Recommended RPG

[Lord_Mofop]

3 more weeks until RPG Maker 3, I can't wait. I'm trying to find a good game worthy of my money that can hold me until I get my pre-ordered copy of RPG Maker 3. Does anyone know of a good RPG other than any of the Final Fantasy series? I have already beat all the Final Fantasy games and want something to inspire me.

[Magus]

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Good luck.

[Caciss]

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No RPG on the PS2 is worth buying.

[Lord_Mofop]

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Well do you have any suggestions for a good game, not just an rpg?

[TechStorm]

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I'm playing Atelier Iris and it rocks in my book. I wanted to finish it before posting but what the heck: I like it a lot. Story is a bit cliché but well executed and substantial. Graphics are very nice 2Dish. Some music is really good. Voice acting is very, very good. (Original discs had a glitch whereby some of the voice acting gets cut off sometimes. I have such discs, however, the glitch hasn't occured enough times for me to care. I *think* NIS America will replace defective discs.)

I think it's unfortunate Atelier Iris has received such a warm reception. I'm wishing for this game not to end, and it already ranks as a very memorable RPG up there with Final Fantasy IX.

[Pandacon]

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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Grandia Xtreme
Shadow Hearts 1 and 2
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Suikoden 3
Xenosaga 1 and 2

Those are what I would recommend, even though I havent finished a single one of those games, but I did enjoy from what I played of them. Also, for reference, I have only completed like 12 games out of the 90 games I own for my PS2 and Gamecube, so me not finishing the games isn't really a reliable way to judge if they are any good.

[Misty]

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If you're into racing games, you can pick up Gran Turismo 4--it's one of the best in my book. In a few days, I plan on picking up Burnout Revenge.

For RPGs, I have a suggestion--even though this game is rather old. Dark Cloud.
Very fun game if you can find it, and it's been at a good price for a few years now.

If you're a fighting game fanatic like I am, I'd also suggest Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Guilty Gear X2 and Mortal Kombat Deception.

[Cosmic Jeff]

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Disgaea or Dark Cloud 2.

[RPGD]

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Don't listen to the first two peoples, especially if you're easy-going when it comes to games -- they're a bit jaded.

Along with a number of the games already mentioned, I recommend Legaia 2.

[Caciss]

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Oh yeah, Legaia 2 is a classic.

[Manyak]

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Metal Gear Solid 2.

Metal Gear Solid 3.

'Nuff said.

[RPGD]

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So're your rubbing fingers.

Oh, yeah, while MGS2 & 3 aren't RPGs, the stories are way out of the ordinary.

[Caciss]

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You would know.

[RPGD]

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Damn straight.

[WilliamKirk]

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Oh my God, I can't believe my eyes. Xenosaga I, Disgaea, Legaia 2, and Star Ocean 3 are TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, AWFUL games. I can't speak for the other games that were recommended, but dear Lord don't get these . Out of all the games I own, the only ones I've sold are Disgaea and Starr Ocean 3. I would've sold Legaia 2 too but I won't get crap for it. My list should back my credibility on its own.

Alas, here's my list of recommendations: (includes some strategy rpgs) (it is roughly in order of best to least best)

Brigandine (PS)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PS)
Final Fantasy 7 (PS)
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS)
Saiyuki: Journey to the West (PS)
Star Ocean 2 (PS)
Final Fantasy 6 (PS)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Arc the Lad I (PS)
Arc the Lad II (PS) (I'm almost done with this, I have the 3rd and will play it soon)
Chrono Cross (PS)
Chrono Trigger (PS)
Final Fantasy X (PS2)
Final Fantasy 9 (PS)
Ogre Battle: Person of Lordly Caliber (N64)
Tactics Ogre: A Knight of Lodis (GBA)
Fire Emblem (GBA)

There may a few I missed, so I can come back and post more as they come to me if you'd like.

edit: Anyone who wants to argue with me, look on my list and count the games you haven't played (more than 5 minutes) from it. Brigandine and Saiyuki are practically unheard of. I'd be surprised if there was more than one person here who has them. Here's a topic where I asked something similar to this, got a list of 250+ games, and read review after review after review and narrowed the list down to roughly 40. I've done the research.

http://doansdomain.proboards27.com/i...2877771&page=1

edit: Regarding the topic I linked to, the only games I ended up planning on getting and regreting having got them are Lunar 1/2 and Valkyrie Profile (not for $80, $30'd be alright).