So nowadays there are plenty of non English games that got an English patch out now. Think of Mother 1 for Famicom which got a fan translation (and an official Nintendo release years later). So could you please name games that have gotten a fan translation by now that I should check out? I am open for anything.
>>4081907
Mother had an official localization many years before the fan-translation for the GBA version; but the english localization was only officially released for the first time on the Wii U. You can just go to romhacking.net and search by console, genre, language, and completion status to find games you're interested in.
Here's my top 10, in no particular order:
Metal Max Returns
Breath of Fire 2 (retranslation)
Radia Senki: Reimeihen
Live-A-Live
Seiken Densetsu 3
Treasure of the Rudras
For the Frog the Bell Tolls
Live-A-Live
Gunman's Proof
Monster World IV
>>4081929
Seconding Metal Max Returns. What a great game. It's got a tiny bit of a learning curve, and the encounter rate can be annoying sometimes, but ultimately it is a kickass game and a great treat for any retro JRPG fan.