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fatslob-:O on 08 December 2015

Easily FFVII for me ...

It's got a vast background and the best execution for the story line ...



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ARamdomGamer on 08 December 2015

Tales of Symphonia (Tales of in general, but I like Symphonia's story the most)
Baten Kaitos

Really, a good percentage of JRPGs have really good stories.



Spade on 08 December 2015

Persona 4 Golden was the best JRPG I've ever played with the best story I'm ever experienced.



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Puppyroach on 08 December 2015

Skies of Arcadia has a really rich world. I also like to storyline if the Phantasy Star series on the Mega Drive but my favorite when it comes to scale and depth if that of Panzer Dragoon Saga.



Paatar on 08 December 2015

The Xeno series (Saga, Blade, Gears)
The Fire Emblem series. Practically all of them. So far, mainly Radiant Dawn and Awakening IMO.
The Shin Megami Tensei series and it's spinoffs (Persona, Devil Survivor, Devil Summoner, etc)

Also all the Golden Sun games. :D



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Ajax on 08 December 2015

Xenogears

Me and my "rpg mates" consider this as a fact. We dont argue about it. Its on a different level than the other rpg stories.

After Xenogears, there are quite some good stories around like the guys here mention.



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AlfredoTurkey on 08 December 2015

FF 9 and FF 10.



pokoko on 08 December 2015

Honestly, Final Fantasy Tactics. It was filled with betrays, assassinations, sacrifices, false hopes, political intrigue, and hidden figures trying to manipulate the events behind the scenes. It touched on class inequalities and the power of religion in politics. It pitted friend against friend and had several very sad moments. Despite the chibi art, it was mature and bloody.

The central theme of how the actual heroes, and the actual events, often get left out of the history books was also interesting.



Ultrashroomz on 08 December 2015

Xenoblade



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DivinePaladin on 08 December 2015
Faust said:
DivinePaladin said:
Most of the Xeno series, Ni no Kuni, FFX (I'll argue to the end of time that X has a great plot, even if the localization issues distracted at times), and so on, off the top of my head. NnK has some gameplay problems though, be warned. If you're gonna play it make sure you're willing to sink 40 hours into a game that doesn't get any deeper in combat.

 
  Xeno series? like xenosaga? i couldnt get into xenoblade so i dont really know if the story gets any good, but xenosaga's story is pretty weak, pretentious and just dumb. Dont get me wrong, as a big FF's fan (and jrpgs in general) i do enjoy silly, over the top  stories but i imho opinion FUN doesnt make it for a good story.

  Ni no kuni story is like the game's weakest aspect, is basically the kind of stories that you read to your kids when the are going to bed.

 

Anyway, i know there arent that many games with good stories out there, but we shouldnt low our standars U_U

Hey you can believe what you want but general opinion of Xenosaga is pretty damn high - not mindblowing like the reaction to Xenoblade and gears but still pretty good - and critics and fans alike hold NnK's characters and plot in high regard. Remember that NnK was up for GotY and Drippy was up there for best character, and it sure as hell wasn't the gameplay that lead to either of those. It being childlike is part of the charm, so I don't know what to tell you if you feel the plot is too kiddy for you other than "general consensus disagrees."

 

Regardless of your opinion of Xenosaga, Xenogears is still on many GOAT lists to this day and Xenoblade is up there pretty often too, so the Xeno series is a good place to go for good story-driven JRPGs. 



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