Tactical RPG Thread

John Layfield · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject:

Well, for everyone who mentioned Shining Force...

YES!

Shining Force II is one of my favourite games ever! I didn't mention it in my original post as I was focusing on PlayStation games, but I can safely say that Shining Force II ranks up there as one of the great games of all time. It had a fantastic story, old-fashioned, but not cliched. As well as a great system and so many different characters, all of them quirky and fun.

And the Oddeye/Oddler saga still makes me sad on occassion as the game goes through it.
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Drizzt · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:34 am Post subject:

Nice replies everyone, it is good because there have been several TRPG's mentioned here that I have neither heard of before nor played so it gives me an idea to look into them. Even if it is an old strategy game on Sega Megadrive with dated graphics for obvious reasons, it would never bother me. As I mentioned before about my hopes for a possible Vandal Hearts 3 on PS2 (or 4 if 3 is made on the DS) I still hope Konami goes through with it one day. There has been talk about the DS Vandal Hearts for quite some time now, but yet not a speck of information has been heard of in Japan so we are left guessing and speculating.

I would rather that this DS VH was say a remake of the first Vandal Hearts with improved graphics and extra features and so on, throw in a few more missions and maybe some included sidequests. But either way it does not really matter, I just hope this game reminds everyone how great the first two Vandal Hearts were, and that the sales and popularity of the series grows and public demand for a PS2 sequel seeps into Konami. I mean since all the Nippon Ichi TRPG's sold so well and were lacking in some areas (hey I thought they were still great) then such an old favorite that is VH would have no trouble selling millions of copies of a PS2 Vandal Hearts 3. I seriously think my idea is not too doubtful and in several months we may hear more news about it. Till then...
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Rincewind · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:48 am Post subject:

My current fave is Disgaea. You can make your characters really powerful, but it takes a lot of time to do so as well. I love the Prinnies too. It cracks me up cause one of my friend's random Prinnies got named Wesker, and it makes me think of Resident Evil.

Sierra Mikain · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:41 am Post subject:

Rincewind · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:29 am Post subject:

When I can get a god prinnie, I am naming him Wesker. If only I could give him sunglasses and make his eyes grown red.

Anamanaguchi · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject:

Nippon Ichi games are way overrated these days. I did like Disgaea a lot though. The rest blew ass. Atlus is developing some very cool looking new tactics games... they look beautiful. I noticed a lot of people ditched Growlanser..

Exile · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

Rincewind · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:09 am Post subject:

I was playing today and saw a Zombie named Alucard. I also made a Scout, and the random name it gave him was Pancho.

Drizzt · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:53 am Post subject:

Oh yes and if anyone here suddenly hears of some new TRPG's on any platform, please speak up about them and what you may know, and provide a link if possible. Some new games that are being worked on may be so low under the radar that we may not even know about them until they are released. It is always good to be well informed about new RPG's of any form...

And after speaking of the Shining Force series, has anyone played the newest installment Shining Tears? I know it is not a TRPG and employs a more Zelda-esque battle system, but it is good to know that the series continues on the PS2.
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Anamanaguchi · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:21 am Post subject:

here is an AMAZING looking game...
http://ps2.ign.com/objects/700/700825.html?ui=gamefinder

Drizzt · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:00 am Post subject:

Yeah Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity does look quite great, cheers for the link. I remember hearing about this game a while ago though I must have forgot about it. It is great that is should be released in the US in early May. Upon looking into this game via your link I noticed some other good games that easily deserve a mention hear:

Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana: http://ps2.ign.com/objects/687/687389.html?ui=cb_up_04
Atelier looks to be a pretty cool game as well with nice and basic graphics which always befit a game of this genre. This game is also supposed to come out in the US sometime in May as well as Stella, so it would seem we are receiving a plentiful amount of TRPG's in this recent shower of popularity of these type of games. And yes a lot of praise and thanks are due to Nippon Ichi for releasing La Pucelle, Disgaea and Phantom Brave which evidently begun the 'race to release great Strategy RPG's.

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome: http://ps2.ign.com/objects/714/714345.html?ui=cb_up_05

Known as Phantom Kingdom in Japan, and another what seems to be great installment from Nippon Ichi. I talked about this game quite a while ago in another thread but now much more details are known. The game simply looks great, as did all the other SRPG's released by Nippon Ichi IMO. I just can never be sick of any strategy game in any form, and I am so glad they are all coming in a nice flow.

Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki: http://cube.ign.com/objects/001/001982.html?ui=cb_up_01

At last another Fire Emblem installment on a game console. It has been a while since its last release on the SNES. And the graphics for this game look pretty great, but unfortunately it is on the Gamecube...I only say this is unfortunate because it only further forces me to one day purchase one! But at least now they are VERY cheap, but I would have nowhere to put one! I guess my PS1, PS2 and XBOX will have a new friend to play with soon enough... I can't wait to see this GCN Fire Emblem's stunning looking gameplay graphics in action.

It seriously is very nice to know how far the TRPG industry has come and advanced these days, once again providing us with a nice stream of games...with only much more to come in the future. I think they are quite over due, I mean besides the three Nippon Ichi games, since then the most recent strategy RPG I had purchased was Saiyuki: Journey West (great game) for PS1 a long time ago. But still, no matter how many great games of this genre are released, my most wanted and to-die-for TRPG is of course Vandal Hearts 3! Please Konami make this game!
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“Firbolgs die with honor,” Morten explained as the logs beneath Tavis began to burn. “We don’t beg for mercy. We don’t show pain. We just die.”
“Maybe we skin you alive,” Noote warned. “That hurt plenty." - The Twilight Giants, Book I.

Rincewind · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject:

Does anyone know if transmigrating over and over in disgaea actually raises the power of your character?

Kohaku · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:28 pm Post subject:

My favorite Tactical RPG is Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre.
Ogre battle is the one before tactics Ogre, an old yet very beautiful SNES tactical RPG. If you have played it, you'll realize how the foundation of the next game were made. You can find some character from Ogre Battle in Tactics Ogre, like Canopus and Deneb, and also the sword Brunhild...If I have to compare it, Tactics Ogre won in the storyline (you can also choose your own plot in OB), but Ogre battle won in term of gameplay. More classes, like werewolf and vampire, and samurai, also the nice day/night system, which is lost in Tactics Ogre.

I also really like both Vandal Hearts. Both have rough storyline, but VH 1 is too short. I remember finished playing it for 12 hours (wihout being Vandalier tho). You can see the equipment change in VH2, which make it a lot more plus for the game.

Among all Nippon Ichi's game, the one I like best is La Pucelle. The story is nice, not as wickedly funny as Disgaea, but more touching. The gameplay of the three is basically the same, and I enjoy them all, dood.

How about Front Mission. I'm a SNES veteran gamer, but sadly I haven't played the old FM 1 and 2. The later two proves themselves to be the best mecha tactical RPG IMO, well, at least better than Vanguard bandits.
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Anamanaguchi · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:

Front Missions's 1 & 2 are very fun. I have translations. Tactics Ogre on the GameBoy Advance is a very good game too. Very challenging. Anyone play Hoshigami? Very challenging game.

Sierra Mikain · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:07 am Post subject:

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