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Procrastinato on 02 March 2009
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Let me start this thread by stating that I own the vast majority of (NTSC) PS2 RPGs, with only a few exceptions.

There are a few which I once owned, and have since disposed of (Disgaea 1,2 -- I know they are loved by most, but I despise them), and a few which I still own, and kinda wish I had never purchased (FF X-2, Xenosaga series).  Mostly, I own, and have enjoyed them all, however.

There are a couple left, which I have yet to try -- and I'd like some advice on whether or not you (the reader/RPG fan here on VGC) think I'd like them.

First, the oddities of my RPG likes/dislikes:

 

  • I dislike Disgaea, but I like Eternal Poison, despite their baseline similarity.
  • Xenosaga was relatively boring and the story was too whacked to be entertaining.
  • FF X-2 sucked.  I can't describe why, but I think most PS2 RPG fans understand why anyhow.
  • I dislike dating/social RPGs.  Ar Tonelico, and even Persona... not my thing.  Don't take the Persona thing personally.
  • I like both linear and open RPGs.  
  • I like both JRPGs and WRPGs.  I like some SRPGs (like Fire Emblem and Jeanne D'Arc), but not all (Disgaea, and a couple others).
  • Summoner and Legend of Alon'Dar, early PS2 WRPGs, dragged on a bit, but I don't actually regret playing them (like I do Xenosaga).  Possibly I liked them due to their pseudo-ARPG nature, and primitive FF XII-style fighting systems.
  • Wild Arms rocks.  Grandia rocks.  Rogue Galaxy rocked.  Ys was fun.  FF X,XII were decent.

Given that...  There are a few PS2 RPGs which I have never tried/owned, but I'm looking at buying:

  • Tsugunai Atonement
  • Steambot Chronicles
  • Romancing SaGa
  • Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
  • Front Mission 4
Are these games any good?  Will I enjoy them, do you think?  The reviews on them are kind of disjunct, in terms of the reviewer enjoying or disliking them, and the points they bring up vary widely.  I gather than Romancing SaGa and Steambot are fairly open ended, and this is both their strength and downfall.  The other two seem like relatively stock JRPGs (which I would thus, probably enjoy?)

(EDIT: Yes, I have all the Tales, all the Shadow Hearts, Atelier Iris series, Star Ocean, Dawn of Mana, Suikoden, Shining Tears, .hack, Valkyrie Profile, KH 1 & 2, Dark Cloud 1 & 2, DQ8, the list goes on and on...  I'm only interested in the four above at this time)