Welcome to the RPG Information Center. In here you can talk about your favorite RPG's, ask questions about an upcoming games or if you're stuck on a part of a game, share information on upcoming RPG's, or chat about classic RPG's with people who share the same interests. If it has anything to do with RPG's, it'll fit right in here. Maybe after a while I'll even start up some trivia. Even if it's only me and a few others chatting in here, I'm still going to keep it going. The main reason being that as the site expands, so will the RPG fans who join here.

I'll try to get some discussion off by asking for your top RPG's of all time list, and what you thought made them so great?

Enjoy!!

Why didn't you just change the name of the other thread?

I guess I didn't really think about it. Anyway, it's pointless to think about that now.

Post away!

now we just have to get a conversation going...

I guess for starters we could have people post their top 5 RPGs so we know what they like
here are mine (no particular order)
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy IX
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IV
Xenosaga

Yeah, I always love to chat about RPG's.

Nice list, screen.

Here's mine in no particular order:

FFX
FFVIII
FFVII
Xenosaga
Suikoden 3

I don't know if you'd consider KOTOR an RPG, but if it is, it'd be close to being on my list.

Actually yeah, I think it's classified as an action RPG (though I haven't ever played it so I wouldn't know) . In that case, replace Xenosaga for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my list, I completely forgot to include Zelda as an RPG.

That's a good thought. In my case, I'd have to replace Suikoden simply because I loved the style in which Xenosaga was made. It was so cut-scene heavy, and it did a really good job of pulling you in with the characters. By the time I beat it, my curiosity of the characters had only just been caught, leaving me in eager anticipation of Episode two.

But Zelda still is a great game. I'd buy a Gamecube only to get the new one...whenever it comes out. It truly innovated RPG's as we knew them. Aside from FFVII, it's the first game that really had an epic feel to it. IMO.

Ahh, well about 90% of my games are RPG and I have alot of them so I'll be posting here somewhat. Anyway, as it stands, I currently do not possess Final Fantasy. Heh, in fact I've only ever played on one of them. Despite being such a fan of RPG's that kinda sounds weird but meh. I will however, be getting it/them/some for Christmas.

Alrighty then, my top list of RPG's. I'm not sure I can fit it in five or any order as I have so many I enjoy:

Neverwinter Nights (The whole series, possibly one I play the most.)
Baldurs Gate (The whole series, although not as good as Icewind Dale by my perspective, they are great.)
Icewind Dale (The whole series, they're simply just brilliant. A game that I love to play again to re-develop my characters.)
Dungeon Siege. (Both of them. I know they may get repetitive but I sometimes can't put them down! I play with my sister as well and she sucks at it so I have to help her out. Great fun.)
TESIII: Morrowind. (The best game for exploration, my god is it big. So much fun on this, I sat on it all day once. Love it.)
Ultima Online. (The only game I pay for monthly to play it online. I've been playing it for about 3 and a half years now and soon to come out is another new expansion!)
Ultima. (Not just online but the collection is one of the best RPG series to exist.)
Star Wars: KOTOR (Was a game I didn't think I'd like but it's really good. Maybe a little too linear but enjoyable non the less.)
Diablo (The first wasn't brilliant and got repetitive but they're amazing to play.)
FALLOUT 1,2 (Alright, maybe one of the best I've ever played. I love it because it's not just set in some fantasy world, it's futuristic and very fun to play. I hope Bethesda do a good job on the third.)

Want some classics? Where to begin...

Chrono Trigger. (My god, a game that is eternally brilliant. I've just done a Media Project on it. Amazing.)
Sailor Moon. (Strange but fun)
Earthbound. (fu**ing strange again but another top game I enjoyed on the SNES. Not set in the fantasy world.)
Illusions Of Gaia. (Hardly remember it but it was great.)
Secret Of Mana. (Same as above.)
Terranigma. (A legendary RPG, nearly where Chrono is. Worth a play.)

Okay, now games that I'm looking forward to:

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire. (Yeah! Buy it and you get all the other expansions with it. I just can't wait for this!)
Fable. (Well, I'll be getting it on the PC when it comes out. I have to say it looks fun.)
Dragon Age. (Oh dear god, this is a MUST to look at. NWN but 10 times better? This can't be true. Just take a look, it will make you cry.)
Fallout 3(One and Two became the best I've ever played and I hope that Bethesda do a good job on the third otherwise I will be VERY unhappy.)


Well, I've probably missed quite a few out but those are the things that came to my head. They're all amazing to play...

My favorite rpg's
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2 (never beated)
Hack1
Hack2 (havent'beat it yet.)
Pokemon blue
pokemon gold (the show might be sorry but the game is the best thing they got)

Very good list, 'fluxe. As you already know, I love KOTOR too. The ability to control everything your character says was really loads of fun. The replay value of the game is really tremendous too.

If you're going to get FF game, here's what I have to say about FFVII-FFX-2.

FFVII--This game is arguably the greatest RPG of all time. This game defined epic for an RPG, and offered some of the unique gameplay, for the time it was released, anyway. The story still is my favorite for a FF game.

FFVIII--The was the first FF game to have realistic looking character models. In FFVII, the characters were short and had big heads (not that it was a problem), but in FFVIII the models looked more like actual humans. I really enjoyed playing this game as there's a lot to do besides follow the story along. The story for the game was excellent, as well.

FFIX--This game was thoroughly enjoyable from the start. It had a good story, great CGI and solid graphics for the time it was released. Out of all the FF games released, I'd say that the battle system in IX was the one I like the least. It's not that it wasn't good, but I just wasn't really feeling it. It's still a real good game though.

FFX--Perhaps my favorite FF game, it was the first one in the series to incorporate voice acting. The voice acting was solid, and it fit the characters really well. Aside from Onimusha, this game has the best CGI I've ever seen. It really was incredible. I like the battle system a whole lot. It's not as fast paced as the other FF games, but it was still fun to use. It was also the first FF game (that I know of) where you could switch characters in and out of battle, during battle. And that is a very useful feature. I loved it. The story was very solid, and it really draws you in to the characters.

FFX-2-- The first direct sequel in the series' history. This game was a departure from what all FF fans were used to. It's the first game to have all the main characters as female. Some folks didn't like all the changes, but I wasn't one of the. As a departure from the dramatic FF games of the past, this game had more of a light and funny feel to it. The story was fairly solid, though, as I mentioned, didn't pack the dramatics of the previous titles. There a few dramatic parts, though, and it turned out to be a pretty cool game.

It's a great time to get involved with Final Fantasy because you can get all those games for a really good price.

FFXII will be coming out next year, and thus far, it's looking fantastic. I'll do a little mini preview a bit later.

@DaEagle, nice list. What are the Hack games like??

Big thanks for that TRMOB. Sounds good. I'll probably get them all in order and slowly complete them. I guess I'll add them all to my christmas list. (Which contains sooo many games.) The only reason I was put off from FF was the fact I brought the Spanish version of one and I kinda disliked it. After that, I never brought an English one so I never knew. Don't shop for games in Tenerife. When they say you can play it in English, they lie.

Anyways, in case anyone missed it now, take a look at Dragon Age. My god it looks amazing. After NWN: HOTU (Which I thought had practically one of the most enjoyable storylines for any RPG) it makes you wonder if they can get it any better...which they have.

Here's some facts I read:

Lot's of other previews can be found on the Bioware page. A few screenshots:


NWN Style! Woo!

Look at that army of soldiers on the left. OH...MY...GOD!

Now that's just, amazing.

Tasty graphics.

I'm not looking forward to the specs on this though, ouch! But holy hell, a game that will take RPG'ing to another level.

just wondering, has anyone here ever played Chrono Cross? I've been wanting to buy this game for a while.

btw bob the new zelda comes out June 1st I think

I'm looking foward to new Zelda. What system?

Gamecube, lol. You should try to find the trailer somewhere (gametrailers.com) it's really sweet

Yeah, Zelda's going to be a great game. I really can't wait. I'll try to dig up some screens and post 'em.

I've loved old skool Zelda but never got into the one's on GC or whatever...because I don't have one.

@Screen, Chrono Cross. I've heard that it's just as good or even better than Chrono Trigger but I never could find it anywhere to buy and then I pretty much forgot about it. Looks amazing.

I should try to find it somewhere. Oh and I also heard that they were making a 3rd one called Chrono Break, but I think it was just a rumor.

The worlds biggest and best RPG game>

Baldurs Gate 2 Shadows of Amn


two words> GET IT!!!!!

Heh, I have it and Icewind Dale II is much more of an adventure -$ky-..

@screen,

btw, have u got throne of baal?

if u have, Is it worth to buy?

Throne Of Bhaal? Believe me, it's worth the buy. Another amazing game to add to the series.

Do you have Icewind Dale?

nah just BA 1 and BA 2 and Never winternights which sucks :blink:

Hey Fluxe, you may have already told me this, but when does KOTOR2 come out? I'm chomping at the bit waiting for it.

Oh, and I'll try and have an extensive preview on FFXII shortly.

Ack, must not be your type of game. NWN is one of my favourites.

@The rattled mind of bob, XBox version in December (6th to be totally accurate I think) and PC in February. I'll have to wait for PC sadly, unless I get an XBox for Christmas which I'm currently deciding.

The Start of my Final Fantasy XII preview.

Prologue

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Information

Game: Final Fantasy XII
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
Medium: DVD-ROM
Platform: PlayStation 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Characters


Name: Vaan
Gender: Male
Race: Hume
Class: Swordsman
Age: 17
Weapon: Sword
Vaan is a thief from the Dalmaska Kingdom, he looks for liberty in the continent. His dream is to fly in the sky as a sky pirate.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Ashe
Gender: Female
Race: Hume
Class: Swordsman
Age: 19
Weapon: Staff
Ashe is the princess of the Dalmaska Kingdom, the only daughter of the king, she is determined to be the next throne of the kingdom. However, the kingdom is under invasion from the Valentia Empire, she participated in the liberation army to confront the enemies, she started her journey to pursuit the enemy leader and knock down the enemies one after another.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Fran
Gender: Female
Race: Viera
Class: Archer
Age: Unknown
Weapon: Bow and Arrow
Fran is a woman of the Viera race, she is an experienced weapon user, particularly with fencing, and arrows & bows. She is also a reliable person and has strong fencing and grapple skills.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Balflear
Gender: Male
Race: Hume
Class: Gunner
Age: 22
Weapon: Gun
Balflear is a 22 years old hijacker and he is a liberty-loving man. He possesses his own airship, and he uses firearm as weapon. He will also play a good part of the story. He is a partner of Fran, and he became Vaan's companion early in the game.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

That's all the character info I could dig up at the moment. I'll try to find more later...if I can.

Next time I'll hopefully have some info about the summins in the game. All the FF fans out there should be familiar with that. I'll also dig up some of the latest screens!

Bumpage for the sake of TRMOB highjacking all the other topics. Evil forkish goblin man of divine wallpaper.
Well well, I never got Final Fantasy and I don't care. Shame, I doubt I'll ever get round to buying them.
Hmm, does anyone have WoW?

Tee-he. I thought this was long gone.

This can be the place for aaaaaaaall my questions. There are many, as you know.

I'll work on a section for WoW when I can grab some spare time.

Ack, I just cancelled my subscription for Ultima Online. I feel so sad. 42 months on that game. Long time! I'll come back to it in a few years.

As for World Of Warcraft. I can't order it from America, looks like I am going to have to wait until the 25th February. Damn, oh well, TRMOB, you'll probably be playing before I do now!

Perhaps. I figure if I order my computer on February 5th, I’ll get it between the 15th and 20th. The first game I want to buy after that is WoW, so I figure I’ll have that around the 22nd. So we could be on at roughly the same time.

I have a few more questions about Icewind Dale II:

You said it’s not an MMORPG but you can play it online? I’m just wondering how that’d work. How does the game differ online? Can you play with others?

Also, I’m thinking of trying to setup some type of way to do reviews and previews for RPGs in here. Then have like an index in my original posting saying what page you can find everything on. I don’t know yet, but I want to try and set something up.

Yeah. MMORPG's are games that focus most/all of the gameplay online meaning you have to play with other people instead of single player. Overall the game is not an MMORPG but I guess when you're actually play online, it can be called that. Confusing.

Icewind Dale II does not differ much at all. In the single player game you get to pick 6 adventurers before you start and you control them as you would in Baldur's Gate. This is exactly the same for Icewind Dale II in multiplayer. Whoever is the server leader will be able to choose how many characters each person can control. When I played it, I had two, my sister had two and my brother had two. (Regretfully as they suck) The campaign can be then played as normal like you would one player.

Yep, but not often very many people are on Gamespy playing it.

Yeah, that would be good. You could link some to my old review topics. I had quite a few RPG ones.

FFXII looks pretty good, but it doesn't really seem to carry the same aura that the other FF games have. Does anyone have a good site where you can see any FFXII screen-shots?

Gamespot has 89 of them which should do you, hopefully..

Yeah, that sounds good. I’ll get working on it soon. I’m still waiting to recover from my illness. Soar throat, stomachache, clogged up sinuses. Pretty much the works.

I might be off for the next few days for those reasons, but I’ll put some work into this soon.

The graphics look ok i might buy it. It depends on what they rate it.But i liked almost all the other final fantasy's

The graphics look amazing (as usual) and it looks much better than FFX, so I'm buying it no matter what.

Same here. It’s just a shame we have to wait so long for it. I was counting on Suikoden IV to tide me over until Xenosaga 2 comes out, which would then tide me over until FFXII comes out, but from what I hear, SKIV’s main character doesn’t have a voice, which I hate.

Now, there are many other games out there that sport a main character with no voice: KOTOR1 & 2, Fable, GTA3, and many others. But those games pulled it off just fine. In the KOTOR’s, you can’t actually hear you character’s voice, but you control everything he or she says which makes up for it. In Fable, the game is constructed to where you really don’t even have to have a voice, and that’s fine. In GTA3, well, that’s self-explanatory. Now with a game like Suikoden, I find a voice for the main character quite necessary. Oh well.

Heh, I never pay attention to that when it comes to RPGs. They can be a bit nit-picky in their reviews.

Anyway, I just pre-ordered Xenosaga 2, which is coming out here in America on February 16th.

I’m still sick, so we’ll just use this thread for RPG chat until I can get something running. Oh, any of you can feel free to post reviews or previews, if you want.

I'm a massive fan of RPG's especialy Final Fantasy series :rolleyes:

Don't know if this has been said already, but is anyone going to get Guild Wars?
I hears its supposed to be really good, an online RPG where you dont have to pay monthly...

It's not out yet, only Beta version for the North Americans. But it's supposed to come out pretty soon. :thumb:

www.guildwars.com

Hmm, that looks intriguing.

Anyway, I’m still debating how to run this thread to effect that I want it. I’d like to have reviews, previews, and many others things, but I’d like a certain level of organization as well. Perhaps when someone writes a major preview or review, a link can be found to it from my original post starting the thread.

I’m saying all that because I’d like ideas from you all, the people interested in RPGs. I’m looking for an effective system, which will allow for easy access to RPG information from this thread, and convenience as well.

Gah, I wish you could split threads up into different sections.

Hmm, Gamespot's ratings can be deceiving! 'Divine Divinity' is rated it 8.6 on there and normally I trust what they say so I went and brought it. (For a massive £3). It sucks. Maybe it's just me but I can't get into it, seems so dated, boring compared to others I play. Crap. I could have brought a premium NWN module for that.

I've just read up on some stuff about Neverwinter Nights 2 and it sounds very good. Check it out on the Bioware forums.

I’ve actually been looking into NWN and I must say, it looks quite intriguing. You said it’s not really an MMORPG, right?

As far as ratings go, I find I agree with GameInfomer the most.

I’ve been reading a ton on the WoW site, as I’m trying to familiarize myself with how a game like that works, so I won’t walk into the world blind when I get the game.

Hey Refluxe, do you prefer PvP severs or RP servers? Or do just like both of them?