RPG you felt had the best story.

[Fynn]

You guys are making me wanna play Xenogears again

[Ayen]

You say it like it's a bad thing.

[Fynn]

Considering my huge backlog, yes, it is a terrible thing.

[Bolivar]

My pick would go to something by Yatsumi Matsuno's team, like FFT or Tactics Ogre. Maybe even FFXII, as once you get past the game-length-padding dungeons, it does have a pretty great story. He has the large cast and epic scope that a lot of great RPGs share but a cohesive story which few can match. They also treat mature subjects and themes with the care and skill they deserve.

Also gotta roll with ToriJ on FFX. I really gotta get that on Vita, as the game impresses me with just how great it is every time I go back to it.

[krissy]

fft cast usually behaves sort of like real people would
they're unsure/conflicted/not black and white most of the time
and evil etc etc

ff12 too actually shows believable motivations a lot of the time imo

not like 'im a student i fight the sorceress'

this thread makes me wanna get back to persona 3 and maybe try out ffx finally

[Hannibal_Khan]

Legend of the Dragoon. Awesome, EPIC, story and characters.

[Polnareff]

Predictable as all hell, but Breath of Fire III. The entire game basically eschews traditional RPG stories (the beginning alone is surprising) and brings a story that makes you happy, sad, angry, and bewildered all at the same time.

You actually get to watch the characters grow and change (which is even shown during battle!) and I for one can say that I couldn't predict half the events that happened in the game the first time I played it.

[Elpizo]

Majora's Mask.

[Leigh]

EDIT: If you count Dreamfall / The Longest Journey as RPGs, I'll also add them to this list.

"Rage...taking over..."
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[Forsaken Lover]

Now anybody who knows me might expect me to come in here and say XENOGEARS XENOGEARS XENOGEARS

But I think instead I'll say....

Mass Effect 2.

Because it's on my mind. And I love it so much.

[Denmark]

FF1

after crossing the bridge the story is super minimal which makes it the best

[DanielCLFFF13]

I'll stick with Final Fantasy XIII but if I finally finished all 3 game of the series (which I still haven't yet, waiting for Lightning Returns) I think I would choose Lightning Returns for story.

Because the mixed story of Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 combined, make the story of Lightning Returns even mind blowing, I've watched 3 episode of Lightning Returns walkthrough, don't want to finish it, I want to experience it for myself So Square Enix, the release date of Lightning Returns Steam please...!

But for now I choose Final Fantasy XIII "the place where it all began"

But this is my opinion

[Yellow_Magic]

It's gonna have to be Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. I'm a sucker for stories where the playable characters have screwed up. A lot.

[Laddy]

Planescape: Torment is a masterpiece of not only video game storytelling, but fiction in general.

Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy VII, Xenogears, Deus Ex, and Suikoden II are strong choices too.

There are other games that are better-written or polished but whose actual stories aren't of that caliber.

[Mirage]

We've all played our fair share of RPGs

dont come here tellin me what i dun done or didnt done