As the title says, what are your favorite jrpgs? While I am not the biggest fan of the series, there are a handful of games that I do hold close to my heart. All of which appeared on the ps2 and DS none the less. As far as my favorites go, here they are.

Dragon Quest 8
Persona 3 fes (hope to get 4)
Final Fantasy 12
.Hack series (original)
Dark Cloud 2
The World Ends With You
Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry Sky (they made turn-based feel fresh again)
Rogue Galaxy

As far as I go, these are pretty much all of the jrpg's that I truly love. The genre as a whole feels very flushed out with sub-standard games, but these ones have really shown that they can be awesome experiences. Well that's it for me. It is now your turn to list some of your favorites, if you so desire. By the way, if anyone can give any recommendations on titles I would like based on my list, I would be grateful.

Two games that I know a lot of people didn't play and don't put up there as huge, big name RPG contenders.

- Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
- Tales of Symphonia

I opened the door to RPGs with FFVII, so it holds a special place in my heart and it's up there by default.

I'm quite fond of Star Ocean: the Last Hope

Phantasy Star IV
Breath of Fire III
Shining Force II
Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VII, X, XII
Dragon Quest 8
Star Ocean Till The End Of Time
.Hack GU Vol 1, 2, 3
Earthbound

Chrono Trigger. The rest can go to hell.

Edit: More that shouldn't go to hell:

- Earthbound when I get around to finishing it.
- Sailor Moon RPG for memories.

Shining Force 1 & 2.
loved those games.

Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy VII and XIII
Pokemon (All except Black and White version)

I haven't played very many, but I'd have to put Final Fantasy IX at the top of the list.

Allmost all of them.

The times of JRPG's have run out for me though. Now that we have games like Fallout 3 and Oblivion the only JRPG's I can stand to play is the Shin Megami Tensei series.

Final Fantasy 9. It has just the right amount of traditional and modern elements, with interesting story, locations and people (and non-people :hehe:).

And music. It has the best basic battle music of any FF game. Well, apart from 13.

Final Fantasy 6 (Best.Game.Ever)
Dragon Quest 9 (awesome game that I have put 283 hours into)
Final Fantasy 5 (love the job system)
Final Fantasy 4

• Legend of Dragoon
  
• Final Fantasy VIII & Final Fantasy X

I've played a lot of JRPGs. It is a genre that I really like, perhaps it's because it was one of the first I was ever introduced to. In any case, I've played a lot of JRPGs, but I always think back to these three.

Final Fantasy IV and Rogue Galaxy

Most of them are real crappers.

Xenogears
Suikoden 2/5
Star Ocean 2/3
Final Fantasy 6
Earthbound
Breath of Fire 4
Lufia 2
Dragon Quest 8
Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Probably others that I'm forgetting due to not having the systems anymore.

Golden Sun 1&2
Chrono Trigger

That's all, pretty much.

I can't choose. Megaten series, Disgaea, Shadow Hearts, Front Mission, most of Final Fantasy, Grandia... Nope, can't.

Top 5:

Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Trigger
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy IV, V, VI
Chrono Cross
Radiant Historia
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Lost Odyssey
Earthbound
Secret of Mana
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Blue Dragon
Dragon Quest VII
Star Ocean
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Valkyria Chronicles
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals

I could go on, but that's probably one the largest "favorites" lists that I've done, so I'll stop. :tongue:

Do Shenmue or Yakuza count? If not, Demon's Souls has to count, it's by a Japanese developer, even though it has Western influences. I've never been a big fan of Japanese RPGs, and that's specifically because of the turn-based combat.

SMT Nocturne

Summon Night Swordcraft Story
Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2
Summon Night Twin Age

Are those JRPGs? I dunno. They come from Japan, and are RPGs. :vaultboy:

Does Pokemon count? If so, that. If not, then none.

Winner in category: Most evil game of all times. :thumbsup:

1. Terranigma -SNES
2. Lufia 2 - SNES
3. FFIV-VI and IX - SNES, PSX
4. Tales of Symphonia - Gamecube
5. Tales of Vesperia - X360
6. Chrono Cross(And trigger too to some extent) - PSX, SNES
7. Mother 2&3(Earthbound series) - SNES, GBA
8. Treasure of the Rudras - SNES
9. Pokemon Red/Blue - Gameboy
10. Dragon Warrior Monsters - Gameboy

Despite the not so good translation, I have yet to find something that tops Terranigma. HCBailly has a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVLuA_xye2k of it if you don't have the means to get it. He considers it one of his favs too

Well Shenmue is more of an adventure game. As for Demon Souls, that game is an rpg from Japan, but was really developed with a western rpg mindset. Put what you want though. It is up to you to decide.