Good RPG's?

-Skies Of Arcadia (Gamecube/Dreamcast)
-Thousand Arms (PlayStation)
-Grandia II (Gamecube)
-Tales Of Symphonia (Gamecute)
-Shining Tears (PlayStation2)
-Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PlayStation2)

Wow, the guy asked for a good RPG and he's still getting reccomendations moths later, we're all too kind.

On the Suikoden debate, Suikoden IV was bad because it wasn't made by the same team who made Suikoden I-III, a new team was made and they tried some new things, but they didn't really do it well enough. However the saving grace for Suikoden IV is that its story is well tied into Suikoden Tactics which was a dramatic step up in terms of playability and enjoyability. Seneca and Andarc = gods.

With Suikoden V out, I'm inclined to say that that game is a must pick up. Even if you know little of Suikoden, this game has a very in depth story thats easy to follow and easier to love. The graphics are well done and the overall style goes back to what made Suikoden II and III great. The Skill system returns and is revamped from III, and the in depth character development that made II so popular is back and better than ever.

Suikoden is still under rated as far as credit for a great series goes, but its starting to gain some steam and become a frontrunner for best RPG series. Finally a non Square-Enix series looks to make an impact!

Other decent RPGs are Dragon Quest VIII, Atelier Iris (1 and 2) and anything else Nippon Ichi has touched. A great set of games. Disgaea may be a tad hard to get though, but you should be able to get Makai Kingdom or La Pucelle: Tactics at a local Electronics Boutique.

If you want to go back to the days of old and pick up Xenogears, Legend of Mana or Star Ocean 2. Stay away from SO3. Its not anything nearly as good as 2 or even 1. But Star Ocean 3 is enjoyable if go into it not comparing it to the rest of the series. Its like how people say FFVIII sucked because they compared it to FFVII, rather than looking at it in its own light (which I did and still hated it)

Play Tales of Legendia, I just finished it, so funny....

Kingdom Hearts series (PS2 and GBA)
Paper Mario series (perfect if you want something different from your average RPG) (N64 and GCN)
Skies of Arcadia (DC and GCN)
Pokemon series (I don't care what anybody else says) (GCN, GB, GBC, GBA, N64, DS)

Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2) is a great game. Go buy it :smash: