Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy is a Fantasy based RPG video game by Nintendo. Released back in 1987, Final Fantasy only allowed playability of Nintendo’s NES and GBA (Game Boy Advanced) and later on it ported to more platforms such as MSX2, PSP, iOS, Android and Nintendo 3DS. The game is set in a Fantasy World that thrives with the help of four elemental powers of four Orbs. Each of the Orb governs over one unique classical element including Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. The world of Final Fantasy is home to multispecies of beings such as Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Dragons, Mermaids, and Robots. The world of Final Fantasy was once home to an ancient race known as The Lefeinish who used the powers of Wind Orb to craft Giant Airships, and power up a mega structure referred to as the “Floating Castle” (a Space Station). Because of some unknown reasons, the Wind orb went dark, and all of the other Orbs (Earth, Fire, and Water) followed. The World of Final Fantasy went into despair and chaos. The story takes a turn when four young Light warriors appear in the world of Final Fantasy. Theses warriors are destined to rule over a darkened elemental orb individually and are the ultimate saviors of the world. The game allows the players to select anyone of them as the main character and start exploring the world. Players are tasked to traverse through the Kingdom of Coneria, rescue Princess Sara, defeat the Evil Knight Garland and reach down to the Town of Pravoka. Liberate the Town of Bikke, defeat the Pirates, acquire the Pirate ship and embark on a chain of fantastic quests to achieve the final objectives of the game. Final Fantasy is all filled up with excellent adventures and quests of the Light Warriors, and the game takes the players to the most beautiful places in the Final Fantasy universe as they keep on going through the enemies, bizarre situations, and magical environments. The Ultimate purpose of the game is to defeat all the evils and restore the order in the world by making the Elemental Orbs whole again. With a brilliant backstory, addictive and quite immersive gameplay, great mechanics and beautifully created visuals, Final Fantasy is one of the best and longest running Fantasy RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#1 Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter is a 2005 hit Action-Adventure and RPG video game by Capcom. This Brilliant game is about a Hunter who gets tasked to complete different jobs, go on epic quests for glory, gather up items like Armors, Weapons etc., Fight and slay some of the most brutal monsters and craft items with their body parts, Team up with 3 more players using the Co-Op Multiplayer feature and enjoy being part of a wonderful world. The game lets you be a skilled Monster Hunter and tasks you to complete a number of different Quests such as Hunting Quests, Gathering Quests, and Capturing Quests all with their own missions and, monsters and tasks. in order to complete the game objectives, you must slay some monsters and craft different weapons and items with their remains such as their Horns, Bones and Scales etc. and go hunt down more monsters running wildly in the game world. Monster Hunter lets you create your own guilds in which you can recruit and train other hunters and make your own teams. Furthermore, Monster Hunter offers the Event Quests that you can enjoy while playing the game Online using the Multiplayer feature. With a fantastic open world environment, beautiful visuals and an immersive gameplay, Monster Hunter is one of the best ever Action and RPG games to play and enjoy.
#2 Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin
Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin is another wonderful MMORPG video game by Square Enix. Being actually the fifth expansion pack, it takes you to Ulbuka the Western Continent of Adoulin, lets you select a character for yourself and choose the best skills you want and go explore the outside world, collect resources and fight against the most vicious and dangerous monsters and enemies. You can select a job (Geomancer, Rune Fencer etc.) for yourself, go to different missions and quests, defeat the enemies (Acuex, Heartwing, Umbril, Cehuetzi, Matamata, Velkk, Chapulli, Tulfaire, Yggdreant etc.), scavenge different areas and expand the boundaries of Adoulin to never before seen distances. With amazing Character selection and customization options, amazing quests, Unique Combat and Crafting system, PvP and PvE events to take part in, a great storyline and an engagingly addictive game-play, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.
#3 Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei is an Action-Adventure, RPG and Post-Apocalyptic environment-based video game by Atlus. Released back in 1992, the game allows you to Explore countless Dungeons from a first-person perspective and engage in epic battles against the demons, make allies with online friends and enjoy a marvelous Strategy and tactics based game-play. With a worldwide fame and huge player base, Shin Megami Tensei is one of the best RPG games till date. The game is set in post-modern City of Tokyo and allows yo to be an unnamed protagonist. According to the storyline, A Rift opens up that connects this world to another and demons Occupied the City. As the main protagonist, it is now your duty to fight off the enemies and save Tokyo. Shin megami Tensei offers loads of fantastic game characters referred to as Heroes and allows you to select anyone of the female characters, lead a mighty resistance against the demons, defeat them all and save Tokyo from an extinction level threat. With a brilliant game storyline, addictive gameplay and beautiful visuals Shin Megami Tensei is one cool video game to play and enjoy.
#4 Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts is a first and foremost game in the critically acclaimed and popular series. Developed by Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts offers a fantastic combination of Action and RPG (Role Playing Game) elements and it is available to play on PlayStation 2 only. The game actually made Walt Disney Company and Square Enix come together to work on a piece of art that later became Kingdom Hearts. It offers characters and game worlds from both of the giant’s universes and offers a truly remarkable experience of Action and RPG elements. The story of the game follows a Boy named as Sora, who gets thrown into an epic battle against the forces of Evil. Sora gets many characters on his side such as Donald Duck, Goofy and others and completes various quests to fulfill the game objectives. Packed with Substantial Action and Adventure, a great combination of the all-star voice cast, beautiful visuals, and all the amazingly revamped game mechanics, Kingdom Hearts is Playstation’s one of the ten best sellers of all times. The combat system in the game is Unique in a sense it allows the players to earn HP and MP points. MP points can be gathered by Melee attacking the enemies and by using “Ether” against them. HP can be used to monitor player character’s health, damage ratio and other things related to that. With a remarkable response from the players all around the globe and on a huge demand, Square Enix released more versions of the game. The series now includes Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts: Coded, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts X. Furthermore, the series offers Kingdom Hearts Mobile for mobile platforms, Collections such as Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix. The company is working on two new titles Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts 3, and would release them in near future.
#5 Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is a Hack and Slash plus Action-Role Playing Game by Snowblind Studios. It is wonderful game to play and enjoy, in this game you can customize your character with the help of experience points getting them by defeating the enemies. You can have maximum skills and abilities for you character by going through different levels of the game. After every four levels of the game, you are given some extra strength, wisdom and intelligence as well. baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeon and Dragons world where it allows you to select your character from three main classes such as Humans, Dwarves and Elves, customize your character with the help of Experience Points collected via wining over the enemies, engage your self into epic Campaigns, Quests etc. use and develop your skills as you proceed in the game and enjoy an amazing Dungeons and Dragons type gameplay. With a brilliant game setting, enhanced game mechanics and visuals and a truly addictive gameplay, Baldur’s gate: Dark Alliance is a fantastic game to play and enjoy.
#6 Kingdom Hearts 2
Kingdom Hearts 2 is a wonderful Action-RPG video game like Legend of Mana. This third best inclusion to the Kingdom Hearts series offers a similar game-play aesthetics to its predecessors and allows you to control Sora, the main character of the game, and allows you to take part in real-time battles against the enemies, explore the game world, go on quests etc. The unique experience points system allows you to improve your character and skills and defeat advanced enemies by upgrading to the more advanced features of the game. Kingdom Hearts 2 features multiple types of enemies, bosses and allows you to defeat a boss in a boss battle in order to adopt the powers, skills, and experience of the boss. With a marvelous setting, great visuals, a good storyline and an immersive game-play, Kingdom Hearts 2 is a fun game to play.
#7 Dark Cloud 2
Dark Cloud 2 (known as Dark Chronicle) is an Action, Exploration, Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Level-5. It is the direct sequel to Dark Cloud and offers the similar gameplay with elements of City-building. The game takes place in the fictional world and revolves around two protagonists named Monica and Max who come from future. The ultimate task is to fend off antagonist named Emperor Griffon who attempts to destroy the presents. The game is played from a third-person perspective, in which the player can travel through randomly generated dungeons where he has to fight against monsters and gather items. Both protagonists are armed with special moves, weapons and playing style. Monica can use a mighty sword and a bracelet to take down monsters while Max can use melee weapons and a gun to defeat his enemies. The game rewards you with absorption points (ABS) as you kill the monster and the weapon is level-up as you reached a certain point. Dark Cloud 2 offers detailed graphics, addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and exciting story. Dark Cloud 2 is the best game to play.
#8 Dokapon Kingdom
The Dokapon Kingdom is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Sting for Nintendo and PlayStation. It takes place in the fictional world known as the Dokapon Kingdom threatened by an evil army of monsters. The King of the land offers his daughter named Penny, to be married to the warrior who defends the Kingdom from monsters and defeat them. Four adventurers hear this offers and try to struggle to save the Kingdom. When the main bosses of the game are defeated by the player, the game ends. There are different characters and the player must select one of them to start his journey. Use different tools and equipment like a sword and participate in the battle against monsters. After completing the quests, the player can earn unlimited gold, marries Penny and rule on the Kingdom. With an exciting story, superb mechanics, smooth controls, and wonderful visuals, Dokapon Kingdom is the best game to play and enjoy.
#9 Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud is an Action-Adventure, Role-playing, Third-person, Combat and Single-player video game created by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game offers a great combination of city-building and the role-playing element that tell the story of a group of adventure who start his epic journey against the deadly evil named as Dark Genie who attack the land and try to destroy the whole land. In this game, the player can take on the role of a protagonist named as Tone a young boy who have a magical stone (Atlamillia) by Simba which has the power to recreate the destroyed area. According to the story of the game, the player is able to freely move in the massive game world, explore the different locations, defeat monsters and collect all the items in order to complete the level. After receiving the numbers of items, the player can use it to rebuild his land. The game offers various levels and level of the game is more complicated of the last one. Dark Cloud includes core features such as different Weapons, powerful monsters, Upgrades, randomly dungeons and lots of other thins, etc. The game offers superb game controls and setting, enjoyable soundtrack and brilliant visual details.
#10 Radiata Stories
Radiata Stories is an Action Role-playing, and Single-player video game developed by Tri-Ace and published by Tri-Crescendo. The game takes place in the fictional land of Radiata contains many regions connected by massive bridges. Humans populate Radiata City, and the city has four factions such as Warrior, Priest, Bandit and Mage. There are two different paths such as Human and Non-Human, and you have to select one of them to start the game. Each character in the game has its unique ability, lifestyle, personalities, and more. Navigate the world, take part in the battle against monsters and other creatures and try to defeat them all to shift to the next level. The game rewards you with experience points, as he completes the task. According to the story, the war begins between human and fairies and the game puts you in the role of the protagonist and set out on missions to rescue Radiata from devastation. With the well-written story, superb mechanics, detailed environment, NPCs, and addictive gameplay, Radiata Stories is the best game to play.
#11 Phantasy Star Universe
Phantasy Star Universe is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is the similar game to the PSO (Phantasy Star Online), but takes place in different location and time, and introduces lots of new features. It has both Online Multiplayer and Single-player Story modes and cast the player in the role of the protagonist named as Ethan Waber. In the story, the protagonist and his sister are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Alliance Space Fleet on the space station. Suddenly a mysterious meteor appears and almost demolish the entire fleet. The protagonist and his sister are diverted from the main route, separates from each other. The protagonist encounters a Guardian named as Leo, but they are meeting is interrupted by a strange creature that paralyzes the Guardian Leo. Ethan (the protagonist) kills the creatures and recurring people. After finding his sister, Ethan leaves the space station. The game is about exploring the environment, fighting against enemies, interacting with non-player characters and saving the world. With immersive graphics, superb gameplay, smooth controls, and addictive story, Phantasy Star Universe is the best game to play and enjoy.
#12 Vandal Hearts
Vandal Hearts is a Tactical Role-playing, Strategy, and Single-player video game developed and published by Konami. The game takes place in the stunning environment and brings a well-written story, in which thousands of years ago, the man named as Toroah the Messiah travelled far around the Sostegaria’s continent, spreading his teaching throughout the world. There are multiple characters such as Ash Lambert (the protagonist), Clint Picard (Knight), Diego Renault (Mage), etc. available in the game. It features seven different character classes such as Cleric, Armor, Swordsman, Armor, Archer, etc. from which the player needs to select his favourite one. During the gameplay, the battle takes place on grid-based maps made up of squares, including different heights such as walls and steps, and squares. Every character in the battle has a specific number of squares that he can move, and perform one action such as casting a magic spell, attacking, using items and more. Vandal Hearts offers core features such as Character Classes, Turn-based Gameplay, Smooth Controls, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#13 Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories is an Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Jupiter and published by Square Enix. It is the 2nd game in the series of Kingdom Hearts video game and serves as the direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts. The storyline of the game follows the protagonist Sora and fellows, as they explore the mysterious castle to complete a series of challenging quests. According to the plot, Rikun navigates the basement levels and battle against the dark forces. The game comes with new characters and storylines that moreover expand the Universe of Kingdom Hearts and install the premise for the game. It is the perfect blend of Role-playing and Collectible Card Game. The main aspect of the game is an experience points system that uses to increase the maximum health of the character or Card Points to learn a new skill. The cards are used in the game for progression of the story as well as in combat. It introduces a battle screen and a field map. The field map serves as an isometric area where the player can move between rooms to battle against enemies to earn points. Check It out, and have fun.