{"id":21695,"date":"2023-06-30T17:18:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecranpartage.ca\/5-classic-role-playing-games-for-final-fantasy-nostalgics\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:25:12","slug":"5-classic-role-playing-games-for-final-fantasy-nostalgics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecranpartage.ca\/en\/5-classic-role-playing-games-for-final-fantasy-nostalgics","title":{"rendered":"5 classic role-playing games for Final Fantasy nostalgics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Final Fantasy XVI was released last week, receiving very good reviews from both the press and the public. <\/p>\n\n

But for some, Final Fantasy XVI represents a certain amount of grief; While the series had already been moving away from its turn-based role-playing roots for quite some time, this 16th installment in Square Enix’s franchise has taken the final step, while there are almost no role-playing elements left. <\/p>\n\n

Fortunately, all is not lost for those who lament the more action-oriented turn of the famous Final Fantasy franchise; many developers still create turn-based role-playing games inspired by the Final Fantasy of yesteryear and other Dragon Quest of this world. <\/p>\n\n

We present you 5 of the best recent titles that will satisfy your thirst for turn-based role-playing games. <\/p>\n\n

5. Dragon Quest XI (2017)<\/h2>\n\n
\"Dragon<\/figure>\n\n

Available on Switch, Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC and Nintendo 3DS (Japan only for the 3DS version)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Well, we cheat a little. You’ve been promised some recent role-playing games, and this one is already starting to get a little old. But when it’s SO good, we forget about wrinkles. <\/p>\n\n

Dragon Quest 11 is a classic role-playing game. The game mechanics of the franchise have barely changed since the very first episode released in 1986. If you’ve never played a role-playing game before, Dragon Quest 11 is a perfect game to get started with the genre. <\/p>\n\n

We play as The Enlightened, a hero of prophecy who must stand in the way of an evil force that threatens the world. Throughout his adventures, your hero will meet a host of characters all more endearing than the others, and will discover a host of magical and beautiful places. <\/p>\n\n

Dragon Quest 11 is a game that would be described as “cozy”. The story is not the most surprising, but playing Dragon Quest 11 is like reading a book of fairy tales. We play it an hour before bed, then we have dreams full of heroic heroes and demonic demons. <\/p>\n\n

4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020)<\/h2>\n\n
\"Like<\/figure>\n\n

Available on Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

We naturally continue with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, a game largely inspired by… Dragon Quest. Technically, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the eighth main installment in the Yakuza series, but it is the first to use a turn-based combat system, and the first to feature Ichiban Kasuga as a hero. It is therefore not necessary to have played the previous episodes. <\/p>\n\n

Role-playing games often tend to be set in a medieval fantasy universe, but in Like a Dragon, we evolve in the world of Japanese yakuza in a contemporary Yokohama. Our hero, Ichiban, is a mega fan of Dragon Quest, and he imagines in his head the fights he leads against other criminals as fantasy role-playing game confrontations. Except that here, swords and magic are replaced by baseball bats and office supplies like bedbugs. <\/p>\n\n

A game brimming with humor, with a unique and endearing universe. <\/p>\n\n

To learn more, read our test here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

3. Live a Live (2022)<\/h2>\n\n
\"Live<\/figure>\n\n

Available on Switch, Playstation 4 and 5, PC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In recent years, Square Enix (a developer and publisher particularly known for its role-playing games) has been launching games in the visual style they have nicknamed “HD-2D”, a style that mixes two-dimensional characters in a three-dimensional setting with modern lighting. <\/p>\n\n

This style has given us several high-quality games (Octopath Traveler I & II, Triangle Strategy), but Live a Live is the most interesting. It is a remake of a game released for the Super Nintendo in 1994, only in Japan. <\/p>\n\n

Why is Live a Live such a unique title? Because we play 8 protagonists from different eras (the Wild West, prehistory, the contemporary world) in 9 scenarios. In each of these scenarios, the game mechanics are slightly different, which allows for an experience that is constantly renewed. <\/p>\n\n

A unique game to discover for the first time in the West! <\/p>\n\n

2. Triangle Strategy (2022)<\/h2>\n\n
\"Triangle<\/figure>\n\n

Available on Switch, PC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

We just mentioned it, so we might as well talk about it. <\/p>\n\n

Triangle Strategy also uses this famous HD-2D style, but instead of a classic turn-based RPG, we find instead a turn-based strategy game largely inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics. <\/p>\n\n

We play Serenoa Wolffort, the heir to House Wolffort, and childhood friend of Roland, Prince of Glenbrook. A war breaks out between the kingdoms of Aesfrost, Hyzante and Glenbrook, and you and your small band of fighters will have to take a stand in the conflict. All your decisions are important, because they could change the destiny of the continent and its people. <\/p>\n\n

Triangle Strategy is an excellent turn-based strategy game, with a complex but fascinating story. <\/p>\n\n

To learn more, read our test here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

1. Cassette Beasts (2023)<\/h2>\n\n
\"Cassette<\/figure>\n\n

Available on Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC, and Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

We have offered you several role-playing games by big players in the industry like Sega and Square Enix, but we offer you to close this list a small role-playing game developed by an independent studio, Bytten Studio. <\/p>\n\n

You play a character who wakes up in a parallel world, an island populated by other humans from a host of different universes who do not know more than you how they ended up there. <\/p>\n\n

But this is not the end of the challenges: the island is populated by monsters with terrifying abilities. Fortunately, the locals have found a way to defend themselves: thanks to a cassette player, they can “record” monsters and then copy and transform them. <\/p>\n\n

Inspired by Pok\u00e9mon, but with a slightly more complex story, Cassette Beasts is a small monster capture role-playing game that should satisfy fans of role-playing games, at a low price on top of the market ($25.99 CAD, \u20ac19.99)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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