No particular order can't decide which one I like the most: Golden Sun: the lost age (GBA) Paper Mario (N64) FFX (PS2) Skies of arcadia (GC) Tales of Symphonia (GC)

EDIT: OH EM GEE! I can't belive I forgot that one: Star Ocean Till the End of Time (PS2) The story and charaters were okay but what made me LOVE that game is the battle system! Btw: Albel Nox is my all time fav! He was awesome! XD

WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW... Gamespot just announce a new Fall-Out coming in June (article follows): Fallout 3 trailer coming June 5 As footage of Black Isle's Van Buren project surfaces, Bethesda Softworks announces it will unveil the long-awaited RPG in just over a month. By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Posted May 2, 2007 10:26 am PT See it » Screenshot Index » Just over four years ago, Interplay shuttered Black Isle Studios. The internal developer was set up to be the struggling publisher's in-house role-playing game studio and was responsible for some of the most acclaimed RPGs of the late 1990s. Foremost among Black Isle's projects was 1998's Fallout 2, the sequel to the fondly remembered Fallout, a role-playing game set in a post-nuclear wasteland. The studio was hard at work on Fallout 3--code-named "Van Buren"--which presumably died along with the studio. However, the project was resurrected by Bethesda Softworks, who licensed rights to Fallout 3 in 2004 before buying the property outright this year. The prospect of an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion-style RPG in a Road Warrior-like world has sparked more than a little interest in Fallout 3. However, so far the only evidence of the game's existence has been two one-sheet teaser posters at the 2005 and 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expos. No platforms have been announced, although Bethesda--which released Oblivion on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3--has said it is working on "multiple" versions of the game. Today, though, Bethesda revealed that it will give the world its first look at Fallout 3 on June 5. That's when the countdown touted on the recently launched official Web site for the game will end and a teaser trailer for the game will go live. (The trailer will also be available on GameSpot.) The once-bare site also now sports the Fallout 3 theme, which sounds much more serious than its ironic predecessors and concept art (pictured). A rep for Bethesda says the latter will be updated weekly as the trailer's debut approaches. Many are looking forward to Fallout 3 being "Oblivion with Mutants," although that has not been confirmed by Bethesda, who has only said the game will run on the same GameBryo engine as Elder Scrolls IV. However, those who had hoped for an isometric, turn-based RPG like the first two Fallouts got a look at what might have been this week, courtesy of some leaked Van Buren footage. The footage, which is available on YouTube, shows Interplay's Fallout 3 would have basically been an expanded version of Fallout 2. Although it sports slicker graphics and more fluid animations than its predecessors, the game's "Pip Boy" heads-up display is virtually identical, as is the equipment screen.

tie w/ Xenogears, Chrono Trigger, and FFVII. Xenogears may have the slight edge

I seem to prefer PC style rpgs more than Japanese ones... My favortite of all time would probably be a tie between Baldur's Gate 2 and Ultima 7 (Black Gate and Serpent Isle). Both had amazing depth and variety. For recent games I really liked Oblivion except for a few problems that hindered my enjoyment (dungeons were too repetitive, game was unbalanced - you could enchant weapons and armor outrageously to practically make you invincible, monsters got stronger as you did - what's the point of levelling up if all the monsters level up with you?). Oblivion done with a few changes would have been truly amazing.

staticneron, that game looks like a blast, I'll add it to my list of games to get. :) omgwtfbbq, it's funny you say that, I feel about the same way with western rpg's, to me they feel unnecessarily complicated and pointless. I'll go mention my fav RPG-ish games anyways, since we're listing more than one anyways : (off of my favorite games listings) 1 Xenogears (PSX) 2 Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX, PSP) 4 Final Fantasy IV (SNES, PSX, GBA) 5 Chrono Trigger (SNES, PSX) 6 Zelda : Twilight Princess (Wii, Gamecube) 7 Skies of Arcadia : Legends (Gamecube, Dreamcast) 8 Final Fantasy VI (SNES, PSX, GBA) 9 Destiny of an Emperor (NES) 13 Super Mario RPG (SNES) Other noticable mentions : Suikoden V, Disgaea, Phantom Brave, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Tales of Symphonia I have yet to get Tales of the Abyss or Xenosaga III. And I look forward to the upcoming titles Odin Sphere (PS2) and Soul Nomad (PS2) this year. :)

Never been a heavy RPG fan but: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic fucking rocked.

oh actually i wanted to add: Legends of the Dragoon (SCEA) for PS1. that was good

For me, without a doubt, and despite its pretty awful graphics by today's standards, I'd have to say Vagrant Story. The combo system did it for me - it was simply spectacular, and completely unexpected from an RPG back then. So refreshing!

I've always hated the Final Fantasy X-type turn-based combat:

- Combine magic potion X with colored dragon Y against enemy Z; result: 2hp damage. Reload game.

- Combine magic potion Y with colored dragon X against enemy Z; result: 1hp damage. Reload game.

- Combine magic potion X with colored dragon X against enemy Z; result: 209hp damage. That's the magic combination! Memorize, rinse, wash, repeat. Ad nauseum.

Somehow, to me, that's always spanked of "copy-and-paste accounting" more than engaging gameplay. It's like choosing what equalization to use for a specific genre of music to maximize your listening pleasure!

Vagrant Story tore that formula apart, was a sleeper, and was developed by Squaresoft prior to the SquEnix merger, but that combo system Kicked. Major. @$$. If you've never tried it before, it's a real treat, and makes the RPG more skill-based, not just random menu selections until you get the combination right.

1. Chrono Trigger

2. Final Fantasy VI

3. Baulders Gate Saga

4. Final Final Fantasy VII

5. Zelda Ocarina of Time

6. Zelda Twilight Princess

7. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

8. Super Mario RPG

9. Alundra

10. Jade Empire

Own, but havent finished

FF8, FFX, FFX-2, Kingdom Hearts, Kotor2, Morrowind, Sukiden 3&4, Vagrant Story, Xenogears, Parasite Eve 1&2, Fallout 1&2, Icewind Dale Series, Paper Mario 2 &3 (not really rpg), Breath of Fire 1&2, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Phantasia.

 I would buy it in a second. I'd love a baldurs gate 3 upgraded to AD&Dv3 rules

Also, does Fire Emblem have as good a battle system as Grandia II? If so I will definitely buy it ;) It was such a good battle system and I'm constantly disappointed no one is improving on it