The first one is pretty good but repetitive. I've played the demo for the 2nd one and it seems like pretty much the same with some slight improvements. I'll still play it though because, yeah, the music is fantastic, and the art is beautiful. The storyline for some of the characters is good and the gameplay is enjoyable if you like old school turn based rpgs.
I hated how nonexistent the party interactions were. They basically already had stock characters, but due to the way you pick party members in any order they failed to create any meaningful bonds between the characters, which is one of the reasons I like old school JRPGs. If you want a similar but much better experience, try Grandia
The second one has a lot more interactions between the characters both during battles and for in-town travel banter. It felt a lot less "mechanical" than the first one overall; for example, they put a ton of extra work into sprite animations.
The first one is pretty good but repetitive. I've played the demo for the 2nd one and it seems like pretty much the same with some slight improvements. I'll still play it though because, yeah, the music is fantastic, and the art is beautiful. The storyline for some of the characters is good and the gameplay is enjoyable if you like old school turn based rpgs.
Thanks for the run-down :rat-salute-2: I think I may give the first one a shot while it's on sale or wait until a better sale.
I'm definitely up for playing a JRPG that has some of the older aesthetic and has such a banging soundtrack, even if it's a little repetitive.
I hated how nonexistent the party interactions were. They basically already had stock characters, but due to the way you pick party members in any order they failed to create any meaningful bonds between the characters, which is one of the reasons I like old school JRPGs. If you want a similar but much better experience, try Grandia
The second one has a lot more interactions between the characters both during battles and for in-town travel banter. It felt a lot less "mechanical" than the first one overall; for example, they put a ton of extra work into sprite animations.