For a while now I've been craving a long, juicy JRPG to sink my teeth into. Problem is, I'm pretty particular about my JRPGs, and have no interested in sieving through a sea of garbage to find the kind of game I'm looking for. That's why I'm turning to you -- the people who have already done that. (Yes, I'm talking to you, JRPG nuts who know all about the Megami Tenseis and the Atelier Whatevers.) You're my only hope.
Here's what I'm looking for:
- Something with a real-time battle system. It can be turn-based, but if it is, it needs to have some real-time elements. (By the way: I do not count the Final Fantasy-style "active battle bar" or whatever it's called as a real-time element, even though it is.)
- Something with plenty of optional content. I'm talking side-quests, collectibles, mini-games, hidden dungeons, secret boss fights et cetera.
- Preferably (though certainly not necessarily) something for a portable platform.
- Preferably no random battles.
- Absolutely no randomly generated dungeons.
- Good music and/or graphics. If it isn't aesthetically pleasing, I'm not interested.
- It needs to have been released in Europe, or else be region free.
I think that's it. To give examples of JRPGs I've really liked: Tales of Eternia, Tales of Vesperia, Mega Man Battle Network (all of them, though 3 in particular), The World Ends With You.
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