My parents just bought me a house and I moved my ps2, xbox and ps3 along with a new tv into it. I am in a gamers paradise right now as I haven't played any rpgs in a while. I want to buy all the-

Jrpgs for ps2 ps1

Xbox jrpgs and tactical rpgs

Gamecube pokemon games

Ps3 games rpgs


1-Does anyone know which system has the best jrpgs to buy?

2-Also is it worth looking into the sega Saturn and such. I'm interested in owning all the rpgs.

As I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Mordor
I take a look at my life and realize there's room for
A PS2, PS3, some Xbox RPGs,
Gonna hook myself up and run completely free
I ain't never stole from a dev that didn't deserve it
Me use PirateBay, you know that's unheard of
You'd better watch how you copin', avoidin' bullets n' hopin'
Or you and your homies might be 360noscoped
I really hate to camp, but I gotta cast
As I OHKO I see myself in the wake of the blast
Fool, I'm the kinda wizard all the playas wanna be like
On my couch in the night, punchin' enemies in TV light

Keep spending most our lives
Livin' in a gamers paradise
Gon' pwn some n00bs tonight
Livin' in a gamers paradise
Achievement unlocked: "Nooice"
Livin' in a gamer's paradise
You see that sweet combo, bois?
Livin' in a gamer's paradise...

Yep, the Playstation Vita. Doubly so if you can understand japanese. Don't think so, but then I never paid much attention to it back then; perhaps another forum member could name a few jRPGs worth owning for the Saturn.

If you can get your hands on a SNES, it has quite a few worthy JRPGS. Mainly US FFII and US FFIII, or if you can understand Japanese, change these two games to FFIV and FFVI and add the much better FFV on top. There are also other titles to pick up such as Earthbound and Chrono Trigger (or those that I heard of).

The PlayStation has versions of FF4-FF6 and Chrono Trigger that might be worth looking into. Here are my thoughts on those versions:

FF4: Based on the original Japanese release (not FF2US or FF$ EasyType), and is the official English version that most resembles the original in terms of difficulty. Load times are negligible, but save times are not; the game takes a while to save.

FF5: The worst version of the best FF. Many of the music tracks are butchered, there are some load times (not as bad as FF6), extra slow transitions were added into/out of battle. Also worth noting that the translation is quite poor, sometimes to the point of being humorous ("Y Burn" instead of "Wyvern", for example). The physical (non-Greatest Hits) disk also has an annoying save bug that is annoying on a PS2 (helps if you memorize the save screen, otherwise you just have to cancel and try saving again) and (from what I have read) gamebreaking on PS3 (as in, the game sometimes crashes when you try to save). (Even with this being the worst version of this game, I still mastered every Job with every character on this version; that's how much I love FF5.)

FF6: Has longer load times than FF5 (IIRC), and has music issues, though not as bad as FF5's. It is worth noting that it is the only English version in which it is possible (without major memory corruption) to equip Gau with two Tempests and an Offering at the same time thanks to a glitch.

Chrono Trigger: Really bad load times; I don't recommend this version of the game.

Also, there's Final Fantasy Origins, which has FF1 and FF2. Here are my thoughts on these versions:

FF1: My favorite version of the game. It keeps the original mechanics (and difficulty), but improves the graphics and sound and fixes a few things that were broken. The easy mode is nice, as it makes the game a bit easier, but not nearly as easy as the GBA and later games (which made the party much stronger but failed to boost the enemies (except the final boss) to compensate.

FF2: The worst version I have played (WSC version is probably as bad). The main issue I have is that spells, which level rather slowly in the original version, level even more slowly in the PSX version. For that reason, I can't recommend this version: Even the original Famicom version is a better choice because of the spell leveling issue. (Also, the game is still an unbalanced mess that punishes you unreasonably for wanting to wear armor.)

Damn! I want your parents, they sound cool. How much do you want for them?

Let me guess: they'll be the ones who will be buying all the games for you that you now intend to buy??? Double damn!

Your parents....bought you a house?

Your...parents....bought...you...a....HOUSE?

I had a similar feeling with an ex-girlfriend who had bought a rather expensive apartment in downtown Helsinki. I always wondered how she could afford it alone (she worked as a programmer for some bureau, i presume she was doing fine financially but not rich or anything)... but at some point she mentioned "Oh, my mother just cut my mortgage by 30000 euros." (I don't recall the exact amount, but it was a hefty sum of money).

Damn, nice mom! It also made it clearer how she could "afford" the apartment, I've always had to buy mine from the outskirt to afford them.

I don't know.. I wouldn't define my own place as a gamer's paradise, that's just living in your own place. Rather I would define it with unlimited freetime like if you are rich enough you don't need to work (and pay people to bring you food and come clean, things that take time basically) and of course access to so many platforms and collections of games that you will never be bored with just one game. I suppose a never-ending appetite for games helps too.

Sounds pretty nice when I think about it but I would throw in some exercise, a few breaks like a walk and regular showers to keep health at optimal levels.

No idea which one is the best system for jrpg. But PS1 has some interesting one, as game on it was made in time where 3D was introduced into gaming, and nothing is set stone yet we got so many interesting experiment there. I'll name a few title worth a look

Legend of Dragoon*
Final Fantasy 7*, 8, 9
Wild Arms 1, 2*
Star Ocean 2
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete*, Eternal Blue
Legend of Mana
Xenogears*
Suikoden 1 & 2*
Parasite Eve*
Grandia
Tales of Phantasia (japanese only), Destiny, Destiny 2, Eternia

For a bit action rpg / zelda like
Brave Fencer Musashi
Alundra 1, just don't go with 2

* is my personal recommendation

I would have to anti-recommend this game. It is actually not that good, and is plagued with excessive cutscenes, clunky mandatory minigames, a lack of actual RPG challenge, and the fact that it never gives you a full party of 4 characters (the game limits you to 3 for some reason), not to mention that, at one point, the game punishes you for progressing the game by taking away an interesting strategic option. It doesn't help that there are excessively long summon animations, and the final boss has an attack with (in non-JP versions) a 2 *minute* animation.

I thought Paladin's Quest had some long animiations (the most powerful spell, which fortunately isn't used by any enemy in that game, takes 17 seconds, which is more than enough to be annoying), but many of FF7's summon animations are just ridiculous.

Yeah, that one game is actually last one I pick because I'm not sure if I should recommend it or not. Judging by today's standard, graphic is ugly, long summon animation is boring, and the game lacks of challenge (I beat last boss with 3 attacks, and I only reach level 70s). I however think people should just give it a try. It has interesting world, interesting cast of character, interesting magic system, and enjoyable storyline, and some memorable moments (cross dress and a date on train comes to mind). It was also the game that invented 3D rpg, at least on console. Since 3D rpg was an unknown land, they throw everything they can there, resulting in silly yet amusing mashup game. It's the FF game that has most mini games.

It's not the best FF game I agree, but at least to me it's not so bad

If I had a house I'd quit gaming.

There's also Sega Genesis Collection for PS2 which includes Phantasy Star 2 through 4.

I believe the PS3 has Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, which includes all the Phantasy Star games, but you need two controllers to unlock the first one. (That one is also on the Xbox 360 IIRC, but you didn't mention having one.)

Phantasy Star 4 is definitely work playing. The earlier ones might or might not be, depending on your taste in RPGs.

Wish my parents would buy me a house... with the way things are fucked here there's no chance in hell I'll ever own my own place...