RPG Recommendations

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

on PS1 :

Final fantasy 7, fianl fantasy 9 (sorry don't like 8 )

Suikoden 1 and 2

on PS2 :

Suikoden 3, 5

Shadow hearts 1, 2, 3

on PS3 :

Enchanted arms

Play ff7

Sorry if you only wanted current gen (yes guys, this is current gen; no more saying next gen starting now).

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

kratos-7

No worries if u didnt like oblivion its a western RPG at heart so its not like many other

Current gen PS3 RPGs arnt that good folklore is decent but is ultimately un interesting and very confusing

I got me a PS3 just for the final fantasy series so ur proberly best of waiting for them or going for last gen RPGs

TheTenth10

No one likes 8

Don't worry that you didn't like Oblivion - it's a Western RPG, which is totally different than a Japanese RPG like FFXIII or White Knight. Many JRPG fans (like me) don't care for Western RPGs either.

Anyway, try out any of the FF series. I'd suggest 10 and 12 for starters, just because it might be easier for you to get into the genre by starting with games that aren't too dated graphically.

For PS3 the only RPG that's worthwhile is Folklore, and that only partially qualifies as an RPG anyway... So if you really want to explore the genre, you're going to have to be going with PS1 and PS2.

[QUOTE="kratos-7"]

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

ukillwegrill

No worries if u didnt like oblivion its a western RPG at heart so its not like many other

Current gen PS3 RPGs arnt that good folklore is decent but is ultimately un interesting and very confusing

I got me a PS3 just for the final fantasy series so ur proberly best of waiting for them or going for last gen RPGs

TheTenth10

No one likes 8

No one likes 8?! I guess that makes me no one then. :P

[QUOTE="ukillwegrill"][QUOTE="kratos-7"]

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

The_Pig_Hostage

No worries if u didnt like oblivion its a western RPG at heart so its not like many other

Current gen PS3 RPGs arnt that good folklore is decent but is ultimately un interesting and very confusing

I got me a PS3 just for the final fantasy series so ur proberly best of waiting for them or going for last gen RPGs

TheTenth10

No one likes 8

No one likes 8?! I guess that makes me no one then. :P

YES correct ur are now proclaimed no one

It depends if you care about graphics at all or not. I can list a bunch for you, all great games, but some of them are ps1 so their graphics won't be great. Also, some of them will be near impossible to find for a decent price.

I put an * by the ones I feel are exceptional.

PS1: Final Fantasy 7*, Final Fantasy 8* (see, I like 8 a lot ;) ), Final Fantasy 9, Final Fantasy Tactics*, Chrono Cross*, Xenogears*, Grandia, Star Ocean 2nd Story, Suikoden 1, Suikoden 2, Wild Arms (you can get this from the PS store), Final Fantasy Chronicles (FF4 and Chrono Trigger*), Final Fantasy Anthologies(FF5 and FF6*), Persona 1, Persona 2 (both these games are kind of strange, and kind of a different "taste" than some of the others)... There are others, those are just the ones off the top of my head.

PS2: Final Fantasy X*, Final Fantasy 12 (not the best FF, but I still liked it), Dragon Quest VIII, Dark Cloud 2*, Dark Cloud (these are more Action/RPG), Suikoden 3, Grandia 2 (a lot of people didn't like it, I did)

As I said, some of those will be near impossible to find for a decent price, but they are the best ones I can remember off the top of my head.

edit: btw, my personal favorite game of all time is Xenogears. Best story of any RPG I've ever played. (which is why I was very disappointed in the Xenosaga games, even though they probably wouldn't be so bad otherwise)

FF7

FF10

both the valkyrie profile games

star ocean

chrono cross

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

kratos-7

Oblivion is overrated.

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

kratos-7

[QUOTE="kratos-7"]

With the release of several RPG's coming to the PS3 in the future such as FFXIII and White Knight story both looking like excellent games I cannot avoided looking into buying these games. However i haven't played any RPG games (except oblivion which i didn't enjoy) and so i was wondering what RPG games you would recommend as a starter for an inexperienced player.

Thanks

teccan9ne

Oblivion is overrated.

It is a little overrated, but still, it'll suck you right in. Im addicted as hell. I think the expansion solves some of the problems included within the original game i.e. monotony.