View Poll Results: Which rpg should I start this weekend?

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  • Phantasy Star (SMS)

    10 15.38%
  • Dragon Warrior 2 (NES)

    1 1.54%
  • Final Fantasy 2 (SNES)

    12 18.46%
  • Super Mario RPG (SNES)

    15 23.08%
  • E.V.O. (SNES)

    1 1.54%
  • Lunar Silver Star Story (Sega CD)

    5 7.69%
  • Cosmic Fantasy 2 (Turbografx CD)

    0 0%
  • Xenogears (PS1)

    5 7.69%
  • Star Ocean (PS1)

    6 9.23%
  • Tales of Destiny 2 (PS1) I have not played 1

    1 1.54%
  • Record of Lodoss War (Dreamcast)

    2 3.08%
  • Grandia 2 (Dreamcast) I have not played 1

    7 10.77%
  • Grandia Xtreme (PS2) same as above

    0 0%
  • Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)

    0 0%
  • Suikoden 3 (PS2) I have not played 1 or 2

    0 0%
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Thread: My RPG backlog is embarassing!

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    That's a really hard choice, there are some good games there, but of those I think I'd go with Lunar, especially since it's the SCD version, because it's pretty short, well written, and funny game.

    I'd also highly recommend Phantasy Star. I wouldn't call the graphics terribly dated other than the fact that they're 2D, which is a big plus in my opinion. Yes the village sprites don't move, but it has first person dungeons, and animated monsters (which is something you can't really say about FF until the PSX). What PS is though, is hard and, at times, very frusturating.

    I'd also recommend Xenogears, but it's very talky, and if you're not willing to sit down and really get into its story, it's probably going to bore you. It has some serious flaws though like the fact that there is very little chance to go anywhere other than where the game tells you to, the second disk seems very rushed, and most of the characters don't seem to be very fleshed out, which is a pretty big problem considering the only thing Xenogears really has is a terrific story. One thing about Xenogears though is that every time I've played it, I've never had to do any serious extra leveling (the characters seemed to naturally gain enough levels just by fighting the monsters on the way to the next area) unless I wanted to.

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    Don't listen to Gemini-Phoenix, he's crazy and doesn't even realize that Star Ocean 2 wasn't made by Enix. :P Go play Star Ocean 2.

    And I'd relax about your RPG backlog. Mine is like... a bajillion times bigger than that. :P

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    Pick XENOGEARS - Easily up there with FF7 and Chrono Cross.

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    I voted Phantasy Star because it:

    1) Is a truly great game
    2) Is one of the titles that laid the groundwork for RPGs to come
    3) Can be beaten in a dedicated weekend.

    And I never use guides when playing RPGs, but I bent that rule for some of the later 3D dungeons.

    Even mapping only takes you so far when you start warping to unknown locations and all.

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    I would say start Super Mario RPG

    it's a great game, I Love it

    Easily one of my top 5 RPG's for the SNES

    definitly would recommend it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B
    Don't listen to Gemini-Phoenix, he's crazy and doesn't even realize that Star Ocean 2 wasn't made by Enix. :P Go play Star Ocean 2.




    I believe you read my post all wrong. I meant OTHER Enix RPG's. I knew fine well it was made by Enix.

    Also boasts over 80 different endings depending on what you actually trigger throughout the game!

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    That's the publisher. Publisher logos are generally on the outside of the case, doesn't mean they made it. Pop the game in, and watch the intro. "Enix Presents... A tri-Ace Creation".

    Or is your copy sealed and you can't even play it? ;)

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    Quote Originally Posted by unbroken
    Trust me on this one, do your self a BIG favor play xenogears ASAP and right after play mario rpg.
    says the guy with the Citan Uzuki avatar...

    i voted Xenogears to, really that and Skies of arcadia legends are my favorite rpgs ever
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    Thanks to MMORPG's, my backlog is off the chart as well.

    Go with Phantasy Star.. amazing story and a long game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B
    Or is your copy sealed and you can't even play it?
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    I seriously hope you've played Grandia 1. I still think it's better than the sequal. The sequal is very good though!

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    Thanks for everyones vote/suggestions. Looks like I'll be going with FF2, and the next one I'll try to knock out will be Xenogears due to everyones recommendations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B
    Or is your copy sealed and you can't even play it?
    I shamefully bow my head and regretably admit a "yes" to that question...

    But i'm guessing you knew that already

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    Quote Originally Posted by drewbrim
    Thanks for everyones vote/suggestions. Looks like I'll be going with FF2, and the next one I'll try to knock out will be Xenogears due to everyones recommendations.
    Good man! You won't regret it. Oh, and Gemini-Phoenix, I think you have your Final Fantasies mixed up. You said the job system could be confusing. I think you're thinking of FFV, FFIV doesn't have one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fpstream
    Quote Originally Posted by drewbrim
    Thanks for everyones vote/suggestions. Looks like I'll be going with FF2, and the next one I'll try to knock out will be Xenogears due to everyones recommendations.
    Good man! You won't regret it. Oh, and Gemini-Phoenix, I think you have your Final Fantasies mixed up. You said the job system could be confusing. I think you're thinking of FFV, FFIV doesn't have one.
    I thought that as I was writing it, but couldn't be bothered to check. i ALWAYS get FFVI and FFIV mixed up for some reason... Hmmm, is FFIV the one where the crystal gets split? FFV is the one with the Dragon I remember that. It is easy to get mixed up after playing so many FF's, DW's, Suikoden's, Grandia's, BoF's Etc... BoF games I always mix up as well as they are all virtually the same! Lol!

    I'm completely useless when it comes to charcter names for people in the first six FF games though. For some reason, I find it hard to "connect" to any of them as you do with, say, Cloud / Squall / Zidane / Tidus et al...


    Still, FF is a good choice out of this lot. I'd strongly reccommend playing Xenogears and Grandia II afterwards though, as people above have said. Followed by Lunar and Star Ocean. Maybe keeping the others for a rainy day...

    Might also be worth putting Lodoss War on for a change of pace. You'll probably be appalled by teh shoddy blocky graphics to start with, and it may also seem slow and difficult at first, but once you spend a good hour or two with it, it then becomes very addictive and you forget how bad it looks. If only it wasn't for the slowdown...

    (PS: Does the USA version suffer from slowdown too as the PAL version does?)

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    So I just realized that SMRPG actually won this poll. I must have just gave it a quick glance cause I actually thought FF2 received the most votes. Oh well to late now since I've already started my game So far so good.

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    You should definitely give SMRPG a go sometime. Besides tri-Ace's RPGs, it's one of my very favorites.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B
    You should definitely give SMRPG a go sometime. Besides tri-Ace's RPGs, it's one of my very favorites.
    I will show my ignorance here and ask what other games did Tri-Ace develop? I too though Star Ocean was an Enix game and you quote under your handle has me intrigued.

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    Star Ocean (Super Famicom)
    Star Ocean: The Second Story (PlayStation)
    Valkyrie Profile (PlayStation)
    Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (Game Boy Color; Japan-only)
    Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PlayStation 2)
    Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Director's Cut (PlayStation 2; the version the US got)
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