Lets play a game /v/. Name a hard JRPG that doesn't:
>Have poorly explained or obtuse mechanics that it hides from the player
>Has only few viable ways for a character to progress that the average player wouldn't know without looking it up prior
>Enemy encounter rates out the ass
Harvest Moon
>>378882304
Final Fantasy 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15
Every Dragon Quest game.
Chrono Trigger
Monster Girl Quest
>>378882304
Honestly, I'm not sure it exists. Difficulty in JRPGs mostly comes from those things, or just having enemies do assloads of damage
Dark Souls
>>378882761
I think you can disqualify IX because some of the tetra master rules regarding number interactions aren't clearly explained
Maybe VII with the chocobo breeding, but I haven't actually played it in a long time so I don't recall
>>378882761
>Final Fantasy
>>378882304
>name a hard JRPG
>hard
Elona.
Checkmate, kiddo.
Earthbound.
Literally can beat the game with just paula.
super mario world rpg
>>378883957
Roguelikes aren't JRPGs. Elona is also the grindiest game to ever be made by a jap.
>>378883593
Dark Souls is a WRPG
bravely default and second