In the later parts of 2008 and early 2009, Square-Enix released three RPGs on the Xbox 360 to varying degrees of success. Shortly after Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant and Star Ocean: The Last Hope were released, long time fans of anything Square-Enix wondered if they would see any of these on another console, specifically the PS3. Many thought that The Last Remnant would be that game but it was actually the latest entry in the Star Ocean series that finally reached Sony's latest home system. If you missed out on it last year, than Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is an easy recommend for any JRPG fan.
Digitally Downloaded writes: "Some people (who weren't looking that hard) have claimed that the JRPG genre has been floundering this generation, lacking both in quality and quantity.
They're wrong. Though it can be argued that the genre's biggest franchises (Final Fantasy) has lost its way, a little digging beneath the surface reveals a wealth of great games that are equal to, if not better, than the best JRPGs from years past."
My favourite would be Lost Odyssey...it was the real Final Fantasy 13 game for me. Good characters, good voice acting, the music was amazing, the theme music was better, the battle system was good (can't beat turn based). I could go on...
Plus Jansen was hilarious...one of the best characters in a JRPG for me
I loved Lost Odyssey but really didn't like Jansen at all. Just too much of a forced attempt at humour with almost every single line.
Also this list is missing Tales of Vesperia!
I know where your coming from but for a JRPG game he was pretty good in my opinion and I mean a JPRG where they have voice actors. Most games have came off cheesy when it comes to voice acting, look at Blue Dragon or even Cooke and Mac in Lost Odyssey but Jansen was pretty funny with the game being pretty serious at times.
His relationship with Ming as well was nice to watch as well, he kind of changed because of it through out the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Lost Odyssey was indeed a great game. It deserves a top spot. But They put Star Ocean over Tales of Vesperia/ or Graces? Also no Valkyria Chronicles? I know it's a (J)SRPG, But that still counts right?
Blue Dragon is also a good JRPG. I'd put it above Star Ocean (IMO)
EDIT: @ dedicatedtogamers I can't believe I forgot about that game. Yes, Resonance of Fate was AWESOME. I loved that game. I lose gamer cred. for not mentioning RoF.
I've never played a jrpg ...i'm scared of them because i think they might be hard , difficult and complicated..but the weirdness appeals to me .. weird penguins ..schoool children that fight monsters or win a lottery and become god . I like weirdness because i am weird and silly in my head . so what would be a weird silly fun jrpg for me to start with that is not too scarily hard and frustrating? btw im not a bad person ..my bubbles were taken because im weird and silly not because im horrible. you have to be really intelligent and talk about data buses and stuff to get bubbles . I dont understand any of that.
No mention of Resonance of Fate is a fail. That game can easily go toe-to-toe with any of the games on that list. It had the combat that Final Fantasy 13 SHOULD have gotten.
I love how people immediately act as though any personal preference list is 'wrong' just because it doesn't include their favourite game.
I am sorry that my tastes don't match with yours, oh supreme arbiter of game quality. ;-)
Okay, then let me explain why I mentioned Resonance of Fate:
Several games on the list are niche. Nothing wrong with that, but not everyone likes the Atelier series. Not everyone likes Hyperdimension. Not everyone likes Star Ocean.
Granted, not everyone likes RoF either, but RoF suffered from having no marketing. SEGA just dropped it on store shelves and forgot it existed. Unlike a lot of the games you mentioned, RoF actually did some NEW things for the JRPG genre. Additionally, it wasn't a painfully supah-kawaiiiii anime-inspired game. It was a quirky action-JRPG that reminded me of the PS1 era.
This is clearly a personal top 10 list, though. Niche or mainstream doesn't
really matter. I liked Meruru more than RoF, therefore Meruru was on the list.
I actually like RoF, it was one I was tossing up putting in there. But it isn't. I'm not out there claiming this is the definitive 'every single person must agree with me' list. It's a bit of fun to generate some conversation around JRPGs. There really wasn't any need for you to jump in and claim your opinion/ taste in games invalidates mine.
tl;dr - relax. No one was saying RoF is a bad game :-)
Garces f, imo, should have made that list. Liked Ni no Kuni, Star Ocean and Nier. Really wished Last Odyssey came to the ps3.
I got a 360 in 2008 and Lost Odyssey was one of those games I played religiously. One of the best JRPS's played. If it came to the PS3/PS4 (with updated tech) I'm sure many people would buy it. JRPG's are those games where fans want them, even if they don't have the console.
PS3 Attitude: "From tiny outfits that provide no more protection than dental floss, to massive armour that even Chuck Norris would struggle to walk in, it has to be said that costumes in videogames often look pretty ridiculous. We literally could have picked a selection of games at random for this list and they’d still have been relevant, but these are the five characters we chose in the end (after we picked them at random)."
True, but we decided to stay away from fighting games because they were a bit too obvious. :)
Kratos wasn't designed to be "one for the ladies" with his attire, he's wearing what Spartan soldiers usually wear, haven't you seen 300?
I had Ivy in mind when I saw the title too... Damn, I have Ivy on my mind most of the day if I'm honest... lol
Hey,after suffering through all those "Kay's" I earned the right to see Myuria's skin!
An online retailer is currently offering substantial discounts for several high-defitnion role-playing games on the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Eternal Sonata (PS3) - $19.15
Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360) - $19.90
Record of Agarest War (Xbox 360) - $18.15
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (PS3) $24.48
That's not really "substantial" as far as discounts go, especially with how old those games are.
