I want to find some more underground JRPGs like OFF, Black Souls, and Hylics series . Basically, JRPGs that are virtually unknown to anyone. Maybe you know some?

>>3784409 (OP)
Nah fuck you man if I tell you then they won't be underground anymore.

Fuck, you're right. But where can I find JRPGs like that? I've looked everywhere, 4chan is my last hope.

>>3784409 (OP)
Helen's Mysterious Castle, because you like RPG Maker games.
Knights in the Nightmare, because you like games that are trying to hard to be weird

>>3784409 (OP)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053390/Kowloon_HighSchool_Chronicle/

>>3784409 (OP)
These are basic bitch hipster RPGmaker games. Everyone knows about them for years.

>Black Souls
>virtually unknown to anyone

>>3784409 (OP)
I have barely ever encountered anyone who has even tried Metal Walker for the GBC. It won't blow you away, but it's a very cool little sci-fi themed jrpg with a battle system that's a little like pool where you knock your robot into enemy robots. Definitely worth checking out.

>>3784409 (OP)
Folklore
https://youtu.be/sE2wxepy7Kw

I liked The Way. It's not extremely obscure, but it's 23 years old so there's probably a whole bunch of zoomers that haven't seen it.

>>3784409 (OP)
Enchant Farm. Only really known on /v/ and /vrpg/, but easily better than Black Souls 2 when it comes to combat and maybe level design.
But really don't bother looking for something super niche, play the cult classics first. Wizardry series, Etrian Odyssey, SaGa games.

>>3784409 (OP)

Dark Necklofar

>>3784409 (OP)
Try Seraphic Blue. It's good and can be beaten with almost no grind, story can be overly edgy at times fuck endless cat kiling in flashbacks but otherwise worth diving into.

>>3784649
>overly edgy

Wrong game

>>3784409 (OP)
Hat World

>>3784409 (OP)
Gutter and Mongol
Can't go more underground than Mongol

People seem to hate it here, and I'm probably gonna get shit for it, but the Laxius Power series.

One of my all time favourite series, it makes me sad that people outside of a small cult following seem to hate it.

The games are mostly RTP, and are grindy. But the maps are huge and if you love exploring and finding interesting treasures, as well as a large cast of characters,
and great combat it's amazing. Especially Laxius Power 3, which is probably the best cause it uses copyrighted content from other games and chipsets, making
it really interesting to play cause of the variety of encounters and graphics. You can also transfer characters inbetween games. The story is shit however, but the
vast open worlds and combat more than make up for it.

Exit Fate

>>3784929
sounds fun, I'll try it

>>3784929

>>3786708
sold!

>>3784929
>People seem to hate it here
I think I'm one of three people who's mentioned it here more than once and I hate it, so you're probably just thinking of me.

>>3786718
What he described sounds cool, what do you hate about it?

>>3786718
I remember there being someone who made a thread on it here and it mostly being shit on, so it's likely not just you, unless you were samefagging...

There's also The Super Ninjas, which also contains huge sprawling maps with plently of treasure and secrets to find and is a vast open world as well. It's also batshit insane, with the dialogue, especially NPC dialogue, being stream of conciousness like. Expect plenty of Real Ultimate Power references.

I haven't finished it yet though, it's pretty tough, with you not being able to grind for money and medicine being a limited resource.

Also check the \vrpg\ jam archive, where you can find games made by people from here.

https://vrpgarchive.neocities.org/

The ganes vary in quality, but most of them are fairly unique, due to the people who go here being mostly insane (at least the games seem to make them out to be anyway).

>>3784409 (OP)
Weird RPGM that haven't been mentioned and are similar to those three
Heisei Pistol Show: Psychedelic game about a mentally ill protagonist on a quest to assassinate his ex-lovers
Middens: Similar to Hylics, navigating a strange dreamscape with a talking gun, there's also a sequel I haven't played
Orompaquenga: Surreal JRPG Soulslike where your goal is to defeat a large floating grease ball
Less obscure: you might like End Roll

>>3787357
>thinks people here have played the games they shit on
Anon...

>>3784409 (OP)
LISA.

>>3788818
>Middens
>there's also a sequel
A prequel. Called Gingiva. There is also a spin-off called "Who Cremates a Roadkill?"

You won't find a JRPG more underground than this.

>>3784409 (OP)
Try Osteoblasts

>>3784409 (OP)
YIIK

>>3789139
to this day it warms my heart knowning that the Dev of this shit game had a massive meltdown because people loathed his own shitty self-insert PC, said dev crying on how it's "not his self-insert" despite looking 100% and even acting like him

>>3789130

I don't think I've ever seen a Romancing Walker thread (https://makerburns.github.io/RomancingWalker-Web-Player/).

>>3789679
Oh hey, I was trying to recall what game that particular LP I was looking for was called; thanks!

>Waste Walker
Fallout as remade in RPG Maker
>Buriedbornes
Strangely compelling mobile dungeon crawler. I think there might be a PC port somewhere.
>Enchant Farm
Something something anime girls and elements. I've only ever seen it mentioned here.
>Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
Dweeby dungeon crawler where you capture anime girls like Pokemon. It got shilled on /v/ during a steam sale and then disappeared into the void.
>Dragon Spirits
ADHD: The Game, Not as obscure as the rest of these
>Cybercode Online: Text RPG
I guess technically not obscure, but I've never heard anyone ever talk about this. It's a mobile game that's sort of an MMO. I just remember that the enemies were all pop culture stereotypes like "Crypto Bro," "Catgirl," etc. Now that I think about it, mobile RPGs are in this weird spot where a lot of them have a metric ton of downloads but no one ever talks about them.
I'm remembering some other game mentioned on /v/ in the same breath as Enchant Farm. It was also a game that wasn't on Steam. I may just be hallucinating this, though.

>>3789977
>I'm remembering some other game mentioned on /v/ in the same breath as Enchant Farm.
You might be thinking of Wind I Creator (same creator, similar aesthetic, different gameplay, Enchant Farm is its sequel).

>>3789977
>I'm remembering some other game mentioned on /v/ in the same breath as Enchant Farm. It was also a game that wasn't on Steam. I may just be hallucinating this, though.
Hat World? Ruina?

>>3784409 (OP)
There's probably nothing more underground than >>3787397 the /vrpg/-developed RPG maker games.
They're all varying levels of quality but they're also all pretty unique and worth a look. If you're really pressed for somewhere to start, though:
>basically anything by goburinbro
>basically anything by ojosama
>anything by flyingeyemonster
>anything by retinacyst
>the jet series
>pick any random iowacorn game and you'll get something completely insane every time
You really can't go wrong, though. I'd personally recommend trying a few from each jam in chronological order, just whatever catches your eye. It's a big catalogue to choose from.

>>3790753
>>pick any random iowacorn game and you'll get something completely insane every time
i recommend scooby doo z personally
also you forgot so many insanely good creators like maldon and sapphidolls

>>3784409 (OP)

How about playing JRPGs that actually resemble a JRPG? I have no idea how you can unironically list something like OFF. Hylics is too gross for me to even look at. Are you sure you don't want to go and games like Yume NIkki, Undertale, ONESHOT, LISA, OMORI, Rakuen, To The Moon instead? There's an entire genre of "quirky indie game about le depression xD".

Yeah, you'll love "JRPGs" like Cthulhu saves the world and Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass.

Green Spruce Defense Barrier.
Explain how several phantasms possessed a robot and concepts of apocalypse can effect a splinter point between a lesbian and a pressured hipster on every level of the brain and in jump space to alter pre determination and explain the construction of a matter transmat machine with an Eldritch power source? In a flash of light I show you a tableau of unjust torture of a purple seer.
Mean robot? The trouble with Gizka is....

>>3784428
It used to be before /V/ and Vtuber fucked everything up.

>>3790619
I don't think so. Quick google search doesn't reveal any info about this game.
>>3790750
Not Hat World. Are you referencing Library of Ruina or is there a separate game just called Ruina?

>>3791262
Ruina: Fairy Tale of the Forgotten Ruins

>>3790981
Jimmy is a large, sprawling JRPG thoughbeit (that's part of why it's bad)

>>3784409 (OP)
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden had OFF levels of fame but was lost to time....

>>3789977
Nepheshel (garbage) and Demon King Chronicle (good) may be the games you're referring to since they predate Enchant Farm but embody some parts of its spirit and often come up when discussing this sub-genre.

>>3791263
That's not it, but it looks cool.
>>3791268
Not either of those. Like I said, it's entirely possible I've just combined Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia and Enchant Farm in my head and completely imagined this game.
>>3791265
This game is absolutely hilarious. I got stuck on the Michael Jordan fight and never finished it.

>>3784409 (OP)
Towelket series

>>3784409 (OP)

>>3789977
after enjoying sequel but feeling as if the games are long i stumbled upon ZakuZaku Actors thx to vrpg. i kid you not after 150h of main game and now at 350h i feel the opposite of burned out. Gameplay Loop is tight. Story endearing. new mechanics and systems that are great. its like cocaine if you love goofy oldass jrpgs. Pure Soul and Goty for me

>>3791264
Why is it bad? I quite enjoyed it.

>>3784409 (OP)

>>3784409 (OP)
E______ F___

>>3790619
Was Light Tower made before or after Enchant Farm?

>>3789484
>he looked like that and said that

>>3790750

Nepheshel

>>3791268
>>3794521
Sell me on this micro-genre

Play Demons Roots Inshallah

>>3784409 (OP)
Felvidek. Slovakian Hylics set in the 1450s
https://youtu.be/zVBRWcwNIkg?si=Id5G1OYpfMHoA5TC

>>3796272
>futa mc

No thanks

I recall reading an infographic of obscure RPG Maker games, recommended either by /v/ or /vrpg/ themselves. But my google-fu failed me

>>3801543
Go play "Tales of Androginy" then, no futa there.

Lunatic Dawn

>>3784409 (OP)
>jrpg but without any of the production value that might make the shitty gameplay bearable
Yeah, great plan man.

>>3784409 (OP)
>Black Souls
>Unknown
Are you retard, it’s the most spammed shit here and is highly popular in RPGM adult games list that shit ain’t niche or a hidden gem

>>3801923
>He cares about voice "acting:
>He likes japanese 3d quality, when they still suck dick even if the 7th gen is long dead
Crpg with low or no budget jarpigs. There are no better combos.

>>3801944
I don't play jarpigs in general, but if you were to play one, why choose one that retains the shit gameplay but has none of the redeeming factors like nice animation?

>>3801734

Well you're lying while I'm not

>>3784432
This was a big childhood game for me, so people who have played it do exist. That said, it's unique and worth a try, neat evolution system as well.

>>3784409 (OP)
Are Eushully games niche enough?

>>3784411
fpbp

I loved Umbral Soul.
>unique setting where you play as the villains, genuine villains fighting actually nice people (though you also understand what brought the cast to that point)
>likeable characters and a lot of unique interactions that change depending on your current party comp
>every character has their own niche and unqiue mechanics IE MC is a summoner/support mage, first recruit is a guy who can puppeteer enemies
>upgrade-able summons that each fill a unique niche themselves and the main ones also have their own backstories
>bossfights are more like puzzles than just spam attacks + heal experiences
>enough unique assets to make it look unique, good usage of default assets as well
>a lot of optional side content and stories that flesh characters out

>>3801554
here's one

>>3801923
>>3801952
>he enters threads about things he dislikes just to complain
Premature balding-energy

>>3802892

This list needs a revision, half of the untranslated games have been translated already

I literally can't take any RPG seriously after playing LonaRPG.

>>3803093
lol. lmao.

>>3803093
Every game is better if getting graphically raped is on the line.

>>3802892
Thanks
Definitely would refer this to people to use as a catalogue

>>3802892
Thanks I hate it

>>3784474
>The Way
BASED. Not many know what it is these days, cool to see someone talking about it. Kind of rough these days but it was incredible for a indie thing started in 2002.
The Plunge is so imbalanced but so fun as a duel system.

>>3784409 (OP)
Wooden Ocean. It's one of those huge schizo games made by a single dedicated autist.

>>3803093

>>3784409 (OP)
Oh yeah, I remembered one. Aslibra was reviewed by Kougaon some time ago. I think it counts even though it uses same assets as Hat World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iY_kg1yc-Y

>>3804596
If you're referring to the music, they both use a bunch of royalty-free music. Blacksouls uses some of the same stuff even.

>>3804429
>$20
lol. lmao. fuck that when there are plenty of free games mentioned here that are outright superior.

>>3805123
I'd unironically pay 60bux for it. He does do some weird regional pricing though.

>>3805123

お日本が上手ですね

>>3802013
toa has trap MC not futa

>>3805997
wow, it's incredible they made a game with only an MC and no other characters.
It's like The Castaway of porn

>>3784474
Will give this a shot based on the art style alone. Reminds me of Dowman Sayman.

>>3802886

Where is the sequel, hell is rpgmakernet still down?

>>3806450
It's never coming back up. The admins have descended into full discord trannism..

>>3806405
In-game art is different from that fanart.
If you give it a try just keep in mind it's a RPG maker game that was released episodically starting in 2002 so it's a bit rough compared to what you'd expect from more recent indie games, especially episode 1 hasn't aged super well, but it's pretty short. The episodes get progressively better from there though.
The game has a really unique and interesting setting/world.

>>3806452
Explain?

>>3806455
It's been months since they even spoke on the subject. It doesn't take over a year to get a website going again.

>>3806463
Sounds like jews kills off the admins as part of the concerted campaigj to redditify the internet.

>>3806452
Ok, but does the author continue to update the state of the game. Before rpgmakernet went down he was hosputalized for months if I remembered correctly.

>>3784409 (OP)
Seventh Stand User

>>3806468
I dunno mate. I was looking forward to the sequel too. Haven't been able to find out anything.

>>3784409 (OP)
>zakuzaku actors
first couple of hours aren't that interesting but after that its a long kino ride (main story is 70h++ and postgame goes to 180h+, postgame has its own long story too) and the skits are fun, devs loves his characters so much he still makes skits of them in his blog
gameplay is 4 active and 4 in bench able to be swapped anytime which is rare for rpgmaker and even recent jrpgs. difficulty is balanced for most part with many optional bosses that doesn't hold back any punches
>king exit
now many people here already know about demon roots but not many played the previous game. its playable with dazed mtl though it still gets some names and genders wrong
gameplay not anything special but plot is good if you like some suffering and there are couple of hype moments. if you played mid roots first it can be interesting to see what happens after that game and why certain blonde bitch tried so hard to kill the mc
>>3791415
>350h
holy shit
anon if you are still checking this thread i assume you already beaten Rain rematch? my save is arround that long too but after beating her i don't know how to grind efficiently to beat the remaining harder superbosses like the twin angels. checked jp sites with the power of mtl and i found no useful infos

>>3806450
>Where is the sequel
I don't remember him making a sequel, only a remake of the first game that he can actually put on steam.

>hell is rpgmakernet still down
Are you asking because you want a link to the game?

>>3806549
There is a sequel and prequel in the works. The sequel has a hero dismantling the now established evil regime, while the prequel had us playing as the hero’s parry up until their demise by our protagonist.


>rpgmakerner
More like concerned that the game’s legacy is pretty much dead with no official aggregation that I know of, and the dev went full radio silent on development.


Remember thar unacessible mansion that trolls the player, its supposed to be accesible in either the prequel or sequel.

>>3806489
For stat boosting, the angel cake event is what you really want. Get your main team up to crazy high attack/m. attack and you'll be able to grind EXP by wiping out the common enemies in a single auto-battle turn, with Hinahina involved for best results. Alternatively, you could try using Mia (with a lot of Luck boosts from food items) as Chief of Staff. She always starts with a spell that hits all foes for instant death and poison, which if the former hits, you win, and if the latter hits (on challenge bosses and even some top bonus bosses like Doggo, Hakumei, Abyssal Terra Tuna, the two lower Reiko Kaijus, Strongestsaurus, Frost God, and the Bakedanuki you'll be set up to use Deadly Poison, which is an auto-win if you can survive the four turns it takes for it to do the enemy's entire HP as slip damage. Note that the Bakedanuki isn't as strong as the others, but if you beat it you get 250K EXP, which I think is more than anything before the superbosses. Finally, Rain's normal mode is worth 65535 or more (depending on what morph you beat her in) if your stats are high enough that you can just stand there and whack her over and over again.

>>3807236
but angel kek event is so rare even with high favorability or whatever its called..
where do you find bakedanuki? i remember one of the chest doors after summer dungeon clear wants me to kill it

>>3807939
Bakedanuki's one of the gold enemies triggered by Sylpheed. It's in the summer island dungeon, in the boxed in island where you meet the weird lucky brown fairies.
For just grinding EXP without any of the weird stuff, Mia as chief of staff and "strong" enemies/black ghost sprites in the outdoor bath area should be good - I think those Diamond Shisa enemies drop good stuff, and the strong enemies there can drop the Elf Perfume challenge item that you can use to grind on an easy boss (Arv) that's also vulnerable to poison.

holy forest... home

>>3784474
I was thinking of uploading this to the github webplayer thing. Do you need to transfer your save data between chapters or do you just do a new game each chapter?

>>3808958
You transfer your save data between chapters by copy/pasting it. Comes with new saves every chapter but they have crappy stats.

>>3808679
at least it was before I fucked everything up

>>3784409 (OP)
In no particular order for some actually unknown JRPGs:
Faye Falling, Ark's Wonder Dungeon, Makai Agito, Mirrored Soul (which is by a dev that frequents one of the game dev threads I think)

>>3784415
4chan nowadays isn't the greatest if you want to find truly unknown stuff. It isn't like the late 2000s/early 2010s where niche stuff bubbled to the top. The best way to find games is to just put in the effort to use Steam/Itch/whatever's tagging and curation options to dig past all the crap until you find the good shit. That's how I found the games above.

>>3784409 (OP)
>virtually unknown to anyone

Here you go.
If you want to scroll endless obscure (most likely trash) rpgs there's a russian site that has some rpgmaker shit on it I'd never even ever heard of before.
https://small-games.info/?go=genre&c=79&s=220
just go backwards in pages at the bottom, there's a ton of rpgs that I'm convinced had under 3 people to ever play them.
I doubt any of the download links work but you can probably find downloads by names if anyone bothered saving any of them on internet archive or something.

>>3809850
>registration needed

>>3806453
Reading into this it looks pretty cool