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Too late, i already voted for "other" being a FF game.
With one condition. It can't be in the FF series. It can be from Sqenix (Square Enix), SEA (Square Electronic Arts), or plain-old Squaresoft, but no FFs. Me, I say Xenogears, an SEA production for the PSX. Several references to psychology (There's a character named "Id", for example), delicious religious over and undertones, and most importantly, mechs, known in this game as Gears. Other candidates were Star Ocean 2 (Second Story), Valkyrie Profile, and Earthbound.
Too late, i already voted for "other" being a FF game.
and why no FF?
There's already a thread for it...
Yeah, just saw it.
Legend of Legaia.
Arcanum/Fallout/Torment
I think western RPGs blow JRPGs out of the water.
Because the battle system is real time compared to turn based?
I'm not a fan of RPGs but I have liked Mass Effect, and KOTOR.
I like turn-based games (Final Fantasy Tactics - best game ever? maybe), but I find I replay domestic stuff a lot more. My biggest gripes with rpgs from Japan are linearity and lack of character customization. Nowadays they are starting to blend into one genre. I still like console rpgs, just not as much.
Dont know if they count, but Ive always liked the Zelda games a lot.
Mass Effect is the as well, but I tend to play games that I dont have to invest that much time into.
Linearity is actually why I prefer JRPGs to WRPGs. Not extreme amounts, mind you...like Disc 2 of Xenogears, which is probably my only gripe with it, but, still.
Does Fire Emblem count?
Has to be Chrono Trigger. By far my favorite non-ff rpg. It should be mandatory for every RPG fan to play that game.
^ Yep... Chrono Trigger... we should be debating second place though.
OMG I looooove EarthBound. But it's my runner-up to Star Wars: KOTOR
Chrono Trigger on SNES
Ffvii
Anybody played Legend of Legaia? Typical JRPG, but the battle system is pretty cool. Here's a movie if no one has seen it before:
KOTOR Series, Fallout Series, Baldurs Gate, all those - and you don't even list them.
Also, don't forget the Ultima series.
Secret of Mana
Earthbound was the .
Dragon Quest for NES was some pretty classic stuff tho.
MechQuest
1. Morrowind/ Elder Scrolls
2. Arcanum (old)
3. Fallout/Fallout 2 (damn near ancient)
Action RPG, but essential: System Shock 2, Deus Ex
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