Poll For RPG Fans

After being a fan of Baldur's Gate, Elder Scrolls, Neverwinter Nights, the Witcher, Planescape: Torment and some other great RPGs on the PC, I got quite snobbish and comfortable thinking I knew what an RPG ought to be.

Then I play a game called Persona 4 and it blows away my entire understanding of the genre. I still have not played much of the FF games, however, Persona 4 caught me off guard and after sucking 80 or so hours (and counting) from my life, I still really like it.

So here I was spending thousands of dollars on gaming rigs when I could have bought a used PS2 all along and enjoyed some great RPGs...who knew?

Anyway, I apologize if the Answers are not clean-cut, so I expect a few "write-ins".

Also, I think there should be a way of weighting each vote based on how many different RPGs each voter has played...a vote from me for Planescape did not mean as much until after I had played Persona 4.

But I'm not sure how to do that unless people just write some comments about what types of RPGs they have played and what they like/dislike about each type, or series, or "tradition". Thanks.

Shin Megami Tensei is becoming my favorite RPG series by far. I still love FF, but the Shin Megami Tensei games are just so unique and engaging to me. Granted, I haven't played all of them, and I still need Digital Devil Saga 2 and the original Persona to complete the collection, but if they are anything like the others SMT takes the cake. I also like the difficulty factor in the games as they are no walk in the park. I like the challenge even if I die after exploring a dungeon for hours. Persona 3 and Persona 4 are 2 of my 3 favorite games of all-time. I'm really becoming an SMT fanatic. I just wish they weren't so rare so I could play the original Persona and not have to pay over 100 bucks to do so.

I will say that SMT just surpassed FF as my favorite RPG series, so FF is still top-notch in my opinion. I'd be happy with either one frankly.

I would say the best is the Chrono Series. Its a shame that there are just 2 games. (3 if you include Radical Dreamers - a text based game) They seriously can't stop making ports and rehashes these days. And though the FF series is top notch, (FF 9, 7 and X being the best) I'm kinda getting bored with the series. FF XIII - crystals? No way.

Also, the only SMT game I played is Nocturne (awesome). I can't seem to like the other games in terms of themes, especially Persona. I don't know.

I'm a big fan of Western RPGs, and I love Bethesda's games! The Elder Scrolls is a fantastic series, along with Fallout 3 (haven't played the other two).

Truthfully, I have never found an RPG that I didn't like. I love Persona, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, all the Bioware games, Dragon Quest/Warrior,

the Chrono games, and of course Final Fantasy (Which I voted for). But one RPG that stands out in my mind as one of the best

is VERY unknown to the general public... Guardians Crusade.

Truthfully, I have never found an RPG that I didn't like.

FF7Deroth

This oughta do it.

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Truthfully, I have never found an RPG that I didn't like.

Video_Game_King

This oughta do it.

Actually, I have that game, and though I never played all the way through it, I don't think it is horrible, though there are MANY better ones.

I also enjoy some of the other fairly un-talked about rpgs like EVO, Bahumut Lagoon, Seiken Densetsu 3, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore,

and Lufia 1 and 2. But still, FF 7,8, and 9 are the best because they capture art in every way... music, story, gameplay etc.

Square/ Square Enix might have set the RPG 'fad' into motion, however the FF series is not that great. decent storylines and sub-par gameplay don't quite cut it for me. The FF series has also never proposed much of a challenge for me. RedDraco66

I would agree that the FF's are never very challenging, (though 12 is sort of an exeption), but the they always have a unique feel that sets them apart. They have there own Final Fantasy feel that comes when you buy it, and stays forever. Plus Nobuo Uematsu is the greatest music composer there is.

But I can see where you come from as it depends on what you see as unique, and innovative gameplay and story.

I've always favored the Dragon Warrior/Quest stuff better than Final Fantasy.Legendaryscmt

I'm playing Persona right now. It's okay, but its horribly unbalanced. For example a common enemy in the game casts a fire spell on you that can do up to 85 damage even at above average levels. You can cast a fire wall to absorb the flame if you have a persona, but it doesn't seem to do anything. If you have a party member that has under 160 total HP (its actually 83 in my case so actually 166) they will die because after the turn is over the damage is repeated. there are other examples of unecessarily difficult enemies, such as the angels that each can randomly choose to nail 3 members of your party down to 1 hp while another enemy in the group only can level out your entire party in 1 turn.

In that respect its one of the worst RPGs I've ever played.

So thats all I have to judge the Persona series by.

I just died after having a party with full HP. I don't think I'll ever play or buy a Persona game after this one, although I'll assume the newer ones are slightly easier (PS2).

This game is ridiculous.