Besides the obvious Squaresoft games... just started playing Wizardy V and Paladin's Quest. Recommend me something less technical than Wizardy V please :3
Chrono Trigger. End of thread.
I'll take the opportunity to mention Terranigma (天地創造) before anyone else does. (Is this an RPG? Some still claim Zelda is an RPG ).
Well I can't say I have a favorite one since I am a general rpg fan, I will mention notable ones. The ones that someone worth's playing.
Chrono Trigger, of course, end of thread!
Final Fantasy VI, of course end of thread!
>>4 Zelda, it is an rpg althought a very unique one.
Sword of mana!!
FF IV
FF V
Live A Life have you played that? it's nice.
I will post again when I remember anything else.
>>5
What's unique about Zelda? It's a normal ARPG (ActionRPG). You run around and kill stuff, without a battle-screen. Which makes it an Action Game. Then you have stats (health) + there is some story = RPG = ActionRPG
There are lots of games like this.
Zelda is unique because it was the first of such games. All the other games simply copied that.
Also zelda uses a different leveling up system or reward system. You don't get exp and levels. You have to explore and go on with the game so you get better equipment and more hearts (health)
>>5 Can you name me another game that uses that style of leveling up?
>>You run around and kill stuff, without a battle-screen. Which makes it an Action Game.
That's completely wrong. An rpg doesn't require a battle scene or turn based battle to be an rpg. That's a system FF had and most east rpgs copied. Most of the western rpgs had the "run around and kill stuff" style which doesn't make them action rpg. It just doesn't make them turn based rpgs
RPG = Role Playing Game
You play a role, and act as the character would in each situation.
In other words, D&D.
The acronym was borrowed to refer to almost any game that had turn-based battles, level-building, or just contained 'dungeons' and 'dragons'.
Zelda games don't even allow choice, and Link is almost devoid of character. It would be most accurate to refer to the series as "Adventure" games.
Action / Adventure, yeah.
The only definition of "role playing" which you can ever apply to Zelda also applies to Tetris ("I'm playing the role of the guy choosing where the bricks land!")