Snake wrote:I figured someone would bring up Military Madness. I have it on the Wii VC, but haven't gotten into it. Seems like a pretty steep learning curve just to figure out the controls. I will get to playing it eventually though.
Spend some time with it. It is pretty great once you get the hang of it. You can read some of my thoughts on the game here.)
If possible, get the PS1 remake/sequel and play it on a PSP. The PS1 version is crammed with maps and features, and the game is perfect on a portable system. (I tried playing it on my television a few times, but some of the battles can take nearly an hour...even if you win them on your first attempt.)
Sload Soap wrote:Good to know! I've got Shining Force on the Ultimate Collection so I'll start there.
This is exactly what you want to do. Start with Shining Force I & II on the Ultimate Collection - those are great because you can save-state at any time.
Shining Force, Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, Ogre Battle, Front Mission, and Langrisser are probably the "essential" Japanese strategy RPG series. Of course there are tons of great standalone games too.
Sload Soap wrote:Good to know! I've got Shining Force on the Ultimate Collection so I'll start there.
This is exactly what you want to do. Start with Shining Force I & II on the Ultimate Collection - those are great because you can save-state at any time.
Shining Force, Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, Ogre Battle, Front Mission, and Langrisser are probably the "essential" Japanese strategy RPG series. Of course there are tons of great standalone games too.
Never played Arc the Lad! I know there's a PS1 collection but I've never looked at prices. Sure it's more than the max I'm willing to spend on a game. I do have two of the PS2 games, but I've never played 'em.
As far as NIS stuff goes I'd much rather go for Rhapsody, Phantom Brave, and La Pucelle: Tactics. Never played GrimGrimoire but it looks cool.
Dept. Heaven is another great series from recent times.
BoneSnapDeez wrote:Never played Arc the Lad! I know there's a PS1 collection but I've never looked at prices. Sure it's more than the max I'm willing to spend on a game. I do have two of the PS2 games, but I've never played 'em.
As far as NIS stuff goes I'd much rather go for Rhapsody, Phantom Brave, and La Pucelle: Tactics. Never played GrimGrimoire but it looks cool.
Dept. Heaven is another great series from recent times.
Ah but is it more than 1 game! Someone on here is selling it for $40. Not a bad price.
Ogre Battle 64 is the strongest game in that series. Though I will admit that a big part of the appeal comes from the fact that it's on the friggin' Nintendo 64!!!
