Earthbound is being rereleased on the Virtual Console. Still probably one of my favorite RPGs of all time. Though the sequel, Mother 3, stands at the top as my favorite RPG.
Turn based is a dying genre. Today every RPG needs "action" and "realtime" or it won't pass the marketing drones unless it happens to be a whatever-"tactics" title. The only really recent old school RPG I know of is Grimrock, unless you also want to include the gazillion rogue likes. But there's nothing else in the style…
I don't know if it would be considered an RPG or not, but the game that introduced me to some features commonly found in RPGs (In-depth dialogue choices, character creation, open explorable game world, open-ended story) was Star Flight, moreso the Sega Genesis version than the DOS counterparts though. SO it always holds a…
Parasite Eve 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 :D
Secret of Mana 1 & 2 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.
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?
Amulets & Armor 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...
I know the game has some deep and interesting lore. I like that. I'm just saying that the story and storytelling is not rich and engaging like what you see in a lot of other RPGs. Most of it is disjointed and confusing unless you're paying very close attention. It's not a game someone would play solely for the story, or…