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Before MMO, what RPG sucked you in first?

FatStefanoFatStefano Member Posts: 9
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Okay, we all love the MMO, but I think I am done with MMO's for a bit.  Kinda bored of WOW and UO for now, but lets list the games that got us hooked, in order (top 5):

1.  Zelda

2.  Dragon Warrior

3.  Phantasy Star (for the Sega Master)

4.  Sword of Vermillion

5.  Hyde Lyde (damn, forgot the year)

Any other games out there that you recall waking up Early Saturday morning to play?

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  • TamalanTamalan Member Posts: 1,117

    The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum)

    Eye of the Beholder (Amiga)

    Syndicate (Amiga)

    Realmz (Apple Mac!)

    Baldurs Gate (PC)

    Just some of my old but great list, but there are so many more that could be mentioned!

  • baffbaff Member Posts: 9,457

    The one I enjoyed the most was Lands of Legends and Lore 3. It was the first game to use MMX technology and it seamlessly merged video clips/CGI into the game.

    I also played and enjoyed most of the Ultima series and Eye of the Beholder, and Ragnarok on my 64k Spectrum, with all the clever little AI that rembered you and altered their dialogues depending on what you had done.

    The Might and Magic series were very enjoyable and Gothic 2 was good.

    Vampire Bloodlines is a modern classic.

  • DeletedAcctDeletedAcct Member Posts: 883

    First rpg I played was Crystalis on the NES, followed by Legend of Zelda. Kinda drew away from 'em after that until FFVII on Playstation. I was hooked from then on::::09::

  • AelfinnAelfinn Member Posts: 3,857
    Zelda, I loved the series, then Nintendo started nerfing it so to speak. Majora's mask was bad enough with the kiddy atmosphere, but Windwaker got me to the point I was ready to throw bricks.

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  • Squall15Squall15 Member Posts: 454
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, i loved that game Then Final Fantasy started to take over my life ( FF8 ) and of course, Diablo 2
  • cloudoffirecloudoffire Member Posts: 271
    Two games that made me love RPGs

    1. The Legends of Zelda Orcana of time

    2. Baulders gate

    I played both of them for so long they were such great games ive sitll yet to beat baulders gate that damn gnoll mine always pissed me off.


    -Cloudoffire-

  • bas1889bas1889 Member UncommonPosts: 123
    zelda: ocarina of time :D
  • TuutobTuutob Member Posts: 607
    I was kept alive through my GameBoy Advance, and I ahve to say my two favorites were Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Golden Sun. C:COTM has so much to make you want to keep playing and Golden Sun always left you with that "I know I can finish this damn puzzle" feeling.

  • RefnuRefnu Member Posts: 140

    what got me hooked...hmmm...

    books did, I read the dragonlance series around the time i first started playing my first MMO.

    RPGs ... used to be a big pokemon nut, dragon warrior monsters

    I guess i didn't really play any big RPGs before MMOs I sorta just slipped my foot into the door when I heard about it and haven't step out of the room since. I was at my friends house when I first saw an MMO. He was playing asheron's call, something about it just made me HAVE to have it. Just the idea that you could play with other people and it was just like a dream come true to me.

    Some RPGs I've played during my MMO craze would be neverwinternights, played a lil diablo, final fantasy here and there

    Current: Puzzle Pirates
    Waiting: SWTOR,Aion, CO
    Played: AC, WoW, SB, EVE
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  • DraenorDraenor Member UncommonPosts: 7,918

    The first RPG that I ever played was Quest64, and it was absolutely horrible.  Luckily I gave the genre another chance with Zelda.

    I also played a bit of Final Fantasy 7, but I find that game to be severely overrated by the final fantasy fanboys.

    Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.

  • NeptusNeptus Member UncommonPosts: 988

    My first RPG was Final Fantasy 6 for the snes.
    My brother bought it when it first came out.
    Though, I really couldn't play it because I kept erasing my brothers game everytime I played.

    Then he found Dragon Warrior 1 and 4 at a pawn shop and brought those home...
    Dragon Warrior 1 was my first rpg I ever beat..., I can't really tell you how I even beat it... I can remember little bits and pieceing of me playing it.
    4 was just too complicated...at a small age.

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  • BlazinBladesBlazinBlades Member Posts: 1,214

    I hated RPG but then I played KOTOR and I thought wow this is really neat, so then I tried out the Elder Scrolls and was hooked. Bring it on down now.

    Damn byotch dat aint no friggn moon fool, dat be a friggn space station byotch.

  • InflictionInfliction Member Posts: 1,115
    That would have to be either Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, or Secret of Mana, not sure which came first. But I know I played SoM much more than LoZ, so Secret of Mana it is .

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  • sKumbag70sKumbag70 Member Posts: 28
    The first game to ever get me hooked was zelda 1, then came zelda 2 and three, thats when i switched to FF and castlevania. when i got my first PC (P166MMX rofl) i got homm III, diablo 1 and Ultima. I started on MUD's like castle arcanum and web based rpg's like the kingdom of loathing and torn city...

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  • ArgwaanArgwaan Member Posts: 44

    1. Ultima series

    2. Bard's Tale series

    3. Buck Rogers rpg from SSI/TSR

    4. The AD&D games from SSI/TSR (secret of the silver blader, gateway frontier, the krynn series)

    5. The Elder Scrolls series, Daggerfall in particular

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  • VanillacreamVanillacream Member Posts: 344

    Baldurs Gate II.

    I have never come across a RPG that I love so much as this game. Its a true classic, and anyone into RPGs own themselvs to play it.

  • PibblePibble Member Posts: 285
    Legend of Zelda was my first RPG, played it at my friend very long time. Then I buyed Golden Sun for my GameBoy, that game really rocked.

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  • tetsultetsul Member Posts: 1,020

    First tried Dragon Warrior, then the first (US) Final Fantasy got me hooked.

    The Balder's Gate series was one of the best and had an option they should all pick up on, multiplayer. Oblivion would be one of the all time classics if it had a small multiplayer feature like BG.

  • qotsaqotsa Member UncommonPosts: 835
    Either Might and Magic on the SNES or the old BBS game Legend of the Red Dragon.

  • Vertex1980Vertex1980 Member Posts: 951

    I'd have to say Crystalis.

    I bought Nintendo Power magazines just to help me with this game.  I still love this game.

    You can play the game here.  Small screen, but neat idea.

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