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What are your top 10 JRPG's? For each generation.
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dreama1:

--- Quote from: hexen on March 25, 2018, 11:30:06 pm ---Are you just trolling? You don't even have your own list!

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Because I'm not an expert on the topic. And I already know what I know, I'm here to learn what I don't know, or might not know. And perhaps others are as well?

And where's your list by the way?
hexen:

--- Quote from: dreama1 on March 26, 2018, 01:14:09 am ---
--- Quote from: hexen on March 25, 2018, 11:30:06 pm ---Are you just trolling? You don't even have your own list!

--- End quote ---
Because I'm not an expert on the topic. And I already know what I know, I'm here to learn what I don't know, or might not know. And perhaps others are as well?

And where's your list by the way?

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I didn't mean to be rude, it's just a really massive undertaking to make a top 10 for every generation in a single thread, ya know? It's also common to start with your by filling out your own list, which has a way of showing you're serious. Perhaps my perception is skewed because this is the kind of thing I might do ironically making fun of how prevalent list threads are.

As a show of good faith, I'll attempt this here massive list... when I think of JRPGs, I don't tend to think of action RPGs, so I am excluding those... tactical RPGs I do count though.

8-bit era:
1. Dragon Quest IV
2. Final Fantasy II
3. Dragon Quest III
4. Final Fantasy III
5. Final Fantasy
6. Mother
7. Dragon Quest II
8. Dragon Quest
There are many more JRPGs not release in America that are probably good, but I've never played them enough. In fact, this list is probably every 8-bit RPG I've played (enough to rate).

16-Bit era:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
4. Super Mario RPG
5. Lufia
6. Live-A-Live
7. Dragon Quest V
8. Final Fantasy V
9. Lufia II
10. Final Fantasy IV


64-Bit (Maybe not accurate, N64/PS1 era)
1. Dragon Quest VII
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
3. Final Fantasy VIII
4. Final Fantasy IX
5. Final Fantasy VII
6. Paper Mario
7. Suikoden II
8. Wild Arms 2
9. The Legend of Dragoon

I started losing interest in more pure JRPGs starting here.

PS2 Era:
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Star Ocean 3
3. Phantom Brave
4. Mother 3
5. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
6. Final Fantasy X-2
7. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
8. Fire Emblem
9. La Pucelle Tactics
10. Golden Sun

By this point I had almost lost all interest in JRPGs. I have not played a single JRPG of the last 2 gens... plenty of Western RPGs which may be my favorite genre, but not JRPGs. After FFX I lost interest in Final Fantasy, which was once potentially my favorite series (as may be told by it's frequency on the list). Other than Pokemon, which I have played every entry into, the last time I think I played a true JRPG to completion was Dragon Quest IX creeping up on a decade ago.
undertakerprime:
Only JRPGs? From every console generation??
Lord, I have a tough time just putting together a list of my favorite RPGs ever, regardless of generation. And I’ll be the first to admit I’m no expert on JRPGs.

I’ll just do my personal top 10 JRPGs (I hope I’m not forgetting one...):
10. Super Mario RPG
9. FF IV
8. FF IX
7. FF XII
6. Chrono Trigger
5. FF VII
4. DQ 8
3. Chrono Cross (come at me, bro)
2. FF X
1. FF VI
astralorange:
Doubt I have enough for top 10 each gen but I'll give it a shot.

Didn't like 3rd gen RPGs so skipping that.

4th Gen:
1. EarthBound
2. Super Mario RPG
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Final Fantasy VI
5. Final Fantasy IV
6. Terranigma
7. Secret of Evermore
8. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
9. Secret of Mana
10. Breath of Fire II

5th Gen:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Paper Mario
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Legend of Mana
5. Breath of Fire III
6. Xenogears
7. Pokemon Crystal
8. Chrono Cross
9. Final Fantasy VIII
10. Breath of Fire IV

6th Gen:
1. Final Fantasy XII
2. Final Fantasy X
3. Mother 3
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
5. Pokemon Emerald
6. Golden Sun
7. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
8. Dark Cloud 2
9. Kingdom Hearts
10. Tales of Symphonia

7th Gen:
1. Pokemon Black/White 2
2. Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
3. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
4. Final Fantasy XIII
5. Final Fantasy XIII-2
6. Radiant Historia
7. Xenoblade Chronicles
8. Pokemon Platinum
9. Super Paper Mario
10. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

8th Gen:
1. Bravely Default
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
3. Pokemon X/Y
4. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
5-10. ???

Making this list made me realize how disinterested I've become in JRPGs over the years. They were amazing during the 16-bit era, still amazing in the 32-bit era, kind of dropped a bit in the 128-bit, then took a steep nosedive last gen, and today, I struggle to even think of 10 I've played. Sad. :(
stealthrush:
Here is my list of top 10 RPG in general term including action/strategy/turn-based etc. Purely on interest, aesthetics & visuals. Majority only in Japanese, although some unofficial translations exist on a few.

8/16-bit
1. Linda³
2. Tengai Makyou: Fuun Kabuki Den
3. Seiya Monogatari: Anearth Fantasy Stories
4. Legend of Xanadu II
5. Emerald Dragon
6. Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy
7. Verne World
8. Sol Moonarge
9. Monster Maker: Yami no Ryuukishi
10. Cosmic Fantasy IV

32/64-bit
1. Sakura Taisen II
2. Langrisser V: The End of Legend
3. Terra Phantastica
4. Tengai Makyou: Daiyon no Mokushiroku: The Apocalypse IV
5. Wachenröder
6. Madou Monogatari
7. White Diamond
8. Masumon Kids
9. Little Princess: Marl Oukoku no Ningyou Hime 2
10. Soldnerschild

128-bit
1. Tengai Makyou III: Namida
2. Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Arano no Samurai Musume
3. Tricolore Crise
4. Duel Savior Destiny
5. Sakura Taisen 3: Pari wa Moete iru ka?
6. Rent A Hero No.1
7. Tales of Destiny Director's Cut
8. Oukahouzin: Ouka Sakishi Toki
9. Tengai Makyou II: Manji Maru
10. Nishikaze no Rhapsody
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