The Best Game Ever?

[WarLocke]

AGREED x 1,000!

Shining Force I and II were easily my favourite Genesis games, and are certainly among my all-time overall favourites.

Strategy RPGs are some of my favorite games of all time.

Shining force 1 & 2 were probably the first I was exposed to (don't remember whether I played the NES Godzilla game first or not), and they're still classics. I've never been able to find Shinging Force 3 (for the Sega CD), but SF1 was recently rereleased with some new features for the GBA, and is quite awesome.

Other SRPGs I've enjoyed:

Front Mission 1 (SNES) and 3 (PS1), truly awesome near-future realistic-anime mech titles. Just as good as the SFs, in my opinion. Front Mission 4 is apparently even more awesome, but I don't have a PS2. :angry:

Front Mission 2 (not to be confused with Front Mission Alternative) was never released outside of Japan, and I don't read kanji. <_<

Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) - the battles are smaller than in most other SRPGs (usually only 5 characters on your side), but you can customize your characters to a mind-blowing extent. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) will work as a substitute in a pinch, but doesn't have nearly the same depth.

I stumbled across Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars (GBA) recently, and it's a pretty neat game, althouggh the setting is generic anime. Fire Emblem (GBA) just sucked me in today, it seems really polished and fun.

Plus there's La Pucelle: Tactics and Disgaea: Hour of Darkness for the PS2, they're supposed to be really good, but I've never had the chance to play them. :(