Rpg other than Final Fantasy you like!

[Caspar]

Truthfully, I'm not the biggest FF fan. (What am I doing here then?!) I was actually really surprised I liked FFXIV as much as I do. The last game in the series I completed was 9, while I never played any others past that point except 12, and that only barely, largely due to my love of the setting and design team. I realized the other day during a ls discussion that I could make a topic about this. We all remember how square had huge success during the Ps1 era, but there were many other long running rpg series back then that weren't as lucky to survive two or three more generations of consoles. What are some RPG series that you used to love and miss today, or continue to play today if they did in fact endure? In my heart, I will always be a Suikoden fan above all else...

[Gegenji]

One of my personal favorite RPG series was Breath of Fire, actually. BoF3 and 4 were personal favorites and Dragon Quarter was... unique, if nothing else. It was an interesting attempt to try something new. Music was always on point, too.

[Edda]

In my heart, I will always be a Suikoden fan above all else...

FUCK YES! Suikoden is my greatest love of all time, I love it enough I even made a Tumblr for it (that's a big deal for me okay?). Games are amazing, but seriously EFF KONAMI for dropping this series harder than a lalafell getting punched off of Titan's platform.

 

I :love: Suikoden 4EVER.

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Emblem is pretty cool too.

[Caspar]

Alph lyla sound team does really unique compositions. You can almost tell its a capcom game from that era just listening to the music. It's that Street Fighter/Rockman sound!

[Tynos Riller]

I know its another Square, But I had a love for Last Remnant that combat system was just perfect for me.. And I still believe Kotor was the best rpg of all time.

[Kage]

I'm a nostalgic fan.

 

Earthbound

Chrono Trigger

Chrono Cross

Seiken Densetsu

Others like Breath of Fire and Suikoden.

And Fire Emblem

[Caspar]

I know its another Square, But I had a love for Last Remnant that combat system was just perfect for me.. And I still believe Kotor was the best rpg of all time.

Square is fine. I loved Vagrant Story.  but they abandoned that somewhat. And yeah, Suikoden dying just as it made a comeback left a big hole in my heart.

[Sounsyy]

SUIKODEN!

Chrono Cross

Legend of Dragoon

Xenosaga

Star Ocean

 

Next two aren't old console RPGs but I have completely fallen in LOVE with both of these games recently:

Child of Light

Life Is Strange

 

I'm still a pretty huge Final Fantasy fan though, despite the ups and downs. Was pretty much my childhood.

[T'shina]

Legends of Dragoon

[Lalato]

Lost odessey was a pretty damn good game. Awesome story, many feels and a great combat system.

I think it was written by the creator of the FF series too, definitely worth a look.

 

Other than that, persona 3&4 are among my favorites but I have a special love for a certain action RPG called Nier which was published by square, developed by the now dead Cavia. It's actually a contender for my favorite game of all time but apparently it was underrated due to gameplay and never really got much attention. 

[Kage]

Ohhh Sounsyy reminded me of the original Star Ocean.

 

Which reminds me of Tales of Phantasia and other Tales Games.

 

As well as Bahamut Lagoon.

[Enla]

Do western RPG's also count? If so in no particularly order...

 

-Baldur's Gate 2, even though I came to the scene a lot later than most it's grown on me immensely over the past few years and I adore the modding community that's built up around the entire game.

-Dragon Age - The Entire Series. Pretty much any Bioware RPG is going to make it's way onto my list at some point, but this is one of my consistent favorites.

-Neverwinter Nights - Hordes of the Underdark and Shadows of Undrentide specifically. The main campaign for the base game was... Terrible, I'm not going to lie. I hated every moment of it and only completed the story out of a need to see what the fuss was about. The expansions however saved my opinion of the entire franchise, to the point where I still go back and play HotU on a fairly annual basis. Neverwinter Nights 2 however, did not impress me in the least and I know people are going to hate me for that opinion. I wanted to like the game, I truly did. However the portions of the game where entire swaths of content were cut to meet the deadline are just too apparent for me, and I never got the appeal of Bishop as he was in the released version. KoTOR 2 was much the same. Flashes of brilliance marred by entire missing chapters worth of content.

-KoTOR, because Revan is a bamf and it had one of the best 'twists' in gaming I've ever seen on top of a solid story and combat system. KoTOR 2 -would- have taken it's place had it not been rushed to meet a deadline, as I much more enjoyed it's characters and where the story was heading before it nose dove into the proverbial cliff thanks to cut backs.

-Suikoden 3. I still need to play the first two games and I lost interest shortly after this one, but I still have extremely fond memories of playing this game. Even though I goofed REALLY bad during the final fights towards the end and sent my teleporter into a fight and thus rendered myself having to traverse all the maps on foot to get the final recruits finished. FUN TIMES. <- Is an idiot.

-Fire Emblem, though I only started with Awakening.

-Chrono Trigger, DAT MUSIC.

-Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. This game came out in a very rough patch of my life, and was one of the few things that made me look forward to each day. It's aged like curdled milk, but every once in awhile I'll track down the old modding sites and re-install my old favorites for a run.

-Persona 3, handheld. While I dislike that the cutscenes were dropped for still images this game was my first introduction into the Persona world and thus has a very specific place in my heart. I'm still desperately wishing for another female lead protagonist that changes up the gameplay as well though... Loved the Protagonist in 4 and the entire game as well, but I liked that in the handheld version switching genders actually gave you an entirely new experience with a lot of the Social Links and story.

[cuideag]

I still hold that Super Mario RPG is the most fun RPG ever made. Don't give me none of that Paper Mario garbage because I will fight you.

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... that said, Breath of Fire 3 really stuck with me through the years. Xenogears was wonky but I absolutely loved it to bits. Persona 3 and 4 are rad even if the student sim bits can be a little ehh.

 

Does Journey or ICO count as RPGs? Because yeah, hands down the best ones.

[Bopdoot]

Baldur's Gate all day, Neverwinter Nights, any Bioware game it seems (Kotor, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragon Age)

 

Fallout 1, 2 (more than 1), and New Vegas (Fallout3 was..meh >.>)

 

Even though it's a a shitty game, I always have a lot of fun with VTMB.  Must be that nostalgicness.

 

As for a JRPGs.. I really dislike them for the most part and FFXIV is the only FF game I've really enjoyed.  I did like Ni No Kuni however. That was such a charming game!

 

At least these are the ones off the toppa my head.

[Erik Mynhier]

FF is my god. That said, Fire Emblem, Elder Scroll, Breath of Fire, Dragon Warrior, and of course the Ogre Series.

[DeletedUser]

-Baldur's Gate 2

-Dragon Age

-Neverwinter Nights

 

Yes! I first got into RPGs with Baldur's Gate and loved all of those, along with KOTOR, Icewind Dale, Fallout, Morrowind...I could go on.

[Enla]

Even though it's a a shitty game, I always have a lot of fun with VTMB.  Must be that nostalgicness.

Oh god, Vampire... I still need to complete a run as a Malkavian. That's another game that had such brilliance behind it but was hurt in some way by other aspects of the design. I still remember having to download the unofficial patches for it.

 

 

Yes! I first got into RPGs with Baldur's Gate and loved all of those, along with KOTOR, Icewind Dale, Fallout, Morrowind...I could go on.

*fist bumps for great glory!*

I've only played Icewind Dale 2 and still need to find time to play the original Fallout games, but there's just something about older, Western RPG's that really clicks with me. I started playing them rather late, like as in the last four years, and I severely regret not finding the time to do so before. Thank goodness for Gog.com having almost the entire catalog of classics for my buying needs.

KoTOR is also love, not sure why I didn't list it on my own list... Hmm... *goes to fix that mistake!*

[DeletedUser]

I've only played Icewind Dale 2 and still need to find time to play the original Fallout games, but there's just something about older, Western RPG's that really clicks with me. I started playing them rather late, like as in the last four years, and I severely regret not finding the time to do so before. Thank goodness for Gog.com having almost the entire catalog of classics for my buying needs.

 

I loved Fallout 2, never really got into the newer ones. Same with Elder Scrolls actually, I loved Morrowind, mixed feelings about Oblivion and I never even finished Skyrim. And damn you're making me feel old, I played all those at release... :blush:

[Enla]

I've only played Icewind Dale 2 and still need to find time to play the original Fallout games, but there's just something about older, Western RPG's that really clicks with me. I started playing them rather late, like as in the last four years, and I severely regret not finding the time to do so before. Thank goodness for Gog.com having almost the entire catalog of classics for my buying needs.

 

I loved Fallout 2, never really got into the newer ones. Same with Elder Scrolls actually, I loved Morrowind, mixed feelings about Oblivion and I never even finished Skyrim. And damn you're making me feel old, I played all those at release... :blush:

*pat pat* If it helps I was old enough to play them at release as well, but I just never got into them until recently.

I'm pretty much the same way with the Elderscrolls, though I did enjoy Skyrim more than Oblivion - if only because it wasn't Generic Fantasy World #342 anymore, though it suffered from a lot of the same issues. I'd still kill for a Morrowind remake that kept to the spirit of the original. I know people are trying to remake it with Skyrim's art assets, but I'm not sure it'll be the same honestly... ):

[Dravus]

Here's a list of some of my favourite RPG's outside of the Final Fantasy series:

 

- Vagrant Story

- Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas

- Morrowind, Oblivion & Skyrim

- Breath of Fire 4 & 5

- Grandia 1 & 2

- The Witcher 1 & 2

- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

- Dragon Age 1, 2 & 3

- Warcraft 3

- Shadowhearts 1 & 2

- Star Ocean 3

- Valkyrie Profile

- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

[DeletedUser]

I'd still kill for a Morrowind remake that kept to the spirit of the original. I know people are trying to remake it with Skyrim's art assets, but I'm not sure it'll be the same honestly... ):

 

Oh I am so looking forward to that. I really hope they manage to pull it off. You won't see me for a solid month at least if so haha!

[Gaspard]

Everything Bethesda and Bioware churned out, plenty of JRPG's, VTMB, Witcher series and a few others.

[Caspar]

I am glad so many people like suikoden. I picked up the second game on a whim around the time ff8 came out and suddenly found myself neglecting ff in favor of a decidedly primitive looking 2d game with a silent protagonist. I didn't think an rpg could demand the kind of dedication and respect from me that suikoden did. I've played all of them but 4, which I hear was mediocre, and tactics which is based on 4, as well as the handheld ones which were only nominally suikoden titles. Another series I love is Wild ARMS, for very different reasons, and due to them I always appreciate the very ANIMU practice of playing the opening during the final boss fight...

[allgivenover]

A hardly comprehensive list in no particular order.

 

Persona 3/ Persona 4 - high school sim + mystery + fun combat system + funky music and style. These games are awesome.

Dark Souls/Dark Souls 2 - I've probably sunk something like 1000+ hours between these two. There is something magical and lonely and terrifying about playing them.

Tales of the Abyss - Most Tales Of games are pretty decent, this one takes the cake.

Tales of Graces f - The story isn't very mature, but the battle system, characters, and aesthetic is awesome.

Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together - There is no better strategy RPG. The PSP remake of Tactics Ogre unseated Final Fantasy Tactics in my heart forever. This game is awesome.

Dragon Quest IV - This started the episodic RPG thing. It's simple, it's fun.

The Last Story -This game is going to be extremely valuable several years from now once everyone figures out how awesome it is and how hard it is to find.

Valkyrie Profile - Great battle system, good story, great music.

Star Ocean: The Second Story -A lot of fun, the story tends to drag a bit but that battle system and the lovable characters really shine here.

Suikoden II - Luca Blight, enough said.

Baldur's Gate Trilogy - Do I really have to say anything?

Jade Empire - Bioware's overlooked gem. This game is vastly underrated.

Dragon Age: Origins - I'm not a big fan of DAII or III, but this game is awesome. I played through it five times.

[Val]

I'll just.. make a bullet list.

 

• I'm a HUGE Chrono Trigger fan. Not so much of Cross, but I <3 some Trigger.
  
• I absolutely LOVE the Witcher.
  
• While I don't think the Legacy of Kain series is really considered a full-on RPG, it plays a lot like the Zelda games and I absolutely fell in love with it. Hands down one of my favorite stories.
  
• Speaking of Zelda, A Link to the Past is my favorite.
  
• Grandia 1 and 2 are wonderful!
  
• Xenosaga is great stuff too!
  
• I really liked the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 RPG elements, and I enjoyed Darksiders as well. Both are kind of Zelda/God of War clones, but I still enjoyed them.
  
• Record of Lodoss War for the Dreamcast was an amazing game. I still play it from time to time!
  
• Phantasy Star Online 1 and 2 were ngh. If I still had people to play it with, I probably would.
  
• For people that are a fan of old school D&D/Baldur's Gate/Neverwinter Nights stile games, I'd suggest picking up Divintiy: Original Sin. It's super long, incredibly in-depth, and plays a lot like Final Fantasy Tactics and it's co-op!
  

There's.. a lot more I could add here. I'm a huge RPG fan. But this is the stuff off the top of my head.