How could i forget Phantasy Star II.
Awesome!
KotoR I & II, PSO Episodes I & II, Baldur's Gate II, Super Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger are what come to mind at the moment.
| Words Of Wisdom said: I think people who can pick one single RPG as their favorite RPG haven't played enough RPGs. |
So true.
FF IV, FFVI, Suikoden II, Xenogears probably round out my top 4. Also very close to my top favorites are FF Tactics and Valkyrie Profile
FF IV gets a special place in my heart for being the game that addicted to me to the genre, back in '91 I think? I hadn't really enjoyed FF1 on the NES, and Crystalis etc weren't good enough to make me a believer.
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Some people are wondering why FF games can be bad games.
RPG's are not just about graphics. FF games have always had amazing graphics.
But the 4 areas that are vital to an RPG being great( this mainly applies to JRPG's) are.
1. How the story is executed.
2. The Level and Battle system
3. Character affiliation.
4. Tediousness(Battle wise)
On the first note it's hard to compare older RPG's to newer ones. Because Tech increases, Graphics affect some of how the story is told. But good dialogue is essential.
Also If you have to grind at all in any RPG you dont want it to feel like you are. If your leveling up with boredom (say music on in the background watching a tv show), then the game is poorly concieved.
On that note recently Square Enix have lost there way. Not to say they are the worst but certainly not the best.( After FF 7 anyway, and 9 was good.)
1. OoT
2. Metroid Prime/Super Metroid (cant decide)
3. FF VII
4. MGS
I cant think of any particular order after that, there are so many games to choose from........
Wii code: 6355-7594-5867-2364 Wii name: Mo Smash Bros Brawl: 5198-6095-4615 Cue Sports Revolution: 5327-4649-0447 Mario Kart Wii: 3308-8543-5834
SIG A.W.O.L
choirsoftheeye said:
But FFX is bad. The story is mindless blather that's been regurgitated since the beginning of the SNES days (with a moderate pomo twist, that, all things considered, wasn't very good), the music was bland, the voice acting was terrible, the system gave you the illusion of choice with very little of the reality of it, it was linear as all crap, and the balance between story and gameplay was way off - too many endless, useless story scenes, but also too many points where you walk down giant, mostly empty battle-areas, with almost nothing to hook you in terms of neat twists. So either my opinion of it was different because I've outgrown RPGs, or the standard for good RPGs has fallen through the floor. Anyways, my three favorites are probably Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger and Ogre Battle 64. |
FFX is widely excepted as one of the greatest games of all time. This may make you dumbfounded, but in all due respect you've criticized FFX in areas that don't even pertain against it but for it. The music was grand, the story was very intriguing and great enough to make someone play FFX many times over. The most important thing about FFX is its presentation. I'll agree with you that the gameplay was oversimplified, even though you called it off balance with the story. But regardless, if the gameplay wasn't simple, FFX may not have impressed as many people otherwise. FFX was the first epic RPG for the PS2 and many people wanted an epic RPG. If the gameplay was too complex and deep, FFX may not have gone as well with some people's first impressions.
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