7 EXPENSIVE JRPGs... That Are Worth the Cost 

This is a great point, if you can't afford these games physical, you definitely should play them any way you can, and Steam has a lot of fantastic, classic games available

Most of the phantasy star games...except the first I believe, are on Steam for less than dollar as well. Probably rough on those that don't like old Jrpg mechanics, but IV is worth everyone's time in my opinion

Okay ty

I have them on Switch

Blue Reflection goes down low during sales though which I'm sure is at least 3x a year and probably more.

That is amazing to hear! I'm glad I could help convince you to check these games out!

Your 'rival'?🧐 Were you a character in a high-school anime?😂

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​@@roxaskingheartssome people just want to own things, you know? I've emulated games before, but owning a retro console and buying the games feels a lot better than just downloading. Still gonna emulate some games that I really want to play asap, but only if I can't find physical copies anywhere.

I can only recommand you to deep dive into Xenogears, watching or listening to Resonant Arc or Retrograde Amnesia podcasts alongside. This game is a masterpiece for anyone willing to really commit to it. There's about 0% chance that a game with a deeper and better story will ever be created.

haha i bought it for around 10-20 as well when Circuit City was going out of business. I never opened mine and its the 1st edition version with the poster

Same here. I couldn’t believe how much the price has jumped. Still sad my ex took Suikoden 2 with her when she left…

Oh yes, please play Blue Reflection! That's one of my main life goals now, to get more people into that and Harvestella. Some folks are out there solving world crises, but this is all I can do for society. 😅

They have been CRUSHING it.

Thank you so much!!

My uncle is a retired FDNY firefighter. He happened to be on leave that day. I am thankful that he survived but I’d heard that he lost a lot of dear friends.

Haha thank you!

Me too! Thanks so much Jay!

My congrats on getting rid of things that will have more value to others, to me that is the greater thing, honestly I just hate hoarders.

Dude, same here. I have a bunch of these in a box downstairs. Think I had xenogears, vagrant story, and a few others in there too. I'm gonna have to go look now.

Just sell them and buy an X-Station for the PS1, with this you support these people and make sense of your money, and with the rest of the money, buy new games, again, supportinggame developers. I will never understand collectors really, people wasting money like idiots.

@@ignacio6454 ehh, it's stuff from my childhood. I remember playing all those games. Ill probably find an old ps2 and play through them again. Found chrono cross down there too. Loved those games.

I wish Game Arts was still around so they could give us more...

Dragon song hurt to play. Which sucked because I grew up on the first 2

Thank you!! I'm excited to make more

Thanks Mandy! That's high praise from you!!

Definitely! I have Skies of Arcadia Legends on Gamecube, and that one cost a pretty penny as well! Also, if you have a PSP, keep an eye out for the European version of Eternia, it's MUCH cheaper.

@@JustTheGems Great idea, thanks!

Eternia PS1 version is NOT worth it the Ebay sellers want MORE then the +500 COST of a PS5 for IT that's why its NOT worth it and Namco/Bandai really NEED to port it to the PS4 PS5 Switch the European PSP version the Ebay sellers still want OVER 100 for it and since the game is still LESS then 30 hours long even THAT cost isn't worth it.

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A collection would be fantastic! I'd love that so much

I have both on my shelf in my closet in great condition. They are great games! I played a friends copy of 2 back in the day, so my copy is still sealed. (Lunar Series)

Haha thank you! And GameArts really needs more love these days

I picked it up, but I'm considering just playing through the original. I've seen the smoothing on the graphics, and I have to admit, I'm not crazy about how it looks.

Dragon Force is on my list to pick up as soon as I have some extra money, it looks so cool!

@@JustTheGems I love it! Luckily I got it as time ago when the price was much more reasonable

Thanks! Oh, and that's the Arc the Lad Collection (also from Working Designs)

Yeah, I can see that. Playing through the whole series in order helped me with that, since I sort of experienced the entire evolution of the gameplay as it went. But I'm glad the story is clicking for you at least!

I edit on HitFilm, and my capture device is a Rybozen 4K

Hey thank you, I appreciate that!

I'm lucky I still have the little character standee-things... One thing I always wanted was the little Ghaleon punch puppet...

@JustTheGems I always wanted that too! Such a random piece of merchandise but so cool, makes me wish I lived closer to some flea markets.

Thank you so much!!

It was like my ideal RPG experience back when I was a teenager, and I think those collector boxes were what started my love of nice collector editions.

Honestly, I'd recommend you take a look at the smoothed graphics on the remasters. I'm not CRAZY about them, but if they don't bother you, then the remaster should do fine.

And that is the whole series. No other Lunar game came afterwards.

@@Chelaxim Correct 😁

Such a great game, right??

I wish I could've played them on the Sega CD!

I actually think the Sega CD movie intro is way better than the sony ones.

I thought so too, but I learned that they did a special re-release 2-disc version with fan art as the disc labels, without the original editions extras. Very strange for them at the time, I know.

Oh my lord, that's terrible! Makes it hard to trust people!

HIGHLY recommend Blue Reflection, and the Blue Reflection 2 is EVEN better

I can't imagine how chaotic that could get!

Yea, that pricetag made me eye my copy differently Lol… don’t think I could sell it at this point though ☠️

I'm glad! It's so good!

Heck yes, it's a classic

A top 10 PS5 video will DEFINITELY happen. Thank you so much!

The Alex one was never officially released. The only ones out there are prototypes. Sadly I missed out on the Ghaleon one as well.

I'm looking at the PSX port (though there's a fan patch for the Saturn version now, I believe)

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Oh yeah, thank you!

There's WAS a two-disc version of Lunar 1 released with fan art disc covers that didn't have any of the extras. Google "Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (Fan Art Edition)" to check it out, it's pretty cool.

Man, you can't beat $25...!

Thank you!!

Oh yeah for sure, I remember DW4 going for SO much last time I saw it at a convention

I may have to steal a copy of Eternia from your gilded shores... it's so much more affordable! 😅

Yes, Vanguard Bandits is great! I slept on that one for a long time, finally gave it a shot recently

If you watch the next one, you might find at least ONE of those there....😁

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I’m jealous! I wish I’d known about that game when I was a kid.

OH NO 😱

Exactly, Game Arts just made such solidly fun and charming games.

It's funny, I literally had Dragon Force in my online cart, ready to buy, and I chickened out at the last minute. I wish I hadn't now!

Dragon Force is amazing! Also, DF2 has a fan translation you can play emulated or a hacked Saturn.

Hope you can get a good price on that one, it's going pretty hot right now!

That's helpful feedback, I'll keep that in mind for future entries. Thank you!

It’s honestly a travesty.

Thanks, I appreciate that!

I'm hoping SOMETHING happens with the Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters soon, that'll help alleviate some of that price concern

Legend Of Mana has HD releases. Physical available as well.

I shall!

This is the American "Tales of Destiny II" (which is Tales of Eternia everywhere else).

@@JustTheGems I am confused though. Tales of Eternia and Tales of Destiny 2 have different protagonists, so how are they the same game?

Yeah, and I wonder if/when the reprinted games will start to go back up in price. After all, being limited, I think it's really only delaying the inevitable...

Blue Reflection is for PS4, and the sequel is on both PS4 and Switch. It's so good!

No, I'm just that pale 😵

@@JustTheGems i see.

Ooh, that puts me in a tight spot... I love Blue Reflection... I love the Trails series.... HMMMMMMM

Low key, I think that's the direction I'm gonna go. I like that it's in widescreen there, too (at least I think it is).

Yes you should try again and when it clicks for you, you’ll be very glad you have the second one ready to play but frustrated that the third one is still out there in the wild. If you really like battle system, you’ll want Grandia Xtreme, too.

Absolutely! I wanna live in a world where old games are just as accessible as old movies and books!

Just keep the system(s) and games that you have. One to play while the other(s) as backup. Usually I bought backup systems at a very low price tag. I have about 2 NES, 2 SNES, 3 Genesis, 2 Saturns/1 Japanese Saturn/4 ps1, 2 N64, 5 ps2 (which I store ps1 console away because of BC), 4 ps3, 2 360, 4 GC, 2 xbox, 2 DC, 3 wii, 2 wii u, 2 xbox one, 2 ps4, 4 switch, 1 ps5. Plus the fact that I put away NES, SNES and Genesis and use the retro Trio instead to save space and connection and use Everdrives to play most retro games. One system fail and I have a replacement ready. I usually buy backup systems at a relatively cheap pricetag like I bought 2 GC systems for a mere $30. That was around 2017/18 before every video games exponentially rise in price. When no one wants them, i come in to scoop it up. Ive been collecting since NES days and knew beforehand that RPG would be hot in the future. That was my recollection in the mid 90s where I try to buy as many RPGs as I could. So most of the highly wanted RPGs, I already got. There are unknown RPG that barely anyone talk about like Beyond the Beyond (1st RPG on PS1) and Jade Cacoon. Almost everyone talk about how great Final Fantasy Tactic is but to me, it's okayish. Dragon Force on Sega Saturn to me is the best tactical, real time strategy game. It has 7 story mode including unlockable. If the same 2 game is on 2 different systems, it can link together and have a major battle arena in real time.

I just learned about that version recently, now that you mention it!

GameArts is King.

Oh man, I wish I had Persona 3 Portable! Wanted that one for a long time!

Very true. I wince every time I think about buying those, even though I really want to

Oh yes, you've GOT I play them! They're fantastic!

Yes please! Make these games available again!