What should be my next RPG?

OK so i have beat Final Fantasy X, Dragon Quest VIII and Final Fantasy X-2 for the PS2

ive played a lot a of Persona 3 and Final Fantasy XII but didn't beat them because eventually they got extremely repetitive

my question is: which should be my next rpg game? (assuming i could play any game i wanted)

it needs to have the following characteristics:

- It needs to be a single-player Japanese RPG for the PS2.

- It cant be any of the games I already mentioned.

- The main character needs to be male.

- It needs to have a good storyline and soundtrack.

- The game needs to be addictive.

- Graphics are not a priority, but they need to be tridimentional.

So, what game do you reccomend me?

I can't believe you beat Dragon Quest VIII. Probably one of the worset rpgs on the ps2.

If you haven't already tried it I would highly recommend Suikoden III

They've already been mentioned, but Shadow Hearts 1 and 2 are some pretty good JRPGs.

Would SRPGs count? Because then I'd recommend the Disgaea games.

I can't believe you beat Dragon Quest VIII. Probably one of the worset rpgs on the ps2.

If you haven't already tried it I would highly recommend Suikoden III

zaku101

Dude it sounds like its time to step out of the last century and start playing all the action rpg's. Kingdom Hearts, .Hack, PSU, Dark Cloud 2, Rogue Galaxy, Dawn of Mana, Okami...and more..._AbBaNdOn

i like that ary AdBaNdOn.

I think you will also like baldurs gate dark alliance 2

CHRONO TRIGGER

Either for the PS1 or the SNES, emulate it if you have to or buy it on ebay, this game meets all your requirements and its my fav RPG game of all time, seriously even though it's old, you must play it it will drag you into keep playing till you clock it.

Shadow Hearts 1 or 2; and no it has no relation to Kindom Hearts.jt4mtb

yeah shadow hearts is really good.... I think Shadow of the Convenant is one of them....

I can't believe you beat Dragon Quest VIII. Probably one of the worset rpgs on the ps2.

zaku101

Oh...Oh... You did not just go there! How could you say that? It was soooo good. Simple enough for newcomers and nostalgic enough for RPG vets. Easily my favorite PS2 rpg.

Tales of Abyssyagr_zero

Ah yeah I forgot about Abyss. Tales games are always a safe bet. Definitly consider picking up Symphonia as well (if you can find the PS2 version, that is.)

Dude it sounds like its time to step out of the last century and start playing all the action rpg's. Kingdom Hearts, .Hack, PSU, Dark Cloud 2, Rogue Galaxy, Dawn of Mana, Okami...and more..._AbBaNdOn

First, last century was only a little over 8 years ago. Second, it doesn't have to be an action rpg to be a good game. I enjoyed the Dark Cloud games, but the rest I have passed on without regret. Third, do those qualify as Japanese rpg's?

This sounded more contentious than I intended. I actually thought it was funny, well it made me smile.

One thing about playing the action rpg's would be you will have a better selection.

Oh, I did enjoy Baulder's Gate, but I don't think that is a jrpg either.

Suikoden 3 is one that seems to meet the requirements.

ok, i just started Kingdom Hearts and it looks really promising. im going to try Shadow Hearts 2 (covenant) in a couple of days and decide one of those two games.

BTW, DQ8 was really good, and i think i prefer turn-based RPGs over action RPGs, however im enjoying Kingdom Hearts

[QUOTE="_AbBaNdOn"]Dude it sounds like its time to step out of the last century and start playing all the action rpg's. Kingdom Hearts, .Hack, PSU, Dark Cloud 2, Rogue Galaxy, Dawn of Mana, Okami...and more...nftw

First, last century was only a little over 8 years ago. Second, it doesn't have to be an action rpg to be a good game. I enjoyed the Dark Cloud games, but the rest I have passed on without regret. Third, do those qualify as Japanese rpg's?

This sounded more contentious than I intended. I actually thought it was funny, well it made me smile.

One thing about playing the action rpg's would be you will have a better selection.

Oh, I did enjoy Baulder's Gate, but I don't think that is a jrpg either.

Suikoden 3 is one that seems to meet the requirements.

Yeah well I ignored his requirements lol. I made suggestions based on the games he had already played and my own bias. Its POSSABLE to still make a good classic turn based rpg but for the most part they bore me to death with the combat and the depth. Go here buy new equipment, ok now go fight something, ok now go here and buy new equipment, ok go fight a new something, etc etc end of game(your stats are the same as mine woo hoo). (story gets spread out over 70+ hours of boring ass battles.).

Action RPG's/Tactical RPG's require brain activity and are therefor more fun. Action RPG's also suffer from a lack of depth sometimes. Kingdom Hearts, Dawn of Mana, Rogue Galaxy all have set equipment with set stats. X-men Legends/UA, Champions: Return to arms, Dark Cloud 2, PSU are all pretty great depth wise.

I would kill for a cross between Disgaea and KH/DC2 mechanically. You go and beat on monsters and stuff with insane action based combat (KH/DC2/Devil may cry) and then monsters randomly drop stuff that you can use to improve your stats with. If your stats arent at a certain level you have no chance of fighting certain levels of enemies. Combat happens in big huge open 3d environments.

I can't believe you beat Dragon Quest VIII. Probably one of the worset rpgs on the ps2.

If you haven't already tried it I would highly recommend Suikoden III

zaku101

Every second in Dragon Quest VIII was pure RPG enjoyment for me.

ok, i just started Kingdom Hearts and it looks really promising. im going to try Shadow Hearts 2 (covenant) in a couple of days and decide one of those two games.

BTW, DQ8 was really good, and i think i prefer turn-based RPGs over action RPGs, however im enjoying Kingdom Hearts

G-Man88

DQ8 was a really good game. Most of the games that I've played from level 5 (Dark Cloud 2, Rogue Galaxy) have really really terrible stories. Granted DQ8 was also made by level 5, but square enix had their part in the game. I'm not saying that DQ8's plot is epic, imo it was probably the biggest flaw in the game for me. DQ8's plot reminds me of a plot that would come from a snes game. But yeah if your looking for a game with story, stay away from Dark cloud 2 and Rogue Galaxy.

Enough of my rant though. For a turn based rpg shadow hearts covenant is pretty good, it has an ok story, very good battle system, and a great, but repetitive soundtrack. If your into SRPG's which are kinda turn based, then you should give disgaea 1 or 2 a shot.

[QUOTE="jt4mtb"]Shadow Hearts 1 or 2; and no it has no relation to Kindom Hearts.ALTER_duo

yeah shadow hearts is really good.... I think Shadow of the Convenant is one of them....

The games in the Shadow Hearts series are as follows:

-Koudelka (PS1): Yea, it doesn't have SH in the title, but it's very much related to the series. The title character is actually in Shadow Hearts 1, and not as a cameo but her story carries over from this game along with a little background info on one of your party characters.

-Shadow Hearts (PS2)

-Shadow Hearts 2/Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2): it was known as SH 2 in Japan, SH:Covenant in EU and NA

-Shadow Hearts: From the New World

I'll again recommend SH 1 & 2 as they are the best ones in the series; both providing a good mixture of serious plot with silly humor here and there to lighten the mood once and awhile. From the New World leaned more toward the humor aspect, and thus the plot IMO became a bit disjointed.

[QUOTE="zaku101"]

I can't believe you beat Dragon Quest VIII. Probably one of the worset rpgs on the ps2.

-Cranium

Oh...Oh... You did not just go there! How could you say that? It was soooo good. Simple enough for newcomers and nostalgic enough for RPG vets. Easily my favorite PS2 rpg.

Tales of Abyssyagr_zero

Ah yeah I forgot about Abyss. Tales games are always a safe bet. Definitly consider picking up Symphonia as well (if you can find the PS2 version, that is.)

Sadly Tales of Symphonia was only released for the PS2 in Japan. So a GC version is you're only option :(