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13 years ago
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Alright, maybe we could stand to do a semi-serious journal here for once...
I love RPGs. Ever since I was a little kid they've been my favorite genre. The best aspect of them to me was the idea that you get out of it what you put into it: you'd be better off fighting for a half-hour rather than five minutes, for example. Or the extra time you took to check down another hallway would net you a new, slightly better sword. It's the reason I really took to things like Minecraft- it takes time to build up, but once you get there it feels really good.
The issue is, I haven't played an RPG like that in a very long time. Most Xbox ones I've bought are more action games with RPG elements. I like that style too, but I'm really looking for something with a leveling system at its core. I'll try and provide examples, but I think most of them will be obscure, so sorry for that:
-Shining Force Neo for the PS2, while having the shittiest voice cast ever and a super-repetitive combat system, was fun in the fact that you went out, killed a bunch of dudes, and then went back to town with enough experience points to beef up every skill in the book. I love that about it and want to see it again.
-Final Fantasy XII had a similar thing with the license points: kill a mess of enemies, learn a ton of new skills, head back to town to sell the spoils and buy new things, lather, rinse, repeat.
-Metal Saga for the PS2 was a game built around exploration, but had the same elements as above. I didn't like it for the leveling system, which was fine although straightforward, but its focus was giving you a massive world map and a solid number of dungeons to discover on your own terms. I've yet to play another game like it and really would like to.
If anyone gets the gist of what I'm talking about then please, toss me a few titles! I can emulate any system in a pinch, if need be, though Steam is also a good platform of choice. Thanks to any of you who have an answer to this riddle, it's more appreciated!
I love RPGs. Ever since I was a little kid they've been my favorite genre. The best aspect of them to me was the idea that you get out of it what you put into it: you'd be better off fighting for a half-hour rather than five minutes, for example. Or the extra time you took to check down another hallway would net you a new, slightly better sword. It's the reason I really took to things like Minecraft- it takes time to build up, but once you get there it feels really good.
The issue is, I haven't played an RPG like that in a very long time. Most Xbox ones I've bought are more action games with RPG elements. I like that style too, but I'm really looking for something with a leveling system at its core. I'll try and provide examples, but I think most of them will be obscure, so sorry for that:
-Shining Force Neo for the PS2, while having the shittiest voice cast ever and a super-repetitive combat system, was fun in the fact that you went out, killed a bunch of dudes, and then went back to town with enough experience points to beef up every skill in the book. I love that about it and want to see it again.
-Final Fantasy XII had a similar thing with the license points: kill a mess of enemies, learn a ton of new skills, head back to town to sell the spoils and buy new things, lather, rinse, repeat.
-Metal Saga for the PS2 was a game built around exploration, but had the same elements as above. I didn't like it for the leveling system, which was fine although straightforward, but its focus was giving you a massive world map and a solid number of dungeons to discover on your own terms. I've yet to play another game like it and really would like to.
If anyone gets the gist of what I'm talking about then please, toss me a few titles! I can emulate any system in a pinch, if need be, though Steam is also a good platform of choice. Thanks to any of you who have an answer to this riddle, it's more appreciated!
I have a few other suggestions buttttt not entirely sure which ones you've played already or not. But i'll stick around because I might take some of these RPG suggestions, really.
Using a super simple formula of 'kill things to get money, use money to gain power, use power to kill things' like many RPG's, it's conveniently on your PC in cute 8-bit grind-tastic form.
3DS/DS: Radiant Historia, Devil Survivor Overlocked, Devil Survivor 2, Etrian Odyssey 1-4 (very hard as hell and you have to make your own maps), The Dark Spire (if you want old school first person PC type)
WII: Baroque, Fragile Dreams (most depressing game EVER)
360: Eternal Sonata, Star Ocean
PS2: Koudelka, Shadow Hearts 1-3, Digital Devil Saga 1-2, Devil Summoner 1-2, Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (BEST GAME EVER), Persona 1-4 (if #3 than FES edition), Rogue Galaxy
Oh, and if you actually can get people in a room with you, even though it isn't an RPG, get Dokapon Kingdom for Wii. It's a game made specifically for you. SERIOUSLY THIS IS A GAME ABOUT BEING DUINO.
If you are REALLY itching for a solid RPG though, and can stomach horrid graphics and old-school gameplay, I highly recommend Dragon Warrior 7 for the PS1. It's one of the most solid RPGs to date and doesn't really venture too far off the formula of leveling up to get strong enough to kill the difficult bosses. There's also 8 for the PS2, but it's nowhere near as good, but the graphics and map exploration are pretty nifty.
PS2's Dragon Quest 8 kept me plenty busy for a while. I absolutely love that game, fairly formulaic though, if you've played any of the DQ games you'll know how it's generally like
man, I used to know more, really having a hard time naming any now tho