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I think it might be a retro JRPG kind of new year - looking for suggestions. (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Got my new retro handheld emulator. It's an Anbernic Arc-D. Just got 50 GB of roms loaded from my personal currated collection and I kind of think I wanna jump into some jrpgs I can play on the couch when I wanna decompress. Right now I'm looking at starting with GBA titles since I missed that whole era but I'm mainly looking for any suggestions up to PS1 era. I've played all the main ones like Chrono Trigger and FFVI but open to anything.

My current line up is looking like Mario RPG, Mother 2 And 3, and Golden Sun.

What are some other bangers I should definitely check out?

Also the Arc-D is dope as fuck. Stock firmware isn't even that bad.

E: thanks all for the suggestions! Gonna currate a list this morning and probably start with Golden Sun before diving into the rest. A lot of gems I recall missing out on when I was a kids too that I'm eager to jump into.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Sort of absolutely selling me on it tbh. Might be checking the bank account here real quick since it's on sale. I dig RPG Maker games. I loved To The Moon and been wanting to play the sequels but haven't gotten to it. I've also been wanting to check out Yumi Nikki because I like wield stuff in general.

In the past I've even considered getting RPG Maker because I wanted to try my hand at it but I think that ship has sailed.

E: Gonna keep an eye on the protondb reports for the game and probably get it at a later date. Or I might get it on Switch if it goes on sale.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Pirate RPG maker and do it. It's fun and worth it. Yeah, Omori has big Yume Nikki vibes but isn't as directionless as that game. Yume Nikki is cool, but the only people I've seen enjoy it are hardcore gamers or extremely casual gamers that don't care about game structure at all. If you download it, I expect that you'll probably only want to play it for an hour or two. It's free so there's no consequence, but it really is a difficult game to get into.

Omori has that weirdness and emptiness without feeling incomplete. This game hits me harder than any of the Lisa games while also being far less dark. There's this dream like confusion that defines the game that adds quite a bit to the emotion. Omori is difficult to get into thematically, besides it being fairly dense, I'd also describe it as the opposite of a game like Celeste. This game isn't about finding yourself, it's about losing yourself. I've never had a game leave me feeling so empty yet satisfied after beating it.