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This article speaks to me a lot. I played FF7 Remake when it released on PS+ in ‘21 thinking I didn’t enjoy JRPG’s. From there i played the entire collection -

by amjnsx 3y ago

This article speaks to me a lot. I played FF7 Remake when it released on PS+ in ‘21 thinking I didn’t enjoy JRPG’s. From there i played the entire collection - the ps1 version, crisis core, advent children, and then remake again. Those months were fantastic - either playing, listening to the soundtrack, thinking about materia combinations. And it’s likely to consume another 3 months of my life when Rebirth releases.

tarruda 3y ago
FF VI and Chrono Trigger (both SNES) are two gems which I would definitely replay if I had the time. It is easy to get lost the pretty graphics of modern games, but to me well written story and characters are the best part of JRPGs
- PsylentKnight 3y ago
  I really enjoyed Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo Switch) this year. The story is alright, but the characters are well-written and I enjoyed the tactical gameplay more than the typical turn-based RPG fare.
- starkparker 3y ago
  My favorite thing about picking up a retro emulation handheld is using it to play through these old games. It's more like an ebook reader in my mind than a game console when I load it up just with story-dense RPG/strategy/adventure games instead of arcade and action games. The thing that unlocked it for me was taking a save state at pretty much every "scene" or big story beat. A lot of these games lack a good way of tracking where you are in the story, and picking up/putting down a deep game in short increments can be hard to get reoriented, so I got in a habit of loading one or two saves back when I restart playing after a break. Replaying a minute or so is usually more than enough to remember what's going on and what I need to do next.
  - tarruda 3y ago
    > My favorite thing about picking up a retro emulation handheld is using it to play through these old games An alternative is install something like retroarch on your smartphone and use a telescopic controller.

by amjnsx 3y ago

tarruda 3y ago

FF VI and Chrono Trigger (both SNES) are two gems which I would definitely replay if I had the time. It is easy to get lost the pretty graphics of modern games, but to me well written story and characters are the best part of JRPGs

PsylentKnight 3y ago
I really enjoyed Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo Switch) this year. The story is alright, but the characters are well-written and I enjoyed the tactical gameplay more than the typical turn-based RPG fare.
starkparker 3y ago
My favorite thing about picking up a retro emulation handheld is using it to play through these old games. It's more like an ebook reader in my mind than a game console when I load it up just with story-dense RPG/strategy/adventure games instead of arcade and action games. The thing that unlocked it for me was taking a save state at pretty much every "scene" or big story beat. A lot of these games lack a good way of tracking where you are in the story, and picking up/putting down a deep game in short increments can be hard to get reoriented, so I got in a habit of loading one or two saves back when I restart playing after a break. Replaying a minute or so is usually more than enough to remember what's going on and what I need to do next.
- tarruda 3y ago
  > My favorite thing about picking up a retro emulation handheld is using it to play through these old games An alternative is install something like retroarch on your smartphone and use a telescopic controller.