>>943592 Can someone please make a list of all jrpgs with a physically explorable world-map (in the same style of FF7-8-9) with also controllable vehicles such as airship? These are the ones I know: Final Fantasy IX Final FantasyType-0 Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Ni no Kuni Star Ocean 2: The 2nd Story Tales of the Abyss Tales of Vesperia Xenogears anything else to add?

>>957217 >Are these games any good? The good: - God-tier lore/setting - God-tier soundtrack - Very good battle systems - Very good female characters (both in terms of design, and depth/characterization) The bad: - Very low production values - Mediocre main character - Lots of cringeworthy scenes/dialogues - Total lack of gameplay during Cosmosphere sections (which is a very important game mechanic) Overall, 2 is the superior game because 1 is dragged down by an almost complete lack of challenge, and by much more simplistic and predictable story (though by no means "bad"). I still recommend starting with 1 though, because of one reason that will become apparent toward the end of 2.

>>1038109 >anything else to add? Depending on how far you stretch the notions of jrpgs and vehicles, Crystal Project is made by a single Western guy and has only animal mounts, but it's still Final Fantasy kind of combat with single world map (wraparound in both directions) with flying and swimming once you get the right animal.

>>1038109 You would probably absolutely love Terranigma. And while it's a CRPG rather than a JRPG, Moonring also does this.

>>1038186 And if you love Terranigma, play Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia.

>>1038109 Chrono Cross Chrono Trigger Basically all of the Dragon Quest games as far as I know

>>1038109 Phantasy Star IV has combat capable vehicles which you need in order to open up the map, like the Ice Digger you need to burrow through the glaciers that block off much of Dezolis's map. Earlier games in the franchise also had vehicles, but they weren't nearly as well fleshed out as PSIV. (Not counting space ships either, since you can't explore the planets with them)

>>1038109 Does Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons count as a JRPG? The whole game is exploring a world map.

>>1034648 So, I believe the Romancing SaGa minstral song is the first one, remastered twice now. However, there were some Final Fantasy Legend titles before them. Next is Romancing SaGa 2, now remastered and then 3. The SaGa Frontiers followed and then Unlimited SaGa. There were phone games thereafter. Honestly, there is no rationale to play any of them in any order, but I would recommend the first SaGa Frontier. I seemed to enjoy that one more than any other, with Unlimited being very interesting and challenging as well.

>>1038660 Cheers anon. I'll give Minstrel Song and Frontier a go after I'm done with 2RE. But I've got DQ3 HD2D coming out on Thursday so I'll probably take a break from the Saga saga to play that.

>>1038660 There were those 2 Gameboy Saga games that got remade for the NDS

I just finished Romancing Saga 2 in time for DQ3RE tomorrow morning. It took me about 70s hours without doing the short and optional post-game content or second playthrough for the achievements. I don't think I will replay it but it was a solid game.

I completed Brothership. It was co-developed by Acquire, the co-developer of Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II, and lived up to my Mario & Luigi favorite, Superstar Saga. The director from Superstar Saga returned as the lead game designer for Brothership, and though AlphaDream is defunct, some AlphaDreamers returned too. I score Brothership 9/10. I never felt bored, and always looked forward to revealing more story, battling more enemies, hearing more songs, and seeing more set pieces. It's playful, it's playable, and in the 2024 video game drought, it quenched my thirst.

>>1039772 How does it stack compared to the other M&L games?

>>1038186 >>1038245 Also The Granstream Saga.

Spoiler screenshots for Brothership's true final level. The middle screenshot's during the final boss. >>1039916 How it stacks compared to the others is battles, set pieces, animations, backgrounds, and cutscenes are the best in Mario & Luigi. Learning enemy patterns is harder. Bowser's character's the best besides Bowser's Inside Story, and Brothership's story explores bonds between characters more. Concordia introduces unique enemies past Bowser's minions. Cloned Toads from Paper Jam weren't as memorable as Concordian plug-people, like Wattanist Connie, her mentor Cozette, Groovemaster Dyode, Patriarc and Arc, the Rumbla family Willma and Maykit and Billdit, Leyden and his assistant, the eager IDLE group, the villainous Extension Corps, the lovebirds Chilliam and Burnadette, the rivals Technikki and Adaphne, the friendly Buddy, and the Great Conductor. Brothership's longer. It's less linear, with more story choices, and for some islands, like the lush Twistee or the jungle Raynforst, you pick the island you finish first. Luigi's overworld auto-jump makes exploration feel smoother. More side quests, more twists and turns in paths in environments.

>>1038698 >Gameboy Saga >>1039216 >Romancing Saga >>1040148 >Granstream Saga All those Sagas but Xenosaga best Saga.

>>1040395 >Connie I'm not sure how to feel about this name localization.

>>1041579 I personally prefer the Buu Saga.

>>1041584 Connie's the best name for her character in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. She's a connector (Connie-ctor) from Concordia (concord, connection cord), mentored by Cozette to help the Uni-Tree grow Connectar (Connie-ctar, connector, nectar), in a game about connections (Connie-ctions) of islands and between people. It's why she's a plug, those connect. Concordia, the world of Brothership, is a real girl's name of Latin origin. Connie's a real nickname for Concordia. Connie's コネッタ (Konetta) in Japan, from コネクター (konekutā) meaning "connector," so the localization is faithful. Connie's character's feminine, adorable, playful, and supportive. She's not ideologically captured by the politics of her author. She's important, but humble, never girlbossy, and likes helping. Her moments in Brothership are a delight, like cutscenes where Connie air-dances with joy as she reconnects Great Lighthouses with her bonding can.

>>1041595 Connie sounds like a good waifu. She's a cute.

>>1041595 >>1041584 >Connie

>>957217 I emulated the first one until I reached a point in the game that had a unavoidable story glitch caused by the official translation. Lost all interest. It was during some big story boss battle where a weapon is charging or something.

>>1041820 >Spicy version Wrong, this one is.

>>1038186 >Terranigma. I thought that game was unfinished? >>1022965 Isn't that just headcanon? I played the whole game twice over, both as a kid and an adult I and I just recall them being rivals/friends. >>1022873 1 was fun, but I played 3 first and 1 over a decade later when I could emulate games. Cat tits were nice though. 3 will always be my favorite. I like it's soundtrack the most too. 2 was okay, but the English translation was so bad, it read like the people giving you order in the beginning admitted to being the once who tried to kill your to your face and you did nothing about it. Really dampened the experience. I heard 12 inspired Trigun, and Trigun in turn served to influence Wild ARMs 2 and 3, which has a vague portrait of Vash in one of the Inns in 2. Also, 2 predicted LOSS and Marivel a cute.

>>1041850 Fuck, that's a lottta typos.

>>1041850 >Isn't that just headcanon? Pic 1 (or rather, the two sets of four pictures combined into a single images) is official art.

>>1040395 The finale is amazing, possibly the best in the series. Definitely makes up for the slow beginning since the game gets better and better afterwards.

>>1038109 This spoils an RPG from this year, but far into Brothership, you select from 2 plans to upgrade Shipshape Island to a submarine or an airship. I selected the airship, and can fast travel to any point on any current in Concordia. It's Shipshape's second upgrade, after an early upgrade to sail faster.

>>1045498 >spoils "the rpg got an airship" spoils like "the fps got a gun" or "the fighter got combos" or "the vn got no gameplay"

>>1040395 I don't know what the Zero Punctuation faggot is talking about, the graphics look exactly like the artwork for the first M&L brought in 3D. Really boggles my nogging when the complaint for a Switch game is "it's got bad graphics"

>>1046156 Nintendo does colorful, competent fantasy aesthetics without AAA budget polygon counts, kind of like Onirism does

>>1046156 >I don't know what the Zero Punctuation faggot is talking about Yahtzee has had shittakes on games for years. The only irony is that he's better than Razor.

>>1046157 Yeah, but its heavily stylized, which might not be everyone's cup of tea. >>1046191 Razor is a contrarian, so give it enough time and his takes will eventually wheel around to being not gay.

>>1045498 I picked the submarine and it does the exact same thing.