Your favourite RPG's

[Nico87]

Yeah, boring thread, I know. But I'm mighty curios to hear everyone's top 5 RPG's. Like I said, boring, but I know this thread is going to get alot of replies, so I might aswell push it through.

My list;

1. Xenogears (Playstation)
2. Lunar: The Silver Star Story (Sega CD & Playstation)
3. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
4. Final Fantasy IX (Playstation)
5. Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Distant #6 and #7;

6. Final Fantasy VII
7. Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

1. Final Fantasy 3/6(Snes,Ps1,DS,Psp)
2. Eartbound(Snes)
3. SMT Persona 4(Ps2)
4. Crystalis(nes)
5. Chrono Trigger(snes)
6. Suikoden 1 Ps1
7. Wild Arms Ps1
8. Breath of Fire 2
9. Dark Cloud 2

Honorable Mention
Dragon Warrior 3,7
Secret of Mana
Odin Sphere
Kingdom Hearts 2
Parasite Eve 2
Final Fantasy 9
Suikoden 2,5
Breath of Fire 1,3,4
Alundra
Lufia 1,2
Lunar EB and SS
World Ends with you

[Nico87]

Argh, that reminded me of the fact that I need a CIB copy of Earthbound. Last copy I bid on went for $328.33. The cartridge on the manual is 'Buy it Now' for $150. Crazy.

[FantasiaWHT]

1) Phantasy Star II
2) Chrono Trigger
3) Valkyrie Profile
4) Final Fantasy 2(us)
5) Final Fantasy 3(us)

[MasterJSP]

1.) Earthbound
2.) Chrono Trigger
3.) Illusion of Gaia
4.) Final Fantasy Tactics
5.) Final Fantasy VI

[Joe West]

3. Final Fantasy <nes>

[jb143]

I generally don't like RPG's that much but Chrono Trigger was pretty great. That's my top 5.

[Nico87]

1) Phantasy Star II
2) Chrono Trigger
3) Valkyrie Profile
4) Final Fantasy 2(us)
5) Final Fantasy 3(us)

So PS II is really that great? I thought IV was the best in the series after reading several reviews.

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

my list is very new-skewed; didn't really get into rpgs until last gen, so i haven't played much of the classic ones. maybe when i get a psp i can try some of them on the go.

FFX (ps2)
KOTOR (xbox)
FALLOUT 3 (360)
DIABLO (pc)
MORROWIND (pc)

honorable mentions: dragon warrior (nes), dungeon siege (pc), diablo2 (pc)

[Daria]

Alundra (PSX)
DragonQuest VIII (PS2)
Shining Force (Gen)
Shadowrun (Gen)
Suikoden II (PSX)

Other:
Breath of Fire III (PSX)
Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX)
Persona 2 (PSX)
Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Mana Khemia (PS2)
Wonder Project J (SNES)
Dragon Warrior VII (PSX)
Lost Odyssey (360)
Valkyrie Profile (PSX)
Rhapsody (PSX)
Magic Knight Rayearth (SAT)

[obesolete]

i'm going to go in the other direction here

1. Earthbound
2. robotrek
3. Suikoden
4. FF3nes
5.chronto trigger
6. ff6

i have good times memories with my top 3 and the later i haven't played in a while... i should dig out that ff3 repro again...

[Kyle15]

Here's my top faves in no particular order. Sorry, I couldn't pick just five!

-Earthbound
-Persona 3
-Persona 4
-SMT 3: Nocturne
-Subarashiki Kono Sekai (World Ends With You)
-Paper Mario
-Castlevania: Symphony of The Night (does this count?)
-Tales of Symphonia
-Odin Sphere
-PokeMon Red

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Some of my favs:

Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD) - I only like the new cutscenes and the expanded storyline from the PSX/Saturn remakes
Lunar: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
Xenogears (PSX)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
SMT: Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2 (PS2)
Persona 3 & 4 (PS2)
Tengai Makyo IV (Saturn)
Paper Mario (N64 and Gamecube)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

If we are including action-rpgs, then I would also add:
Legend of Zelda: LttP (SNES)
Ys I & II Complete (PC)
Ys The Oath in Felghana (PC)
Ys III (PS2)
Ys IV (PC-E)

[animesuperj]

Top 5, I think in this order as well (some are hard to put above others):

1. Lunar: Eternal Blue (sega cd/psx)
2. Chrono Trigger (snes)
3. Lunar: SSS (sega cd/psx)
4. Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Starrs (snes)
5. Final Fantasy IX (ps1)

[Cinder6]

Hard to pick five...

Panzer Dragoon Saga
Lunar (all of them, save Dragon Song)
Chrono Trigger
FFVI, VII
Shadow Hearts (1 & 2)
Persona 3 & 4
Tales of Symphonia, the Abyss

There's a number of others that I really like, but those are basically my favorites.

Some on my "to play" list:

Suikoden
Earthbound (playing it now, actually)
Ys: Book I & II (TGCD)
Albert Odyssey
Dragon Force
Skies of Arcadia
Phantasy Star (first one, SMS)
Xenosaga 2 & 3
SMT: Nocturne
SMT: Digital Devil Saga
.hack//GU (played a bunch of Vol. 1, but set it down)

etc.

Am I weird for not liking Xenogears, yet liking Xenosaga well enough?

[darkhades]

It's a tough decision

1. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
2. Illusion of Gaia (SNES)
3. Suikoden (PS1)
4. Final Fantasy VII (PS1)
5. Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Honorable mention goes to Earthbound (SNES)

[tom]

1: Wizards Crown (A8)
2: Ultima 5 (C128)
3: Gold box (choose any) (C64, Apple ][ or PC)
4: The Magic Candle (C64)
5: The Bard's Tale III (C64)

[Drixxel]

Fallout 2, PC ... few games are as deep.
Final Fantasy Legend II, GB ... a long-standing favourite.
King's Field 2, PSX ... an incredibly immersive experience.

[j_factor]

1. Final Fantasy Tactics
2. Phantasy Star IV
3. Final Fantasy 3/6
4. Albert Odyssey
5. Ultima IV (Amiga version)

[DDCecil]

Final Fantasy IV (SNES, etc)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES, etc)
Dragon Quest III (NES, etc)
Wild Arms (PSX)
Lunar: SS (Sega CD)

Persona (PSX)
King's Field II (PSX)
Star Ocean: Second Story (PSX, PSP)
Final Fantasy (NES) - Does my hack count?
Phantasy Star II (GEN)
Vay (Sega CD)
The rest of the DQ/DW series including the Monsters series.
Final Fantasy Legend II
Complete Ys series, including the JPN III port on PS2
Final Fantasy III, V, VIII, IX, 10 and 10-2 (X (as in Ex) was already made by me back in 1992, thx again Square!)
Aurora Quest: Otaku no Seiza
Popful Mail
Lufia II
Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario series
Secret of Mana
Breath of Fire (Just the first one)
Ultima Exodus and Quest of the Avatar

And of course Drakkhen (SNES) and Hydlide (NES), which get waaaay too much hate, but I have no problem playing and enjoying them.