Best of the Best RPG's from Any Platform

Hey,

I need to make the list of the RPG's which I should try to own and play before I die. Please list 5 best RPG's from any platform which is still worth playing.

Note: Platforms I own are PC, PS2, PSP, Wii and DS.

Thank you in advance.

Note: I listed the games which I ve already tried in my second posting somewhere below.

Note 2: Please, put special emphasis on the best of the best games so that I can prepare my "must own" list.

PC:

Kotor and Kotor 2.

PS2:

Final Fantasy X, Haven't tried XII, but would like to

Dragon Quest VIII (If you have to buy a single game, this is it.)

DS: (also includes GBA games)

Final Fantasy IV (The one coming out for DS at March's end)

FinalFantasy V & VI. VI was the best.

Pokemon Diamond andPearl.

Not to worry I'll think of more.

PC

1. Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
2. Knights of the Old Republic
3. Knights of the Old Republic 2
4. Fallout (Arcanum makes a decent, if watered down, substitute if you can't find Fallout)

PS2

1. Suikoden 3
2. Shadow Hearts/Shadow Hearts Covenant (should play them both)
3. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
4. Persona 3
5. Suikoden V
6. Xenosaga Series

Wii

1. Tales of Symphonia (Gamecube)

FF7 FF8 and FFX

should be part of school curriculum

dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. z4twenny

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

KotOR series.

Fable, though it's not really an RPG as much as action/adventure.

Some more, but I'll post them later.

[QUOTE="z4twenny"]dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. trick6952

I have over 100 hours on Morrowind, and I'm not halfway yet... :P

[QUOTE="trick6952"][QUOTE="z4twenny"]dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. muthsera666

I have over 100 hours on Morrowind, and I'm not halfway yet... :P

Fallout 1&2 should absolutely not be missed.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Jade Empire

Final Fantasy VII

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic

Final Fantasy X

Chrono Trigger

Oblivion

Final Fantasy X

Chrono Trigger is a huge must play. Ranks right up there with FFVII in my book, but in some ways I think it has aged better.

Final Fantasy X has a crazy story that makes no sense and is amazing at the same time.

KoToR is just fun. Not a great story and the light/dark choices are kinda lame but being able to do whatever you want is always fun.

Any Pokemon game. They may seem childish but I picked one up last year (Good ole' blue) and remembered how addicting they are.

Kingdom Hearts 2. Again childish but somehow is a great game with a good story.

Final Fantasy VI. Incredible story, tons of great characters, funny, great enemies, just great.

Those would be my picks. FFXII is good but not incredible. Bioshock may not be a true RPG but still one of the best games I've played.

You have a PC, so that is all you need for the best RPGs:

1.) Baldurs Gate I & II

2.) Neverwinter Nights

3.) Knights of the Old Republic I & II

4.) Morrowind

5.) Oblivion

Thank you for all your valuable comments.

Now, I am listing the games I already own and/or I ve already played:

PC

Baldur's Gate 2, IWD 1&2, Planescape Torment, Fallout 1&2, Arcanum, Morrowind, Diablo 1&2, Might and Magic VI&VII, NWN 1&2, Fable, The Witcher

Others

DQ VIII, Shadow Hearts Covenant, Tales of Eternia, Jeanne D'Arc, Monster Hunter Freedom, Phantasy Star II-III-IV (for PSP)

Any games better than those I already have which are obviously worth hunting down and buying?

Hey,

I need to make the list of the RPG's which I should try to own and play before I die. Please list 5 best RPG's from any platform which is still worth playing.

Note: Platforms I own are PC, PS2, PSP, Wii and DS.

Thank you in advance.

retro82

Considering the platforms you own ill reccomend some rpg's I have played and love :

Pc : Elder scrolls : Morrowind, Elder scrolls : Daggerfall, The Witcher, some more I cant think of atm..

Ps2 : FFX, Star ocean 3 till the end of time

Ps1 : FFVII, FFVIII, Star Ocean : the second story..

Wii : Not sure, dont own one..

DS : FFVI for gameboy advance ( it will work through backward compatability) it is one of my favorite rpg's, beat it on playstation a long time ago, FF 3 and ff revenant wings might be worth a try too.

Let's see...I'll try one per platform:

Secret of Mana: Great game alone, but a helluva lot better with 2 more people.
Fire Emblem: Engaging, challenging, and a great storyline.
Final Fantasy: Still quite a good game (especially when you name your characters Kenny, Cartman, Stan & Kyle (Kenny being the Black Mage :P):P))
Kingdom Hearts: Hey, if I can put Secret of Mana up there, why not Kingdom Hearts?
Phantasy Star IV: Nice wrap up to the series.

Of course, being an RPG enthusiast, this was pretty damn hard.

Secret Of Mana on SNES

Still worth playing today due to its awsome battle system plus multiplayer features and a Awsome sound track.

1. Skies of Arcadia

2. Final Fantasy VII

3. Mass Effect

4. Chrono Cross

5. Chrono Trigger

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]

[QUOTE="trick6952"][QUOTE="z4twenny"]dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. Jim_bo_bo

I have over 100 hours on Morrowind, and I'm not halfway yet... :P

Personally, the mods aren't that big of a deal for me. I don't think I use any, other than the official ones, which are about two. Generally, I prefer games on the console to them being on the PC, though Morrowind I definitely prefer on the PC. Playing it on the Xbox isn't bad, though.

Legend of Dragoon (PS)

Star Ocean: Til the End of Time (PS2)

KH series

(I decided to avoid the obvious FF games :P)

[QUOTE="Jim_bo_bo"][QUOTE="muthsera666"]

[QUOTE="trick6952"][QUOTE="z4twenny"]dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. muthsera666

I have over 100 hours on Morrowind, and I'm not halfway yet... :P

Personally, the mods aren't that big of a deal for me. I don't think I use any, other than the official ones, which are about two. Generally, I prefer games on the console to them being on the PC, though Morrowind I definitely prefer on the PC. Playing it on the Xbox isn't bad, though.

[QUOTE="muthsera666"][QUOTE="Jim_bo_bo"][QUOTE="muthsera666"]

[QUOTE="trick6952"][QUOTE="z4twenny"]dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. Jim_bo_bo

I have over 100 hours on Morrowind, and I'm not halfway yet... :P

Personally, the mods aren't that big of a deal for me. I don't think I use any, other than the official ones, which are about two. Generally, I prefer games on the console to them being on the PC, though Morrowind I definitely prefer on the PC. Playing it on the Xbox isn't bad, though.

I've never really had any problems with glitches or unfairness, though I'm not saying they can't have happened.

dragon quest 8 was fantastic, its up there with FF7 in terms of sheer awesomeness. z4twenny

Whoa whoa whoa, hold on. I'm going to disagree. I played both, and believe me I think FF7 is a contender for Best Game Ever Made Ever ZOMG LOLZ, and I also recently finished Dragon Quest 8.

Now don't get me wrong. Dragon Quest 8 was fun, I had a gripe with the cartoony, anime-y (KAMEAMEAAAHHHHH!!!!), goofy looking enemies that made me want to snuggle with them, not fight them; not to mention the ridiculous looking bosses, the repetitive enemy models and, well, King Trode. All this being said, I had a lot of fun with the game. I thought it was really, really good. Not great, CERTAINLY not FF7 great, merely really good. The item crafting was fun, the monster arena was a good side quest, but the story never really captivated me. It only really got good around when Neos got briefcase nuked. FF7's story grabbed me by the balls and didn't let go until the final breath. With Dragon Quest 8, I didn't feel the same pull, I'm sorry to say. Maybe I never will.

That being said, let's not make rash comparisons that we can't back up here.

Legend of Dragoon (PS)

Star Ocean: Til the End of Time (PS2)

KH series

(I decided to avoid the obvious FF games :P)

Shiggums

Good pull with Legend of Dragoon. Too many people haven't played that gem.

Also, sorry for not adding games to my rant above. If they haven't been added:

FF7, you must play this if you haven't already. You must.

Final Fantasy Tactics

Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross (Hell, play Radical Dreamers if you can come across a decent port)

Personally, I think you should skip Star Ocean: Till the End of Time and Xenosaga. Play Xenogears, for sure, but Xenosaga is both punishingly hard and the story isn't that interesting. As for SO:TtEoT, it's interesting story doesn't make up for the difficulty and the really awful battle mechanics. Read a synopsis. Playing that game is more of a chore than anything else.

SNES
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy 6
Earthbound
Super Mario RPG

N64
Ogre Battle 64

Sega Genesis
Phantasy Star 2

PS2
Final Fantasy X

PC:

Kotor and Kotor 2.

PS2:

Final Fantasy X, Haven't tried XII, but would like to

Dragon Quest VIII (If you have to buy a single game, this is it.)

DS: (also includes GBA games)

Final Fantasy IV (The one coming out for DS at March's end)

FinalFantasy V & VI. VI was the best.

Pokemon Diamond andPearl.

Not to worry I'll think of more.

mike7677

lol pokemon diamond and pearl are freakin lame

Snes

Chrono Trigger

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

PLaystation

Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy 8

Final Fantasy 9

Chrono Cross

Legend of Dragoon

Xenogears

Vagrant Story

Valkyrie Profile

Star Ocean:The second Story

Lunar Silver Star Story Complete

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue

N64

Paper Mario

Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Ogre Battle 64

Dreamcast

Skies of Arcadia

Grandia 2

Playstation 2

Final Fantasy X

Dark Cloud 2

Kingdom Hearts

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Shadow Hearts:Covenant

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Xenosaga

Rogue Galaxy(Hear it's good)

Arc the Lad:Twilight of the Spirits

Gamecube

Paper Mario: And the Thousand Year Door

Baten Kaitos

Tales of Symphonia

GBA

Tactics Orge: The Knights of Lodis

Golden Sun

Golden Sun 2

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga

Xbox

KOTOR 1

KOTOR2

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2

3DO had a good rendition of Star Control 2 and the PC had Star Control 3

Genesis had Might and Magic(I have to admit, that was an acquired taste.) Genesis had Star Flight. (Another acquired taste)

PC and Mac (Mac version is free) had Wing Commander:Privateer.

This list is mostly backwards compatibility. These are games I also own or use to own.

Gamecube/ Wii / Virtual Console

Tales of Symphonia

Baten Kaitos EWLO and Baten Kaitos Origins

Paper Mario N64

Paper Mario Gamecube

Shining Force 1 and 2

Pokemon games

Skies of Arcadia

DS/ GBA

Mario and Luigi SS and PiT

Pokemon Games

Final Fantasy Advance series

Golden Sun series

I don't have a DS, but that new Sonic RPG looks pretty good.

Others

Grandia 2- They made it for PC, PS2, and Dreamcast. My friends said the PS2 version was not as good as my DC version. I don't know about the PC version. My friends also said that Grandia, G3, and G Xtreme were good, because they wern't ports.

the Zelda series if you count them as a RPG.

Battle for Wesnoth's Single Player Mode might be an RPG. www.wesnoth.org

no FF games?

You NEED:

1. FFX-PS2

2. Guild Wars-PC

other games that MIGHT interest you:

1. KOTOR (was kinda boring to me though)

2. FFXII (can be kinda boring if you expect it to be like FFX. It's more of an offline MMOG. If you like Monster Hunter, you'll like this)

3. KH 1 and 2 (2 is much better, but also much easier. Real-time battles are fun and if you like Disney, you should definitely get).

PC: Diablo 2, Neverwiner Nights(plus expansions), Diablo 2, Morrowind, Dungeon Siege 2, Diablo 2, WoW....did I mention Diablo 2? :P

PS2: FF12(Hands down best PS2 RPG), Dragon Quest 8(Hands down second-best PS2 RPG) The Wild Arms series, Devil Summoner, Dark Cloud 2(hands down third-best PS2 RPG) and Persona 3(hands down fourth-best PS2 RPG)

GBA: The FF remakes, Golden Sun, Tales of Phantasia, Pokemon R-S-E(if it counts).

DS: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, Pokemon D/P(again, if it counts).

Panzer Dragoon Saga on the Sega Saturn.

Beat the game about a week ago. I think it is still worth playing.

NES
Final Fantasy I
Crystalis

SNES
Final Fantasy II
Crono Trigger
Earthbound
Bahamut Lagoon

Tales of Phantasia

Super Mario RPG

Playstation
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Persona

As well as all the Fire Emblem Games which some are English and others are Japenese. You can still play the Japenese ones if you have Great Common Sense of Video games but fire emblem in particular.

Best of Best;

Xenogears

Chrono Cross

Vagrant Story