@JaxonH Honestly, ReCore seemed to have been panned for shoddy optimization and an abundance of glitches more than anything else. I think I'd enjoy it, after an extensive set of patches.
Also, I go to RPGFan a lot, and quite a few regs over there were big fans of the Star Ocean series. None of them had anything good to say about it, even after forcing their way through the entire game. So yeah, I don't think I'll even consider touching it when I already felt like Star Ocean 1-4 were B-grade Tales-wannabes rife with bad ideas, blatantly misinformative advertising, and poor balancing, saved only by their interesting combat that begs you to take their systems and break them over your knee. Though, Star Ocean: The Last Hope was so B-Grade that it quickly fell into "so bad it's good" territory. I quite enjoyed that one, at least.
The only 2016 RPG I've played this year is Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS), which I liked, but have yet to finish.
I decided to take a break from it after some extensive grinding, and ever since I can't bring myself to take Smash out of my 3DS, so I can't get back to it, lol.
I've played a couple others, but they aren't 2016 releases.
Currently Playing:
Switch - Blade Strangers
PS4 - Kingdom Hearts III, Tetris Effect (VR)
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Dragon Quest Builders [Vita] will be available via download only in the west.
However, if you want a retail release, do what I did and just preorder the Asian boxed version from Play-Asia, which has an English dub and subs just like the digital western release.
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@TheLZdragon Basically the DLC and disc/download regions have to be the same. So for example if you bought a PS4 game in the UK and bought the DLC for that game with your US account then the game wouldn't recognize the DLC.
So we're just calling everything an RPG now if it has stats or other RPG elements now, right?
Might as well add Call of Duty to the list.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Tried playing on my Vita. Got 20 or so hours in, but honestly, I was bored to tears and quit.
Fire Emblem: Fates Birthright
It's a pretty fun game. I own the special edition, and while Birthright is the only Fates game I've played so far, I'm looking forward to digging into classic/hard Conquest. This one has a bit of a dull plot, but the character interactions/gameplay refinements/etc. made it a lot of fun.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
I've invested 75 hours in this game so far. Absolutely one of most polished and fun JRPGs I've ever played. I'm not entirely on-board with the lack of any real atmosphere and anime tropes, but the gameplay is amazing and addictive, the characters are fun, and, well, I do have a soft spot in my heart for "power of friendship" stories like in this game.
So we're just calling everything an RPG now if it has stats or other RPG elements now, right?
Might as well add Call of Duty to the list.
I'm only using this as a continuation of a dead thread without actually drudging up something that clearly went off-topic ages ago. People already argued with him over that, along with all the games he supposedly left off the list. In fact, I have seen far too many threads get derailed over such an argument, despite it ultimately being semantics. If you genuinely feel like the statistical nature of a game has a meaningful impact on how the game plays, then it's an RPG within the context of this discussion. What's far more important is what you have to say about it that otherwise adheres to this topic. I would appreciate it if you, and others keep that in mind.
Oh, but the "no GOTYs of games from last year" still applies. I'm adding that to the first post when I get a chance.
Outside of finishing up Undertale, I'm not sure I've played an RPG this year. This is a failure on my part. Entirely.
Partially blame not playing many video games the past 2 years, partially blame the 2 big 3DS JRPGs I got (Bravely Default and SMT4) disappointing me (though I likely didn't get deep enough into SMT 4 to really judge it).
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