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Less visible JRPG Recommendations for people who might be looking for new ones to play

Posted on 10/5/26 at 3:29 pm
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 3:29 pm
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is 9/10 100% play it

Trails of cold steel 1-4 are all really good games following one main overarching story throughout all 4 games. The first one while good though lacks a bunch of quality of life things so you will need to endure a bit of friction. Once you get to to 2 its very smooth

Tales of Bersia

Granblue Fantasy Relink

Xenoblade Chronicles DE

SMT 5.

Feel free to add any you wish, Im always looking for new good jrpgs
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
23151 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 5:16 pm to
If you haven't played it the Atelier series is one I love. It's Japanese as crap, and battles are super easy, but the alchemy portions are addicting. One of the gimmicks with the older games was that you had an in-game time limit to beat the game, the newer ones got rid of that starting with the Ryza games. Start with Atelier Sophie if you check this series out.

Eiyuden Chronicle is another great one. It's a Suikoden 1 and 2 clone so if you liked those games you'll love this one.

I enjoyed Blue Reflection and Blue Reflection Second Light. Again, super Japanese magical girl games with pretty easy combat but I enjoyed the story in both games .

Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 6:25 pm to
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book

Is that the one that you recommend as the entry title? There is a bunch of these games lol
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
23151 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 6:38 pm to
Yes. It's the one that got me into the series. Again, it's a Japanese magical girl game so don't expect a masterpiece but the alchemy stuff was addicting to me.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 6:39 pm to
Downloading it now on the ps5 pro. Its a small game size file ill be launching it within 10 minutes
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 6:43 pm to
Also another one I highly recommend but it does come with * is resonance of fate.

Its generally considered one of if not the most difficult JRPGs of all time and is over 200 hours long but it is such a good game if youre willing to have a pretty frustrating first 30 hours because they dont explain the combat well at all and its extremely complex. Turn based combat with guns and trying to position your 3 characters in the field in certain ways you can execute super attacks.

This post was edited on 10/5/26 at 6:44 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
176228 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 9:15 pm to
Probably doesn't quite fit this category but I recently downloaded Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - switch 2 edition and started it last night

I played the original switch version years ago and never got all the way through it. Starting over. I like the style of the game.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/6/26 at 5:43 am to
Great game it’s absolutely amazing. It’s themes and battling philosophies with each having their own merits for how things should be really resonated with me. It is an exceptionally well written game which you’d likely never guess by looking it because it goes full anime art style lol which I love.


My one minor gripe with it is the sort of gatcha style way you pull new blades in the game.

Btw the prequel DLC Torna is also FANTASTIC, but it’s the type of prequel that you must play after you beat the main game

It also definitely fits the thread. It’s a jrpg through and through lol it just does a slick job at disguising a lot of the traditional things about the genre into the blade system
This post was edited on 10/6/26 at 5:56 am
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
31267 posts
Posted on 10/6/26 at 12:58 pm to
quote:

GIMP


Have played about 2 hours of the game. It’s really really fun and pretty addictive

Does the system continue to build and new things added or have I seen all it offers mechanics wise?
Posted by DoomGuy504
Member since May 2024
649 posts
Posted on 10/6/26 at 4:02 pm to
Is "Live a Live" considered a JPRG?
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