All time favorite RPG

[shep]

I notice a few people mentioned FFII and FFIII for the SNES - I have both of those, but for some reason I prefer FF: Mystic Quest over both of them *shields face from people spitting*

 

I guess it is probably because it was the first FF game I had ever had a chance to play.  I kinda like the fact that you can see the enemies before you attack (which I guess is kind of a no-no for hardcore FF fans)  I'm guessing I'm in the minority here.

 

Isn't the Mystic Quest series just the Saga series of RPG'S with the FF name slapped on it? Anywho, FFII (US) was the first RPG, aside from Zelda, that I played and I fell in love with the characters as well.

[n8littlefield]

THe only RPGs that I ever liked enough to play for hours on end was Might & Magic for the Genesis and Dragon Warrior for the NES. I'm just not a huge fan of the genre, but I loved those 2 games.

[Atariman]

I notice a few people mentioned FFII and FFIII for the SNES - I have both of those, but for some reason I prefer FF: Mystic Quest over both of them *shields face from people spitting*

 

I guess it is probably because it was the first FF game I had ever had a chance to play.  I kinda like the fact that you can see the enemies before you attack (which I guess is kind of a no-no for hardcore FF fans)  I'm guessing I'm in the minority here.

 

Isn't the Mystic Quest series just the Saga series of RPG'S with the FF name slapped on it? Anywho, FFII (US) was the first RPG, aside from Zelda, that I played and I fell in love with the characters as well.

 

I'm not sure. I guess the fact that it doesn't seem to contain any of the elements that II and III would hint that it was never meant to belong to the FF series anyway (No airships?)

[adams_ale]

I have to add that Lufia II is the most unheralded great rpg of all. Wonderful music, great replay value, and the best ending of any rpg that I've ever played. Both the main characters use up all of their energy on the final boss and for the ending is their death. Isn't really as melancholy as it sounds, have to play it!

 

Chrono Trigger has the best replay value of any rpg that I've played with new ultimate armor and weapons to find after beating the game the first time.

 

Mystic Quest isn't bad for the beginner rpg player and it does have the typical wonderful Square music scores. Other good things about the game are that you can save anywhere and even if you get killed by an enemy the game is not over. Not the deepest rpg, but not as bad as some would say.

[Red 5]

My favorite ever would have to be Skies of Arcadia for the DC.

I believe it is out now for GC.

I loved it.

 

Ultima 3 I believe was the one I spent the most time with though on an old PC a loooong time ago.

 

I have played a lot of RPG's and I have to say that the FF series never did anything for me.

[slip81]

For me it's a toss up between FFIII and Phantasy Star IV.

[Hydian]

I'd have to go with Arena on PC.

[JB]

I notice a few people mentioned FFII and FFIII for the SNES - I have both of those, but for some reason I prefer FF: Mystic Quest over both of them *shields face from people spitting*

 

I guess it is probably because it was the first FF game I had ever had a chance to play.  I kinda like the fact that you can see the enemies before you attack (which I guess is kind of a no-no for hardcore FF fans)  I'm guessing I'm in the minority here.

 

Isn't the Mystic Quest series just the Saga series of RPG'S with the FF name slapped on it? Anywho, FFII (US) was the first RPG, aside from Zelda, that I played and I fell in love with the characters as well.

Mystic Quest isn't a series. It's a single standalone SNES game, produced by Square America.

 

FFLegends is the rebranded Saga games.

[Lord Helmet]

1. Star Wars KOTOR

2. Final Fantasy 6

3. Chrono Trigger

4. Final Fantasy 7

5. Zelda A Link to the Past (Does this count...more of an action RPG, but one of my favorite games of all time).

[JB]

1. Star Wars KOTOR

2. Final Fantasy 6

3. Chrono Trigger

4. Final Fantasy 7

5. Zelda A Link to the Past (Does this count...more of an action RPG, but one of my favorite games of all time).

I file Zelda 3 as a raw action-adventure.

From where I'm sitting it seems to lack any RPG elements of any sort.

[128bytes]

I'll be the token geek who says Zork and Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. I'll add VCS Adventure to that list, too. I thank Zork for teaching me how to type quickly!

 

For more modern ones, I agree with NE and would say Phantasy Star. (btw one of the better named teams in the AtariAge FF league this year was the Phantasy Stars - even though they came in last place )

[+davidcalgary29]

Phantasie. I wasted weeks on this in '85 when it was released for the XL/XE machines, and think that it still ranks up there as one of the best SSI releases.

[Goochman]

Ultima IV - it was so rich and deep for its time

Alt Reality the City

Alt Reality the Dungeon

Dungeon Master - ST

Bards Tale - ST

[desiv]

Have to admit I'm a bit surprised....

 

No votes for Wizardry???

 

When I was growing up, we "Ultima Geeks" were always at war with the "Wizardry Geeks" who swore Wizardry was SOOOOooo much better..

 

Guess I was right after all..

 

:-)

 

desiv

[AtariAger]

Hands down...

 

Final Fantasy----NES... !!!

[Aaron]

For PC, Planescape: Torment is one of the most immersive rpgs I've played. It lacks in action at times, but the story totally makes up for it.

 

OTOH, if you like a good dungeon crawl (and um, don't care about graphics...), nothing beats Linley's Dungeon Crawl.

[Kenshi]

My favorite modern RPG, as well as my favorite RPG of all, is Final Fantasy VII. It is the most complex game I've ever played. (Gold Saucer alone can keep me entertained for hours at a time.) Of course the plot is awesome, preventing the strongest man in the world from becoming a god while finding your own humanity. You just can't beat it.

 

My favorite classic RPG is Ys Book I and II. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it yet. You people need to get Turbografx systems. It has an excellent fighting system. (Just run into enemies until you get magic. It sounds odd, but it's really fast.) It also has the best soundtrack I've heard before the 4th gen machines came out, and better than most of them. I got this game less than a year ago, so keep in mind that this game was about 14 years old when I first played it, but immediately became one of my favorites.

 

Honorable mention goes to Final Fantasy VI and X as well, simply because they're fun. I think I've said more than enough so I won't talk about them.

[Atariboy2600]

Dragon Warrior is my one and ONLY FAV RPG game ever:)

[JB]

My favorite modern RPG, as well as my favorite RPG of all, is Final Fantasy VII. It is the most complex game I've ever played. (Gold Saucer alone can keep me entertained for hours at a time.) Of course the plot is awesome, preventing the strongest man in the world from becoming a god while finding your own humanity. You just can't beat it.

*grumblegrumble*

FF7 is the single biggest trainwreck ever passed off as intelligent writing.

It consists ENTIRELY of plotholes. And like most menu-driven RPGs, there's not a whole lot of gameplay there(the plethora of minigames would make up for this somewhat if they didn't feel like half-assed efforts from a high school programming class).

[Classic Pac]

I agree FF7 has so many plotholes you could drive a semi through. But still I play it but only to a point and that depends how I feel. I rarely for example play those bosses where in even if you used a cheat device to give all your charectors Knights of the round table still take over 30 minutes to beat.

[JB]

I agree FF7 has so many plotholes you could drive a semi through. But still I play it but only to a point and that depends how I feel. I rarely for example play those bosses where in even if you used a cheat device to give all your charectors Knights of the round table still take over 30 minutes to beat.

I sold my copy.

Was the PC version anyways, and refused to run on either of my current boxes.

 

 

I wouldn't mind having a copy every now and then, butmostly because I think the materia system was fun(though I felt it needed some refinement).

[Lord Helmet]

Final Fantasy 7 is great through disk 1. After that, it starts to fall apart. that being said, it is still one of my favorite RPG's.

[pinball22]

The Bard's Tale series and Wasteland.

 

NRC NRC NRC.

[figgler]

- Dragon Warrior

- Golden Sun

- River City Ransom (yes it counts)

- Phantasy Star

- Pokemon Blue Version

[Kenshi]

It consists ENTIRELY of plotholes. And like most menu-driven RPGs, there's not a whole lot of gameplay there(the plethora of minigames would make up for this somewhat if they didn't feel like half-assed efforts from a high school programming class).

 

What you call plot holes I call making you think. The major parts of the plot are obvious but some of the details leave you pondering. I like stories like that. Neon Genesis Evangelion is another example. This guy has thought about it a lot, and has a very interesting take on what the plot was really about. The crazy thing is he could be right, at least on some accounts. It adds replay value because playing through it again helps you put together the subtler points. The first time I played through it, it blew my mind because I forgot much of the things that had happened. That's just me though.