MegaDrive RPG Favorites

[RetroLaw]

No one mentioned Battle Golfer Yui ?

I'm disappointed in you guys

 

[Yousef]

Shining Force is actually my all-time favorite Sega game. I recommend it!

 

[RageBurner]

Shining Force and Phantasy Star 4 are up there for me. It always saddened me that both series became just namedrops for completely unrelated products going forward from their heyday.

 

[JPC]

Phantasy Star 2&3 are my most hated games of all times. I hate endless labyrinths.
I've given up on Phantasy Star 4, Landstalker and Sword of Vermilion (wich I don't like either).
I did like Shining Force.
I need to get into Shining Force 2, The Legend of Thor/Beyond Oasis, Ragnacenty/Soleil/Crusader of Centy, Warsong/Langrisser 1&2, Light Crusader.

 

[RageBurner]

Phantasy Star 2 has horrible dungeon design, I agree, I too have given up on it, but give 4 a try, it's a much more polished and balanced experience.

 

[JPC]

Phantasy Star 2 has horrible dungeon design, I agree, I too have given up on it, but give 4 a try, it's a much more polished and balanced experience.

Yeah I know about Phantasy Star 4, I spent 8~9 hours on it. There's just something about the atmosphere that keeps me from loving the game. Probably because the aesthetic reminds me too much of a mix of Phantasy Star 2&3.

 

[RageBurner]

I see. Honestly I think the aesthetic is closer to 2, but much more refined. 3 Was a trainwreck, I don't even personally count it as part of the series, it feels more like a spinoff story that was made by the B team on a budget.

The saddest thing about Phantasy Star 4 is that it never got a PS2 remake. I'd have loved to see that.

 

[JPC]

I see. Honestly I think the aesthetic is closer to 2, but much more refined. 3 Was a trainwreck, I don't even personally count it as part of the series, it feels more like a spinoff story that was made by the B team on a budget.

The saddest thing about Phantasy Star 4 is that it never got a PS2 remake. I'd have loved to see that.

Agreed about the 3rd. The most interesting thing about this game is the possibility of choosing a wife, which generates different offspring and leads to different ends.
That's the only thing that motivated me to finish this game. 4 times !
Just to see the 4 possible endings.
I'll never play it again !

 

[Gorse]

Phantasy Star 2 has horrible dungeon design

Worse than 1's first-person dungeons? I've only played the first one, but if you're right, I think I might just spend the rest of my life sobbing.

 

[Karnik]

Monster World IV, in the english translation by the legendary DeJap.

 

[Leon]

Worse than 1's first-person dungeons? I've only played the first one, but if you're right, I think I might just spend the rest of my life sobbing.

Nah, 2 is miles ahead of 1, the problem is it's still got that "gotta draw your own map" problem that early rpg's had.
3's better at this but has it's own problems (like a lack of plot).
4 is honestly one of the best games of the 16 bit era imo, the dungeons rarely take you on a maze too far off the path that you can get lost in, the game's difficulty is a bit more sane (some would argue a bit too sane, the game's much easier than it's predecessors) and a much better story than the previous games.
Sadly it was the last game sega made in the series before rebooting it as a mmo, because the series had a ton of potential, same as shining force.

 

[DanCalibur]

I hate first-person dungeon-crawling RPGs, but even a miserable curmudgeon like me can't deny that Shining in the Darkness is excellent. The gameplay is fast and fluid, with battles only taking a few seconds each, the party size is perfect, with every character (even the main one!) getting a ton of entertaining characterization, and working through the in-game economy to juuuust squeeze enough for the best items is extremely addictive and fun.

But what really entices me is the presentation. Cutscenes are gorgeous, with huge, detailed sprites and unique bleeps and bloops for every character voice. They're animated fantastically, too, with loads of charming poses and designs, and I ADORE the way enemies enter battle. The game's script is also very funny (I say this as someone who never finds game dialogue funny), and the sound design is completely engrossing. It has that "cinematic" quality that Shining Force has – it feels like you're playing something special. Take it from this genre's #1 hater – Shining in the Darkness rules.

That's the next step of my Shining Force chronological marathon. As soon as I finish that big pain Shining Wisdomo_O

 

[Moreno909]

Light Crusader
Not an perfect game, but a unique Action RPG. The gameplay is more focused on resolving puzzles and aswering riddles than in the combat. But the prospective remeber almost Diablo, despite the combat being quite shallow.
The icing on the cake is the magic system. You have four elemental spells and a finite number of them. You can select more than one from the pause menu, mixing and creating new spells. The boss sprites are interesting, but the combat is more of a roadbump in the exploration of the dungeons, which is the focus of the game.
The music is very atmosferic, almost misterious sometimes.
There's the entire dungeon's maps of this game on Gamefaqs, really helps playing it, nowadays.

 

[newageretrohippie]

I just started "Barver[sic] Battle Saga" it is a pretty sweet unlicensed taiwanese game from 1996. Gameplay and art style is somewhat similar to chrono trigger

https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1467/

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actually i just tried to load my sram file on my mega everdrive and it was corrupted... drat...

i wonder why (never tried save/load sram before)

 

[OhhMannGoddDamm]

I know that SNES is known for having the lion's share of classic RPG titles, but I think the MD had some really strong RPG rep back in the day. I don't hear people mention it very often, but Sword of Vermilion is one of my all time favorites. The music was super moody and great and the boss monsters are fantastically disgusting.
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[Leon]

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Crusader of Centy in the us and japan if i remember right.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Sega CD, but Lunar on Sega CD i feel it has a better feature than on PSX: Faster battle transitions

 

[Deleted member 86408]

Crusader of Centy in the us and japan if i remember right.

The best-looking game, along with a Monster World IV (Asha) by developer Westone and a Popful Mail: Magical Fantasy Adventure by Falcom (the best and most successful version of a SEGA-CD, I remember it as practically another game, compared to the NEC and Nintendo counterparts that were equal, however, the SEGA version boasted a new and more polished graphics, larger levels, and excellent soundtrack, along with of course, the various anime interlude movies) that I ever played on a SEGA-branded 16-bit console.

At the time, there was absolutely nothing comparable stylistically, technically and artistically. (Despite also owning a SNES, whose magnificent soundtrack to an Action - SuperTurrican: Chris Hülsbeck, however, I do remember).

 

[ugd500]

I know that SNES is known for having the lion's share of classic RPG titles, but I think the MD had some really strong RPG rep back in the day. I don't hear people mention it very often, but Sword of Vermilion is one of my all time favorites. The music was super moody and great and the boss monsters are fantastically disgusting.
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i play this game in1993 still one of my favorite sega games

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the game that changed my life ps2

 

[zilbert25]

Shining Force & Shining Foce 2 are without a doubt the best MD RPG's. There are so many other ones that are really good too. Landstalker, Beyond Oasis, Phantasy Star series, etc.

 

[Auriiya]

Phantasy star 4 is my fav not even close and I dunno if battletoads counts as a rpg but was fun.

 

[Viviana Santos]