As soon as I got my hands on the demo for Final Fantasy Resonance, I was hooked! Unfortunately, the game’s not out yet and I can’t keep playing it. But it did give me a craving for some other turn-based games I can sink my teeth into.
At first, I thought of Baldur’s Gate 3, since I’ve been wanting to try out some new character builds. Except that didn’t feel quite right, and I realized what I really wanted to play was a fantastic turn-based JRPG. If you’re like me and playing the Resonance demo made you want to play a turn-based JRPG, these 10 games could be just what you’re looking for.
Shin Megami Tensei V is a great game because it offers a deep combat system that showcases the more strategic side of turn-based combat. If what you loved about Resonance is its party-based combat and party building, Shin Megami Tensei V offers that in abundance.
The game also has a demon fusion system where you can recruit demons and fuse them to create entirely new demons with new abilities for even more customization. If you’re going for Shin Megami Tensei V, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is probably the version to pick, since it offers a new storyline, additional areas and demons, and new gameplay features.
Star Ocean 2 is a classic JRPG well worth playing, but its remake is a particularly good choice if you’re coming from Final Fantasy Resonance because it’s another example of an older JRPG style being brought into the modern era. It has unique 2.5D visuals, and traditional JRPG adventuring and storytelling combined with crafting, character relationships, dual-scenario protagonists, and a bunch of different systems like fishing and cooking.
It’s a classic JRPG experience that doesn’t feel like a museum piece, despite being a remake. It captures a lot of the same nostalgic-yet-fresh feelings as Final Fantasy Resonance does. If you’re not quite sure whether it’s for you, like Resonance, Star Ocean The Second Story R has a demo you can play.
Chained Echoes is love letter to classic 16- and 32-bit JRPGs, explicitly designed to fit into the lineage of great JRPGs like Chrono Trigger, the early Final Fantasy games, Breath of Fire, and Suikoden. In that sense, it’s extremely relevant if you liked Resonance, because it draws from much of the same tradition.
Chained Echoes received universal acclaim, with fantastic reviews across the board. It’s more than just a nostalgia art piece. What I think makes Chained Echoes particularly approachable and a good choice is that its campaign is around 30 to 40 hours long. You could probably knock this one out between now and Resonance’s October release date, if you wanted.
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