Whats ur favorite game beside FF. Mine personnally would be Chrono Trigger for the SNES. it was an cool game, also my first RPG. That graphics are fine, and the storyline isn't that bad!!! Post what u think!!!

Toughy, but I'd probably have to go for the Suikoden series, as it's my most played RPG since the FF series. There is so much for you to do in the games. Suikoden was tough to collect the 108 stars, whereas Suikoden 2 was a little easier, but still challenging. The best part was that you could use your save game from Suikoden to link to the second game, and therefore have access to your main character from the first game in the second. That was a pretty smart addition.

I'd like to say....Suikoden series.It has an exciting stories(which mean you won't be boring when you play it again after you finished the game).It has many side quest, like get some weird character, add some powerfull beast,and many other.the other part in the game that make it really enjoyment....it's the war battle.I like to organized the character before going to war.:D

I wonder if Suikoden III can use the previous data from Suikoden 2 and 1.........

I'd say Vagrant Story. My favourite game of all time actually.

My favorite RPG of all time is Zelda: Link's Awakening. :)

Zelda ofcourse :) Especially Ocarina of Time which is gaming gold.
The game has everything, it has the replay, the music, the looks and the best story of Zelda ever Imo.

Nox. It was just cool, and in my opinion way better then Diablo. Too bad noone else seems to think that way.

First off...id have to say zelda , suikoden series rock however my faviorate rpg game of all time is lunar and the entire series original sega cd versions remakes and all..also another great rpg title is Vay i dunno if anyone has ever played it on the sega cd but it had a great story and was alot of fun.

Crono trigger owns all, but if I was to choise a newer game, the Baldeurs gate 2. Its really fun, but if your used to FF, then its an extreme challenge. Both Zelda's for N64 were awsome also.

:eye: i think super mario rpg is a must because newcomers and oldies alike will like the spell effects and the humorus story line but i also recomend legend of dragoon because it is an awesome game.

Ultima Online.....

It starts out great for newbies by giving you quests that teach
you how to play the game.

Also, there are tons of people online, so it's a great community,
always somewhere there to help.

The graphics are pretty good and there are tons of creatures.

It's a pretty great game all around.

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Mine are Baldur's Gate and Chrono Trigger :D
BG is a totally different kinda RPG than Final Fantasy.. It's more realistic, the battles are different, you've got more places to go to.. etc.
And Chrono Trigger has a great story line, perhaps even better than most FFs :o
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Legend of Dragoon (because of the plot...) Chrono Cross and Vagrant Story.

It would have to be something on that great RPG console the snes.

Something like Secrret of mana, chrono trigger, something like that. Probably chrono trigger actually for the superior story and replay value

Well..............let me see here. If I was forced to chose I would have to say Chrono Trigger. I'm a little partial to it because it was my first RPG. But Wizardry 8 is really really cool too. It is a real chalange.

First of all is Suikoden
It has a good story than the other RPG,expecially with cool combo magic

beside FF??:confused: i think the greatest RPG in the world is Xenogears,Suikoden And Legend Of The Dragoon.they have exciting story and weapon!!:)

Breath of Fire 1 !!

Well, I'm going to have to say Earthbound, for the SNES. Seriously, that game is just awesome, the storyline, the challenge, the replay value, the MUSIC, and the characters were just cool, in my opinion. I'm listening to the music from the Happy Happy Village right now, it's cool. Also, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, and all Zeldas are just masterpieces, awesome.

P.S.-this Happy Happy Village music is creeping me out :uh?: :eye: :notgood:

Besides ff it has to be breath of fire 4, wild arms is crap i thought vagrant story is great i also like chrono trigger for snes

Besides FF, I've always been a fan of Skies of Arcadia. I just love the concept of riding in a pirate ship in the sky.

Besides FF it has to be ZELDA!!! And maybe Diablo...

Definitely the Chrono Series and Legend of Dragoon (I like anything with Dragons)

I am disgusted. The only ones i agree with are tifalockheart and Divine Strike the best RPG besides FF is (the envelope please).............The LEGEND OF DRAGOON

shining force....oh man, i love that rpg.

to me...this is the game of all time, nothing can touch it.

this game, absolutely, definately, positively, kicks ass

shining force, imo, is the best RPG ever...i even rate it more than FF7

ps: im not a heathen, its just my taste, dont hurt me :(

I'd have to say Chrono Trigger. I love games where you get to go through time. That game will always remain in the hearts of gamers everywhere (next to final fantasy). I also think the character combos are pretty cool.

I also like the first Parasite Eve, if you could consider that an RPG......and I like Zelda, too.

Dungeons and Dragons. (Which is what Baldurs Gate is based on, Nymph). It is my all time favorite, never mind the fact that i just started playing recently. I play every saturday (started the 16th of February)....

Is Zelda an RPG?

Chrono Trigger is great.

Why do Squaresoft make all the good RPGs?

Practice, I guess?

I say that Xenogears is the best. And yeah, I have noticed that Square makes the best RPG's maybe they have some secret formula. you know like one part gameplay, and two parts plot or something.

I just can't get enough from the Baldurs Gate Saga and all the expansions (Icewind Dale, Morrow Wind, Never Winter Nights, Pool of Radiance and any other D&D game) and of course DiabloII.

Hands down the chronoseries!

besides FF or with FF, the 2 Suikodens are better, My favourite RPG is Suikoden 2....i like you ppl, u all like Suikodens like me(i actually love them)...bye

Xenogears, Legend of Dragoon. Done

Okage: Shadow King is pretty good, too. Played that over Spirng Break.

Hmmmmmm RPG's well i gotta say Diablo 1 and 2 and Grandia 2

Best RPG next to FF. I would easly say the Dragon Warrior series.

Many precious hours of my life were thrown away mastering Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. No other game can come close. Except Secret of Mana! I have part 2 as a Rom but haven't really gotten into it. I'm not sure it's between those two.

I'm still playing Chrono Trigger as wel Lufia 1&2. And there is Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption, this ones hard but it really is a good game.

lunar 2 enternal blue

The 'Fallout' series is amazing post - nuclear RPG set.
Also Metal Gear Solid and MGS2 is a masterpiece.

I was kinda shocked nobody mentioned Grandia 2. I think it's besides the ff-saga the best RPG. I have to admit I haven't played suikoden 2 yet, but I'm now at a merely twenty hours with Grandia 2 and I'm still totally in trance of joy because of the, firstable; beautiful graphics for it's 'simple' style. The storyline is fine too, but the best thing of the entirely game has to be the battle-system. Man oh man what a great system, far better than any ff. In some ff's I was quickly irritated when travelling from point A to point B because of that damn high random encounters always, so I just ran quickly the shortest way I could and sometimes even escaped(mwah, that was more in the past though)from battles. In Grandia 2 you just WANT to battle, so you're even searching for enemies because of the funrate of the battles. I can yap endlessly over this sick game but I don't...

Anywayz, If you have lots of patience-the storyline is very comprehensive- and love ff7(graphics) make sure you check out grandia 2, it's phat. (Man, this looks almost like a damn commercial):D

well mine would be the suikoden1&2 and grandia1&2

chrono trigger. this will be til kingdom hearts comes out. i don't know why even if it is kiddy i think it will be awesome.

Dragon Force - a rare strategy RpG for the Sega Saturn...sort of like Langrisser

I LOVE diablo 2.... expansion set... and Diablo 1 of course.

Chrono Trigger in my opinion is the greatest game of all time.

If I was to select another game though I'd probably go with Secrets of Evermore.

chrono trigger and chrono cross were good...

Uncharted Waters II: New Horizons

Any of y'all into that? I was... I thought it was a fantastic game

Mine are Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, MGS2, Xenogears, Grandia1,2,xtream, Tales of Destiny, Suikoden...

The Legend of Dragoon, JadeCacoon and Parasite Eve.

DiabloII with expansion is pretty kewl but it is really great when u play it online. Grandia II is an amazing game and really worth trying it.

Dragon Force - a rare strategy RpG for the Sega Saturn...sort of like Langrisser


didn't really seem like langrisser. . .or do you mean that they're both rare. " o_O "




Uncharted Waters II: New Horizons

Any of y'all into that? I was... I thought it was a fantastic game


I've been meaning to pick it up, but thats the extent. =/









of course, Suikoden series is tops by the way. FF tried to compete with it. we all had a good laugh. " :) "

Are the Zelda games RPG's? u dont go ^ levels, and i thought that was what made an RPG an RPG. if u consider the Zelda's as RPGs, then u would have to say the Tomb Raider series is, which i dont believe it is. I guess though since u r saying that bout Zelda, then i will have to say that my fave is any TR game.

As for REAL (in my opinion) RPGs, i guess my other faves would b Secret & Legend of Mana and Mario RPG. I didn't like the chronos or BoF's. i dont really care much for other rpgs besides the ff's actually.

EDIT: I forgot Pokemon Yellow...i have been editing my posts a lot lately...im scatter-brained :P

Zelda is still considered an rpg but it's called an action rpg, those are when you have life meters or containers and you can walk around freely and battle at the same time.

I agree with holyZell about Grandia 2. it's the best besides ff series.
I also like Grandia 1, Suikoden 2 ,Lunar series, the legend of dragoon and Xenogears. They're all cool.

Zelda and Alunra

I recently got Neverwinter Nights and Morrowind and they r some good games, the best of their kind.

Morrowind: a huge single player RPG which costs alot of time to finish and even then u might not have seen anything.

Neverwinter Nights: a massive online multiplater RPG and when u've finished the main story u just make ur own with a incrdebly simple to use editor.

Suikoden 2

legend of dragoon
because i live in belgium i can't buy crono trigger and crono cross
so i don't know if they are goog games

Originally posted by Gehenna
I'd say Vagrant Story. My favourite game of all time actually.

ah lol i couldent stand this game but hey its your opinion.. =P id have to say the chrono series is my fav besides ff

i think thats tight too but if anyone wants to battle go to battle of the ruins:D

hmmm...
The best rpg... beside FFs...

Maybe Chrono Trigger.. cool characters , great story, many things to do, many side quests, cool ability system...

I didn't like Chrono Cross as much as CT! the story of CC was good butt I think there were too much playable characters and I didn't like the magic system... (elements...)

I like to play the game Neverwinter Nights right now as we speak

fav's would have to be (besides Ff's)

Breath Of Fire Series
Chrono Trigger
Secret Of Mana



Kain

CT and legend of zelda... im gona have to play neverwinter nights to decidewhetherit's good or not

I have new faves. Besides CT, i like Chrono Cross, Legend of Dragoon and Legend of Mana.

i like legend of mana, but by no means i think it doesnt live up to its predeccosor, Secret Of Mana, i loved how you could power up and level up your weapons in that game....

I would have to say XenoGears or Chrono Trigger because they are both awsome games. Legend of Dragoon was pretty good too.

It is too hard to chose an all time favorite game, I say just as long as it is made by SquareSoft it is a good frigin game.

Other than FFs huh....hrm.....I'd have to say Skies of Arcadia. That games was really cool. :cool: It never got old! It was always fun. Very original too.

Dragon Force
for the sega saturn!!! It was actually a strategy RPG

My first choice would to be to go with the wonder that is Chrono Trigger, of course, but if I'm going to stray from the Squaresoft universe all together, then I would go with the quirky and wonderful Earthbound. I'm so disapointed that they never finished the N64 sequel. I'm hoping something in the Earthbound franchise will be appearing on a console in the near future. I have yet to read anything about it, but it's a definite possibility....

I know, seriously, I remember looking at screen shots for it, it was going to be on the 64 DD....too bad....(sigh)....on the upside,maybe they'll follow up on game cube....or atleast GBA

actually, quite recently someone posted something about Star Ocean : The Second Story, so i started playing it (i bought it a week before ff7 came out because i had to spend money, and i played it for like 30 minutes, and left it alone for nearly 2-3 years now) so like i said, i have put nearly 10 hrs into now, and it is a great game....I LOVE IT!

Dragon Force was cool, but it got a little cheap, it took two hits to kill those ghost....c'mon.....but yeah, it was cool.....some of the coolest characters ever....

Aww man No FF for a favorite RPG here god thats like almost all my choises, ok ok my favorite i think if Final Fantasy Chronicles !!! lol well at least the Crono trigger part of that for the PS and the snes but i personally like Chrono trigger For the PS with all the new videos and graphics and all so either way CT is my other fav besides Final fantasys.!!!

Although Zelda is my fav. game series(along with FF) I dont consider it a true RPG.

As for my fav. RPG besides FF, I would have to go with Chrono Trigger. I would also like to give a honorable mention to Earthbound wich I think is of the most charming games I have ever played and wich is very underrated. Most EB fans have proabbly been to this site, but for those who want more information on this gem go to www.starmen.net

Hmm...I love all sorts of other RPG's..

.Chrono Cross
. Dragon Warrior/Quest 1
.Shining Force 1 & 2
.The Legend of Dragoon
.Super Mario RPG

My favorites though would probably the DW1 and CC.

For PSX..?

Xenogears.

Nothing compares to the story, events, battle system and characters(abilities included).

It also had pretty good graphics and was nice and lengthy.

MissTwink

I really liked the Baldurs Gate series, i'm also having alot of fun with Neverwinter Nights and Morrowind.

Legend of Dragoon, and Morrowind as well, they both kick ass. Uhh, would WarCraft III be considered a RPG?

Septerra Core. The best RPG after FF7 for the pc.

Well i like Kingdom Hearts but i'd go with the charm of zelda 64.I've completed it 4 times and i never get tired of it.

I like Front Mission (SNES), quite alot. It's a strategy RPG with a good story. And yes it was created by Squaresoft ^_~. To bad this game isnt very familiar becouse it is really worth trying only just once. I garauntie (sp?) you'll like it.

Uh, the Harry Potter game (don't diss me! It's actually quite good and tricky at certain parts) and Wild 9. Yeah, that's about it... :uh?:

I dont think ayone has mentioned it yet. But I really like Wild Arms. It was released shortly after FF7 for the PSX and it is almost as good as FF7.

i think that xenogears is the best game ever even know i aint passed it but so far it has been the best game for i have loved it since i started playing it but im a bit annoyed now cause im stcuk at a certain part

My faves are Lunar SSSC, Dragon force, Xenogears, Star Ocean, Crono series.

Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast.
Even though it dragged on a little too long, it is still an excellent game.

Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger are some of my favorites.

Originally posted by Valhalla
Legend of Dragoon, and Morrowind as well, they both kick ass. Uhh, would WarCraft III be considered a RPG?

Despite the fact that hero's can gain exparience points, WarcraftIII isnt a RPG. It is a fantasy strategy game.

I have two RPG's that come in a close race. Chrono Trigger and, just recently, Kingdom Hearts. But I think that I'm going to have to go with Kingdom Hearts. I've only played Chrono Trigger once, but I've beat Kingdom Hearts and am just restarting KH again.

Chrono Trigger is the best non FF RPG. Zelda OoT can take a close second.

Another one of my favorite RPG's is Legend of the Dragoon that game is preety awesome and if you have never played it I recommend you do.:D :D :D :D :D

Originally posted by monsterskate
Another one of my favorite RPG's is Legend of the Dragoon that game is preety awesome and if you have never played it I recommend you do.:D :D :D :D :D

I think it is overatted, gameplay isn't that great.

I havn't finsihed it but valkrie profile is fun as hell, yet it is old fashioned. Other than I havn't ventured much out of the FF seiries though I want to.

My vote is tending to slide toward Xenogears. I got this game and I cant stay away from it. Too good.

Greetings.

Favourite RPG besides FF? Hoo boy, this'll take a while to sort out. Think I'll break it down by system.

NES - Wizard & Warriors 1 - 3 - A great series for the NES.

Megadrive - Phantasy Star 2 - I got this from Enkidoh. A very good and enjoyable game.

SNES - Breath of Fire II - This game is just awesome. Great storyline, and the gameplay was good too. Zelda 3, A link to the past - While not aa RPG per se, this is, in my mind, the BEST of the Zelda series. Great gameplay, and very easy to play.

Saturn - Mystaria realms of lore - I saw this game being played in a game shop about eight years ago, didn't get it because at the time I wasn't a SEGA fan. Still over those eight years, I found myself wanting the game BADLY! Whilst the graphics aren't anything special, there's a certain "something" to it, which made it memorable, to me at least. Lunar 1 + 2 and Grandia - See below.

PSX - Grandia - Graphics were similiar to FF Tactics, and the gameplay, sound and story are great. Also, some of the lines in the character responses were good for a laugh. Lunar 1 + 2 - Brilliance, pure brilliance. Legend of Dragoon - Original, in a sense, and has Dragoons as mainstream characters. Wild Arms - Good story line, the battle system was okay, all in all a good game. Suikoden 1 + 2 - I LOVE THESE GAMES!!! nuff said. Vandal Hearts 1 + 2 - The first one, similiar in some aspects to FF Tactics (made by the same team I think, 1st released in 96, BEFORE FFVII and FF Tactics, and the second in 2000). The first is better than the second. Persona - A quirky little title, not bad. Xenogears - Good story, good graphics and gameplay. Legend of Legaia - Standard RPG. Koudelka - Dark, gothic atmosphere. I like it for those two reasons alone. Star Ocean 2 The second story - Hard and challenging. Qualities I enjoy and look for in a game.

PS2 - Shadow Hearts - The sequel to Koudelka, and a brilliant game.

Dreamcast - Skies of Arcadia - It's a pirate type game. Big enemies to beat, and prooves the old adage "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Airships flying around. Customisable airships. Airships with big, big, BIG GUNS!! Oh, and cool airship battles (something missing from the FF series.) Grandia 2 - Awesome. Silver - While not an RPG, still fun.

Phew! What a list. Still, I enjoy these games, and while I haven't finished all of them, I have most of them. And I'm gonna damn well try to finish the rest!

I haven't really played too many other RPG's, the FF's were a starter point for me...

But I have played and really liked the Lunar series
I really need to play more x___X

. Vandal Hearts 1 + 2 - The first one, similiar in some aspects to FF Tactics (made by the same team I think, 1st released in 96, BEFORE FFVII and FF Tactics, and the second in 2000). The first is better than the second.


hey: Vandal Hearts isn't done by the same team as FFT. The only connection FFT has to an outside series is to Tactics Ogre and the Quest team. Square acquisitioned them(the group or key members I'm not sure). . .I don't know if this was before or after FFT, but the similarities between the two games are quite obvious.

"JOIN UP!"

VH>FFT, just to say.



"i think."

Personally Grandia 2 (pick a system...)

I was so involved I cried at least twice the first time through.


I've never played a few of the rpg some of you are mentioning: Vandal Hearts, Lunar series, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia (The first one).

There's only one rpg game I wished I had played and that's Valkyrie Profile, but only because I think I would have liked it.

I personally like Crono Cross. Zelda is pretty good the first time but I find that it doesn't last.

Its so hard to pick just one, so instead I'm going to give a list of some of the greatest games I've ever played.

Chrono Trigger
Valkyrie Profile
Might and Magic 7
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Secret of Evermore

Well, those are Durendal's "Fab Five"

Originally posted by Chii
My first choice would to be to go with the wonder that is Chrono Trigger, of course, but if I'm going to stray from the Squaresoft universe all together, then I would go with the quirky and wonderful Earthbound. I'm so disapointed that they never finished the N64 sequel. I'm hoping something in the Earthbound franchise will be appearing on a console in the near future. I have yet to read anything about it, but it's a definite possibility....

I would have to agree entirely with you, Chii. Earthbound kicks ass as well as Chrono Trigger. Even though Earthbound had pretty crappy graphics and the battle system wasn't great, I still love it. I hope they make a Gamecube version of it, even though I'd have no money to buy it.

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Star Ocean 2. It starts out slow, which turns a lot of people away from the game, but it still rocks. Especially making your own weapons and the battle system. That and the fact that you can go above level 99. My main character is at level 200 and something. All the skills that you can get. I could go on and on, but I won't. It's just so great. <font color = "FF0000">Go Enix!</font>

Super Mario RPG. Yes! A light-hearted RPG for once (aside from Earthbound)! There needs to be more just-for-fun RPGs. One problem, though, <font size = 5> there's no Luigi!!!!!!!!!</font> There's just a little thing on Star Hill that's his wish, but no actual Luigi. Booo...

Secret of Mana 2 & 3. Secret of Mana (on Super Nintendo) was actually Secret of Mana 2 (for those who don't know already). Anyways, both these games rocked! Especially the battle system, that was a nice breath of fresh air comapred to the rest of the RPG genre. And the plots were good as well. Play them or DIE!!

Terranigma. A badass game for Super Nintendo that I had never heard of before a few years ago. A Secret of Mana-like battle system and a strange yet cool storyline. PLAY IT!!

Breath of Fire. 'Nuf said.

There are probably others, but I'm so tired so I can't think.

I'd have to say Legend Of Dragoon. It's not my favorite, but it's very good.

I really love Zelda: A Link to the Past, one of my all time faves. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is good too.

I have also played the likes of Terranigma and Lufia 1 & 2, well worth a look.

But sadly...possibly the only one who has never played the Suikoden series. :(
I would love to give it a shot.

Star Ocean : The Second Story - My favorite RPG after FF. A good storyline, good characters and a lot of replay value.

Tales of Phantasia - Good storyline, battle system like Star Ocean but in 2D and funny as hell!

Lufia 2 : Rise of the Sinistrals - A freaking hard RPG with interesting puzzles.

I should beat them again, it has been a while since I played these games.

Like i haven't answered this 40 times today. Chrono and Trigger

Like I am getting of this thread being revived.