Particularly for the XBOX 360, there is a fair amount of decent looking Japanese RPG games coming out, or already out in Australia.
One I never got round to buying was Star Ocean 4. I bought the first one to see what that was like, not having played any of the previous versions when I saw it. It was quite frustrating with the lack of save points and the irritating battle interface. Still, I wouldn’t mind playing the 4th, but have never bought it.
Another game I came across the other day was called Magna Carta 2. It looks really good I must say. Having never heard of it before, I wasn’t expecting much (seeing as Square Enix is the be-all and end-all of JRPGs at the moment). The story line sounds really interesting with some great looking characters & graphics. I can’t wait to see how the interface is, cos from the videos/pics it looks to be really good! To my knowledge that game came out on the 22nd October, so that’s another one to add to the list.
Of course, the last game I am looking out for, but not out ’til next year is Final Fantasy XIII. I am an AVID final fantasy fan. I absolutely love their games! They are so well structured and the graphics get more and more mind-blowingly insane with every installment! I still love the older versions, FFVII being my favourite close second to FFIX & FFX in 3rd place. I have never managed to finish a Final Fantasy though! I nearly did in FFX & FFIX and am currently re-playing FFVII so I’ll see how long I keep it up for
However! With all this thinking of all these great new JRPGs I want to lighten my wallet with. 2 had gone unnoticed.
LOST ODYSSEY is again a fantastic game, made by one of the guys who used to work for Square-Enix (FF). I came so close to the end but dropped it, getting too caught up with “I want every acheivement!” Nowadays I can’t be bothered chasing these acheivements, there nice and sometimes I look up a few easy ones, but I’m quite contented to just play the game and enjoy it! So I have started up LO again, and surprised myself at just how close I was to the end.
Another game I completely forgot until I got LO out, is Eternal Sonata. It is quite childish I’ll admit, but I like the interface and battle sequence. Plus I think its a quaint idea, that is about Chopin (that famous dead composer). So maybe this will be added to the play list before I go on my JRPG buying spree!
Seth
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