THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: SantaC on August 08, 2010, 12:30:43 PM

Title: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: SantaC on August 08, 2010, 12:30:43 PM
These rpgs are in my backlog:

Persona 3 portable (dont have a PSP though so i cant play that now)
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Tales of innocence english patched
Eternal Sonata
Blue Dragon

Which one is the best of that list?
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 08, 2010, 12:31:37 PM
Not Eternal Sonata.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: SantaC on August 08, 2010, 12:32:44 PM
Not Eternal Sonata.

yeah I heard bad things about it. I guess i should take that off my backlog
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: demi on August 08, 2010, 12:33:25 PM
1. Blue Dragon
2. Dragon Quest 8
3. Dragon Quest 9

The rest can be left alone
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Beezy on August 08, 2010, 12:35:16 PM
Blue Dragon
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: SantaC on August 08, 2010, 12:36:20 PM
ok guys, leaning towards Blue Dragon. Tell me the good things about it. I dont know jack about this game basically.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: demi on August 08, 2010, 12:41:42 PM
Play it and find out, hope this helps
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: iconoclast on August 08, 2010, 12:43:17 PM
Persona 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blue Dragon > The rest of those games > Eternal Sonata
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2010, 12:43:19 PM
go with blue dragon.

blue dragon is dragon quest meets final fantasy 5.

After that play DQ8.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2010, 12:43:33 PM
Persona 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blue Dragon > The rest of those games > Eternal Sonata

He has already played P3.

P3 > DQ8 = DQ9 > BD
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Third on August 08, 2010, 01:14:47 PM
Dragon Quest VIII

Blue Dragon is probably the worst of the bunch. What a shitty game.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Enl on August 08, 2010, 01:24:45 PM
If you end up going with Blue Dragon make sure to download the free Hard mode patch, otherwise the game will be a cakewalk.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: maxy on August 08, 2010, 01:33:31 PM
Blue Dragon

 :-[
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 08, 2010, 02:11:59 PM
Persona series drives me up the fucking wall.  I've tried 1-3 but I finally came the conlcusion that I just don't give a flying fuck about being a Japanese high schooler.  I know there's some creepy demographic out there that loves this shit but count me out.

Never played IX, but Dragon Quest VIII is a lot of fun but it's like a freaking jrpg marathon - the thing just keeps on going and going and going.  Serious time is needed if you want to go through it.  Good game though.

Blue Dragon is basically worthless without the hard patch.  You NEED that patch if you're even considering it, and don't let the name fool you.  The "hard" mode is more like your typical normal jrpg difficulty.  Overall it's a basic by the numbers jrpg with some very pretty graphics - as long as you can handle the screen tearing and occasional slowdown.

Fuck Eternal Sonata in the ass.  Worst of the worst.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Bebpo on August 08, 2010, 02:18:55 PM
These rpgs are in my backlog:

Persona 3 portable (dont have a PSP though so i cant play that now)
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Tales of innocence english patched
Eternal Sonata
Blue Dragon

Which one is the best of that list?


If you haven't played P3, then P3 > BD > DQVIII > DQIX > Tales >>>>>> don't play ES
If you have played P3 then take it off the list and it's the same order.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2010, 02:19:19 PM
Dragon Quest 8 and 9 are better than BD so I'm just gonna have to change my answer to DQ8.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: The Sceneman on August 08, 2010, 05:08:44 PM
Play it and find out, hope this helps

^ what he said. Just stick the damn game in. If you like achievements, print out a guide. You will get like 20 gamerscore for beating the game otherwise
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: The Sceneman on August 08, 2010, 05:09:35 PM
Eternal Sonata owns, btw
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Ninja on August 08, 2010, 05:30:15 PM
Persona 3 if you haven't played it, otherwise DQ9.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: MoxManiac on August 08, 2010, 06:41:06 PM
I'd play Blue Dragon if there was DLC to somehow take out the shitty toriyama art.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 08, 2010, 09:40:04 PM
Dragon Quest VIII
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: tiesto on August 08, 2010, 11:29:25 PM
Blue Dragon or the DQ games are good picks, definitely stay away from Eternal Sonata, one of the worst RPGs I've played in a long while.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: naff on August 09, 2010, 12:25:02 AM
I personally couldn't play Blue Dragon, played it for ~10 hours and the kids/juvenile shit drove me nuts. Seemed like an ok game though. I'd go with DQVIII or IX (only played VIII). Haven't played the others.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: Bulleta©™® on August 09, 2010, 08:46:28 PM
Play DQ9 since I can't. Do it.
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 10, 2010, 01:15:01 AM
DQ8 took forever to get started. How long was that opening prologue, 15 minutes? 
Title: Re: help me choose my next jrpg to play
Post by: ch1nchilla on August 10, 2010, 04:56:37 AM
Persona 3.