Feel the Magic XY:XX (or as the Japanese name that I like to refer to it as, I Would Die for You)
I've played the game only for a little bit and I must say I found it rather enjoyable. It seemed pretty fun, and since we all know I'm a romanticist, the whole "Chasing after a girl" factor aroused my interest and curiosity to as how it pans out. Knowing though with the upcoming slew of quality DS titles (as well as some console titles), I know that this will always be out of my grasp. But C'est la vie.
ICO
From what I hear this game is something I could really get into. It's gotten great recommendations from everyone and being the quirky gamer that I am, I don't see how I could let this title fall through my fingers unnoticed.
Silent Hill 2
I've actually beaten this game already. This game was just so great and eerie when I first played it. Having to return it to my friend after I beat it however, left me missing it. Great story, and moderately scary. But yet as we all know, money and time are a problem. I don't have the money to buy a new PS2 (yet) and a copy of this game. But even if I could buy a new PS2, with the upcoming great DS titles, some GC titles, and very little PS2 titles. Getting it now would be near impossible.
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
I have to chalk this up to nostalgia for the most part. I remember the days of yore when I was just a child. Back when Sony was not being a jerk, and Sega and Nintendo had a friendly rivalry. Back when I played on my SNES back in the family room. And what was I playing? The best Super Mario game ever, Super Mario World. At the time of it's release, it was huge. I love that game and still do. But sadly, I sold it along with my SNES and all my other SNES games when I was just a lad. What a fool I was.
Kingdom Hearts
A famous RPG I haven't played? Being the RPG aficionado that I am, I'm appalled at myself for having neither played nor bought such a highly rated RPG yet. Is it the Disney relation that makes me stand-offish?Or the fact that it's an action-RPG? It's neither actually, but is the reason we all know. Neither before nor after my third PS2 broke did I have enough money to purchase this game that's been beckoning me to give it a ride. Yet because of lack of funds I can't afford neither the game nor console yet. *looks at leprechaun trap wistfully*
Dark Cloud 2
It's rare and wonderful moment when you play a game's predecessor beforehand and deem it as merely "good", but then play the sequel and see the large and vast improvements and changes that certainly make it much better than the original. Another great title I rented before on PS2, but missed out on buying. This was certainly the greatest Action-RPGs I've ever played, next to most Legend of Zelda games. The light-toned environment, the invention factor, the quality of it all as a whole is something that shouldn't be missed out on my any RPG fan or any gaming fan period.
Viewtiful Joe 2
I have a GC, I have the original that I loved wholeheartedly, yet I don't have this in my collection. It's very sad that this game isn't in my hands, I really did love the original. Very fresh, new and just plain fun. I know it's a worthy sequel, yet I never got around to getting it. It seems like I would have a blast with this, considering my loving to the first one.
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zer Macht (The Will to Move, for our less German-friendly viewers)
Rave reviews, is in the RPG genre, was on a system known as the RPG-haven that I once had access to, why didn't I buy this? It looks great! As you may or may not tell, I'm a huge RPG fan. HUGE! And a title of this acclaim should not have been missed by me. Curses!
Final Fantasy X
Clearly one of the greatest RPGs of all time. One of the best titles the PS2 has to offer. Certainly stands above the league of mediocrity and sits among the places of kings in the RPG world. Yet I still haven't beaten it, nor have I ever bought it. I remember renting this and extending the rental, and to no avail have I beaten it. I borrowed it from my friend and I nearly reached the end. The story is immersive and wonderful. The soundtrack is great and inspiring. This has everything an amazing RPG needs! Yet I still never got it. This is one of my biggest regrets; missing out on such an amazing title.
Soul Caliber II (GameCube version)
Having never played the prequel to this title, most gamers would scoff at me and then commence hurling garbage at me. But I've always generally liked fighters, and from what I hear, the GameCube version is the best. It seems like a lot of fun, and besides, it has Link. Therefore it's already better than you. Unless you're talking about those old CD-i garbage things that should never be mentioned again.
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Why is this higher up on the list than Super Mario World you may ask? Because I played Super Mario World via an emulator about half a year ago. But even if I didn't, I still believe it would be higher up. I'm probably drastically alone on this, and it may just be old age getting to me, but I remember this being better than Super Mario World. I don't care what people say or what the hype says, I remember fonder memories with this title than the other. Both are excellent and superb titles and should be played at least once by all, but for some reason, Yoshi's Island pulls ahead.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Never played it before, but I have played Paper Mario both the original and Thousand-year Door; so I know Nintendo can make a quality RPG title. The two titles I mentioned have this innocent charm, unique story, and are rather humorous. From what I hear, so is this. I really wished I could get my hands on this, and I might, but only time will tell.
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
It may just be a DreamCast port, but from what I hear, nothing has been sacrificed and this proves to be one of the best RPG titles for the GameCube, which it needs considering it's lacking in that department. It should be cheap to find a copy of this now and it's on a system I own that actually works! Unlike the vast majority of titles on this list, I see myself buying this in the near-future. Got to do something during that drought the GC will have after Twilight Princess. Unless I hopefully DO buy a used PS2 and recollect on all my old titles (if I have the money). But at times I may get sick of playing on PS2 and go back to the Cube for a while just to add some variety. Who knows.
Fire Emblem
On top of being an RPG fanatic, I'm also a turn-based admirer. I like turn-based strategy games and this, from what I hear, is the highest rated one the GBA has to offer, other than Advance Wars. But Advance Wars: Dual Strike is coming, so it need not be on the list. Not to mention, this is already a very very popular series in Japan and this is actually the 7th iteration of the series, but the first to make its way to the US. Many times do Japanese gamers taste and mine sync up and match. If I loved this game and the series, I shouldn't be surprised at all.
Metroid Fusion
Havign never played a classic side-scrolling Metroid in my life, I must say that sheer curiosity compels me to place this so highly on my list. I also have to give credit to that I loved Metroid Prime and that game has piqued my interest in the series as a whole. And for my first 2D Metroid outing, I want this one to be it. I'll get it some day, trust me.
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wing and the Lost Ocean
Surprise, surprise! Another RPG added onto the list. Wow for such an RPG-fan I sure am missing out. This little title hit back in November and I remember playing the demo of this at my GS at one time. I found it to be quite entertaining, even though I absolutely hated the voice-acting. And I mean absolutely ABHORRED the voice-acting. Yet I looked past that and found the game both enjoyable and interesting. I left the demo wondering many things, but I knew one thing was for certain, I needed to get this game when it released. Yet sadly, roughly 7 and a half months later, here I sit with no Baten Kaitos to add to my collection. Maybe someday, maybe...
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
I've only played one Castlevania game before. It's name was Symphony of the Night. I remember when I first played it, despite my young age of 11 or 12 or something, I knew I was playing one of the greatest game sof all time. Now here I am and haven't played another game in the series since. Do I regret this? Heck yes! I loved that game, yet I never even got to play Aria of Sorrow (which from what I hear is the bes tone for GBA). I can't really blame myself though, I never had a GBA. Well I did, but then.... Long story. I never was able to purchase nor play this. Now with my purchase of the Nintendo DS, I have quite a backlog to go through. The backwards compatibility to GBA is what sealed the deal for me to get a DS back in March or April (can't remember). I knew if the drought continued, I'd have a very large library of GBA games to rummage through that have never once been opened to me. This title was on the highest shelf of all.
DRUMROLLLLLL!!!!!
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Yes! The sequel to the GameCube's most phenomal and impressive title. I remember back when I first bought a Cube back in late 2003, there was a bundle that had it come with a little title known as Metroid Prime. At first I was disappointed, because I wanted another game, but thankfully the bundle was with Metroid Prime only (and that demo disc). Now I'm very grateful that THAT was the game that came with it. Little did I know that the first game I played on MY GameCube would be the best game I'd ever play on my GameCube. The atmosphere, the beauty, everything about the game went unappreciated to me at the time. I could see part of it's greatness, but not all. But the mor eI played it, the more it grew on me. This title use to be at the bottom of my top ten GC games list, and know sits high and proud on the pedestal that is #1. So I'm absolutely shocked that I haven't bought the sequel yet. From what I hear, it's worth the full $50, and I don't need to hear it to know that, I just KNOW it's worth the $50. Out of all the games on this list, I'm more sure with this one than I am with any other that this WILL be in my collection sometime in the future. It will be mine one day, just wait.
So...... opinions?