Top Five RPGs on the GBA

[blackmage_nuke]

We need to offer more RPG lists to the God of RPGs lest we feel it's might wrath, name your five favourite Gameboy/Gameboy Advanced RPGs to sate it's hunger.

Someone please edit my title to say 'five' it's super weird that it's the odd one out.

[Pike]

1. Pokemon FireRed
2. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
3. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
4. Pokemon Sapphire

Those are the only RPGs I played on the GBA that were not ports (i.e. FFs I, II, IV, VI, etc.)

[blackmage_nuke]

Doesnt matter to me but I'd say FireRed is as much a port as FFI

My list in no order:
PKMN Red
Sword of Mana
Final Fantasy VI
Golden Sun
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance

That last one is because I ran out of RPG's

[Fynn]

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Mother 3
Sword of Mana
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (thank you for reminding me, Skyblade :p)
That's all I can think of that isn't a port (Sword of Mana doesn't count because it's essentially a new game)

[Wolf Kanno]

This would be easier for me if it was just handhelds but I'll come back to this.

[Pike]

Doesnt matter to me but I'd say FireRed is as much a port as FFI

I did consider that before putting it in, ultimately I figured it changed some of the core gameplay more than the FF ports though. But yeah I could see it for FF I & 2 at least.

In that case I would put Dawn of Souls in fifth on my list. Not because I didn't like it (since I did) but the other titles were really strong.

[Jiro]

It's really hard for me to remember back this far.

Fire Emblem (it counts smurf you)
Golden Sun
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Sword of Mana
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga

[Skyblade]

It's really hard for me to remember back this far.

Fire Emblem (it counts smurf you)
Golden Sun
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Sword of Mana
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga

Of course it counts. Tactical RPGs are still RPGs. If it didn't count, neither would FFTA.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem
Golden Sun & Golden Sun: The Lost Age (the first is better, but I consider them one game)
Megaman Battle Network 3
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories


There are plenty more good ones, but those are my Top Five, I think.

[Fynn]

Goodness! How could I forget KH:CoM, one of my favorite KH games!

[Vyk]

I think Golden Sun games are the only ones I played through. Though once emulation for it came along, I taste tested a lot of games for it. Honestly don't think I would have enjoyed them back in the day. I'm honestly surprised I'm not seeing things like Super Robot Wars or Summon Night games. I think the only other game I played a large majority of was Sword of Mana

Shining Soul was garbage. The Shining Force port/reboot was garbage. FF:TA was a little too kiddie for me. And the other tactical games fell into the old formula of battle battle battle tedium (Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem)

[Del Murder]

1. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
2. Golden Sun
3. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
4. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
5. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Those are my top 5 though I can't even think of other RPGs for GBA.