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What are you playing this weekend? 2025-02-21

Finished Metroid Prime: Remastered!

Shared my issues in last week's thread, nothing else to add here except I hated those Fission Metroids, most annoying enemies in the game.

Waiting for Prime 2 remastered now. Would probably get day-1.

Started Pankapu, a colourful and shiny 2D platformer. Have only played a little bit, but seems fun.

Finished Rise of the Tomb Raider.

It was a really good game. I am surprised that it's about 10 years old now. Next is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, will probably play it later this year. I have heard Rise is the best of the trilogy, so going to adjust my expectations accordingly, but still looking forward to it.

Also played and finished Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. It was a pretty short campaign, probably around 6-7 hours. I had heard great things about the campaign, but I thought it was just okay. Good, but not the best campaign ever. Though, to be fair, this is a game from 2007, and I haven't played many FPS games recently, so I am not sure what the benchmark is.

I liked the missions and the gameplay, and thought it was over pretty quick. I have also Modern Warfare 2 remastered, so will give it a try soon-ish.

So, what about all you? What have you been playing?

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  • I'm playing Bravely Default now. Since Baldur's Gate 3, I'm really into turn-based games. This is my first JRPG and I'm absolutely addicted to it.

    Please, if you know other awesome JRPGs or other turn-based games, tell me about it. :)

    I have NDS, 2DS, Switch and XSX.

    • Welcome to the world of JRPGs.

      Turn based JRPGs is a really, really long list. There are many different kind of games in the genre. You can try Octopath Traveler and it's sequel. I personally thought it was quite repetitive but people seem to love it. It's very beautiful and introduced 2D-HD visuals.

      Then there's Persona series. Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal both are available on Switch, I think. As well as Shin Megami Tensei V. (Persona games are spin-off of SMT series).

      If you like more laid back experience, with more focus on crafting then actual combat, then try Atelier series. Atelier Ryza is latest one and has 3 games in the series, a newer game with new characters and story, Atelier Yuma is coming out this year.

      Dragon Quest games are classics, you can try the latest one in the series Dragon Quest XI, or remake of the older game Dragon Quest 3 Remake which released recently.

      That's some on top of my head, there are many more.

      Also going to summon @tamlyn@lemmy.zip , he is the creator of !jrpg@lemmy.zip , he can share some of his favourites too.

      • Reading your comment, my suggestions wouldn't be that different, since you mention titles that are usualy well received. But at least i could add a bit.

        Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth are both turn based games of the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series that are quite funny games. You don't need Yakuza game knowledge for those. In case you use the gamepass, the first of them is part of the gamepass.

        World of Final Fantasy is a monster hunter turn based game with two charming protagonists and a very funny and partly serious story. Or Just start any old Final Fantasy 1-10. They all Turn Based. Final Fantasy 6 (Pixel Remaster) and Final Fatansy X|X-2 Remaster (XBS) would be my recommondations.

        Another monster hunting game would be the Digimon Cybersleuth games, that are avaialabe on switch as a collection, i would say they are decent. Has similarities to Pokemon, but a lot more story driven like a typical jrpg.

        I liked Magical Starsign on the NDS, but i guess it's not that well received, if you are childish enough, you probably would like it anyways. Just came to my mind as a childhood game i enjoyed back then.

        There are good turn based Indie games, like Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes, later game got very well received in the community. Still need to play those.

      • Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal both are available on Switch

        Reload is not available on the Switch. 🙁 But since it's available on the XSX OP can still get it.

        I'm seconding most of your recommendations, except I'd recommend Atelier Sophie 2 instead of Ryza mainly because it's a more traditional turn-based battle system instead of the action/turn-based hybrid Ryza uses.

      • Thanks a lot of your reply!

        Octopath Traveler looks beautiful in the same way that Bravely Default does, for that it atrracts me a lot. But I don't yet know much about this kind of games, and I want to broaden my view.

        (I've played ARPGs and RTS games as a child, then only MMOs and MOBAs. The latter two truly crushed my soul, I only want to play single player for the rest of my life)

        Can I ask what's the deal with Persona 3 or 5 having multiple titles (Royal, Strikers, Tactica) under the same number (P5)? Are those relating stories, while the new numbering means a separate story / world?

        I appreciate your recommendations :) I will look into all of these all of you have recommended.

        • Can I ask what’s the deal with Persona 3 or 5 having multiple titles (Royal, Strikers, Tactica) under the same number (P5)? Are those relating stories, while the new numbering means a separate story / world?

          Atlus has a habit of releasing "upgraded/improved" versions of their games:

          • Persona 3 -> Persona 3 FES
          • Persona 4 -> Persona 4 Golden
          • Persona 5 -> Persona 5 Royal
          • SMT5 -> SMT5 Vengeance

          The "upgraded" version effectively obsoletes the original version as they include expanded storylines, improved QOL and so on.

          Other games like P5 Strikers or P5 Tactica use the same cast but with a different gameplay style. They're usually meant to be played after the original game and should be treated as as spin-offs or sequels.

    • Please, if you know other awesome JRPGs or other turn-based games, tell me about it. :)

      Oh boy, I could spend hours talking about these. So instead let me give some recommendations on different styles of JRPGs.

      • Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster: Some of the best classics in the genre, and also a really cool view on the evolution of JRPGs over the 8-bit and 16-bit era. If you're not up to playing them all at least consider FF6.
      • Persona 5 Royal: One of the most polished JRPGs ever made, and also a fairly different take on the genre, taking place in current Tokyo (you can find a bunch of videos comparing it to real-life), and has an interesting time-management system where you have to split your time between your character's "real life" (going to school, hanging out with friends) and battling monsters.
      • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: For a more gameplay-focused game with the best turn-based combat around. Press Turn is a brilliant system that keeps adrenaline high, and rewards playing smart and using the game mechanics in your favor. Fairly minimal story though.
      • Etrian Odyssey III: For the Dungeon Crawler sub-genre. Also has some of the finest party-building around, many different synergies that you can build around. Another game focused on gameplay with a minimal story.
      • Atelier Sophie 2: If you want to experiment a chill and relaxing slice-of-life JRPG. Has a very heavy focus on crafting, you can spend hours tweaking items and trying to build the perfect bomb.
      • Trails from Zero and its sequel Trails to Azure: Contains my favorite "team" in any JRPG. The SSS has fantastic chemistry, and with two games the team gets very well developed. It's also a sneak peek in one of the biggest "rabbit holes" in JRPGs - the Trails series has 13 different games, all taking place in the same world with connections between all of them.
      • Cassette Beasts is my suggestion for the "monster collection" genre. There's also plenty of options for Pokemon games if you prefer it, but I absolutely love this one with its interesting vulnerability system, open world and fusions. Amazing OST too.
      • Mario & Luigi: Brothership: For my final suggestion, don't neglect the Mario RPGs, they're silly yet incredibly fun games.

    • I can attest to many of the other games mentioned, but I haven't seen Radiant Historia Perfect Chronolgy mentioned yet. It's my favorite game on the 3DS. It does feature time travel as a mechanic and has unique battle mechanics.

      If you're up for SRPGs too (S meaning strategy), I wholeheartedly recommend Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 1 + 2. The first one is overall a bit better.

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