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I live for the J/RPG.

This is an opinionated list of my favorite "mainline" entries in the Final Fantasy series.

  1. Final Fantasy IV
  2. Final Fantasy XIV
  3. Final Fantasy XVI
  4. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  5. Final Fantasy XV
  6. Final Fantasy Tactics (Preference given to the "War of the Lions" remake.)
  7. Final Fantasy XII
  8. Final Fantasy VI
  9. Final Fantasy XIII (Including XIII-2 & Lightning Returns)
  10. Final Fantasy VII
  11. Final Fantasy VIII
  12. Final Fantasy IX
  13. Final Fantasy V
  14. Final Fantasy X
  15. Final Fantasy III
  16. Final Fantasy II
  17. Final Fantasy I

This is an opinionated list of my top 10 favorite RPGs. Any game that falls below that threshold, but is still present held a place in the top 10 at a given time after I created first created this list in 2009.

  1. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  2. Final Fantasy IV
  3. Final Fantasy XIV
  4. Phantasy Star IV
  5. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
  6. Final Fantasy XVI
  7. Octopath Traveler II
  8. Octopath Traveler
  9. Chrono Trigger
  10. The Last Story
  11. Xenoblade Chronicles
  12. Final Fantasy Tactics
  13. Final Fantasy XV (inc. DLC + changes)
  14. Tales of Arise
  15. Secret of Mana
  16. Tales of Vesperia
  17. Lost Odyssey
  18. Tales of the Abyss
  19. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  20. Final Fantasy XII
  21. Final Fantasy VI
  22. Final Fantasy VII
  23. Earthbound
  24. Tales of Berseria
  25. Final Fantasy VIII

A living list of the J/RPGs that I've finished. If the game has been remade, the system(s) I've played the game on are listed in parenthesis.

Current Count: 98 (Need to recount this.)

Final Fantasy Series

  • Final Fantasy
  • Final Fantasy II (NES [Translated ROM])
  • Final Fantasy III (NES [Translated ROM])
  • Final Fantasy IV (SNES, DS)
  • Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP)
  • Final Fantasy V (SNES [Translated ROM], PS)
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  • Final Fantasy VIII
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy X
  • Final Fantasy X-2
  • Final Fantasy XII
  • Final Fantasy XIII
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn / Heavensward / Stormblood
  • Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
  • Final Fantasy Tactics
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (Remake)
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
  • Final Fantasy XV
  • Final Fantasy XIV

Tales of Series

  • Tales of Legendia
  • Tales of the Abyss
  • Tales of Graces
  • Tales of Symphonia
  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
  • Tales of Vesperia
  • Tales of Xillia
  • Tales of Xillia 2
  • Tales of Zestiria
  • Tales of Berseria
  • Tales of Arise

Chrono Series

  • Chrono Trigger
  • Chrono Cross

Phantasy Star Series

  • Phantasy Star III
  • Phantasy Star IV

Kingdom Hearts Series

  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Kingdom Hearts II

Mario Brothers RPG Games

  • Super Mario RPG
  • Paper Mario
  • Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door
  • Super Paper Mario
  • Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mother Series

Wild ARMs Series

  • Wild ARMs
  • Wild ARMs: Alter Code F (Remake)

Legend of Zelda Series

  • The Legend of Zelda
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Team Asano Games

  • Bravely Default
  • Bravely Default II
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Octopath Traveler II

Other Square-Enix/Mistwalker Games

  • Lost Odyssey
  • Secret of Mana
  • Secret of Evermore
  • The Last Remnant
  • The Last Story (Both NA & Japanese Versions, First Untranslated Completion)

Xeno(*)

  • Xenogears
  • Xenoblade Chronicles (& NG+)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (& NG+)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (& NG+)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed

Golden Sun Series

  • Golden Sun

Supergiant Games

  • Bastion
  • Transistor

From Software

  • Demon's Souls (inc. PS5 remake)
  • Dark Souls
  • Dark Souls II
  • Dark Souls III
  • Bloodborne
  • Elden Ring

Souls-likes

  • Lies of P

One-offs and Other Series

  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  • Child of Light
  • Diablo
  • Diablo II
  • Diablo III
  • Dust: An Elysian Tail
  • Eternal Sonata (Trusty Bell)
  • Fallout
  • .hack//Infection
  • Illusion of Gaia
  • Jade Empire
  • Legend of Legaia
  • Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
  • Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
  • Quest 64
  • Salt & Sanctuary
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • The 7th Saga
  • X-Men Legends
  • X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
  • Ys IV: The Ark of Naphistim
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