JRPGs on the 360

[demi]

Vanguard

[Bebpo]

no, i hate on it because it has shitty shooting for combat, horrid class balance, dumb party ai, a terrible ui, dune buggy boogaloo, and terrible itemization.

story/plot/characters are for figgurts in ANY game

u do not like playing as space marine with gun, space marine with gun, or space marine with gun?

class BALANCE, sir! i do not mind playing as a space marine with a gun any more than i mind playing as a spiky-haired doe-eyed figgurt, but when you let me choose my character's class, make sure that they are ALL equally viable, not JUST the psychic powerz class because the biotics special efects look effin' stupid yet are apparently necessary to really enjoy the game. :'(

I don't remember much of a difference between "classes" in Mass Effect.  Regardless of what you picked you were always dude with a gun and some magic and can play it like a TPS and run n' gun except for boss fights.

[Van Cruncheon]

i picked a class with no magic powers and the game design went "lol, pick a class with magic powerz"

[Great Rumbler]

i picked a class with no magic powers and the game design went "lol, pick a class with magic powerz"

I played through the game as a soldier and never came across in moments like that.

[cool breeze]

I played as Vanguard and didn't have a problem.  I did hear stories about how the last boss butt fucks you if you're the classes that only let you use a pistol (adept, I think).

 

[hyp]

cool, i'm not even gonna bother with SO4 then. just don't have any time to waste on mediocre games. hopefully ff13 will be decent. i'm skeptical though. 

[demi]

I played as Vanguard and didn't have a problem.  I did hear stories about how the last boss butt fucks you if you're the classes that only let you use a pistol (adept, I think).

 

um, not really. the last boss hops around and shoots slow missles at you. if anything adept would violate the fuck out of Saren.

[Yeti]

I played as Vanguard and didn't have a problem.  I did hear stories about how the last boss butt fucks you if you're the classes that only let you use a pistol (adept, I think).

 

I never bothered playing with any weapon other than pistol, because pistol did just fine getting me through the game, last boss included. I'm not even a power gamer like demi or anything.

[Sho Nuff]

JRPGs...who even buys these anymore

[tiesto]

JRPGs...who even buys these anymore

I do. And apparently all the people in Japan who made DQ9 the best selling 3rd party game ever over there...

[demi]

Japan buys JRPG news at eleven

[Sho Nuff]

JRPGs...who even buys these anymore

I do. And apparently all the people in Japan who made DQ9 the best selling 3rd party game ever over there...

Sorry, I meant "in the West", my bad

[demi]

Vesperia is awesome

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better than DA

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[Trent Dole]

I bought Tales of Vesperia for $15. I dunno, it was $15!

$15 well spent, man.

[chronovore]

JRPGs...who even buys these anymore

I do. And apparently all the people in Japan who made DQ9 the best selling 3rd party game ever over there...

Sorry, I meant "in the West", my bad

Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if DQ series was as reason why J-devs so frequently act like the rest of the world is just a gravy market.

Producer: "Let's focus on selling in Japan, and we'll foist a mediocre localization on the rest of the planet -- it'll be pure profit!"
(months pass, JP version isn't selling, localization is being shopped around)
Producer: "What do you mean no-one wants it?"