A few other great JRPGs that haven’t been mentioned yet:
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Though the terrible mechanic in Phantasy Star 2 was described earlier, it should also be noted that Phantasy Star IV was excellent, both in its own right and as something that has a different feel than all of the SNES JRPGs
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Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals is a pretty typical SNES-era RPG that adds an above-average story (for the genre) and some cool puzzle-solving elements
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Excellent Classic JRPG, despite the terribly generic Qt3 thread nickname, is anything but terrible or generic: it’s got a great combat system and some of the best across-the-board NPC dialogue you’ll see