If you want a system, from 1985 to now that has the best/most RPGs, look no further than the PS2 (including PSX games). It absolutely trounces the RPG market.

If you're looking for CURRENT generation systems... I'd actually advise you to wait a little while first. Not enough RPGs out yet.

 True that!!

 The PS2/PS1 did have the most RPG's, but the SNES still had the better quality ones (though you could argue I suppose because of FF Anthologies and Chronicles--I'm not counting straight remakes though).  I'm not saying the PS2 weren't quality ones, but it's hard to stand up to FFVI, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, and Secret of Mana.

PS2, hands down. RPG's are all my wife plays, and there was no real need for her to get a XBox or GCN. As for the current generation... well there's a reason why she's waiting on the PS3.

Wait and see.

I agree that the PS2 and PSone dominate quantity by a vast amount, but as far as quality goes I still can't find anything surpassing 4 of my favorite games of all time:  Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, FFVI, and FFIV.  None of those 4 games have been surpased by anything since except by perhaps the latter two by Dragon Quest VIII, which I completely agree was the best RPG of the last generation.  It's too bad DQ is so underrated in America.  It's art style is too kiddy for the American PS2 demographic.

RPGs I really loved on the PS2:

KH1 and KH2
Dragon Quest VIII
Dark Cloud 2 (VERY underrated)

I played everything on your list up there except Shin Megami Tensei, I just didn't like everything on your list up there a whole lot heh. 

I think unless people actually lived during the SNES era, and were huge RPG fans, you'd never understand the entire breadth and depth of the SNES RPG catalogue. The reason the PS2 even has an RPG catalogue is because of the games on SNES:

Final Fantasy IV-VI-MQ
Secret of Series (Mana, Evermore)
Enix ARPG Series (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terrangamia)
Breath of Fire I-II
Lufia I-II
Super Mario RPG
RoboTech
Super Robot Wars
Far East of Eden
Fire Emblem
Romanance of the 3 Kingdoms
Chrono Trigger
Star Ocean
Tales of Phantasia
Earthbound

Those are the ones off the top of my head that either started on SNES, had multiple series featured on SNES, but nevertheless, it gave a huge bit of RPGs their start, and dominance.

So hands down, if you actually lived/played in that era (like I did), the SNES was THE system to own. There were plenty of WRPGs and Sega RPGs that weren't on the SNES, but the majority of real good ones were. The reason the PS1/2 had so many RPGs was the simple dominance issue, whereas the SNES had to prove it and did.

I strongly disagree with you Ari_Gold


Snes have

Chrono Trigger
Terranigma
Dragon Quest 5
Dragon Quest 3 (remake)
Super mario RPG
Final fantasy 6
Seiken Densetsu 3
Earthbound
Breath of Fire 2
LUFIA 2
Tales of Phantasia

All those, save for BOF2, are all time great RPGs.

Parasite Eve 2 was a Resident evil rip off, not a RPG. Chrono Cross ruined the Chrono legacy. Breath of Fire 3 is not as good as 2 and not even one of the best RPGs ever. Star Ocean till the end of time took a lot of playing time to get interesting. Dark Cloud was a great improvement from the shitty Dark Cloud but not a AAA+ title. FF 8, X-2 and XII sucked (it is a matter of opinion, but sales were not good for the last 2). Legendia is a kind of excellent game with deadly flaws (gameplay, story on the 2nd part of the game, lack of voice acting). Xenosaga is ok, just not a game that will last forever.

I agree that DQ 8 is the best in the series and that the first Kingdom Hearts rocks. Shin Megami Tensei is good, but not all of them and the series started on Snes (like Tales, Star Ocean, Romancing Saga, Mana series. Parasite Eve was a great experience for me and a fresh start for the RPG formula, yet Squaresoft fucked it up.

You forgot to mention Disgaea and Odim Sphere on the PS2, these games are great. There are action RPGs also for the PSX like Castlevania and Musashi.

I think that the Snes wins on AAA+ titles. I did not even included some WRPGs in the list like Shadowrun and Ultima.

 I started writing before you posted. Sorry if I kinda of ripped you off.

I will have to say the PS2 is the best. There is no other system with a better selection.