Best/innovative RPG games.
polycounter lvl 12
I say innovative in the header because the best ones I remember where the classic turn based ones but im sure there are other game play styles. I kind of did very little gaming when I was younger, but anyways, Mine are Breath of fire and the early FF series. which are yours?
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A bit of an obscure and crappy looking one with limited customization, but dammit, multiplayer LAN cooperative first-person real-time RPGs are rare enough as it is
Also Final Fantasy V (job system!) and Ultima VII. Biased heavily toward IV and VI though...
Since then, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind has really set the standard for what RPGs can achieve in terms of atmosphere, deep and varied gameplay, and the sheer depth and freedom allowed to the player in exploring the game world. Honestly nothing has topped it in my opinion, although Skyrim is pretty damn good as well.
Also, I really loved Demon's Souls and even more Dark Souls. They lack some of what I look for in an RPG, like many interesting and varied characters and a really solid story, they are fun as hell. The satisfaction you feel when you finally succeed in a tough spot is something no other game has matched for me.
Despite being picky about the games I really love, just about any western RPG can easily hook me. I sunk hundreds of hours into Two Worlds...
I can't really give much opinion on FF13, I borrowed it from the work library and played a few hours through their one button combat system and returned it :P
Chrono Trigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_trigger
Secret of Mana:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_of_mana
Crystalis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalis
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Chrono trigger
Hack 1-4
Hack GU
Demon's Soul's
FF3 & Chrystal Chronicles
Legacy of Goku
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ba8LKmqYxA
To see them refine that experience through Oblivion and Skyrim has been awesome.
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As you attack, you build up something called Echoes, represented by that number that appears in the lower-right corner.
Your special attacks were powered up depending on the amount you have, and you eventually get the ability to chain special attacks between characters which, when combined with a high number of echoes, ends up absolutely devastating.
Attacks can be blocked, but only if they aren't coming from the back, so there's some strategic value in flanking.
The gameplay involves alot of exploration and combat, although exploring some of the maps can become repetitive (most of them have a similar layout but have a different scenery). The visual style is very nice and colorful and reminds you instantly of Japanese animation.
You also had to photograph objects of interest in the towns and use these pictures to invent new items, weapons, armor and other stuff.
To make progress in the story you had to rebuild villages and important places using these inventions, and get the villagers back into town.
All in all, this game is great fun to play if you can still find it.
Never finished it completely because my version of the game had a game-breaking bug near the ending
There's alot of older RPG's which are great, especially on the PS2.
Parasite Eve II
Final Fantasy VIII (the story is a little bit :poly142:)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (GBA)
Rogue Galaxy
Dragon Quest VIII
And all the pre PS2 era SQUARE RPGs
Though the sequel, Mother 3, stands at the top as my favorite RPG.
Also the Paper Mario series is rather innovative, with each new title it seems as though the paper aspect of the series gets tinkered with.
Maan.. I find this wrong on so many levels because Dark Souls does have a good solid story even though it's not spoon fed to you like most RPGs do with their story... Check up EpicNameBro on youtube he has done 10+ thirty minute videos on Dark Souls lore..
It's not a game someone would play solely for the story, or continue playing because they're so engaged in the story. This is a big contrast to other RPGs (like those developed by BioWare) where the main focus is on storytelling and character interaction.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing at all. But I can't really say it has a solid story when most people I know who have played it (even through to the end) had no idea what was going on most of the time.
Hell yes.
Combining two separate games into one? More of that, please.
http://might-and-magic.ubi.com/mightandmagicx-legacy/en-GB/home/index.aspx
Looks like a different take at the franchise than the last one
The art-style actually reminds me of the earlier games, which I loved
Hopefully this is gonna be a rocker
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Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronicle)
Rogue Galaxy
Vagrant Story
Legend of the Dragoon
Elder Scrolls 3
Final Fantasy VII + Crisis Core to get the full story.
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy XII
Breath of Fire 3
Tales of Symphonia
Baiten Kaitos
Baldurs Gate II
Diablo II
Ultima 8
Eye of the Beholder 2
Vampire: The Masquerade
Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest IX
Disgaea
Grandia & Grandia II
Kingdom Hearts
Shadow Hearts
Jeanne D'arc
Tactics Ogre: Let us cling together
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Resonance of Fate
Star Ocean III
Valkyria Chronicles
Phantasy Star I & II
Lost Odyssey
Shining Force II
Xenoblade Chronicles
Chrono Trigger
The Last Story
Off the top of my head anyway......
Deus Ex
Man, you just quoted my RPG childhood/life.
Adding a few,
Breath of Fire IV
The Last Remnant (for PC, the 360 version was super laggy and gimped)
suikoden 2
i was blown away by the depth of this game, the story, multiple endings, you own a castle that gets bigger everytime you recruit new members ( up to 108 unique characters !).
It was the first game I played where it felt like you could go anywhere at any time. Loved the story and the unique setting with so many spells and conigs you could play around with.
Super Mario RPG
Chrono Trigger
Paper Mario
Pokemon
The Elder Scrolls
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
I don't care for random battles, which is why the list lacks a lot of that.
Suikoden 2 have the best villain evarr though, Mr.Luca Blight, only rivaled by Kevka.
My best probably FF6. Most innovative prob Disgaea, if that counts as RPG. It have most wicked char dev system. level your char up to lvl 9999.
I'm really surprised that it's more similar to MM3-5 than MM6-8. On one hand, I'm a bit disappointed, because I've been a huge fan of MM6, on the other World Of Xeen was great too.
This thread makes me want to go back and play everything.