Favourite RPG series

[Dreddz]

hi wot does everyone think is the best RPG series.Ive only really gone with the final fantasy series. I pretty fond of the dark cloud series. I want to know any other good series of games with good storys e.g Xenosaga , Star oceon......... I live in the UK and i dont think Xenosaga is released over here but if i get the first episode from ebay will it work on my PS2 PAL I dont want to get it chipped. Thanks

[Cless]

Hello gibbi8. I think that the best RPG series is Final Fantasy and you will probably find most people on this site will say so (this being an FF site after all!). As far as game series for the UK gamer I don't know. I would recommend Suikoden to you if it were not for the ridiculously high prices that it sells for in Europe. But I can recommend individual RPG games to you. For the Ps2, I think you should perhaps try Star Ocean:'Til the End of Time as I find it to be an very entertaining game with a fun battle system. And maybe try Disgaea if you want to take a chance on a strategy RPG that made me laugh out loud. Twice.

BUT first get yourself a good RPG education (I'm sorry if you've already done this)! I recommend geting a SNES emulator and playing some of the classics first! Like Crono Trigger and the absolute best game ever hands down no arguement Tales of Phantasia!!! *drools over keyboard*

[strawberryman]

My favorite absolute RPG's are the final fantasies, but of course there are others...
My second favorite (you've probably never heard of them) twould' have to be the Dark Cloud Series. The first one you would'nt be too impressed about-(what with crappy graphics and kind of a goofy storyline), But the second one takes the cake. It is'nt really a atb type sytem like any hardcore RPG's, but it still has some of those elements...
I'd have to recommend #2, but if you absolutly HAVE to play both- I warn you- it gets boring after awhile.

[Rainecloud]

Final Fantasy, Zelda...

You know, I can't think of any others. That's quite scary.

[Destai]

My favorite absolute RPG's are the final fantasies, but of course there are others...
My second favorite (you've probably never heard of them) twould' have to be the Dark Cloud Series. The first one you would'nt be too impressed about-(what with crappy graphics and kind of a goofy storyline), But the second one takes the cake. It is'nt really a atb type sytem like any hardcore RPG's, but it still has some of those elements...
I'd have to recommend #2, but if you absolutly HAVE to play both- I warn you- it gets boring after awhile.

The first one was one of the first games ever released for PS2. It wasnt "that" good but it was ok. You're right though the second ones class (Dark Chronicle in the EU). I really like it, I even bought the soundtrack. The fightings easy going ,not half as tedious as the first and really fun. It can be pretty hard to come acrss but if you se it you should give it a try.
I like a lot of the Grandia series too. Just an FF clone but the stories and battle systems are really good.

[Bulldog]

Me being Biowares' little whore, I'd say Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights.
The Elder Scrolls series is also quite entertaining.

[Endless]

With no hesitation, the Mana (Seiken Densetsu) series is my favorite, followed by the recently discovered Disgaea/La Pucelle/Phantom Brave series.

[Erdrick Holmes]

I can't decide between Suikoden and Phantasy Star.

[Dreddz]

everyone is sayin dark chronicle ive completed both of them. I might try star oceon sounds pretty good

[Doomgaze]

Suikoden, definitely.

[XxSephirothxX]

I'd consider Zelda an adventure, but if we're classifying it as an action RPG...then:

The Legend of Zelda, followed very closely by the Final Fantasy, Golden Sun, and Chrono series.

[Clouded Sky]

chrono trigger. hands down. play it.

and as far as dark cloud goes, that game just seemed way too repititious for me: wander through dungeon, get stuff, wander through dungeon again, get more stuff, etc...

[strawberryman]

I pretty fond of the dark cloud series.

you should try number two. I Rock at it and am always here to help.
HA! I AM THINE RULER DARK CLOUD 2! THOU SHALT FEEL THE PAIN OF LOSS!

[strawberryman]

chrono trigger. hands down. play it.

and as far as dark cloud goes, that game just seemed way too repititious for me: wander through dungeon, get stuff, wander through dungeon again, get more stuff, etc...

Chrono trigger is the best.
But you should Try Dark Cloud 2. one of the best.

[Sepho]

Hey Strawberry, check this out:



Try it out.

Dark Cloud 2 is the only game I've ever played that had me regretting going to sleep because I felt like I was wasting time I could be spending playing the game. That's good and bad, really. It's good because it goes to show how engaging the game really is, but bad because I never felt like I was accomplishing anything. And when I got to the end, I was like "Oh, this is the end.". Overall, great game - much, much better than Dark Cloud.