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The Best PS3 RPGs Available Right Now

It's the end of October 2009 and above all else for RPG fans Final Fantasy XIII looms on the horizon with the anticipation for that title eclipsing even some of the AAA titles of this holiday period making the wait agonizing for many.

Have no fear, though! RPGSite have rounded up our list of the very best PS3 RPGs that are on the market right now so you can go and pick one up to help tide you over. If nothing else, this is hard proof that the myth about the PS3 having no RPGs is just that - a myth.
AP - contributor
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y4cub - 23 days ago
1 - RPGsite
i read the full article of this on RPGsite.com but seeing as i dont have an account on that said site, i shall comment here. okay, so here is my two cents: i think you chose the top 5 very well. ) i have played, beaten, and currently own demon souls. it is an all around amazing games. though a handful of things in the game could be worked on, the overall gameplay puts other RPG's to shame (with the exception of final fantasy franchise) i my self find demon's souls to the the absolute hardest RPG title i've ever played. but, any core RPG gamer will tell you a difficulty and challenge level at near impossibles of completion is far better than the easy stuff. therefore demon souls is this particular gamers favorite =]
i unfortunatly havnt played any others but trust trust chose well. thanks for reading
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raztad - 23 days ago
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Given you already beaten Demons Souls you absolutely need to play Valkyrias Chronicles now. It's a Tactic RPG, with a very good story and awesome gameplay.
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Raf1k1 - 22 days 23 hours ago
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I too recommend Valkyria Chronicles.

edit: It's a shame the game doesn't have multiplayer as the strategic nature of the game would be perfect for playing against other people.
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skv007 - 22 days 23 hours ago
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I loved DS.. and would place is head to head with VC.
Both are legendary RPGs of this geN :)
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Saaking - 22 days 23 hours ago
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The PS3 has the best RPGs this gen.
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blusoops - 22 days 20 hours ago
1.5 - yup i agree
I simply love Valkyria Chronicles!!! Any fan of rpg's should give this game a shot....there's a demo on PSN, but the game is awesome!!
Haven't tried DS yet
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Alvadr - 22 days 15 hours ago
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Where the F is Fallout
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JoySticksFTW - 22 days 15 hours ago
1.7 - "The PS3 has the best RPGs this gen."
That's a shaky statement to make. I didn't say untrue; it's just not a slam dunk...

360 has Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, and Infinite Undiscovery as front-runners. Those are some great games. I also played Blue Dragon but it got way kiddie.

For PS3 I've personally played VC (it's amazing!!) and I STILL haven't been able to put Demon's Souls down to play through Uncharted 2 yet. No Joke...

The first Uncharted and MGS4 were my two favorite games this generation so far. I preordered Uncharted 2 from Gamespot to get the Revenge perk, so I had the game Day One. And I can't put Demon's Souls down to beat UC2. Was gonna do it this weekend, but DS announced their special in-game event for Halloween (all Black WT) and there went UC2's chances.

Now if 360 keeps beta-testing "exclusive" RPG's that eventually get ported over to PS3, then PS3 will be the top RPG console

And that's not even counting the MMORPG's that are still on schedule for PS3, but seem to be faltering on 360.
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sikbeta - 22 days 11 hours ago
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All of you guys are forgeting about X Edge (lol?)

DS and VC are Really Awesome


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vhero - 22 days 8 hours ago
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lame list they are not all real rpgs but RPG variations like borderlands. It has RPG elements but its by far an RPG!
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SlyGuy - 22 days 4 hours ago
1.10 - Where the F is
Folklore?
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AP - 22 days 23 hours ago
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Oblivion over Fallout, eh? Hmm.
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swiftshot93 - 22 days 23 hours ago
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Fallout 3 is better than Oblivion, IMO.
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Saaking - 22 days 20 hours ago
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I do prefer Fallout 3. My main problem with Oblivion is the leveling system, but I can see how most people would like Oblivion better. After playing both, Fallout 3 is kinda like Oblivion with guns.
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The XBOT - 22 days 17 hours ago
2.3 - Saaking
What platform do you use for fallout? Dont tell me PS3, PC is the greatest, I have heard you say you have a PC, what specs do you have? no lying eh ;)
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kraze07 - 22 days 16 hours ago
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Oblivion >>> Fallout 3 IMAO
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Alvadr - 22 days 15 hours ago
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Oblivion is great but no trophies :(((
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bjornbear - 22 days 10 hours ago
2.6 - After playing both quite a lot
I'd say they both stand hand in hand. One is old school fantasy and the other is quasi-sci-fi. I don't compare them, one is guns the other is swords and magic.

I love them both and just think that FO3 should have been on that list.
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xLordOblivionx - 22 days 7 hours ago
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I loved Oblivion, but could never get into Fallout 3, stopped about 6 hours in.
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y4cub - 22 days 23 hours ago
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thanks for the suggestion ill definetly look into valkyria chron. and i say fallout over oblivion. oblivion is good. but its no fallout
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y4cub - 22 days 23 hours ago
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sky i would agree with you but ive never play vc. but from all the hype i definetly want to agree with you =]
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swiftshot93 - 22 days 23 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles and Demon Souls are the obvious picks for the best RPG exclusives on PS3. We still got White Knight Chronicles coming up, and then FFV13.

And its about time we get an announcement from Atlus on Shin Megami Tensei PS3.
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AP - 22 days 23 hours ago
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Would love a new Persona. Or even Persona 4 FES on PS3 in HD.
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cmrbe - 22 days 23 hours ago
6 - VC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VCVC,VC,VC,VC,VC
I really really hate the majority of PS fans for not buying VC. Its a better game that ME and yet PS fans are still crying for ME. Pathetic really. Now VC2 is not on PS3 dam it. Those how haven't played it missed out on the best RPG this gen sofar.
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AP - 22 days 23 hours ago
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I dunno. ME and VC are really like chalk and cheese. They're so different they're not even worth comparing. VC is definitely the best SRPG out there, ME is definitely the best plot & choice driven RPG out there.
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y4cub - 22 days 22 hours ago
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wat is ME im not familiar with that abbrev?
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GUNS N SWORDS - 22 days 22 hours ago
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"wat is ME im not familiar with that abbrev? "

Mass effect.

you know, as of this generation i believe Japan has been doing rather poorly of coming up with something entirely unique. apparently, it's becoming visible that a lot of European RPG developers are coming up with intriguing projects with their own unique art styles to them, Bethesda with fallout, lionhead studios with Fable, bioware with mass effect and knights of the old republic, and gearbox with Borderlands.

as of yet, SE, Tri ace, and namco bandai have been running a muck with some mediocre games, it would help if they took notice on some of the new ideas that are tossed around with some of Europe's Rpg developers.
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calis - 22 days 19 hours ago
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"as of this generation i believe Japan has been doing rather poorly of coming up with something entirely unique."

Except for Eternal Sonata.
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AP - 22 days 16 hours ago
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Eternal Sonata has a unique story idea at least with the chopin stuff. The game itself is pretty standard I think.
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Johnny Rotten - 22 days 22 hours ago
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Demons Souls makes me feel like I've been abused my whole life and now need attention.
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SynGamer - 22 days 21 hours ago
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Fallout 3 trumps Oblivion in every way shape and form. Aside from that, the other 4 games are worthy for this list, accept perhaps Borderlands, but it's still new so I want to wait and see how they support it with DLC.
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AP - 22 days 20 hours ago
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They have already announced DLC for Borderlands... and the base game is incredible anyway!
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kaveti6616 - 22 days 20 hours ago
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I disagree about Borderlands being a better game than Fallout 3. Borderlands is pure loot RPG, and not as much story, and definitely not as much depth. Fallout 3 has plenty of loot, maybe not as many guns but it's balanced overall in the loot area, and it has a pretty good story, up until the end.
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kraze07 - 22 days 16 hours ago
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Oblivion is way better than Fallout 3. The only thing Fallout does better is the graphics.
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Tex117 - 22 days 20 hours ago
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Demon's Souls and VC are excellent RPGS. Makes you think Sony knew what they were doing when they let FF go multiplat.
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Oldsnake007 - 22 days 20 hours ago
10 - My list
1. Demon Souls
2. VC
3. Fallout 3
4. Oblivion
5. i dunno
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Obama - 22 days 20 hours ago
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VC is my fav game of 2008. Going to get demon souls pretty soon.
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AP - 22 days 20 hours ago
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VC is good, but it isn't even the best RPG of 2008. That title belongs to Persona 4. ;)
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Obama - 22 days 19 hours ago
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I just finished persona 3 FES not too long ago. Great game! I heard persona 4 is even better. Going to get a copy for sure.
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skabias - 22 days 20 hours ago
12 - Where is folklore?
that game was sweet!
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Pumbli - 22 days 20 hours ago
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I agree, shame they left it out. It's easily one of my favorite RPGs.

I think it deserves at least a mention.
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AP - 22 days 16 hours ago
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Good game, doesn't stand up against the others on this list, though..
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Silber - 22 days 15 hours ago
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If you want all great RPG´s you shoud own both Consoles...

So Lost Odyssey is a great Pearl too, and for me better than the Last 5 Final Fantasy Parts.

Blue Dragon is also a great Game, but with a strange Art-Concept.

Demon Souls is hard but it will suck everyone in it for at least 50 hours.

You shoud not miss Divinity 2: Ego Draconis. I loved that Game very much. Some of my favorite RPG´s in the last Years.

Valkyria Cronicles - Really cool Art Style and Tactical Concept

Mass Effect - Very short but never the less a wonderful movie-like expierence with many choices an clever dialoges.

So if you are a real RPG Fan you want to play all this Games above:)
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densai - 22 days 15 hours ago
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well the site says that theyre doing the same again next week w/ 360 rpgs. will see how good the 360 line up is then.
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dorron - 22 days 14 hours ago
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I would put Oblivion on top, but gotta agree Valkyria is great too...
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gamingisnotacrime - 22 days 12 hours ago
15 - Fellow gamers
how the fk do you have the time to finish multiple games that clock over 30 hours??????
I want to do that also, i am hurting with VC, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Folklore, Demons Souls all of them almost untouched, damn it i want to play RPGs, stupid college interferes with my gaming life.
Seriously, VC is such an under rated gem, the story, the art style, The Quality of that game is second to None.
Demons Souls just makes me feel like im playing video games for the very first time, is such a unique experience. Then again I need more gaming time, oh well back to studying...
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Bodyboarder_VGamer - 22 days 10 hours ago
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Play a game for at least 1 to 2 hours daily and you'll gonna beat it in like 1 week maybe 2 max.

That's not too much time, even if you have a job and go to college... But if you have a girlfriend? Forget it. You don't even have time for yourself.
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gamingisnotacrime - 22 days 8 hours ago
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My problem is that i usually play for less than an hour period, and RPGs require one hour and a half to two hour periods to get the game flowing
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Lavalamp1138 - 22 days 10 hours ago
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You can't go wrong with Tales of Vesperia. It is already available for the PS3 in Japan and I'm confident that it will hit western retail. I think it would have made that list if had been available everywhere by now. A brilliant game.
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MoreCakePlease - 22 days 1 hour ago
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Folklore should be there.
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