#retro jrpgs

[princessjem4]

Rose fanart drawn after watching a like 3 hour long explanation of Legend of Dragoon (which I've never played but... wifey!!) 🖤💜🖤

[ggswaywardgifrepository]

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

[tykogi-tower]

Random Dekar from Lufia 2 for whatever reason

[red-atlamillia]

[retrogamingblog2]

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

[acquired-stardust]

Pokemon Silver Gameboy Color 1999

[allisonmckenzieart]

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!

[superfamiblog]

Earthbound (Nintendo, 1995)

[videogamesskies]

Shining Force CD (Sega CD) (1994)

[ancient-magus]

[jaidenalemni]

✨ Looking for a comfy retro JRPG where you play as pretty blue-haired wizards?

Steam Next Fest is here and my game Legends of Astravia is participating with a new demo! Plus there are live streams where you can listen to me talk about my silly little ideas while playing the game.

EDIT: Next Fest is over, but the demo is here to stay! Try it out on Steam and wishlist OR give it a go on itch.io!

Did I mention it runs great on the Steam Deck?

Also, every bit of sharing really helps! So far the game hasn't gotten much attention, and I just want to make sure people that are looking for a laid back 90s-style RPG with pixel art and pretty dudes know it exists 😎

[90sfantasyanimestuff]

Chris, The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch

[ggswaywardgifrepository]

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.

[vangelpix]

The Odyssey of Romance

[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.

Buy now with tracked global shipping and a free PDF: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/a-guide-to-japanese-role-playing-games

#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #retrogames #gaming #jrpg #art #rpg #bookstagram #booktok #fyp

[astraviagame]

Legends of Astravia's new demo launches on Steam next Thursday, May 30th!

Cast spells, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets alongside a mystic companion in this 1-hour introduction to the magical world of Astravia ✨

The demo will be available in both English and Japanese and be playable on Windows, macOS and Linux/SteamOS.

It's wonderful that so many people are excited to play the demo, so this will be everyones' chance to catch an early glimpse a whole 10 days before the June 2024 Next Fest starts.

Thank you, as always for all of your support. I hope everyone is excited to see what Legends of Astravia has to offer!