Here are some own IP from sony that I would love to see sequels for (either for myself or for other people):

Ape Escape, Alundra (ignoring Alundra 2, get a true sequel),Dark Cloud,Folklore,Sly Cooper (this is probably in the works I'm guessing),Wild Arms, Syphon Filter, Twisted Metal, Medieval.

Yep, it is by far the Best PSX rpg in my opinion, not even Knocking Final Fantasy VII at all because I love it, but as far as storyline goes, this game is great and I haven't seen too many games come near it in this aspect.  The biggest complaints you will see will be about the pacing on disc two, there is a reason for that.  Squarsoft wanted to finish development at the time for Final Fantasy VIII and they took some of the funding for Xenogears to go ahead and do that (Which is another reason for me to not like FFVIII I think), so the game content on disc 2 was replaced with a lot of dialogue, and you'll be able to see the pace difference instantly.  STILL, even with that flaw, the game is fantastic.  This game also have one of the best soundtrack I have ever seen.

This game is my second favorite RPG of all time, with only Chronotrigger beating it for first (and I sometimes flipflop this as I tend to change my time with these two titles. )  DEFINITELY recommend the game.

Well I see you have Persona 3 so I would also pick up Persona 4. Nier is one of those games you will either like or do not like, but imo it was the better RPG that Squar Enix made compared to FFXIII and Resonance of Fate, so I would check that game out as well.

Um, okay? I can see how your theory might be a factor in PnP RPG, Live Action RPG, and to an extent, MMORPG, but I don't see these as a rule of thumb for PC and console RPGs.

Looking at the games you play and your willingness to get any consoles, here are my suggestions:

Earthbound (SNES)

Xenogears (PSx)

Chrono Cross (PSx)

Legend of Mana (Definitely for you, Psx)

Any of the games from the Tales series (various consoles)

Star Ocean Series (SNES, PS1, Ps2, PS3)

Grandia (PSX)

Persona 3-4 (PS2, PS3)

Valkyrie Profile (PSX)

Dragon Quest VIII (PS3)

So ultimately if you still got that SNES laying around or can get your hand on a backward compatible PS3/PS2, you should be okay :)

I need a giant adventure RPG, with openess and customization and loot galore. Skyrim is always decent but I was hoping for something new.

Guild Wars 2 Is fun, but hard to get back in to for some reason.

I really dont want to play wow again but...there's always that nagging in the back of my head thats like "c'mon, its what you need"

The Old Republic is great with story and stuff, but also hard to get into the F2p, and if im gonna pay, im conflicted between that and wow.

I've played Morrowind like...a billion times. I cant even put a number on the hours...i know it like the back of my hand.

So, RPG or MMO, doesn't matter. what matters in a new adventure, openess that feels like i could go anywhere and do anything.

Yes i've played all fallouts, KOTOR, ME, KoA:R, just hoping there's something I missed

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Here's a link to all the better known Pirate MMORPGs. Hopefully this helps you out some:

http://mmohuts.com/editorials/pirate-mmorpgs

Well it depends on the RPG. When you play an RPG with videogames, there are 3 ways to go about doing it, either playing an establish character with an established personality (I.E. Cloud from Final Fantasy) or by taking an established character and making him/her make choices (Shepard) or by making your own characters. Roleplaying can mean different things, it isn't just you deciding the role for a character, you could also be playing a character's role (if that make since). Look at Actors and actresses. Actors and Actresses have been roleplaying before the RPG genre was even created. When they do so, they tend to play an established character with established dialogues and so on. That is a form of roleplay.

Consoles and PC RPGs over the years have developed another form of Roleplays where we get to choose our charactrer's their traits, and the way we play them. That too is a roleplay, though one with more freedom. Lately we have been getting a combination of what I been talking about, Established characters with choices we can choose to make for them. Do I think it is hurting the RPG industry? Nope, if anything it is adding more variety to a genre that sometimes take too long to improve compare to the other gaming genre. It just another way to play games, I don't forsee all RPGs going towards this route (Look at the Elder Scroll series for example). There's just as much room for these type of games as there are for the other tradition ones we're use to. I welcome having MORE options in how I play RPGs.

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[QUOTE="squalls_revival"] I disagree, I think you didn't see the truth behind the story. The plot elements, it is very relevant to the world we live in today and I would say it's the FF7 of the 21st century.squalls_revival

Woah there man, you're sound more like a fanatic than a fan. A fan can love a series but see the flaw in it and want to see improvements (thus making the item they are a fan of better in the long run) where a fanatic madly defends that same product, despite its flaws and thus in the long run make that product worst. I loved the Final fantasy series all the way up to 10 (well minus 8, didn't like 8), After that, anyone who has been playing the series for a long time could clearly see that it was going down hill. FFXIII is a prime example of this, and FFXIV (though they're attempting to fix it) just further goes to show just how far this series has fallen.

If you like the story, good on you, but a lot of people (myself included) did not like the story. It also doesn't do good to insult someone by saying silly things like "You didn't know the truth behind the story" and things of that nature. Oh and by the way, even if this WAS the case, (which it was not), a true story writer should be able to deliver his/her story without confusion, so saying something like this would just support the other writer's point even more. It always irks me when people think something is wrong with you or that they're better than you when they like/dislike something you don't. Learn to accept that not everyone will think the way that you do, and instead of trying to put those people down, try looking at it from their point of view, it makes you more intellegent than actually thinking you're smarter than them because they don't share your point of view...