How many good j-rpg's have you played this console generation?

[Danny]

This may seem a tad specific but you gotta understand i grew up on jrpgs, the typical turn based japanese style of high fantasy or sci-fi rpg, they outnumbered my other games at least 5 to 1 on whatever console i looked at. So im capturing videogame footage for a project im working on for a company and i notice something funny about all these current gen games. Now lets look at this pile of games form this generation next to me: rock band the orange box dragon age left 4 dead fallout 3 lost planet odst little big planet folklore valkyria chronicles disgaea 3 metal gear 4 fable 2 oblivion mass effect gears 2 fear 2 crackdown resi 5 mirrors edge eternal sonata street fighter 4 saints row viva pinata. long list for a project i know, but out of my personal current gen pick, which includes many rpgs, only eternal sonata falls into the jrpg pile. one. a single game. ive played others, like infinite undiscovery, lost oddessy, star ocen: the last hope. But Eternal sonata, a game involving sheet music, taking place in the final dying fever dream of real life musician chopin. Who plays a main role in the game. the graphics are a beautiful example of cel shading, the soundtracks superb, some of it actual music composed by chopin and whilst the storys kinda janky, what jrpg isnt? the controls are great, it has interesting twists like enmies altering form and type based on if they are standing in light of shadow and whilst its no game of the year its something thats stayed in my collection when all other jrpgs of this generation havent. i could say its just a sign of what most developers are saying, that the west is finally taking over the east in terms of innovation and appeal, but its odd that this generation has no great title to rival the likes of final fantasy, or wild arms, or grandia or skies of arcadia. Seriously rpg fans, can you name any current gen ones that blew you away?

[CoinReturn]

Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey are pretty much it for me, and it's been a while since those came out. I'm curious as to what Mistwalker is up to, haven't heard much from them lately. Persona 4 came out last year on PS2 and outclasses pretty much every current-gen JRPG, hopefully Final Fantasy XIII can bring the genre back to the mainstream. Also, I heard Tales of Vesperia for 360 is superb. It's probably pretty cheap by now, I'll definitely buy it somewhere down the road.

[SymphonicX]

Oblivion, fallout 3, and that's about all the RPGs I've ever played... Oh I had Fable 1 too...

[Skippy911sc]

Not sure if this qualifies, but I really dug Knights of the Old Republic. Just sayin...

[capncnut]

Oblivion, fallout 3... That's all I've played this gen. Not had much of a chance to check out the others. Not sure if this qualifies, but I really dug Knights of the Old Republic. Epic. Disqualified I know but I've been playing a lot of Secret Of Mana lately.

[clanglee]

I know that it's not a Japanese RPG but if you liked KOTOR then you would probably like Mass Effect. I'm loving it right now.

[Skippy911sc]

Got that one but have not played it yet... Mass effect that is.

[Mike70]

i dug the shit out of final fantasy tactics. still have a copy of it in fact that i'll dust off every now and then.

[slickwilly13]

Any game from the "Tales" series regardless of which system. Fire Emblem is awesome as well. These games are not rpgs, but have similar features such as leveling up and equipping. Super Paper Mario Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 Any Castlevania game for the DS If you own a DS, I have read positive reviews for Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story.