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Ross Ridge wrote:
> knight37 <knight37m@gmail.com> wrote:
> >What are your top 10 RPG titles on the PS2?
>
> I haven't played 10 PS2 RPGs yet, either but here's my mini-reviews of
> the ones I've played:
>
> Star Ocean - Till the End of Time
>
> My favourite traditional console RPG for the PS2. Good story and
> characters and some interesting places to explore, including
> a number of "sci-fi" enviroments. It has a deep character
> development system that allows for a fair bit of customization.
> You can see monsters on the field/dungeon maps and avoid them.
> The game uses a 3D action combat system and there's good variety
> of tactics you need to use depending on the circumatances.
Yeah, I got that and am mabe 1/4 or 1/3 through it, I should probably
finish it before I buy more RPGs but the thing is sometimes RPGs can
get rare and I hate having to go back and spend extra money on a used
copy because I didn't buy it when it was in the stores.
> La Pucelle: Tactics
>
> My favourite tactical console RPG for the PS2. It's the prequel
> to Disagea (and actually came out first in Japan), and barely
> edges out Disagea as my favourite because I like the story
> and characters better. While this game doesn't let you hire
> additional characters, but you can capture monsters in order
> to expand your team. The story progress linearly through a
> set of chapters, and mostly linearly through a set of fights
> in a chapter. You can go back and fight on previous maps and
> take side trips to the demon world to power up your characters.
> There's wide selection of items, and you can customize your
> characters and items. Combat is turned based, played on a
> gridded map with differring elevations.
It sounds a lot like Final Fantasy Tactics which was one of my
favorites on the PS1. I guess if this is a prequel to Disagea I should
pick it up too, since that one seems highly regarded. Maybe I should
budget for RPGs instead of an Xbox 360.
> Disagea
>
> Pretty much everything I said abot La Pucelle: Tactics applies
> to Disagea. One difference is that you can recruit new characters
> for your team, you're not limitted to capturing monsters. While
> in number of ways Disagea is techincally better than La Pucelle:
> Tactics, more items, more customization, and "item world" is a
> lot more fun than "demon world", it's also a more open to abuse.
>
> Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
>
> A traditional RPG with a turned based tactical combat system.
> Decent story and characters, and overall prety much average.
> Worth picking up though, because you find it really cheap.
I have this one, and it's on my "to play" list.
> Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
>
> An action RPG, though not in the mould of Japanese action RPGs.
> Very linear with a good story, but forgettable characters.
> While overall I liked this game, it didn't have me running out
> and buy any of numerous other games based on the same engine.
Finished that one. Loved it. Am about 1/2 through "D&D Heroes" on the
Xbox which is basically a clone. It's okay, I think I liked BGDA
better. I'm tempted to get the ones bassed on EQ's Norrath. Oh, and
BGDA2.
> Unlimitted Saga
>
> In one word: Special. It's the most non-linear of any PS2 game
> I've played, really the only one the can called non-linear.
> Like previous games in the series, Saga Frontier 1 and 2,
> you choose one a number of different and varied characters as
> your main character, and go out in the world looking for various
> quests to do, while from time to time making progress on your main
> character's overall goal. You can meet additional characters
> and add them to your party, including some of the other "main"
> characters. It has a pretty good character developmment and
> customization system and fair selection of items. The "problem"
> with this game is the it's very abstract. Towns are menu based,
> movement between towns and in dungeons is *turned* based,
> "hopping" from area to another. If you liked Saga Frontier,
> you might like this game. If you don't find the ASCII graphics
> in NetHack or Angband too abstract, then you might not mind
> Unlimitted Saga's presentation either. But, I'd have hard time
> recommeding the game to anyone. I'm not really sure if I like
> the game or not.
This sounds somewhat similar to the Wizardry game they did for PS2
which was very "abstract" in that way. I never got very far into it.
Seems like I might have played Saga Frontier a long time ago but I have
no idea what the story was about.
Thanks for your reviews.
Knight37
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