Official JRPG Thread of Awesomeness! (Chat, Impressions, Hype)

well that intro is hand drawn.

Naruto does cell shading very well (im assuming ultimate ninja storm?).  My only problem with it is that I doubt ill like the game.  Not into those.

But good cell shading either way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8olUcvnr0k

Its not fully cell shaded but really cool looking

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well that intro is hand drawn.

Naruto does cell shading very well (im assuming ultimate ninja storm?).  My only problem with it is that I doubt ill like the game.  Not into those.

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"SmugDarkLoser said:

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well that intro is hand drawn.

Naruto does cell shading very well (im assuming ultimate ninja storm?).  My only problem with it is that I doubt ill like the game.  Not into those.

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Well truth be told I didn't watch the video since for some reason my bro's PC doesn't support GT format. But I have seen plenty of videos of the game. And yeah Naruto PS3 LOOKS good but I doubt that it will play that way."

^^^^I rarely rent games. Usually just buy and rarely at times demo.

^^^Throne of Darkness? Never heard of it. Is it like Diablo but with a Japanese setting?

^^^^Looks interesting. How is Anachronox anyway?

"Gunraidan said:

"^^^^Looks interesting. How is Anachronox anyway?"

I'm liking the game so far, i've played it before but never quite got around to playing it all the way through. It starts off slow but it picks up after a short while and it's much better once you start exploring other worlds. It's designed like a Final Fantasy game with a lot of flash, at least for a Quake 2 engine game and the controls are adjusted to fit the PC which is nice for a change... The characters are really likeable and I thought the whole human/robot buddy relationship was a lot like Beneath a Steel Sky which was an amazing adventure game. Lots of humour, but I think i'm only about half-way through it though.

Check out the intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034a_ss13uM"

That's weird. I was just about to start a "all jrpgs are the same thread".

"^^^^Looks interesting. How is Anachronox anyway?"

^^^So the game wasn't really complete? Kind of sad. I've played Deus Ex and I enjoyed it very much.

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Yay for Versus 13"

just curious, but what is V strike and  firaga mean?"

"SmugDarkLoser said:

just curious, but what is V strike and  firaga mean?"

If you don't know what Firaga means, what the heck are you even doing in this topic? I would've expected more from someone who makes like 5 Final Fantasy related threads a day. -_-""

I think you select attacks from the left menu and they get added to the right slots.

"I think you select attacks from the left menu and they get added to the right slots."

"I think you select attacks from the left menu and they get added to the right slots."

I agree with what those say in here. This looks like a VERY interesting take in ATB. I've been waiting for a game to change things up since Vagrant Story.

wakka from FF10 no?

"So I'm making this list of male JRPG characters with an exposed midriff; just for the heck of it.

Anyone know any others? (except for Kuja; villains are OK, but I don't want him on my list, because he's just too damn creepy)
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^^^Guilty Gear is a fighting game series.

"Well, that's how it looks so far, although I do wonder if there's another meaning behind queuing them up, such as chaining them together for a greater effect."

"I agree with what those say in here. This looks like a VERY interesting take in ATB. I've been waiting for a game to change things up since Vagrant Story."

"wakka ff10
testament from the guilty gears games/series"

"Disgaeamad said:

"Well, that's how it looks so far, although I do wonder if there's another meaning behind queuing them up, such as chaining them together for a greater effect."

Apparently it's already been confirmed in some interview that you can chain together attacks for certain effects.

"Gunraidan said:

"I agree with what those say in here. This looks like a VERY interesting take in ATB. I've been waiting for a game to change things up since Vagrant Story."

If you haven't played Valkyrie Profile 2 yet, I would recommend you check that out. It has one of the most advanced and unique battle systems I've seen. It's so advanced it even has advanced in its title (Advanced Tactical Combination Battle System)."

"Is it that much different from the original's? I really enjoyed that system, it worked really well if you knew which attacks flowed together with each other."

It was kind of down-played, but dare I say it?  Microsofts...dominance over JRPGs right now seems to be a good reason to get a 360 if you plan on playing these games.  I ordered Lost Odyssey used a couple of weeks ago, but apparently I ended up with a noob who has somehow lost my copy in the mail.  Nobody has mentioned Lost Odyssey or the other JRPGs that have already been released for the 360 since last year.  Anyone playing those games?


Here's a list on the 360, correct me if I'm wrong:
1. Blue Dragon.
2. Lost Odyssey.
3. Operation Darkness.
4. Spectral Force 3.
5. Zoids Assault.
6. Tales of Vesperia.
7. Infinite Undiscovery.
8. Star Ocean 4.
9. FF XIII.

I guess that is all of them that has been mentioned so far.

PS: Please move the men's mid-riff discussion to its own thread. Thank you.

"Here's a list on the 360, correct me if I'm wrong:
1. Blue Dragon.
2. Lost Odyssey.
3. Operation Darkness.
4. Spectral Force 3.
5. Zoids Assault.
6. Tales of Vesperia.
7. Infinite Undiscovery.
8. Star Ocean 4.
9. FF XIII.

I guess that is all of them that has been mentioned so far.

PS: Please move the men's mid-riff discussion to its own thread. Thank you.
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"Disgaeamad said:

"Is it that much different from the original's? I really enjoyed that system, it worked really well if you knew which attacks flowed together with each other."

Well, it's certainly different, but I can't say how different since all I know about VP1 is what I've seen on screenshots. At least VP2 has a fully 3D battle plane you can move around on, giving it somewhat of a Tactical RPG feel, except that it's actually fun (because unlike you Disgaeamad, I'm not mad for Disgaea :P). Actually, VP1 seems kinda boring to me since it only contains one of the mechanics that make up VP2's battle system.
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"Sounds good, I really need to get around to playing it, I really enjoyed the first.

Now, let us duel, for you have mocked Tactical RPGs!"

"Lind_L_Taylor said:

"Here's a list on the 360, correct me if I'm wrong:
1. Blue Dragon.
2. Lost Odyssey.
3. Operation Darkness.
4. Spectral Force 3.
5. Zoids Assault.
6. Tales of Vesperia.
7. Infinite Undiscovery.
8. Star Ocean 4.
9. FF XIII.

I guess that is all of them that has been mentioned so far.

PS: Please move the men's mid-riff discussion to its own thread. Thank you.
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I know you forgot at least Enchanted Arms, Eternal Sonata, Cry On, and Culdcept Saga (kinda?).

Also, we weren't actually discussing men's midriffs. We were making a list of male JRPG characters that have an exposed midriff. It's totally related to this topic.
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"Disgaeamad said:

"Sounds good, I really need to get around to playing it, I really enjoyed the first.

Now, let us duel, for you have mocked Tactical RPGs!"

Hehe, I really like the characters and setting of the Disgaea series, but I'm not too big on grindfest games."

"HAHA. I was testing you. =P  I own Culdcept Saga..it's pretty interesting for a board/trading-card game. Wtf is Cry On? "

Gunraidan said:

"I agree with what those say in here. This looks like a VERY interesting take in ATB. I've been waiting for a game to change things up since Vagrant Story."

If you haven't played Valkyrie Profile 2 yet, I would recommend you check that out. It has one of the most advanced and unique battle systems I've seen. It's so advanced it even has advanced in its title (Advanced Tactical Combination Battle System).

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"So what are your guys favorite JRPG's?"

"Seems interesting. Do they use it to full effect? I remember Star Ocean III had a great battle system but it fell short in all of the game but a single boss battle due to boss design and difficulty. I always wanted to play the first one though. I guess I could try out 2 though."

If we're going to talk about mid-riffs, then we should at least talk about female's bust sizes. I've noticed that they've increased quite dramatically over the years than how it used to be.  Someone should collect those on the thread. Jeff would like them.
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"So what are your guys favorite JRPG's?

"Seems interesting. Do they use it to full effect? I remember Star Ocean III had a great battle system but it fell short in all of the game but a single boss battle due to boss design and difficulty. I always wanted to play the first one though. I guess I could try out 2 though."

"Lind_L_Taylor said:

If we're going to talk about mid-riffs, then we should at least talk about female's bust sizes. I've noticed that they've increased quite dramatically over the years than how it used to be.  Someone should collect those on the thread. Jeff would like them.
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Alright, let's collect some female JRPG characters with big boobs.

Tear Grants from Tales of the Abyss has such a big rack they even joke about it in the game and call them "melons." And she's only 16 too, so they might still be growing.

"Lind_L_Taylor said:

If we're going to talk about mid-riffs, then we should at least talk about female's bust sizes. I've noticed that they've increased quite dramatically over the years than how it used to be.  Someone should collect those on the thread. Jeff would like them.
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Alright, let's collect some female JRPG characters with big boobs.

Tear Grants from Tales of the Abyss has such a big rack they even joke about it in the game and call them "melons." And she's only 16 too, so they might still be growing.

Gunraidan said:

"So what are your guys favorite JRPG's?

Straight from my favorites list: Kingdom Hearts (my very first PS2 game from back in 2002), Kingdom Hearts II (preferably the Final Mix version, it has sooooo much more content, and the new boss battles are awesome), Rogue Galaxy, Tales of Symphonia, Valkyrie Profile 2, Radiata Stories (very lackluster battle system for a tri-Ace game, but great in many other aspects),  Xenosaga III, Dragon Quest VIII (this game is so frickin amazing!), Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (better than Persona 3 IMO), Golden Sun, Golden Sun 2, Breath of Fire II, aaand... well, I guess I should add Pokemon Silver too, considering it's the game I've played the most way back when I was still a Pokemon obsessed kid.

I wish I could add more Tales games other than just Symphonia, but there's always something wrong with them... The PS2 remake of Tales of Destiny has been great so far though, but I haven't beaten it yet.

Gunraidan said:

"Seems interesting. Do they use it to full effect? I remember Star Ocean III had a great battle system but it fell short in all of the game but a single boss battle due to boss design and difficulty. I always wanted to play the first one though. I guess I could try out 2 though."

I think I know what you mean by SO3, and I can say that isn't the case in VP2. You can use the battle system to its fullest in every single battle in the game.

It's less actiony, though. On the battle plane, enemies will only move when you do, and the actual combat is timing based. It also makes every enemy somewhat of a puzzle, since you get more exp, items, and skillpoints if you destroy their armor first, but to do so you'll need to use certain attacks in a certain order.

It is a hard game, though. I've only played SO3 on Galaxy mode, which really wasn't that bad, but VP2 is harder than that right from the get go, and it only gets harder from there (because it doesn't have selectable difficulties). You really need to make sure your characters know the right skills. A good set of skills is way more important than a few levels.
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"In terms with Tera it seems that the fact that she didn't dress like a prostitute (like 99% of JRPG female characters) they had to compensate by given her huge boobs.

With your favorite JRPG's that's quite a list. I was curious about trying out Radiata Stories but have just been too pre-occupied with my game collection. I also agree with Dragon Quest VIII, never has the genre been so realized in the third dimension. Biggest step into 3D since Skies of Arcadia in my opinion. The Tales of Symphonia comment interests me the most though. I mean from those who have played the Tales games often say that is just really over-rated and only gets attention due to it being the best selling in the series and being praised by Nintendo fans, maybe they are just following what the "cool" crowd thinks.

Anyway thanks for the info on VP2. Also I am very glad that I started this thread as it is getting plenty of responses and possitive input."

"I've only played Skies of Arcadia Legends until it started taking me an hour to travel from one point to the next on the world map. And that includes escaping from every battle. The random encounter rate was insane. If you can tell me it gets any better, maybe I'll pick it up again."

I really want square to come out and post real gameplay of 13, and V13.  Its not going to look anywhere as nice as those bullshots.

"Axersia said:

"I've only played Skies of Arcadia Legends until it started taking me an hour to travel from one point to the next on the world map. And that includes escaping from every battle. The random encounter rate was insane. If you can tell me it gets any better, maybe I'll pick it up again."

It's funny, I stopped playing the original for that exact reason. I'm surprised they didn't fix the encounter rate in the remake."

I only played about an hour of Skies of Arcadia. Something did not appeal to me.

Forgot to put up some photos last night. Well, here is one from Manga that was interesting
from a comic I subscribed to, Cannon God Exaxxion:

^^^It's like it's trying to tell me something.

"Axersia said:

"Black Sigil isn't a JRPG because it wasn't made in Japan.

Being developed in Japan has nothing to do with a game being a JRPG but more so its play style. I don't see people calling the Wizardry spin-off for the PS2 a JRPG because it was made by Atlus.

"Gunraidan said:

"Axersia said:

"Black Sigil isn't a JRPG because it wasn't made in Japan.

Being developed in Japan has nothing to do with a game being a JRPG but more so its play style. I don't see people calling the Wizardry spin-off for the PS2 a JRPG because it was made by Atlus.

I wouldn't consider FF XI a WRPG, just as much as I wouldn't consider Jade Empire a JRPG.

Being developed in Japan has most do to with it.  Wizardry has a HUGE fan base in Japan, so it's not so odd to me that a Japanese developer attempted one.  You can't really nail down JRPG (or WRPG) with an absolute definition, it's just an off the cuff tag line to differ the two styles.  Most JRPGs play differently, Tales of Destiny, Zelda, Ogre Battle, Fire Emblem, Dragon Warrior are all different games, so with that fact, JRPG is NOT a genre and shouldn't be.

This whole JRPG vs WRPG thing didn't come until the mid to late 90s, I'd say when Final Fantasy 7 and Diablo got popular, but back then people just called them "Console RPGs" or "PC RPGs". 

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"Disgaeamad said:

"Axersia said:

"I've only played Skies of Arcadia Legends until it started taking me an hour to travel from one point to the next on the world map. And that includes escaping from every battle. The random encounter rate was insane. If you can tell me it gets any better, maybe I'll pick it up again."

It's funny, I stopped playing the original for that exact reason. I'm surprised they didn't fix the encounter rate in the remake."

Believe it or not the encounter rates were significantly lowered in the Gamecube version which means that the encounter rate was noticeably more frequent in the Dreamcast version. Though the game gets much better when you gain the ability to fly higher then the atmosphere thus ignoring encounters all together. Again the game was awesome but encounters just destoryed it. I've heard that there's an item you can buy that stops them but that is sorta irrelevant."

(Zelda is in no way a RPG)."