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After Chrono Trigger, what is the SNES' next best RPG?
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Not when the vastly superior Japanese PC versions exist.
Skanderani
Member
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
This.
DrROBschiz
Member
the lack of Lufia 2 mentions irks me lol
But FF6 is no contest. Ahead of its time and a bit broken by game bugs and yet... still represents the peak of the genre at the time
But FF6 is no contest. Ahead of its time and a bit broken by game bugs and yet... still represents the peak of the genre at the time
To Far Away Times
Member
Mario RPG then FFVI.
Mario RPG is more consistent, with FFVI having higher highs but also lower lows.
Mario RPG is more consistent, with FFVI having higher highs but also lower lows.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Breath of Fire II
CrazyHorse
Junior Member
What are the story/puzzle/quest elements like in Super Mario RPG? I don't play RPGs for the combat so I liked Earthbound for the setting and humor.
Gonna hijack this with another Q since people are including a lot of these in their lists - what are some of the better Japan-only Super Famicom/SNES RPGs that either got later ports (e.g. Star Ocean I, though that also changed gameplay systems) and/or had complete or mostly complete fan translations (e.g. Seiken Densetsu 3) that I should look into picking up?
Being a gaming hipster is saying that CT is not even TOP 10 (yeah, people said that much in this very thread)
And honestly, Terranigma's universe and story are amazing. It's easy to get emotionally invested. For this reason alone it ranks among my own top 3.
So sad nobody noticed my honorable mention. Such an underrated game...
Lumpy Onion
Member
It is, but I have a feeling a lot of people never got to play it when it came out. Rather low print run, and not to mention a lot of folks were probably jumping into the PS1 that year. Sad it never received any kind of Virtual Console release either. That DS action RPG remake didn't cut it either.
Tales of Phantasia
Final Fantasy V
I heard praise for the Glory of Heracles series but I can't vouch for them.
The hell???
how dare you!
Anyway
it is Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma.. the trilogy from Quintet? correct?
EarthBound
FFVI
Lufia 2
Super Mario RPG
Secret of Evermore
FFV
FFIV
E.V.O. is really cool but it has problems and it's not even an RPG...
FFVI
Lufia 2
Super Mario RPG
Secret of Evermore
FFV
FFIV
Being a gaming hipster is saying that CT is not even TOP 10 (yeah, people said that much in this very thread)
And honestly, Terranigma's universe and story are amazing. It's easy to get emotionally invested. For this reason alone it ranks among my own top 3.
So sad nobody noticed my honorable mention. Such an underrated game...
E.V.O. is really cool but it has problems and it's not even an RPG...
It is so weird to not be the only person here who cares at all about Emerald Dragon.
SNES version is great, but it's true that it's gimped by comparison.
BassForever
Member
There are no translations for any version but SNES. As for how they are to play if you don't understand Japanese, I don't really know. PC Engine would probably be easier than the actual PC versions (FM TOWNS being the best by far).
DrROBschiz
Member
its damn close ill admit
i just have a much bigger soft spot for 6
the characters, themes, setting, music, and maturity of that game was so amazing
the honorable mentions in this thread are pretty great
SMRPG, Lufia2, Secret of Mana, Evermore, Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia...
all great games
ienjoyrawfish
Member
Earthbound is not overrated at all, but Super Mario RPG and Secret of Mana certainly are.
I always thought Secret of Mana controlled poorly (and the radial menu was always a chore), so I can't defend it, but SMRPG overrated?
It's one of the better looking SNES titles with an outstanding OST, well-tuned and mathed out stats, a satistfying turn-based combat system that includes timing hits, great writing and a decent length and pace. There is nothing overrated about SMRPG.
ienjoyrawfish
Member
The isometric platforming is horrible.
The OST is largely mediocre with only the forest track being outstanding and the track you hear most often of all (the battle music) being flat out terrible. Combat system is fresh and innovative for its time and fairly fun, but the fights are simply too easy to ever really be that engaging.
klabautermann
Member
Earthbound.