better.

I don't mean debatable in general quality, I meant debatable in terms of AAA or Elite quality.