Left feeling a bit empty after playing it for the first time a few months ago(why did I wait so long?) I am afraid no JRPG will be able to surpass it. Would love to have a discussion about similar games that reach the same quality level (Note: I have already played Final Fantasy VI ).

  • @WhoRoger
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    41 year ago

    I find the usual large and long SNES/PS1 era JRPGs quite bloated and grindy, to be honest. A while ago I played Phantasy Star IV, which is a lot more lightweight, linear and shorter than say, FF6, and I found that quite refreshing. Maybe you can try that as a change of style.

    • Zeppo
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      21 year ago

      Phantasy Star II is pretty awesome too.

        • Zeppo
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          1 year ago

          This is true. I played it when it was new and I had fond memories of insanely grinding SMS PS1, so it seemed normal. The best thing to do is to go to Climatrol and farm Blastoids (they reproduce within a battle and you can get insane EXP by waiting for them to do that). Some weird slima-slug-somethings do that too.

          • monotremata
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            11 year ago

            Yeah, at the time it didn’t seem so out of line. I guess I just feel like it hasn’t held up as well against modern games as something like Chrono Trigger or FFVI.

            • Zeppo
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              21 year ago

              That also shows up in the comparison between PS II and IV… IV is way more cut-sceney, linear and streamlined with less grinding required. I guess I actually like the grinding!