Last RPG (Not RPG MAKER) Game You Last Played!

Last RPG (Not RPG MAKER) Game You Last Played! (Read 5564 times)

Print

maladroithim

#81 December 13, 2007, 09:42:10 pm

Epic Hero
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 1008

Quote from: Hundley on December 13, 2007, 06:55:12 am

i picked up romancing saga again, after digging behind my bureau to find where i had thrown it many moons ago.

i like the game despite how dreadful it is, but i again got stuck at that fucking final boss and have stopped playing the game again.

i cannot learn life lessons apparently!

My girlfriend and I both have a bizarre and deep-rooted fascination with this game. I like to point out that it's the only traditional jRPG she has ever liked (her favorite games are The Sims, Guitar Hero, Portal, and The Adventures of Lolo), and the other day she asked me if there would ever be a sequel. I'm well aware that it's a terrible game by all conventional metrics, but I look at its game mechanics sort of the same way I look at Cubist paintings.

I was stuck at the final boss for a long time, too. The game scales all random encounters to about your level, but the bosses have a static power level. A lot of people get stuck at the end boss because they can get *to* him without any trouble (the random enemies in the end area are scaled to your level) but then the boss himself is ultra-powerful. Awesome final battle with awesome music though.

Logged

Leric

#82 December 14, 2007, 02:13:50 am

This sprite was made by my best friend Max: 1985-2004 I'll never forget you man.
Group: Member
Joined: Jul 5, 2003
Posts: 252

Quote from: maladroithim on December 13, 2007, 09:42:10 pm

My girlfriend and I both have a bizarre and deep-rooted fascination with this game. I like to point out that it's the only traditional jRPG she has ever liked (her favorite games are The Sims, Guitar Hero, Portal, and The Adventures of Lolo), and the other day she asked me if there would ever be a sequel. I'm well aware that it's a terrible game by all conventional metrics, but I look at its game mechanics sort of the same way I look at Cubist paintings.

I was stuck at the final boss for a long time, too. The game scales all random encounters to about your level, but the bosses have a static power level. A lot of people get stuck at the end boss because they can get *to* him without any trouble (the random enemies in the end area are scaled to your level) but then the boss himself is ultra-powerful. Awesome final battle with awesome music though.

If I'm not mistakened but wasn't Romancing SaGa: MS a remake of Romancing SaGa 1 on the Super Famicom? If so then there was a Romancing SaGa 2 & 3 as well. I know that there's a rom of 3 translated into english but I'm not sure about 2. There's also SaGa Frontier 1 & 2 for PS1 & Unlimited SaGa for PS2 all of which I know were atleast released in America.

Demo Blog

Logged

Cho

#83 December 15, 2007, 01:23:51 am

Comrade!
Group: Member
Joined: Jun 6, 2004
Posts: 438

Quote

I was stuck at the final boss for a long time, too. The game scales all random encounters to about your level, but the bosses have a static power level. A lot of people get stuck at the end boss because they can get *to* him without any trouble (the random enemies in the end area are scaled to your level) but then the boss himself is ultra-powerful. Awesome final battle with awesome music though.

Yeah, but its just a matter of getting into the final dungeon that's difficult (the field around Isthmus Keep or whatever, and the short cave walk to the Gate), because the enemies in Quietus are like, the only ones in the game that don't chase you)...

Quote

If I'm not mistaken, but wasn't Romancing SaGa: MS a remake of Romancing SaGa 1 on the Super Famicom?

Yes. Primary differences between the PS2 and SNES versions include the fact that in the PS2 version, roughly 80% of the screen is covered in menus during battles, while in the original version went slightly more minimalistic.

I actually hope they do remake Romancing SaGa 2, at some point, because its easily the best in the series. And hopefully, they'll fix some of the problems in the original version (Like... actually being able to dismiss party members instead of having to kill them off to get them off the team).

Logged

Zatham

#84 December 17, 2007, 09:48:09 pm

Comrade!
Group: Member
Joined: Jun 8, 2003
Posts: 272

OK now the last RPG I played was "Mother 3." I just beat it yesterday. What an awesome game... I can't wait to play it again, although I guess I'll wait until the English patch comes out.

I bought the PS2 remake of Romancing SaGa when it first came out. I don't think I played it very much at all... but then one Summer it became my "game of the Summer" so I played it through three times or so. I don't even remember who as. Grey! Who else... Albert, I think. Now I'm on Sif... don't know if I ever finished Barbara.

I thought it was decent once I got accustomed to it. I also have the player's guide. If I didn't have that, I probably would have never gotten into it.

Last Edit: December 17, 2007, 09:53:36 pm by Zatham

Logged

Ephiam

#85 December 17, 2007, 10:26:37 pm

Angel of wavering tides.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 303

The last RPG I played was the one everyone is now talking about : Romancing SaGa for the PS2. I like it, though I wish I had more of an idea of what to do @.@

I hope that either 1, 2 and 3 are re-made for some portable system or 2 and 3 are fully remade like RS1 for a newer console.

Check out Eternal Paradise, my latest RPG Maker 2003 project, over at RMN!
http://rpgmaker.net/games/1914/

Logged

Feldschlacht IV

#86 December 19, 2007, 12:19:34 am

The Notorious M.O.G.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Nov 17, 2003
Posts: 1784

My last RPG was Suikoden III. I just picked it up, and I'm about 5 hours into it. Not a bad game at all; the Trinity Sight system is awesome.

Logged

Tolin19

#87 December 19, 2007, 02:18:35 am

Group: Member
Joined: Dec 18, 2007
Posts: 7

Last rpg I played was Enchanted arms, it was ok.

Logged

Ephiam

#88 December 19, 2007, 03:14:24 am

Angel of wavering tides.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 303

All the talk about Romancing Saga had me want to go and play it again. And...well, I did. I started up my Romancing SaGa 3 file again. I managed to get pretty far before I stopped playing for tonight.

Check out Eternal Paradise, my latest RPG Maker 2003 project, over at RMN!
http://rpgmaker.net/games/1914/

Logged

Sarah

#89 December 19, 2007, 03:17:40 am

Blackman the Game: 0% complete
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Feb 7, 2004
Posts: 2401

Quote from: Tolin19 on December 19, 2007, 02:18:35 am

Last rpg I played was Enchanted arms, it was ok.

It is terrible

I am playing it on the ps3 now and it's so bad.

karin's cooking put atsuma into a coma LMAO!!!!

Logged

Ghost_Aspergers

#90 December 19, 2007, 03:46:24 am

The man in the woods.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Jul 1, 2003
Posts: 2752

i think ur just a homopheobe

Logged

Sarah

#91 December 19, 2007, 05:23:18 am

Blackman the Game: 0% complete
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Feb 7, 2004
Posts: 2401

Quote from: Chainer on December 19, 2007, 03:46:24 am

i think ur just a homopheobe

I was actually pretty disgusted but luckily that doesn't last long.

and honestly MYSTERY MAN is actually pretty cool.

unfortunately the game has pokemon and they're all lame.

Logged

Tolin19

#92 December 19, 2007, 07:37:28 pm

Group: Member
Joined: Dec 18, 2007
Posts: 7

Quote from: Myke on December 19, 2007, 03:17:40 am

It is terrible

I am playing it on the ps3 now and it's so bad.

karin's cooking put atsuma into a coma LMAO!!!!

lol yea and I had it for ps3 also. I played it because I haven't played a rpg in a while.

Logged

maladroithim

#93 December 20, 2007, 09:39:20 pm

Epic Hero
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 1008

Quote from: Leric on December 14, 2007, 02:13:50 am

If I'm not mistakened but wasn't Romancing SaGa: MS a remake of Romancing SaGa 1 on the Super Famicom? If so then there was a Romancing SaGa 2 & 3 as well. I know that there's a rom of 3 translated into english but I'm not sure about 2. There's also SaGa Frontier 1 & 2 for PS1 & Unlimited SaGa for PS2 all of which I know were atleast released in America.

I think she wants a game similar in style to Romancing SaGa on PS2, and not a retro SNES game with an unofficial fan patch. My girlfriend and women in general are more interested in aesthetics and style in their games and are pretty indifferent to actual game mechanics, so I don't think she would really appreciate Romancing SaGa 2 on an emulator.

Also, the remake is barely the same game at all, anyway.

Logged

HL

#94 December 24, 2007, 08:24:35 am

Will you walk the realms of Chaos with me?
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2006
Posts: 3525

Anachronox.

I gave in and played it after Hundley etc praised it so much.

Its what Final Fantasy would be like if it was actually good and not horribly cliche! Also it has rather clever and interesting dialogue too.

I love it!

Logged

Kitsune Inferno

#95 December 24, 2007, 09:30:22 am

I Love Myself
Group: Member
Joined: Mar 4, 2005
Posts: 718

I've been playing Seiken Densetsu 3, a real gem lost at sea...

[insert something here]

Logged

The Dude

#96 December 24, 2007, 09:46:13 am

Artist, novelist, gamer, and friend.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: May 29, 2003
Posts: 1798

World of Warcraft

Logged

Shadow03

#97 December 24, 2007, 09:54:53 am

Group: Member
Joined: Dec 21, 2006
Posts: 11

Chrono Trigger. I enjoy replaying the game every once in a while.

Logged

Feldschlacht IV

#98 December 25, 2007, 02:50:47 am

The Notorious M.O.G.
Group: Premium Member
Joined: Nov 17, 2003
Posts: 1784

Breath of Fire III. It's a classic, and it's pretty nostalgic. All in all a solid game.

Logged

Kami

#99 December 26, 2007, 11:55:27 pm

All Hottiez Eat the Jizz
Group: Member
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 59

i've been playing legend of legaia for psx, one of my fav rpg's of all time. even though the sequel was only a few levels above shit, i hope the make another game in the series.

Lacrimosa dies illa,
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus:
Huic ergo parce, Deus.

Logged

Kami

#100 December 26, 2007, 11:56:50 pm

All Hottiez Eat the Jizz
Group: Member
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 59

i've been playing legend of legaia for psx, one of my fav rpg's of all time. even though the sequel was only a few levels above shit, i hope the make another game in the series.

Lacrimosa dies illa,
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus:
Huic ergo parce, Deus.

Logged