§ ¶My updated RPG list

I would give a warning about a self-indulgent post ahead, but that is inherent in the term "blog."

A year ago I posted a list of RPGs that I had played or was playing, and thought I might as well update it. Besides, not like I have a place to keep such a list besides on this blog. So, the list:

• Phantasy Star 4 (Genesis)
• Final Fantasy IV Easytype (SNES; FF2US)
• Final Fantasy IV Hardtype (SNES)
• Final Fantasy V (SNES)
• Final Fantasy VI (SNES; FF3US)
• Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (SNES)
• Chrono Trigger (SNES)
• Secret of Mana 2 (SNES)
• Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
• Romancing SaGa 3 (SNES)
• Magic Knight Rayearth (SNES)
• Ranma 1/2 Akanekodan (SNES)
• Sailor Moon: Another Story (SNES)
• Tenchi Muyo RPG (SNES)
• Tales of Phantasia (SNES)
• Star Ocean (SNES)
• Breath of Fire I (SNES)
• Breath of Fire II (SNES and GBA)
• Breath of Fire III (PSX)
• Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
• Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
• Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
• Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)
• Final Fantasy X (PS2)
• Xenosaga I (PS2)
• Xenosaga II (PS2)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS2)
• Treasure of the Rudras (SNES)
• La Pucelle Tactics (PS2)
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)
• Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (PS2)
• The Legend of Dragoon (PSX)
• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (PS2)
• Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2)
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)
• Radiata Stories (PS2)
• Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (PS2)
• Makai Kingdom (PS2)
• Grandia III (PS2)

Legend: Completed since last time, still in progress, started since last time.

Grandia III is a very good game, with a neat battle system. However, it ranks pretty high up in cheese factor with regard to RPG cliches, and it has a lot of the same voice actors as other games. Great, Violetta sounds a lot like Nel Zelpher and I have Ridley Silverlake for a mage....

I'm embarrassed to say that the main reason I haven't finished The Legend of Dragoon is that I can't find the PS1 memory card that has the save game, which was nearly at the end. In fact, up until a few weeks ago I couldn't find my PS1 at all. I think that when I get around to finishing it, though, I'll just play it on an emulator... much faster, and I can transfer my game to and from the real thing if I need to. I love having a DexDrive.

Comments

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Well, Grandia II had Cam Clarke. You can only go uphill from there ...

Glenn Maynard - 19 06 06 - 01:27

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I'm frightened that I have actually played a lot of those games in that list, though haven't finished all of them...

I'm not a wap!!

(If you don't mind home-made games or games that were not made using the latest 3D engine, there's a great amateur RPG called "The Way". It isn't very interesting on the playability front, but its story rivals or bests that of most RPGs that I've played.)

nayon - 19 06 06 - 14:58

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What, no PC games?

TechMage89 - 19 06 06 - 16:00

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Haven't really gotten into PC RPGs, except maybe Diablo if you can call that an RPG. When it comes to PC games I tend more toward games like Civilization IV. I swear I'll finish Neverwinter Nights one of these days, though (a.k.a. the buggiest game ever made).

Phaeron - 19 06 06 - 23:54

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If you think that Neverwinter Nights is the buggiest game ever, then try Oblivion(at least the german version) or Vampire Bloodlines.

By the way, you have

# Secret of Mana 2 (SNES)
# Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)

in your list. I know it is a good game and you probably played it more than once, but is there a reason for having it twice in there? ;)

Rumbah - 20 06 06 - 16:40

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No "Chrono Cross"? Shame on you! But if you happen to understand Japanese, try "Radical Dreamers" first or you won't understand anything from it in the first few hours (like I did...)

Firewave - 14 08 06 - 04:56

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Hey man you have completed Xenosaga ep 1/2 but not Xenogears! I suggest that you check out Xenogears ASAP. It's has The Plot of JRPGs.....

ckain - 20 01 07 - 16:42

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Great list but...
you are missing (in my opinion) the best RPG's ever.
SHADOW HEARTS and SHADOW HEARTS: COVENANT
these are two great games.

And dont forget the KINGDOM HEARTS series

Ryan - 09 03 07 - 21:45

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