What do you think is the best RPG out there or has ever been?

I LOVE these type of games!!!!! I love to stratergize. I usually end up unscaved. I don't like to loose any of my guys. I plan and get things done.


My favorite is prolly Brigandine (if you've ever heard of it).

Originally posted by Shogun
What do you think is the best RPG out there or has ever been?

I LOVE these type of games!!!!! I love to stratergize. I usually end up unscaved. I don't like to loose any of my guys. I plan and get things done.


My favorite is prolly Brigandine (if you've ever heard of it).

That game r0x0rz!

But as for the best.... well...anything from the Final Fantasy Series. My personal favorite being Final Fantasy VI (III in English), Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X were also very good.

Story - FF6, and FF7
Graphics - FF8 (Most impressive thing I ever seen on the PS1

-Æ (I always wanted a Red XIII Tattoo)

I loved the FF series too.

On the SNES format, I loved the one marke FF II in the US.


On PC, I like the story best on FF 7 and the graphics from FF8 best.


Haven't played 9 or 10 since I don't own a Playstation.

Final Fantasy 2....

Best RPG Ever

I second everybodies love for the FF series. But also want to say that Morrowind rules...but I guess thats an Action RPG and doesn't really count.

FF 2 SNES was awesome...

the ending almost made me cry :)



Who's played Suikoden?

that was a bad ass RPG


I liked Chrono Trigger and
Chrono Cross as well

Originally posted by Scott
FF 2 SNES was awesome...

the ending almost made me cry :)



Who's played Suikoden?

that was a bad ass RPG


I liked Chrono Trigger and
Chrono Cross as well

Played Suikoden 1 and 2
Working in 3 for the PS2 right now.

So cool, one of the best... also one of the least heard of.

-Æ (yada)

Personally I dig Xenogears. Man, what a deep story.

And ooohhh the Parasite Eve Series! Another good story too. I likes my games with somthing more than just hack and slash, sure you can build up your character, modify his abilitys, armor, and weaponry, but the whole young boy must save planet, gets awsome weapon, gets girl in the end has been overdone. Newer storylines must be made whole new ideas check out these two games, and you'll see what i mean.

Xenogears just for the movie in the beginning. :D

i say FF2 because as far as i can remember it was the first rpg to really have a complicated plot and characterization. most rpgs before were like morrowind, dungeons and dragons, and might and magic, where your character is a no-name guy who you have to make. FF2 was great because the characters were so defined and they even got killed off. when they died, you felt sorry for them. i remember thinking how bad it sucked that polom and porim got turned to stone holding that room open. am i a nerd or what.

Morrowind, Ultima Underworld I & II, Zelda 64 (if that counts as an RPG)

Baulders gate2, Diablo1/2, arcanum, maybe theif2...
But the best for me right now is of Morrowind!

Originally posted by ÆSiR


That game r0x0rz!




Have you really heard of Brigandine? It's tight I tell you. It's worth the time. It's worthy of renting or buying.

I like having diff. battle crews going on diff. missions in diff. parts of the map at the same time. Each creature is vital and must be used to the full!

check it

here is a pic of Cador the death knight. and Halley. they story for both is amazing.

here one of the whole cast. there's Dryst in the clown suit. lionese, King cai in green, Lance in the armour, Lord Zemekis with his tempest. and Lord Vaynard with the silver hair

Originally posted by Shogun
What do you think is the best RPG out there or has ever been?

I LOVE these type of games!!!!! I love to stratergize. I usually end up unscaved.

Sorry to be anal, but I think the word is "unscathed".

Anyone play Lunar the Siver Star, for Sega CD?



wow...that was awesome!

Final Fantasy 3 of course :P. Best RPG ever!
:stupid:

Final Fantasy all the way! Though I can't decide which one...
:D

Final Fantasy 7 or Chrono Trigger

Originally posted by Shogun



Have you really heard of Brigandine? It's tight I tell you. It's worth the time. It's worthy of renting or buying.

I like having diff. battle crews going on diff. missions in diff. parts of the map at the same time. Each creature is vital and must be used to the full!

Yeah.... I worked as a Manager of Microplay Video Games for 2 years. I better know it.

Actually I might just go buy it.
Awesome game!

-Æ (Pretty hard too)

Originally posted by ÆSiR


Yeah.... I worked as a Manager of Microplay Video Games for 2 years. I better know it.

Actually I might just go buy it.
Awesome game!

-Æ (Pretty hard too)


dang that's good man. Manager. Redd was one too for a while. It's tight as hec. no joke.

Do you know if they are going to make a part 2?

Originally posted by Shogun



dang that's good man. Manager. Redd was one too for a while. It's tight as hec. no joke.

Do you know if they are going to make a part 2?

I'm out of the loop now. Havn't worked there in 2 years. however I havn't heard anything about a part 2

-Æ (Woo)

been playing Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Gamecube, and it has got to be one of the most addicting "RPGs" out there.

Its about as basic as you can get.

Move to a town
and just try to make a living.
simple yet addicting, try it when you get the chance.

I'd say Kingdom Hearts, Okage: Shadow King, Pokemon, and the Resident Evil series. But FF, Parasite Eve, and Panzer Dragoon Orta look great as well.

***

I tried playng Animal Crossing, but then I got bored five minutes into the game. Hehe.

Leisure Suit Larry series. WOOT!

I've become fond of the Skies of Arcadia, ported to the Game Cube.

Final Fantasy VI. The huge cast of characters allowed for lots of character development, and they were all fairly interesting. Plus I happen to think the score was one of the series' best.

Never got into the FF series so I can't comment on it much.

Of the ones I've played, I'd say Baldur's Gate 2 was the best for character development & story line. Morrowind does run a close second though. Lots of depth to the game & TONS of quests.

Although I'd argue a little with Monkey that most of the quests having non-violent options to completing them wouldn't make it strictly an 'action' RPG, it would have been nice to see more interaction & PC/NPC development options in the game.

If I NEVER see another friggin Cliff Racer again, it'll be too soon also, LOL!


Going really old school though, I also loved the Bard's Tale series for the old Apple II PCs. Beyond primative by today's standards, but a ton of fun at the time.

Baldur's gate 2 for a kinda lame reason: my dad plays it.
It's a GREAT game too...but im a girl...and I like being all sappy and following in my dad's footprints.:)

I never really got into baldur's gate, I keep hearing its a good, game, and I want it, meh, I don't have much time for games right now anyways...

Did anyone ever play Lufia or Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals?

My wife and I got hooked on Lufia 2 and had gobs of fun playing it back in the SNES days.

Can't beat Ultima 7 (for PC) - both parts 1 and 2 were amazing. Realistically, Ultima 7 was the Morrowind of 1992 - but much, much better story.

Who cares about the irritating "rpg's" from the east? No-one has mentioned Fallout I & II! :mad:

Originally posted by ÆSiR


Played Suikoden 1 and 2
Working in 3 for the PS2 right now.

So cool, one of the best... also one of the least heard of.

-Æ (yada)

Currently playing 2, and I just bought 3 today. I love 2 so far, so hopefully 3 maintains the quality of the series thus far.

My personal favorites of all-time are probably Final Fantasy 2/4, 7, and Xenogears. Honorable mention would be anything from the Dragon Warrior series.

Originally posted by Red91Vert


Currently playing 2, and I just bought 3 today. I love 2 so far, so hopefully 3 maintains the quality of the series thus far.

My personal favorites of all-time are probably Final Fantasy 2/4, 7, and Xenogears. Honorable mention would be anything from the Dragon Warrior series.

Final Fantasy 3 beats out 2 only by a margin. Then there's Neverwinter Nights and perhaps the original Dragon Warrior

Jesus Christ, please don't tell me none of you has played the Fallouts! :doh:

Originally posted by Bone_Vulture
Jesus Christ, please don't tell me none of you has played the Fallouts! :doh:

Yeah yeah I played Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. 2 was good, one of the best games I've ever played, but Tactics was trash.

Originally posted by The Miscreant


Yeah yeah I played Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. 2 was good, one of the best games I've ever played, but Tactics was trash.

You have a good taste. Tactics was a real ****ty ripoff, I can't stand the people who try to claim it to be as good as the other Fallouts.

Originally posted by Bone_Vulture


You have a good taste. Tactics was a real ****ty ripoff, I can't stand the people who try to claim it to be as good as the other Fallouts.

Have you heard about the latest abomination in the Fallout series?

Fallout Enforcer (http://www.interplay.com/fbos/)

Or whatever the hell its called.... Console only... bah

i'd say FF7 by far then Grandia. they are supposed to come out with remakes of FF7-9 but something happend and they got it delayed for a while. also can't wait for FFXI to come out.

Originally posted by The Miscreant


Have you heard about the latest abomination in the Fallout series?

Fallout Enforcer (http://www.interplay.com/fbos/)

Or whatever the hell its called.... Console only... bah

Oh yeah... It's just so completely forgettable.

Japanese RPGs = Yuck.

Best RPGs

Ultima IV, V, and VII

Planescape: Torment

And I will nod enthusiastically in the direction of Fallout.

And here's to hoping that Knights of the New Republic will make the list.

ff6, xenogears, ffx, and pso eps I&II for cube, if you want to call it an rpg.

Ah, so many good ones to choose from!

Candidates include: Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Suikoden I & 2, Final Fantasy Tactics...

Hmm... I still have to say Chrono Trigger, but only barely.

As for Suikoden 3... I don't want to say much, if you guys are still playing it. But I did not like it. PM me if you want more info :P

New RPG coming out this month. :) It is based on an old D&D campaign mod, Temple of Elemental Evil. Looks good :)


http://www.greyhawkgame.com/

The Baldurs Gate series. Black Isle makes perfect RPGs that stay true to the old D&D. Baldurs Gate I was full of character development and action based storyline that always had you busy and thinking about what else you had to do (I used to hear the BG theme music in my sleep I played it so much) Overall it was an upbeat game.

Baldurs Gate II was much more morbid and had a lot of storyline that based itself in the gutter population of the Forgotten Realms city of Baldurs Gate. The deaths and betrayel and overall atmosphere of this game is untouched by anything else out there.

I'd like to try the Icewind Dale series.

the Eye of the Beholder series for pc... i loved it when i was younger... but FF3 kicked ass....

look its a 4 way tie between Morrowind, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Diablo 2 and Arcanum: Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura. Of course the best of all rpg's is the grandaddy of them all, pen and paper D&D baby.

You use a pen? :confused:

D&D sucks ass. WoD is the ****!

Originally posted by I don't know
D&D sucks ass. WoD is the ****!

hey
we're campaigning D&D right now, and our motto is : "no background, screw roleplay, long lives rules and statisitcs !!!" ... trust me or not, it's great fun: we almost don't need a GM , and we get the best of him on most contentious anyway ...
Refreshing change from my other RP sessions ...

You'll love this, then :p (http://www.gamesinabox.com/munchkin.html)

Actually, I played it once. Was quite fun.

played it no ater than yesterday .
won the game too ...

DnD is the best
:doh::doh:

Originally posted by gorval
DnD is the best
:doh::doh:

hmm no.
Xcept if your sole notions of P&P rpg are charater optimization and Door/monsters/treasure+xp

Even though it's been said countless times, I'm gonna go with FFVII....

Loved the Story line, FMV's and summons....

Second most is Kingdom Hearts....

I don't care what anyone says, i liked Ehrgeiz. It may not have been the best, or anything close to that, but for a dungeon crawler, it was indeed unique and refreshing.

As for actual world-exploring RPGs, nothing beats The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Not only is that sucker huge, with dozen of powerful hidden items, hundreds of caves, mines, tombs, and ruins, dozens of remote towns, several modes of transportation, a world that is preset to the inch in its miles of explorable land, with customizable spells and items, but is also has a long main quest and LITERALLY HUNDREDS of sidequests. This game has by far had the most sweat put into.

I would like to state, too, that this thread has inspired me to make a page devoted to games you should never play. Check it out please.

Originally posted by Meadhands
I don't care what anyone says, i liked Ehrgeiz. It may not have been the best, or anything close to that, but for a dungeon crawler, it was indeed unique and refreshing.


I don't remember Ehrgeiz how old is that one?

Its a PS 1 game. It was a fighting game that came a little after FF7 and included many characters (Cloud, Tifa, Yuffie, Vincent, Zak, Sephiroth) as a playable people. It is a very hard find nowadays, though, because after they translated it, they only made a few copies. Its a crappy fighting game, but the dungeon crawl mode is good.

Here it is, guys. The definitive top 5 RPGs.

5. Final Fantasy 3
4. Chrono Trigger
3. Final Fantasy
2. Lufia 2
1. Final Fantasy 2

Kingdom Hearts, FF X, FF X-2, am now working my way through Xenosaga.

Originally posted by The Frog
Did anyone ever play Lufia or Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals?

Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrels is the single best RPG.

Then FF1 FF2 FF3 in that order.

All those who haven't mentioned the Fallouts shoud be sentenced to the most painful death possible .

FABLE will be the best of all time on its release....

*sigh* I'll have to repeat myself:

THERE IS NO SUTCH THING AS A COMPUTER RPG

And I'll hereby throw in a new game called "Draug" as my new favorite :)

http://www.brettspill.no/GameImages/000731_0002.jpg

ok, if you insist :
My new favourite P&P :
http://www.siroz.com/produits/381/cop01_cops_1_b.jpg

Favourite CRPGs are Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1/2 and NWN.

Yes, I'm aware that they're more like (trashy) interactive novels than anything else, but they still rule.

If the Zelda series doesn't count, then I'd have to say Morrowind (total badass....."Mornhold, city of lights! City of magic!" :lol: ) Phantasy Star Online ep. I & II(online, though, DON'T BE A SLOW FORCE....)Oh, did I mention Earthbound? Stick with the classics, b****!

Morrowind III Elder Scrolls
Planescape Torment (got this game at walmart for $10 and it is by far one of my favorite games, lol it was cheap too)
BG1 and BG2
Dungeons and Dragons: Myths of Rynor

The best RPG i've playd so far is Tales of Symphnia.

Anyone play Lunar the Siver Star, for Sega CD?



wow...that was awesome!

my favorite game of all time. Alex is the man. and the soundtrack was phenomenal.

Some other noteworthy RPGs:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Final Fantasy VII
Golden Sun

and from what I've heard, Chrono Trigger & Secret of Mana were amazing.

oh yeah, and Skies of Arcadia!

Wow... this thread has been going for 2 years.
Anyhow, Morrowind still hold its place for me, very large world and open-ended.
Kights of the old republic is a good 2nd place, but after playing once good, and once evil, I was done with the game.
Not much has been released recently for RPGs, except for Vampire bloodlines. It will not hold up in the long run, although it has my attention atm.

My vote goes to Morrowind & Diablo 2. Both for the PC.

D2 is a 5 year old (wasn't it 1999?) game with a huge following, still. It is amazing that a 5 year old game, with graphics that can be rated as just OK, can still hold my attention. It is replayabilty that gives it my vote for the number one RPG ever.

I don't remember Ehrgeiz how old is that one?


Ehrgeiz was a fighting game made by Square on PSX(arcade port). No rpg elements that i know of, but i think i rented it once.

Everquest 2 or WoW but Everquest 2 nudges out

I am also a FF fan!! And a RPG nerd!
Right now I am playing Star Ocean, FFx2, FFx, Suikoden 2. I was playing Xeno Saga 2, but my game got erased, and I didn't want to start it over. And yes, I'm one that starts up another game once I get bored or stuck somewhere. But I always return to finish, sooner or later.

The best RPG's I have ever played are, in no particular order:

Fallout 1 and 2, Arcanum, Planescape: Torment, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate (not 2).

I dislike Morrowind, as playing it felt like being in a vast mansion, but a cold one, with little in the way of character. My character felt like a tool with which to do things. This may be true, but it should not be felt. Baldur's Gate 2 is a boring "Let's go through the whole damn book of monsters", cliched, trudging, derivative assterpiece. After the fish-guys (Kuo-Toa? Can't remember), Mind Flayers, Drow, every damn elemental, etc, I was surprised they didn't break out the more obscure creatures, such as Giffs (hippos with arquebuses, not to be mistaken for Gith). I quit the game something like 2/3 of the way through and sold it. I felt like part of my life had been stolen.

And as for Final Fantasy and the like: For an RPG, you want some innovation, a sense of the new, a little bit of GOOD quirkiness, some freshness. You will not get these things in decent quantities from Japan, a culture known to a large degree for its stultifying conformism and ridiculous business-fixation, in addition to a combination of racism and yearning to be white (just watch some anime, then try to figure out how many IRL blue-eyed, blond-haired women there are with names like Yuriko Mashinabashi), and some very creepy tastes in porno.

morrowind was pretty easy. only thing you have to do is find a ring, a powerful soul and imbue the ring with a constant heal hp. and you are a god...
fallout was pretty cool, but there are som issuess about the next sequel. wonder, when it will be released..

I can't stand RPG's, they are incredibly boring and seldom have any truly difficult objectives.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was (and still is) possibly the only good RPG out there.

it's not a rpg :|

It fills all two of the requirements to be a computer rpg:

1: you're able to choose between at least two characters.

and

2: you get to munchkin your character in to a kick ass fighting machine.

my fav rpg is tales of symphonia for gamecube, but the gloden sun series for gameboy :D

*gloden sun series

**golden sun. sry

I don't know, I probably would vote FF VII. The NES had some really nice rpg's (old, but good) One of my favorites is Crystalis.

theyre also coming out with, after 10 years, another luner game! i also want riviera, the promised land.

What do you think is the best RPG out there or has ever been?

I LOVE these type of games!!!!! I love to stratergize. I usually end up unscaved. I don't like to loose any of my guys. I plan and get things done.


My favorite is prolly Brigandine (if you've ever heard of it).
Runescape. Hands-down

It fills all two of the requirements to be a computer rpg:

1: you're able to choose between at least two characters.

and

2: you get to munchkin your character in to a kick ass fighting machine.
That would mean Project X ( or any shoot them up where you get to choose which bonus you take) was a RPG, you know ... :|

I can't stand RPG's, they are incredibly boring and seldom have any truly difficult objectives.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was (and still is) possibly the only good RPG out there.


Don't know i'd consider that a true RPG. But it is a great game. It was the "Great Life Siphon" before WoW.

Best computer RPG now would be WoW, tightly followed by morrowind (which has a better, more open and more detailed system of character development)

That would mean Project X ( or any shoot them up where you get to choose which bonus you take) was a RPG, you know ... :|- Only shoot em up I've played that was like that is Deus ex (and maybe some similar game) and yes, I consider Deus Ex a computer rpg.

- Only shoot em up I've played that was like that is Deus ex (and maybe some similar game) and yes, I consider Deus Ex a computer rpg.
that's not a shoot them up, that's a fps ...
when I say shoot'em up, I mean this (http://emulazione.multiplayer.it/mamend/gamend/png/projectx002.png)

Blood Rayne
Devil May Cry
Katmari Damancy
Those are my top 3 for the moment, more to be coming soon I havent played much video games lately.

the world will end before those wil be considered RPGs...

MMO=Eve Online

http://www.eve-online.com

WoW sucks ass.

Best rpg ever?

Baladurs Gate 2. No contest, that game is an RPG legend.

Followed closely by Baldurs Gate 1, Planescape Torment, FF7 & FF8.

Honourable mention:

Ultima 8 - Pagan. The first RPG I ever played and played and played, I loved it. Played it again recently and it was still just as enjoyable despite the dated graphics and midi sound.

As far as computer RPGs the only one I ever got really hooked on was Icewind Dale.
Haven't had one really catch my attention since - still play the table games though ;)

ak, Icewind Dale, if you liked that you'll really enjoy Baldurs Gate 2. *proselytize*

What table games do you play?

What table games do you play?

I play D&D, and GM a GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars campaign.
And occassionally play in a GURPS Powers campaign but I'm not real thrilled about that one.

the golden sun series for gameboy :D
I must say I absolutely loved this series. I don't know why Camelot is not thinking about making or rather haven't made another RPG.

I have to say WoW cause of Graphics, the number of epople who play, creativity, and entertainment values... I've never actually played an RPG besides that that I liked. But I can't afford WoW...

Phantasy Star IV hands down.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/bronze_11/df2.gif

The game had everything. Involving, proggressive story. Well-rounded characters. Enjoyable traditional RPG style gameplay. Characteristic dual futuristic/midieval setting. Advanced, NASA designed hydrofoils. The music was amazing (for the time) It had it all.