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Do you like JRPGs and if yes, why? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@lemmygrad.ml

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I should probably come out and say that I really don't get them, but I'll try not to be a contrarian in this thread lol. Looking for genuine perspectives.

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[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Some of my favourite games were JRPGs growing up. I always had the impression that while CRPGs gave the player a lot more freedom, I found JRPGs were more about telling one really good curated story.

Games like the early Final Fantasies, Chrono Trigger, and basically anything Squaresoft put out "back in the day" were among my favourite gaming experience.

These days, whether due to my tastes changing, more limited time, or just the genre shifting in a way that doesn't appeal to me, I play very very few JRPGs. A lot have gone the route of the heavily anime-inspired fanservice vehicles that just aren't really what I ever liked about the genre.

I still will play the heck out of a Persona game though.