Console with the best collection of RPGs?

Topic. Which legacy console/portable do you think has the best RPGs?

I'd have to say the PS2. Dark Cloud 1 and 2, ToA, best versions of Dark Alliance 1 and 2, Wild Arms titles, Shadow Hearts games, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, the Disgaea games, etc...

Unless the 360/PS3 have a bunch of fantastic RPGs released for them before the next gen, I don't see their RPG catalogs competing with that of the PS2 when their life cycles end.

My vote goes to the PS1. In terms of quality and quantity, I feel like the PS1 can't be beat.

PS2 hands down.

The original playstation, Playstation 2, are your best bet. Super Nintendo is pretty good as well. But at this point in 2012, Collecting for the SNES rpgs is expensive and these games are harder to find. But worth it.

Xbox 1Thenumber48

Playstation 2.

My vote goes to the PS1. In terms of quality and quantity, I feel like the PS1 can't be beat.

Shenmue_Jehuty

[QUOTE="Thenumber48"]Xbox 1Shockwave-DASH

It has plenty of RPGs. But the focus is mostly on WRPGs rather than JRPGs, which I prefer. Here's a list of good action-RPGs or Westen-RPGs on the XBox:

• Arx Fatalis
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
• The Bard's Tale
• Dungeon & Dragons: Heroes
• The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (Best RPG of that entire generation)
• Fable
• Jade Empire
• Justice League: Heroes
• Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Shenmue II
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Sudeki
• X-Men: Legends
• X-Men: Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

I'd much rather play those games then yet another generic, turn-based, random encounter, spikey-haired hero game I've already played a 100 times.

[QUOTE="Shockwave-DASH"][QUOTE="Thenumber48"]Xbox 1Emerald_Warrior

It has plenty of RPGs. But the focus is mostly on WRPGs rather than JRPGs, which I prefer. Here's a list of good action-RPGs or Westen-RPGs on the XBox:

• Arx Fatalis
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
• The Bard's Tale
• Dungeon & Dragons: Heroes
• The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (Best RPG of that entire generation)
• Fable
• Jade Empire
• Justice League: Heroes
• Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Shenmue II
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Sudeki
• X-Men: Legends
• X-Men: Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

I'd much rather play those games then yet another generic, turn-based, random encounter, spikey-haired hero game I've already played a 100 times.

I like almost all of those games, but outside of Kotor 1/2, Jade Empire, Morrowind, Fable, Sudeki and Shenmue 2, most of those games were multiplats and played better on the PS2, from my experience. Morrowind was an amazing game, but Morrowind on the PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Morrowind on the Xbox. The Xbox simply didn't have many great RPGs that were either exclusive or best on the Xbox, where as most other legacy systems had triple the quality exclusive RPGs, as well as great multiplat ones. Xbox really did have the best WRPGs though.

It has plenty of RPGs. But the focus is mostly on WRPGs rather than JRPGs, which I prefer. Here's a list of good action-RPGs or Westen-RPGs on the XBox:

• Arx Fatalis
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
• The Bard's Tale
• Dungeon & Dragons: Heroes
• The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (Best RPG of that entire generation)
• Fable
• Jade Empire
• Justice League: Heroes
• Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Shenmue II
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Sudeki
• X-Men: Legends
• X-Men: Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

I'd much rather play those games then yet another generic, turn-based, random encounter, spikey-haired hero game I've already played a 100 times.

Emerald_Warrior

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

It has plenty of RPGs. But the focus is mostly on WRPGs rather than JRPGs, which I prefer. Here's a list of good action-RPGs or Westen-RPGs on the XBox:

• Arx Fatalis
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
• The Bard's Tale
• Dungeon & Dragons: Heroes
• The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (Best RPG of that entire generation)
• Fable
• Jade Empire
• Justice League: Heroes
• Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Shenmue II
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Sudeki
• X-Men: Legends
• X-Men: Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

I'd much rather play those games then yet another generic, turn-based, random encounter, spikey-haired hero game I've already played a 100 times.

Dudersaper

I'll give you that. But the best games on that list are XBox exclusives:

• Arx Fatalis
• Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Fable
• Jade Empire
• Shenmue II
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

There's not many PS2 RPGs that I'd personally put in that calibur of games, well except King's Field: The Ancient City.

The PSX by far. For me, the PS2 is when JRPGs began their descent downhill. They were more linear (fact) and lacked the charm of their SNES/PSX predecessors (opinion).

The PSX by far. For me, the PS2 is when JRPGs began their descent downhill. They were more linear (fact) and lacked the charm of their SNES/PSX predecessors (opinion).

Bubble_Man

FF12, DQ8, KH1/KH2 (don't quite know if I consider these JRPGs or not), Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Legendia,FF10, Dark Cloud 1/2, SMT: Persona 3/4, and Rogue Galaxy are all far from "linear." And that's just off the top of my head.

I'd also say that games in that gen had much more personality and more distinguished identities. ToS, ToA, ToL, all of the SMT games for the PS2, etc... all had tons of character and very distinct atmospheres that they created via art styles, themes and soundtracks that complemented each other.

My vote goes to PSX. Unbelievable system...especially for RPGs.

[QUOTE="Bubble_Man"]

The PSX by far. For me, the PS2 is when JRPGs began their descent downhill. They were more linear (fact) and lacked the charm of their SNES/PSX predecessors (opinion).

elpooz

FF12, DQ8, KH1/KH2 (don't quite know if I consider these JRPGs or not), Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Legendia,FF10, Dark Cloud 1/2, SMT: Persona 3/4, and Rogue Galaxy are all far from "linear." And that's just off the top of my head.

I'd also say that games in that gen had much more personality and more distinguished identities. ToS, ToA, ToL, all of the SMT games for the PS2, etc... all had tons of character and very distinct atmospheres that they created via art styles, themes and soundtracks that complemented each other.

[QUOTE="elpooz"]

[QUOTE="Bubble_Man"]

The PSX by far. For me, the PS2 is when JRPGs began their descent downhill. They were more linear (fact) and lacked the charm of their SNES/PSX predecessors (opinion).

Dudersaper

FF12, DQ8, KH1/KH2 (don't quite know if I consider these JRPGs or not), Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Legendia,FF10, Dark Cloud 1/2, SMT: Persona 3/4, and Rogue Galaxy are all far from "linear." And that's just off the top of my head.

I'd also say that games in that gen had much more personality and more distinguished identities. ToS, ToA, ToL, all of the SMT games for the PS2, etc... all had tons of character and very distinct atmospheres that they created via art styles, themes and soundtracks that complemented each other.

What exactly makes any of those games linear :? ?

I think that's a VERY extreme definition of linear. That basically makes any game that has set plot events that are in a certain order a linear game. A linear game, to me, is a game like FF13, where you have basically no freedom to do anything but follow narrow corridors to the next battle and the next boss.

I just don't consider any game that has an open game world, that you're free to explore at any time, dungeons and environments that give you multiple routes/approaches to take to a final goal, and no real restriction on what you can do, where you can go, etc... to be a linear game. Skyrim, by that definition, is essentially linear. You go from the quest giver, to the person you're killing/item you're collecting, then back to the quest giver. It's not like you can switch and swap any of those steps, but that doesn't mean the game is linear :?. Demon Souls is another good example. In any given area, you have multiple paths you can take but there is a certain way you have to go to reach the next boss and transverse through the game. The game certainly isn't linear though, because you can go anywhere, at any given time, and nothing is forcing you to walk one straight line. In a game like FF13, there is NO WHERE you can go but straight, down the defined path, to the next story event/boss.

I especially don't see how games on the PS2 were more linear than those on the PSX. Look at FF12, for example, and the way environments/the game world are handled, and then look at how such are handled in FF7, FF8, and FF9. There is much more freedom, much more choice, and much more flexibility in FF12's exploration and "dungeon" crawling.

I just don't consider games with that level of freedom and exploration available linear :?.

SNES by a long shot. It's pretty hard to beat games like Chrono Trigger, FF 3/6, and A Link to The Past. bigfoot2045

PS2

PS2

benleslie5

The Super Nintendo. For me, it isn't even close

Probably PS1 and SNES. I'm not a huge fan of the PS2s RPG library compared to it's predecessor. It still has some gems, but not quite as many.