Something tells me you didn't play these games so Im gonna write them down with some theme music and images, I know they are almost nowhere to be found but you should search for these games if you wanna do yourself a favor.
First up , The Suikoden series is my favorite RPG series ever, forget about spiky haired heroes and Final Fantasy VII being best RPG ever, this is the real deal yo.
I recommend you to get.
Amazing, just amazing.( don't read the comment section for possible spoilers )
The first, the original, the masterpiece, Suikoden 1, if you didn't play this game then you are a rookie when it comes to RPGs, into a world of illusions, Suikoden is one of the best games created, it had an epic tale filled with love, hate, tragedy, promises and iconic characters so prepare yourself to be in one of the greatest experiences ever.
The gameplay might be outdated but just pretend you're playing in 1998 :P
Remember Luca Blight, he is the baddest guy on any game, Suikoden 2 starts off in a complete different way from the first suikoden but when the main plot unfolds the game becomes spectacular, btw the second game relates to the first one so you could call it a sequel, an amazing and epic sequel, lots of people call it the best suikoden in the series, I prefer 3 and 1 but 2 is really one of a kind.
The greatest opening theme of all time!!
Suikoden 3 is the first in the series to offer 3D graphics and refined gameplay mechanics, it had lots of choices and three main characters instead of one, it offers alot of new features and stuff but still maintain the same suikoden spirit and atmosphere so win win situation, Suikoden 3 is the best suikoden in the series for me, actually it's always between 1 and 3 for me.
so yea that's it for me today, Recommendations part 2 is coming next, educate yourself with this series and don't forget the series doesn't end with 3, there is part 4 and 5 but I didn't play them because 4 didn't work and was scratched and I didn't know about 5 for a while.
see ya.