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Message: [QUOTE="Bump'n'Ys, post: 205956, member: 4402"] Some recommendations for both the OP and anyone reading, as well as my preferred version of each game where applicable (i.e. if a game was only released once, there's no other version to recommend) since older RPGs are known for having a lot of rereleases. Not an exhaustive list at all even for my own tastes, let alone in general. [U][B]Turn-based RPGs:[/B][/U] a) Wizardry 1-3 and Wizardry 5 (Llygamyn Saga and New Age of Llygamyn on PS1, you'll be able to export your characters from 1 all the way to 5, and you'll have Wizardry 4 to tackle as well if you're playing New Age of Llygamyn. Import friendly as both discs have English options, although the arranged version of Wizardry 4 in New Age of Llygamyn will remain untranslated iirc.) b) Dragon Quest 1-3 (honestly, the whole series. 1-3 are imo the best starting point, would highly recommend on SFC or GBC. The remake of 3 is fantastic but I think it benefits more from playing an older version first to compare and contrast them with it). c) Megami Tensei as a franchise is a pretty easy recommendation overall, I generally prefer the older Super Famicom and Famicom games in the franchise personally. [B][U]Action RPGs:[/U][/B] a) King's Field 1-4 are fantastic overall, 3 is my favorite. b) Shadow Tower and in particular, Shadow Tower Abyss. The latter starts to feel more like an FPS by the end of it and it's a very unique game. c) Ys (bump combat and "ark engine" games mostly, although I have a soft spot for Wanderers of Ys. I generally prefer how all the ports on Steam play, but the PC Engine CD arrangements of the OSTs for 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all so good. 4 is a weird one as there's 3 different games that could be considered Ys 4. Dawn of Ys easily plays the best of the two I played, but Mask of the Sun is closer to Falcom's canon and is at least very short. I haven't played Memories of Celceta on PS Vita.) d) Brandish (Any version should be fine tbh. SNES doesn't display the automap at all times, you need to bring it up, but you can detect things like crumbling floors in multiple ways from the visuals, to using steel balls to test the floor, to even just examining it with the in game examine command (hold L/R+Y). Great mix of hack n' slash combat with controls similar to a first person dungeon crawler. Sounds clunky on paper but in execution I thought it was great. If you like it, Brandish 2 has a translation patch on both PC98 and SNES iirc.) e) Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu/Revival Xanadu is an amazing game if you give it a fair shake, although it is fairly obtuse at first. Revival Xanadu on PC98 adds some extra music and updates the visuals while still staying in a similar art style to the PC88 original, highly recommended. Import friendly, everything but the opening and ending text crawl is in English already. f) Super Hydlide/Hydlide 3, a far cry from the original Hydlide. It's a very cool game with systems like a day/night cycle, weight carry limits, class limitations on magic, and managing both your food and need to sleep. What might sound tedious at first ended up being very engrossing for myself. Hydlide 3 should play fine in most versions, but I find myself liking Super Hydlide on Genesis/Mega Drive most due to that absolutely fantastic OST. [/QUOTE]

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