PS2 RPG's

[Crossblades]

Get Tales of Legendia. Not the best RPG, but still fun to play

[JKTrix]

Get Tales of Legendia. Not the best RPG, but still fun to play

NO.

I'd definitely get Magna Carta before Legendia. I was supremely disappointed in Legendia (it didn't even have multiplayer!!). Since you have fairly limited funds for buying a game, pass this one completely.
I am cautiously looking forward to Tales of the Abyss though.

As for the Xenosaga anime, it isn't stellar by any means. But as a supplement to the games, it's great.

[Shion Strife]

seriously get xenosaga....its one of the best games ever created!!!!!!!

[Rostum]

Grandia III is definately worth your time, im Grandia mad, so this may be a biased opinion, but get it, I enjoyed it a whole lot...

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Its easy, linear, false advertised, and has an awful story. The battle system is fun, but if your looking for a battle system with alot of depth look elsewhere.

Ah okay, I will have to try and find Grandia III sometime, when it's out / if it's out yet.

And that's a shame about Star Ocean 3. I heard it was a good play and everything, but I don't really want to play through an awful story.

[Zeromus_X]

The story isn't 'bad' unless you're extremely shallow about it. The amazing gameplay and hundreds of hours of play time (with added difficulty levels, they aren't 'easy' on those) override any petty complaints about the storyline. But games can't be 'games', anymore, can they?

I also recommend Grandia III. Don't whine about the story, and enjoy the kick-ass battle system. That final boss certainly won't cut you any slack, that's for sure.

DQVIII is great if you love old-school turn based RPGs, especially if you played the older DQ games. It too, has a good deal of exploration (yes, exploration in a game, believe it or not), and may be a challenge for some.

All are great games, and definitely worth a buy. SO3 is a greatest hits (at least in the US) so it shouldn't be too expensive.

Edit: When Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria and Tales of the Abyss come out, those are sure to be great too. But if you live in PAL region...

[Rostum]

Thanks Zeromus_X.

I have actually just completed Valkyrie Profile a couple of weeks ago, so I am very interested in getting Silmeria. Though with the first, I had to download an ISO because I don't believe it was released here, and I hadn't really wanted to look to import anything.

Can anyone tell me if Grandia III is out in PAL, or when it may be coming out?

[Dell]

GET THE SUIKODEN SERIES!!!

PS2:
Suikoden III
Suikdoen IV
Suikoden Tactics
Suikoden V (Latest)

[Rostum]

The only ones that seem to interest me at the moment is Suikoden V (I've heard bad from friends on IV, and I can't find I, II or III). V will be out on the 29th of September I believe.