The Quarterly JRPG Club - Let's 'Grind' Down that Backlog!

Also I'll be doing the drawing in a few minutes, operating under my original assumption. Wanted to do it today and I've got to run it before I get going to work. No video because I am a sick mess.

Also, for newcomers, I like to only put votes into the cage which have 2 or more (depending on how many people cast their vote) - a one-vote game would probably only pull a small chunk of those people since it... well, only had one vote. So for this cage I'll be going with two votes and up.

This quarter's winner is WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY. I'll be making a new thread for that in a bit.

I am okay with this choice.

Guess I should have bought it last time it was on sale!

ccesarano wrote:

I am the-okay with this the-choice.

Fixed that for World of Final Fantasy.

Oh man I said I wasn't gonna vote because Persona 5, but I'd actually like to the-play World of Final Fantasy. Maybe I could just play some this month.

Sweeeet!

July is coming up, so like, do your thing! Vote for the top 5 JRPGs you'd like to play this coming quarter!

So many I could choose but I'll go with these:
3DS Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor Overclocked™
3DS Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven
Vita Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Vita DIGIMON STORY CYBER SLEUTH
Vita Lost Dimension

All my votes for Dark Cloud 2 and Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. Not feeling up to deal with any other JRPG's so I'll only vote those in.

brokenclavicle wrote:

All my votes for Dark Cloud 2 and Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. Not feeling up to deal with any other JRPG's so I'll only vote those in. :D

I'll second these votes.

Persona 5 (Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE if this isn't eligible
Cosmic Star Heroine (Xenoblade Chronicles X if this isn't eligible)
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XIII
Bravely Default

shoptroll wrote:

Persona 5 (Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE if this isn't eligible
Cosmic Star Heroine (Xenoblade Chronicles X if this isn't eligible)

Either of those get my vote! I still haven't finished them, although I'm close on Cosmic Star Heroine.

I'm going to opt not for Persona 5 and not for XCX right now (Persona 5 is pretty new so people who want to play it probably already are) and I think more people will be able to get their hands on Cosmic Star Heroine than XCX, might as well be inclusive.

With that in mind, here's the list so far.

I will also say Trails in the Sky was already a game in the second club that Clock was running for a bit, but I guess if there are enough votes we can consider reviving that thread for people to use.

Dark Cloud 2 (3)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Second Chapter (2)
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (2)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (2)
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor Overclocked™
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
DIGIMON STORY CYBER SLEUTH
Lost Dimension
Cosmic Star Heroine
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XIII
Bravely Default

I knew we did the first Trails here but didn't know the second game had already been done. I think I might not have owned it at that point anyway. Well, I'll think about what game to change my vote to.

Oh wait, sorry - first trails only. Didn't know that was the second one. Probably the lack of coffee

Understandable. The SC stands for Second Chapter, not really the most distinct name for the game to be under on the PSN store though...

Mr GT Chris wrote:

I knew we did the first Trails here but didn't know the second game had already been done. I think I might not have owned it at that point anyway. Well, I'll think about what game to change my vote to.

I think they only did the Trails in the Sky series, not Cold Steel.
I would be down for playing

Tokyo Mirage Sessions
Dark Cloud 2
Lord of Magna

Actually, I'd like to drop Xenoblade Chronicles X because of its length.

It occurs to me that splitting up ~100 hour games into three months still leaves us with 30 hours of play time per month. For some, that's pretty difficult, and I know I'd struggle with it. But I'd argue I'm not the busiest person here, either.

I think I'd like to stick to 60 hours or less - it's still high but it's much more manageable, and we'll still have lots to play. I have no problem whatsoever if people want to break off and make a separate thread for a new playthrough of GARGANTUGAME! Probably will just be too much for this thread. I think 30-50 hour games are a good sweet spot, because you don't have to play every day, and you can skip periods of time if you need it.

Let me know if you guys have any thoughts.

Fastmav347 wrote:

I think they only did the Trails in the Sky series, not Cold Steel.

And only the first game I suppose. There are 2 more although the 3rd is PC only I think.

Trails in cold steel
Tokyo Mirage
Etrian Odyssey 4

I just want to chime in and say Trails of Cold Steel is pretty darn amazing. It suffers from some very akward pacing issues, and the first third can be a bit of a bore...But holy crap, that battle system is fantastic. One of the best systems I've had the joy of playing.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts as the weeks go on (if that game is picked).

Damnable Bear wrote:

Actually, I'd like to drop Xenoblade Chronicles X because of its length.

It occurs to me that splitting up ~100 hour games into three months still leaves us with 30 hours of play time per month. For some, that's pretty difficult, and I know I'd struggle with it. But I'd argue I'm not the busiest person here, either.

I totally wasn't thinking about this so I'm ok with revoking that vote. Please replace it with Shin Megami Tensei IV.

A_Unicycle wrote:

I just want to chime in and say Trails of Cold Steel is pretty darn amazing. It suffers from some very akward pacing issues, and the first third can be a bit of a bore...But holy crap, that battle system is fantastic. One of the best systems I've had the joy of playing.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts as the weeks go on (if that game is picked).

I totally agree, I absolutely loved the two, it was my GOTY last year

shoptroll wrote:

Please replace it with Shin Megami Tensei IV.

That's only 90 hours. Much better!

ClockworkHouse wrote:
shoptroll wrote:

Please replace it with Shin Megami Tensei IV.

That's only 90 hours. Much better!

Hey, if I can find 80 hours over the course of 3 months for Breath of the Wild the rest of you lot can find 90 for SMT

Here are my votes for next quarter:

Dark Cloud 2
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Final Fantasy XIII

Alright, I think I got the Legend of Heroes shenanigans right, if someone wants to check, please do.

Dark Cloud 2 (7)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (4)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (3)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Trails in the Sky Second Chapter (3)
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven (2)
Final Fantasy XIII (2)
Cosmic Star Heroine (2)
Etrian Odyssey Untold (2)
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor Overclocked (2)
Final Fantasy XV (2)
Etrian Odyssey IV (2)
DIGIMON STORY CYBER SLEUTH
Lost Dimension
Tales of Graces F
SMT Digital Devil Saga 1
Bravely Default
SMT IV
Persona Q
Dragon Quest VIII

I'm adding mine in (above) too, which will be:

Dark Cloud 2
Etrian Odyssey Untold
Tales of Graces F
SMT Digital Devil Saga 1
Cosmic Star Heroine