Mine are, Kingdom hearts series, ratchet and clank, eragon(its a really fun game) Sly cooper, and legend of zelda.
My favourites are.
1. The legend of Zelda.
2. Kingdom Hearts.
3. Final Fantasy.
I'd have to say Wild Arms, the Zelda series, and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
Zelda Series
Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics (Gameboy)
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on December 04, 2006, 12:06:57 PM
I'd have to say Wild Arms, the Zelda series, and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
I was going to get Wild Arms, but they didn't have it, so I got the Eragon game, and its fun.
Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank aren't RPG's. They're platformers.
My favorite RPG's are Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and probably a tie between Fire Emblem and Lunar.
RPGs, huh? my favorite type of gaming. I have many favorites. I'll list them for ya'll:
1-Legend of Zelda games
2-Kingdom Hearts games
3-Ratchet and Clank games
4-Jak games
5-Certain Mario games
Can't resist the great RPG! :D
Quote from: Ankoku no Seijin on December 04, 2006, 01:14:06 PM
I was going to get Wild Arms, but they didn't have it, so I got the Eragon game, and its fun.
I told you they were rare. Your best bet is probably the Internet.
A couple of games some of you mentioned are NOT rpg's. The Legend Of Zelda for instance is an action-adventure.
Tough choice. I like the Mario RPG's, Fire Emblem, Skies Of Arcadia (Legends), Golden Sun, Breath Of Fire 1. And I just adore Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption and Bloodlines (R.I.P Old World Of Darkness. May the new one burn). Currently playing Gothic 2, which too is awesome.
Well I do not consider the Zelda games (as well as others people listed like the Jak series) as RPGs but there are only 3 series I really like. First, of course, is the Final Fantasy games, those are true RPGs and some of the best games ever (FFIII, FFIV, FFV, FFVI especially). Second is the Chrono series, although Chrono Cross was not that good, Chrono Trigger was fantastic. Last is the Dragon Warrior/Quest series which is all around great.
Well, Zelda has alway been a genre onto itself, but it is somewhat like an RPG. You have the dungeon and the dungeon item, which does give Link new skills. Isn't that what an RPG essentially is?
No. RPG's SHOULD be about being who/whatever you want (choosing your own character or at least deciding how your character's path will be). Somehow, that got intertwined with "levels", which has become the basics of RPG's (as videogame). Now some (japanese) RPG's almost solely rely on levels, but the aspect of choosing your character's/characters' path never has fully dissappeared, mainly thanks to having multiple individuals to take care of. And no, dungeons are not an essential part of RPG's. I could name many who do not have dungeons.
1. The Legend Of Zelda does not know levels.
2. The Legend Of Zelda has absolutely nothing that forces you to make a choice between two desirable objects/outcomes/abilities, therefor missing the RPG-element
3. Becoming stronger and acquiring more, different and better weapons and skills is part of many genres. Some Racegames (tuning) in fact have it, modern Beat-'em-ups have it, Platformers have it and ofcourse, Action-adventures have it.
The Legend Of Zelda is a special game, but I think it has more to do with the world and awesome gameplay that you call it a "genre onto itself". I can mention hundreds of games that have a special place in my heart and I know have a special place in the hearts' of others too. Little Big Adventure, Grim Fandango, Eternal Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. Everyone of them is unique with no equals, but still they can be defined by one of the 10-15 genres there are. And The Legend Of Zelda is an Action-adventure.
Eh, humans are too freakishly picky anyway. I highly doubt it's necessary to label every single thing.
i have played all of them and beat all of them a long time ago
Phantasy Star I
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV End Of The Millenium
Phantasy Star Adventure
Phantasy Star Gaiden
Phantasy Star Collection
Phantasy Star Collection (GBA)
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 and 2
Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Phantasy Star Universe
Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (xbox)
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion (xbox 360)
Final Fantasy XI
Fable The Lost Chapters
Animal Crossing
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Tales of Symphonia
Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Pokemon
Tales of Phantasia
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Final Fantasy III
Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal
.hack//Akushou Heni Vol. 2
.hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth
.hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Saitan
.hack//Infection Part 1
.hack//Kansen Kakudai Vol. 1
.hack//Mutation Part 2
.hack//Outbreak Part 3
.hack//Quarantine Part 4
.hack//Shinshoku Osen Vol. 3
.hack//Vol. 1 x Vol. 2
.hack//Vol. 3 x Vol. 4
.hack//Zettai Houi Vol. 4
Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
RPG Maker 3
Kingdom Hearts II
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall
Elder Scrolls III Bloodmoon
Elder Scrolls III Tribunal
Elder Scrolls IV Knights of the Nine
Elder Scrolls Arena
World of Warcraft
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on December 05, 2006, 01:45:55 PM
Eh, humans are too freakishly picky anyway. I highly doubt it's necessary to label every single thing.
Well, it is if you ask what people's fav rpg's are. And if you want to answer the question. What's wrong with labeling things (or people for that matter)? Something might belong to a certain category, but it still can be incredibly different from the rest of the category. A label is an indication of whether or not you will like it.
I don't like (most) Racegames, so it's nice to know if something is a Racegame or not. It also gives an idea of the gameplay. I'm a huge fan of (point-and-click) Adventures, so it's nice that people label it so I will know I'll probably like it.
Soulus Sage> I'm impressed. But I'd like to add Animal Crossing is not an RPG. More like a Sim.
Quote from: LadyNintendo on December 05, 2006, 10:48:18 PM
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on December 05, 2006, 01:45:55 PM
Eh, humans are too freakishly picky anyway. I highly doubt it's necessary to label every single thing.
Well, it is if you ask what people's fav rpg's are. And if you want to answer the question. What's wrong with labeling things (or people for that matter)? Something might belong to a certain category, but it still can be incredibly different from the rest of the category. A label is an indication of whether or not you will like it.
I don't like (most) Racegames, so it's nice to know if something is a Racegame or not. It also gives an idea of the gameplay. I'm a huge fan of (point-and-click) Adventures, so it's nice that people label it so I will know I'll probably like it.
Soulus Sage> I'm impressed. But I'd like to add Animal Crossing is not an RPG. More like a Sim.
well Animal Crossing is not a rpg but its a Role-Playing game
Is it still necessary to be so specific about what an RPG is, LadyNintendo? As far as I'm concerned, every game is a role-playing game. After all, aren't you assuming the role of the character you're playing, hence role-playing?
Well, Madden 07 can be considered an RPG when your in your NFL Superstar thing cause you got to upgrade your character and get to do what an actual player does in real life, and and then retire, so yea, it can be considered an RPG.
Funny, I wanted to answer Soulu Sage with what HnS said. Yes, if we are going for what role-playing game means according to the meaning of the words, then everything is an RPG. However, then everything also is a Sim and an Adventure. And while we're at it, Fighting Games and Beat-em-ups should be the same two things looking at the exact meaning of the words. Hey, and technically, almost every game is an RTS (real time strategy) too.
I don't see the point of making genre-names 30 sentences long so no one can get confused. One word (or three at the most) should be enough, since everyone accepts what concept/gameplay it covers. Why is that important? Well, it's not. A genre is not "created" because of any other reason than that it says something about the product. And that's handy. For instance, I LOVE Adventure games. I love their gameplay and stories. No other genre provides that. No matter if I enjoy the game or not, if a game is labeled "Adventure", and during the playthrough I discover it's not an Adventure, the game never fails to disappoint me. Because I was expecting something completely else.
Or how about this: You like Rock-music and ask one of your friends if they know some good rock-music you don't know about. He/She gives you a few bands andwhen you're at home listening to them, it turns out it's HipHop or something. And when you ask about it, he/she answers: "Well, doesn't all music rock?".
Satisfaction doesn't really depend on the experience. More on the fullfillment of the expectation.
And then you expect it to be bad, but when you play it, it turns out to be good. I didn't expect to enjoy Guitar Hero II, but when my friends made me play it, I was completely okay with it, even though I had said Guitar Hero wasn't really my type of game. I'm actually looking forward to playing it again. Perhaps tonight. The same goes for D&D. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but once I started to play it with my friends, I got into it.
I said that while things might not be what you expected, you can enjoy them. You can always try. That's your decision. But it's nice to have at least accurate descriptions of what you want to try, especially if your friends don't recommend it.