Your Favorite RPGs

[chrisbg99]

RPGs for me have been a strange genre for me. I didn't really start getting into them until later in the SNES' lifespan with games like Breath of Fire and EarthBound though I never really got into the Square RPGs at the time. So one of things I wanted a PS1 for was to finally get a real chance to play RPGs from what was considered the best RPG company in the world. When we got our PS1, one of the first games I got was FF7. Suffice to say, the game nearly killed my interest in the genre and 8 threw it off a cliff onto the jagged rocks below.

So for several years, RPGs were pretty much persona non grata for me outside of playing EarthBound a ton. It wouldn't be until I got Paper Mario for the N64 that I got back my interest in the genre and while I'm not as obsessed as my friend, Travis, I've found myself enjoying several RPGs of many different varieties, though I still loathe FF7 and 8.

Right now I am playing Persona 4 and enjoy the modern setting and trippy layout. Though I'm pretty sure I am no where near finishing it.

Of course, I'm rambling. My whole point for this thread is: What are Your Favorite RPGs?

1. EarthBound
2. Skies of Arcadia Legends
3. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
4. Chrono Trigger
5. Tales of Symphonia

Lots, of exposition for a pretty short list huh?

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I'm not the biggest Final Fantasy fan either, but I really enjoyed X and X-2. All the others are meh. Pokemon is a favorite too, and I've enjoyed the later Paper Mario games as well. I've never played EarthBound, but from what I've heard, it seems like it's excellent.

[Midna666]

My favorite RPGs are Super Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger.

I like Super Mario RPG for a couple of reasons.
First it has a cool story(well for a Mario game anyway).
Second it mix the Mario world,with the RPG world,and did a awesome job with it.

I picked Chrono Trigger for it's epic storyline,and the timetraveling was really cool.

Plus both games are fun to play.

[zeldafreak]

Kingdom Hearts
Mario and Luigi
Zelda (technically an RPG I think)
Pokemon
Maple Story

[Skull_Kid]

Well, there is not much to write on this thread but I'll post my top 5 RPGs

5-Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: I loved this game back when I borrowed it from a friend of mine, it was so fun, and I really loved the story. I got disappointed with the sequel.

4-Fire Emblem-Shadow Dragon: When I first got into the series, it was via the GCN game, and I really didn't enjoyed it, but I have to admit, this game is a jewel to be polished and loved

3- Secret of Mana: The First RPG I ever played, back into my cousin's snes and now on my DS. It's an awesome game with a very decent story.

2- Final Fantasy VII/FFVII Crisis' Core: I am not gonna separate them, cause they are both parts of the same story. One of the best RPGs ever, what else can I say?Oh, it has sephiroth:D

1- Earthbound: For anyone who hasn't played this game, you should really hook up to your pc and download a rom(I am not suggesting getting the original game for the SNES cause it's pretty rare and a cartridge is usually worth 75 dollars, while the full package goes up to 120 dollar). This rpg has everything: mistery, plot twists, lovable characters...

It still gets me hooked every single time I play it

[Y2K3]

I've played a few RPG's, and there were some I liked, and other I didn't.
My favourites would definately be Chono Trigger and Pokemon. I think I need to try new RPGs though just to see if I'd like them or not.

[blackice_cc]

Besides Pokemon, which is my favorite RPG as of now, I really enjoyed Paper Mario for the N64. Some RPG's can feel a little hollow to me, and make me think "do I really want to play this?". But Paper Mario was perfect, and held my interest up to the end.

I did like FF3 for the GB quite a lot, but I never got around to beating the final boss. I think I needed to find one more of the legendary swords though.

Beyond that, I'm not a huge fan of RPG's. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates was another exception, as I like real-time combat more than turn based.

[basement24]

I oddly didn't really get into the whole RPG genre, even though I really enjoyed playing some older RPGs on the NES and SNES. I can't think of what they all are, but I enjoyed Super Mario RPG (definitely!), Ultima (NES), and one of the Final Fantasy's for the NES. I really don't remember which one it was though.

[Amelie]

The legend of the seven stars
Paper Mario
Paper Mario thousand year door
AoL (if you can count that)

Other then that.. Im not a really big fan of RPGs

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Wow, I can't believe I forgot Kingdom Hearts in my earlier post. Really, this game is among one of the best RPGs I've ever played. I think the main reason I like it so much id because of its amazing real time battle system. Battles go so much quicker than with a turn based system, which allows you to follow the storyline with a nice flow. Others disagree, but I thought the story in this game was very well thought out and organized.

[chrisbg99]

So no one is of the obsessive RPG fan who buys RPGs of most niche variety?

My friend buys all these RPGs that I would otherwise never heard of, like Ar Tonelico. These RPGs are so niche that they are even niche in Japan.

[El Bagu]

Well, there is not much to write on this thread but I'll post my top 5 RPGs

5-Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: I loved this game back when I borrowed it from a friend of mine, it was so fun, and I really loved the story. I got disappointed with the sequel.



Unfortunately I have limited experience when it comes to RPG´s. But when I see that a game like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance made it to your list I guess I should be glad that my experience is limited, because I never really understood what was so great about it! I never understood which characters should be developed and used, and why.

But I might try EarthBound someday since it´s recommended by many and including you my friend :)

[Onilink89]

I'm not a big fan of RPG's but the only two RPG's i like is Pokemon and Fire Emblem.

[linkman8]

I'm pretty big into the following:
Final Fantasy (Any of them really)
Any of the Tales games. (Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Vesperia, etc.)
Luminous Arc series

[Kybyrian]

1. Final Fantasy IV
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
4. Final Fantasy VI
5. Final Fantasy V
6. Final Fantasy I
7. Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy is a great RPG series. :)

Chrono Trigger is a very old RPG, but it is a very outstanding RPG. Very unique and has a great story and plenty of ways to play it. A lot of work was put into that game, I can tell.

And anybody who has played Super Mario RPG can't help but say that they love it.

[chrisbg99]

And anybody who has played Super Mario RPG can't help but say that they love it.

I can say that it is the 5th best Mario RPG and soon to be 6th best after I playe Mario & Luigi 3.

The problem with SMRPG is that the game feels like a RPG Square was making and then pasted a Mario theme over it. They throw in an awkward platforming element and some lame original characters (Geno and Mallow suck) and put it out there.

It is a good game but the Paper Mario and M&L series did a far better job with replicating the Mario feel onto an RPG medium.

[loki212]

5. Skies of Arcada: Legends
4. Tales of Symphonia
3. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
2. Dragon Quest 8
1. Rouge Galaxy... this is the best game ever. EVER

[zeldafreak]

Wow, I can't believe I forgot Kingdom Hearts in my earlier post. Really, this game is among one of the best RPGs I've ever played. I think the main reason I like it so much id because of its amazing real time battle system. Battles go so much quicker than with a turn based system, which allows you to follow the storyline with a nice flow. Others disagree, but I thought the story in this game was very well thought out and organized.

I agree!
The market needs more games that have real-time battles (Like Kingdom Hearts or Zelda!) or things to do during turn based battles (Like Mario and Luigi!).
Turn based games are boring.
I'm getting bored of pokemon now.

[Shnappy]

Oh geez, this is kind of hard. I love RPGs.
1. FF3
2. Tales of Symphonia
3. FF4
4. Tales of Phantasia
5. Pokemon D/P/Pt

I'm sure that some more FF and Tales titles would be up there if I decided to buy a PlayStation and play them. :)

[fredthehylian]

3. Pokemon G/S/C ~ These in my opinion were the best of the pokemon series. Now I know Pokemon isn't considered an RPG but it functions like one. Random encounters, turn based battles, items, leveling up, the usual.

2. Earthbound -- This is a great RPG because it had a good plot, good setting, and replaced 16-25 year old swords and sorcery style protagonists with psionic preteens (minus the one that uses the missiles and stuff). Plus its predecessor was named after the song written by John Lennon and makes millions of Beatles references. The only reason its not 1 is to show my disliking to how Shigesato Itoi does not plan to put it on Virtual Console and holding Mother from the US.

1. Super Mario RPG ~ This one is the best RPG of all time (I'm gonna guess Chrono Trigger would be better if I actually could play it) in my opinion. this one is the only one in the RP Mario Games that didn't use cartoony outlooks. It looked like an RPG, and it looked like Mario. Geno really sparked it, playing as Bowser was cool, Mallow is okay, and Peach is cool for those healing psionic moves.

[Len]

paper mario 64
paper mario the thousand year door
mario and luigi susperstar saga
mario and luigi partners in time
final fantasy the christal chronicles
final fantasy (crisis core for psp)
chrono tiger (snes)
super mario rpg (snes)

[Evenstevenp]

Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario 1 and 2
Mario & Luigi 1 and 2 (Soon to be 3! SO EXITED!)
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy 4-7
MOTHER 1, 2 (EarthBound), and 3

[Axle the Beast]

I'll confess I'm not a huge fan of the RPG genre. I like RPGs, but I'm not terribly into the traditional ones (think the main Final Fantasy series.)

But when it comes to nontraditional RPGs, I'm a huge fan. Some of my favorites:

Final Fantasy Tactics
Kingdom Hearts
Parasite Eve
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door


Basically I like action RPGs and tactical RPGs the best. I also like RPGs where the attacks and abilities require button presses or minigames, as well as ones with really unique fighting systems.

[Xeldimus]

I have a few. Disgaea, Valkyrie Profile, Ogre Battle, and paper Mario. There are others but I wont mention them all.