Vagrant Story took a while to grow on me, but when everything clicked it was so satisfying.

The way they decided to make the gameplay and story make sense with one another is still unlike any other RPG and the plot is well written. Also the score is great, and the whole package is so damn unique.

The only unfortunate thing is that some of the good stuff is needlessly hidden. For example, there are at least two “secret “intro cutscenes that explain significant parts of the plot, but you’d never know about them without the internet. The mechanics are fun, but there is no in-game explanation as to how they work, (you literally need a guide to figure them out).

Other than that, it’s my personal favorite RPG of all time, rivaled only by Suikoden 2 and Chrono Trigger.

@sazime I didn't vote for it, but I touched it when it came out. IIRC, both of the first Persona's were extremely rare when they came out and I knew a friend of a friend of a friend who had both. That was awesome to me back then.

I remember opening SSX on Christmas, and I couldn't believe the graphics or how smooth the gameplay was. At that time, It felt like an anomaly for the genre.

@capnbobamous I'm also surprised, though I also haven't played it. However, I looked at the list of games and realized that there are five (maybe six, possibly seven ) JRPG's that were considered AAA games at the time (including Chrono Cross).

Personally, I've only played two of them. This list is gonna be all over the place

Timesplitters was so close for me as an honorable mention. For my money, that's as close as a game will ever get to successfully pulling off being the "next Goldeneye." I spent an absurd amount of hours killing ducks.

@peter It's alright, my inexperience might be to your benefit.

Anytime after 6:30 PM EST is good for me.

@thecowardrobertford No worries dude.

@thecowardrobertford I'm registered. Team = Strawberry On The Shortcake!!

I'm good with anytime after 6:30.

@peter Cool, thanks for letting me know dude.