jRPGs that might appeal to wRPG fans

[Modron]

VC is heavily influenced by western graphic. Playing VC you dont feel a japanese-ness from the style.

Ask Multi-headed-cow all about it. TM

 

[Stargazer_]

Front Mission 3 <== for the ease of emulating it on PC. It's lite-jrpg, mind.

I second Front Mission 3, Its one of the best strat jrpg's on the PS1 and runs like a boogers on a nose on any rig. I even got it successfully running on an Android device. (a OnePlus One)

Its challenging, unforgiving, lengthy, and the setting is uber bad-ass to boot. and it has these

What more could you want?

 

[Cosmo]

Its challenging, unforgiving, lengthy, and the setting is uber bad-ass to boot

It's neither unforgiving nor challenging, except if you want to gain the platinum achievement after each and every fight, but yes IT IS a fucking awesome game.

 

[Stargazer_]

Its challenging, unforgiving, lengthy, and the setting is uber bad-ass to boot

It's neither unforgiving nor challenging, except if you want to gain the platinum achievement after each and every fight, but yes IT IS a fucking awesome game.

As you tell by the avatar I'm a FM fan (Fuck Square for making evolved) So I had to get platinum achievement for every battle.

 

[Cosmo]

If you're a fan then admit the game's a joke regarding difficulty : just compare it to the first one for example. And getting platinum is a piece of cake in most of the fights.

 

[Arthandas]

How about the ones available currently on Steam? Is there any good jrpg with a deep and challenging combat where you don't play as a fucking 10yo boy swinging a 2m dildo?

 

[CryptRat]

How about the ones available currently on Steam? Is there any good jrpg with a deep and challenging combat where you don't play as a fucking 10yo boy swinging a 2m dildo?

Elminage Gothic is probably what you want.

 

[laclongquan]

Or Reccetear? You are a little girl travel the dungeons, though~

 

[Arthandas]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky has suspiciously high metascore. Did any of you played it? How's the combat?

As for Elminage, I have enough dongoen krewling after Grimrock...

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

How about the ones available currently on Steam? Is there any good jrpg with a deep and challenging combat where you don't play as a fucking 10yo boy swinging a 2m dildo?

The Last Remnant could do the trick.
This game made me cry like a little boy because of the incomprehensible battle rank system.

 

[Amn Nom]

How about the ones available currently on Steam? Is there any good jrpg with a deep and challenging combat where you don't play as a fucking 10yo boy swinging a 2m dildo?

Ys Origins and Oath in Felghana. Adol Christin starts out as 17! Seriously, grab the demo to Ys Origins at the very least. Some of the best combat in a JRPG with those games.

 

[abnaxus]

I'd recommend Shadow Hearts trilogy.

 

[Arthandas]

Ys Origins and Oath in Felghana. Adol Christin starts out as 17! Seriously, grab the demo to Ys Origins at the very least. Some of the best combat in a JRPG with those games.

Sprinting around while mashing the attack button is hardly deep or challenging. Also, the game is either reflex based or challenging, at least for me... #ivebeatdarksoulswithmypenis

Though I liked the fact that for once, the main warrior type character is female.

 

[Amn Nom]

Ys Origins and Oath in Felghana. Adol Christin starts out as 17! Seriously, grab the demo to Ys Origins at the very least. Some of the best combat in a JRPG with those games.

Sprinting around while mashing the attack button is hardly deep or challenging. Also, the game is either reflex based or challenging, at least for me... #ivebeatdarksoulswithmypenis

Though I liked the fact that for once, the main warrior type character is female.

On Nightmare? I always found that difficulty pretty rough. Stealing this from the Ys thread:

 

[Arthandas]

I admit this boss fight looks really interesting, but I would rather play DMC 3/4 again than this (and I still don't consider this to be an rpg...).

 

[Blackguard]

Can't believe no-one has suggested the Suikoden games. Here's review of Suikoden II to give an idea what this series is like.

 

[Raghar]

Tales of Xillia?

 

[victim]

If you're a fan then admit the game's a joke regarding difficulty : just compare it to the first one for example. And getting platinum is a piece of cake in most of the fights.

The original Front Mission is not a challenging game.

 

[Deflowerer]

With the exception of a few character designs, Vagrant Story is probably the most appealing to WRPG fans. Combat is really well implemented, although there's some idiosyncracies that scream Japanese. Still, probably one of the few JRPGs I would consider must play for everyonel. Suikoden games have fantastic worldbuilding, but the combat runs on an autopilot, which could piss off a WRPG fan.