/v/ - Video Games

>never had any consoles

Even as a kid?

Damn OP, that's… actually pretty unusual. I feel sorry for you.

In terms of JRPGs for PC, Trails in the Sky is pretty good, though its very long and expansive.

Obviously you'll want to emulate some of the Final Fantasies, I recommend IV, VI, VII. I've seen a lot of others recommend VIII and X.

Chrono Trigger is an objective masterpiece. Personally I preferred the DS version, but the SNES version is still amazing.

I've been told Dragon Quest has some great ones, I'm planning on playing V soon so I'd recommend that.

I haven't played Golden Sun yet either but that's one people also seem to love.

And of course the SMT series is always fantastic as well, very brutal though.

>>13641732

>Trails in the Sky is pretty good

if he ignore the barebones gameplay

Bloodorne is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

>>13641921

Never mind, thought you were asking for console RPGs that can't be emulated. My bad.

>>13642033

>Turn-based.

I know it's a problem with me, but I can't do it.

>>13642045

Didn't mean to sage.

>>13642033

>dat game

damn, anon, its like you hate OP

>>13641732

Eh, don't remember people having anything but NES Knockoffs in Eastern Yurope anyway. And that was in the late 90s.

>>13642045

Then no, there aren't any JRPGs you would like. Maybe something that's barely an RPG, like Vagrant Story or Parasite Eve.

>>13642057

>Eastern Yurope

Didn't realize the console situation was so unfortunate there anon. At least you're discovering it now.

To be honest you have enough suggestions in this thread to where I'd start doing research and narrowing down quickly which you'd put first on the list of immediate must-plays, else you might never decide

I'd personally put my vote forward for Chrono Trigger.

If you want to add more to the list, Tales of the Abyss is pretty good. Radiant Historia is also fantastic. Xenoblade Chronicles is solid. Suikoden 1+2 is good too.

Hopefully that helps.

>>13641646

If you want a fucking top tier JRPG, you can't do much better than Shadow Hearts 2: Covenant. Emulates well on most PS2 emulators.

Absolute motherfucking stone cold classic game.

Its an alternate history grim fantasy adventure set during WW1 across Europe and Japan. The first game is good too but you shouldn't feel you have to play it in order to get to 2.

Its got a great combat system with timed button presses similar to Paper Mario or Stick of Truth, a big cast of colourful characters, occult conspiracies, comedy, drama, tragedy, puzzles, lolis, waifus, pro wrestling vampires…

Seriously, just really fucking fun. One of my fondest memories of halfchan was a thread I started about it where someone started LPing it with screencaps and we had a blast.

Go play it.

>>13641732

Is TITS longer than DQ7?

>>13642033

Great game. It's basically a next gen Saga Frontier with more complex combat mechanics.

>>13649063

I'd still say to play SH1 first to get a more full experience, given Covenant is a chronological sequel with returning characters, and to better appreciate the evolution of the combat system.

>>13642058

>torposter says he can't stand turn-based combat.

>"Then no, there aren't any JRPGs you would like."

>Implying the likes of .hack, Mana, Tales, Star Ocean, Xenoblade, etc aren't JRPGs because they have real time combat.

Or are trying to argue the degree of actual roleplaying involved and that "most JRPGs aren't RPGs" or something?

>>13649165

I never played TITS but I did just finish Trails of cold steel 1 and 2. I enjoyed it. Comfy JRPG.

Most of these recommendations are shit for entry level. Here's an easy questionaire:

>Turn based combat and light-hearted / comfy atmosphere?

Chrono Trigger + Chrono Cross

>Turn based combat and dark atmosphere?

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

>Action combat and light-hearted / comfy

Secret of Mana

>Action combat and dark

>Secret of Evermore

There, done. All of these are amazing and they are far better as entry level games to the genres.

>>13649165

Depends if you include TiTS 1/2 as a single entity or not The game was too big so they split it

DQ7 is bigger than either on their own but smaller than them combined, also there's less time bloat in TiTS, i.e. no mass collecting of stuff, especially TiTS2

Well, I'll be checking out Trails in the Sky, looks pretty neat.