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[Frumple]

PSIV? One of the best RPGs they bothered to make for the system? Gen/megadrive didn't have much going for it in RPG-related games.

Still grindy as all hell, like 99.9 repeating percent of all JRPGs ever made. Dragon Quest I was the grind-tainted touch of death for that genre in general. Was also the first of that genre, more or less. Lot of good things came out of it, and I love me some grind still, but it's pretty easy to realize that grind in general is tapping into some really unhealthy (if incredibly satisfying ) parts of the human psyche. Addictive != good, unless you're looking at design from a strict monetary-based perspective.

Anyway, Terraria isn't even remotely approaching JRPG-level grind. Th'most I've ground anything in T, period, was cobalt armor, which took maybe three hours or so (though that was before the jungle damage spike). Hooks, vines, etc, etc, just come around eventually from spelunking about. Especially now that much junk drops hooks, ye' gods. It's not the quickest of events, but item acquisition in Terraria, in general, just falls in place if you chill and cave explore, maybe make another couple of (small) worlds on the side to get more cave systems.

[Sean Mirrsen]

PSIV is the best JRPG for the system. The best RPG for the system, hands down, is Shadowrun.

These two games, plus Herzog Zwei, R&R Racing, and a few more titles, are the reasons my first question about a handheld/smartphone is "can it run a Genesis emulator".

And yeah, Terraria doesn't have a lot of grinding. You mostly hunt for materials and treasures rather than dropped items.

[Soulwynd]

It's okay, Terraria allows for same sex marriage.

Marry me then

Oh baby. ;P

The best RPG for the system, hands down, is Shadowrun.

No doubt there. I'm craving a by-the-book shadowrun mmo.

[Wolf Tengu]

Hmm.

Problem for me and grinding & Terraria is I can just port over items. I'll grind for them legit when there's something new & exiting to grind for.

(As for PS, PSIII was just right PSI was ok if you knew where to go and had a superbrain for maps but PSII was cruelty and horror. the frogs,
THE FROGS! ... It's not my fault, I didn't grow up with nintendo cruelty. I played them when they were on the PS Collectors
Edition on the GBA)

Wait, as for the idea of possible minibosses or whatnot, I like it. Pers'nally I'd like to see something Harpy-like. 

[SirAaronIII]

I think there should be something in Hell, like a stronger demon or something. Also dragons.

[beorn080]

...a boss you reach as a matter of course, without sequence breaking, mops the floor with your party in a couple of rounds, then it's a flaw in the game's design. Forcing the player to muck around just trying to level up, to have enough health to survive the mandatory boss fight, is poor design.

And this has happened in every single Final Fantasy game I've ever played.

And just about every FF game up to at least 7, and possibly all of them, has a low level challenge, in which people beat the game without level grinding at all. It requires thinking, but that's about it.

[Gunner-Chan]

Am I the only one that think's Phantasy Star I was the best of the series? Sure it was rough around the edges, but it was tough and making progress felt genuinely rewarding.

[Wolf Tengu]

Well Myau was adorable, and it probably had the best 'feel'.
I guess so, best part of the main series at least.

Hmm. I feel like fighting a four armed man when I play Terraria., no idea why... Actually, I've jus trealised all the enemies have ither two legs or no legs.
Huh.

[Frumple]

Corrupted rabbits.

[Wolf Tengu]

Touche.

Actually an enemy made out of wood. That'd be fun.

[SirAaronIII]

Ooh, that's a good idea with the new statuses. Just load up a few fire arrows and BOOM! Firewood!

[dragonshardz]

...a boss you reach as a matter of course, without sequence breaking, mops the floor with your party in a couple of rounds, then it's a flaw in the game's design. Forcing the player to muck around just trying to level up, to have enough health to survive the mandatory boss fight, is poor design.

And this has happened in every single Final Fantasy game I've ever played.

And just about every FF game up to at least 7, and possibly all of them, has a low level challenge, in which people beat the game without level grinding at all. It requires thinking, but that's about it.

Are you implying something here?

[Wolf Tengu]

Perhaps not just wood. Perhaps animated golems made of different materials...

[Lightning4]

Well, it'd be all fun and games until you run into a hellstone golem.

[PTTG??]

Does anyone want yet another Terraria server?