I’ve been playing Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and the Suikoden vibe is completely there. I loved that game world, its mythos, the soft connections between the games. It contributed to the inspirational vibe, too.
What some of your JRPG worlds you really liked?
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. The cozy feel of the caravans contrasts with the dire quest they’re on, to gather enough Myrrh so their village can survive another year. Failure means death not only for them but their friends and family as well. Despite this the game has a fairly relaxed world where life continues despite all this. I also like that they don’t just use the standard dungeons, instead you have mushroom forests, an abandoned mine, a fancy monster house and even a decrepit town whose adventurers never returned.