In 2002, the two biggest RPG developers/publishers in Japan, Square and Enix merged. It was a match made in heaven for fans. Square is famous for its Final Fantasy series and Enix is best known for its Dragon Quest series. Together it would seem there could be no limit break. And while Square-Enix has delivered for the previous generation of consoles, its stumbled so far in the new generation.
Both Infinite Undiscovery and The Last Remnant failed to deliver the same level of production and gameplay quality gamers have come to expect from Square-Enix. Western RPG developers have learned from Square-Enix's successes and built on them, creating some of the most memorable RPGs of the past decade. IGN wants Square-Enix back in top form. So they have come up with five steps Square-Enix can take to get back on track and start making the high-level of RPGs they have come to expect.
Many overlooked RPGs lie dormant in the catalogues of gaming, but players can pick up their swords and shields with these amazing JRPG hidden gems!
Game Rant - "From Star Ocean to Final Fantasy, there have been a number of JRPG's that have been unfairly undervalued by their Metascores. Here are 10 examples."
While I agree that the combat in Star Ocean 5's combat is pretty fun, saying that its story is more enjoyable than its predecessors is highly debatable. Also, it's not just the technical issues the game suffers from.
Completely disagree the games I played from the list all deserve their scores (Star Ocean, Nier, Tales of Zesteria, Type-0). While there are certainly people that love these games, they have flaws in many categories, that justify those scores.
Star Ocean especially bored the hell out of me. Lame story and face roll battle system (I finished the game anyway). These games are really niche and when rated by a broader public, fall short. In my opinion even in their own genre.
I personally have not played any game below 80 and thought wow this should have been 80-90 game. The only game I thought should have been 90 was Shadow Hearts II: Covenant. I am pretty sure there will be some games but average score usually is pretty good indication.
do you recommend any JRPG which you think were good/amazing but it didn't score well? I just purchased Tokyo xanadu but it seems way too slow like trails game but trail at least has good story. I will give it a shot
I think there were quite a few JRPG games that got hit with lower meta scores last gen when all these reviewers were on their anti-anime tropes kick. Not that they should get up there into the high 80s or 90s, but they weren't 60-70 games either.
That's mostly died off this gen, thankfully
I think Ni No Kuni 2 combat is pretty generic but if you add all DLCs then its combat is pretty awesome. I purchased the complete edition so I can say DLC changes the combat completely
Useless to argument troll, but e.g. Eat Lead is hilarious and extremely funny, yet mediocre on metastupids.... Lords of the Fallen, Strange brigade... I could name hundreds
In this episode, we explore The History of The Last Remnant. A game the recently received a remastered release and had an interesting development cycle.
It's a good game, but the story is only okay. The gameplay is where the game really shines, but the game itself does an atrocious job of explaining it's own systems. Basically, you need to read a "what I wish I knew before I started" somewhere online, and then the game becomes great.
Step #1: S-E needs to cut the money-grubbing president out of the company.
I think Square needs two focus on no more than two prjects at a time i think right now they are just trying to do way to much
They have made some good DS games. The World Ends with You and the Final Fantasy remakes and spinoffs are Ok. They have also Published some good DS games Space Invaders Extreme was awesome!
But i agree they need to pull up their socks, Infinite Undiscovery and The Last Remnant is just pathetic.
To be fair, Infinite Undiscovery was developed by Tri-Ace, though one could argue Square-Enix are fools for even publishing the damn game. These titles have certainly tarnished Square-Enix's image.
alright, check this i have the greatest idea ever. earthbound was the greatest rpg ever!(my opinion) how about we have bethesda make a new earthbound. oh yeah! If you like this idea start a forumand talk to bethesda.