A new edition of Retro Arena is live, and we have a battle between B quality JRPGs. The Super NES, unlike the Sega Genesis, had the best RPG lineup during the Fourth Gen. Square Soft was clearly the JRPG king and would produce other original games. I don’t need to tell you how fantastic the Final Fantasies, Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana on the Super NES are in many ways. Of course, the PS1 is where they were able to spread their wings with original classics of Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story and Xenogear. Usually, when a company leads in its preferred genre others are sure to follow by creating clones off their popularity. Capcom, Altus and Taito were the publishers to follow suit which wasn’t the first time for them either. Capcom already dipped their hands into the adventure genre with producing a Zelda clone called Willow on the NES. However, for the others it was a first time they ever stepped into the RPG realm. As we covered in my reviews, Lufia and BoF had many issues the major releases didn’t have. However, these games managed to still be enjoyable and Final Fantasy VI alone isn’t the way to experience RPGs. Lufia was a game published by Taito who manages the Double Dragon series. It wasn’t an area they threaded in as brawlers and arcade shoot’em ups was their usual thing. Capcom has always been infamous for Street Fighter and Mega Man as well as a handful of platformers and brawlers. Stepping into JRPGs was something we never imagined this company would ever compete within. Both publishers would go on to continue these series and improve the format for each game. Now, with their faults which one is really the best B title in the genre. Does this make Lufia’s tradition Dragon Quest style triumph? Or will Capcom’s Final Fantasy style defeat its foe harnessing the power of the dragon? Retro Arena: Lufia vs Breath of Fire
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