How to Get Into RPGs / Should You? - Retro Bird

I go over various factors to help you determine whether or not you like RPGs, and if you may want to consider getting into them.

How to Get Into RPGs / Should You? - Retro Bird / How To Get Into Role Playing Retro Video Games / Are RPGs Good or Bad Games?

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[tigmo]

Music is a HUGE factor to me. While story and gameplay/atmosphere looms large, it can all hinge on the soundtrack.

[IMDLEGEND]

I had very little interest in RPG's when I was younger (with the exception of Chrono Trigger, a true masterpiece), but now that I am older and wiser, I am more open to exploring them further.

[MrTrap]

How to get into RPGs: Play Chrono Trigger.

[gallioearthmage]

Part of why I like RPGs is because I like puzzles, and figuring out what do do next in an RPG is like solving a logic puzzle. Whenever I play a retro RPG for the first time, I always take notes and make maps on graph paper. It's almost like detective work and archaeology combined, lol.

[gwoggy]

When I was younger I traded my panzer dragon in one of my greatest mistakes

[ThomasSmith-odjq]

My favorite thing about rpgs is getting immersed in a great story connecting with the characters I still remember the first rpg I was introduced to as a kid was earthbound I watched a school friend play it in the 90s when first came out and being blown away not knowing that it would lead to my fav genre in gaming

[chadwolf]

you have such an awesome collection. i'd love to see a gameroom tour!

[andremalerba]

My main gripe with modern games is that nowdays most games have RPG mechanics that require grinding/farming to unlock new stuff/skills.
I never liked RPGs and now everything is a RPG of some sort.

[totallyfrozen]

Shadow Run on the Genesis is an Action RPG. You can play and progress through the game without much grinding but if you have the patience to grind a bit in the beginning, you can level up your attributes enough to make life easier later on in the game. LOVE that game!

[ConstitutionalRepublic]

RPG's have always been my favorite. I play games for the story, so they go hand in hand.

[SeveredLegs]

I'm some games, grinding us SUPER satisfying. Dragon Warrior 1/2 spring to mind. Chrono Trigger doesn't need it at all because the story and gameplay are so good. Baten Kaitos made it really unsatisfying because some battles were so slow with enemy animations.

[chchris]

This has become one of my favorite channels!

[neily]

This has to be my favorite video you've posted. Simple explanations & easy to follow reasoning. Well done!

[NiGHTSnoob]

Dragon Quest/Warrior 3 is a classic RPG that I've found very little grinding is necessary if you at least take the time to explore dungeons thoroughly and actually understand the mechanics and use buff/debuff abilities and status effects properly, and it's actually a lot more fun and strategic that way trying to fight Baramos on buffing and debuffing to keep everything flowing in your favor.

For much the same reason I've found a lot of love in the SMT games, particularly the ones with Press Turn battle systems. SMT IV Apocalypse may have the weakest story of the bunch but it's combat system is at its absolutely most refined and is probably the most fun I've ever had in a turn based RPG in terms of straight combat mechanics, and it makes me super hyped for SMT V. Especially if the story in V ends up more at the level of Nocturne or the original IV.

[bradleyj]

reminds me of the joy of my friends flipping through their FF3 Nintendo Powers and cackling aloud to each other at our geek end of the lunch table while I sat quietly near them dreaming what it would be like to maybe have my own Super Nintendo...one day...which did finally came in the form of the SNES classic 25 years later with my own money, thanks mom and dad :)

[grizzlypug]

This channel is a gem and will grow fast in the near future I bet

[FeralInferno]

If you are looking to get into the story-heavy turn-based RPGs, it's important you start with a good one that will appeal to you. For example, I started out with Dragon Warrior on the NES, because I got it for free with a subscription to Nintendo Power back in the day. While I can appreciate it nowadays, nine year old me just wasn't super into it and it kinda turned me off from JRPGs. Fast forward a few years and I gave Final Fantasy II on the SNES a reluctant chance during a random weekend rental and I'm glad I did as I loved everything about it.

[idxman]

Great video. I’ve tried to get into rpg’s several times and it never really sticks. I’m a huge fan of 2d Zelda, platformers and other things, and it sounds like I should give secret of mana a try.

I was hoping Earthbound would work as so many people recommended it.

[happyhollandays]

You nailed my issue with JRPGs- I just can’t get into slow, turned based battles as well as the randomness of battle encounters. This is why I believe action RPGs are superior to JRPGs, they eliminate those annoying aspects and instead replace it with adventure genre mechanics.

[Fahrenheit]

Love your video as always, that over the shoulder crt shot you use is still a great look for your channel. I'm glad you talked about how griding is not needed in a lot of the classic jRPGs. For Squares 16bit games which are the most iconic of the era have so little grinding it's a non issue. For a first jRPG I recommend Suikoden 1 and 2 for the ps1.