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BeTheReds
12-03-2002, 01:14 AM
I really love the RPG games and for a LONG LONG time, Final Fantasy 2 (4 in Japan) was my most favorite. I even swore that it was better than any of those playstation Final Fantasies, which I never ever liked at all, but those are the ones that became so much more popular than anything in the past. But I liked the Original on the NES and also the game on the SNES. Final Fantasy 7 failed to win me over, and 8 and 9 and 10 haven't done much for me either.
FF2 was the greatest RPG game of all time until I played Skies of Arcadia on my Dreamcast. WOW! This game was awesome! Try it if you have not yet.
The rest of them I just listed because I tried to put in either popular ones or ones I have played. They aer pretty much mediocre.
sal612
12-03-2002, 01:35 AM
Chrono Trigger, hands down. (Chrono Cross was on PSX by the way.)
Although it's fight system is a bit different with combo attacks and its somewhat a bit inferior to the FF series style, the story makes up for it. I mean, I still remember the plot to this day...it's great. The whole mystique of the whole journey and the enemy they faced...and the character development! After beating it and using it's New Game + like 60 times, I grew wayyy attached to the characters, and the plot really began to shine for me after the first time I beat it. I still pick it up from time to time to get some nostalgic kicks.
FF games are great as well, I just favor CC.
Azn Retribution
12-03-2002, 01:55 PM
Secret of mana with 3 players was the bomb..
and LUNAR kicked ass
blue__blood
12-03-2002, 05:49 PM
I still like Final Fantasy Tatics a lot... the pseudo 3d look was cool.
wylin
12-03-2002, 06:55 PM
u forgot much malandied Xenogears and now xenosaga, wonderful and deeply political suikoden 1-3 (ps/ps2), wonderful future world/ political story of Front mission 1-3, tactics orgre sister of FF tactics, and few others like shining force series and lunar/ cosmic fantasy the precusor to grandia from gamearts.
ellsworth81
12-05-2002, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by wylin@Dec 3 2002, 06:55 PM
u forgot much malandied Xenogears and now xenosaga, wonderful and deeply political suikoden 1-3 (ps/ps2), wonderful future world/ political story of Front mission 1-3, tactics orgre sister of FF tactics, and few others like shining force series and lunar/ cosmic fantasy the precusor to grandia from gamearts.
xenogears was pretty damn good. well, least the story was. i'm still pretty confused as to what happened. i occasionally have to read the spoilers to find out <_<
what's about "xenosaga"? a sequel? is it any good?
FF tactics was awesome too. I racked up too many hours on it. Also not too bad was Vandal Hearts.
Don't bother with FF9 and FF8. Wild Arms kind of sucked. Didn't play any of the Breath of Fires, or Saga games, or Lunar, or Star Ocean ... shit i skipped out on lots ..
Xenogears or Front Misson 3. Both from Square. And I never beat either of them :o I've never played any of the games listed.
BeTheReds
12-05-2002, 04:45 PM
You can only have 10 options on a poll.
Otherwise I would have gone with Suikoden, Wild Arms, Xenogears, Secret of Mana (which includes secret of evermore and the gameboy finalfantasies), Tactics, and a few of the others I've played.
Chris
12-05-2002, 05:30 PM
Chrono Trigger and secret of mana hands down.
I'm a CRPGer and disdained console "RPG" for the longest time but Chrono Trigger showed me the possibilities of the platform. The depth and execution of the story are simply phenomenal and rival that of the best CRPGs. There are several alternate endings, and in a way, a slightly non-deterministic opportunity not available in most other games. I never felt like there was a carrot dangling in front of me, like the FF series; it was truly engrossing.
I also liked Earthbound mostly because it's cute.
VV o n g B a
12-05-2002, 07:14 PM
speaking of crpgs, who else plays them? i was baldurs gate (and all its progeny's) bitch for several years. before then it was fallout. before then it was betrayal at krondor. man... those were the days. :) none of the console rpgs i've played even come close. i've played some of the final fantasy's and chrono cross and grandia. none of them held a candle to crpgs. :P
wylin
12-05-2002, 08:40 PM
Originally posted by VV o n g B a@Dec 5 2002, 07:14 PM
speaking of crpgs, who else plays them? i was baldurs gate (and all its progeny's) bitch for several years. before then it was fallout. before then it was betrayal at krondor. man... those were the days. :) none of the console rpgs i've played even come close. i've played some of the final fantasy's and chrono cross and grandia. none of them held a candle to crpgs. :P
try suikoden multiple endings and 108 characters to recruit and keep alive!
himura-dono
12-05-2002, 08:48 PM
Originally posted by wylin@Dec 6 2002, 04:40 AM
try suikoden multiple endings and 108 characters to recruit and keep alive!
suikoden is kool, so is everything ff...no, anything square. that about covers it. i love you titans of the rpg world. please continue to shaft microsoft! the bastids who won't put together a mechwarrior 4 package STILL to this day (fuggers)
Originally posted by VV o n g B a@Dec 5 2002, 10:14 PM
speaking of crpgs, who else plays them? i was baldurs gate (and all its progeny's) bitch for several years. before then it was fallout. before then it was betrayal at krondor. man... those were the days. :) none of the console rpgs i've played even come close. i've played some of the final fantasy's and chrono cross and grandia. none of them held a candle to crpgs. :P
About the only type of game I play besides TeamFortress Classic. If you like those, it's kinda old, but I think you'll love Planescape: Torment. It's a bit more... adventure-ish than RPG but the story is amazing. If you're new to the Planescape campaign setting, it will blow your mind.
The first CRPG I played was The Bard's Tale and that had me hooked. I think Wasteland is the best game ever made, and when Fallout was released, I jizzed in my pants (Fallout is the spiritual "sequel" to Wasteland). I'm currently playing NeverWinter Nights and it's sucking up all my spare time.
Originally posted by wylin@Dec 5 2002, 11:40 PM
try suikoden multiple endings and 108 characters to recruit and keep alive!
Is that based on By The Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh? If it isn't... the number 108... is a really odd coincidence. I would love a game where I could play as Li Kui =)
ellsworth81
12-07-2002, 12:56 AM
Originally posted by ism@Dec 7 2002, 12:47 AM
Is that based on By The Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh? If it isn't... the number 108... is a really odd coincidence. I would love a game where I could play as Li Kui =)
Supposedly, there were some influences from the Water Margin, but I dunno the book well-enough to make the connections. I've only read up to the point where Lu Da wreaks havoc in the monastery.
BaiginLong
12-10-2002, 01:51 PM
Suikoden II was the bomb and I liked the FF series
Chrono Trigger was awesome
You guys forgot about Tales of Phantasia and it's sequels
and what's the lowdown on Suikoden III
wylin
12-10-2002, 02:15 PM
i passed suikoden III couple days ago, i loved it its bout as deep as suikoden 2 but the large army battles are easier and if u loose those u suck cock.
wylin
12-10-2002, 02:17 PM
yah its the story of the 108 stars gathering in times of crisis also its the most political and realistic of all the fantasy RPG's it takes place in a heavy political climate. suikoden 3 introduces relgion and racism also.
VV o n g B a
12-10-2002, 02:38 PM
the quote function doesn't appear to be working... but anyways, this is in response to ism.
like i said, i've playing all baldur's gate's progeny (except for Icewind Dale II cuz i'm waiting until the holidays.) planescape was incredible. i especially loved the areas where u just ran around reading descriptions of stuff. i could spend an hour just talking to ppl or reading about experiences etc etc. wonderful game.
once i get my new comp, i'll start neverwinter and morrowwind.
what system has suikoden come out for? if its for ps2 then i might give it a shot.
wylin
12-10-2002, 03:05 PM
ps2 its a ps2 game pretty rare but it has a cult fallowing the usa.
http://www.suikosource.com/ - has some good historical overviews.
MellowDrama
12-10-2002, 03:41 PM
Anything on the old school Super NES (Famicom). All RPGs of today, including the ones made by Square are just wannabe movie eye candy, all CGI fests with little innovation in gameplay.
wylin
12-10-2002, 04:09 PM
i guess u havent played suikoden other the intro if u want cinema's look elsewhere. same w/ the breath of fire series.
BeTheReds
12-10-2002, 09:04 PM
Suikoden 1 is the only one I have played, and it was good, but I didn't really see how Young Master Eugene McDohl fits anywhere in a chinese storyline with narcistic knights and cavaliers.
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