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    Cool Top Five RPGs on the GBA

    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.
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    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.)

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    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
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    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 )
    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)

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke View Post
    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.

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jiro View Post
    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)
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    Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories


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

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    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.

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