Its the Anime love child of MGSV, and Mass Effect set in Jurassic Park. Games I Haven't Beaten Yet I Want To Mention:įavorite JRPG: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii/Wii U/3DS) That doesn't mean it's a bad game completely and I still recommend people check it out that like SRPGs. Too bad the story still has to suck so bad and make the game less great in my opinion. The gameplay on all three versions was a step up from Awakening as far as difficulty goes (excluding Phoenix Mode) and all three had an amazing soundtrack. Loved it.įire Emblem Fates (3DS): I liked that we got three varied yet similar FE games in one package with Birthright being my favorite storywise (all storywise suck though) with gameplay going to Conquest hands down. Great story, good cast of characters, awesome soundtrack. Stella Glow (3DS): This was a strategy RPG that took me by surprise. Story was surprisingly good to me, close to Black and White, my favorite Pokemon games. Great soundtrack and I liked how they deviated from the formula of Gym Battles a little and tried to spice things up. Pokemon Sun & Moon (3DS): I was getting tired of Pokemon after X and Y disappointed me, but this game got my attention. Can't hardly wait for Monolith Soft's next title of the Switch! A disappointment for me in its story mainly since I loved Xenoblade Chronicles so much when I played it on the Wii. The exploration is just so good and the best part of the game. Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U): A great experience overall with the vast and interesting locales and areas. The soundtrack is great in both games and they are just hardcore JRPGs that have this classic yet modern feel to them. Apocalypse is a sequel of SMT IV and it just ramps up the difficulty slightly, tweaks the already awesome battle system to make it even better, a better map, and, while using areas from SMT IV, the areas didn't feel that old to me. Shin Megami Tensei IV & Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (3DS): Just finished Apocalypse yesterday and man, this game is just a great improvement of SMT IV, a great game as well. I'd say I preferred CS2 over 1, but both were worth it and definitely are some of the best games I have played in a while. The combat system is engaging and the soundtrack is so great. I went through the games going to most of the NPCs and loved how some have their own story arcs and such. Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2 (PS3, Vita): Both of these games were really great in their world building and establishing their setting. I'll take a sequel gladly, but I very much doubt it happens.
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (Wii U): The characters were likable, the combat system was a good blend of the weapon triangle from Fire Emblem and the usual combat system of most Shin Megami Tensei games (leaning mostly toward Persona in its presentation and design) while adding its own spin to it, really great presentation, the text messages were some of the funniest things I've read this year. Here are the ones I can think of and played that I think personally are some of the best:
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Take your pick: they're both in my personal top list for GOAT. But if you want world exploration, I don't think a JRPG does it better than X. If you want more of a story driven game, I think XBC has the JRPG story I've ever played. They're both so different, and yet I honestly can't tell you which game I'd rank over the other. My favorite JRPG one-two combo of all time. Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS (2014) and Xenoblade X (2015)
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The story is pretty whatever in both, kind of a reselling of classic Final Fantasy (FFIII to be specific) while making the Job system in FFV even better than it ever is in any other FF or JRPG. The music is unarguably better in the first game, but the gameplay is improved in the second. It's best to treat both of these games as one, as Second is more of an expansion of the first (uses a lot of the same assets, while adding on some new as well). The combat is so much fun, and so many options. I don't think you'll find a better, more efficient, combat system in a JRPG. There's so many good suggestions already in this thread.