I've had a tickling to play some old RPG's as of late. Played out everything I've got on the SNES, so I turn to my second retro platform of choice, the GBA. I'm looking for some awesome RPGs, preferably with long play times to keep me out of trouble for a while. As a quick heads up, I've played the Final Fantasy games on it (including, and loved, Tactics). Were there any other RPG gems on the system?
Game Boy Advance
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The third platform in the Game Boy line, the Game Boy Advance was offered in a multitude of colors and had three hardware offerings, the sideways Game Boy Advance, the flip Game Boy Advance SP and the tiny Game Boy Advance Micro.
Great GBA RPGs?
This is based on what nobody else has said yet.
- Breath of Fire
- Breath of Fire II
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- Riviera The Promised Land
- Shining Force Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
- Shining Soul
- Shining Soul II
- Super Robot Taisen Original Generation
- Super Robot Taisen Original Generation 2
- Tales of Phantasia
- Zoids Legacy (My personal favorite)
No don't play Golden Sun. That game is not fun to play and is too wordy for its own good. Play Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 instead
Another recommendation for Golden Sun from me.
@Gamer_152 said:
Where's all the Pokemon love in this thread? How could you forget the third gen Pokemon games?
While they are nostalgic for me, I think they'd be too easy for a new player, especially 3rd gen.
I loved this game! It's definitely an overlooked gem. I also agree with Fire Emblem and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. I wasn't a big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but it's a decent RPG.
Goldensungoldensungoldensungoldensun
Fuck yeah.
@Skogen said:Shit, I totally forgot about this one. If you loved FFT, GET THIS GAME. I've sunk around 400 hours into it.I loved this game! It's definitely an overlooked gem. I also agree with Fire Emblem and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. I wasn't a big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but it's a decent RPG.
Where's all the Pokemon love in this thread? How could you forget the third gen Pokemon games?You're assuming that he hasn't played the second generation of Pokémon.
Yggdra Union
Breath of Fire 2 (although I guess that is a SNES game)
Golden Sun
Zone of the Enders: Fist of Mars
.....GBA??Etrian Odyssey!
@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:
super smash bros superstar saga. its probably my favourite game on the Game Boy
you mean mario & luigi superstar saga?
@isnipeyoudie said:
@jewunit said:@Skogen said:Shit, I totally forgot about this one. If you loved FFT, GET THIS GAME. I've sunk around 400 hours into it.I loved this game! It's definitely an overlooked gem. I also agree with Fire Emblem and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. I wasn't a big fan of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but it's a decent RPG.
Hell yeah! Great SRPG. I also agree on Fire Emblem, M&L: Superstar Saga, and I'll throw in my support for Golden Sun. Looking back, I have no idea how I ever had the time to play all those. No wait, that's right, I didn't have a life back then. Still, excellent games.
MOTHERFUCKING MARIO AND LUIGI SUPERSTARMOTHERFUCKINGSAGA
@yoshimitz707 said:Ah fuck, I meant Riviera: The Promised Land......GBA??Etrian Odyssey!
@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:super smash bros superstar saga. its probably my favourite game on the Game Boy
you mean mario & luigi superstar saga?
Add Boktai to those mentioned. The light sensing mechanic is cool and kinda quirky...
http://apps.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/boktai
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