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Garioshi 03/15/20 5:21:47 PM #1:	I'd like to get my dad into RPGs, so what are some good turn-based games that won't bore him? --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:935718905] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>I'd like to get my dad into RPGs, so what are some good turn-based games that won't bore him? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 03/15/20 5:22:11 PM #2:	Pokmon <cite>Reis posted [p:935718921] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Pokmon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 03/15/20 5:22:30 PM #3:	South Park Stick of Truth --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. Vicious_Dios Original - https://i.imgtc.ws/Zl0aw6F.png <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:935718933] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>South Park Stick of Truth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nomadic View 03/15/20 5:23:12 PM #4:	Chrono Trigger --- {}\\{}(o){}\\//{}//=\\{})){}(< \\//{}{{-{}//\\{} {}xxxxxxxx{};;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;> <cite>Nomadic View posted [p:935718954] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Chrono Trigger </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 03/15/20 5:24:28 PM #5:	MabusIncarnate posted... South Park Stick of Truth yea, as long as he doesn't mind vulgarity, this is a good one. --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:935718989] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>MabusIncarnate posted... </cite> <quote>South Park Stick of Truth</quote>yea, as long as he doesn't mind vulgarity, this is a good one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BruceWayneJr 03/15/20 5:25:52 PM #6:	Nomadic View posted... Chrono Trigger Or Final Fantasy VII. --- Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. <cite>BruceWayneJr posted [p:935719029] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Nomadic View posted... </cite> <quote>Chrono Trigger</quote> Or Final Fantasy VII. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leanaunfurled 03/15/20 5:25:55 PM #7:	My first thought was Final Fantasy X. If that's too weeb for him, then Original Sin (on easy difficulty). <cite>Leanaunfurled posted [p:935719032] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>My first thought was Final Fantasy X. If that's too weeb for him, then Original Sin (on easy difficulty). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 03/15/20 5:26:06 PM #8:	Reis posted... Pokmon Mega ZZZ energy --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:935719038] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted... </cite> <quote>Pokmon</quote>Mega ZZZ energy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 03/15/20 5:26:22 PM #9:	Leanaunfurled posted... My first thought was Final Fantasy which one tho <cite>Reis posted [p:935719045] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Leanaunfurled posted... </cite> <quote>My first thought was Final Fantasy</quote> which one tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolcono 03/15/20 5:27:03 PM #10:	Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door. --- psn- trucano <cite>coolcono posted [p:935719071] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pokedude900 03/15/20 5:27:24 PM #11:	Pokemon and Paper Mario (64 or Thousand Year Door) were pretty much the only RPGs I played as a kid. --- https://imgur.com/ezUdqnN https://imgur.com/75NJ9ws Come to the (un)official GameFAQs Touhou board. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1110- <cite>pokedude900 posted [p:935719080] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Pokemon and Paper Mario (64 or Thousand Year Door) were pretty much the only RPGs I played as a kid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 03/15/20 5:29:05 PM #12:	the first RPG that I can remember playing through was Lunar Legend. I remember its mechanics being simple enough, and it having an enjoyable story. --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:935719145] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>the first RPG that I can remember playing through was Lunar Legend. I remember its mechanics being simple enough, and it having an enjoyable story. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
billcom6 03/15/20 5:29:40 PM #13:	Ys VIII --- //constant loneliness// --- Steam and Fortnite: billcom6 My Teams: The Ohio State Buckeyes, New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills, The CBJ, Cavs <cite>billcom6 posted [p:935719166] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Ys VIII </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 03/15/20 5:29:52 PM #14:	Dragon Quest <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:935719178] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Dragon Quest </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 03/15/20 5:30:33 PM #15:	Secret of Evermore Earthbound --- Last Cloudia ID: 188850453 <cite>Strider102 posted [p:935719203] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Secret of Evermore Earthbound </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cmiller4642 03/15/20 5:30:52 PM #16:	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy X I think if you play 2 or 3 of those and don't like them at all then the genre isn't for you. <cite>cmiller4642 posted [p:935719212] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy X I think if you play 2 or 3 of those and don't like them at all then the genre isn't for you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StarReaper13 03/15/20 5:32:30 PM #17:	Garioshi posted... Mega ZZZ energy If someone can't get through pokemon, even with everything sped up and animations skipped, they shouldn't play turn based rpgs. --- Ignore when people say that the title length is not important, that a title should just convey what the game is about. They're just jealous theirs isn't as long <cite>StarReaper13 posted [p:935719283] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>Mega ZZZ energy</quote>If someone can't get through pokemon, even with everything sped up and animations skipped, they shouldn't play turn based rpgs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
obsolete 03/15/20 5:34:02 PM #18:	A Final Fantasy game. Easy and has fancy graphics. Wouldn't recommend Dragon Quest. It's classic but too classic. Might be too boring for a newcomer. <cite>obsolete posted [p:935719343] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>A Final Fantasy game. Easy and has fancy graphics. Wouldn't recommend Dragon Quest. It's classic but too classic. Might be too boring for a newcomer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leanaunfurled 03/15/20 5:35:02 PM #19:	Reis posted... which one tho 10 lol. I edited too late. Posted and realized I didn't actually finish typing out the game. <cite>Leanaunfurled posted [p:935719374] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted... </cite> <quote>which one tho</quote>10 lol. I edited too late. Posted and realized I didn't actually finish typing out the game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 03/15/20 5:36:08 PM #20:	Leanaunfurled posted... 10 lol. I edited too late. Posted and realized I didn't actually finish typing out the game. o well while I think 10 is trash I do think it's a good introductory jrpg because how simple it is both in terms of progression and narrative <cite>Reis posted [p:935719423] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Leanaunfurled posted... </cite> <quote>10 lol. I edited too late. Posted and realized I didn't actually finish typing out the game.</quote> o well while I think 10 is trash I do think it's a good introductory jrpg because how simple it is both in terms of progression and narrative </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 03/15/20 5:37:44 PM #21:	Dwarf Fortress --- https://i.imgtc.ws/x2KBsjI.png tfw no big tiddy goth vampire gf who lactates blood - viewmaster_pi <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:935719493] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Dwarf Fortress </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kircheis 03/15/20 5:39:44 PM #22:	Persona 4 or Persona 5. They're both slow burns and bit on the easier side (relative to their franchise), but they're just punishing enough that you can't just rush everything. Assuming that's what you meant by "games that won't bore him," anyway. I'd also recommend Fire Emblem on GBA or Fire Emblem Awakening if Strategy RPGs are on the table. --- http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html <cite>Kircheis posted [p:935719576] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Persona 4 or Persona 5. They're both slow burns and bit on the easier side (relative to their franchise), but they're just punishing enough that you can't just rush everything. Assuming that's what you meant by "games that won't bore him," anyway. I'd also recommend Fire Emblem on GBA or Fire Emblem Awakening if Strategy RPGs are on the table.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 03/15/20 5:41:16 PM #23:	Kircheis posted... Persona 4 or Persona 5 no way man, those games require way too much time commitment to be a beginner jrpg <cite>Reis posted [p:935719638] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Kircheis posted... </cite> <quote>Persona 4 or Persona 5</quote> no way man, those games require way too much time commitment to be a beginner jrpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 03/15/20 5:42:14 PM #24:	The Witcher 3 --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:935719690] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>The Witcher 3 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 03/15/20 5:42:30 PM #25:	Persona 5, Final Fantasy 10 and Paper Mario TTYD are good ones. Final Fantasy 10 is a little dated with the random encounters though. --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:935719709] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Persona 5, Final Fantasy 10 and Paper Mario TTYD are good ones. Final Fantasy 10 is a little dated with the random encounters though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kircheis 03/15/20 5:43:32 PM #26:	Reis posted... no way man, those games require way too much time commitment to be a beginner jrpg Oh shit you right. I wouldn't consider FFX either in that case considering it has unskippable cutscenes. Legit the one reason I never played it more than once. --- http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html <cite>Kircheis posted [p:935719749] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>no way man, those games require way too much time commitment to be a beginner jrpg </quote> Oh shit you right. I wouldn't consider FFX either in that case considering it has unskippable cutscenes. Legit the one reason I never played it more than once.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pokedude900 03/15/20 5:44:33 PM #27:	Guys. A beginner RPG doesn't mean just any good RPG. It means one that's good AND easy to pick up and play if you're not familiar with the genre. --- https://imgur.com/ezUdqnN https://imgur.com/75NJ9ws Come to the (un)official GameFAQs Touhou board. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1110- <cite>pokedude900 posted [p:935719792] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Guys. A beginner RPG doesn't mean just any good RPG. It means one that's good AND easy to pick up and play if you're not familiar with the genre.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 03/15/20 5:45:58 PM #28:	pokedude900 posted... Guys. A beginner RPG doesn't mean just any good RPG. It means one that's good AND easy to pick up and play if you're not familiar with the genre. It also doesn't mean anyone's favorite outdated game they only like because of nostalgia --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:935719848] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>pokedude900 posted... </cite> <quote>Guys. A beginner RPG doesn't mean just any good RPG. It means one that's good AND easy to pick up and play if you're not familiar with the genre.</quote>It also doesn't mean anyone's favorite outdated game they only like because of nostalgia </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MonkeyBones23 03/15/20 5:58:03 PM #29:	South Park Stick of Truth is a good answer if he is cares for South Park at all. That game is super easy. --- We're a forest of lives, but we grow tall and wide. We'll never be cut down. <cite>MonkeyBones23 posted [p:935720314] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>South Park Stick of Truth is a good answer if he is cares for South Park at all. That game is super easy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leanaunfurled 03/15/20 5:59:43 PM #30:	Kircheis posted... Oh shit you right. I wouldn't consider FFX either in that case considering it has unskippable cutscenes. Legit the one reason I never played it more than once. FFX is a pretty standard JRPG length at 30-40 hours or so. Persona is like...100. o.O <cite>Leanaunfurled posted [p:935720383] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Kircheis posted... </cite> <quote>Oh shit you right. I wouldn't consider FFX either in that case considering it has unskippable cutscenes. Legit the one reason I never played it more than once.</quote>FFX is a pretty standard JRPG length at 30-40 hours or so. Persona is like...100. o.O </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Villain 03/15/20 6:05:10 PM #32:	Super Mario RPG is what got me into the genre. --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Formerly known as Will VIIII <cite>Villain posted [p:935720584] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Super Mario RPG is what got me into the genre. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kircheis 03/15/20 6:08:04 PM #33:	Leanaunfurled posted... FFX is a pretty standard JRPG length at 30-40 hours or so. Persona is like...100. o.O I can see certain bosses giving a JRPG newcomer some trouble though, ~~Yunalesca~~ is especially nasty if you're not prepared for their gimmick, so depending on how much trouble certain bosses give you the amount of cutscenes you'd have to sit through all over again will certainly add up to more than 40 hours. At least Persona lets you fastforward. But yeah that is actually a bit on the long side, I was just thinking from the perspective that they're not that difficult and easy to get the hang of. Persona 4 in particular was my introduction to the SMT franchise. --- http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html <cite>Kircheis posted [p:935720707] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Leanaunfurled posted...</cite> <quote>FFX is a pretty standard JRPG length at 30-40 hours or so. Persona is like...100. o.O </quote> I can see certain bosses giving a JRPG newcomer some trouble though, Yunalesca is especially nasty if you're not prepared for their gimmick, so depending on how much trouble certain bosses give you the amount of cutscenes you'd have to sit through all over again will certainly add up to more than 40 hours. At least Persona lets you fastforward. But yeah that is actually a bit on the long side, I was just thinking from the perspective that they're not that difficult and easy to get the hang of. Persona 4 in particular was my introduction to the SMT franchise.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordFarquad1312 03/15/20 6:11:45 PM #34:	Pokemon --- El sexo sucio y el planeta limpio. "If you are tired of fear from links... Let Kirby's Nightmare protect you." <cite>LordFarquad1312 posted [p:935720841] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Pokemon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GATTJT 03/15/20 6:12:52 PM #35:	Chrono Trigger is the perfect entry level RPG. Relatively short, few challenging fights, no potentially confusing mechanics. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/gamerfanfan/wishlist <cite>GATTJT posted [p:935720879] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Chrono Trigger is the perfect entry level RPG. Relatively short, few challenging fights, no potentially confusing mechanics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sexypwnstar 03/15/20 6:15:08 PM #37:	FTL --- https://imgur.com/Su4g5 https://imgur.com/21DiJ <cite>Sexypwnstar posted [p:935720955] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>FTL </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leanaunfurled 03/15/20 6:16:51 PM #38:	Kircheis posted... I can see certain bosses giving a JRPG newcomer some trouble though, ~~Yunalesca~~ is especially nasty if you're not prepared for their gimmick, so depending on how much trouble certain bosses give you the amount of cutscenes you'd have to sit through all over again will certainly add up to more than 40 hours. At least Persona lets you fastforward. But yeah that is actually a bit on the long side, I was just thinking from the perspective that they're not that difficult and easy to get the hang of. Persona 4 in particular was my introduction to the SMT franchise. True, I wasn't thinking about the difficulty of some bosses. FFX was more or less my first, but I remember getting stuck on a boss and putting the game down for a long time. <cite>Leanaunfurled posted [p:935721022] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Kircheis posted... </cite> <quote>I can see certain bosses giving a JRPG newcomer some trouble though, Yunalesca is especially nasty if you're not prepared for their gimmick, so depending on how much trouble certain bosses give you the amount of cutscenes you'd have to sit through all over again will certainly add up to more than 40 hours. At least Persona lets you fastforward. But yeah that is actually a bit on the long side, I was just thinking from the perspective that they're not that difficult and easy to get the hang of. Persona 4 in particular was my introduction to the SMT franchise.</quote>True, I wasn't thinking about the difficulty of some bosses. FFX was more or less my first, but I remember getting stuck on a boss and putting the game down for a long time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 03/16/20 12:28:21 AM #39:	By the time you get to the most difficult bosses in FFX the game has already given you the tools to handle it. They might catch you off guard the first time with their unique gimmicks but there was only one boss i couldnt handle as a kid and it was a straightforward boss with no gimmick ~~Evray~~ --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:935735379] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>By the time you get to the most difficult bosses in FFX the game has already given you the tools to handle it. They might catch you off guard the first time with their unique gimmicks but there was only one boss i couldnt handle as a kid and it was a straightforward boss with no gimmick Evray </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jumi 03/16/20 12:58:05 AM #40:	Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. That's literally what it was made for. --- XBL Gamertag: Rob Thorsman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robertvsilvers <cite>jumi posted [p:935736274] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. That's literally what it was made for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 03/16/20 1:06:26 AM #41:	Reis posted... Pokmon Came to say this. Was my first jrpg. This or some final fantasy. 7 is a good choice its not hard and the mechanics wont confuse him unlike 8s junction system might. Id suggest 9 but the slow ass battle speed might be a turn off. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:935736492] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted... </cite> <quote>Pokmon</quote> Came to say this. Was my first jrpg. This or some final fantasy. 7 is a good choice its not hard and the mechanics wont confuse him unlike 8s junction system might. Id suggest 9 but the slow ass battle speed might be a turn off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 03/16/20 1:09:15 AM #42:	Nomadic View posted... Chrono Trigger This. Even with the sidequests, it maxes out at less than twenty hours. Probably has the most interesting/dynamic battle system of any of the easier RPGs out there. --- It ok Hameru. Rabu. <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:935736566] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Nomadic View posted... </cite> <quote>Chrono Trigger</quote> This. Even with the sidequests, it maxes out at less than twenty hours. Probably has the most interesting/dynamic battle system of any of the easier RPGs out there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 03/16/20 1:09:45 AM #43:	Rika_Furude posted... By the time you get to the most difficult bosses in FFX the game has already given you the tools to handle it. They might catch you off guard the first time with their unique gimmicks but there was only one boss i couldnt handle as a kid and it was a straightforward boss with no gimmick ~~Evray~~ Depends on the person I was bad about not thinking of how to beat bosses. So I got stuck a couple of timea in 10 because in previous games I was always able to just muscle my way through provided I was stocked on healing items or mp for curing magic. I think 10 was the first 3D final fantasy to give me issues. Hell almost beat 8 with no junctions cause I couldnt be bothered to learn my first time lol. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:935736579] in What's a g... [t:78475529]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted... </cite> <quote>By the time you get to the most difficult bosses in FFX the game has already given you the tools to handle it. They might catch you off guard the first time with their unique gimmicks but there was only one boss i couldnt handle as a kid and it was a straightforward boss with no gimmick Evray</quote> Depends on the person I was bad about not thinking of how to beat bosses. So I got stuck a couple of timea in 10 because in previous games I was always able to just muscle my way through provided I was stocked on healing items or mp for curing magic. I think 10 was the first 3D final fantasy to give me issues. Hell almost beat 8 with no junctions cause I couldnt be bothered to learn my first time lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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