Definitely Chained Echoes. It has a lot of modern touches.
You get healed after every fight and so you actually get to use skills. You only level up after boss battles so the game is scaled properly and you dont need to grind. The overheat system is also a good mechanic to spice up turn-based battles.
RaketenRonny500@feddit.de 1 year ago
Well, what’s your question?
tissek@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Oh, kind of missed that. Recommendations for a great modern JRPG in the classic style?
maidenless_prawn@lemmy.world 1 year ago
CrossCode - this isn’t a jrpg per ser but I’d say it’s heavily inspired by them. I’ve been playing it for a while and it really is a gem of a game. I adore it
Other modern games which are a jrpgs that I haven’t played but heard good things are Chained Echoes and Octopath Traveller
ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 1 year ago
I love seeing all the CrossCode recommendations, and on Lemmy of all places. Here I thought no one knew about it!
Easily my favorite game of all time. I don’t think it ever drops the ball, the combat is awesome, the story is incredible, and the characters are so well written that you’ll think they’re actually real people.
The biggest criticism is the game’s puzzles, but they aren’t really as bad as some (very impatient) people make them out to be, and there are options to decrease the difficulty of the puzzles.
probablyaCat@kbin.social 1 year ago
I love crosscode. Although I'd say it is more of an action rpg than a jrpg. The combat system is real time hack and slash with only a select set of special abilities you unlock as you play.
Still, the other elements are very jrpg-ish. Loads of people, items, and exploration. And lots of talking.