Chrono Trigger- The best console RPG?

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hmmmm....

I'd say that Chrono Trigger is definatly one of the most influential RPGs ever made.
 
I always thought that Final Fantasy V was really good, because despite (and because of) the job system that basically (eventually) makes the characters interchangeable, they always have unique personalities. The story was really "out there", too.

(Giant Tree?!)
 
Throw me in the Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6 and Suikoden II are the best console games camp.
 
Earthbound was quite good (read: funny) for the first half of the game, but once it morphed into the typical "You must go to the eight locations of power and kill the bosses" archetype and dropped the humorous aspect, I lost interest. Though I admittedly did play until the end.

PS: FF6, Seiken Densetsu 3, and FF4!
 
Anybody ever played "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time"? I keep hearing how great a (Console) RPG it is, but personally I learned about its existence about a week ago...
 
Hellion said:
Anybody ever played "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time"? I keep hearing how great a (Console) RPG it is, but personally I learned about its existence about a week ago...
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'Twas on the N64, hence the lack of public knowledge.

A fun game, but not even an RPG in the JRPG sense.

It was a puzzle/adventure game in the true Zelda style.
 
'Twas on the N64, hence the lack of public knowledge.
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What the fuck? If you replaced N64 with Gamecube, and were talking about Wind Waker, that statement might make sense. As it is, I'm surprised ANYBODY hasn't heard of Ocarina of Time. It's arguably as ubiquitous as Final Fantasy 7.
 
All right, since this is about the best console RPGs, would have to agree with Chrono Trigger, at least in the story department. Squaresoft, or currently Square-Enix, doesn't make games - they make semi-interactive stories. Your actions don't even affect the story that much. Hell, even Fable was less linear than FF.

In other words, I hate Squaresoft. They've just been making the same damn game over and over again, just with a few different characters. I shudder when most people consider FF to be the best example of an RPG. I'd rather play D&D (which I still do) then play their crap. It's just a repetitive game is a boring half-assed story. How bout some new ideas guys? Rashambo could make a text-based game that would be better than FF.

Unfortuantly, FF will never die. The fanboys (one of my friends included) will keep buying whatever stuff SS (hmm, SquareSoft makes an interesting acronym...) puts out. Why God, WHY?!

Oh yeah, FF7 sucks. Take that fanboys.
 
Interesting, we've heard about Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII in this thread, but not Xenogears? Xenogears completes the trio of J-RPGs which are usually held to be the best (by majority opinion that is). So I find it a bit strange that it hasn't been mentioned. I suppose it's some aspect about the audience this forum gathers.
 
Personally, I was going by what I considered a CRPG on console. CT allowed you to do this in a way, after a point you can decide your path and ending. The MegaTen series is much the same, though often having a more story-based game with the character decisions altering the flow and events of said story. They reflect the character's actions upon the world, to the point of differing endings, that I had to include them as well.

As far as the writing itself, Xenogears still beats the shit out of most recent science fiction RPGs, and frankly, there is a definite lacking number of them around. This includes the two shitty games from the BioWare collective, both with writing chock full of more corn than Nebraska. I just regret that Squaresoft rushed the ending areas, as you can definitely tell there would be another entire disk of gameplay. This is also reflected in the steep difficulty progression in the underground city, as a HELL of a lot more was planned there, as well. A load more story and background, and with the different incarnations as well.
 
TorontRayne said:
The bad new is FF isn't fun anymore. I don't plan on playing the series until they revamp:

1) The tired ass combat style that has existed since I was born. :evil:

2) The same old "end of the world" malarky. :shock:

3) The linear gameplay. With games like Baldurs Gate,Morrowind,and Fallout, who wants to play a straight forward story. No story branches, no character development, no multiple endings. :cry:

This must be fixed or I will never play another Square game again. Where have all the good RPG's gone? KOTOR, Jade Empire, FF,Kingdom hearts...... WTF?! These games can be beaten in under 20 hours! Come on. Does anyone feel my plight? :?
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The last 3 final fantasy games: 11, an MMO. none of the above apply here. 12 (they call it x-2, but screw them): extremely non-linear, and I don't think it was end of the world ( I didn't play this one, my fiancee did). 13 (12, about to be released in japan, I guess): a new and non-ff type combat system, apparently.
Granted, I despised 11 and 12 and don't plan on playing 13, but it looks like square addressed your complains years before you made them.

Lazarus Plus said:
I always thought that Final Fantasy V was really good, because despite (and because of) the job system that basically (eventually) makes the characters interchangeable, they always have unique personalities. The story was really "out there", too.

(Giant Tree?!)
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while you could make any one character into anything, it wasn't practical to make every character everything (like you can do in 7-8 ). Also true of 10. (my fiancee filled in the entire damned sphere grid)
I liked 5's job system.
 
I know Xenogears is a good game, but I never mentioned it because I never played it. I just heard it was one of the best on Playstation. As for the guy who mentioned Earthbound," RIGHT ON MAN!" Earthbound rocked out with it's cock out.
 
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