[PS2] In need of an RPG

Originally Posted by Sepharite

Whoever mentions FFX-2 should hang themself =P

Damn. I was going to say that, too....

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I've played...
- All Shin Megami Tensei
- All of Xenosaga
- Shadow Heart I/II
- Disgaea I/La Puccelle <3


I have but haven't started:
- Tales of the Abyss
- Radiata Stories
- Dragon Quest VIII

Considering:
- Rogue Galaxy
- Grandia III
- Valkyrie Profile II
- Shadow Hearts III

I'm looking for something epic, story-wise -- not too simple. But I don't want the difficulty level of gamplay so outrageous that I want to pull a VT.

Any help would be appreciated. =)

No--I'm not going to suggest Suikoden. I WILL however suggest playing one of the games you haven't started yet. I haven't played any of them (so why say something? you ask), but from what I've seen in reviews and what the others here are saying, they are very different than the ones you've already played.

And, ironically, they are all games that I've considered buying myself...LOL

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

Heh, why not? He said he wanted an epic game with a good story that isn't too simple. Frankly, that was the last RPG I played and got hooked on (144 hours, 2 runs...1 without 108 stars, 1 with). Of the ones listed, I have VP2, but I've been in the midst of Chapter 3 for awhile and haven't really gone back to it. I REALLY like the battle system, but I'm just not hooked on the game.

So I would recommend Suikoden V, as long as you don't mind picking up another game.

I would have if 3 games weren't already craving attention.

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Originally Posted by Sepharite

How about Suikoden III? It was one of the first games to come out for the ps2.

Since you asked.....

Suikoden III is my least favorite of the series. If you played Suikoden I and II--you would understand why.

Battle Party: Grouped into 3 pairs (front and back)
Item/Magic Support: Unless specified for the whole group--only for the pair
Battle Combos: Again, unless it's a large group combo, paired combos have to be grouped front/back
Magic Combos: Gone
World Map: You cross it twice. (A little "you" walks across a map to your destination, then when you hit "accept" you get to do it in the actual world.)

Story: 3 viewpoints. Heh--this actually isn't bad. You get to choose the hero. But, truth be told--the story isn't as epic as you would like.

Weird factor: High--why are there two Vikis? And why are they under two stars? Why?

BUT--I will agree with Goldfish about Suikoden V. It passed II as my favorite Suikoden game. Like the others, there are multiple endings, but this time, they are influenced by your actions throughout the game as well as getting the 108 stars. (I don't mean killing someone--I mean whether you are a nice guy or a jerk.)

The story takes you in--I've played it several times, and each time I can't wait to see what happens next, and I've racked up over 200 hours of play. (Told you I like it.)

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Rotorblade

I have fond memories of Wild Arms 2, though I do remember never really taking the story seriously. It was just fun to play, even with puzzle boards having those GODDAMNED random battles. It struck a balance where you were usually always busy, even though admittedly I realize that a lot of the tasks were mundane. I could have fun with that sort of thing way back when, back when I wasn't asking myself if I had something better to do.

LOL

I actually enjoyed WA2 (and WA3). I really wasn't too fond of WA1 the first time I played it, but I have it around here somewhere waiting.....

I REALLY enjoyed the millenium puzzles of WA3 over WA2. They were more fun, and a bit more challenging. It was one of the better sidequests of the game.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Xellos

I wouldn't say that so easily. To you and me it might have been easy, but I for one was surprised to see how many people had problems with the difficulty of the game.

About Wild Arms 2, I had no problems with that game. I loved it, personally. It's second only to WA3. I'd rate them as WA3 -> WA2 -> WA4 -> WA1 -> WA:ACF. This doesn't mean I hated WA1, I just liked the others more. I did, however, hate Alter Code F.



I played Suikoden 1-5, and I certainly don't get why I would understand why it was less then the others.

You are naming bad points here, but honestly, what was so bad about the front/back system? If anything it was better.

I'm not trying to flame you here, it just seems to me that you can't really find any faults in the game. The ones you mentioned hardly seem like a good enough reason to hate the game. I mean are you seriously telling me you hate the game because it has no magic combo system? I'm not buying that.

I've never understood the hatred for this game. I was seriously impressed with it. Until I finished Suikoden 5, I considered it the best.

You list WA1 as your least favorite of the series--yet you don't hate it. I'm guessing it's because it has some elements of it that you didn't like. The same can be said for me. I don't hate Suikoden III--it's just my least favorite of the series.

Look at it this way--Chocolate is my favorite ice cream, followed by mint chocolate chip, strawberry, then vanilla. Although it's my least favorite--I DO eat vanilla ice cream from time to time.

How ya doing, buddy?