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Lokarin posted...

I'ma go with Metal Max (Metal Saga). It only got one western release, but it is among the first open world JRPGs

Hi there @Lokarin how's it going?

IIRC it got 2 actually. Metal Saga on the ps2, and something Neo on the ps4. I've played some of Metal on the SNES and PS2, and I gotta say they're pretty damn forgettable. They're pointlessly grindy as all hell too. Sure, there's a lot of mini-games in them, but from what I've seen they're nowhere near as interesting enough to justify the mass grind. That said, them existing isn't hurting anyone, so I wouldn't dare take them away from the people that love them, and it's not like I don't love a lot of really different games that I'd have a hard time finding reasons to recommend them to other people.

Anyways, it's not really a franchise perse, but it's hard to find people who are really into games made on an RPGMaker engine, even though it's been used to tell some of the most compelling stories with some of the most compelling characters I've ever experienced in anything.

Here's some of my faves!

ONYX

https://rpgmaker.net/games/29/

A BLURRED LINE v2.1

https://rpgmaker.net/games/92/

Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis

https://rpgmaker.net/games/272/

Final Fantasy: Legend of Balance

https://rpgmaker.net/games/7777/

Hero's Realm

https://rpgmaker.net/games/82/

The Way

https://rpgmaker.net/games/507/

and my personal favorite:

Three the Hard Way

https://rpgmaker.net/games/39/

If I were to recommend just three, I'd go with Final Fantasy: Legend of Balance, A Blurred Line 2.1, and Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis. My 3 personal faves are Three the Hard Way, Onyx, and Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis, but there's a lot of bullshit that you have to put up with them.

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