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<blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9591419" data-attributes="member: 78087"><p>JRPG franchises I haven’t seen mentioned yet:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Tales</strong> (Namco): Much like the Final Fantasy series, these vary a lot in setting and themes. My personal favourite is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss" target="_blank">Tales of the Abyss</a>, which has a nice balance of magitech fantasy with themes about what makes a person and how a hero is chosen. Great gameplay, too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Trails</strong> (Nihon Falcom): Also somewhat variable but most of the more recent ones (Trails in the Sky, Trails of Cold Steel etc) have taken place in a single shared world with overlapping characters and events. My favourite here is the 4-part <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Heroes:_Trails_of_Cold_Steel" target="_blank">Trails of Cold Steel </a>series, which starts with PCs in a military academy and moves to civil war, mecha, and magitech ruins containing an ancient evil. The usual, in other words. There’s a tabletop RPG explicitly based on these games, <a href="https://airkseablade.itch.io/shepherds" target="_blank">Shepherds</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fire Emblem </strong>(Intelligent Systems/Nintendo): Also quite variable in setting but notable for their deep tactical gameplay, these games are more high fantasy than anything else, with each game having a large ensemble cast full of fan favourites. My preferred game here is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Three_Houses" target="_blank">Fire Emblem: Three Houses</a>, where your protagonist is a teacher at a military academy who has to choose which of three classes he takes on - each has a deep and engaging storyline with wonderful characters. Some of whom die right in front of you. It’s that sort of game.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jian, post: 9591419, member: 78087"] JRPG franchises I haven’t seen mentioned yet: [LIST] [*][B]Tales[/B] (Namco): Much like the Final Fantasy series, these vary a lot in setting and themes. My personal favourite is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss']Tales of the Abyss[/URL], which has a nice balance of magitech fantasy with themes about what makes a person and how a hero is chosen. Great gameplay, too. [*][B]Trails[/B] (Nihon Falcom): Also somewhat variable but most of the more recent ones (Trails in the Sky, Trails of Cold Steel etc) have taken place in a single shared world with overlapping characters and events. My favourite here is the 4-part [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Heroes:_Trails_of_Cold_Steel']Trails of Cold Steel [/URL]series, which starts with PCs in a military academy and moves to civil war, mecha, and magitech ruins containing an ancient evil. The usual, in other words. There’s a tabletop RPG explicitly based on these games, [URL='https://airkseablade.itch.io/shepherds']Shepherds[/URL]. [*][B]Fire Emblem [/B](Intelligent Systems/Nintendo): Also quite variable in setting but notable for their deep tactical gameplay, these games are more high fantasy than anything else, with each game having a large ensemble cast full of fan favourites. My preferred game here is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Three_Houses']Fire Emblem: Three Houses[/URL], where your protagonist is a teacher at a military academy who has to choose which of three classes he takes on - each has a deep and engaging storyline with wonderful characters. Some of whom die right in front of you. It’s that sort of game. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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