u/sherithelovefool

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I'm so happy there is English stream! https://www.twitch.tv/xseed_games/videos

I rarely played JRPGs but I'm trying to explore more of these since I enjoyed some of the recent titles like Monster Hunter Stories 3 and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma.

I've got so many recommendations for Trails in the Sky and since the demo is available on Steam, I am giving it a try. The thing is, I can't vibe with the protagonist. From what I read, she is universally loved but I just.... can't really stand her. I heard that she has great character growth but that happens towards the end of Chapter 1... I'm not sure whether I should just push on or just drop the game.

I'm not really used to turn based combat, so playing on easy difficult and combat hasn't been too engaging either. Story seem to be very slow burn... and not sure if demo would be good representation of what's to come or it will end before the game gets into "good stuff".

What do you ladies think? Is it worthwhile investing more time into demo / full game?

Would love to share screenshots of my village set up but it is so difficult without a photo mode 🤔

My Kaguya married Mauro, so I felt that we need a house that Mauro feel more at home as well lol

This area is still WIP, but I liked the sunset

This was the first development area in Spring village and where I spent most time on so far

Same area from other angle

These animals are soOoOo~ cute!

Wish we have more areas to play with in Summer village...

Did anyone else went for more pleasing aesthetics rather than stat focused for their village set up like me? 😄

I started delve in JRPGs of late. I have a very specific taste in gaming, so it's always difficult to find a game I end up enjoying but last time I asked in this sub, I discovered Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma which I really enjoyed - so I'm trying my luck again!

I am looking for JRPGs with:

• Female protagonist that I can either fully customise or have aesthetic that I like who doesn't look too young (my preferred character design examples below):

Left: Monster Hunter Stories 3 (fully customisable character). Right: Guardians of Azuma

• Female protagonist who doesn't have over the top voice overs - I liked Estelle Bright (from Trails in the Sky)'s character design but couldn't stand her VO (in Japanese) - I prefer lower pitch voice that is more calm than Estelle's. I tend to play games with anime looking characters with Japanese VO.
• Fantasy setting with lighthearted atmosphere and bright colours
• Bonus point if the game offers lots of different outfits for protagonist (preferably earnable in game)
• Bonus point if the game offers village/house decoration aspect
• I don't mind both RT and TB combat as long as the combat isn't too tough like Dark Souls
• I generally play games on PC but I do own Switch 1 as well

Monster Hunter Stories 3 & Guardians of Azuma are the only JRPGs I enjoyed with aesthetics I'm currently after.

Some of other Japanese games I enjoyed are: Pokemon G/B/R/Y (1st generation), Monster Hunter: World & Wilds, Dragon's Dogma 1 & 2.

I played a bit of Granblue Fantasty: Relink (because I liked some of character designs) - it was alright but I got bored after about 25 hours.

Octopath Traveler 0 (since it has village building) started off promising but the plot was too depressing for my liking.

Not quite a Japanese game but I enjoyed Stardew Valley a lot as well (not a big fan of pixelated graphics but it's not a deal breaker).

Keen to see some recommendations from JRPG fans - and thanks in advance!

I read that the story end content open up once you have a child after the marriage.

How much more content do we get exactly? Do we get some more story as well or is it mainly dungeon crawling type content?

I'm sort of torn on whether I should continue or not... I found combat ok in GoA but it wasn't my favourite part of the game. If there are more story contents/dialogues with NPCs & spouse, I might give try it out. I'm sure Mauro is keen to go on more adventure with Kaguya post marriage.

I just finished Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma after 65 hours and I really enjoyed it, especially the part where you get to know NPCs in this game.

I was thinking of picking up other Rune Factory games but I didn't like the character art style in RF3 & 4. RF5 art style seem to be more similar to Guardians of Azuma but I've been told it's weakest one of the series.

Would love if I can get some recommendations with games with character art style similar to RF: GoA with village decoration and interesting characters. Bonus point if I can customise my own character but this one is entirely optional and not a must.

I don't generally play JRPGs because I find VOs a bit too dramatic but would consider them since I enjoyed RF: GoA & Monster Hunter Stories 3.

Thank you in advance!

So, I'm interested in dating Mauro, Kurama and Subaru.

Its now 3 days before the firework festival and first person I ran into was Murasame, who asked me to go see fireworks together which I had to reject. Then I ran into Mauro who also asked same thing so I said yes to him. Then I talk to Kurama which raised my bonding level with him to 7 which means I can confess to him. Imagine that I actually confess to Kurama now but then go see firework with Mauro 😂

And behind all this, I'm progressing Subaru's bonding quest because I'm curious if he will ever get out of his passive aggressiveness. If I were Kurama, I'd probably reject Kaguya's advance at this point and tell her to make up her mind before asking me out 🤣 Do you want me, or sunshine boy who you seem to be your best friend (bonding level 11) or your childhood friend?

I'm interested in romancing Subaru, Mauro and Kurama.

Since Mauro joins the party early, I'm already at bonding level 9 with him but his bonding quests are blocked by main story progression. I'm about to throw a party to convince 6th God to join in.

My question is, would Mauro and Karuma take longer to see their romance plot than Subaru's? I'm thinking of marrying Subaru but was hoping to see Mauro and Karuma's romance before I complete Subaru's in case I end up liking either more but getting tired of waiting for their plot to progress.

I'm looking for JRPGs with base building element integrated with the story. I enjoyed Octopath Traveler 0 for 20 hours or so but eventually dropped it because the main story started to escalate too much which didn't quite fit in with cozy village rebuilding aspect.

So in summary, I'm looking for games:

• on PC (preferably Steam)
• with female protagonist (I prefer rolling my own protagonist but I know those are super rare in JRPGs, so don't mind as long as main casts include female character)
• with base/house/village building aspect which is well integrated with the game's story
• I enjoyed games with base/house/village building aspects like Stardew Valley, Valheim, RimWorld etc but I'm looking for games that are more RPG this time (party based combat, fun class/job building aspects, decent story & character development etc)
• don't mind whether the combat is real time or turn based
• don't mind pixel graphics but dislike characters with big heads (e.g. Animal Crossing, My Time at series etc)

Thanks in advance!