(Part 2) Top products from r/JRPG

> Then again, I've never played any of the FF#'s including the famous FF7 and the newer FF10-13. What exactly makes these games fun in the first place? Still trying to figure that point out lol.

I mean, what makes any game fun? Just gotta find what you get joy out of and look for games that suit your tastes. I grew up on Final Fantasy and loved the fantastical stories wrapped up with fun and interesting casts of characters. There are some thematic things that carry over from one game to the next, but the numbered games don't connect to one another as sequels or whatever, so which games from the series you enjoy usually boils down to preference. Especially since the series basically reinvents itself with every new game.

>Oh and the good old rpg tropes of warriors and mages and archers was great too.

Normally I'd suggest picking up the FFX remaster that came out not too long ago and giving it a shot, because I just think it's the series' peak in character development and storytelling. But if the old school fighter/mage/thief trifecta more appeals to you, you might consider FF9 instead, which is my second favorite game in the series.

>Heard a lot about this, never played a persona title before. Can you give me the run down on why it's fun?

It's half Shin Megami Tensei (dark, demony fusing goodness) and half dating sim. You get the grindy micromanagement for half the game, and the other half is dedicated to attending school and getting to know your companions (and usually potentially dating one of them by the end of the game).

>because western rpgs 1. too much horror-religious-gothic-skulls-and-bones stuff (you know exactly what I'm talking about)

Depends on where you're looking. Mass Effect is a classic scifi space opera. Deus Ex and the most recent Shadowrun games are solidly cyberpunk. Fallout is post-apocalyptic.

>2. none of them have party systems

This is where you're going to have to dip more into CRPGs. Pillars of Eternity. The recent Tyrrany. I mentioned Shadowfall just above. It's definitely something I miss from most WRPGs though, I like the banter and depth of story granted from playing with party NPCs.

>except dragon age inquisition which I played and it sucks dick.

I'm not entirely sure what you hated about DAI since you didn't elaborate, but I do agree that the game was pretty lacking. If you liked the promise of DAI but didn't like the execution, you might go back and try Dragon Age: Origins. It's not perfect, but the game has a hell of a lot more soul than DAI does.

The original "Suikoden" is a famous novels about resistances (exaggerated historical facts) written in China over 500 years ago.

Konami's Suikoden is called "Gensou Suikoden" in Japan. Meaning "Fantastic Suikoden". It continues to maintain a strong respect for the original novel at the plot level. (108 members and their waterside castle, the mighty empire...)

If you challenge this project, please read the original novel once.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/7119016628

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804840954

Best turn-based JRPGs for the PS2 - Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Its been years since I first played either of them... but the story was excellent enough to stay with me. While both are pretty scary games, both of them are pretty funny at the same time. Seriously, I can't praise this series enough. Its a shame they had to live in the shadow of FFX.

Actually it is not appropriately titled then.

It would be more like:

"Recommended Final Fantasy title for a virgin of the series who also happens to be a virgin in real life? (PS Vita)"

"For a virgin, Recommended Final Fantasy title for a virgin of the series? (PS Vita)"

"Hello! Virgin here! Recommended Final Fantasy title for a virgin of the series? (PS Vita)"

etc.

Because you see, virgin of the series means, in the context of the post, that the OP has never played a FF game before.

But it is not implied through the current post title that the OP is a virgin.

I encourage you to read some Reading Comprehension books such as this book.

Have a nice day!

If you just want the to play the game, you'd need two things: a copy of the game (of course) and a PS2 to play it on (Japanese import or chipped).

You can get the game from Play-Asia:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-43-49-en-70-1bmv.html

However YesAsia shows the game as "out of print", so if Play-Asia has trouble getting hold of a copy you can try Amazon Japan:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0009PLCMQ

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000F9ZBXM

There are however a few problems with ordering games from Amazon Japan: first, the site is in Japanese. You can fix that by simply clicking the "Click here to see in English" link near the order button. Second, Amazon Japan doesn't ship games internationally. You can get around that by using a proxy service like Tenso: http://www.tenso.com/en/

Be aware though that the original game is obviously Japanese. To use the translation patch Masa45 posted you would need to make an ISO of the PS2 DVD and then run the patched ISO through an emulator or burn it back to DVD and play it on a chipped console. Well I presume you'd do it this way. I never tried this myself actually.

Do you care about the graphics that much? A couple of things about the graphics annoyed me a bit on the PS2, but nothing killer. If you don't care, go for the original.

That said, $30 for FFX for the PS2 is grossly overpriced. It was released as a Greatest Hits release. Amazon has for $16.69 new. Used it hangs around in the $10 range.

I also found that Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the 360 was on sale for $11.55, great deal. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LGFPSY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

If PS2 is an option, I'd recommend trying out Mana Khemia. It's about 40-50 hours long, depending on how much of a completionist you are, and it's really fun.

I know it's not on PSN (sadly, it probably never will) although it is also for PSP.

Mana Khemia 1 on Amazon PS2

Mana Khemia 1 on Amazon PSP

Both are about 20$

Just so you know they did end up making Composite cables for both PS2's and they are fairly cheap. So you can play your PS2 games with your HDTV if they have a composite cable slot. I have a huge ps2 collection so I will not be re buying all my games.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Component-V-Cable-Playstation-2/dp/B00005MDZD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449245908&sr=8-1&keywords=ps2+composite+cables

Looks like it could be a typo since the description is for VIIR. But that would't really make sense sense this is listed as for Switch and XB1 as well. There is also a separate listing for the digital version.

I am reading through this book and enjoying it so far: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Up-Japanese-Video-Games-World/dp/0486801497

Here's the Amazon link

You might want to check out the official guide: http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0979884861

Final Fantasy XIII sold just under 7 million units worldwide and it wasn't enough for Square Enix to break-even. They lost money on that game's development and they've been making sequels with the unused assets and releasing as many ports of their beloved IPs as possible to try to stay afloat.

Any niche jRPG that goes out of stock from the big retailers gets picked up by resellers who then bump up the price. Tales of Symphonia costs well over $100 and it sold slightly more than Xenoblade. Skies of Arcadia Legends sold 220 thousand units, less than a quarter of Tales of Symphonia, and a new copy costs $129 or more ( http://www.amazon.com/Skies-Arcadia-Legends-Pc/dp/B00007KUUD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371135645&sr=8-1&keywords=skies+of+arcadia )

Just because the price of a game is very high doesn't mean the game sold very well. Games that sell well tend to have a lot of copies in the market and are resold at very low prices. As an example Final Fantasy X, one of the best selling jRPGs ever, costs less than $20 new.

Sorry but you are wrong.

FOOL! Buy it!

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Persona-5-Prima-Games/dp/0744017319/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491395083&sr=8-5&keywords=persona+5+art+book

The japanese book came out a few months ago and is 100 pages longer though.

http://www.play-asia.com/persona-5-official-setting-art-book/13/70aq4z?li_medium=default-widget&li_source=LI&ref=liftigniter

>- The Last Remnant is $26.79 (33% off).

It would actually be cheaper to buy it on Amazon, it's less than $20 there right now. Plus if you buy the retail version it registers on Steam anyway so it doesn't matter where you buy from; either way you are going to end up with the game added to your Steam account.

I skipped over your traditional turn-based part of your post, sorry about that. That would eliminate these two as they are action based combat:(Play the first one first though if you want to give it a try.)

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
  
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
  
  If you are into a really Pokemon in Hell with demons play this one:(This is the hardest of all the ones I have posted.)
  
  
• Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
  
  These two have a really good story but a little harder than the Persona Series: (Play the first one first though if you want to give it a try.)
  
  
• Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
  
• Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
  
  I honestly cant really think of another game that is really hard on the PS2 other than the SMT games.
  
  Edit: I provided you with the Amazon link for all of the games. Most of these have been reprinted that is why their cost is pretty low, before the reprint these games were rather expensive.