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Best console digital RPG lineup

Wii 30 40.00%
 
PlayStation 3 27 36.00%
 
Xbox 360 10 13.33%
 
Wii & PS3 (tie) 8 10.67%
 
Wii & 360 (tie) 0 0%
 
PS3 & 360 (tie) 0 0%
 
Total:75

Today's OB64 release got me thinking, the consoles are starting to amass decent little RPG lineups on their online services.  Mostly classic reissues, but there's a little new stuff too... which is your favorite and why?

American lineups for the curious (includes SRPGs, ARPGs, PRPGs, dungeon crawlers, etc)...

 

Wii

  1. [NES] Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Konami)
  2. [NES] Final Fantasy (Square Enix)
  3. [NES] River City Ransom (Aksys Games / Technos)
  4. [NES] The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
  5. [NES] Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo)
  6. [SNES] Actraiser (Square Enix / Quintet)
  7. [SNES] Breath of Fire II (Capcom)
  8. [SNES] Final Fantasy II (Square Enix)
  9. [SNES] Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen (Square Enix / Quest)
  10. [SNES] Secret of Mana (Square Enix)
  11. [SNES] Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Nintendo / Square)
  12. [SNES] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo)
  13. [SNES] Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (Koei)
  14. [N64] Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Square Enix / Quest)
  15. [N64] Paper Mario (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  16. [N64] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo)
  17. [N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)
  18. [SMS] Phantasy Star (Sega)
  19. [SMS] Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Sega / WestOne)
  20. [SMS] Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Sega / WestOne)
  21. [Gen] Beyond Oasis (Sega / Ancient)
  22. [Gen] LandStalker: the Treasures of King Nole (Sega / Climax Entertainment)
  23. [Gen] Light Crusader (Sega / Treasure)
  24. [Gen] Phantasy Star: The End of the Millennium (Sega)
  25. [Gen] Phantasy Star II (Sega)
  26. [Gen] Phantasy Star III: generations of Doom (Sega)
  27. [Gen] Shining Force: The Lgeacy of Great Intention (Sega / Sonic! / Climax Entertainment)
  28. [Gen] Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing (Sega / Sonic! Software Planning)
  29. [Gen] Shining in the Darkness (Sega / Sonic! Co. / Climax Entertainment)
  30. [Gen] Sword of Vermillion (Sega)
  31. [Gen] Wonder Boy in Monster World (Sega / WestOne)
  32. [TG16] Double Dungeons (NCS)
  33. [TG16] Dragon's Curse (Hudson / WestOne)
  34. [TG16] Dungeon Explorer (Hudson / Atlus) 
  35. [TG16] Neutopia (Hudson)
  36. [TG16] Neutopia II (Hudson)
  37. [TGCD] The Dynastic Hero (Hudson / WestOne)
  38. [TGCD] Ys: Book I & II (Falcom / Hudson)
  39. [Ware] Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Square Enix / Matrix Software)
  40. [Ware] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Square Enix)

 

PlayStation 3

  1. [PS1] Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami)
  2. [PS1] Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix)
  3. [PS1] Final Fantasy VIII (Square Enix)
  4. [PS1] Final Fantasy Tactics (Square Enix)
  5. [PS1] Grandia (Game Arts)
  6. [PS1] Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen (Square Enix / Silicon Knights)
  7. [PS1] Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics)
  8. [PS1] Suikoden (Konami)
  9. [PS1] Wild Arms (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media.Vision)
  10. [PS1] Wild Arms 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media.Vision)
  11. [PS3] Record of Agarest War (AkSys Games / Compile Heart)
  12. [PSN] Gauntlet II (Sony Online Entertainment / Midway Games / Backbone Entertainment)
  13. [PSN] Gyromancer (Square Enix / PopCap Games)
  14. [PSN] Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 (Hothead Games)
  15. [PSN] Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 2 (Hothead Games)
  16. [PSN] Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3 Publisher / Infinite Interactive)
  17. [PSN] Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (D3 Publisher / Infinite Interactive)
  18. [PSN] Vandal-Hearts: Flames of Judgement (Konami / Hijinx Studios)

 

Xbox 360

  1. [XBLA] Arkadian Warriors (Activision / Wakano Studios)
  2. [XBLA] Band of Bugs (NinjaBee Studios)
  3. [XBLA] Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) 
  4. [XBLA] Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami / Backbone Entertainment)
  5. [XBLA] Gyromancer (Square Enix / PopCap Games)
  6. [XBLA] Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 (Hothead Games)
  7. [XBLA] Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 2 (Hothead Games)
  8. [XBLA] Phantasy Star II (Sega / Backbone Entertainment)
  9. [XBLA] Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3 Publisher / Infinite Interactive)
  10. [XBLA] Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (D3 Publisher / Infinite Interactive)
  11. [XBLA] Vandal-Hearts: Flames of Judgement (Konami / Hijinx Studios)
  12. [XBO] Fable (Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Games)
  13. [XBO] Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (Midway Games)
  14. [XBO] Jade Empire (Microsoft Game Studios / Bioware)


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Is this western services? Japanese services?... What?

Because i want Suikoden 1 on my PSN... Now ¬_¬



                            

Carl2291 said:
Is this western services? Japanese services?... What?

Because i want Suikoden 1 on my PSN... Now ¬_¬

The list of games is for US services (JP would basically double the VC & quadruple the PS1 lists).  Suikoden 1 weirdly though is only on the US store. :/



anyone but FFVII fanatics will say that Wii wins here.... even if you limit this to JRPGs.

now, regarding New games, it barely has any.... and XBLA gets the prize. (PSN is kind of the second place in both cases...)



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jarrod said:
Carl2291 said:
Is this western services? Japanese services?... What?

Because i want Suikoden 1 on my PSN... Now ¬_¬

The list of games is for US services (JP would basically double the VC & quadruple the PS1 lists).  Suikoden 1 weirdly though is only on the US store. :/

I need it. I hate having to use my disc ¬_¬

I voted for Wii on the poll, by the way. Just for the sheer number of them.



                            

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FF7+8+9 xO

and X it's probable

sony list only including US one, Japan one it's beefy of RPG.

and u can buy em on a american/european/ ps3 if u know how



For those wondering, here are RPGs on the JP stores that haven't made it to the US (bolded entries have 100% english localizations already)... these list are probably pretty imcomplete...

Wii

  • [FC] Bokosuka Wars (ASCII)
  • [FC] Druaga no Tou (Namco Bandai)
  • [FC] Esper Dream (Konami)
  • [FC] Final Fantasy II (Square Enix)
  • [FC] Final Fantasy III (Square Enix)
  • [FC] Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  • [FC] Fire Emblem Gaiden (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  • [FC] Getsu Fuma Den (Konami)
  • [FC] Hanjuku Hero (Square Enix)
  • [FC] Valkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu (Namco Bandai)
  • [FC] ZOIDS Mokushiroku (Tomy Takara)
  • [SFC] Bahamut Lagoon (Square Enix)
  • [SFC] Der Langrisser (NCS / Masaya)
  • [SFC] Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  • [SFC] Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  • [SFC] Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems)
  • [SFC] Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren (Chunsoft)
  • [SFC] Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijurokube no Karakuri Manji Gatame (Konami)
  • [SFC] Heracles no Eiko III: Kamigami no Chinmoku (Paon / Data East)
  • [SFC] Heracles no Eiko IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono (Paon / Data East)
  • [SFC] Romancing SaGa (Square Enix)
  • [SFC] Romancing SaGa 2 (Square Enix)
  • [SFC] Shin Megami Tensei (Atlus)
  • [SFC] Shin Megami Tensei II (Atlus)
  • [SFC] Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Square Enix / Quest)
  • [SFC] Treasure Hunter G (Square Enix / Sting)
  • [N64] Custom Robo V2 (Nintendo / Noise)
  • [MD] Bahamut Senki (Sega)
  • [MD] Dragon Slayer: Eiyu Densetsu (Falcom / Sega)
  • [MD] Dragon Slayer: Eiyu Densetsu II (Falcom / Sega)
  • [MD] Langrisser (NCS / Masaya)
  • [MD] Langrisser II (NCS / Masaya)
  • [MD] Lord Monarch (Falcom / Sega)
  • [MD] Monster World IV (Sega / WestOne)
  • [MD] Sorcerian (Falcom / Sega)
  • [PCE] Benkei Gaiden (SunSoft)
  • [PCE] Cadash (Taito)
  • [PCE] Dragon Slayer: Eiyu Densetsu (Falcom / Hudson)
  • [PCE] Dungeon Explorer II (Hudson / Atlus)
  • [PCE] Jaseiken Necromancer (Hudson / Naxat Soft)
  • [PCE] Kawa no Nushi Tsuri Shizenha (Marvelous / Victor)
  • [PCE] Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu (Falcom)
  • [PCE] Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II (Falcom)
  • [AC] Ishtar no Fikkatsu (Namco Bandai)
  • [AC] Druaga no Tou (Namco Bandai)
  • [Ware] Sorcery Blade (Kemco)

 

PlayStation 3

  • [PS1] Alundra (Sony Computer Entertainment / Matrix Software)
  • [PS1] Arc the Lad (Sony Computer Entertainment / G-Craft)
  • [PS1] Arc the Lad II (Sony Computer Entertainment / Arc Entertainment)
  • [PS1] Arc the Lad III (Sony Computer Entertainment / Arc Entertainment) 
  • [PS1] Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 (Gust)
  • [PS1] Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg (Gust)
  • [PS1] Baroque (Sting)
  • [PS1] Baroque Syndrome (Sting)
  • [PS1] Black Matrix + (Interchannel / Flight Plan)
  • [PS1] Black Matrix 00 (Interchannel / Flight Plan)
  • [PS1] Brave Fencer Musashiden (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Brigandine: Grand Edition (Hearty Robin)
  • [PS1] Crime Crackers (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media.Vision)
  • [PS1] Crime Crackers 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media.Vision)
  • [PS1] Dragon Knights Glorious (Pandora Box)
  • [PS1] Epica Stella (Human / S-Neo)
  • [PS1] Farland Saga: Toki no Michishirube (TGL)
  • [PS1] Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin (TGL)
  • [PS1] Final Fantasy (Square Enix / Tose Software)
  • [PS1] Final Fantasy II (Square Enix / Tose Software)
  • [PS1] Final Fantasy VII International (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Front Mission 1st (Square Enix / G-Craft / Tose Software)
  • [PS1] Front Mission 2 (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Front Mission 3 (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Hikyou o Motomete (Marvelous / Victor)
  • [PS1] King's Field (From Software)
  • [PS1] King's Field II (From Software)
  • [PS1] King's Field III (From Software)
  • [PS1] Kuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm (Gust)
  • [PS1] Knight & Baby (Takara / Tamsoft)
  • [PS1] Langrisser I+II (NCS / Masaya)
  • [PS1] Langrisser IV+V Final Edition (NCS/ Masaya)
  • [PS1] Little Princess: Marl Okoku no Ningyo Hime 2 (Nippon Ichi)
  • [PS1] Lord Monarch (Falcom / Hamster)
  • [PS1] Lunatic Dawn III (ArtDink)
  • [PS1] Lunatic Dawn Odyssey (ArtDink)
  • [PS1] Master of Monsters: Akatsuki no Kenja Tatsu (Toshiba EMI / SystemSoft)
  • [PS1] Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke (Sony Computer Entertainment / Contrail / AlfaSystem)
  • [PS1] PoPoLoCrois Monogatari (Sony Computer Entertainment / G-Artists)
  • [PS1] PoPoLoCrois Monogatari 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / G-Artists)
  • [PS1] PoPoRogue (Sony Computer Entertainment / G-Artists)
  • [PS1] Puppet Princess: Marl Okoku no Ningyo Hime (Nippon Ichi)
  • [PS1] Rubbish Blazeon (Pandora Box)
  • [PS1] SaGa Frontier (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] SaGa Frontier 2 (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Shadow Tower (From Software)
  • [PS1] Soukaigi (Square Enix / Yuke's)
  • [PS1] Spectral Force (Idea Factory)
  • [PS1] Spectral Force II (Idea Factory)
  • [PS1] Spectral Tower (Idea Factory)
  • [PS1] Spectral Tower II (Idea Factory)
  • [PS1] Tamamayu Monogatari (Genki)
  • [PS1] Vagrant Story (Square Enix)
  • [PS1] Wizard's Harmony (Arc System Works)
  • [PS1] Wizard's Harmony II (Arc System Works)
  • [PS1] Wizard's Harmony R (Arc System Works)
  • [PS1] Xenogears (Square Enix)
  • [PCE] Dungeon Explorer (Hudson / Atlus)
  • [PCE] Jaseiken Necromancer (Hudson / Naxat Soft)
  • [PSN] Dark Mist (Sony Computer Entertainment / Game Republic)

 

Xbox 360

  • nothing? :/


Xoj said:

sony list only including US one, Japan one it's beefy of RPG.

and u can buy em on a american/european/ ps3 if u know how

Yeah, you can region switch both PS3 and 360 by setting up alternate accounts.  Wii you can too technically, but it takes (scary!) firmware hacking. 

And all those Japanese RPGs are... well... in Japanese.  Not exactly the best genre to import. :/



ok if you consider japan only, then PSN does win... (besides new games that is still XBLA)



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Jarrod, Tactics Ogre has an English translation in the same sense that FFII does.