The Best Rpg Ever!!!

[Akimichi Choji]

What do you think is the best Rpg ever. Personnally I think THE ELDER SCROLLS 3: MORROWIND is the best. Only because I like to have an entire country to roam around in, and I just like choices. But I do believe the fighting in MORROWIND could be alot better.,

[Saya-biki]

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
-or-
Star Ocean: The Second Story
-or-
Tales of Destiny
-or-
Tales of Symphonia

[jiffyjimbothe3]

Well...
Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars
Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town
are two of my favorites, but I dont know if they would classify as best or not.

Im not too into the more hard core, traditional RPGs out there.

[Dirty Harry]

Tales of Symphonia

Mario & Lugi Superstars

Kingdom Hearts

[Admiral Ackbar]

X-Box - Knights of the Old Republic - it won game of the year for a reason
SNES - FF6/FF3 - amazing
PS - Tales of Destiny

[Mangai]

Disgaea hands down
just check out the motto thingy and you will fall in love

and this is from a rpg gamer for life

[Elric]

Skies Of Arcadia (best Dreamcast game I had and of course awesome game cube game)

[jetfire]

I gotta go with Suikoden 2 and 3. They have to tie for me for the best RPGs ever made. The story, battle systems, characters, and customization just rocked. Even the bosses were good challenges. Although honourable mentions do include Skies of Arcadia, FF7, and Star Ocean: The Second Story. Oh and for Online RPGs, Phantasy Star Online ver 1 and 2 for the Dreamcast takes the cake.

[LakiDash]

Earthbound, first and foremost.

Following, in no particular order.

Super Mario RPG, Mario & Luigi, KOTOR(and it's sequal),Chrono Trigger, Breathe of Fire 3

Unless I can include action/adventure RPGs....If I can...

Castlevania: Symphony and Aria
Zelda: All but CD-i Zeldas
Metroid: All
Kid Icarus: Both games
Fable
Morrowind

[jiffyjimbothe3]

I cant belive I fotgot Knights of the Old Republic... :sweatdrop

[animefreek_CM]

this may be because i'm not a huge rpg fan, and i haven't played one in forever, but i'd have to sya FFVII. i know, pretty cliched, right?

[Linuts]

Xenogears > Chrono Trigger > FF6 > FF7 > Mario RPG > Xenosaga

[Mugs]

1. FFVI/ChronoTrigger (tie)
2. Xenogears
3. Lunar: Eternal Blue
4. Knights of the Old Republic I

[TwinchaosX]

I vote xenosaga episode one and Disgaea

[Zero]

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Final Fantasy VI (just barely falls below CT)
3. Wild Arms (Still possibly my favorite RPG on the Playstation)
4. Mario RPG

[Zelkiiro]

Turn-Based RPG: Probably Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy IX

Action RPG: Kingdom Hearts and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Strategy RPG: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, without a doubt

MMO RPG: World of Warcraft, bitch!

[Tamanegi Sensei]

1. FF6 (If it wasn't hunted by congress back then it woulda been a 10, but still great)
2. FF9 (A classical time machine to the good old days. I gotta get me it again)
3. Super Mario RPG (The first game I ever game a 10 before Super Mario 64)
4. Tales of Phantasia (The best action RPG I've seen on emulation.)

I know I have bad taste, but it's all what suits your fancy right?

[Luggles]

No love for Secret of Mana? Multiplayer action, practically no "level up" time for big bosses and it has awesome music.

[Tamanegi Sensei]

No love for Secret of Mana? Multiplayer action, practically no "level up" time for big bosses and it has awesome music.


With such a short list, you really can't go anywhere with it.

[Dimesion 12]

chrono cross or phantasy star online 1 and 2 for the cube

[AnimeBlazer]

I'll always be one for FF7 since by chance it was the first RPG I ever played. But I'm also for Suikoden II, Chrono Trigger/Cross, and Disgaea.

[DarkKanti]

I'm an FFVII fan boy, but Chrono Trigger comes in a close second.

[MadTrumpet]

The power of nostalgia will always keep Ultima VII at the top of my list.

[PassiveObserver]

I am quite partial to fable and the second onimusha game.

[Perrin]

I am not much of a Gamer but my personal favorites are Neverwinter Nights, and I actually really enjoyed Icewind Dale II the last game to ever come out on the old Baldurs Gate engine.

[Orax]

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI

They're just too good.

[soundchazer]

Ultima IV, Fallout, Neverwinter nights

[Niner]

Er...I guess I'd have to go with my first RPG ever, Chrono Trigger. Still stacks up there with some of the greatest games ever made. Amazing stuff, I think I'll start playing it again...

Close runner-ups have to go to Knights of the Old Republic, Earthbound, FFVI, Chrono Cross and Kingdom Hearts. I haven't really played enough Morrowind to like it.

[Kagura]

Kingdom Hearts... can't wait for Kingdom Hearts 2

[UZ_white]

1. Dragon Warrior Monsters
2. FF1
3. KOTOR2
4. KOTOR1
5. Mario Luigi SS.
6. Paper Mario...

The list goes on.

[Mangai]

FF tactics (ps1)
that game owns!!!
but tactics advance on the other hand.........

[Ninja Realist]

Ogre Battle 64.

[Saya-biki]

chrono cross or phantasy star online 1 and 2 for the cube
PSO is considered an RPG?...wait...
Yeah PSO is definately up there
also both the Paper Mario games were good
and Disgaea just owns

[Ritalin]

Legend of Dragoon
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Secret of Mana (Happy, Luggles?)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Kingdom Hearts
FF8 *hears hissing and moaning, throw in a rawr here and there and something about FF7 etc etc*

Best is hard to say since everything listed is biased! :D Plus all the sub-genres >_>;

[Senshi]

OH EM EFF GEE... wtf is wrong with you people... nobody has even mentioned Baldur's Gate... BG, Shadows of Amn and its exp pack Throne of Bhall were amazing... if you people dont know you better ask somebody...

other than that I like the Fallout series, Vampire: Bloodlines, Planescape: Torment, and Star Wars: KoToR...

for console RPGs i liked FFX and Legend of Legaia...

[darylcrowe]

Secret of Evermore
Tales of Symphonia
Paper Mario

[tenchimasaki]

1. FF7
2. Secret of Mana
3. FF8

[oompa loompa]

the greatest rpgs are the ones that are low graphic level ups that have a huge story line such as the origional and new FF1 and the origional FF6

[crashwall500]

It's definity Tales of Symphonia. It is one of the best games I have ever played.

[ica]

1. FFVI/ChronoTrigger (tie)
2. Xenogears
3. Lunar: Eternal Blue
4. Knights of the Old Republic I
i agree...chronotrigger is one of the best ever.

[LakiDash]

Did I forget Secret of Mana? Then shame on me. Put that one down, and it's even better sequal - Seiken Densetsu 3.

And now, for some strategy RPGs I didn't list. FFT and Fire Emblem 3.

That'll do it for now.

[Jester]

Chrono Cross is up there, but Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is for sure my favorite, I put so many hours into that game.

I never played Ogre Battle 64 but I heard many good things, I need to find it somewhere.

[currywu]

Still a RPG neophyte but what the hell...

1. Xenogears (Battle system was generic but BEST STORY EVAR!)
2. Chronotrigger (Played through it 3 times already, 'tis that damn fun)
3. FF6/FF7 (Old school? Old, old school? Can't decide)

[Mugs]

One thing I didn't add this before since it's really a strategy but if people are putting FF Tactics on their lists let me add the entire Shining Force Series, well parts I-IIIA anyway as parts IIIB and IIIC never made it to the US sadly.

[Lews Therin]

1. FFVI/ChronoTrigger (tie)
2. Xenogears
3. Lunar: Eternal Blue
4. Knights of the Old Republic I

This would pretty much sum it up although I would throw in FF3 as it is a classic.

[gdavall2003]

FF7 all the way! Though I am partial to Harvest Moon now and then.

[Akimichi Choji]

X-Box - Knights of the Old Republic - it won game of the year for a reason
SNES - FF6/FF3 - amazing
PS - Tales of Destiny


If you are refering to the Kotor G-phoria win that does not count because those celebrities are only pretending to like games for the publicity

[Anonyman]

Any of the Mario RPGs (Too hard to pick just 1)

[Naruswega]

My favorite RPG would have to be Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts 2 (Shadow hearts: Covenant) The storylines in these games to me are excellent, and I love the characters, music, and all that.

[Astribulus]

SNES era Squaresoft - FFVI, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FFIV, and Mario RPG
Nippon Ichi - Disgaea and Phantom Brave

My top three would be
1. FFVI
2. Disgaea
3. Chrono Trigger
Ranking after that becomes too close to call.

[Akimichi Choji]

I'll agree alot of those are good but will anyone else say Morrowind

[Rence]

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Final Fantasy VI (just barely falls below CT)
3. Wild Arms (Still possibly my favorite RPG on the Playstation)
4. Mario RPG

That would more or less be my list.

[Veraca]

chrono cross has the top
but i havent played a lot of traditional rpgs but i say Tales of Destiny 2 and Golden Sun are great
and if FFX and KH werent so "one char track" id say them too...

[Tsukushi]

The FF series with VI/III and IX in particular. I also enjoyed the Grandia series, the Star Ocean series, Kingdom Hearts and Chrono Trigger and Cross. While I'm at it I also enjoyed Ico very much. Has anyone here played this game?

[Roark]

After applying the errata and various clarifications that have come out, I'd have to go with Star Wars d20 as the best system out there. The flexibility of the system is amazing, and really lends itself to cinematic approaches to play. Characters can be fleshed out completely different in the same class. The skill based approach to almost all aspects of the game works well, and the mechanics don't seem to get in the way of the story as much as other RPG's, while still being fairly comprehensive.

Now, if only they'd make more books...

[porkyliquid]

All Of The Final Fantasys

[Akimichi Choji]

I guess no one else will say morrowind but at least I did

[JOJO]

Final Fantasy X, FF Chronicles/Anthology, you cant go wrong with the classics.

[Readordie]

Xenosaga. Beautiful graphics, some nice music, an interesting plot and characters and a good battle system.

[Mangai]

which one. epi 1 or 2

[Lupinthe3rd]

Most RPG's I have played where on the Playstation with Wild Arms, Parasite Eve, FFVIII and others but the one that caught my eye was Morrowind for Xbox which raised the bar for RPGS while being totally orginal and inovative...

[Armant_Natu]

I have a tie between 3 RPG's actually. i would say the three best ever are Super Mario RPG: The Ledgend of the Seven Stars, Final Fantasy 7, and Tales of Symphonia. I absolutely fell in love with all three of these games to the point that if owned Tales of Symphonia and FF7 i would be playing them constantly as i do with SMRPG. I could never pick a favorite out of these three.... Ever!

[Dennis]

Parasite Eve (number one in my book)
FFVIII

[Akimichi Choji]

Alot of you have said FF8. I have never played it but have heard it pails in comparison to FF7. Is that true?

[Risen Hell Fire]

so far .hack and kotor 1 are my favorite.

[Akimichi Choji]

so far .hack and kotor 1 are my favorite.

KOTOR 1 was one of my favorties too. The ending has to go down in game history as one of the best ever.

[Datsun]

Quest for Glory (formerly Heros Quest), I, II and IV deserve special mention for creating good plots along decent gameplay. These are pretty old school now, back in the day when VGA was hip and our bubble bubble game had CGA graphics with internal speakers.

Baldurs Gate 2 is one of my favourites, but they could have made it better still, like by giving the thief class more interesting missions - I thinking like actually given missions to go to X and steal Y (like in the Quest for Glory games)

Fallout 2 seems to get the balance right with the implementation of 'Perks'.

And Disgaea certainly has to be mentioned as well for its excellent script and dialogue. The games not half bad either.

[MadTrumpet]

Alot of you have said FF8. I have never played it but have heard it pails in comparison to FF7. Is that true?

I liked it. It's not as pale as FF7 is to FF6 though.

[Akimichi Choji]

I liked it. It's not as pale as FF7 is to FF6 though.

It was that bad. I always wondered why I have never heard anyone talking about FF6. What was so bad about it that it just fell off the face of the Earth like that?

[MadTrumpet]

It was that bad. I always wondered why I have never heard anyone talking about FF6. What was so bad about it that it just fell off the face of the Earth like that?

I think you misunderstood me. I'm saying that VII may be a little better than VIII, but VI was much better than VII. I don't know why you wouldn't have heard of VI, unless you were too young to have owned a Super Nintendo. In my opinion it was the highlight of the series. Definitely worth checking out if you do have a SNES.

[Soleta]

Valkyrie's Profile, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, FF Tactics, Neverwinter Nights, Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance, Champions of Norath, Bards Tale, Grandia, Lunar SSS...

The real question is what's the best RPG; co-op?
No really, I've got a non gaming fiance who I will convert... If for no other reason than he'll consent to dsl to further my er.. his addiction with WoW or Evercrack. :cutie

[Akimichi Choji]

I think you misunderstood me. I'm saying that VII may be a little better than VIII, but VI was much better than VII. I don't know why you wouldn't have heard of VI, unless you were too young to have owned a Super Nintendo. In my opinion it was the highlight of the series. Definitely worth checking out if you do have a SNES.

I did own a super nintendo system but never bought any FF games. Was'nt into RPG's much back then. Maybe I should read up on FF6, sounds good.

[Dimesion 12]

i just finished fable and it was frickin awesome. I was addicted to it for a while but it got boring after i beat it. It took me 11 hours to beat the game and that includes most of the side quests. Only if they had made the game longer. They should think about making a fable2 and just make it like fable but in a different location and adding a few more things to the game.

[dark fuma]

Only two people said Lunar...what is wrong with you people! I guess its too old for most of you to remember or even heard of it. Too bad, but here my picks ( in no order)

Lunar 1&2
FF 1,3,7,8,9
Kingdom Hearts and CoM
Chrono Trigger/Cross
Everquest

[Akimichi Choji]

Only one person says Elder Scrolls 3 bud. Thats me. 4 comes out soon and is going to blow all other RPG's ever, out of the water.

[JaQuais J.]

Nothing beats Xenogears.

[Agawa]

Only two people said Lunar...what is wrong with you people! I guess its too old for most of you to remember or even heard of it. Too bad, but here my picks ( in no order)

Lunar 1&2
FF 1,3,7,8,9
Kingdom Hearts and CoM
Chrono Trigger/Cross
Everquest

I love Lunar, so much...The first and second (PS1 remakes) remain my favorite games ever. I'm still trying to get my grubby little hands on copies of the originals.
Grandia is also good, although I'm not quite finished it yet.

EDIT: I don't think I've really played enough RPGs to proclaim the 'best', so I'll just leave you with my favorites.

[Shadowmage]

I have not played all the RPGs ever created therefore I can only assess my favorite:
Final Fantasy X (For some reason, I feel like a target is on me now.)

[JOJO]

Final Fantasy X is probably one of the best traditional RPG on the PS2, because its the first FF game that has voices.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Final Fantasy X is probably one of the best traditional RPG on the PS2, because its the first FF game that has voices.


You need to be shot and killed. Just because it has voices doesn't make it a good game. FFX2 also had voices and that's probably the worst final fantasy game on the planet. KotOR had voices and was a much better game than FFX.

[madpierrot]

For me this is easy. Without a doubt it's Fallout for the PC. Fallout isn't just the best RPG ever, but it's my favorite game ever. It was such a fresh look at the RPG. I mean you don't have the magical wizard, princess or drawfs. It's post nuclear war, west coast, dessert setting with guns, gernades, and sledgehammers. Also it probably had one of the best sense of humors for any game I've played. All around great gameplay, style, story, just great everything.

[tenchimasaki]

You need to be shot and killed. Just because it has voices doesn't make it a good game. FFX2 also had voices and that's probably the worst final fantasy game on the planet. KotOR had voices and was a much better game than FFX.

Even though Admiral Ackbar is from Canada.. I gotta agree with him on this one. I dont know if I would go to the extreme and indicate that death should come of you.. but voice acting is the least of importance (to me that is). However, I did like Final Fantasy X.. and I'm not too sure if many other RPGs for the PS2 came without voice acting. Tales of Symphonia for Dreamcast/gamecube has voice acting and thats pretty damn good too.... but they still didnt compare to some of the classic RPGs without voice acting such as FF6 and FF7, Secret of Mana.. to name a few.

[Dirty Harry]

Even though Admiral Ackbar is from Canada.. I gotta agree with him on this one. I dont know if I would go to the extreme and indicate that death should come of you.. but voice acting is the least of importance (to me that is). However, I did like Final Fantasy X.. and I'm not too sure if many other RPGs for the PS2 came without voice acting. Tales of Symphonia for Dreamcast/gamecube has voice acting and thats pretty damn good too.... but they still didnt compare to some of the classic RPGs without voice acting such as FF6 and FF7, Secret of Mana.. to name a few.

I thought the voice acting in FFX was retarded save Auron who was a badass either way. Tales had good voice acting, and even though the story kind of felt like a FFX rip off at the beggining, I think it turned out to be a helluva lot better, that and the gamplay was just more interactive.

TOS>FFX IMO... even in the voice-acting department which as said isn't really that important but in some cases it REALLY does help, ex. Kingdom Hearts (Billy Zane is the man) and Tales of Symphonia (Scott Menville, I love you man)....

Please don't :biggun: ....

[little2krazy]

ff vi/v, chrono trigger, xenogears

[JOJO]

You need to be shot and killed. Just because it has voices doesn't make it a good game. FFX2 also had voices and that's probably the worst final fantasy game on the planet. KotOR had voices and was a much better game than FFX.
I never said that it was a good game just because it had voices, I just said that it was the first FF game that ever got spoken dialogue.It had good graphics, fun gameplay, the story made the game that more interesting, and the ending is one of the saddest of all the FF :whine: , like it or not, FFX is the best FF on the PS2 and i'm not the only one who thinks that.

[Zero]

like it or not, FFX is the best FF on the PS2 and i'm not the only one who thinks that.

Ha, that's quite funny. Doesn't have much to compete with, considering the only other FFs on the PS2 are FFX-2 (this easily won the award for worst FF ever, thank you for the cheezy Britney-speares-with-guns-and-swords concept), and FFXI, of which is an MMORPG, not only making it rather difficult to compare with but frankly, I have yet to really play it.

[JOJO]

Well, it may soon have competition because the Final Fantasy 12 will come out soon for the PS2. :icon_danc

[Admiral Ackbar]

And yet with the downhill trend of all the Final Fantasy Games after 6 you're still excited? Oh to be naive like you and live in a world of blissful ignorance.

[JOJO]

I'm just telling the facts, the FF games may not be the most innovative RPG's of today, but at least there still fun.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Neither F in FF stands for fun. When a game becomes a chore to complete then that isn't fun, and the recent trend of FF games is that they become a chore to complete; thus they are lacking in fun. If this game is actually fun the the FF will stand for Finally Fun, because I've been looking for a fun Final Fantasy since FF6.

[JOJO]

As long as gamers still want to play RPG's, then FF will never die, they practically defined the genre on the first Nintendo sistem.

[Admiral Ackbar]

What? Final Fantasy was a surprisingly successful game by a dying company that kept them alive. FF2 and 3 were never released in North America and actually were not that good. One game most definitely can not define RPG's on a system. If anything the two Legend of Zelda games were more defying of the NES than Final Fantasy.

[Zushio]

Actually, while FF2 was less than stellar FF3 was excellent and was probably the best of the FF games on the NES. If you're looking for defining RPGs however, look at Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest, the first console RPG and the most popular RPG franchise of all time.

[Akimichi Choji]

Actually, while FF2 was less than stellar FF3 was excellent and was probably the best of the FF games on the NES. If you're looking for defining RPGs however, look at Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest, the first console RPG and the most popular RPG franchise of all time.

I forgot Dragon Quest. Now that was a very surprisingly great game.

[JOJO]

Well, how about Shadow Hearts?, its not the best but at least is one of the most original RPG's in recent times.

[Admiral Ackbar]

For me this is easy. Without a doubt it's Fallout for the PC. Fallout isn't just the best RPG ever, but it's my favorite game ever. It was such a fresh look at the RPG. I mean you don't have the magical wizard, princess or drawfs. It's post nuclear war, west coast, dessert setting with guns, gernades, and sledgehammers. Also it probably had one of the best sense of humors for any game I've played. All around great gameplay, style, story, just great everything.

You know where it's at man. That game kicked serious ass. And the sequel was equally great. Little more perverted but a lot more humour. The only problem was that the combat system could be a little slow and unbalanced at times.

[Someace45]

...because I've been looking for a fun Final Fantasy since FF6.
I've actually been playing Final Fantasy 6 through Final Fantasy Anthologies, and it's the first game I've had since Final Fantasy 7 that I can't wait to play when I get home (I usually don't think much about games unless I'm playing them). I'm at school right now, and the first thing I do when I get outta' here is playing Final Fantasy 6, lol.

What you said about the other Final Fantasy's is true, too, I don't think there's been a great one since VII, and there hasn't been a good one since IX. My opinion is pretty unorthodox, though, most people take the stand you took and and say the last good one was VI.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Actually most people say the last good one was VII, but a majority will admit that VI was better. So my opinion is also unorthodox.

[JOJO]

Most people that say that they are the fans of the FF7 played game when it came out, but newer gamers may find it a little outdated by todays standards.

[Admiral Ackbar]

And most people don't know what the hell you are talking about.

[MadTrumpet]

I've actually been playing Final Fantasy 6 through Final Fantasy Anthologies, and it's the first game I've had since Final Fantasy 7 that I can't wait to play when I get home (I usually don't think much about games unless I'm playing them). I'm at school right now, and the first thing I do when I get outta' here is playing Final Fantasy 6, lol.

What you said about the other Final Fantasy's is true, too, I don't think there's been a great one since VII, and there hasn't been a good one since IX. My opinion is pretty unorthodox, though, most people take the stand you took and and say the last good one was VI.
I feel like most people anymore haven't even played VI. Or at least the outcry of the VII fanboys drowns out any remaining recognition of VI. I agree with the general downtrend since VI though. I actually liked VIII better than IX, which I think is contrary to popular opinion. I would have liked X better than IX, except I thought the sphere grid blew and it felt like there were only 6 enemies in the game with endless palette swaps.

[M.Baka]

Final Fantacy X2

[Neon]

My opinion:
Dot Hack Series

[MadTrumpet]

Final Fantacy X2
Probably not a popular opinion in these parts of the Intarweb.

I liked the return of the job system, and the movement during battles was pleasing on the eyes. But other than that, it was kind of a sh!tty Final Fantasy.

[Akimichi Choji]

Most people that say that they are the fans of the FF7 played game when it came out, but newer gamers may find it a little outdated by todays standards.

All gamers would find any game not on any of the newer consoles outdated. Learn to use correct grammar.

[Philip]

Hey, does anyone know when the new Morrowind game is coming out. I've heard some rumors but I'm not sure.
:art:
I think Shenmue II is my favorite old-school RPG but have any of you played Dues Ex Invisable war? Now THAT is an interesting game.

[JOJO]

All gamers would find any game not on any of the newer consoles outdated. Learn to use correct grammer.
Dammit!, you too!?. like i said before, you should be more concerned on what i'm saying rather than how i'm saying it", you got the idea, didnt you?

[Zero]

Dammit!, you too!?. like i said before, you should be more concerned on what i'm saying rather than how i'm saying it", you got the idea, didnt you?

Allow me to give some advice. Despite the holy grail of anonymity and lack of editorial contraint that is handed to you by the miraculous interweb, your words will hold a lot more weight and your opinion will be given that much more respect if you take those few more seconds for an extra keystroke or two for proper grammar. It's rather annoying having to look over a post a second time due to a hazy coherency, and many, if not most people, won't give a post even a glance should that poster ignore any/all rules of english, or whatever the vernacular language is.

[MadTrumpet]

All gamers would find any game not on any of the newer consoles outdated. Learn to use correct grammer.
Your sentence was nearly as ill-constructed as his, grammar maven. And learn to spell "grammar" if you're going to insist on criticizing it in others' posts.

Ah, I just can't get enough of "my grammar sucks, but it's better than yours" posts.

[Akimichi Choji]

Did anyone like FFTA enough to be one of their favorites? It is one of mine. Atleast for GBA.

[Someace45]

I haven't played FFTA (I got Fire Emblem instead, I wasn't disappointed), but I thought the original on the Playstation was great. What's that one on the Game Boy like, anyhow? Because FFT was one of my favorite Strategy games on the Playstation, and if the portable version is even half as nice, it'd be a great purchase for me.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Final Fantacy X2


I would usually avoid canibalism as a means of disposing of a corpse but in your case I would make an except because nobody human could possibly call that game the best RPG ever.

[Akimichi Choji]

I haven't played FFTA (I got Fire Emblem instead, I wasn't disappointed), but I thought the original on the Playstation was great. What's that one on the Game Boy like, anyhow? Because FFT was one of my favorite Strategy games on the Playstation, and if the portable version is even half as nice, it'd be a great purchase for me.

If you loved Fire Emblem, you'll love FFT too. It has almost the same kind of fighting, but a great plot and item choice as well.

[JaQuais J.]

Did anyone like FFTA enough to be one of their favorites? It is one of mine. Atleast for GBA. Hey dumbass, its "at least" not "atleast" crack baby!

I would usually avoid canibalism as a means of disposing of a corpse but in your case I would make an except because nobody human could possibly call that game the best RPG ever. Where do you get this stuff?? Canadians are weird......

[Carrotcake]

Hey dumbass, its "at least" not "atleast" crack baby!

Where do you get this stuff?? Canadians are weird......

Hey dumbass, it's "it's," not "its."

[Yokuhiro]

FF10
FF7
Fable
.hack//(all of them)

those are my favorite but FF10, has to be one of the best ever. 10-2 was totally gay though, i almost completly ruined the plot...it screwed up to much and discraced FF10

[chaos soldier]

super mario rpg was the greatest game ever created aside from final fantasy tactics i am still hooked on that game ive got it on my computer as a rom lol it was kind of a break from the other marios as the others either consisted of you running across the screen jumping on kupas or running around castles also this game was one of the addicting things ive ever played aside from evercrack

[Marth]

Fft.

[Gimpy]

Dragon Warrior IV and Final Fantasy, 8-bit 4 Life !! :victory:

[ultimus]

hands down final fantasy 7. i beats all other games E-A-S-Y. graphics AWSOME story line ONE OF A KIND music un heard of thats is why it is the greatest RPG ever!!!

[ninja velmor]

I gotta go with Suikoden 2 and 3. They have to tie for me for the best RPGs ever made. The story, battle systems, characters, and customization just rocked. Even the bosses were good challenges. Although honourable mentions do include Skies of Arcadia, FF7, and Star Ocean: The Second Story. Oh and for Online RPGs, Phantasy Star Online ver 1 and 2 for the Dreamcast takes the cake.


i agree with suikoden 3, i loved this game and i did everything there was to be done in it. also some of my other favbs are FF4, chrono trigger, chrono cross.

[Mana]

Chrono Trigger, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, and Fatal Frame, if that counts >>;

[Kiba]

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
Chrono Cross
Parasite Eve if that counts?

[isolatedotaku]

I give RPGs extra points for being Long and keeping there Fun.

-StarOceans: Til the End of Time (80hours!)
-Final Fantasy VIII
-Legend of Dragoon
-Tale of Symphonia (40+ I believe)
-Kingdom Hearts

[animefreek_CM]

FFVII
Diablo II (blizzard Kicks Ass!)
FFX

those are really the only ones i love....

honorable mention:
Warcraft III for being an rprts (role playing real time strategy)

[Mofudos]

FFVII-X
Kingdom Hearts
Suikoden III

[Sunami 366]

Mine would obviously be any game made by square-soft/enix-square

[Saya-biki]

Makai Kingdom...it just...it just...pwns all...

*sniff* any game that makes me not want to do Iaido and sit around and play it...*sniff* is ****ing awesome...(so far Makai Kingdom has been the only one)

[Fayt Liengod]

Sar Ocean 3
Final Fantasy X
currently playing valkryie Profile Grat Game!!!!

[Griveton]

Let's See
1.- Fallout
2.- Fallout 2 (what?)
3.- Arcanum
4.- Planescape: Torment
5.- Ultima Underworld

Some honorable mentions:

System Shock 2: Although this game is easily one of the best role playing games, with great pacing, story, and atmosphere, the lack of characters to interact with hurts it. I realize it is intentional, to force you deeper into the character and story, but still it's a drawback in the roleplaying respect.

Baldur's Gate: Great games, just a matter of personal taste left them out of the list.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Same thing as with BG.

Oh, and I shouldn't forget Vampire: The Masquerade. While it's not perfect, nor the best roleplaying game published, it is still the first and only P&P RPG that has hooked me thoroughly, mainly because it was a really cool roleplaying group I played with. *nods to Roark*

[A-R@D]

1.)Chrono Cross
2.)Diablo I and II
3.)World of Warcraft
4.) Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X
5.)Baldurs Gate II:Shadows of Amn

Other Good Ones; Star Wars KOTOR I and II, Planescape Torment, Dues Ex, Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind

[DarkKanti]

1. FFVII/Chrono Trigger
2. FFIX
3. La Pucelle Tactics/Disgaea
4. Xenosaga
5. FFVI

[Kumo_San]

Jeez, simple question huh? FF&,FF6/3,Chrono Trigger, Castlevania:Symphony of the Night, KOTOR, KOTOR II, Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Xenogears, FF9, The "Mana" series of games (you know what I mean). There are more, but I don't have that kinda time, these are my favs though. Not in any particular order.

[flclluva_123]

When you say rpg do u mean video game or real rpgs
best video game rpg, diablo.
and a real rpg with dice is ADND.

[Legend Saber]

Hm... did I post in this thread yet? I think I did with my other account, whatever, lol, 'twas a while ago.
Anywho, my favorite RPG would have to be good ol' Final Fantasy VII, mainly because of the brilliant story, but the wonderful gameplay and fun factor don't hurt, lol.

[Readordie]

Erm...I'll go by system.

PS1:
Final Fantasy 8: Interesting plotline, interesting characters, very interactive, and a fascinating gameplay mechanic.
Honorable Mention: Koudelka: Graphically superior to almost anything on this system, a fascinating plotline and characters...but far too short for its own good.

PS2:
Shadow Hearts: Covenant: Fascinating world it creates(it IS sort of an indirect sequal to Koudelka), interesting characters, beautiful graphics, and a combat engine for the ages.
Honorable Mention: Xenosaga Episode 1: All the same reasons as SH:C to a lesser extent.

Gamecube:
Tales of Symphonia: The best battle system. EVER. Graphics are nice, and while the plotline is a tad cleche, the characters are interesting enough to make up for it.
Honorable Mention: Baten Kaitos: Great battle system, gorgeous graphics, a musical score better than most of what Square has put together, and an interesting plotline...but horrid, horrid voice acting and characters.

[swankygoose]

Hands down my favorite RPG is Final Fantasy VII it rocks and I still play it occasionally then behind it would probably be Kingdom Hearts which also was very good.

[LadyYuina]

Kingdom Hearts (._.)

[swankygoose]

Yes Kingdom hearts :)

[UZ_white]

Erm...I'll go by system.
and a fascinating gameplay mechanic



Facinating and fun don't go hand in hand, y'know.

And FF1 is STILL the best RPG EVER.

[Sunami 366]

uh... all the final fantasy series

[bigal60]

knights of the old republic 1 hells yeah

[Sae]

Alterier Iris: Eternal Mana

[NausicaaBoy]

Fable
Fire Emblem

[kLaUS]

whoa, old thread...

Final FAntasy Tactics. i have mentioned this game in like three threads already.
But if you want to talk about really classic kind of rpg game, i have to go with breath of fire 4. I love this series, and this is the best one yet that i have played.

[kyubichan]

Slap me silly, but I love Pokemon Silver. The replay value is matched by no other RPG.

[Dark Lord]

Hmmm... Kingdom Hearts 2 is pretty cool in my opinion... as well as the Final Fantasy and pokemon series...

[Jayna]

Kingdom Hearts. 1 AND 2. I have yet to play Chain of Memories, and besides that stupid card game I hear is involved I will probably love it. Basically anything Kingdom Hearts. I love it because it just gave me a feeling no game ever has, were there a fire my Kingdom Hearts games would be the first things I'd save (As in possessions, but really I'd save my dog and snake first) And I just love it. I'm playing a few good games right now (Final Fantasy IX and Xenosaga) but neither of them give me that feeling that Kingdom Hearts has.

And if you don't know what I mean when I say 'feeling' I mean like...one time I played Kingdom Hearts 2 for 15 hours straight (Only once, I DO have a life and I hardly ever have the time to play, this was a rare exception) 15 hours and I didn't even notice the time fly by. That to me is a good game.

[kyubichan]

I have yet to play Chain of Memories, and besides that stupid card game I hear is involved I will probably love it.

Chain of Memories for the GBA? It's a bit disappointing to learn early on, a bit disappointing to fight enemies that were THAT strong (a.k.a. Vexen) and didn't see it coming, and way disappointing when you finish the final boss and go "WTF? That's it?" . Reverse/Rebirth is lame a$$ crap gathering virtual dust as I have gotten totally bored even if Riku is way cooler than Sora. The only thing worth my time was the ending credits :P

Okay, okay, back to the topic.