Topic: General JRPG Thread

@BruceCM The gameplay trailer seemed to be horrible in terms of it's FPS, so I'd imagine running on switch wouldn't really be possible, unless it's a cloud version.

Yeah, I'll get it on Steam, @VoidofLight .... No mention of anything for Switch, which is a bit of a shame: That must be Last Hope, @RR529? Which is not exactly the best of the series but maybe it being your 1st if you ever get around to it might help
If you have any way to play 2nd Evolution, which really should be coming to Switch with an R after 1st Departure did, that's arguably still the best 1 I'm totally not biased by it being my entry to the series or anything like that at all, obviously....

This is great news that Falcom will develop games for NS

"Starting in 2022, Falcom will develop Switch titles internally, starting with the Switch version of The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails."

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/falcom-to-release-new-trails-...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1680880/Forspoken/
That's great, looks like it'll launch there at the same time as the EGS version

I genuinely believe that the NieR series and Drakengard series are my favorite JRPG series ever made. NieR Replicant was a great game, with a great story. Automata is also a great game, and while it's story didn't hit me as hard, I still really enjoyed it. I love the lore behind both, and Replicant really has great characters. Drakengard seems interesting, and I'm watching a friend play through that, since I can't really get ahold of it myself.

Looks like Digitally Downloaded revealed their picks for the best JRPGs of the year:

http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2021/11/the-ten-best-jrpgs...

Seems like it's been a good year for the genre. Of the games they mentioned I loved Tales of Arise, am currently working on SMTV, & am thinking about getting into the Blue Reflection games.

I'm waiting for Caligula Effect 2 on Steam, @RR529 .... Need to get around to the recent Blue Reflection but the original was pretty good, IMO

Twenty minutes into The World Ends With You and I already hate the main character. Probably not a good sign. Music is also... weird.

I do find the combat to be interesting, though.

Playing the Nintendo DS version, for the record.

@Ralizah I felt the same way about Neku when I started lmao. He's definitely not the most likable character early on. I actually did enjoy TWEWYs soundtrack though. I had "calling" stuck in my head forever lol!

I'm thinking of starting my copy of Scarlet Nexus sometime soon. I had it since Summer of this year, but hadn't touched it. I honestly don't know if I should finish SMT V first or not.. seeing as I'm only in the second region, and I'm trying my hardest to balance SMT V with Final Fantasy XIV (Not that it's that hard, given that I can barely play XIV due to the Queues ongoing at the moment, and the fact that they disabled free trial accounts from playing the game unless it's in hours barely anyone plays in.)

I'd be concerned if you didn't. :V

So I kinda stumbled upon Blue Reflection: Second Light and it's a sequel.
Did anyone play the first game and is it a direct continuation of the first one or can I play the second game with no prior experience?

There's also an anime that started after the 1st game came out, @Nephestinus .... I haven't seen that, so I'm not sure how much it'd be relevant. The 2nd game is a direct sequel but it does cover the major points from the 1st, so you wouldn't have to play that

Our Christmas shipment has been delayed, so it does give me more incentive to play games I already own in more depth. And to answer the obvious question, I'd much rather have a physical copy, since it takes up less memory. I began replaying Dragon Quest XI S a few months before but at this point it vindicates my choice.

So far I've beaten the game, but made sure to take time to learn combat, complete side quests every now and then, and avoid grinding too much, although postgame bosses forced me to grind for about four hours to get to a point where I was able to avoid getting squashed like a pancake. I've beaten about three of the postgame bosses so far and my party's in the mid-sixties level range. Damn it's a good time to be alive.

The game's just so well made too. It's so rare to come across a game with this level of polish but Square (Armor Project too) have made an absolute masterpiece here that to me is as good as Xenoblade Chronicles. And that says something.

@BruceCM Oh, I didn't know there was an anime to it.
I might just go ahead and watch it since the prizes for the first game are outrageous...
Thanks for bringing it to my attention !

That's OK, @Nephestinus .... As I say, the 2nd does cover the main things from the previous 1 that you wouldn't have to play that 1st, although I happened to have got it in Steam sales awhile ago, then got reminded to play it once I heard the sequel was coming

Dragon Quest XI is also one of my personal favorites! I was planning on completing it to 100% completion at some point Out of curiosity have you ever tried farming the metal slimes? My brother did it and he got to level 99 in just over an hour. I just thought I'd tell you in case you felt the need to grind again haha.

Glad to see this is still a thing. Should be another good year for JRPGs.

I don't know much about that 1, @RR529 .... There was some ArcSys fighting game spin off but this looks more interesting to me