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the_pika
08/29/23 1:15:14 PM
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archizzy
08/29/23 1:16:33 PM
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Its always weird to me when someone takes a well known action adventure game and lumps it in with RPGs.

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ellis123
08/29/23 1:17:03 PM
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Tactics.

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Aressar
08/29/23 1:17:10 PM
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Fallout 2

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R1masher
08/29/23 1:17:47 PM
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Im going with Vagrant Story, because 2000 is just really late 90s

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wanderingshade
08/29/23 1:18:15 PM
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Nintendo fans when the Legend of Zelda

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Gremlynn
08/29/23 1:24:44 PM
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R1masher posted...
Im going with Vagrant Story, because 2000 is just really late 90s

indeed. the 90s ended in 2004.

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Tom_Joad
08/29/23 1:26:36 PM
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Valkyrie Profile

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Turbam
08/29/23 1:27:45 PM
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Super Mario 64

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NoxObscuras
08/29/23 1:28:38 PM
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Grandia. It released in North America in 1999 and was my favorite PS1 game. Such a great RPG with a unique spin on turn based combat.

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Shamino
08/29/23 1:28:42 PM
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Diablo

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sk8r_ryan
08/29/23 1:29:10 PM
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Metal Gear Solid

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Spurner
08/29/23 1:31:46 PM
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Lufia 2
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PeteyParker
08/29/23 1:32:51 PM
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Of the options provided, for me it's Lunar but my favorites for the PS1/Saturn era were Wild ARMs, Breath of Fire IV, Grandia, and Final Fantasy IX.

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Gray_Areas
08/29/23 1:32:59 PM
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ellis123 posted...
Tactics.
I agree with this. FFT is an amazing RPG that gets my vote here but only because FFIX was released in 2000/2001 and doesn't technically count.
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pedro45
08/29/23 1:34:45 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Grandia. It released in North America in 1999 and was my favorite PS1 game. Such a great RPG with a unique spin on turn based combat.
I was thinking this as well. I've spent countless hours on other rpgs and have had tons of fun on other rpgs, but this game is a ton of fun that is hard to not sink even an hour into when you planned on grinding for like fifteen minutes.

It's so charming and really fun. I'm even playing it in japanese on saturn with a guide.

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PMarth2002
08/29/23 1:35:31 PM
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Final Fantasy Tactics.

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Freddie_Mercury
08/29/23 1:36:19 PM
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Aressar posted...
Fallout 2


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GetMagnaCarter
08/29/23 1:37:38 PM
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Final Fantasy VII is (in my opinion) the best Japanese console RPG of the late 90s

best western PC RPG of the late 90s would be either Baldur's Gate or Planescape:Torment

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name_unknown
08/29/23 1:38:50 PM
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I see the TC was to embarrassed to put the real N64 RPG Quest 64.
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MrResetti
08/29/23 1:39:51 PM
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name_unknown posted...
I see the TC was to embarrassed to put the real N64 RPG Quest 64.

Ogre Battle and Paper Mario try to hide that disaster
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mercurydude
08/29/23 1:41:06 PM
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Planescape: Torment doesn't even make the list? Oh my.

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OrangeCrush980
08/29/23 1:48:12 PM
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Xenogears

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the_pika
08/29/23 2:14:50 PM
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MrResetti posted...
Ogre Battle and Paper Mario try to hide that disaster

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Cocytus
08/29/23 2:17:15 PM
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Baldur's gate 2.

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sabin017
08/29/23 2:21:48 PM
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Interesting no mention of Pokemon yet.

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HannibalBarca3
08/29/23 2:24:43 PM
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Fallout 2

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MarcoRubio
08/29/23 2:26:17 PM
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That poll has non RPG options

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ToadallyAwesome
08/29/23 2:28:34 PM
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sabin017 posted...
Interesting no mention of Pokemon yet.

Its certainly an RPG of the time but best? I dunno if it can hold that.

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ellis123
08/29/23 2:30:51 PM
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sabin017 posted...
Interesting no mention of Pokemon yet.
R/B is mid 90's, not late, and G/S are nowhere near good enough for discussion here.

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Requiem
08/29/23 2:30:59 PM
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Cocytus posted...
Baldur's gate 2.

Came into say this, but apparently BG2 release date was Sept 21 2000.

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Funkydog
08/29/23 2:31:37 PM
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GetMagnaCarter posted...
best western PC RPG of the late 90s would be either Baldur's Gate or Planescape:Torme

And honestly best of that decade for RPGs in general imo. Still hold up, story wise.

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hexa
08/29/23 4:19:05 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breath_of_Fire_III
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Priere
08/29/23 4:20:03 PM
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Madden 99

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TMOG
08/29/23 4:20:59 PM
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I guess if Zelda counts as an RPG for this poll then there's nothing stopping me from saying Gran Turismo 2
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Trumble
08/29/23 4:24:51 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Grandia. It released in North America in 1999 and was my favorite PS1 game. Such a great RPG with a unique spin on turn based combat.
Probably this tbh. It's an amazing game that I regret not playing sooner.

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Linze
08/29/23 4:30:32 PM
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Gremlynn posted...
indeed. the 90s ended in 2004.
Technically, 2000 is part of the 20th century.

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08/29/23 6:02:14 PM
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the_pika
08/29/23 6:45:59 PM
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TMOG posted...
I guess if Zelda counts as an RPG for this poll then there's nothing stopping me from saying Gran Turismo 2

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Shamino
08/29/23 6:50:09 PM
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the_pika posted...
who hurt you?

That poster is right though , OoT isn't an RPG

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Joelypoely
08/29/23 6:52:12 PM
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TMOG posted...
I guess if Zelda counts as an RPG for this poll then there's nothing stopping me from saying Gran Turismo 2


Okay I'm going with Crash Team Racing, solid RPG.

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the_pika
08/29/23 7:08:16 PM
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Shamino posted...
That poster is right though , OoT isn't an RPG

you take the role of link. You play the role of link (hint hint).

you talk to characters and you have dialog boxes.

you equip items and improve your abilities.

you have stats (such as magic points), you have to build your stats, etc.

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Shamino
08/29/23 7:16:33 PM
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the_pika posted...
you take the role of link. You play the role of link (hint hint).

you talk to characters and you have dialog boxes.

you equip items and improve your abilities.

you have stats (such as magic points), you have to build your stats, etc.

I'm still not seeing anything close to an RPG with your first two points, as adventure games have that also.

The last two are debatable. You can improve abilities in a lot of non RPGs and being able to improve them doesn't suddenly turn the game into an RPG.

In fact, you do the last two points in Tiger Woods Golf, does that make it an RPG?

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the_pika
08/29/23 7:19:48 PM
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Shamino posted...
I'm still not seeing anything close to an RPG with your first two points, as adventure games have that also.

The last two are debatable. You can improve abilities in a lot of non RPGs and being able to improve them doesn't suddenly turn the game into an RPG.

In fact, you do the last two points in Tiger Woods Golf, does that make it an RPG?

I guess you need to play as a shitty sprite with a disproportionately big head and a team in order to be a 90s RPG

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Shamino
08/29/23 7:28:48 PM
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the_pika posted...
I guess you need to play as a shitty sprite with a disproportionately big head and a team in order to be a 90s RPG

I know you are trying to sharpshoot me, but the series you are snidely referring to stopped using tile sprites in the 80's... (except for a few ports)

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the_pika
08/29/23 7:32:08 PM
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Shamino, why do you say I am sharpshooting you? I dont even know who you are.

address this question or admit defeat
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Ratchetrockon
08/29/23 7:39:27 PM
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It fallout 2 for me because of its simplicity (easy combat and easy to follow story. Not much dialogue or lore dumps compared to other rpg) and the post post apocalyptic setting. Plus i love its ambient tracks. I sometimes just daydream about numerous stuff while listening to it and not even pay attention to the game.

Im not generally a fan of high fantasy rpgs and ones with too much writing (like planescape torment has both of these. Tho i dropped because i got bored of reading the dialogues). I doubt I'll ever play baldur gate and ice wind Dale based on screenshots I've seen of their dialogue prompts. Others like it are a no go for the most part.

I'm actually struggling to be immersed with baldur gate 3 as well. Haven't played it in the past 4-5 days. Gotta be related to the talky bits and the music doesn't make me feel anything really. I also already forgot its entire story so I lost motivations to continue

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TMOG
08/29/23 8:08:04 PM
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the_pika posted...
you take the role of link. You play the role of link (hint hint).

you talk to characters and you have dialog boxes.

you equip items and improve your abilities.

you have stats (such as magic points), you have to build your stats, etc.
You'd be surprised how many of these bullet points also apply to Gran Turismo 2
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DementedDurian
08/29/23 8:12:37 PM
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Wouldn't YIIK count as a late 90's RPG based on its setting?

I don't know, that game was something else...

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Justin2Krelian
08/29/23 8:13:17 PM
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OrangeCrush980 posted...
Xenogears


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