Well, I've almost finished my domination of FFX, only need to obtain Lulu, Rikku, and Wakka's Sigils, get through the Omega Ruins, and then beat the game. It should only take me another couple of days, playing casually, to complete it. So I'm having trouble choosing what should be next on the list.

Opinions would help, here's a list of my library. (Only RPG's).

Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X-2, XII, Tactics, Anthology
Legend of Legaia
Legaia 2: Dual Saga
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time
Xenosaga Ep. 1
.hack//infection
Front Mission 3
Legend of Dragoon


At work right now, may be leaving a couple games out.

Also, suggestions are welcome, but if it's an older psx game, it'll be tough to find and I won't go after it (at least not when I'm broke). The series like Xenogears and .hack I would make a Gamestop stop and check prices on sequals as well.

I'd say play Final Fantasy Tactics or Front Mission 3, both are turn-based RPGs.

If you have a PS2 then I'd also say play Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. Great game.

I was leaning towards FM3 myself, but I remember it being mind numbingly slow to start the story, but that may be just what I need, something to focus on.

Also, I don't think I've heard much about the game you reccommend, but I'll look into it, thanks.

do Star Ocean 3, man.

Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X-2, XII, Tactics, Anthology
Legend of Legaia
Legaia 2: Dual Saga
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time
Xenogears Ep. 1
.hack//infection
Front Mission 3
Legend of Dragoon


At work right now, may be leaving a couple games out.


For PSX I'd recommend:
Suikoden, Suikoden II
Vandal Hearts, Vandal Hearts II
Front Mission 3

For PS2:
Legaia 2 Dual Saga
Star Ocean Til the End of Time
Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts Covenant
Suikoden V (I wouldn't recommend Suikoden IV or Suikoden Tactics, as imo the story in them was quite lacklustre. However if you like games like FFT and FM3, give Suikoden Tactics a try. Similar style gameplay)

Legend of Legaia is a good time. Neat story, nice music, fun battle system.

Didn't care much for SO3 despite being a fan of the earlier two in the series.

You cleared the monster arena without World Champion? Kudos.

Well, I guess you could do it with any ball with break damage limit, tbh.

Still, I want to give you Kudos, so I shall!

Congrats on finishing up FFX; not an easy task! Well, unless you've got Anima and the Magus Sisters ;)

If I were you I'd do like I did and hit up FFXII next. Then again, FF is one of the only series' I've been into for a couple years, so maybe I'm a little rusty on other titles :O

I could never get into the Shadow Hearts games, I don't know why. And I have Suikoden Tactics, and I agree with you that the story is lacking somewhat, still a decent game.

Legend of Legaia is a good time. Neat story, nice music, fun battle system.

Oh, Legaia is my favorite RPG! I love that game, currently have a save around level 40, going for all 99's. THAT is a dismal task imo, so slow on the leveling.


You cleared the monster arena without World Champion? Kudos.

I reached my brick wall in X man, played it so much I just get tired of looking at it. I did unlock the entire Arena, short of Nemesis of course. I've beaten a few of the easy bosses with a custom Wakka weapon. I'll always come back and try to clear them all on one save. You can keep your Kudos until then!


Congrats on finishing up FFX; not an easy task! Well, unless you've got Anima and the Magus Sisters ;)


Thanks, FFX is a grind downing Sin and the last few bosses. They're easy enough, just time consuming. I've also played XII recently enough to not want to play it again right now. ;)


As for my next game! It's down to FFX-2 (ONLY for 'storyline closure' I swear!), Valkyrie Profile 2, and Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, which I forgot to mention. Of course I'll end up jumping from game to game until I find something that drags me in.

Thanks for the input, and lets keep the thread open eh? What's everyone else hacking through right now? (Different from the 'currently gaming' thread I promise!) :D

I'm totally biased when it comes to VP and SO, but Valkyrie Profile 2 is a great game. Unfortunately, the 2nd quarter of it goes reeeeeal slow, with little story development, and it becomes a bit of a grind. I kept getting to the same point and stopping because I'd get so frustrated with dungeon crawling.

Of course, after I learned how to handle battles and equipment more effectively, it was easier to level up and get through the dungeons quicker. The second half of the game is like OMG and makes me wonder why the game didn't get better reviews or more praise.

But I guess you're giving all of them a shot, you'll see for yourself.

I think I'm inspired to go replay it now ;x

Haha, glad I could inspire some gameplay! (even though I just mentioned it) :D

I did play it for about an hour when I bought it, I thought it was pretty cool how you could freeze enemies/objects to climb up and down in dungeons. For some reason I turned it off, I think it was the navigation/sidescrolling I didn't like at first. I'll be sure to pick it up again if the second half of it is as good as you say.

After I turned off FFX last night I immediately grabbed X-2, but then I realized it was 4am so I went to bed. I'm still not sure what I'll end up playing, one of the reasons I hate the end of December, I have so much more time (out of school) that I actually have trouble picking a game.

Legend of Legaia is a good time. Neat story, nice music, fun battle system.

Didn't care much for SO3 despite being a fan of the earlier two in the series.

yeah i liked 2 best out of the three... seemed as if there were a ton of items. oh and i loved 2's creation system. 3's was kinda dorky.

do legend of legaia or FF Tactics, theyre pretty cool

do legend of legaia or FF Tactics, theyre pretty cool

Yea Legaia is my favorite certainly, it's always on the list. ;)

The current game is, FFX-2! Out of nowhere!

Just got to Besaid for the first time, where my other attempts ended up dieing, but I'll try to keep it moving this time. I acutally levelled Paine and Rikku when I was chasing the Imposter in the very start of the game. Standing next to the moogle save point and they shot up to level 5 each after the 'boss' battle. (I'm always a fan of a few extra levels).

Hey Seru! How ya likin' FFX-2 so far? Is it good? :D

well i like it but nobody else around here seems to.

Hey Seru! How ya likin' FFX-2 so far? Is it good? :D

It's....good. A little annoying with the music and overall style of it, but not as much as I remember. It is a little 'girl power!' but it looks like it can turn into a good game.

I'm anxious to give it a try too!

So far so good, but I gotta point out one thing: Anyone else notice how terrible Wakka's voice actor is in X-2? He just seems to be way way WAY worse than in FFX.

Xenogears or Xenosaga Ep.1? A bit confused.

I would reccomend FFVII, but that's just me.
- Front Mission 3 & Final Fantasy Tactics (that one fight on the rooftop ungh, what a b----!) were really super hard games to me, but I love the music to both these games.
- Legend of Legaia is ok...
- Legend of Dragoon is alright, but once you get this one item, the battle system basically turns into a regular RPG...
- Star Ocean 3, eh... got through it... I like Star Ocean 2 better.

He said Ep. 1. Which is fantastic. I prefer Ep. II, but I'm a sucker for the Variants and Sakura/MOMO.

Yea Esh, I meant Xenosaga Ep. 1. Typo's own me.

Neg, I never finished Episode 1 sadly, I really need to get back to it.