The GWJ JRPG Club 2.0

Ted wrote:

ce. As for the rest, I can't play them without breaking my commitment to buying zero games this year (still going strong).

I'm off-topic, but wow! that's pretty impressive! Congratulations!

Dragon Quest VIII is the only one of that batch that I have but haven't played, so that's my vote.

My votes are for:

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Xenoblade Chronicles

I actually have DQ8 on PS2 but really hoping a portable game (that I already own) wins. I know it's on 3DS but I wasn't enamoured enough with it the first time round to buy it again.

I've never even heard of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel so I'll be a little surprised if it wins. With all the great games coming out this month, it's going to be tough for me to purchase this one just for the club. Any chance it can be found for cheap?

I picked it up cheap along with some other Vita jrpgs and visual novels in one of the PSN 'Big in Japan' sales over here which happen fairly regularly. Paid under a tenner I think. If it wins and you have a Vita or I think also PS3, might get lucky and they have a similar sale soon.

Cold Steel is the start of the next trilogy of the somewhat beloved Legend of Heroes series. Mostly known for the Trails in the Sky trilogy on PSP (and now PSP I think). I and maybe a few others have been sitting on the first game waiting for it to come up in game club. Maybe this will be the month!

Cold Steel is 50% off on PSN ($19.99) every 2-3 months.

I might be in luck this month because I already have the 4 front runners.

Voting update... Trails of Cold Steel has pulled ahead. (FYI, it's available on PC as well.)

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - 7
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past - 6
Xenoblade Chronicles - 6
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - 5
Breath of Fire IV - 4
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - 2
Digmon Story Cyber Sleuth - 1
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 2
Xenosaga Episode I - 1

If I've only used two votes up to this point, am I cool to throw the third into the mix?

Bubblefuzz wrote:

If I've only used two votes up to this point, am I cool to throw the third into the mix? :)

As long as it's not for Trails of Cold Steel.

I can't vote for it twice

Vote 3. Dragon Quest VII. Make it a bit more interesting at the top hey.

I know, I know that'll just cancel out my trails vote, but I think am now keener to pick up and try a DQ.

Bubblefuzz wrote:

If I've only used two votes up to this point, am I cool to throw the third into the mix? :)

As long as it's not for Dragon Quest VIII :-).

again voted for already.

(Sorry steinkrug I'm complicating this!)

Bubblefuzz wrote:

I can't vote for it twice

Vote 3. Dragon Quest VII. Make it a bit more interesting at the top hey.

I know, I know that'll just cancel out my trails vote, but I think am now keener to pick up and try a DQ.

Sweet! Let's go DQ 7!

Let's make it extra-interesting. I'll cast a single vote for Xenoblade Chronicles.

merphle wrote:

Let's make it extra-interesting. I'll cast a single vote for Xenoblade Chronicles.

Oh man, a 3-way tie! Godzilla Blitz, your skills may be needed soon.

merphle wrote:

Let's make it extra-interesting. I'll cast a single vote for Xenoblade Chronicles.

Awesome! The world is in Chaos!

LastSurprise wrote:
merphle wrote:

Let's make it extra-interesting. I'll cast a single vote for Xenoblade Chronicles.

Oh man, a 3-way tie! Godzilla Blitz, your skills may be needed soon.

Humm. That is a thought. If it does end in a three-way tie, a three-way Ranked Choice Vote would be much easier to do than the 19-way Ranked Choice Vote we just did in the CRPG Club.

Dragon Quest 7
Dragon Quest 8
Xenoblade Chronicles

CptDomano wrote:

Dragon Quest 7
Dragon Quest 8
Xenoblade Chronicles

The world calms down a bit.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past - 8
Xenoblade Chronicles - 8
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - 7
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - 6
Breath of Fire IV - 4
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - 2
Digmon Story Cyber Sleuth - 1
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 2
Xenosaga Episode I - 1

Assuming that everyone's ballots were ranked (which they weren't), the current results look different.

Spoiler:
  1. Trails of Cold Steel
  2. Dragon Quest VII
  3. Dragon Quest VIII (tie with Xenoblade Chronicles)
  4. Xenoblade Chronicles (tie with Dragon Quest VIII)
  5. Breath of Fire IV
  6. Fire Emblem Echoes
  7. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth (tie with Trails in the Sky SC)
  8. Trails in the Sky SC (tie with Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth)
  9. Xenosaga

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, please

Cold Steel will be out in the cold for another quarter :(.

*evil laughter*

Mr GT Chris wrote:

Cold Steel will be out in the cold for another quarter :(.

*evil laughter*

I am somewhat hesitant to start playing Cold Steel, considering we don't know yet if Cold Steel III and IV will make it to North America... My Japanese is nowhere sufficient for me to play anything, much less a Kiseki game, in Japanese.

Mark me down for Dragon Quest VII, as well.

DQVII seems to be pulling away with it (good thing we've extended time to play to six months...), but I'll leave voting open until this time tomorrow.

Final results:
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past - 10
Xenoblade Chronicles - 8
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - 7
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King - 6
Breath of Fire IV - 4
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - 2
Digmon Story Cyber Sleuth - 1
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 2
Xenosaga Episode I - 1

Edit: Thread is up.

Dang, if I wanted to join in I would have to hook up my old PS3. Was hoping it was on PSN and I could play on Vita, but I guess I will have to sit out another quarter. This is a really good game, I played it back when it came out in 2001 and beat it then. Hope everyone enjoys!

bobbywatson wrote:
Mr GT Chris wrote:

Cold Steel will be out in the cold for another quarter :(.

*evil laughter*

I am somewhat hesitant to start playing Cold Steel, considering we don't know yet if Cold Steel III and IV will make it to North America... My Japanese is nowhere sufficient for me to play anything, much less a Kiseki game, in Japanese.

While there's nothing official as yet, there are enough rumors from - allegedly - the translators that hint at both titles coming to this side of the world. I'm fairly optimistic.