Louis_Cypher
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If you ask the internet "what JRPGs have the best story?", or "what JRPGs have the most mature story?", you get a lot of the same recommendations. Reddit-tier lists just run off all the FF games, like there isn't a difference between 'JRPG genre' and 'mainline FF games'. Your mom turns out to be god, but you have to slay her to prevent a global apocalypse, or some shit, is meant to be a 'compelling story'. Mature = Shin Megami Tensei in many folks eyes, because it has tiddies and demons (although some SMT games do qualify). Not credible rational motives. Sometimes better lists might say Suikoden. A lot of us have played those big series extensively, so want something a bit different.
What JRPGs actually have the best story in terms of actual enjoyment, believability, clear motives that are easy to empathise with, etc?
Rules:
Maybe a Codex "Top 50 JRPG Stories" poll is in order, to counter the clickbait lists online. Please rank many, and I might paste them here.
What JRPGs actually have the best story in terms of actual enjoyment, believability, clear motives that are easy to empathise with, etc?
Rules:
- - No mainline Final Fantasy
- - No mainline Shin Megami Tensei or Persona
- - No mainline Dragon Quest
Maybe a Codex "Top 50 JRPG Stories" poll is in order, to counter the clickbait lists online. Please rank many, and I might paste them here.