Trpg / srpg.

[ARedLetterDay]

Tactical Role playing Game
Strategy Role playing Game

What's everybody's favorites? One of mine would have to be the Tactics Ogre / Ogre Battles series, though Fire Emblem comes in a close second.

[Slime Slayer]

Of those I enjoyed Advance Wars the most. I really liked it's simplicity.

[Demon-Mask]

Some are on the site, some aren't.
Ogre Battle
Tactics Ogre
Final Fantasy Tactics/ FFT Advance series
Fire Emblem
Disgaea series
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 1 & 2
Majin Tensei/Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Knights in Nightmare
Advance Wars series

[Dudebro]

Hard to pick really. I'll just say I really love FFT, Tactics Ogre and Ogre Battle equally.

[Demon-Mask]

I can't actually pick a favorite off my list.
I like them all.

[ARedLetterDay]

There's too many to list, aha, I just picked some of the most well-known ones, and most just the top of my head.

I haven't played enough of Advance Wars to really get into it, though I have played a little while of Day of Ruin and so far it's pretty amazing.

[Dudebro]

As for the poll I would've voted for FFT but they screwed up the way the story battles work. If you actually enjoy the game and fight lots of random battles you'll be way overpowered for them. Not a huge deal but it's a flaw.

[Slime Slayer]

Originally Posted by ARedLetterDay

There's too many to list, aha, I just picked some of the most well-known ones, and most just the top of my head.

I haven't played enough of Advance Wars to really get into it, though I have played a little while of Day of Ruin and so far it's pretty amazing.

I actually prefered Duel Strike, they are pretty similar though.

[Demon-Mask]

I voted for Disgaea. I think they're all pretty equal, but Disgaea had the least flaws and had the most content.

[ARedLetterDay]

Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

I actually prefered Duel Strike, they are pretty similar though.

I've just been in a "dark, mature storyline" mood lately, so I went ahead and bought Days of Ruin. :P

I'll try out Dual Strike eventually ~

Speaking of SRPG's, has anybody ever played Eternal Eyes for the PSX?

[Demon-Mask]

Eternal Eyes was pretty okay.

[ARedLetterDay]

I loved the hell out of that game when I was younger. Got it for like five bucks at Big Lots, aha.

What about Hoshigami - Ruining Blue Earth? There's a lot of obscure titles I always see and try out. This one was pretty damn fun.

[Demon-Mask]

Didn't play Hoshigami. Is it something I should play?
You play Vanguard Bandits?

[warghoul]

I'm all about FFT.

[CrispyChicken]

I'm really not a fan of TRPGs or SRPGs but I thought Ogre Battle was pretty fun in the limited time I played it.

[bearhawk72]

Valkyria Chronicles

[ARedLetterDay]

I think you'll enjoy it, it's very generic as far as TRPG games go, though it adds some interesting features.

• Coinfeigm

Hoshigami features an extensive magic system that includes multiple classical elements including fire, wind, and ice. According to the mythology of the in-game universe, the power of the elements originally belonged to the many spirits of nature that lived in harmony with humans. Over time, however, the spirits' power was sealed into an ore called Manatite. As the ore is usually found in disk-like shards, people began to refer to them as "coins."
Throughout the plot, players can collect and use these coins in battle in the same way that magic is used in other games. Each coin has its own statistics, including how much power is stored in it and how much energy it takes to cast a spell. Coinfeigm can only be used if the coin has enough energy (CP) stored in it. The CP of a coin starts at the maximum at the start of each battle and replenishes itself as battle continues.

• Shoot System

This allows each character to push either an ally or enemy two squares in any direction.

• R.A.P System

A battle in Hoshigami featuring the battle queue that displays the flow of battle.




Each character is allowed to move, attack, use Coinfeigm or otherwise take action when their RAP Gauge reaches 0% and the turn begins; it fills with each action taken, and the character's turn ends when the gauge reaches 100%. When attacking with weapons, it is possible to "overfill" the bar, exceeding 100% and delaying the character's next turn; it is also possible to hasten the next turn by taking fewer actions than the gauge allows.
A queue appears at the top of the screen to let players know the flow of battle. Taking many actions will push a character to the end of the line, delaying the next turn. Once the player decides to end a character's turn, a separate RAP Gauge will come up in the middle of the screen. Players can choose to fill the gauge with extra RAP in order to affect when the character's next turn will fall. In this way, the player can plan ahead and form a strategy for defeating opponents.

• Session System

Characters can be left in "Session Mode" at the end of their turns, which makes them able to participate in Hoshigami's special attack system. If the currently-controlled character (the "Host" character) Shoots an enemy into an Ally who is in Session mode, that ally will damage the enemy upon collision and then Shoot them in whatever direction they (the ally) are facing. All six members of the party can participate in the Session if they have been properly positioned and left in Session mode.
Spirit Worship

All playable characters worship one of six principal gods that are the embodiment of the elements that make up the world. Character statistics change depending on which god is being worshipped at a given time, and each element focuses on a different aspect of combat.
Skills

During battle, characters who take action earn Devotion Points in addition to the usual experience points, and learn a new skill for every 100 Devotion Points. Learned skills differ based on which god the character is worshipping, and have many useful effects. The skills tied to each element include status-changing and status-augmenting moves, and more. A character could theoretically learn all the skills in the game, as there is nothing to stop a player from changing a character's god constantly.

I've never had the chance to play Vanguard Bandits, though I heard it was pretty good.

[Demon-Mask]

That is pretty cool. I'll look into it.

Originally Posted by bearhawk72

Valkyria Chronicles

I didn't know whether or not to count Valkyria Chronicles.
I liked them.

[Kugyince]

Brigandine is the only SRPG that I ever liked.

[Dudebro]

I loved Brigandine but I never got to play it much before the dude I borrowed it from wanted it back.

[ARedLetterDay]

Oops, I've also forgotten Romance of the Three Kingdoms! And, as well as the entire Nobunaga's Ambition series.

[Dudebro]

I love the Three Kingdoms games but the only ones I really played a lot were the Snes ones. The newer ones are just kinda meh to me. They have cool new features but it seems like they went away from the slow micromanaging, that was their appeal for me.

Nobunagas Ambition was just brutal and ridiculous imo. I don't think I ever made it a full year without my dude dying or some other tragic incident giving me game over.

[samejamesbond]

Fire Emblem is my favorite.

[elrod21]

Shining Force series anyone?

[Tails]

Disgaea.