#retro jrpgs

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Watching people do blind playthroughs of Legend of Dragoon makes me so happy. I get so giddy to see them react to:

-the return to Hellena

-the Dragon Campaign flashback fmv

-the optional Vellweb sidequest

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The message that Akira Toriyama left for his kids in Chrono Trigger

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Pokemon Silver Gameboy Color 1999

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This illustration was for our Final Fantasy Ladies trading card sets! They came with certain physical fanzine bundles. I'll be getting a few leftovers, so keep an eye out if you'd like to own one :) I'll keep ya updated!

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Earthbound (Nintendo, 1995)

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Shining Force CD (Sega CD) (1994)

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From an ad for Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes.

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The 1989 American Legend of Zelda cartoon but it was a fantasy anime (and my design doc for it)

[arjorge1987]

Illusion of Gaia por dentro. (Illusion of time en Europa)

The insides of Illusion of Gaia. (Illusion of time in Europe

Le estaba cambiando la bateria.

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For the most part, Legend of Legaia’s graphics are very charming. I prefer the look of the battle models to the wandering-about-towns models but it’s similar to Final Fantasy VII in that regard. So, no big.

However, the cartoony (by choice) and clunky (by hardware/software capabilities) models really do some of the plot’s darker elements a disservice.

Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t played the game but is thinking about it…..

The Conkram part of the story? Super dark and would be creepy as hell with modern day graphics and more realistic models. Noa (and CO) rolling up into the town where she’s been told her parents are to find not just them but anyone still alive is actually fused with a monster that has taken over the town?

The pulsing walls, the intentionally unappealing color palette, everything. Especially the moment where the soldiers who are guarding the basement (and are basically conjoined because of the Seru that has taken over the town) realize the queen said you could pass and they split themselves. The rest of the NPCs will still talk to you as long as the town is still there. They don’t, once they do it.

Shit like that is impactful anyway, but with modern visuals? It’d be wonderfully awful.

I know the game wasn’t nearly popular enough to warrant a remake—probably not even a digital remaster, sadly. (Legaia 2 being a dumpster fire didn’t help). But damn. It would be awesome.

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The Odyssey of Romance

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Final Fantasy VIII Playstation 1999

[bitmapbooks]

A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games

An exhaustive guide to JRPGs, this massive 652-page compendium features every game from 1982 to 2020, including roguelikes and strategy RPGs. It is without doubt the ultimate guide for fans of the genre.

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Earthbound (Nintendo, 1995)