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[lawferran]

-rome something (a fight simulator or something...bored me to hell)
-drakengard
-drakengard 2
-castlevania curse of darkness
-chaos legion
-kingdome hearts
-kingdome hearts 2
-odin sphere
-ms saga a new dawn
-dawn of mana
-atelier iris 2
-atelier iris 3
-ff x
-ff x-2
-ff 7 doc
-ff 12
-phantasy star online
-.hack/ gu vol3
-Dw5
-Dw5 xtreme legends
-Dw5 empires
-Dw4
-Sw2
-Warriors orochi
-radiata stories
-disgaea
-grandia 3
-magna carta tears of blood
-tales of legendia
-ar tonelico
-suikuden 5
-Makai kingdom
-megaman comand mission
-romance of the 3 kingdoms (one of the latest if not the last)
-rogue galaxy
-zone of the enders the second runner
-persona 3
-digital devil saga 2
- devil summoner
-stella deus
-soul nomad and the world eaters
-shining force exa
-yakusa
-steam robot
-dragon quest
-grimgrimoire
-full metal 1
-full metal 2
-valkerye profile 2
-star ocean til the end of time i believe... that's it for te moment im looking for new jewels and waiting for yakusa 2.
sorry ive been apcent for so long. my puter literally exploded and so did my ps2 so by the time i got replasement i forgot about this thread.
i just remembered the other day...
by the way, does gta serie, the godfather, scarface, and i dont remember the last one...count as rpgs??? if so add them in the list. lets talk some more on the topic

[Peter Griffin]

I love rpgs, especially the Final Fantasy games. Im just about to finish Crisis Core and then I'm blowing the dust of Final Fantasy 7 to kind of continue the story, it will put a new spin on the game after seeing what Zack did in Crisis Core. I also want to get the Final Fantasy 4 remake for the DS, because that was the first rpg i ever played on the SNES years ago (unless you count Zelda). I'm curious about Lost Oddysey because it supposed to be sort of an homage to the final fantasy series but my friend told me the load times make it unbearable to play. Can't wait for FF XIII either since its been announced for the XBOX360!

[Shawn Hopkins]

I don't think anyone's mentioned my favorite yet, so I will. If you like Fallout and Baldur's Gate you should really try Planescape: Torment. It's similar in that it's turn-based and from pretty much the same perspective, but it has an deep, offbeat fantasy story, the best I've ever seen in an RPG. It's like playing one of the best fantasy novels you've ever read. The combat isn't the greatest, but the story will keep you going. It's also like Fallout in that you have wide leeway of how you play your character, The Nameless One, and a lot of choices about who he is and what he does.

Oh, and you should also try the Lunar series, which were rereleased on PSX. They have sort of primitive combat systems, but they are simply beautiful games with great stories, big boss fights, lots of pretty anime FMV and likeable and funny characters. Lunar games also have the funniest and coolest townspeople in a JRPG, hands down. You'll want to keep talking to them to hear everything they have to say, instead of running past them.

And if you can find it or afford it you should try the first two Suikoden games. They provide about 108 characters each with different characteristics to collect for an RPG adventure. Why do you need 108? Cause you got to build an army for strategy battles that make up part of the game. The first game has a simple strategy element, while the second one plays a little more like Shining Force. Both have good stories and they have the novel element of allowing you to have your own castle to keep your army at and interact with them.

Another PSX favorite of mine is SaGa Frontier. This game is seven RPG stories in one, although some are better than others. There's a main story for each character and a wealth of sidequests each can take on. I also like the battle system, which is centered around training your characters to learn special skills and then combining them for combination attacks. It's very satisfying to find the formula that lets you cut loose with the full five-person combo and annihilate an enemy.

[marshal99]

I don't think anyone's mentioned my favorite yet, so I will. If you like Fallout and Baldur's Gate you should really try Planescape: Torment. It's similar in that it's turn-based and from pretty much the same perspective, but it has an deep, offbeat fantasy story, the best I've ever seen in an RPG. It's like playing one of the best fantasy novels you've ever read. The combat isn't the greatest, but the story will keep you going. It's also like Fallout in that you have wide leeway of how you play your character, The Nameless One, and a lot of choices about who he is and what he does.

Oh, and you should also try the Lunar series, which were rereleased on PSX. They have sort of primitive combat systems, but they are simply beautiful games with great stories, big boss fights, lots of pretty anime FMV and likeable and funny characters. Lunar games also have the funniest and coolest townspeople in a JRPG, hands down. You'll want to keep talking to them to hear everything they have to say, instead of running past them.

And if you can find it or afford it you should try the first two Suikoden games. They provide about 108 characters each with different characteristics to collect for an RPG adventure. Why do you need 108? Cause you got to build an army for strategy battles that make up part of the game. The first game has a simple strategy element, while the second one plays a little more like Shining Force. Both have good stories and they have the novel element of allowing you to have your own castle to keep your army at and interact with them.

Another PSX favorite of mine is SaGa Frontier. This game is seven RPG stories in one, although some are better than others. There's a main story for each character and a wealth of sidequests each can take on. I also like the battle system, which is centered around training your characters to learn special skills and then combining them for combination attacks. It's very satisfying to find the formula that lets you cut loose with the full five-person combo and annihilate an enemy.

I already did mentioned the Lunar games way back. Anyway ,this is an old thread from 2007.

Currently , if anyone like Persona 3 , they might want to try Mana Khemia . Also has a school theme and while nowhere near as deep as persona , it's still pretty fun and has a endearing group of characters. Linked to the atelier iris series. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGEVMsYOvpE

[Kage Kisaragi]

If you don't have Persona 3 by now you need to smack yourself until it hurts like hell. It won RPG of the year, and before even then I myself and few others on here couldn't stop moaning about how awesome it is. Yes it has its detractors, people who only want pretty spikey haired dudes with insanely large swords with buxom beauties as his girlfriends in their RPGs. Still though if you want a RPG that is as funny as it is interesting as it is educational (to a degree I admit) go out and get Persona 3 Fes. It's only 29.99 and it comes with the original persona 3 game with editional content and a bonus Persona game known as Episode Aigis which continues the aftermath story of the original persona 3 game. So its a huge bargain.

Some other RPG's just in case people didn't mention them.

Breath of Fire 1-4.
Suikoden 1-5
Valkyrie Profile Silmeria
Shin Megumi Tensei: Nocturne
Tales of the Abyss and any Tales of Destiny you can find for the psx.
Neverwinter Night is a awesome game and part 2 is okay to.

[Kage Kisaragi]

Odin Sphere is another one I forgot to mention, I'd run in my room and read off the games I have but I'm to lazy and might never come back.

[Shawn Hopkins]

I already did mentioned the Lunar games way back. Anyway ,this is an old thread from 2007.

Currently , if anyone like Persona 3 , they might want to try Mana Khemia . Also has a school theme and while nowhere near as deep as persona , it's still pretty fun and has a endearing group of characters. Linked to the atelier iris series. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGEVMsYOvpE

It's obvious you misunderstood me, so I'll clarify. My favorite, and the one that I didn't notice being mentioned, is Planescape: Torment.

I like Lunar and the other games so I added my take on them as an afterthought without checking again to see if they had been mentioned. That's why I started the paragraph with "Oh, and..."

But the one I want to make sure people knew about and I did not see is Planescape.

I want Persona 3: FES badly. I almost bought it yesterday but I'm watching my fundage so I backed out. I might still go back and get it, though.

[lawferran]

I don't think anyone's mentioned my favorite yet, so I will. If you like Fallout and Baldur's Gate you should really try Planescape: Torment. It's similar in that it's turn-based and from pretty much the same perspective, but it has an deep, offbeat fantasy story, the best I've ever seen in an RPG. It's like playing one of the best fantasy novels you've ever read. The combat isn't the greatest, but the story will keep you going. It's also like Fallout in that you have wide leeway of how you play your character, The Nameless One, and a lot of choices about who he is and what he does.

Oh, and you should also try the Lunar series, which were rereleased on PSX. They have sort of primitive combat systems, but they are simply beautiful games with great stories, big boss fights, lots of pretty anime FMV and likeable and funny characters. Lunar games also have the funniest and coolest townspeople in a JRPG, hands down. You'll want to keep talking to them to hear everything they have to say, instead of running past them.

And if you can find it or afford it you should try the first two Suikoden games. They provide about 108 characters each with different characteristics to collect for an RPG adventure. Why do you need 108? Cause you got to build an army for strategy battles that make up part of the game. The first game has a simple strategy element, while the second one plays a little more like Shining Force. Both have good stories and they have the novel element of allowing you to have your own castle to keep your army at and interact with them.

Another PSX favorite of mine is SaGa Frontier. This game is seven RPG stories in one, although some are better than others. There's a main story for each character and a wealth of sidequests each can take on. I also like the battle system, which is centered around training your characters to learn special skills and then combining them for combination attacks. It's very satisfying to find the formula that lets you cut loose with the full five-person combo and annihilate an enemy.

fallout is one game everyone tells me is awsome...i still havent got my hands on it... i found this game yesterday you should try it and see if you like it, it's for pc.

it's called darvinija...here are the links, try it and then buy it, or just keep the free one your choice.

http://rapidshare.com/files/105791361/darvinija.7z.001

http://rapidshare.com/files/105791703/darvinija.7z.002

you need 7z zip to decompress it and something to read iso image, i used clone cd. enjoy and dont dupport piracy...though it's helpfull in third world countries.

[Donald M.]

I'm sad to see no one's mentioned one of my favorite RPGs, Skies of Arcadia.

I played the original Dreamcast version. There was a GameCube version as well. I can't speak to its quality but, well, it's the same game, right?

The only drawback was the punishing random encounter rate, though its possible they addressed that in the GC version.

[lawferran]

fallout is one game everyone tells me is awsome...i still havent got my hands on it... i found this game yesterday you should try it and see if you like it, it's for pc.

it's called darvinija...here are the links, try it and then buy it, or just keep the free one your choice.

http://rapidshare.com/files/105791361/darvinija.7z.001

http://rapidshare.com/files/105791703/darvinija.7z.002

you need 7z zip to decompress it and something to read iso image, i used clone cd. enjoy and dont dupport piracy...though it's helpfull in third world countries.

finally i got to try fallout...not bad but my puter goes numb by having to activate compatibility with 98...(T_T) it's a fun game though but im still not blown away by it yet.

[GozertheGozarian]

What are you running Fallout on? I have no trouble at all with XP.

[marshal99]

Fallout 2 is a better game than the first one but you need to start somewhere , it can be a bit slow and tedious as i have mentioned at the start but get a few allies in your party , and get level up so you can get the "perks" you want. Plenty to choose from and it should be fun.

[GozertheGozarian]

And never, ever, give Ian a burst or full auto gun. He is guaranteed to kill you.

[ezekielreigns]

I'm sad to see no one's mentioned one of my favorite RPGs, Skies of Arcadia.

I played the original Dreamcast version. There was a GameCube version as well. I can't speak to its quality but, well, it's the same game, right?

The only drawback was the punishing random encounter rate, though its possible they addressed that in the GC version.

This was the game that sold rpgs to me.

[Robotech Master]

I second The Baldurs Gate series. Those were some damn fun games; I especially loved that, in addition to using the quirky NPC's, you could create an entire party of six of your characters if you wanted. Great stuff, all the way from lowly level 1 fighting goblins to level 40 fighting Dragon gods.

Golden Sun was also really cool. I keep praying they make a 3d entry in the series for Wii or something.

Tales of Symphonia, definitely a good one. If you like that, I suggest Tales of the Abyss as well, which in my opinion was slightly better than Symphonia, both in the technical execution of its plot, its characterization, battle system, and the overall presence of its characters (Jade is perhaps the most badass character in a Tales of... game).

Elder Scrolls III and IV are both really good. I'd suggest playing those if you never have; lots of open ended gameplay and you can pretty much be whoever and whatever you want.

Lets see...a game that got panned a little bit when it was released is Secret of Evermore, but I remember being addicted to that little underrated gem.