Final Fantasy VIII Related Games
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SaGa Frontier 2 will likely please RPG fans who are able to overlook the first title's looming shadow.
- Release Date: Jan 31, 2000
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Chrono Cross may not have had the largest budget, but it has the largest heart.
- Release Date: Aug 15, 2000
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Xenogears' reliance on story, subtlety, and mood make it Square's most anime-like RPG thus far, in many ways making the game one of its best.
- Release Date: Oct 20, 1998
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Expect to finish the game all the way through in no more than 15 hours.
- Release Date: Sep 9, 1998
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Suikoden II brings nothing new to the genre, but it executes well enough that no one will really care.
- Release Date: Aug 31, 1999
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Star Ocean might not be compelling enough to play through twice, but the first time is as engaging as any RPG you're likely to play.
- Release Date: May 31, 1999
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Despite the little flaws that keep Legaia from being the world beater that it could have been, it still remains an engaging RPG for anyone who likes to play RPGs.
- Release Date: Mar 17, 1999
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Grandia is every bit as worthwhile as Final Fantasy VIII, just in different ways.
- Release Date: Sep 30, 1999
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Chrono Trigger is a game where the notion of time is turned upside down as players must race against it, while all the decisions made along the way will affect the past, present, and future.
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2011
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Lunar may not have modern aesthetics, but its gameplay and story are among the best of any RPG of any era.
- Release Date: May 28, 1999
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Overall, Koudelka falls short of expectations in the gameplay department, but the beautiful CG work in the game's movies definitely makes the experience a memorable one.
- Release Date: Nov 30, 1999
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While it's a good first try, Sony's inexperience with the genre shows through, resulting in a highly generic RPG with some out-of-this-world FMV.
- Release Date: Jun 11, 2000
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Though Suikoden may not be groundbreaking, it's definitely good.
- Release Date: December 1996
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Breath of Fire IV is as solid a game as any of its predecessors.
- Release Date: Nov 28, 2000
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With each successive RPG, Konami has gotten bolder and braver.
- Release Date: Jun 30, 1998
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Altus' Persona for the PlayStation easily qualifies as a sleeper hit.
- Release Date: November 1996
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Even with its handful of new features, Breath of Fire III breaks little new ground.
- Release Date: Apr 30, 1998
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RPG fans looking for something other than the standard "boy meets girl, boy loses girl in heart-wrenching cutscene, boy avenges girl's death and saves world" formula should definitely give Persona 2 a shot.
- Release Date: Dec 22, 2000
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Valkyrie Profile is a complex, ambitious, and gorgeous title that offers much to like: beautiful aesthetics, an entertaining battle system, engaging characters, and a creatively balanced "dual" scenario.
- Release Date: Aug 29, 2000
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If you know you're in the market for a very lengthy and ultimately satisfying RPG and know you can get over the visuals, you owe it to yourself to give Dragon Warrior VII a try.
- Release Date: Oct 31, 2001
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Every fan of RPG games should at least take a peek at this title.
- Release Date: Apr 30, 1997
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- Publisher(s): Square EA
- Developer(s): SquareSoft
- Genre: Role-Playing
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- ESRB: T
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