What RPGs should I play?

[eat beans]

I am just getting into the genre and want to know what your favorite RPGs are in terms of story, gameplay etc. Thank You! (Note: I have played Earthbound and Mother 3, and loved them, would like to see more games like them!)

 

[Kvothe]

Well... just follow the names, my favorites:
Rogue Galaxy, PS2
Vagrant Stories, PS1
Legend of Dragoon, PS1
Final Fantasy XII, PS2 | Final Fantasy X, PS2
Shadow Hearts, From the New World, PS2
The Witcher 3, PC
Path of Exile, PC
Skyrim, PC

 

[shockra]

Some of my favorites:

Dragon Quest 8: PS2, 3DS
Final Fantasy 6, 10: SNES, GBA, PC
Chrono Trigger: SNES, DS
Paper Mario, The 1000-Year Door: GameCube
Diablo series: PC, PS4
Path of Exile: PC

Basically, I love RPGs that offer a lot of options. Particularly in the build. I like experimenting with different character concepts to see what works.

 

[_Shadow_]

Final Fantasy 6
The Witcher 3 (and all series if you feel like it)
Bioshock: Infinite
Oh and would you kindly play Bioshock 1 too?
Undertale for sure,
Transistor
Bastion
Fallout 2 then play the 3D ones...
To the moon

 

[Matseb2611]

Narrative-driven RPGs:
- Deus Ex series
- Mass Effect series
- Dishonored
- all Final Fantasy games between IV - X (inclusive)
- Mars: War Logs + Technomancer
- Of Orcs and Men
- Rise of the Argonauts
- Alpha Protocol
- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
- Cosmic Star Heroine

Sandbox RPGs:
- Skyrim
- Oblivion
- Fallout 3
(any Bethesda game really)

Dungeon crawler RPGs:
- Titan Quest (+Immortal Throne expansion)
- Darkest Dungeon
- Dark Souls
- Dungeon Siege III
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

(PS: I didn't include any Metroidvanias that have RPG elements or any rogue-likes where you restart from the beginning if you die, even if they have RPG elements).

 

[Amarok]

most well know rpgs are already listed so i will suggest some others:

JRPGS:
-Xenogears, Xenosaga 1-3, Xenoblade (psx, ps2 and wii/3ds respectively)
-Chrono Cross (psx)
-Vandal Hearts 1-2 (psx)

Western RPGS:

-Baldurs gate 1-2 (pc/android)
-Gothic 1-3 (pc)
-Planescape torment (pc/android)

Sandbox:
-Mount and blade (ps4/pc)

Visual Novel hybrid:

-Eiyuu senki (ps3/vita/pc)

 

[Zizka]

The best rpg out there is Final Fantasy Tactics in my opinion.

 

[Lornsteyn]

Mostly all Snes and PS1 JRPGs:
Breath of Fire Series
Final Fantasy Series
Star Ocean Series
Grandia
Terranigma
Chrono Trigger

There are many more.

 

[yoda]

I played so many RPGs I can't say for sure as each has it's own qualities. The Morrowind game series is one of the better ones of recent times. I enjoyed the very original Morrowind the best but Skyrim is a very good buy.

 

[Dodokajet]

pokemon

 

[onipunk]

Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Radiant Historia are a good starting point, in my opinion.

 

[Fayt84]

Are you into smart phone games? Try Final Fantasy Brave Exivus, it's the best mobile game I've ever played. HD quality it's like playing PS4 on your phone, it does take 1.5GB of space. Completely free but has an item mall if you wanted to buy stuff.

 

[Canini]

If you would like something that is a bit similar to Earthbound in terms of humor and general feeling I would recommend the Mario and Luigi series. The battles even have a similar thing where you can increase the attacks with proper timing!