JRPG Catch-All

I just finished The World Ends With You. Thanks to everyone who convinced me to give it a second try, it ended up being a lot of fun. I never really got the hang of the dual screen combat thing, but focusing just on Neku ended up being plenty for me to keep track of without being overwhelmed. It's the first JRPG I've finished since Tales of Legendia, and the best I've played since Tales of Symphonia. Hopefully they'll make a sequel one day.

That's great news! There were 6 copies of the artbook version at the local Best Buy last night. Hopefully they get the memo and adopt the new price before they're all sold out.

I really wish I saw that $8 deal a while back My gaming budget for this year is just about spent.

Dyni wrote:

I really wish I saw that $8 deal a while back My gaming budget for this year is just about spent.

Yeah, but you really, really need that particular one. Do I have to break out my enabling stick again?

(Also, IMO the artbook is really not worth $10. $30 is a great price for that game.)

Minarchist wrote:
Dyni wrote:

I really wish I saw that $8 deal a while back My gaming budget for this year is just about spent.

Yeah, but you really, really need that particular one. Do I have to break out my enabling stick again?

(Also, IMO the artbook is really not worth $10. $30 is a great price for that game.)

Good to know. I'll wait for the $30 version.

Artbook and CD. :p

But still, the game is the thing. Must play it.

Etrian Odyssey IV is set for release February 26th in North America. Comes with... an artbook and CD.

Edit: It will be available on the eShop, too, although I don't know if the price will be discounted. I'll probably forgo the physical goodies for a digital version I can fire up any time.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Etrian Odyssey IV is set for release February 26th in North America. Comes with... an artbook and CD.

Edit: It will be available on the eShop, too, although I don't know if the price will be discounted. I'll probably forgo the physical goodies for a digital version I can fire up any time.

That's a good candidate for digital. I'm excited.

So tomorrow I mail off my copy of Radiant Historia to SixteenBlue and it begins its trek across the GWJ community (at least, that's the hope). I started a whole "sign here" thing on the inside cover of the box art. Note that you have to be careful sliding it back in. It's a bit of a tight fit.

IMAGE(http://www.gamertagged.net/images/gwj_radianthistoria_sign.png)

I guess 2012 is the year of JRPGs for me. I am currently playing FFXIII, Nier, and P4G. I'm enjoying the hell out of all of them. It's tough to decide which one to play. My goal is to finish them all by the end of the year. That might be tough because I'm going to be busy in December.

2 of those are awesome :). FFXIII did have its moments though.

Strangely enough I've been playing rune factory tides of destiny which is the most jrpgish of all the harvest moon games I've played. The actual farming bits are now basically a small side activity while dungeon diving and exploring are the mainstay of the game. Plus all the crafting and relationship building stuff. Really enjoying it honestly, even if it barely qualifies as a harvest moon.

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

I loved Rune Factory 2 on DS. For me it has the farming of Harvest Moon and everything else is just a great bonus. So I don't think I have any motivation to go back to a vanilla Harvest Moon game.

Mr GT Chris wrote:

I loved Rune Factory 2 on DS. For me it has the farming of Harvest Moon and everything else is just a great bonus. So I don't think I have any motivation to go back to a vanilla Harvest Moon game.

That was my same feeling. There is no point ever to play a normal harvest moon, since rune factory is everything plus dungeon crawling. It's just this last one is weird because you don't farm at all really. Monsters do all the farming for you. You leave a monster on an island plant something, and come back in a couple days to harvest. It is very strange. That being said all the other bits on the game are better then before. The combat system is nicer, and has jumping for once. The characters are interesting and actually have more dialogue. Then their is the completely unique bit with your giant golem sea explorer...

Loving it so far,

garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?!

Stele wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?! :shock:

It's the game everyone else dislikes.

Stele wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?! :shock:

Shhh. It's a secret to everyone.

ccesarano wrote:

So tomorrow I mail off my copy of Radiant Historia to SixteenBlue and it begins its trek across the GWJ community (at least, that's the hope). I started a whole "sign here" thing on the inside cover of the box art. Note that you have to be careful sliding it back in. It's a bit of a tight fit.

IMAGE(http://www.gamertagged.net/images/gwj_radianthistoria_sign.png)

You know, I own Radiant Historia, but I think I'd like my first playthrough to be on the GWJ Community Copy.

ClockworkHouse wrote:
Stele wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?! :shock:

Shhh. It's a secret to everyone.

It's dangerous to clock alone, take this.

IMAGE(http://tyrian.pantshead.com/images/Darksiders_Cover.jpg)

Tyrian wrote:
ClockworkHouse wrote:
Stele wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?! :shock:

Shhh. It's a secret to everyone.

It's dangerous to clock alone, take this to the knee.

IMAGE(http://tyrian.pantshead.com/images/Darksiders_Cover.jpg)

FTFY?

garion333 wrote:
Tyrian wrote:
ClockworkHouse wrote:
Stele wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Clocky likes one of those. I get all confused on which one is which.

Clocky likes something?! :shock:

Shhh. It's a secret to everyone.

It's dangerous to clock alone, take this to the knee.

IMAGE(http://tyrian.pantshead.com/images/Darksiders_Cover.jpg)

FTFY?

I'll accept the amendment.

Lots of new screenshots and overview of the battle system in Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Short version:

  • no random encounters
  • hit enemies on the field to get the first turn, a la Persona
  • combat uses the press turn system from Nocturne
  • you'll still recruit monsters you encounter
  • demon fusion is back, of course

I am psyched. I have never played a mainline SMT game. The visuals look very pretty.

Trying to play FF VII for the first time this year caused me to hate random encounters. I hate, hate, hate them.

Oh wow that looks a lot more modern than I expected. I expected more of a Strange Journey vibe, visually. I'm excited.

grobstein wrote:

I am psyched. I have never played a mainline SMT game. The visuals look very pretty.

Same here. I've got Nocturne sitting on the shelf but I'm too afraid it's going to chew me up and spit me back out if I start it. Very curious about this one.

Well I'll finally have to get a 3DS for that.

tuffalobuffalo wrote:

Trying to play FF VII for the first time this year caused me to hate random encounters. I hate, hate, hate them.

I have been wanting to go back and play that game for a while. I just find that I don't really have the time to devote to a JRPG any more.