RPG's with great stories?

[Cerebral_One]

I have some RPG's here I'm thinking of selling, but I'd like to play them first if they have great stories. Do any of these have stories worth playing them for? I'm not a fan of child/teen storylines though.

Tales of Legendia
Rogue Galaxy
Odin Sphere
Radiata Stories
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Tales of Vesperia
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Digital Devil Saga

 

[Cheddahz]

Playing through Tales of Vesperia again. It has a good story and is one of the best RPGs I have played

 

[62t]

[quote name='Cerebral_One']I have some RPG's here I'm thinking of selling, but I'd like to play them first if they have great stories. Do any of these have stories worth playing them for? I'm not a fan of child/teen storylines though.

Tales of Legendia
Rogue Galaxy
Odin Sphere
Radiata Stories
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Tales of Vesperia
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Digital Devil Saga[/QUOTE]

Out of that list Nocture and DDS are the most mature

 

[panzerfaust]

I've heard good things about Odin Sphere's story.

 

[Cerebral_One]

I decided to play the ones you guys mentioned and sell the others. Thanks.

 

[62t]

Odin Sphere isn't a RPG though

 

[mission42]

I liked Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance a lot.

 

[HaLLuZiNaTiOnZ]

Xenogears.

 

[panzerfaust]

[quote name='62t']Odin Sphere isn't a RPG though[/QUOTE]

It is though.

 

[vrblknch]

If you want a decent story, try Skies of Arcadia Legends. Best RPG on the NGamecube. Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga are my favorite PS2 RPG narratives, which is saying a LOT cause the PS2 had loads of great RPGs.

 

[pete5883]

I really liked the story of DDS as it was pretty different from your typical JRPG fare. There's a lot more gameplay than story in it, though.

 

[cochesecochese]

Mother 3

 

[Mr Unoriginal]

For me it's Suikoden 1 & 2. They generally avoid the cliches of saving the world from a big bad monster.

 

[Gamehead]

I liked Final Fantasy X's story quite a bit. Shadow Hearts Covenant had a good story also. The ending was new and exciting.

 

[looploop]

Breath of Fire V is my favorite. Original and minimalist.

 

[AiNoKame]

Have fun with Digital Devil Saga (hopefully both games). One my fav RPG stories of all time.

 

[Rodimus]

[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']For me it's Suikoden 1 & 2. They generally avoid the cliches of saving the world from a big bad monster.[/QUOTE]

Agreed, I'll even throw in Suikoden 5.

OP: Out of the games you mentioned I'd say DDS. I won't spoil anything but it's different from your cliched JRPG storylines. But to complete the story you need DDS2 as well. Just be prepared since both games are a bit unforgiving.

I always thought Odin Sphere was an Action game with RPG elements. I only played it for an hour or two, but that's how it felt to me.

 

[MSUHitman]

Well I gave Vesperia RPG & 360 GOTY For 2008 on my podcast so I think my stance is clear.

 

[Mr Unoriginal]

Another suggestion, especially if you want something that is a little different. Nier was amazing. A little rough around the edges gameplay-wise, but I really liked it. The story is cool, but as you replay it more is revealed and it's really interesting.

 

[bigdaddybruce44]

I really enjoyed Lost Odyssey's story, especially the "Thousand Years of Dreams."

 

[Xellos2099]

For grest story:
Nier
Tales of Abyss
Xenosaga 1-3
Suikoden 1,2,5
Persona 4

 

[TheLongshot]

I'll add Persona 3 as well.

 

[Loner Gamer]

Xenogears has a really mature, complex storyline. The best in all the RPGs I have played.

 

[2DMention]

Dragon Quest V had a great storyline. Probably the best in the series.

 

[mandapanda]

There are so many good role-playing games with decent stories, so many with average ones too. My favourite is probably Drakensang Online.