Best Plot/Story Rpgs of recent time

Monster of all storylines, FF VII? *sighs and just walks the fuck out before this gets any more inane than it already is.*

All right, I'll pop in and say this before I go. FF VII is NOT the greatest storyline of all time, it's barely even in the fucking ballpark.

And as for PS2 RPGs with a strong storyline, Digital Devil Saga was quite strong, to be sure, and Shadow Hearts 2 was fantastic.

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Originally Posted by Acacia

Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter: This game (and the series as a whole, it seems ) wasn't really popular, but I personally loved it. The storyline was simple but pretty original. The game was relatively short for an RPG, but there was some neate character development and interesting plot twists. The battle system, however, was really neat to me; I loved the P.E.T.S. system, and the AP system was really unique. Plus, BoF is probably one of the only RPG games that don't have a heal spell (only items could heal you character's HP)

As someone who owns every single Breath of Fire game ever released, I fully support this notion. These games are highly underrated. The storyline to V was quite strong, and it thoroughly kicks ass. I mean, it's no FF Tactics, but it's certainly a strong entry.

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Originally Posted by Hydelloon

Deni, did you forget my earlier post..;_;


;_;
I love Breath of Fire V too

I REMEMBERED, but his post was easier to quote because it was closer.

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Originally Posted by Leknaat

I have to go with Wild ARMs 3, also. (I haven't bought 4 yet...maybe when V comes my way? keh)

The story was well-executed, and it took me a while to realize that there were four chapters in the game. Just like a book, the story flowed smoothly enough that I couldn't wait to see what was coming. The only problem I had was the basis of the story--the Filgaia Theory. But that's just because I had just read an article about the Gaia Theory and had seen Spirits Within.

But--I still liked the story.

And I'll probably get shot for this....But, yes, I liked FFX's story. A young girl wants to save her home so badly that she's willing to die for it. Even after she turns her back on her religion, fights a maester, and is deemed an outcast--she still wants to fight for Spira. Now, there were elements to the story that could have been re-worked or just removed (can we PLEASE delete the laughing scene?), but overall, I thought it was a good story--not great, but good.

You KNOW I'm going to bring at least one of these up:

Suikoden III. Yes, it has a good plot. The same scenes from different POVs. I LOVE stuff like this. I've always thought it gives a little more to the story when something like this is done. And you HAVE to play the Trinity Site way--or you miss the whole story. And then you say to yourself--so THAT's why that happened. It's a decent build-up to the climax and ending.

See, I'll support X. Outside of some terrible dialogue here and there, the story is strong.

But I'm sorry, Lek. Suiko III sucked balls. The ending with 108 stars was great, fantastic... downright brilliant, but the rest of the game was just awful.

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Originally Posted by Winter Storm

I bet we can all agree on Suikoden III > Suikoden IV. Suikoden III was an awesome game to me but Thomas' POV was a pain in the ass and boring at the same time. The game was worth the 80hrs I placed into it. I still think Yuber was waaay too powerful..I recall one army battle where he almost soloed my entire fleet of characters ._..

I really liked Vagrant Story's plot and the whole 'ally/enemy' relationship Ashley had going on with Sidney. It was a nice build up to the stories end and all the plot twists along the way such as

Spoiler:

Guilderstern(?) killing Samantha and of course over powering Sidney to get the Rood Inverse from him.

Winter, I think VP has one of the better story lines of all time, and I'll even give you Suiko III being stronger than IV, if only because IV was goddamn painful and had Tactics attached to it, which is even worse, but III is still not a great game. The POV system was predictable and repetitive, as well as giving me an entire storyline I didn't care about. Also... Ducks in millitary helmets? Jesus fuck Christ, Beavers with guitars are better than that. The ducks made me so angry I couldn't appreciate the game at all. Sgt. Joe? More like Sgt. Sucks my balls.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Leknaat

The gameplay or the story? I'm talking the story and its execution. Not the gameplay. Only the story kept me playing.

The story has strong moments, to be sure, but they are ruined for me by the fact that I despised so many of the characters. If I can't care about the character, I won't care about their burning village. I hope it kills your mother, you lame fuck. (Tribal Mom = only saving grace. She was cool.)

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Originally Posted by eriol33

it's a downfall after Saga Frontier, my most favorite underrated RPG all the time. ;_;

THANK YOU. Saga Frontier is one of the best games ever. I've beaten all 7 scenarios multiple times, and I never get tired of it.

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