Alright, for close to a year now, I have been on an anti-RPG kick. This is interesting when you consider that I used to classify RPGs as my favorite genre of video game. However, eventually there came a point where I wasn't happy just giving a command and watching my little character act it out. I wanted to DO the thing, I wanted to be part of the battle.
Well, during that period, I played through Devil May Cry, Metroid Prime, Maximo, Zelda: WW, Castelvania: COTM, Metal Slug, and Guardian Heroes. Now, thanks to the "What was the first RPG you played?" thread, I think I've finally gotten it out of my system, and my interest in RPGs has been rekindled.
Therein lies a problem, however...I don't have any new RPGs to play! So, I'm asking the people of this forum to reccomend an RPG I haven't played for me to pick up. Keep in mind that, being a college student, my budget is limited to around $50 (no Panzer Dragoon Saga for me!) and I'm only in Japanese 201, so my working knowledge of any language other than english is not developed enough to enjoy an RPG set predominantly in that language.
The systems I have available to play games are:
NES, SNES, Genesis, N64 (ha ha), PSX, PS2, DC, Saturn and GBA
Listed below are the RPGs I own and/or have beaten.
NES
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Magic of Scherezade
SNES
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Chrono Trigger
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire 2
Lufia
Lufia 2
PSX
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Vagrant Story
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy Tactics
Parasite Eve
Saga Frontier (didn't beat it but...ugh)
Xenogears (see above)
Kartia: The World of Fate (see above)
DC
Grandia II
GBA
Final Fantasy Legend II
Games I am not interested in:
Anything from the Ultima series
Anything from the Earthbound series
Action-RPGs/Adventures (Zelda, Brave Fencer Musashi, Kingdom Hearts)....I'm looking for a more traditional turn-based rpg right now.
Whoo, what a long post. Sorry for all that. Anyway, thanks a lot for your help, I look forward to the suggestions of the posters here.