after the a discussion of the final fantasy 7soundtrack in the all music section,i realised that rpgs need a thread in their own right.
some will think they are a sad waste of time,fair enough,when i look at the hours spent on gamesave/memory card screens,i see a valid point.also some dont have the patience/intelligence for turnbased battles and huge quests,again,fair enough.
but for those who like them i think youll agree that they are truly epic and there is a sense of achievement,involvement and skill that you cant find in other games.the further you progress the more of a geniusly designed game you get to experience.
also theres a sense of "i completed/experienced something" you cant get in other games.
i know they take ages and at times the battles get on my nerves but overall they are one of my fave genres.

my rpgs have provided shitloads of hours gaming over the years and some i have still yet to play/finish,heres the collection.

on ps1:saga frontier 2,Alundra,breath of fire 3,final fantasy 1,2,4,5,6,7

on snes:zelda,illusion of time/gaia,chrono trigger,secret of mana,secret of evermore,final fantasy mystic quest,terranigma,breath of fire 1 and 2,goemon mystical ninja.(all pristine and mostly rare)

anything on ps2 or any final fantasy made after final fantasy 7 i havent bothered with.they may be great and look amazing but i prefer the classic "top-down"rpgs.with the exception of ff7 of course as that game was cutting edge at the time and was still in the transition period to these modern rpgs.it kept that traditional/old school vibe.

anyway love or hate them......

Zelda is more than an RPG. Although, it's what an RPG should be. I've never been a fan of proper RPG's, I just find the battle systems incredibly monotonous. The only ones I've really played and enjoyed have been Pokemon, and the mario ones - mario rpg, the portable mario and luigi ones..

I tend to pop for the Zeldas and Fable and the like rather than full blown RPG silliness. I like the whole openess and epicness of them, but I'd prefer to wield a sword properly and control where it goes. Sometimes RPGs are just chess with flashy graphics.

pokemon

Zelda Games. Love them, such a weakness.

yeah i know what you mean thrashduck,thats why i like a lot of the snes rpgs and alundra as you can actually fight,jump,hack and slash your way through the game with the weapons to hand as opposed to selecting from a menu list on the turn based games.

i thought you were talking about cool rpgs, like elder scrolls etc. i don't find the older ones that enjoyable tbh

or those rocket launchers

Pokemon is fucking mint. I've been getting on with Crystal recently. You should all see my Graveler, he's fucking solid.

orginal 151 only plz

ha you're the fool. you cant evolve him unless you trade which incredibly hard with an emulator.

The Fourth Norseman wrote:orginal 151 only plz

err i'd say 2g is acceptable too. I've played all the games but i cant remember anything after the gold/silver pokemon

The Fourth Norseman wrote:i thought you were talking about cool rpgs, like elder scrolls etc. i don't find the older ones that enjoyable tbh

or those rocket launchers

youll like my new thread title edit

yeah i meant discuss rpgs in general old and new.the old stuff was just what i preferred but i know there are lots of great new ones out.
someone i used to work with was always on about oblivion the elder scrolls.

and i love that southpark episode when they do world of warcraft.

If WoW counts, I was hooked on it a few summers ago.

NEVER AGAIN!

Chrono Trigger....

Pokemon is the greetest.

Final Fantasy is pretty much the best thing ever, I'm completely addicted to VII at the moment.

Pokemon and the Zelda series are amazing aswell, I spent way to much time playing Ocarina of Time years ago.