08-29-2015, 11:51 PM
This is not an easy question. There are tons of JRPGs that you can chose from but most of them assume that you know what you're doing. I looked up a good number of list for beginner JRPGs and they say most Final Fantasy and stuff like that but I'm not sure if those would really click for someone starting out, though I may be wrong, they are really good games and you may want to show them to him as well. Here's a few ideas I came up with.
Let's start off with an insult for people who play JRPGs. Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest AKA Mystic Quest Legend AKA Baby's First Final Fantasy. This was made for Amaricans as a basic version of Final Fantasy. It's for beginners and as such, should be looked at like training wheels. That being said, he may look at it like an insult for how easy it is.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It will teach your friend how to play it and is fairly easy to understand and has a sense of humor to itself. Plus if he like Mario, it will ease him in more.
Paper Mario. Same as above. I suggest the first one and Sticker Star (maybe) to ease him in and Super to give him some comfort (it being part platformer and part RPG)
Pokemon. It's fairly easy to play but difficult to master, Blah blah blah. If you need me to explain pokemon and why it's a good RPG, then you just need to play it.
Kingdom Hearts 1 and maybe II. This is a personal favorite and I can't really explain it. HK1 was my first real involvement with JRPGs and is the only one that treats itself like an RPG (IE no gimmicks to deal with). If he's not turned off by the many sequels on other consoles or the Disney characters, it should be good for him
Chrono Trigger. I have no idea. it may be the most difficult out of all of the ones I came up with. He may enjoy the story and the characters, but I also see him getting confused with the 4(I think) over world maps later in the game. Just a heads up.
After to introduce him to those, give him a mainstream Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, Skies of Arcadia, or Okage (which may or may not be also on the list).
Let's start off with an insult for people who play JRPGs. Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest AKA Mystic Quest Legend AKA Baby's First Final Fantasy. This was made for Amaricans as a basic version of Final Fantasy. It's for beginners and as such, should be looked at like training wheels. That being said, he may look at it like an insult for how easy it is.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It will teach your friend how to play it and is fairly easy to understand and has a sense of humor to itself. Plus if he like Mario, it will ease him in more.
Paper Mario. Same as above. I suggest the first one and Sticker Star (maybe) to ease him in and Super to give him some comfort (it being part platformer and part RPG)
Pokemon. It's fairly easy to play but difficult to master, Blah blah blah. If you need me to explain pokemon and why it's a good RPG, then you just need to play it.
Kingdom Hearts 1 and maybe II. This is a personal favorite and I can't really explain it. HK1 was my first real involvement with JRPGs and is the only one that treats itself like an RPG (IE no gimmicks to deal with). If he's not turned off by the many sequels on other consoles or the Disney characters, it should be good for him
Chrono Trigger. I have no idea. it may be the most difficult out of all of the ones I came up with. He may enjoy the story and the characters, but I also see him getting confused with the 4(I think) over world maps later in the game. Just a heads up.
After to introduce him to those, give him a mainstream Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, Skies of Arcadia, or Okage (which may or may not be also on the list).