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6 JRPGs to Play After Final Fantasy XV

Finished Final Fantasy XV and don't know what to play next? Here are some ideas.

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PhoenixUp3023d ago

This article automatically gets a thumbs down from me by saying that FFVIII is more memorable than FFIX.

Kurisu3022d ago

For me Final Fantasy IX was and still is my favourite Final Fantasy game. I tried to get in to Final Fantasy VIII but there's just something about it that doesn't gel for me. I pin it on the battle system which for me is one of the worst out of the games in the series that I've played.

alstruck3022d ago

Maybe the writer only play ff for the card game..

Derceto3022d ago

Why would you recommend JRPGs for people who just played a WRPG?

BlahBlahWhatever3022d ago

Since when FFXV considered a JRPG? ROFL...

Eiyuuou3022d ago

Yeah, people keep forgetting that it's obviously a Middle-East RPG.

Whatever makes them think it's japanese?

Swiftfox3022d ago

Simply because an RPG was made in Japan doesn't make it a JRPG. A JRPG has various design and core focuses different to that of a WRPG. JRPG's are character studies. Focusing on fully established character and allowing the player to move the story along. WRPG's tend to focus on a blank slate--a character the player may project themselves onto with little emphasis on the character's personal story and instead focusing on the world and its depth and vastness.

You can easily argue Final Fantasy XV doesn't have enough characterization and development of the main character or story to be considered a JRPG. Coupled with its over focus on the world moves it more toward a western RPG experience. I would even argue its success in the west is due to it moving away from being a JRPG and nestling itself more toward a WRPG experience. You could also argue it was meant to be a JRPG, but couldn't get those pieces in place due to poor management and a rushed development.

kevnb3022d ago

is it really that funny?

joab7773022d ago (Edited 3022d ago )

For those who like the modern graphics, FF10 and 10-2, as well as 12 are getting PS4 remakes. And Valkyrie Chronicles arlready got one, and it's amazing! Kingdom Hearts 2.8 is coming soon to PS4 also and Tales of Berseria is out now! And in April, Persona 5 is coming!

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Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 Made Me Question the Value of Completing Games

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix is filled with beloved games that many people have nostalgic memories of. What exactly gives 100% completing a game value, though? If you come away from it not feeling accomplished, was it just wasted time?

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I'm not there for the destination, I'm there for the journey

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10 Best Disney Characters Featured in the Kingdom Hearts Series

The Wonderful World of Disney has brought along many great characters in the Kingdom Hearts series.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake132d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125132d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501131d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne132d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989131d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga131d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989131d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga131d ago (Edited 131d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69132d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid131d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69131d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp132d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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