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ok first bear with me. im new at this whole forum noise.but im gunna have to say some the best RPGs are MASS EFFECT and FINAL FANTASY 7. just cause the story lines are probably the best every. and game play was fantasic also. mass effect felt so smooth the me. yeah at times getting to cover is a little difficult. but u know you can just work around it.

Seriously there is no discussion about best rpg without Diablo, Baldurs Gate, Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights, Icewindale, etc. All of them with great stories and pretty much on par or define the gameplay when it comes to D&D crpg's. And we also have Deux Ex and System Shock that brought innovation to the genre. and a recently good one is The Witcher. But these are PC games

I have not played Mass Effect but I will play it when it comes out on the PC it will be the same story, but the gameplay and interface will Optimized for the PC


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As for Final Fantasy 7 I don't even think its the best one out of the series hell its not even the best game Square released. When it comes to Square Enix rpg games Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Valkyrie Profile, and Final Fantasy Tactics are better then FF7 in music, story, and gameplay in my opinion. But I really love the Zelda series especially The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

morrowind, hands down

Mass Effect
Morrowind: Bloodmoon
Oblivion: Shimmering Isles
Baulders Gate: Shadow of Amn
Neverwinter Nights
Secret of Evermore
Eternal Sonata (Hey, it may be Anime-ish, but it's a unique story/mixed with the real world.)
Lost Odyssey
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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Chrono Trigger is by far the greatest RPG ever made.

Since the title doe not say it has to be a video game I go with the RPG that started it all Dungeons & Dragons.

I have to say that i love:

Morrowind, Neverwinter nights, FF7, And the best Dot hack

Good tactics RPGs like Gladius, and to a LESSER extent, fire emblem

I forgot all about gladius. Shame, shame, shame on me.

no im sad i forgot about fire emblem. good ol' fire emblem. but the elder scrolls i also cant belive i forgot those too. gawd im dumb at night.

Mass Effect, Oblivion, Zelda: OoT, Diablo II...err... mind went blank! But those are my favorites that I can think of at the moment.

Oh, and Sim City 4 is the best god game! Beat that!

I don't like Japanese turn-based RPG's. The only RPG's I played are: Oblivion and Fable TLC. Fable is still one of my favorite games.

Indeed Atheist' ... no computers involved.. you actually play with real people.

Or, if computer RPG games are your 'thing', then I would cite the grandaddy of them all... Nethack. (still available as a free download). For those of you who havn't played this 1980's game... the game map is made up of exclamation marks, underscores and full stops. The monsters (including yourself) are letters of the alphabet. (you are a "@")

I spent DAYS playing that game. Must dig it out again

Meow Purr.

I'd have to go with both Dark Sun games... they were the first I played on the PC, and I'll never forget how many side quests you could do.

Also, World of Warcraft is cool, I play that on Akama server Horde side. But what I really want to try out is Age of Conan.

All timers:

Final Fantasy 3 & 7
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Deus EX
Elder Scrolls 3 & 4
Dragonlord 1 (first ever, that I played)

i also like breath of fire 3 and 4

cant forget Wild Arms 3 and Earthbound!

I thought FABLE was cool but my favorite was " THE MORROWIND PROPHECIES"

My favorite RPG is still Fallout 1/2. Eagerly awaiting 3...

Final Fantasy VIII will always be my favorite.


oh and Chrono Trigger

I also have to say that Fable was an awsome game. I liked the interaction.

I would have to say FFVII , FF Tactics , Fable , Morrowind , FFX , and Diablo

Yes it was great,You could get drunk,married and kill her and get married again,in one game I married 17 times.Great interaction.

LOL yeah i got married 19 times and had 9 of those at the same time in different towns. But on the drinking part i am still a teatodler

Best RPG's that I've played would have to be...

1. Final Fantasy 7
2. Super Mario RPG
3. Baulder's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2

Honorable Mentions
-Fable
-Mass Effect
-Final Fantasy 10
-Neverwinter Nights

Hey BD dont forget about the infamous pimp hat you used to run around wearing every time youd go see one of your wives LOL man those were the good old days!

I also liked the fishermans hat too.

Call me crazy but I was never really hot on FFVII

CRAZY!

No, me neither...

FFVII was a great game. It is rare to meet some one who didn't like it.

I didn't mean anything bad footbeef. Just most people i talked to that played it loved it. sorry

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Oh hell yea I loved that game. Probably my favorite game overall for the Super Nintendo. I think I beat it like 4 or 5
times. My favorite character had to be Geno, and I still got the game with the box in mint condition. I thought it was bull crap that Mario didn't speak even once during that game though.

oblivion, fable, and WoW handsdown

Order a pizza pull out a 24 and set up the character sheets... when I find people who still play i occasionally try to play etc. It's all about the AD&D third edition...

What makes table top RPG's so much fun is the customizable aspect especially for the DM. You essentially got to play a game you design to suit your needs... That's right kids there are games that require you to have an imagination. If you want a ninja class you can make a ninja class (did it lol)

D&D is still widely played all over the world, it's a great way to socialize and have fun.

seriously not sure why you dont have chrono trigger/cross or final fantasy in there =/





my favorite Rpg's not in order except for the first one..

Final Fantasy Series
Crono Cross
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Zelda: OoT
Crono Trigger

thats all i can think of, cause its really late and i dont want to think right now.


And Blue Dragon, you say it's rare for you to meet someone who didn't like FF7? I've met so many people like that, it's common for me, and i seriously don't know why people overrate it so damn much(not saying you were). i did beat it, and in the end, all i said was "meh, it was ok." not like most people who go "holy crap, thats the best game ever!!!" or something overrated like that. its not the best, by far its not. but it is a good game.

I just realized I completely forgot Vagrant Story


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I hate RPG's they are the worst games ever. Theyare the scum of the gaming world. Only one exceptionally original one is good in my book, EVO: SEARCH FOR EDEN.

yeah EVO was great.

i must say i never played mass effect..would luv to though...and yes ff7 was one of the best, wish for the remake saspians!...

-Chrono trigger/cross
-Golden sun 1-2 anyone?
-Morrowind (oblivion just wasnt the same for me)
-Final fantasy V,VII,VII.The series went downhill from there on with some exceptions.
-super mario rpg
-Illusion of gaia
-sword of mana
-Star ocean
-zelda:link to a past and OoT
-Vagrants story.

Seriously,nothing surpasses the vast amount of rpg classic goodness of the SNES days.

Obviously since I like Star Wars so much, Knight of the Old Republic I and II. Then of couse Morrowind, and Fable. For the PSONE Legend of Dragoon kicked ULTIMATE bleep!

You put FFVII twice.

My favorits are Final Fantasy Series, but i haven't played 11 though, don't want to either.
Legend of Dragoon
Golden Sun, didn't finish them, but they are really great games.

That's all I can really think of right now.

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im gonna have to say star wars knights of the old republic 1 + 2, they have heaps of dialog but it makes it soo much better. and of course oblivion- shivering isles and knights of the nine, fable the lost chapters is great, zelda ocarina of time. all great games .

Star Wars KOTOR I&II, definetly two of the best RPG ever made.

Currently I am totally addicted to DragonQuest VII. It is an older game(2004) but it is really fun. It is done in the old school fighting style of taking turns, you level up, eventually learn your spells, etc, etc - anyone played it? I am already at over 60 hours and not even half-way through. It is a really big game.
I am driving my poor fiance nuts because I have hogged the tv for the last two weeks and haven't really payed any attention to him. and yes, I am a female. A female who loves to game - I have found that to be an anomaly.

When I hear the term "RPG",the first thing that comes to mind is the old-fashioned role-playing games played in person with character sheets,books,and people.

I hadn't been a DM since the early 80's,and some friends recently decided that they'd like to game again on a regular basis.I got talked into being a DM again,and although it's a lot of work being one...it's still a lot of fun.We've been playing once a week for the last 4 weeks,and we're not planning to stop anytime soon.

I haven't gotten to read much on the 3rd Edition D&D stuff,and right now I think I'll pass on it since they're getting ready to release a 4th Edition...so right now we're playing with a mix of 1st & 2nd Edition with some old Homebrew stuff.And,since several of us are fans of the Forgotten Realms novels,we're playing in the Realms.

But yeah,gaming night is pizza night...and booze is an added party favor.I think games are much more fun if it's in person with a group of friends.