SRPGs (or TRPGs) you've known and loved.

[MrPopo]

I agree with not considering XCOM to be an SRPG. I also saw some people listing some obvious non RPGs like Advance Wars.

[Exhuminator]

I agree with not considering XCOM to be an SRPG. I also saw some people listing some obvious non RPGs like Advance Wars.

Yeah my bad earlier mentioning Advance Wars initially. It's not an SRPG or TRPG.

I don't consider X-COM or XCOM to fall into the category either.

[Jmustang1968]

XCom is borderline. You have tactical turn based combat, and you level up your soldiers. The plot and narrative isnt in the typical structure, but I think it belongs as a strategy RPG as it does anything else

[Ivo]

I agree with not considering XCOM to be an SRPG. I also saw some people listing some obvious non RPGs like Advance Wars.

Advance Wars has no RPG elements that I know of, but XCom has several.

In the strict sense, the soldiers that get deployed improve with experience and can get even get trained for Psi skills.

In a looser sense, outside of battle there is the tech tree, which also somewhat adds a "level up" feel or at the very least equipment improvement (also part of more traditional SRPGs).

You start with some rookies, they get better and promoted, and as you advance on the tech tree they get flying armored suits, guided missiles, and "magic" psi powers. It is pretty cool when you can even blow a whole at the top level of the biggest UFOs, fly in with some guys, and use the knockout weapons to capture enemy Commanders for interrogation.

[MrPopo]

I feel like it sits right on the border of being a proper SRPG and a strategy game with RPG elements.

[Ivo]

I feel like it sits right on the border of being a proper SRPG and a strategy game with RPG elements.

It is definitely not a classic SRPG, there are so many other parts of the game beyond the tactical battles - base building and management, intercepting UFOs, research.

[Ivo]

Let us cling together: PS or PSP version (I don't read Japanese so I'm excluding the others, and I don't imagine they are that much better to these two)?

I read that the PSP version has a convenient "replay" mode which will allow to save a lot of time to check different ways things can go, that is tempting (and you don't need to use it unless you want to). Does the PS version have anything worth giving up that option for?

[Jmustang1968]

Let us cling together: PS or PSP version (I don't read Japanese so I'm excluding the others, and I don't imagine they are that much better to these two)?

I read that the PSP version has a convenient "replay" mode which will allow to save a lot of time to check different ways things can go, that is tempting (and you don't need to use it unless you want to). Does the PS version have anything worth giving up that option for?

The stories and translations are different at times, but overall it is mostly the same. The PSP version has more content, more special characters, and a crafting system.

Though my only real gripe with the game is how the crafting system was implemented, it can be tedious. They also got rid of some of the unique named weapon and armor items you could receive as loot throughout the game, as they have been replaced by crafted items or rare craft recipe drops.

But if I were to pick one, it would be the PSP version, but you can't go wrong with either.

[Xeogred]

You're wrong... go with the SNES version! No slowdown and SNES Sakimoto is incredible.


From what I understand people just dumped the PSX translation so you can use that with an SNES rom.

[Jmustang1968]

I still prefer the orchestral PSP versions of the music. I also feel the PSP still offers a better experience, I dont really recall any slowdown on that version.