RPG Recommendations

[Orophin]

Play the Suikoden series, it's easily one of the greatest RPG series of all time (just my opinion). First two games are on the PS1 and are very expensive if you get them off ebay, so you'd be better off playing them via different means...*hint hint* <.< (not endorsing piracy). If you're a fan of JRPG then you won't be disappointed, I can guarantee that much.

Suikoden is a great series. I've finished 1-3, never played 4 (apparently it's not worth doing so either) and am at the last area in 5. I really liked the story behind 5.

Last Remnant on PC: is incredibly graphics hungry. It looks fantastic though, but you can't really appreciate it without a decent card. Fantastic game.

Skies Of Arcadia: Legends( Game Cube): Sky Pirates and Ship Battles! You really can't ask for more. Pretty solid story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5PgLbU4NJo

Skies of Arcadia is another great game. I was glad when it got released on Gamecube since it used to be a Dreamcast exclusive.

The Last Remnant is a tricky one. Personally I think the story is horrible, but I REALLY liked the battle system. You could spend countless hours just fighting stuff in that game.

Its not an RPG but its a FPS with some RPG elements I would get Borderlands 2.

I've heard really good things about this one (even RPGamer gave it a few nods in their Game of the Year editorial) and want to give it a try at some point. I played the original and it was fun.

[Reinheart]

Ni no Kuni - I played the first JP release, really enjoyed it. Studio Ghibli art/scenes in game is just crazy... They need to do more lol

Xenoblade - Everything is good imo, if you don't like grinding quests then that part might get boring fast.

The Last Remnant - depending on style you may or may not like this game. I like it personally but my wife on other hand would probably not like the system.

Tales series - my wife took over this series from me... lol She's fully into all of them.

If you're on the go type person FF1,2,3 is on android. Everything is good just like the original series aside from the price LOL

[Millerna]

Ni no Kuni - I played the first JP release, really enjoyed it. Studio Ghibli art/scenes in game is just crazy... They need to do more lol

Xenoblade - Everything is good imo, if you don't like grinding quests then that part might get boring fast.

The Last Remnant - depending on style you may or may not like this game. I like it personally but my wife on other hand would probably not like the system.

Tales series - my wife took over this series from me... lol She's fully into all of them.

If you're on the go type person FF1,2,3 is on android. Everything is good just like the original series aside from the price LOL

I would kill for an MMO in a Ghibli designed setting.. I'd never get beyond level 1 of course, unless they give exp for exploration.. I'd just be running around the zones admiring the graphics =)

[Lucke]

Lots of awesome ideas guys! Keep 'em comin'!

I'd like to add, that I'm looking for PS3 RPGS too. Not just PC/Steam. I just said steam so I can easily buy and start playing, but I can wait for PS3 games from Amazon (If they are worth it hehe) =D

[Meatdawg]

Lots of awesome ideas guys! Keep 'em comin'!

I'd like to add, that I'm looking for PS3 RPGS too. Not just PC/Steam. I just said steam so I can easily buy and start playing, but I can wait for PS3 games from Amazon (If they are worth it hehe) =D

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/ps...-namco-bandai/

Select Final Fantasy and Namco/Bandi are half off on psn store right now.



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[Velhart]

For 2013, Ni No Kuni and Fire Emblem: Awakening are definitely good games to start off 2013.

I just recently finished Ni No Kuni (A 40 hour game roughly.), and I had not felt so good about an RPG in a long time till this game showed up. It takes what is so great about classic games like Dragon Quest and brings it into a modern age where the game feels like new and old. Along with a story and design done by Studio Ghibli, the world and cast of characters are very colorful and interesting. From beginning to end I was not bored, and after beating the game, a wealth of new side quests are open to you. If you are a completionist, this game is right up your alley.

If you own a 3DS, or even if you don't, Fire Emblem is a great excuse to buy one. This is most definitely the best "original" 3DS title out there for it. It loads hours and hours of gameplay with an incredibly well written story with a great cast of characters. To me, every character feels like they put life into them. It actually makes me extra cautious because the attachment I have grown to them makes me not want them to die in battle (Characters are perma-dead if they die in the battlefield, you can set it to casual optionally to not have this feature.). With a number of options of things to do besides simply battling makes the game just so fun to play. If you had never played a Fire Emblem before and interested, this is the game you should start with. To me, Fire Emblem to Awakening is like what Ocarina of Time was to Zelda. I believe this is the game that brings popularity to a series that was only mildly popular in the west.

[Altena]

So I "purchased" Skyrim off pirate bay yesterday...

Am I the only one that thinks the 3rd person character animations look like you have a stick up your bum, and the first person controls are clunky and uncomfortable?

[PLD_Danny1989]

If I may suggest, Shadowrun for the SNES and Shadowrun for the Mega Drive/Genesis. They are different games and they will tie into the upcoming Shadowrun Returns from Harebrained Schemes (One of the original creators of Shadowrun, Jordan Weisman, is working on SR Returns). Pre-orders are open for the game with a projected release of May/June ish.

[Enkidoh]

If I may suggest, Shadowrun for the SNES and Shadowrun for the Mega Drive/Genesis. They are different games and they will tie into the upcoming Shadowrun Returns from Harebrained Schemes (One of the original creators of Shadowrun, Jordan Weisman, is working on SR Returns). Pre-orders are open for the game with a projected release of May/June ish.

I heartily approve of this post. Shadowrun (SNES version) is still one of my favourite games of all time - and it was developed in Australia too (by Beam Software in Melbourne, now part of Infrogrammes). Utterly amazing game that is still ahead of it's time, and the Genesis version was equally good. I think I still have my old SNES cart somewhere buried under other games in my cupboard actually.

So many awesome things about the SNES version especially - waking up in a body bag in the morgue and frightening the mortuary workers, finding you've got a ticking time bomb in your head and have 24 hours to find some way to disarm it, infiltrating the vampire nightclub, and, of course, who can forget the game's ad tagline: "Watch your back, shoot straight, and never, EVER, cut a deal with a dragon!"

It's just a shame the planned sequel never materialized (there was a psuedo-sequel on the PS1 called 'Alien Earth' that was apparently developed by the same team, but it had no actual connection to the Shadowrun universe. And the less said of the 360 FPS with the Shadowrun name tacked on the better.

[PLD_Danny1989]

I heartily approve of this post. Shadowrun (SNES version) is still one of my favourite games of all time - and it was developed in Australia too (by Beam Software in Melbourne, now part of Infrogrammes). Utterly amazing game that is still ahead of it's time, and the Genesis version was equally good. I think I still have my old SNES cart somewhere buried under other games in my cupboard actually.

So many awesome things about the SNES version especially - waking up in a body bag in the morgue and frightening the mortuary workers, finding you've got a ticking time bomb in your head and have 24 hours to find some way to disarm it, infiltrating the vampire nightclub, and, of course, who can forget the game's ad tagline: "Watch your back, shoot straight, and never, EVER, cut a deal with a dragon!"

It's just a shame the planned sequel never materialized (there was a psuedo-sequel on the PS1 called 'Alien Earth' that was apparently developed by the same team, but it had no actual connection to the Shadowrun universe. And the less said of the 360 FPS with the Shadowrun name tacked on the better.

Well at least the guy who helped make the 360 Shadowrun game apologised during the Shadowrun Returns pitch video.



In all seriousness though, the 360 Shadowrun game is an alt-universe game, so thankfully its non-canon to the mainline Shadowrun series.

This year looks to be great for Shadowrun too, Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Online - a F2P game made with a budget of at least $550k pledged from kickstarter backers (they are still taking in paypal pledges if you want to help support its development) - and the 5th edition of the pen and paper game all coming out this year.

Ah, also, screens of Shadowrun Returns are surfacing on the net, includind one screenshot of the adventure maker kit they will be packaging with the game.





Shadowrun Returns is available for pre-order btw. Seattle will be the main city upon release, and Berlin will be coming out a short time later.