Are RPG's getting worse every 5 years? (List your top 10 RPG's ever to help!)

Originally Posted by Borg1982

1. FF4
2. Shining Force CD
3. FF1
4. Shining Force 3
5. Dragon Warrior 3
6. Dragon Warrior 5
7. Dragon Quest 8
8. Super Mario RPG
9. Lunar The Silver Star (Sega CD)
10. Shining the Holy Ark
11. FF7
12. Paper Mario

Well. You should *definitely* try Shining Force III Book 1 for Saturn. If you enjoy it, burn the others and play them. SFCentral.com I think it is has full text translations for all three books. Beware the horrid voice acting in SFIII though ;( I played SFCD and enjoyed it immensely. I should download it again soon :3

Shadow Hearts I & Shadow Hearts II: Covenant. Play them. #1 might feel weak or have bad voice acting (but it isn't often so no worries). It grows on you. Then you play Covenant. Personally, I rented SH1 and my attention shifted. One thing to bear in mind -- it isn't faithful to the era technologically. If you can't get past this point, the inaccuracies will bother you waaaaaay too much. Shadow Hearts uses real-world people, places, and events with them mixed into the story.

I saw Covenant for pre-order a few years later with an offer -- get SH1 for free with it if you did so. I preordered and once I got it, I played through and finished SH1. Then I hopped right into SH2.

Best gaming follow-up EVER. The ending to SH1 (good or bad) typically meshes with SH2's plot. The acting is fantastic, voices are perfectly assigned, and gameplay is very intriguing. The storyline is incredible and character development is top-notch. SH1 is a very dreary, serious game. SH2 is very light-hearted but it still has flashes of cruelty from SH1.

SH3 builds off of the gameplay from this even further, but I am halfway through it and must say it lacks #2's magic. Possibly because there are no characters from 1 or 2. Still, it is fun. But it only makes me want to return to #2. If they really intrigue you, try playing Koudelka. Koudelka is a prequel to SH1, as a few characters tie them together.

Try Lunar: SSS & Lunar: EB for PS1. They are wonderfully redone, although SSS's depiction of Ghaleon is a bit off. The storyline makes him out to just be entirely evil, unlike CD which had an underlying premise to what he was doing.

Suikoden I & II are also real gems, primarily the latter. I hear Suikoden V is going to be just like I & II if not better than them. I've yet to hear a single negative review.

I seem to have moreso modern RPG opinions, but I'm an old RPG fan. I've been playing since DQI & FFI. They are getting better, believe me. Just hafta keep your ear to the ground.

I could suggest more, quite possibly.

Jam it back in, in the dark.