Good RPG's with bad/mediocre stories

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fleischr said:

Salnax said:
Almost every worthwhile RPG from before 1994 or so. Final Fantasy 4, for example, is my favorite game in the main series, but the story is ridiculous at points. The ensemble of protagonists is lovable, but only Cecil and maybe Kain have much depth, the setting is nothing special, and then you have the second half of the game, where they add two miniature world maps with recolors of old enemies. And the Zeromus thing.

Final Fantasy 4 was the first RPG I ever played! It's hard not for me to look at with rose-colored glasses. But I agree Cecil and Kain were really the only very memorable characters. I totally loved the game as a kid, but I do find it hard to go back to :(

The thing that really got me about FFIV was all the deus ex machina moments near the end. Half the playable characters appeared to commit suicide in order to help Cecil, and yet all of them except Tellah were miraculously rescured. :)