Editorial 10 RPGs you might have missed

[WanderingThrough2]

At the time it looked nice, iirc. The psx games were aqll "oh shit man look here dis is 3d man! 3d" and we didn't even care about the blocky graphics.

No, it didn't. It looked worse than the 3D in every non-RPG released the same year (1997), and it looked worse than all of the RPGs released that year, including some with 3D (Vandal Hearts, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy VII, Suikoden, and Persona were all released the same year; none featured anything as ugly as Wild Arms' combat; the only thing that came close as Saga Frontier's combat, which I guess might have been worse, but was 2D).

 

[Zeus]

Btw, I used the slim tiny psx to play it (and every other psx game, never owned the giant one), and it apparently was better at loading times because it was released later, so I might be biased

Ah yeah, that might be it. I know if you play with a PSX emulator or something, it loads a lot quicker (like the hypercam footage on youtube)

 

[Joe Krow]

When did brainless dungeon crawlers became RPGs?

Around the time that larping your way through a flow chart replaced actual rpg game mechanics. That would be my guess.

 

[DriacKin]

If more JRPG were more along the lines of Xenogears I would play them. Xenosaga sucked big time. Xenogears combat was fun while most JRPGs combat is really boring.

If more RPGs were more along the lines of Xenogears, I think I would consider killing myself.

 

[Zeus]

If more JRPG were more along the lines of Xenogears I would play them. Xenosaga sucked big time. Xenogears combat was fun while most JRPGs combat is really boring.

If more RPGs were more along the lines of Xenogears, I think I would consider killing myself.

Hear hear!

 

[Aerya]

I read carefully this topic and to my surprise and disappointment none mentioned Planescape:Torment... in my opinion PS:T got more RP than some more recent RPGs...
and the graphics are awesome for a 2Der

 

[OccupatedVoid]

Xenosaga: Der Wille zur Macht and Xenosaga III: Also Sprach Zarathustra - Playstation 2

I could've sworn this was a movie.

 

[Fowyr]

I read carefully this topic and to my surprise and disappointment none mentioned Planescape:Torment

Because no way one of the Codex Holy Trinity may be missed.

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

In 1998, most of us in the RPG-playing world were replaying Final Fantasy VII for the 300th time, completely ignoring Aeris from our party systems because we knew she was going to die… again.

Sure I was.

Never knew who the fuck Aeris was... before hanging around here.

 

[Jim Cojones]

Never knew who the fuck Aeris was... before hanging around here.

 

[Wyrmlord]

10 RPGs I definitely missed and didn't know of until very recently, and wonder if many Codexers did as well:

Mines of Titan
Disciples of Steel
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers
Megatraveller
Four Crystals of Trazere
Keys to Mammaron
Legacy of the Ancients
Dark Designs - Grelminars Staff
Faery Tale Adventure - Halls of the Dead

I am guessing only obsessive gamers like Andhaira would know of these games.

 

[Fowyr]

Keys to Mammaron

Keys to Maramon

I am guessing only obsessive gamers like Andhaira would know of these games.

HURR DURR. Disciples of Steel and FTA2 was very popular games.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Started coming across this stuff whilst digging deep inside the back of the Abandonia database, because I was already used to the ones that come at the front of listing by "Most Popular" criterion.

 

[cazsim83]

There was a Lord of the Rings game for SNES that was difficult to get into, but was pretty satisfying when you beat it. I wish they would've made a sequel, though. I'm sure a lot of people would have been turned off from it, though.

 

[Aerya]

Faery Tale Adventure - Halls of the Dead

I played that... a looooooooooooooooong time ago...

Aerya

 

[mondblut]

When did brainless dungeon crawlers became RPGs?

Since Gygax and Arneson penned down 1ed D&D.

 

[draexem]

How Final Fantasy made it onto a list of RPGS you might have missed boggles the mind. Especially FF XII. It was released like 2 years ago and is a Final Fantasy game. You might hate this game like poison but how the hell would you have missed it?

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

How Final Fantasy made it onto a list of RPGS you might have missed boggles the mind. Especially FF XII. It was released like 2 years ago and is a Final Fantasy game. You might hate this game like poison but how the hell would you have missed it?

We have professional game journalists that act like anything before the PS2 era is ancient, obscure, and probably has a copy buried alongside Moses. Crap from a random gaming site is a big surprise? They probably started RPGing with FF7 at the earliest. The ones that did are considered 'old-school'.

 

[LusciousPear]

Xenosaga was awesome. No C&C, but tons of character development and loooong cutscenes. It brought me joy to know it angered so many.

 

[Zeus]

When did brainless dungeon crawlers became RPGs?

Since Gygax and Arneson penned down 1ed D&D.

Haha, no shit. Originally, D&D didn't even have rules for what goes on above ground. All the wilderness and sailing and stronghold building rules were released in later supplements.

 

[Serious_Business]

I just searched the Xenosaga bullshit (thank you Codex). Wtf is up with the titles? Seriously, what is this shit? Wtf is going on guys?