JRPGs VS Rest Of The World

[Gurgaraneth]

Time to find out if Japs really have counterparts to western classics and vice versa.
Name a JRPG\WRPG and someone will try to reply with a WRPG\JRPG counterpart.

 

[Gurgaraneth]

Starting easy Planescape Torment

 

[Hobo Elf]

Wizardry and Wizardry

 

[Projas]

Realms of Arkania HD

 

[Kalin]

That went well.

 

[CryptRat]

Realms of Arkania (HD)

Actually, Unlimited saga has a lot in common with Realms of Arkania, there's a reason why these are two of my favourites video games :
- many non-combat skills and skill usage
- interesting character development, big parties
(- a complicated system, not that easy to get into, flexible class system)
- dungeons with many atmospheric texts and unique mechanisms
- that kind of summaries the points above but an overall p&p feel.

 

[XJW]

Arcania is a counterpart to all JRPGs because both fucking suck.

 

[Citizen]

Planescape Torment

I doubt WRPG counterpart to PST exist.

Spoiler

You were waiting for that reply, right?

 

[Jason Liang]

Starting easy Planescape Torment

Final Fantasy VIII

Ok I name Rance VI

 

[Zlaja]

Starting easy Planescape Torment

This is indeed easy. Final Fantasy 7, of course. Some of the long-ass overly creative spell animation in FF7 were a direct influence to Torment. So you can thank FF7 and it's success for having to watch a dragon circle the fucking milky way before hitting it's target in Torment.

 

[octavius]

Ogre Tactics?