"It may not be the Breath of Fire Emblem that I wished for, but it’s close enough. A new listing on Nintendo’s Japanese Wii U Virtual Console page shows Super Famicom JRPG classics Breath of Fire II: The Destined Child and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 as the next batch of games to hit the Wii U eShop." - Patrick Kulikowski
Despite being connected to the popular Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 was one of the worst-selling games in the franchise.
The SNES was an absolute unit when it came to releasing great RPGs. But not all the SNES RPGs got the same attention as Final Fantasy titles or Chrono Trigger, though. Here are a few unsung RPGs for the Super NES.
I was always a fan of 7th Saga but I can see the dislike of it. Lufia games are usually a good time but can drag on.
The graphics rocked for 7th saga but I got beat down in the early game and it kinda killed the experience for me.
Ya 7th Saga is very unforgiving if you don't choose the right class and/or get bad luck with who you run into during the early game but that added to it on multiple playthroughs.
7th Saga is one of my faves. But it will eat you if you don't know what you're doing. Always make sure your speed stat raises by at least 4 every time you level up. That way you'll dodge ~70% of all attacks coming at you. You almost never die in one hit.
loved loved loved Secret of Evermore. still remember the tv spot from when i was a kid - creeps me out till this day.
If it's the same one I'm thinking of, they made the game look a LOT more intense than they needed to lol
Secret of Evermore actually did well. Yoshi's Island was released around then as well and stole most of the headlines though.
Let me throw in a game that goes far under the radar for JRPGs on SNES:
E.V.O. Search for Eden
This epic game from Enix is like taking Feeding Frenzy and adding in evolution! You start as a prehistoric tadpole and use XP to evolve or devolve as needed to tackle this crazy unique RPG. It’s really hard to explain. Highly recommended and I would love to see a remake.
That game brings back great childhood memories of gaming and how life was during that era
Terranigma is one of my favorite games of all time. Damn near a crime that it never got a Western release. Amazing game.
I recently discovered the next edition to Soul Blazer/Illusion of Gaia series existed. That game looked amazing for the SNES and it was a damn shame it didn't make it here in the west. I have to play it through emulation now, but I wish I had a chance to play it back then
Al Yang, NeoBards Director for Project Resistance, wants to make a BoF game for Capcom.
"Hey Capcom! How about letting us make a new Breath of Fire after Project Resistance? Pleeeeeaaaasssseeee? :3 "
Localize. Nao.
My FAVORITE BoF...
Coming from a lifelong fan and supporter of Nintendo, I really think they need to focus on releasing the quality VC games we want, at a reasonable price. $7.99 for Vegas Stakes is just not going to cut it. Also let's get going and release more games... this is getting ridiculous and I am starting to lose my patience with them. I am a very patient person, but $$ are ready to be thrown at them and they seem like you don't want it.