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#1 MuffinatorMan
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It's a bitch to find, but see if you can get a copy of Phantom Brave. Sounds like it's right up your alley. RoniHot
Alright, I'll have to give that a look as well. Thank you for your suggestion!
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#2 MuffinatorMan
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I've put in plenty of hours for both Skyrim and Dark Souls, however, I find Dark Souls to be much more rewarding/re-playable because of what it has to offer. NG, up to NG+7. The difficulty increases as you go up, by far, and forces you to try strategies, even if you *think* you know the game well enough. Sure, enemies get more HP and Damage, but most games are run like that anyway. Skyrim just felt dull. After I played the game for a good 100+ hours, I found that the game's overall combat just dwindled. However I do love the crafting system, something that Dark Souls does lack. There are plenty of ways you can buff the literal garbage out of your character and just run into a group of Draugr Deathlords with full Heavy Armor and a nicely fitted Two-Handed weapon. (Or whatever you find to fit your play-style, really.) That being said, Skyrim and Dark Souls do edge each other as far as the skills/combat department come. Once you've figured out a Strategy/Build in Dark Souls, it's really just all about execution and "knowing when to do xxx" action. I found Skyrim to feel the same, but not nearly as rewarding. Where Dark Souls' difficulty comes in, it balances it well, I believe. When you "up" the difficulty in Skyrim, it just doesn't have that same "rewarding" feeling as Dark Souls does. Where I really give the point to Dark Souls is the array of builds/weapons there are within it, and how you may execute said build/weapons. I find the best part to be where you can make an overpowering warrior with the ability to use magics/miracles and absolutely dominate by enchanting your weapon with said buff. Oh, and Pyromancy is available on any build, so it can help boost said character's "null and void" damage to something ridiculous. Not saying you can't do this in Skyrim, because you definitely can. I just like the way it plays out more in Dark Souls over Skyrim.
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#3 MuffinatorMan
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[QUOTE="MuffinatorMan"][QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

There are plenty of final Fantasy games between the systems you own.  There's also Lost Odyssey on the 360.  The PS1 has tons of RPGs (from what I udnerstand).  I'd reccomend Dragon Quest VII (haven't played it but theDQ games all tend to be very similar and are all old school in their gameplay).  Additionally, there is Dark Souls on PS3 and 360, and I've also heard great things about Ni No Kuni (supposed to be a monster fighting RPG simlar to Pokemon).

I'd highly, highly reccomend getting a DS if you really want lots of great JRPGs.  There are plenty of them on the DS, and should satisfy the itch you have. some of my favs are Dragon Quest IX, Pokemon Heartgold, Dragon Quest V and VI, Chrono trigger the FFIV remake Knights in the Nightmare (which is also on Psp... It's an SRPG/ bullet hell hybrid... Amazing game, but has a steep learning curve. I'd reccomend doing some online research beforehand) and Radiant Historia.

Hope this helps :)

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I do actually have Dark Souls, but not quite what I'm looking for. Great game nonetheless. Not sure about Dragon Quest; I'll have to give that a look! For Ni No Kuni, not so sure. It's mainly the art style that turns me away from it, but I'd have to give it a more in-depth look. I have played Chrono Trigger; great game. Pokemon was like the pinnacle of my gaming haha, so probably no more of that. I'll have to take a look into Knights in the NIghtmare. Seems quite interesting. Not heard of Radiant Historia, either. So, thank you, many recommendations here that I'll be researching!

Dragon Quest is pretty old school... It's not changed much since the days it began (obviously there have been changes but not too much to the core gameplay).  It's basically old school JRPG gameplay in its purest form... Kinda minimal and goofy stories, random encounters, turn based battles, etc.

I would also reccomend Xenoblade, but you didn't say you have a Wii. Just know Xenobade is an amazing game, probably my favorite console game of the generation.

Is Xenoblade a predecessor to Xenogears? (I think I got that right...) But once I get some extra time you can definitely guarantee my researching and poking at some of these games :p
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#4 MuffinatorMan
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I highly recommend Valkyria Chronicles to you for the PS3. An amazing game that can be at times quite challenging.

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I was thinking about that, but I think I may give it a go. Thank you for your suggestion! And thanks again to everyone else. I have a great list now I can go over! Keep them coming if anyone has anything.
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#5 MuffinatorMan
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You may not like it but look into Resonance of Fate which was made by Tri-Ace. I recently just finished it and while the story feels very vague (even at the end) the characters are engaging. The game is by no means easy unless you do every mission given to you, and still I found some very difficult encounters. Combat sits very nicely between turn based and action gameplay. Also (I think this will be the main turn off for you) it doesn't have a list of commands like "attack" "magic" ect.  In a way gameplay is a bit like a chess game. The more you play the better you understand it and success depends on how well you understand the battle system. Probably a little to far away from what you are looking for, but I thought I would mention it since you are "willing to experiment" :) 

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I will have to give that a look at! Thank you for the suggestion!
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There are plenty of final Fantasy games between the systems you own.  There's also Lost Odyssey on the 360.  The PS1 has tons of RPGs (from what I udnerstand).  I'd reccomend Dragon Quest VII (haven't played it but theDQ games all tend to be very similar and are all old school in their gameplay).  Additionally, there is Dark Souls on PS3 and 360, and I've also heard great things about Ni No Kuni (supposed to be a monster fighting RPG simlar to Pokemon).

I'd highly, highly reccomend getting a DS if you really want lots of great JRPGs.  There are plenty of them on the DS, and should satisfy the itch you have. some of my favs are Dragon Quest IX, Pokemon Heartgold, Dragon Quest V and VI, Chrono trigger the FFIV remake Knights in the Nightmare (which is also on Psp... It's an SRPG/ bullet hell hybrid... Amazing game, but has a steep learning curve. I'd reccomend doing some online research beforehand) and Radiant Historia.

Hope this helps :)

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I do actually have Dark Souls, but not quite what I'm looking for. Great game nonetheless. Not sure about Dragon Quest; I'll have to give that a look! For Ni No Kuni, not so sure. It's mainly the art style that turns me away from it, but I'd have to give it a more in-depth look. I have played Chrono Trigger; great game. Pokemon was like the pinnacle of my gaming haha, so probably no more of that. I'll have to take a look into Knights in the NIghtmare. Seems quite interesting. Not heard of Radiant Historia, either. So, thank you, many recommendations here that I'll be researching!
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#7 MuffinatorMan
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Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon are 2 good turn-based RPGs which are available for Xbox 360. Also, they may not be turn-based as such but you could try playing the "Tales of..." series as well. You can pick up Tales of Graces f for a decent price on PS3 now.insanegame377
I have played Lost Odyssey, but I couldn't quite keep my attention towards it. I haven't tried Blue Dragon, so maybe I'll give that a go. I have played two Tales games; Tales of Vesperia (didn't get to complete it) and Tales of Fantasia (I think) for the PSP. Maybe I should just go back to Vesperia and finish it! Haha. Thanks for the reply!
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#8 MuffinatorMan
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Hello to anyone that decides to read this post. What I'm hoping to get out of this post is a great list of recommendations of RPGs, either new or old, that may interest my thirst. You see, I find the "RPG" genre to be running about the same line, really. I find that *most* games are somewhat, or mostly related to an Open-World RPG, whereas your character has control over vast areas and the story can be, in ways the game allows, twisted to your "fitting." However, Open-World RPGs tend to bore me now. I know I haven't added it yet, but I find a lot of these to be Action RPGs too. And, mind you, I have nothing against these type of games. I just find that they are slowly dwindling my interest, anymore. What I'm looking for are the turn-based RPGs. Finaly Fantasy, Chrono Trigger/Cross, Legend of Dragoon, etc. From what it seems like, most RPGs do not follow this type of setting other than Final Fantasy, with 13 not really being to my personal liking. So, to those of you that do decide to read this (and furthermore post), what games would you recommend for me? I'm looking for games as old as PS1 to as new as what may have come out last week without me even noticing. My ideal "view" would be games similar to Final Fantasy or Chrono Cross/Trigger, however I am willing to experiment. Platforms I currently play on/own: PS1/2/3, Xbox 360 (rarely, haven't found anything worthwhile), PC (mostly, as of right now), PSP Thanks in advance to anyone's time taken up to post here.