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JRPGs where death and choices matter
| >JRPG
>Game where choices matter
Pick one.
| Mana khemia had multiple endings based on character relationships I guess?
Same with Riviera
| The original Valkyria Chronicles and Fire Emblem: Awakening have perma death for side characters, but its a game over if a story important character dies.
| InuYasha PS2
| Well, I can't think of any that 100% for your description. Suikoden and Fire Emblem have perma death but it doesn't affect the overall story.
Well, the closest one is your decisions locks you to certain route/ending
SMT IV: Apocalypse forces you to choose side between your party members at like 3/5 of the playthrough. It changes the story and involves perma death.
Ar Tonelico also has story change depending on which girls you decide to be close with.
| ^But it is more of "locking you for girl a" ala visual novel than making your choice matters.
| Oh, one more. Devil Survivor 1 and 2 let you spend your time before events happen. Your decision to talk/help characters will change their destiny. There are also some decisions that may change your endings.
| Every mainline Shin Megami Tensei game, not just Apoc, has branching paths midway through which depends on how you align yourself.
| Chrono Trigger has several different endings and there's a whole character death story arc.
The "consequences" part isn't particularly systematic, but it's one of the themes the plot relies on time and again.
The OST is killer too, it has toons by Toriyama, >it's a classic for a reason
No _systematic_ permadeath though.
>>412191
The one I tried had... a bland urban japanese setting. That turns me off. Are all of them like this?
| >>412196
Not all SMT is like that. I think there's one that's in space, and in Apocalypse you're only put in a setting like that every now and then. I don't know anything about Devil Survivor, and I believe most Persona games are urban Japan, though they are definitely not bland.
| >>412227 devil survivor is urban japan but also imo the most true to smt game since strange journey
| >>412191 well, smt 1, 2, and 3 pretty much still give you a lot of the same shit, except for several different dialog lines and boss battle. Yes, they all have different endings, but the pre-determined events will still happen and rarely your choices affect anything.
Just like SMT IV and how they pretty much nullify your choices to either ally with walter or afro by using the yamato reactor as an excuse.
| Check out LISA on Steam. The characters over there have permanent deaths. There are some choices that will make you question morality as well. Overall an interesting game.
| >>412277
I've considered buying it a few times. It looks really good. I might get it. Not really JRPG, and not really what I was looking for, but thanks for the suggestion.
| Play Strange Journey or Valkyria Chronicles
| >>412456
I'll probably buy one of the Valkyria games. I already have (and haven't finished) Apocalypse and Persona 5, so won't be buying Strange Journey any time soon.
| There is a permadeath in valkyria, but story characters can't ever die. Also, it is a pretty linear game, there is no decision making involved in progressing the story.
| Valkyria Chronicles
Fire Emblem (classic mode)
| >>412493 definitely pick up Strange Journey when you can though. It's a really good drpg, and the new endings in Redux are a nice touch.
| Minor/major or whatever that trash furry VN is called.
Serious answer though I've never played a JRPG where the YOUR ACTIONS MATTER beats actually were meaningfully different. But I'm not a JRPG guy so
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| I would love some recommendations for good JRPGs where a character dying and choices you make actually matter and changes the story. I basically just want good JRPGs featuring a decent story with perma death for characters.