I find it's usually best to start with a Main Series game, such as Nocturne or Strange Journey. I know a lot of people got into the series with Persona 3, but it's so different from the rest of the series with a completely different focus, I just don't see how they could've other than it got them familiar with the brand.

Maybe it doesn't make sense when you nitpick at it like that, but it makes perfect sense when you're just trying to follow what's going on. I haven't played Chrono Cross, so I can't say how it is by comparison, but from what I've gathered many people seem confused by the plot, let alone the details.

Grinding in Breath of Fire games is surprisingly entertaining.

I dunno, I just like grinding. Blame the NES/SMS/Apple II AKA the consoles that have most of my favorite RPGs.=P Also, I like things that are complicated, provided I can wrap my head around it (I always like to try), and since the battles are being patched to speed things up, I'm sure the speed won't be too much of a problem. Even if it does, the challenge will make it worth it.

I'm sold.

I really wished I had owned a PSOne as a kid. While I'm still glad I got a Nintendo 64 (I seriously still play all the games I have left on it from time to time, and I do need to finish Mega Man 64), I can't help but think I would've gotten into RPGs much sooner if I had more available to me than Pokemon, Paper Mario, and Digimon World.

*Sigh* The more I see, the less interested I become, but at least the question no longer burns. Quick and simple combat isn't exactly my thing (in fact, it usually kills most games for me), and gameplay's always the most important part for me. I'll see if I can pick up some of them for cheap someday, but otherwise I'll just skip out on the series for now.

Yeah, if they could make one like they did with the first PS2 game, I'd be set.

We only got an Xbox 360 because literally all of our friends have one. And I can certainly say I don't regret getting one, but still if it weren't for that I probably would've gotten a PS3 and I doubt I would've regretted that either. What I do need, though, are those obscure RPGs that will never come to the Xbox 360, like Hyperdimension Neptunia.

PS2
Gamecube
GBA
PSP
Nintendo DS

In case you can't tell, I loved last Gen.:) And Portable games.

I'll probably Pre-order it just so I don't forget to save up and buy it. The Tactics Ogre remake is probably my most anticipated game being released next year after Okamiden.:)

I like the poem at the beginning of the original Persona's original theme (first time I had seen it) but then there's nothing else that goes on, just a slow piano tune and some scenery that has little relevence until the part at the very end. The re-release at least gave it a good song, had more going on, and offered bits from the story to keep things interesting yet followable. It still could've been better, but at least it's good enough.

Persona 2's original intro: Again, I liked the poem, and at least with this one I understood what it had to do with the rest of the story. The piano tune was also nice since it went with the poem and it lead into the second song very well, and of course, I liked both songs. When things got more heavy after the poem, at least most of it was followable and it showed scenes that would become relevent to the plot later on. You know, it just made sense.
The re-release, on the otherhand, was a clusterfuck: I couldn't keep up with the what they were showing, none of it made any sense except for when they went through a runthrough of everyone's personas, nor do I have any desire to run through it again and again until it does make sense, and the music just didn't seem to meld with the action very well.

Long story Short: I'm switching to the original intro if I can.

Indeed. I quite liked Wild Arms 3 (though I am a bit of a fanboy for the series).


I don't have any of those. We had FYE, but I think they're gone now.:( Other than that, we got Best Buy, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Target. Oh, and Rite-Aid has some games, too.

Choice is alright, I guess. I just don't like it when there's too many choices, and when there's no "right" choice that I have to figure out.

I'll see if I can pick up a cheap copy of Suikoden III someday, as well as Suikoden V and Tierkris.

Waitwaitwait...that game's actually getting localized?! Holy crap! Yet another reason why I wish I could get a PS3.:(