How many RPGs have you played?

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:09 pm

Japanese rpgs? Or rpgs in general? Hmm, I have to think about this so I'll just type them in as I remember them.

Completed:

Final Fantasy 6(going by the North American numbering system)-My first rpg ever
Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10, X2, and 12
Final Fantasy Tactics
Grandia(Playstation port)
Grandia 2
Skies of Arcadia(Gamecube)
Disgaea 1 and 2
Super Mario RPG
Legend of Mana
Vagrant Story
Lunar 1 and 2(The Playstation remakes)
Star Wars:Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars:Knights of the Old Republic 2
Jade Empire
Mass Effect
Suikoden III
Legend of Dragoon
Shadow Hearts
Mass Effect
Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross
Xenogears
Xenosaga
Wild Arms
Paper Mario

Not completed:
Shin Megami Tensei:Nocturne, Devil Summoner and the Digital Devil Saga games
Tales of Symphonia
DragonForce
Elder Scrolls:Oblivion
Suikoden
RPG Maker(Well it can't be completed, but I didn't mess around with it much)
Valkyrie Profile(PSP version, which I haven't played because I don't have a PSP, LOL)
Valkyrie Profile 2(I want to finish the original first)
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Final Fantasy Anthology
La Pucelle
Albert Odyssey
Final Fantasy 5(the one with the job system)
Golden Sun

Games with heavy rpg elements I've enjoyed:
Dynasty Warriors series
Kingdom Under Fire:Crusaders
Baldur's Gate:Dark Alliance
X-Men Legend series
Gauntlet:Dark Legacy
Castlevania:Symphony of the Night

and probably others I'm forgetting

I THINK that's everything. Damn, didn't realize I'd played so many rpgs. That's a long list

EDIT:Also played but didn't finish Tactics Ogre and Vandal Hearts. Finished some Tenchi Muyo rpg I downloaded somewhere too. Played some Ultima games on PC, but never got into them. Okay, I really, really think that's everything now. LOL

Post by **Koopin_Krackerz** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:39 pm

Games I've finished Pokemon (not sure it fully counts as a RPG though) red and yellow and Super Paper Mario. I usually get fed up with RPGs due to level grinding or some ridiculous quest or the like that tick me off. I've played many but I can't remember them all. Off the top of my head:

FFTA2 (Getting close to finishing)
Twilight Princess (The escort mission with the wagon annoyed to no end and I refuse to finish just because of that)
Countless LoZ games
Phantasy Star II

Post by **fox099** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:40 pm

Final Fantasy - beaten
Final Fantasy 2 - played
Final Fantasy 3 - cuirrently playing
Final Fantasy 4 - beaten
Final Fantasy 5 - beaten
Final Fantasy 6 - beaten
Final Fantasy 7 - beaten
Final Fantasy 8 - beaten
Final Fantasy 9 - beaten
Final Fantasy 10 - beaten
Final Fantasy 10-2 - played
Final Fantasy 12 - beaten
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest - played
Final Fantasy Tactics - played
Star Ocean - played
Chrono Trigger - played
Soul Blazer - played
Illusion of Gaia - played
Terranigma - played
Secret of Mana - played
Earthbound - played
Super Mario RPG - beaten many times over
Legend of Zelda - played
Zelda II - played
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past - beaten
Legend of Zelda Links Awakening - played
Final Fantasy Adventure - played
Final Fantasy XII Revnant Wings - played
Children of Mana - played
Phantasy Star - played
Phantasy Star II - played
Phantasy Star III - played
Phantasy Star IV - played
Grandia II - currently playing
Persona 3 - currently playing
Skies of Arcadia - currently playing
Xenosaga - currently playing

Post by **Ack** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:43 pm

racketboy wrote:
Mozgus wrote:The posted results are making realize that something might be wrong with me. I go into every RPG expecting something great, and I'm almost always disappointed and so I don't finish them. There's just something that always lures me into this genre, even though I don't like it much. I tend to just try every one of them I can.
I'm kinda the same way.
I think it's the repetition and wandering that eventually turn me off.

Like I said, I usually get bored and don't ever come back. One of the problems I have with an RPG is that they take just so long to do anything. Character development and story development are usually pretty slow, often times you can find clunky combat systems that will ruin a game, and sometimes even the art can be annoying. And if any one section is bad, it can ruin the entire experience since I have to invest so much time in it. Why play a 60 hour game when the music's bad, or the art sucks, or you hate the combat? It really takes a good blend of everything to make an RPG really successful in my opinion, and then it really has to try and keep my attention with an interesting story that doesn't lag too much. Every RPG I've ever played has a section I hate, even my favorite one. And if you get stuck at a spot like that...good luck ever getting back to it.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:39 am

I once played Phantasy Star II for exactly three minutes.

Post by **NebachadnezzaR** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:05 am

When I start playing a RPG I always intend to finish it, and although I ended up leaving some games unfinished I'd say I've beaten about 80% or more. Although I like the genre I don't play RPGs often due to the massive amount of time they require, so I'd say I've played something like 30 or 40 RPGs in my life.

By the way, I'm noticing something curious here. Everyone's listing JRPGs and some action-RPGs in between, but I'm not seeing many PC classics. Does anyone here ever played games like Baldur's Gate, IceWind Dale or Planescape Torment?

Post by **Gamerforlife** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:51 pm

NebachadnezzaR wrote:When I start playing a RPG I always intend to finish it, and although I ended up leaving some games unfinished I'd say I've beaten about 80% or more. Although I like the genre I don't play RPGs often due to the massive amount of time they require, so I'd say I've played something like 30 or 40 RPGs in my life.

By the way, I'm noticing something curious here. Everyone's listing JRPGs and some action-RPGs in between, but I'm not seeing many PC classics. Does anyone here ever played games like Baldur's Gate, IceWind Dale or Planescape Torment?

I noticed that and sort of commented on it. A lot of people seem to think rpg just means JAPANESE rpg. If you want to get really technical, japanese rpgs aren't even rpgs at all. You don't actually role play at all. I honestly wonder sometimes why we even call japanese titles role playing games. I guess it's just for lack of a better term. Games like Mass Effect and Oblivion let you role play, Final Fantasy games do not

Post by **Ack** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:01 pm

Actually, I forgot Baldur's Gate entirely, and I have issues referring to Mass Effect as an RPG. I think of it more as a 3rd person shooter with RPG elements, kinda like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night isn't a straight up RPG. But I did my best to include a few in my list., like Nox and the two Elder Scrolls titles I've played. I just don't think as many American RPGs made it onto consoles. Most of the ones I mentioned were PC originally, and though a few were eventually ported, most will never see the light of day on a console.

You know, I also forgot Arcanum...interesting little game, that one.

Post by **Whatever** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:41 pm

Offhand I would guess I played around 20 and finished 15)

FF1 nes finished
FF2 snes us finished
FF3 snes us finished
FF7 ps1 finished
FF8 ps1 finished
FFX ps2 finished
FFX-2 ps2 finished

Dragon warrior 1 nes finished
Dragon warrior 2 nes finished

Parasite eve ps1 finished (think this was a rpg, been awhile)

Grandia 2 dc played

World of Warcraft ---Finished (yea I beat a mmorpg...took forever!)

Post by **Intangir** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:00 pm

NebachadnezzaR wrote:By the way, I'm noticing something curious here. Everyone's listing JRPGs and some action-RPGs in between, but I'm not seeing many PC classics. Does anyone here ever played games like Baldur's Gate, IceWind Dale or Planescape Torment?

I guess I should've posted my list; about half of the RPGs I've played were on the PC. But I can't argue that there's not a dearth of PC love on these boards... I think my first few posts on this site belabored that exact point, actually. Anyway, here's what I could remember from my western RPGs:

Planescape: Torment (favorite RPG, game)
Anachronox
Wizardry VII
Wizardry 8
Ultima VII
Ultima Underworld
Betrayal at Krondor
Return to Krondor
Baldur's Gate 2
Fallout
Fallout 2
Arcanum
Gothic
Gothic 2
Gothic 3
Diablo 2
Sacred
Dungeon Siege 2
Titan's Quest
Divine Divinity
The Witcher
Arx Fatalis
Morrowind
Oblivion
Septerra Core
Summoner
Dungeon Lords
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights 2
KotOR
KotOR 2
Jade Empire
Mass Effect
Vampire The Masquerade: Redemption
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines
Fable
Boiling Point
System Shock 2
Jagged Alliance 2

(Note the last few entries have RPG elements but may not qualify as RPGs depending on how strict your parameters are)

While I've generally beaten the majority of the RPGs I've played, I've noticed that my completion rate for Western RPGs isn't as high even though most of my favorite RPGs are western. I guess that's mostly attributed to growing up and getting internet access. Before I had a PC and especially before I got internet, all I had was the selection at the two video stores we had in town. With a limited selection, and even more limited income, I mostly just bought a game or kept rerenting one and pretty much had to make due.

Not being such a completionist these days helps, too.