[STEAM] Want more like Expedition 33? Try out these underrated JRPGs

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One of the reasons why the Xbox 360 was easily the best

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soldier in the console wars was how that's the only generation when the company addressed the need to compete with the PlayStation's JRPG offerings, and Lost Odyssey was their crowning achievement. Lost Odyssey was everything a Final Fantasy game should be, or should've been, considering how it came out very close to Final Fantasy 13, which was everything a Final Fantasy title shouldn't have been.

On top of a great story, cool looks, and characters, Lost Odyssey even featured a proto version of the QTE-style events that made Expedition 33's turn-based battles so fresh and immediately memorable.

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Panzer Dragoon Saga was *****'s answer to Final Fantasy 7, and the relatively few people in the know are aware that this was no marketing ploy. Saga offered a tremendous alternative to the then-reigning FF-style gameplay through its battle system inspired by the classic on-rails Panzer Dragoon titles. The result was a game where frantic movement prevented any battle from ever feeling stale.

And there's a reason why I'm putting this one last. Panzer Dragoon Saga acts as Simon, that optional boss that'll absolutely kick everyone's ****. That's not because Saga is harder to play through, but it's the hardest game on this list to get to play, as the only ways are via either emulation or for shelling out over $500 to get a used copy to run on the Saturn that you so totally own. Sadly, though entirely deserving, there's no guarantee that a remaster will ever come to fruition, as we don't know if ***** still has the source code in its possession.

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