Welcome to this week's, "Sequel, Spin Off, Start Over or Stay Dead?" Each week Diehard GameFAN is going to look at a dormant franchise that was once pretty popular, but for some reason has disappeared into the sands of time. Diehard GameFAN staffers will have four options for what they want to have happen to the series and you can see them in the title of this piece.
On December 12th, 1999, Black Isle Studios and Interplay released a game for the PC. This game would go on to win nearly every "RPG of the Year" and/or "Game of the Year" awards in video game journalism. It is still considered not only one of the best Dungeons and Dragons games ever made, but one of the best RPG's regardless of system or generation. The Nameless One, the protagonist of this game remains one of the most compelling and interesting characters ever to grace a video game and the story of this game is both surreal and yet Descartian in its theme of "What can change the nature of a man." In honour of this game's 10th anniversary, the Diehard GameFAN staff that has played PLanescape: Torment looks back at the game and debates that should be done with the franchise.
It’s foolish to say that one RPG is "better" than all the rest across systems and generations. This is merely the 25 RPGs we feel are the best and nothing more!
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Dragon Quest 11 isn't even the best Dragon Quest game, it's a good game, but not the best. Dragon Quest 8 is superior to it in almost every way.
OK let's end this, in order
Xenogears
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Dragoon
Breath of Fire 4
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Quest 8
Dragon Quest 11
Vagrant Story
Saga Frontier 2
Chrono Cross
Suikoden 2
Suikoden
Threads of Fate
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Lunar 2
I don't play too many jrpgs, and I'm trying to diversify a bit.
Outside of FF and Dragon Quest, what two games from that list do you most recommend someone trying? Doesn't matter if it's a sequel to another game or not.
You have Threads of Fate on there which means you get my ultimate respect. Underrated and overlooked.
I like your top 6 a lot. I don't have the same orders but all those games would make my top 10 RPG list most likely. Number 1 for me is FFIX. It holds a special place in my heart and imo it's the perfect Final Fantasy game.
In addition I would give special mention to some western RPG's as well: Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 were iconic games. Out of JRPG's I'd like to add Disgaea 2 on that list.
Some of my personal favorites are Planescape: Torment, New Vegas, Morrowind, Kotor 2, Wasteland 3, Witcher 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, Deus Ex, Disco Elysium and Vampyr.
As far as jrpg, while I'm not as big a fan as I am for Western RPGs, I love Persona 3 - 5, Dragon Quest 8 and 11, Rogue Galaxy, Final Fantast 6,7, and 12; and Lost Odyssey.
Amazon has discounted the physical versions of Concrete Genie and Planescape Torment & Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions to $19.99.
Player 2 takes a look at the first few hours of a range of recent D&D re-releases on the Switch and discusses if they are worth your time after all these years.
I have to admit I love Planescape, but I don't know all the legal mumbo-jumbo that would be involved in making a sequel. Interplay doesn't have the D&D rights anymore, do they? As well, this was second Edition and they're up to fourth now. Would WOTC even allow a second edition game to be made these days?