Board 8 > What is the best party in an RPG?

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Anagaram
03/03/21 12:18:25 PM
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Not in combat, of course, but from a fun party interaction perspective.

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Sorozone
03/03/21 12:20:53 PM
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neonreaper
03/03/21 12:21:36 PM
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Shep/Wrex/Garrus blowing up critters

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Underleveled
03/03/21 12:32:14 PM
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Tales of the Abyss

I love how they all hate each other and are mostly pretty insufferable early on but grow to love each other and become extremely lovable characters.

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NBIceman
03/03/21 12:34:27 PM
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Underleveled posted...
Tales of the Abyss

I love how they all hate each other and are mostly pretty insufferable early on but grow to love each other and become extremely lovable characters.
Yep.

I can write (and have written) thousands of words on how great of a cast that game has.

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Leonhart4
03/03/21 12:39:15 PM
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hombad46
03/03/21 12:53:09 PM
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Off the top of my head, the Phantom Thieves. Though I guess their best interactions are in Strikers, which isn't an RPG

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swordz9
03/03/21 12:55:04 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Final Fantasy X or Persona 4

These. Also really like Tales of Vesperia for party interaction. Yuri teasing everyone is so good.
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HeroDelTiempo17
03/03/21 12:56:50 PM
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Tales of Vesperia and Persona 4/5 came to mind immediately. Mass Effect 2/3 also a great pick.

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Inviso
03/03/21 1:10:06 PM
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FFXIII's the best Final Fantasy party, but overall RPGs? Hmm...Mass Effect 2 is pretty good too.

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Earthshaker
03/03/21 1:14:42 PM
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Ultima series and the Avatar's companions, usually. The bickering amongst the party just works.

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pyresword
03/03/21 1:23:55 PM
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The standouts for me in this regard are Persona 4 and Tales of Berseria.
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NFUN
03/03/21 1:27:41 PM
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Octopath
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Xiahou Shake
03/03/21 1:34:47 PM
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Tales and Persona are the kings here, with Abyss, Berseria and Persona 4 at the top of the heap.

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NeatoAnAccount
03/03/21 1:44:32 PM
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FFX. I love all the arcs everyone has as they gradually realize they need to make huge fundamental changes to their worldview. I love Yuna's interactions with everyone. What a good game.

also they're really fun in combat which you didn't ask about but i'm saying anyway and you can't stop me muhahaha

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ninkendo
03/03/21 1:45:25 PM
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trdl23
03/03/21 1:50:10 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Final Fantasy X or Persona 4
I'm more on the Persona 4 side of this, but FFX is my number two.

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KommunistKoala
03/03/21 2:04:50 PM
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pyresword posted...
The standouts for me in this regard are Persona 4 and Tales of Berseria.

and then Xenoblade in 3rd

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colliding
03/03/21 2:12:10 PM
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pyresword posted...
The standouts for me in this regard are Persona 4 and Tales of Berseria.

dapped.

honorable mentions:
DQ VIII (the main 4, plus Trode)
Tales of Graces f (best skits/post-battle scenes of the series)
Persona 5 (if only Royal had given Haru more screentime, they would have a legitimate claim to usurping P4's gang).
Final Fantasy VII (Remake might actually improve their standing quite a bit if they can flesh out Yuffie/Vincent/CS).
DQ XI (pretty good chemistry all around)

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RikkuAlmighty
03/03/21 2:12:34 PM
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Persona 4. FFX. Xenosaga.

I'm playing through P5R now and they're great, too.

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Alanna82
03/03/21 2:13:15 PM
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The blue lions in Three houses. They really do feel like a group of high school friends.

Xenoblade (1 and 2, two's cast is a bit better IMHO. Also for 2 I'm just talking about the drivers)

Disgaea 5's main cast is pretty fun too.

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andylt
03/03/21 2:17:58 PM
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FFX and ME2 are up there, but I haven't played many of the other games mentioned in this topic. Xenoblade is great so far but I haven't even met everyone yet so can't judge it fairly. Shout-out to Dragon Age Origins.

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GranzonEx
03/03/21 2:22:24 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Final Fantasy X


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NBIceman
03/03/21 2:23:22 PM
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Blue Lions house is a really good shout, yeah.

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Mac Arrowny
03/03/21 2:26:03 PM
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colliding posted...

Persona 5 (if only Royal had given Haru more screentime, they would have a legitimate claim to usurping P4's gang).

She definitely gets more screentime in Strikers!

hombad46 posted...
Off the top of my head, the Phantom Thieves. Though I guess their best interactions are in Strikers, which isn't an RPG

Strikers is totally an RPG.
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Leonhart4
03/03/21 2:34:01 PM
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If we're talking actual cast interaction, ME3 beats ME2. The Normandy just feels alive in ME3.

Blue Lions best house yes

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RyoCaliente
03/03/21 2:37:29 PM
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Dragon Age Inquisition, ME 3 is also really good.

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TheArkOfTurus
03/03/21 2:40:22 PM
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Planescape:Torment

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pyresword
03/03/21 2:49:24 PM
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Actually can't believe I didn't think of this one but Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki are also definitely up there, albeit maybe for slightly different reasons than some of the other answers in this topic. (At least the JRPG ones, can't really comment on Mass Effect)
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PerfectChaosZ
03/03/21 2:50:31 PM
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I felt like the crew was super lifeless in ME3
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redrocket
03/03/21 2:55:14 PM
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Dragon Quest V

I know the greatness of DQ V Hero is practically a meme in itself, but really the whole cast is great.

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DoomTheGyarados
03/03/21 3:00:01 PM
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redrocket posted...
Dragon Quest V

I know the greatness of DQ V Hero is practically a meme in itself, but really the whole cast is great.

Did I create a meme?

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_stingers_
03/03/21 3:23:34 PM
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xenosaga 2/3 because jin brings the whole team together
and then persona 4

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Jesse_Custer
03/03/21 3:45:12 PM
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Probably FFX, but Chrono Trigger is also a contender
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VengefulKaelee
03/03/21 3:56:56 PM
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KOTOR 2 for me, with Mass Effect 2, and FFX close behind.
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colliding
03/03/21 3:58:25 PM
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Jesse_Custer posted...
Probably FFX, but Chrono Trigger is also a contender

oh yeah, duh. forgot about chrono trigger. probably #3 for me behind P4 and Tales of Berseria.

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azuarc
03/03/21 7:13:39 PM
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ME2 is literally RPG Party: The Game. Personally, I don't think it really works, but I know how many people love it.

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paperwarior
03/03/21 7:14:51 PM
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Rance series is really good for this. >_> The cast is part of the reason I say it's a great RPG by RPG standards, not just H standards.

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SwiftyDC
03/03/21 7:36:50 PM
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FF7
Xenogears
Chrono Trigger

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Earthshaker
03/03/21 7:54:19 PM
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PerfectChaosZ posted...
I felt like the crew was super lifeless in ME3

Especially after the Destroy or Refuse endings, heyooooo

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Lopen
03/03/21 8:15:01 PM
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How does CT have 3 mentions in here

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Evillordexdeath
03/03/21 8:20:47 PM
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Honestly think it might be Omori for me.

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Azzblaster69000
03/03/21 8:26:06 PM
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A party at the tavern with buxom wenches aplenty!
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Leonhart4
03/03/21 8:30:15 PM
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Lopen posted...
How does CT have 3 mentions in here

Triple Techs bro

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UF8
03/03/21 11:07:37 PM
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project x zone 2

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Johnbobb
03/03/21 11:15:39 PM
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my first thought was the South Park games tbh

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Metal_DK
03/03/21 11:20:35 PM
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Lunars deserve a lot of love here, especially 2 because 1 does have a bit of the personality-less main character, while Hiro in 2 gets a lot more character. But both have a fair bit of good character interactions.

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MZero
03/04/21 10:21:33 AM
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Final Fantasy XV. I like all the bros individually a good deal and they are great as a group.

Persona 5 (Royal) is also a good choice

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