RPGs with the best stories?(any era bfr this one)

What are some RPGs that impressed you with their story?

Hmmm. i have not played as many as a lot of other RPG nuts out there.

Tales of Symphonia was probably the one I enjoyed the most. I know it has its cheesy moments and some cliches, but it was highly entertaining, addicting, and I just really got into the characters and such. Baten kaitos Origins also did a pretty good job with story for me. Oh and FFX was pretty interesting, though I never beat the final boss (lol I am at him too).

Persona 3, FF10, and FF9 are my absolute favorites in terms of story, but Chrono Cross is my favorite RPG overall.

Persona 3, FF10, and FF9 are my absolute favorites in terms of story, but Chrono Cross is my favorite RPG overall.

GreySeal9

KOTOR

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Persona 3, FF10, and FF9 are my absolute favorites in terms of story, but Chrono Cross is my favorite RPG overall.

Ragnarok1051

SO far I am not as into ToA as I am ToS. I need to play ToA more. I am a few hours in. ToS had more enjoyable characters to me.

Final Fantasy Tactics, IX
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Ogre Battle 64
SMT: Digital Devil Saga 1-2,Persona 3-4
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Suikoden II, III
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Vagrant Story

Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Xenogears
Chrono Trigger
Persona 2
Persona 3
Persona 4
Dragon Quest VIII
Kingdom Hearts 1
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
The Last Story

Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past

Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Final Fantasy VII & VIII

Dragon Quest IV V VI & IX

Summoner 2

Gothic 2

Wild Arms 3, Star Ocean 2nd Story, FFVIII, FFX, Grandia 2, SD Snatcher.

Can't think of any other at the moment.

The Shin Megami Tensei games I've played all had pretty impressive stories.Dudersaper

Final Fantasy X gets a lot of hate but I really enjoyed it's story. It just had some really cheesey cutscenes like Tidus and Yuna laughing.

Persona 3, FF10, and FF9 are my absolute favorites in terms of story, but Chrono Cross is my favorite RPG overall.

GreySeal9

Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne AND Digital Devil Saga both have amazing stories and great story-telling mechanics.

Nobody mentioned Nocturne / Lucifer's Call yet. I have a soft spot for it, because it's the first SMT game I played, but the story is great - it has multiple endings and what path you choose to take has a real effect on how the story plays out throughout the game.MudoSkills

I just started playing it recently. The story is dope. They way they tell it is pretty brilliant.

The music is also really great. It adds a nice touch to the experience.

• Persona 3 and 4
• Final Fantasy IX
• Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2, one of the few times I teared up while playing a game. 

KOTOR it combined my love of Star Wars with BioWare's signature great storytelling.

Alundra

A Blurred Line

Chrono Cross

Dragon Quest V

Final Fantasy VII (and Crisis Core)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Xenogears

Yakuza

Chrono Trigger

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy IX

Illusion of Gaia

Lufia and the Fortress of Doom

Paper Mario 64

Super Mario RPG

Tales of Symphonia

Xenoblade Chronicles (yeah I know it's this gen, but it's up there)