Games I need to play, Games I need to buy, Game Recommendations

[archica]

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[archica]

Yeah, I threw FFXIII on there because I know it's coming out in the U.S. eventually. XD But the 360 is totally rocking JRPG's, which is kinda funny considering the original Xbox had, like, no JRPG's at all. I think the 360 has more JRPG's than any other current gen home console.

[korinacaffeine]

It won't be coming to the PS3?

;_;

;__;

[archica]

Oh, it will. It's coming to both. :D

[projecturzu2]

Wow, so many good games you listed!! And the fact that Parasite Eve is on that list is epic. I've never actually played but my sister has it and used to love it. Completely forgot about it 'til now, hahaha.

[archica]

I used to watch my best friend play it, and I didn't have a whole lot of interest in it at the time, but years later I ran across someone talking about it and realized it was right up my alley. XD I don't talk to that friend very much anymore, but I need to call her and see if she still has hers and if she might sell it. Knowing her, she'd have no idea how much it's going for on ebay. XD

[pct_rabbit]

Holy crap, that list is massive! I want to play all the RPG games out there, but am limited by system options ;_; I kind of wish I didn't sell my DS, as there are a lot of dandy games coming out.

[archica]

XD All your icons crack me up.

I wouldn't trade a farm in Georgia for my DS. It's one of my favorite systems of all time. It's just so cute. XD

[mariye]

Mana Khemia I've heard is great. It just came out for the PSP, and was originally on the PS2

[archica]

I'll check out Mana Khemia and Avalon Code (I've seen them talked about in magazines, but I haven't really looked into them very deeply). Also, I meant to put Lux Pain on my list. :D I'm not putting Parasite Eve 2 on there until I play the first one and decide if I really really like it.

I played the first Suikoden a few years ago and I didn't care a lot for it. I finished it, just for the sake of completion, but it left me feeling kinda bleh. It's so far the only JRPG that I've sold after beating. I keep them in case I want to replay them years down the road, but I knew I'd never play Suikoden again. I might someday play a more modern installment, just to see if things have changed in a way I like, but it's kinda low on my list of "might want to buy them" games. XD

[mariye]

Avalon Code's awesome. I traded in a bunch of games to get it yesterday. It's gonna be rare though. I had to check 3 stores to find a copy (in the first week it's out!). Visited my local store after work, had them call and check when they didn't have it. The third store had one left - the clerk'd bought the other one.

If you try another Suikoden, I recommend either Suikoden 3 (PS2) or Suikoden 5 (PS2). Suikoden 4's good and all, but its too focused on ship traveling. 3 is the best, 2 is second best (but hard as hell to find since its PS1) and 5's third best.

[korinacaffeine]

Wow. That's quite an extensive list.

I've played:

LOZ: A Link to the Past. It's a great game, and longer than one would anticipate, but it can get repetitive and tiring.

Star Ocean: 'Till the End of Time. Not the best, but definitely a good time-waster, and I think it's ultimately worth it. Albel x Sophia from this game was my very first OTP. Fucking looooooooong game, and it can get hella frustrating.

Xenosaga 2 or 3 (one of the two). I really didn't like this one. Too many cutscenes, too little action, but that was just me. I quit it about 1/4th of the way through.

Good luck!

[archica]

I let my nephew play the first couple hours of Xenosaga 1 and I thought it looked neat. I like lots of cutscenes (I'm an incredibly lazy gamer). Star Ocean 3 had suuuuuch adorable box art. That was my only means of judging it at the time I bought it. XD I didn't even know where it fit in the series until years later. Haha, I've had some of these games for upwards of five or six years and still haven't gotten around to playing them. I'm sloooow.