EPTIdeas I've got so far are:
Xenogears
Suikoden 2
Earthbound
I'm not in the mood for FF at the moment as I played them to death on my PS1.
Suggest
RPGs?
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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
Ideas I've got so far are: Xenogears Suikoden 2 Earthbound I'm not in the mood for FF at the moment as I played them to death on my PS1. Suggest | ||
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Polemarch
Canada1564 Posts
Chrono Cross / Chrono Trigger are great too if you haven't already overplayed those. | ||
Chill
Calgary25991 Posts
Lufia 2 is one of my favourites; the story is God awful but the length and mechanics are great. Of course FF4 for nostalgia, FF5 for the job system and FF6 because it's literally the greatest game ever. Crono Trigger is a no brainer. There's some decent Y's RPGs if you've never played them. Faxanadu if you want to play a NES Action-RPG. The Tales Of Phantasia and Tales Of Destiny I think are the two good ones. I've never beaten them thugh. Hmm what else... FF1 is just classic so I'll throw that on. I still replay it every once in awhile. Anyways that should tie you over for a bit. | ||
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ToT)OjKa(
Korea (South)2437 Posts
FF8-9 Grandia Legend of Dragoon (quite like this one) Star Ocean Chrono Cross | ||
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
FF Tactics (played that to death as well?) Alundra!  | ||
thedeadhaji
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Wild Arms Arc the Lad II Popoloclois are some good ones but... iirc the last two might be region 2 only  | ||
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TonyL2
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Sr18
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Taiche
France1963 Posts
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thedeadhaji
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which is confusing b/c there is a proper ToD2 for the ps2, which I guess is called ToD3 for the states... I personally loved the plot/music for SaGa Frontier 2 but a lot of pple hate the game as well. And yea Star Ocean 2 is great. I have the ultra buggy original version of Star Ocean 3 btw lolol oh god it's soooo badddddd. Chrono Cross I personally hated but a lot of pple liked it. man it's been soooooooooooooooooooooo long since I played rpg's properly I dont even remember them anymore . Havent really played any sine HS, so that's like a 5 year hiatus. | ||
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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
i don't always agree with the rating, but still, you may find something which suits you | ||
JWD
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anotak
United States1537 Posts
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thedeadhaji
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On July 24 2008 01:45 jwd241224 wrote: Breath of Fire 2 is an excellent game. omg FU I want to play BoF IV so baddd | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
From the era you're talking about... Best traditional style, turn-based combat, etc.: Breath of Fire 3 -- solid game all around, characters are quite different, nice skill system, awesome dragon system, etc....BoF4 is pretty much the same but a little less polished Best turn-based battle system: Grandia 1 -- everything other than awesome strategic battles is kind of meh though Best action-battle RPG: Seiken Densetsu 3 -- (see blog); Star Ocean 2 and Tales of Phantasia of different style, also really good, awesome music especially with ToP Best action/puzzle adventure pseudo-RPG: Alundra (better than Soul Blazer/Illusion of Gaia/Terranigma, which are pretty good) -- action is not amazing, but it's decent, puzzles are great, and plot is surprisingly good Best puzzles in a traditional RPG: Lufia 2 -- hands down (see blog) Best TRPG: Tactics Ogre -- the king! (see my blog, don't be fooled by FFT) Best plot, director work: Vagrant Story -- in the paraphrased words of the creator, the art film to FF's summer blockbuster Best character design: Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete -- last Lunar 1 remake features nice light-hearted plot, pretty good battles, no random encounters, generally a solid game; has a really snappy translation Game that takes its plot seriously with large plot focus (with varying degrees of success): Xenogears -- lol they really didn't copy NGE?; dungeons, music, graphics, battles all decent but not special Best overall RPG: Valkyrie Profile -- its port to PSP is called Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth so you don't have to emulate it; groundbreaking battle system, awesome 2D platforming/puzzle dungeon exploration, great plot events (every character you "recruit" is after watching a 2-30 minute cutscene about how they died), awesome soundtrack...edit: okay I admit there's a couple battle skills that are a little broken, but that's the biggest complaint to be had Suikoden's generally not that interesting unless you're really interested in its war plot and recruiting all those characters. Battles are pretty shallow, as is individual character advancement/customization. Earthbound is a very mediocre, unremarkable RPG other than the fact that the atmosphere is balls-to-the-walls crazy. Unless you really need to experience that firsthand, you can skip that. edit: Oh yeah I ignored FFs and CT because I've assumed you've played them or at least have already considered them. | ||
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thedeadhaji
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Cloud[rA]
Canada60 Posts
 it's up there with Chrono Trigger and FF6 on my scales. such a good game.Treasure Hunter G was also pretty cool but my name got deleted like 15 hours in and I never tried replaying it again. | ||
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XCetron
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PoP
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On July 24 2008 02:30 Myrmidon wrote: Best action-battle RPG: Seiken Densetsu 3 -- (see blog); Star Ocean 2 and Tales of Phantasia of different style, also really good, awesome music especially with ToP Meh. I thought Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana) was about 34 times better in almost every aspect except graphism. SD3 has a lame and extremely predictable scenario, totally useless NPC's (you're a lot better off playing alone than having to feed them sweets and chocolates every 30 seconds) and I hated how the characters were all slowed down in battle phases. :x Best action/puzzle adventure pseudo-RPG: Alundra (better than Soul Blazer/Illusion of Gaia/Terranigma, which are pretty good) -- action is not amazing, but it's decent, puzzles are great, and plot is surprisingly good imho Landstalker (Genesis) rips it apart. To me it's the best action/adventure/puzzle/platform game ever, hands down, and will probably remain untouched. Only my opinion though. Game that takes its plot seriously with large plot focus (with varying degrees of success): Xenogears -- lol they really didn't copy NGE?; dungeons, music, graphics, battles all decent but not special Xenogears is all about the characters and the story. You can feel it was rushed towards the end, but it's still a fucking masterpiece overall and a unique experience. Suikoden's generally not that interesting unless you're really interested in its war plot and recruiting all those characters. Battles are pretty shallow, as is individual character advancement/customization. Suikoden 1/2 are among my favorite RPGs personally. They're tons of fun--perfect balance between battles, adventure, dialog, dungeons, everything. I couldn't stop playing them until I saw the end screen, which rarely ever happens to me usually. | ||
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FoieGras
Canada270 Posts
http://mother3.fobby.net/ I personally loved Earthbound. Was so hooked to that game back in grade school. | ||
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epidion
United States316 Posts
FF6 - best Final Fantasy made Front Mission - similar to Final Fantasy Tactics. Story is pretty weak but the battles are so much fun. Secret of Mana - all around fun game. More fun with a friend I think Secret of Evermore - hilarious dialogue, real time RPG (not turn based) Illusion of Gaia - fun game but can get frustrating when you can't figure something out Ogre Battle - I love the idea of deploying units and loosely controlling them. Xenogears - fun to do combinations in battle and has a good story Earthbound - pretty goofy story but overall a classic Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross - both classics of course Lufia I/II - get a bit old after a while but fun to play around with I'm definitely a person who gets about halfway into a game and gets bored once it hits a certain spot. For example, once FF6 goes all apocalypse I usually quit. I tend to re-play the beginning of games in cycles. But for all the ones I've never finished, I'd like to soon. | ||
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byChris
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Eti307
Canada3442 Posts
On July 24 2008 01:15 Taiche wrote: If you have a PSP, there's a nice RPG I am playing currently which is named Tales of Eternia. I bought this on ebay for my psp. It didn't came out in America so I had to import the european version. Fortunately it works with us psp Such nostalgy, I remember playing this game 2-3 times on my ps1 (was Tales of Destiny 2 on the ps1) Once I'm done with Valkyrie Profile:Lenneth and Final Fantasy Tactics I'll surely import Breath of Fire 3 too, I know europeans have a psp version and not us | ||
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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On July 24 2008 06:59 TonyL2 wrote: Oh yea, if I get games like Arc The Lad 2, Breath of Fire 3 and Star Ocean 2 etc, does it matter that I haven't played the first ones? I haven't played it personally, but a quick search tells me Arc The Lad 2 is a direct continuation of the original. Breath of Fire is in the same universe as the first two (and arguably the 4th), but there is little connection between the games. There's always a main character called Ryu (not related) with dragon powers, a female lead called Nina usually from a place called Windia (they're not the same place/people between iterations), and in the first 4 there's a minor recurring character called Deis (Bleu). In BoF3 they make an offhand reference to the first game at one point, that's all. Star Ocean 2's main male protagonist is the son of a playable character in the first Star Ocean. You see said playable character (father) in Star Ocean 2 in a minor plot role, but everything else is entirely unrelated other than the universe, which is something of a Star Trek homage. So it really depends on the series and the game. | ||
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