Finished Metroid Prime: Remastered!
Shared my issues in last week’s thread, nothing else to add here except I hated those Fission Metroids, most annoying enemies in the game.
Waiting for Prime 2 remastered now. Would probably get day-1.
Started Pankapu, a colourful and shiny 2D platformer. Have only played a little bit, but seems fun.
Finished Rise of the Tomb Raider.
It was a really good game. I am surprised that it’s about 10 years old now. Next is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, will probably play it later this year. I have heard Rise is the best of the trilogy, so going to adjust my expectations accordingly, but still looking forward to it.
Also played and finished Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. It was a pretty short campaign, probably around 6-7 hours. I had heard great things about the campaign, but I thought it was just okay. Good, but not the best campaign ever. Though, to be fair, this is a game from 2007, and I haven’t played many FPS games recently, so I am not sure what the benchmark is.
I liked the missions and the gameplay, and thought it was over pretty quick. I have also Modern Warfare 2 remastered, so will give it a try soon-ish.
So, what about all you? What have you been playing?
Welcome to the world of JRPGs.
Turn based JRPGs is a really, really long list. There are many different kind of games in the genre. You can try Octopath Traveler and it’s sequel. I personally thought it was quite repetitive but people seem to love it. It’s very beautiful and introduced 2D-HD visuals.
Then there’s Persona series. Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal both are available on Switch, I think. As well as Shin Megami Tensei V. (Persona games are spin-off of SMT series).
If you like more laid back experience, with more focus on crafting then actual combat, then try Atelier series. Atelier Ryza is latest one and has 3 games in the series, a newer game with new characters and story, Atelier Yuma is coming out this year.
Dragon Quest games are classics, you can try the latest one in the series Dragon Quest XI, or remake of the older game Dragon Quest 3 Remake which released recently.
That’s some on top of my head, there are many more.
Also going to summon @[email protected] , he is the creator of [email protected] , he can share some of his favourites too.
Thanks a lot of your reply!
Octopath Traveler looks beautiful in the same way that Bravely Default does, for that it atrracts me a lot. But I don’t yet know much about this kind of games, and I want to broaden my view.
(I’ve played ARPGs and RTS games as a child, then only MMOs and MOBAs. The latter two truly crushed my soul, I only want to play single player for the rest of my life)
Can I ask what’s the deal with Persona 3 or 5 having multiple titles (Royal, Strikers, Tactica) under the same number (P5)? Are those relating stories, while the new numbering means a separate story / world?
I appreciate your recommendations :) I will look into all of these all of you have recommended.
Atlus has a habit of releasing “upgraded/improved” versions of their games:
The “upgraded” version effectively obsoletes the original version as they include expanded storylines, improved QOL and so on.
Other games like P5 Strikers or P5 Tactica use the same cast but with a different gameplay style. They’re usually meant to be played after the original game and should be treated as as spin-offs or sequels.
Reading your comment, my suggestions wouldn’t be that different, since you mention titles that are usualy well received. But at least i could add a bit.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth are both turn based games of the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series that are quite funny games. You don’t need Yakuza game knowledge for those. In case you use the gamepass, the first of them is part of the gamepass.
World of Final Fantasy is a monster hunter turn based game with two charming protagonists and a very funny and partly serious story. Or Just start any old Final Fantasy 1-10. They all Turn Based. Final Fantasy 6 (Pixel Remaster) and Final Fatansy X|X-2 Remaster (XBS) would be my recommondations.
Another monster hunting game would be the Digimon Cybersleuth games, that are avaialabe on switch as a collection, i would say they are decent. Has similarities to Pokemon, but a lot more story driven like a typical jrpg.
I liked Magical Starsign on the NDS, but i guess it’s not that well received, if you are childish enough, you probably would like it anyways. Just came to my mind as a childhood game i enjoyed back then.
There are good turn based Indie games, like Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes, later game got very well received in the community. Still need to play those.
Thank you for taking the time! I have subscribed to your community as an observer (for now) :)
I remember seeing Yakuza games on Xbox Direct and I have not understood what I saw at all. That was a while ago. It’s time I reconsider.
I will most likely go with FF6 after Bravely. I will also pick up some of these recommendations, I want to try different types of games before committing to a series / type for a while :)
Reload is not available on the Switch. 🙁 But since it’s available on the XSX OP can still get it.
I’m seconding most of your recommendations, except I’d recommend Atelier Sophie 2 instead of Ryza mainly because it’s a more traditional turn-based battle system instead of the action/turn-based hybrid Ryza uses.
Ah, thanks for the correction.