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My Top 10 RPG's of All Time - Page 4

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Scooter
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States747 Posts
March 14 2010 10:15 GMT
#61
I would've tried to fit Xenogears and Persona 3/4 in there somewhere, but good list!
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onewingedmoogle
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada434 Posts
March 14 2010 10:34 GMT
#62
tho i never played ff6 the picture of the moogle on the box makes it awesome. super mario rpg was friggin awesome, so entertaining and yet so happy with mario characters nice list :D
Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
March 14 2010 10:49 GMT
#63
On March 14 2010 19:15 Scooter wrote:
I would've tried to fit Xenogears and Persona 3/4 in there somewhere, but good list!

Loved Persona 3, havent played 4 yet but i will when i can manage my time
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RoyW
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Ireland270 Posts
March 14 2010 10:58 GMT
#64
Nostalgia is a powerful driving force in how we evaluate things
LoStYouRSkiLLS
Profile Joined February 2008
Australia223 Posts
March 14 2010 14:39 GMT
#65
I really did expect some sort of Pokemon game..

You should really try out FFX, absolutely brilliant game and by the looks of your list it fits your preferences perfectly.
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-14 15:31:29
March 14 2010 15:21 GMT
#66
On March 14 2010 15:47 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 14 2010 15:45 Sadistx wrote:
I disagree entirely.

Any rpg list without Fallout/Baldur's Gate/KOTOR is pretty much an empty space.


I intentionally left out all western RPG's because they are so different from Japanese RPGs

So why you didn't name your blog "Top 10 all time JRPG" ?

That's like making a "Top 10 all time songs" with only K-Pop huhu
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
SleepSheep
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada344 Posts
March 14 2010 18:34 GMT
#67
On March 14 2010 18:42 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
secret of mana tops my list personally

FF3/6 is amazing though. So is chrono trigger.


ya that game was amazing
playing it with someone makes it even better
zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
March 14 2010 18:54 GMT
#68
On March 15 2010 00:21 Boblion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 14 2010 15:47 zerglingsfolife wrote:
On March 14 2010 15:45 Sadistx wrote:
I disagree entirely.

Any rpg list without Fallout/Baldur's Gate/KOTOR is pretty much an empty space.


I intentionally left out all western RPG's because they are so different from Japanese RPGs

So why you didn't name your blog "Top 10 all time JRPG" ?

That's like making a "Top 10 all time songs" with only K-Pop huhu


I realized it after I published it. Obviously if I made a list KOTOR1,maybe 2, Fallout1,2,3 Oblivion, Mass Effect1,2, Dragon Age, Baldurs Gate would probably be on there.

I'd never even heard of the persona series before making this list, I'll have to try and check it out.
I never personally liked SoM. I know a lot of people did, but I never got into it for some reason.
I've never played Xenogears, but from peoples posts I'm going to try to get my hands on it. It sounds pretty good.
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
March 14 2010 19:35 GMT
#69
Wow your tastes seem to align with mine exactly. It's scary how similar they are actually...

That being said, I gave Lost Odyssey 2 hours and then shut it down. Is it worth trying?
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zerglingsfolife
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1694 Posts
March 14 2010 19:59 GMT
#70
On March 15 2010 04:35 Chill wrote:
Wow your tastes seem to align with mine exactly. It's scary how similar they are actually...

That being said, I gave Lost Odyssey 2 hours and then shut it down. Is it worth trying?


Lost Odyssey is a very standard JRPG. I think it does get much better later into the game when it opens up. There is a world map/hidden cities and sidequests and stuff towards the end. Also a super hard dungeon at the end where battles are very hard. There is also somewhat of an arena. I liked the dreams aspect of it, some were pretty good. I also love any rpgs where you have to time buttons with attacks to do more damage because it keeps it interactive. Later in the game you can start customizing rings to start doing serious damage.

I can't even remember the beginning of the game to be honest. I'd try it for a few more hours, and if you still don't like it then don't waste your time.
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crown and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness.
yesplz
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States295 Posts
March 14 2010 20:11 GMT
#71
On March 14 2010 19:13 Lightswarm wrote:
Any1 ever heard of Golden Sun? It's for gameboy but a sick RPG nonetheless

Yea, golden sun 2 should definitely be on that list, it was an amazing game.
fOrQQ
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Hong Kong321 Posts
March 14 2010 20:46 GMT
#72
Yeah I'd highly recommend checking out Persona 3/4 (imo 4 was better) and the Shin Megami Tensei series that it was based off of (try SMT3 for PS2 or Devil Survivor for DS).

Definitely Golden Sun 1 or 2 is a good choice for the list as well :p
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-14 21:01:50
March 14 2010 20:48 GMT
#73
On March 14 2010 15:08 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
Totally agree with Lufia 2. That game was fricken amazing.... the 100-level random dungeon with the slime at the end... revolutionary for its time, really (not that I played it during its time, I just assume it was revolutionary because it was fricken awesome).


The Ancient Cave is pretty much a Roguelike, which is a really old genre of game. Granted, it's probably better (as a sidequest dungeon to Lufia 2) than most full standalone games of the genre. -_-;; Lufia 2's a really nice game on the whole though, other than being so easy--especially as soon as you get the second healing spell (Stronger).


About the OP's list, I agree with most of the listings actually, if you're just counting traditional turn-based RPGs! But I think it's a little strange to list Terranigma, unless you're including strategy RPGs and action RPGs too (and then I think your list indicates that none of those subgenres make the top 10, which I would respectfully disagree with).

The biggest difference with my list would be Breath of Fire 5, which I would put at the top. Also I'd probably have 3 and 4 somewhere in there as well, displacing things like Lost Odyssey and maybe FF7. Golden Sun games I liked to an extent, but their lack of difficulty both in fights and especially puzzles kind of put them out of top 10 contention IMHO. Also, I would consider some Grandia games and maybe Lunar games instead of maybe SMRPG and Earthbound, and some of the SNES FF games?

No Dragon Quest love, I see. I guess most Western gamers including me haven't played enough of them. edit -- or SMT (and Persona) love. For a while, the only game in the series I had personally tried was Persona 1 on PSX, and I thought it was one of the most boring games I had played in years. I recently decided to give SMT: DS a try, and it's been good so far.

Including action RPGs, I would also put a bunch of Tri-Ace games on the list. Most traditional RPGs are just not as deep strategically as good action RPGs, as you don't have to worry about positioning, avoiding damage rather than curing damage, time management, which character to control manually, offense/defense tradeoffs, etc. to the same extent. Bad action RPGs definitely degenerate into mindless button mashing though. Though Vagrant Story's battles are not that interesting, maybe it would deserve a mention too for story, presentation, and dungeon/puzzle design? Anyhow, these games are more similar to the other games you mentioned than Terranigma is.

edit: About SOM1 and SOM2, I used to really recommend these as well. But upon some reflection, I think that my experience with them was good mostly because I was able to play them multiplayer. Movement and fighting is pretty simplistic, and having to go through the menu to cast spells (which is what mages should be doing all the time) slows down the pace a lot. Bosses are especially bland, since most of them just sit in the same place most of the time, whereupon you just keep mashing attacks at them.

If you also included strategy RPGs, then that'd be a whole different story. I like Tactics Ogre and Ogre Battle (the first ones), as well as Langrisser 2 and 4, and maybe some Fire Emblems. Then, I'd have no idea where to order stuff.
PhailSoBaller
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States281 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-14 21:38:15
March 14 2010 21:33 GMT
#74
I honestly dont think lost odyssey deserves to be on there. Also half the list is FF =\

Also I love Legend of the dragoon. I know alot of people think of it as bland. But i think that it is a wonderful game.

And i saw someone bring up tactics ogre, if you bring up that can i bring up fire emblem?

And last golden sun 3 is coming out sometime ORGASM
Ballins a habbit i want it i grab it
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
March 14 2010 22:20 GMT
#75
Nice list, but needs more love for tactical RPGs
Final Fantasy Tactics and Front Mission are much better than FF4/5 imo.
No I'm never serious.
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10344 Posts
March 14 2010 22:45 GMT
#76
No Shining Force? I mean, come on...

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ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
March 15 2010 02:37 GMT
#77
Rankings and cutting it down to "top X" is always tough and subjective. Tbh i dont think I could make a list that I personally would be completely happy about. But everything in your list is at least really good (minus lost oddysey only bc I havent played, so I cant claim its good)
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-15 03:00:31
March 15 2010 02:59 GMT
#78
Obvious omission of Persona 3/4 and FFTactics. I also would have rated FF7 a bit lower (though admittedly mostly making room for the former titles). Other than that, good list!

On March 15 2010 03:54 zerglingsfolife wrote:
I realized it after I published it. Obviously if I made a list KOTOR1,maybe 2, Fallout1,2,3 Oblivion, Mass Effect1,2, Dragon Age, Baldurs Gate would probably be on there.

I can't agree with any list that cuts Morrowind for Oblivion, Baldur's Gate II for any other Bioware game, and Planescape Torment for anything.
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Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-15 03:02:27
March 15 2010 03:02 GMT
#79
Demons souls is a pretty damn good jrpg. The multiplayer concept is really fun.
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eMbrace
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1300 Posts
March 15 2010 03:25 GMT
#80
you know i was just thinking of putting a list together like this with FFXIII at the top =D
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