SIT DOWN, STFU, & PLAY THIS J-RPG =^.^= By dj Date Masamune Disclaimer • Appreciate all feedback • Whether via email, post-panel, during the con, on my blog, FB page, etc. • Have business cards you can take at any point during the panel Background & FYI • Originally started as ‘Obscure JRPGs You Should Play (Available in America)’… • But then ppl. go stupid when “obscure” is mentioned; i.e., hipsters ruin everything • Then turned into ‘Sit Down, STFU, & Play this JRPG’… • Became an unwieldly beast that valued quantity over quality • Now… • Super updated version that cuts down on the games mentioned & follows the format of another similar panel Moving On… • Audience participation super encouraged! • If you aren’t familiar w/ a game, ask about it! • Just be mindful I only have so much time & can only focus on any given game for so long • Definitely suggest games to me afterwards • Some listings will have pics only, others video+pics • If there’s a video, gonna talk through it • There will be spoilers to some degree i.e., if I don’t mention it, someone will flip their REDACTED >_> “USUAL SUSPECTS” • Persona 5 • Fire Emblem series • Dangan Ronpa • FFXV • Nier: Automata • Drakengard & Nier to a lesser extent INITIATING LIST.EXE Eternal Sonata • Pros • Cons • Meh • (360 version) • “Why the **** even?!”s • The ending Chrono Cross Inb4 “Chrono Trigger WHEN?!” • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Pokemon Conquest • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Lunar series • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Valkyria Chronicles • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Holy F***, Valkyria Chronicles 4, nani the $%*&?!?! Yggdra Union • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Growlanser series • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Star Ocean series • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s Golden Sun series • Pros • Cons • Meh • “Why the **** even?!”s .hack// series • Pros • Con’t where the anime left off • Better gameplay than previous entries • soundtrack • Cons • Pretty linear • Nuked the armor & magic system • No Wavemaster class, just weak @$$ Harvest Cleric/Shadow Warlock/Macabre Dancer classes >.> • Meh • Too many unnecessary characters in your party that are barely developed • Goes to making it seem more like a MMORPG • Annoying protag • “Why the **** even?!”s • Seriously, WTF Ovan >.> • Way too much happening in the 3rd game i.e., not JRPG but u should play anyway ~or~ haven’t beat it yet >_>;; HONORABLE MENTIONS Xenoblade Chronicles 1 & 2 The DmC Zero Escape Series The Evil Within 2 Valkyrie Profile series BONUS ROUND!!1!! RPG Maker Horror Games Before You Go… • Help yourself to my business cards If you have any questions, comments, feedback, etc., contact me however • My blog, e-mail, comment on a relating blog post, smoke signals, carrier pigeons, whatever tickles your fancy Other Panels • Friday, Sept. 7 (9/7/18) • Yaoi & Bara Tropes & Trends (18+) • 11p-midnight • Events 3 • Saturday, Sept. 8 (9/8/18) • Diamonds in the Rough: Videogame Edition • 7-9p • Events 3 • Figures to the Max!: Blinded by B00bs Edition (18+) • Midnight-1am • Events 4 • Sunday, Sept. 9 (9/9/18) • Sit Down, STFU, & Play this JRPG (Deluxe Edition) • 3-4:30p • Events 5 Catch Me @ AWA~! • Figures to the Max! Blinded by B00bs Edition (18+) • Pass the Haterade!: Most Hated Characters in Anime (18+) • Defaming the Sacred!: Critical Looks At Popular & Classic Anime • Final Fantasy: Love It or Hate It, They Still Have All Your $$$ • Sit Down, STFU, & Play This J-RPG (Deluxe Edition) • The State of the Anime Community: Past, Present, & Future • (potentially) Yurei, Yokai, & School Girls Thanks for Coming!.