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ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
June 28 2012 04:27 GMT
#21
On June 28 2012 13:09 BliptiX wrote:
Ogre Battle 64 + Shadow Hearts 1/2 were all great.

Ogre Battle 64 was the sauce, but it's not so traditional RPG.

Super Mario RPG
FF7 (if you're only going to play one, if not go from 7-9)
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound (!!!!!!!!!!)
I'm on GOLD CHAIN
Node
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States2159 Posts
June 28 2012 04:34 GMT
#22
If you haven't played Dark Cloud 2, that is a thing you should definitely do.

Also, Xenogears and anything in the Persona series.
whole lies with a half smile
Infernal_dream
Profile Joined September 2011
United States2359 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-28 04:42:01
June 28 2012 04:40 GMT
#23
GS 1 and 2 best rpg's ever. All of the ff series (except 10-2).

Edit: Fire emblem is good as well but it's turn based strategy in an RPG. If you're into that kind of thing.
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9023 Posts
June 28 2012 04:44 GMT
#24
Any RPG on PS1. Especially Valkyrie Profile.
divinesage
Profile Joined April 2010
Singapore649 Posts
June 28 2012 04:53 GMT
#25
Besides the games already mentioned,

Dragon Quest/Warrior Monsters I and II
empty.bottle
Profile Joined July 2009
685 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-28 05:03:05
June 28 2012 04:56 GMT
#26
On June 28 2012 12:33 Sub40APM wrote:
Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape Torment, Fallout 2.


Ya let's emulate the best engine ever made.

Riviera: The Promised Land (best gba rpg imo)

Persona series.
Knights in the nightmare.
Ys.

and FF6 is the best FF.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
June 28 2012 05:02 GMT
#27
The World Ends With You
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Veevro
Profile Joined June 2011
Bahrain17 Posts
June 28 2012 15:11 GMT
#28
Kind of kicking the horse, because it's obvious!

Pokemon, no doubt
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Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
June 28 2012 15:18 GMT
#29
7th Saga is pretty fun
optical630
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom768 Posts
June 28 2012 15:24 GMT
#30
On June 28 2012 12:55 Seiferz wrote:
I'd recommend original playstation rpgs. ff7/8/9, tactics, chrono cross.

those were the golden days of RPGs in my opinion.


was going to say this the final fantasy series arent linked so you can play them in whatever order you want
clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
June 28 2012 15:35 GMT
#31
On June 28 2012 13:24 RogerX wrote:
FF6 and Chrono Trigger+

Yup, exactly those two.

Such good games!
Rayeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States883 Posts
June 28 2012 16:12 GMT
#32
Everyone will say things like FF6 and Chrono Trigger.
And probably everyone should play those, but they aren't my favorites. Probably my favorite all around choice would be FF Tactics. Which there is nearly no reason to pirate these days. Its on the PSN store for like $10, hell its even on iOS. So play that and pay some people for it because it is a damn fine game.

Older stuff that isn't getting enough love in this thread:
-Suikoden II (don't really need to know anything about Suikoden I, just jump in here for the better story/gameplay)
-Chrono Cross (a great PS1 RPG, and still has some of the best music in any video game ever, IMO)
-Xenogears
-Vagrant Story (kinda Action RPG-y, but good nonetheless)
-Ogre Battle (any of them, but I particularly liked the PSP remake of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together)
-Shining Force
The Innocent shall suffer... big time.
Capped
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom7236 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-28 19:29:11
June 28 2012 16:18 GMT
#33
On June 29 2012 01:12 Rayeth wrote:
Everyone will say things like FF6 and Chrono Trigger.
And probably everyone should play those, but they aren't my favorites. Probably my favorite all around choice would be FF Tactics. Which there is nearly no reason to pirate these days. Its on the PSN store for like $10, hell its even on iOS. So play that and pay some people for it because it is a damn fine game.

Older stuff that isn't getting enough love in this thread:
-Suikoden II (don't really need to know anything about Suikoden I, just jump in here for the better story/gameplay)
-Chrono Cross (a great PS1 RPG, and still has some of the best music in any video game ever, IMO)
-Xenogears
-Vagrant Story (kinda Action RPG-y, but good nonetheless)
-Ogre Battle (any of them, but I particularly liked the PSP remake of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together)
-Shining Force


Suikoden is fucking beast. Dont put it down! (Gremio, parasites, nooo ;( )

FF7
Suikoden
Xenogears
FF tactics
Arc the lad twlight of the spirits (PS2, very odd circular movement system, loved it)
Golden sun .
Any FF games really, if you want to go there.
Pokemon gen 1-2 (fucking awesome first playthroughs tbh. but very slow and i cant resist spamming the super-fast button on the emu and ruining my experience.)
Useless wet fish.
Lucumo
Profile Joined January 2010
6850 Posts
June 28 2012 16:30 GMT
#34
Lots of good games/series were already mentioned, so I'm just gonna add the Front Mission series.
aloT
Profile Joined April 2010
England1042 Posts
June 28 2012 16:38 GMT
#35
breath of fire 3
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
June 28 2012 16:47 GMT
#36
for breath of fire 2, if you play it, make sure you find the retranslation patch because capcom's original translation was terrible.

i'd also put ff mystic quest in there. fun game.
Jojo131
Profile Joined January 2011
Brazil1631 Posts
June 28 2012 16:47 GMT
#37
I'm sad that I wasn't the first guy to recommend Golden Sun, its definitely one of my favorite RPGs.

Other titles I'd recommend

Dark Cloud 2 (PS2)
Star Ocean: Til the end of time (PS2)
Wild Arms series (PS1/2)
SkyTheUnknown
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Germany2065 Posts
June 28 2012 16:59 GMT
#38
A lot of the most important games already have been mentioned. I have to add Mother 3 / Earthbound 2. It's mindboggling how underrated this gem of a game is. It's available for the GBA system and there is a English translation done by a dedicated fanbase. I have played over 30 SNES rpgs, but this one tops them all regarding originality.

Additional random list of personal must-plays: Lufia 2, FF6, Chrono Trigger, Mother 3 and FF Tactics.

If you also like Action-RPGs: Secret Of Mana (2 and 3), Terranigma, Illusion of Time, Zelda: A Link to the Past.

If I would have to pick 3 for spending half a year on a lonely island I would pick: Chrono Trigger, Mother 3 and Terranigma.
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown - H.P. Lovecraft
Soulstice
Profile Joined December 2011
United States288 Posts
June 28 2012 16:59 GMT
#39
Personally ive been playing Lufia 2 for the zsnes emulator and im blown away at how well the dungeons are layed out. This game is a must play for old school RPG fans no doubt.
Living the liefe
Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
June 28 2012 17:05 GMT
#40
IMO the only must-play RPGs ever made are:

Final Fantasy 1/4/5/6/7
Suikoden 1/2
Persona 2
Chrono Trigger
Disgaea 2 (it's not really an RPG, but far superior to FF Tactics in every way, so I figured I'd mention it here)

Other games are good of course, but I think everyone owes it to themselves to play the games on this list.
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