Your first, and favourite, RPG
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I see where you're going with this and I think you are correct.
The first RPG I saw was FFIX, a family friend had it, I was 9 years old at the time and the only thing I remembered was the battle music and the "monkey-man".
The first RPG I played was FFV, RPGe ROM, when I was 11 I got my first laptop for typing notes as I had problems with writing as a child (Still sort of do, I get bruises and sore joints when holding a pen because I'm a pansy).
A member of staff said "hey, do you want 300 games?" and I was like, sure why not. So he plugged in his 128MB USB drive and pasted on ZSNES with a butt-load of ROMs.
It had FFII, FFIII and FFV, I knew about FFIX so I wanted to play the "latest" FF game on the SNES...And started FFV! I played FFIII that summer and was confused as to why the graphics were 10x better than FFV but in my childish mind I thought "Well, FFV has more customisation and is a lot less buggy so maybe they simplified the graphics so they could make a better game".
So my favourite RPG is FFV and second favourite is FFIX.
EDIT: To try and justify this; I have played IV to IX in the series, I like them all for different reasons and dislike them for different reasons, but IX to me is the best example of an accessible and easy to pick up game, fun to master, and it will sit on my shelf of good game design, V to me is incredibly well balanced and structured, so is also up on that shelf, whereas VI has too many characters that stand in cutscenes looking awkward and it's very easy to neglect a character in VI, VII is very simple but the playable story has no depth, it's all very much single-track story, FFVIII has a story that was rushed, a shitty first disc and gameplay that advertises to be overly complex, but is secretly quite good, IV is just as simple as VII with a story that's has a tiny bit of depth in it.
The first RPG I saw was FFIX, a family friend had it, I was 9 years old at the time and the only thing I remembered was the battle music and the "monkey-man".
The first RPG I played was FFV, RPGe ROM, when I was 11 I got my first laptop for typing notes as I had problems with writing as a child (Still sort of do, I get bruises and sore joints when holding a pen because I'm a pansy).
A member of staff said "hey, do you want 300 games?" and I was like, sure why not. So he plugged in his 128MB USB drive and pasted on ZSNES with a butt-load of ROMs.
It had FFII, FFIII and FFV, I knew about FFIX so I wanted to play the "latest" FF game on the SNES...And started FFV! I played FFIII that summer and was confused as to why the graphics were 10x better than FFV but in my childish mind I thought "Well, FFV has more customisation and is a lot less buggy so maybe they simplified the graphics so they could make a better game".
So my favourite RPG is FFV and second favourite is FFIX.
EDIT: To try and justify this; I have played IV to IX in the series, I like them all for different reasons and dislike them for different reasons, but IX to me is the best example of an accessible and easy to pick up game, fun to master, and it will sit on my shelf of good game design, V to me is incredibly well balanced and structured, so is also up on that shelf, whereas VI has too many characters that stand in cutscenes looking awkward and it's very easy to neglect a character in VI, VII is very simple but the playable story has no depth, it's all very much single-track story, FFVIII has a story that was rushed, a shitty first disc and gameplay that advertises to be overly complex, but is secretly quite good, IV is just as simple as VII with a story that's has a tiny bit of depth in it.
The first true RPG I played was Kingdom Hearts, which I bought after going out to look for Dark Cloud after playing it on a demo disk, only to find that the shop didn't sell it, so I bought Kingdom Hearts instead. I would have been about 7, and I was not disappointed.
Favourite RPG? Oh boy, I have no idea. I don't really keep track of my games.
Skyrim was fun, but that only comes to mind because I played it recently.
I'm probably the most fond of Kingdom Hearts 1, because whenever I attempt to remember early schooling life, that's all I can think of, and how much I loved the game to pieces at the time. Kingdom Hearts 2 was more fun to play, but my nostalgia glasses don't affect 2 as much.
Favourite RPG? Oh boy, I have no idea. I don't really keep track of my games.
Skyrim was fun, but that only comes to mind because I played it recently.
I'm probably the most fond of Kingdom Hearts 1, because whenever I attempt to remember early schooling life, that's all I can think of, and how much I loved the game to pieces at the time. Kingdom Hearts 2 was more fun to play, but my nostalgia glasses don't affect 2 as much.
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The first game I ever owned was Pokemon Red, which is technically an RPG, but my first "real" RPG was FF7.
It's hard to pick a favorite, but offhand I would probably go with Planescape: Torment. As dated as the gameplay is, it has one of the most unique and compelling stories of any game I've ever played, not to mention great characters. Dragon Age: Origins is probably the one I found most fun, but the storytelling just isn't on the same level.
It's hard to pick a favorite, but offhand I would probably go with Planescape: Torment. As dated as the gameplay is, it has one of the most unique and compelling stories of any game I've ever played, not to mention great characters. Dragon Age: Origins is probably the one I found most fun, but the storytelling just isn't on the same level.
noise shaman
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my first rpg was pokemon blue. then don miguel's rm2k sample game. then paper mario.
paper mario still holds as my current favorite. south park: stick of truth i played recently and LOVED it. it came close to paper mario (veeeery close, a lot of the game felt like it was a spiritual sequel to paper mario, but with a very different sense of humor).
paper mario still holds as my current favorite. south park: stick of truth i played recently and LOVED it. it came close to paper mario (veeeery close, a lot of the game felt like it was a spiritual sequel to paper mario, but with a very different sense of humor).
coyotecraft
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Final Fantasy 8 demo - Pizza Hut demo disc. Friend brought her PlayStation over. After that I spent a year saving money to get a PlayStation. It was only $100 back then, but it takes a long time for a kid to save up that kind of money. I'd be lucky to get $40 on my birthday. $40 for Christmas. Ask parents for a dollar to get snacks at basketball games- then pocket it. Foot and shoulder massages for grandparents.
Probably reason enough for FF8 to be my favorite. Or maybe Diablo 2. Tricked my sister into buying it because it had a M rating and I wasn't 18, heh. I'd say all my favorites are from when I was younger. But only because I had to save money to get what I wanted. And I ended up playing the few games that I had A LOT. Not like today where I can buy a used game cheap, play it over the weekend, and move on to something else.
Probably reason enough for FF8 to be my favorite. Or maybe Diablo 2. Tricked my sister into buying it because it had a M rating and I wasn't 18, heh. I'd say all my favorites are from when I was younger. But only because I had to save money to get what I wanted. And I ended up playing the few games that I had A LOT. Not like today where I can buy a used game cheap, play it over the weekend, and move on to something else.
StrawberrySmiles
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My first RPG ever?
I have a horrible memory. To my knowledge, the earliest RPGs I remember playing were Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete (yes, this is a favorite), Baldur's Gate (I still haven't beaten it, but I don't mind trying again one day), Might and Magic VII (same as Baldur's Gate), Final Fantasy VII (not a favorite, but still has nolstagia), and Final Fantasy Tactics (definitely a fave).
The earliest over all games I remember playing are: Doom I and II, Lunar, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (as Tails).
I still love those games.
I have a horrible memory. To my knowledge, the earliest RPGs I remember playing were Lunar: The Silver Star Story Complete (yes, this is a favorite), Baldur's Gate (I still haven't beaten it, but I don't mind trying again one day), Might and Magic VII (same as Baldur's Gate), Final Fantasy VII (not a favorite, but still has nolstagia), and Final Fantasy Tactics (definitely a fave).
The earliest over all games I remember playing are: Doom I and II, Lunar, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (as Tails).
I still love those games.
Probably some obscure DOS title -- my older brother was prone to find a lot of those and I ended up playing them more than he did. I was only three-five at the time, though, so I don't remember specifics. If you want to count ARPGs, my first was A Link to the Past on the SNES, immediately followed by Illusion of Gaia. Officially, though, my first was FFVII. I was five, I only had a vague idea of what was going on, and I didn't know what shit meant yet, so I ended up picking up on some of Cid's speech patterns. Still beat that game, though, and five y/o me was proud of it.
It's a hard call for favorite RPG. I'd like to say Bastion by a longshot, but that barely qualifies as an RPG at all, so I won't go there. I like every Fallout title to date, so it's probably that series.
EDIT: Oh yeah, and Torchlight 2. It's great.
It's a hard call for favorite RPG. I'd like to say Bastion by a longshot, but that barely qualifies as an RPG at all, so I won't go there. I like every Fallout title to date, so it's probably that series.
EDIT: Oh yeah, and Torchlight 2. It's great.
If we're going obscure, then my first RPG I suppose was a Mac Classic game which was rather rogue-like, but with full colour graphics.
I remember you could wield a tooth-pick as a weapon. I found the game a while ago, forgot the name of it again, though.
EDIT: Found it http://www.yipesoftware.com/yipeii.htm
I remember you could wield a tooth-pick as a weapon. I found the game a while ago, forgot the name of it again, though.
EDIT: Found it http://www.yipesoftware.com/yipeii.htm
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Final Fantasy Legend was the first one where I had some grasp of what I was doing. I would have to second Peri on my favorite being PlaneScape: Torment
Final Fantasy VII for me, and it was my favourite until Guild Wars (and Guild Wars 2). But I think FFVII influenced how I later enjoyed other RPGs, as I've never been able to get into Western RPGs (I know GW is technically Western style but it's significantly different to say Diablo or Neverwinter Nights).
Mega Flare
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Final fantasy was my first rpg and my fav gots to be phantasy star universe
Final Fantasy IV was the first JRPG I'd ever played... and my favourite, as I'm sure every fucker here knows, is Final Fantasy X, which I consider the greatest game ever made, based on my life events that happened while playing it and how the story was extremely relative to what was going on around me at the time.
RoseGuardian
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The first RPG I ever played was actually Quest 64 but at the time I didn't know what games were RPGs. The first RPG I knew was an RPG that I played was Golden Sun. My current favorite RPG is Legend of Heroes: Trails in the sky.
baghead_jackson
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My first RPG officially was also Pokemon RED but i would have to say FF7 was the first true RPG i played which i somehow completed without fully understanding much of whats going on. Luckily I had assistance from my uncle and brother.
The first RPG i ever really tackled on my own was Guardians Crusade and my favourite is probably the first Grandia which i had on the ps1.
The first RPG i ever really tackled on my own was Guardians Crusade and my favourite is probably the first Grandia which i had on the ps1.
I think my first RPGs would either be Pokemon or FFIV (which I played at my mom's office when I was waiting for her to finish work at night). The first one I bought with my own money (one of those days that I got $50 for a good report card and had to spend it NOW) was FFX, which is and will always be my favorite RPG. <3 I had no idea what it even was, but the graphics looked cool to an 8-year-old me and Toys R' Us didn't have the Mario game I wanted, so I got it. It's really one of the few games that's held my attention long enough for me to finish it and I just enjoyed everything about it. I still listen to the soundtrack - it's very relaxing. 
Juan J. Sánchez
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I think my first RPG must've been either one of the SNES Final Fantasies or one of the first Pokemon games. It's hard to remember exactly which one.
My favorite RPG is a close tie between Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII, both of which I've played numerous times. After that, I guess: Chrono Cross, Earthbound, Final Fantasy III, IV, V, VI, IX, XII, and XIII, Illusion of Gaia, Kingdom Hearts, and Secret of Mana.
My favorite RPG is a close tie between Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VII, both of which I've played numerous times. After that, I guess: Chrono Cross, Earthbound, Final Fantasy III, IV, V, VI, IX, XII, and XIII, Illusion of Gaia, Kingdom Hearts, and Secret of Mana.
