Obscure Retro RPGs?

[pixelheresy]

One that I fairly recently played and loved (albeit emulation is the only viable option, save for a fan-translated repo cart) was Capcom's Sweet Home for the Famicom.

Never came to the US due to Nintendo of America's policy banning or censoring out brutal violence, sex, religious imagery, etc. out of games Stateside. The plot involves children being burned alive, ghosts murdering people in horribly graphic ways, and suicide. Yup.

Between the unique party system, permanent death for characters, and excellent atmosphere, it defiantly breaks the mold for Dragon Quest-era RPGs. It's considered by some to be the first real "survival horror" game, even through mostly RPG.

The Happy Video Game Nerd did a good intro to it. Check it out. http://retrowaretv.com/happy-video-game ... weet-home/

[Anapan]

Hey Ack, did you copy and paste that for a pre-emptive strike? Good list, I hadn't heard of a few of those - thanks!
Already mentoned:
+1 Elemental Gimmick Gear
+1 Radia Senki
+1 Legend of Legaia
I enjoyed them fully and can only fault them for not being advertised.
I'll add in Live-A-Live for SNES - An obscure multi-character RPG which Square developed and never got translated. It was good fun - didn't hook me the first time through but very satisfying.
Then check Racketboy's Hidden gems and listen to the 80's pink text earlier.

[Breetai]

MrPopo don't forget Lunar 1 & 2 for Sega CD! So good, better than the ps1 versions IMO.

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[valgalder]

another wonderful earlier Working Designs port was Cosmic Fantasy 2 for TG16 CD. Awesome RPG!

Has this ever been re-released on VC or anything?

[Breetai]

another wonderful earlier Working Designs port was Cosmic Fantasy 2 for TG16 CD. Awesome RPG!

Has this ever been re-released on VC or anything?

Not sure... but you could always get a Duo and play it!

[BoneSnapDeez]

another wonderful earlier Working Designs port was Cosmic Fantasy 2 for TG16 CD. Awesome RPG!

Has this ever been re-released on VC or anything?

Not sure... but you could always get a Duo and play it!

I've played some of this on Magic Engine but would really like to get a physical copy.

Great game but my god did they botch that American cover art.