Rodrigo Joaquim da Silva

Some people can't decide if the best Breath of Fire is 3 or 4, but I can: 4 is the best Breath of Fire game of the series. Everything was improved and it doesn't overstay its welcome. With a more serious, focused and mature story, Breath of Fire 4 doesn't use the "growing up" feature (thankfully) that 2 and 3 used. Visual and sound also are superior in this entry.

The one that started it all. And for me, still the best one.

What an amazing experience. One of the things that I loved the most from when I played Dragon Quest VIII was the fairy tale aspect of the story, and it was exactly what I found here. One can argue against the childish aspect in the beginning of the game, but if you pass through it you'll be rewarded with a light-hearted adventure full of little details just waiting to be discovered by the player. The more you play, the more you see the immense amount of heart that was put into this game. Another good thing is the battle system and the fact that you don't need to grind. You just roll with the story and try to discover this game all by yourself. So many surprises and so many little details that make this little game a great piece of work. I loved it!

Arc the Lad I & Arc the Lad II (you should consider them just one game) *spoiler free* This was my first successful attempt in finishing a tactical RPG. Arc the Lad makes the gameplay very friendly for first-timers like myself. And I think the simplicity is what makes this game so great, the mechanics are easy and intuitive, most battles don't drag for too long (one thing I was afraid of) and they created an interesting world with details that you can throw yourself into to discover, or you can pass through without bothering (your choice). The game is not perfect, but it's close to it. People can say that some hints on how to progress are not intuitive, or they can complain about the simplicity that I just mentioned, but compared to what this game does right, these are minor things. For me, they gave depth to most characters (which is rare and great), they managed to throw a 2nd main character and made him likable with a moving and interesting backstory, and what seemed a cute story about the power of hope turns out to be a deep and touching story about never losing hope. Delightful spritework, easy gameplay, nice soundtrack, interesting setting, wonderful story, a set of great characters that leave you free to decide how you wanna play it. 5/5 totally recommend to jrpg fans and new-comers like me.

Hey, wanna play a SRPG during the Sengoku period using samurais, lancers, archers, ninjas, axe wielding giants and an Oni (who also uses an axe)? Play Onimusha Tactics, for GBA. I'll start with the strong (and probably the only) point of the game: the characters. You get 21 of them (you don't recruit people here). Although battles usully have a limit of 8 characters, that gives you a wide range to choose from. Unfortunately, the story is nothing to write home about. I believe they could've explored more the huge amout of characters to make things more interesting, but... And the gameplay, even though it's simple, it scratched that itch you get when you want to play a SRPG and can't find anything that's nice, quick and simple. So, if you're not looking for anything complicated, and just want to unleash all your power to kill some hell zombies in feudal Japan, that one's for you.

I didn't quite know what to expect from this little game, but I had a delightful surprise. Is it simple? Yes. But, does it do things right? Oh yes, it does! The learning curve feels nice, it feels good to discover this little world. Good soundtrack, too! This should be every beginners entry point to turn-based RPGs. But I don't wanna say anything else cause I'm afraid I'll spoil something, so I'll just suggest it to people who love a fun and light-hearted retro RPG.

From the start I loved the fact that you have the option to choose between 2 characters. And that's one of those games where your decisions really affect the story, so I got sucked in immediately! The soundtrack is as happy as the characters are cute. The battle system is like Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny, but it's very forgiving, meant to enjoy the story and not to beat yourself up. I was very bad in those Tales games, but this one I even felt like I got much better over time, and this made me feel good about it! It is one of those games that it's very fun to discover and progress by yourself, without a guide or help from the internet.

If you think this is a Pokemon clone, you're SO wrong. The only similarity is that both games have monster fights, other than that they're far from similar. To start, you couldn't breed Pokemon on its first generation, but on Dragon Quest Monsters I'd say that this is its core mechanic. Breeding is not only suggested, but highly recommended if you wanna beat optional bosses and sidequests, and it is the main factor that increases its replayability. It's guaranteed that you'll never have the same experience of the game twice. And now, if I may give you the best suggestion, try out "Dragon Quest Monsters: Delocalized" (which you can find on RomHacking dot net) The original Dragon Warrior Monsters localization is one of the poorest done official translations in the DQ series, being rife with translation errors, having extensive spelling, grammar, and punctuation issues, phrases that didn’t make any sense, a vast amount of missing humor and main-series references, as well as the typical kinds of censorship that were standard for that era. This project includes a thorough retranslation straight from the Japanese, where every line of text has been meticulously reviewed.

Fun! This game is a lotta fun! It's your less serious Castlevania entry but with good mechanics, interesting challenges and amusing gameplay. Focused on both game skills and puzzle solving, this game is a relaxing less stressful sequence of the Castlevania games. By the end of the day you'll be shouting "JONATHAN!" "CHARLOTTE!" "JONATHAN!" "CHARLOTTE!" but don't blame me, blame the game :)