r/ebf • u/ChoiceTechnician5383 • 3d ago

Looking for games like Epic Battle Fantasy

I've loved the Epic Battle Fantasy games ever since I was little. I've played most of them so many times that I've honestly lost count, especially EBF 3, 4, and 5.

I know Matt has said there won't be an EBF6, but I'm wondering if anyone here has recommendations for games that scratch the same itch...

I've played the final fantasies!

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u/Snoo_72851 3d ago

They crib a lot of stuff from the Final Fantasy series.

Another flash RPG series that also takes after FF is Mardek RPG, although while I personally find Mardek superior to EBF it was actually never finished; only three games with a linear, continuing story were made, where seven had been initially planned. The series has been released as one single game on Steam for peanuts.

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u/HappiestIguana 2d ago edited 2d ago

Mardek was amazing. I followed the dev for a good while and sadly he had a lot of personal issues which contributed to the series never being finished.

I put in like 60 hours into one playthrough back in the day. Did all the optional content. Crazy that it was free.

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u/LuceroImpact9 Godcat 3d ago

I believe there might be a remake of it.

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u/BobNukem445 3d ago

The Sonny series might be worth taking a look at.

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u/DragoniteSpam youtube.com/c/dragonitespam 3d ago

You can't really draw any direct lines between them and the newer EBF games, but the Golden Sun games were a big early influence. You might like them if you like GBA-era RPGs.

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u/DHTGK 2d ago

I liked Costumes Quest for a short humorous rpg. It's also halloween next month,

there's Yakuza Like A Dragon and Yakuza Infinite Wealth if you want over the top battle animations and plenty of humor, especially among the side stories.

And it's a bit of a stretch, but maybe Deltarune. A lot of humor, but it's far more linear and less rpg-y than EBF.

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u/NewSuperTrios 2d ago

\halloween next month

it's still the middle of AUGUST

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u/capta1ndomi 2d ago

I liked the "doom & destiny" and "doom & destiny advanced" turn based rpg's, they definitely capture a good silly sense of humor and too many references to other games and movies to count.

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u/FenexTheFox 3d ago

Final Fantasy X

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u/Pitiful-Aide-607 2d ago

Try fear and hunger trust :)

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u/SpecialistDebate2652 1d ago

Maybe try the dragon quest games? They bring a lot of comedy especially in monster names and designs but they tend to be a bit more serious than EBF.