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View Poll Results: Favorite Non-Square Enix RPG Series?
Fire Emblem 3 11.11%
Shin Megami Tensei 1 3.70%
Suikoden 3 11.11%
The Legend of Dragoon 1 3.70%
Xenosaga 1 3.70%
Shining Force 0 0%
Wild Arms 0 0%
Breath of Fire 2 7.41%
Tales 6 22.22%
Other 9 33.33%
None of the above, I only play Square Enix RPGs. 1 3.70%
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Old May 23, 2008, 12:14 AM   #21
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I don't know if you'd count them as rpg's the same way as the series listed above but I'd probably say the Super Robot Wars games are mine at the moment. The somewhat lengthly nature of levelling up teams in strategy rpg's is made much less excrutiating by the OTT attack animations and the fact that you can be playing as some of your favourite mecha-anime series' characters.

Being in Europe, I've been somewhat deprived of many a good rpg, but from my limited experience of the ones above; I'd probably go for Shin Megami Tensei, having been playing through Lucifers' Call/Nocturne and Devil Summoner 3 on and off for over a year now. Oh, and Disgaea certainly deserves a mention.
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Old May 23, 2008, 12:29 AM   #22
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From the list, I've only played one Tales game - Tales of Symphonia, but I wouldn't class it as my favourite.

I guess...Pokémon then, since I've been collecting the games for over ten years now, and I enjoyed each one xD
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Old May 23, 2008, 12:34 PM   #23
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Actually, your sig/avatar set just reminded me of Golden Sun. Might've only been two games but they were a barrel of fun, astoundingly good for portable games if you ask me. Just a shame I could never beat the last boss of the second one, or get the best summon, damn Djinn's never showing on the world map.
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Besides Square Enix Games it was close between Golden Sun and Fire Emblem, but FE won out in the end... I love those games, they rock so much!

EDIT: I didnt even consider, but POKEMON!
DAMN IT! I wish I had of chosen that now... stupid other...
Although FE does rock, Pokemon is better IMO
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I could go on about how much legendia sucks at the same pace that VR could go on about Kingdom Hearts for aaaaaaaages.
That game must be a horrible pile of fail then

I've uh...never played a single Tales game. Whoops?

I voted "other" on the poll because Pokemon wasn't on there. It's really the only RPG series I've steadily kept up with. Tbqh most of the RPGs I play are Square, I have Persona 3 and Odin Sphere and thats it for non-SE games.

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Ah, I'm not sure what to classify Devil May Cry as.

DMC1 and 2 was pretty much just action, but DMC3 felt kind of like an Action-RPG, since there was a storyline and such, but I really don't know >__<
lolwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut?

RPG have much more involved storylines that typically last 30 to 40 hours, and things like leveling up, turn-based battles, etc. The DMC games are so far from being RPGs.
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Of the non RPGs I've played there's:

Golden Sun, which is my favorite handheld RPG along with Pokemon. Fire Emblem was also very good, but I've never completed a Fire Emblem game.

Tales of Symphonia was also very entertaining and I've also played Tales of Phantasia, but I haven't gotten very far.

The first Xenosaga was great, in my opinion (KOS-MOS ftw!), but there was just something I didn't like about the second one....

Arc the Lad: Twilight of Darkness (I think that was the title) was somewhat mediocre. And Star Ocean3 was OK.

My favorite non-SE RPG, though is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
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Currently replaying through suikoden 2 after re-beating suikoden 1 so I could unlock Mcdohl in suikoden 2.

I'm just dying to see the soul eater in suikoden 2
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I just realised a great series I neglected to mention, Mother.

Mother 2 is Earthbound, by way. It's humorous and fun, with a greatr system. Plus Mother 3 is fun even in japanese. D: Just wish they's release it here though.
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I just realised a great series I neglected to mention, Mother.

Mother 2 is Earthbound, by way. It's humorous and fun, with a greatr system. Plus Mother 3 is fun even in japanese. D: Just wish they's release it here though.
Aww, Earthbound! That brings back memories. That was the first emulator game I ever played, it's a classic.
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