The RPG Thread -> 2023 was a banner year for RPGs. What was your favorite?

[danger style]

I liked XV. I’m always down for more JRPGs. It’s not his fault he had to inherit Nomura’s mess

there was also PSP classics like Type-0 and 3rd Birthday

 

[Ricky D]

there was also PSP classics like Type-0 and 3rd Birthday

Haha I liked Type 0 for PS4 and thought it would have been a great spin-off series if we got a true console version and not a remaster of a PSP game. It reminded me of FF’s spin on the Persona style. I can’t comment of 3rd Birthday, I never played the Parasite Eve series.

 

[debso]

Honestly ffxvi looked pretty European so I’m not that excited but hopefully the story is dope, the music is fire and it’s turn based.

 

[intj_rex]

some of my non-FF games. ps1 era jrpgs hold a special place in my heart

 

[stay lurkin]

I loved that Parasite Eve soundtrack.

 

[KingParappa]

Keep that

That man was handed a time line and a box of scraps. I think he did fine with what he had

 

[danger style]

That man was handed a time line and a box of scraps. I think he did fine with what he had

Well Tony Stark built his suit in a cave with a box of scraps so i dont wanna hear it!

 

[Bad Religion]

IGN posted their top 100 Games of All Time

Cant say I agree with a bunch, but here they are.

Spoiler: Ranked in Descending Order:

100. Borderlands 2

Divinity: Original Sin 2

Final Fantasy VII

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Burnout 3: Takedown

Fallout 2

League Of Legends

Mega Man 3

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Thief II: The Metal Age

SimCity 2000

Inside

Titanfall 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Monster Hunter: World

Resident Evil 2 Remake

System Shock 2

Mortal Kombat 11

Persona 5 Royal

Dark Souls

Fortnite

Fable 2

Goldeneye 007

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Spelunky 2

Return Of The Obra Dinn

Dota 2

Donkey Kong

The Sims 3

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Silent Hill 2

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

XCOM 2

Control

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Batman: Arkham City

Dishonored 2

The Witness

Journey

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Overwatch

Apex Legends

Hollow Knight

Ms. Pac-Man

Counter Strike 1.6

Left 4 Dead 2

Earthbound

Diablo 2

StarCraft

World of Warcraft

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Fallout: New Vegas

Final Fantasy VI

Pokemon Yellow

Metroid Prime

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Resident Evil 4

Shadow of the Collossus

The Last Of Us Part 2

Red Dead Redemption

Metal Gear Solid

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Minecraft

Halo: Combat Evolved

Half-Life

Final Fantasy XIV

Doom

Tetris

Metal Gear SOlid 3: Snake Eater

Half-Life: Alyx

God of War

Chrono Trigger

Portal

Street Fighter II

Super Mario Bros.

Undertale

Bloodborne

BioShock

The Last Of Us

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Halo 2

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Hades

Grand Theft Auto V

Super Mario Bros. 3

Disco Elysium

Half-Life 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Super Mario 64

Mass Effect 2

Super Metroid

The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past

Portal 2

Super Mario World

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

FFXIV at 30, while VI is at 44 and VII is at 98.

 

[Bad Religion]

 

[Ricky D]

Not the best year but I have a few RPGs in the backlog that I’m hoping to play for the first time in addition to some that I’ll be replaying.

 

[MajinZuub]

Gotta isolate so think I'm gonna get another playthrough of FF6 in

 

[ace]

That man was handed a time line and a box of scraps. I think he did fine with what he had

XV could have been the GOAT, but several mishandlings from time constraints to lazy elemental components left too much on the table. I refuse to play that game again because the potential vs what was got always pisses me off.

 

[Bad Religion]

First big W of getting a Switch.

 

[Ricky D]

That’s tempting but I’m trying to really make smarter purchases

Anybody in here cop SMT V? How’s it compare to Persona games? Persona games aren’t necessarily my cup of tea. I’m not a fan of the social link crap with high school teens.

 

[Bad Religion]

Yea, I can understand that. Grandia II is one of my top 10 best RPGs ever and I was super bummed it didnt come to PS4/5.

I have always understood Shin Megami Tensei as being the option if you didnt like the social features of Persona.

 

[KingParappa]

That’s tempting but I’m trying to really make smarter purchases

Anybody in here cop SMT V? How’s it compare to Persona games? Persona games aren’t necessarily my cup of tea. I’m not a fan of the social link crap with high school teens.

If you hate the social stuff then yeah SMT is for you. You still collect demons but no dates, no calendar or no damn cat telling you to sleep

 

[danger style]

Yea, I can understand that. Grandia II is one of my top 10 best RPGs ever and I was super bummed it didnt come to PS4/5.

I have always understood Shin Megami Tensei as being the option if you didnt like the social features of Persona.

Bouta start my first play through of Grandia II


We need Skies of Arcadia on the switch too

 

[Bad Religion]

Stealing this from the Playstation Lifestyle Twitter.

Who would be in your ULTIMATE RPG/JRPG squad?
Rules: - It must be a squad of 6 - They can come from any series across any console/PC

I chose all JRPGs... might do a western one later.

Frog (Chrono Trigger)
Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)
Lavitz (Legend of Dragoon)
Vahn (Legend of Legaia)
Huxley (Vandal Hearts)
Hero (Dragon Quest

I thought about tossing in over-powered temp party characters like Sephiroth, but I kept it main characters.

 

[luhem]

some of my non-FF games. ps1 era jrpgs hold a special place in my heart

Warm , fuzzy feeling of nostalgia from this pic . Simpler times . Now the girl next door is streaming some AAA game with her top off . Cheers guys lol

 

[ace]

some of my non-FF games. ps1 era jrpgs hold a special place in my heart

OG Wild Arms is my fave jrpg by far, FF7 stole its shine but if iykyk. Playing xenogears now and it’s a gem, probably the deepest story squaresoft ever told. Suikoden ii is next on my old rpg playthrough list.

 

[MajinZuub]

 

[suberzat1]

A pretty decent list of games
https://gamerant.com/jrpg-best-metacritic-final-fantasy-yakuza-mario-fire-emblem/

 

[Bad Religion]

Interesting list.

Tales of Arise, Xenoblade, and Fire Emblem are all on my games to try to get to this year at some point.

 

[suberzat1]

Might start Like a Dragon today

 

[Ricky D]

Applies to digital titles as well.