Langrisser I & II
Langrisser I & II is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Strategy, and Single-player video game developed by Chara-Ani for multiple platforms. In Langrisser I, the player takes on the role of a prince named Ledin, who has to regain the captured home from Dalsis. To reclaim homeland and the Sacred Sword Langrisser, the player to confront his rival Lance and the Kaiser.
Langrisser II follows the story of a female protagonist named Elwin who discovers herself in between the Descendants of Light, the army of darkness, and the Rayguard Empire. The player can play both the scenarios where the main task is to fight for glory.
The game has more than 33 characters to unlock and can customize them with over fifty unique classes. It is a multiple endings game where the outcome depends on the player’s decisions. The core features of the game are Different Characters, 50 Classes, Two Titles, Multiple Endings, and Role-Playing.
#1 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Atlus for PlayStation. The game follows the Embryon, a tribe who battle against six other tribes in the world known as Junkyard. It offers an addictive story and supports Single-player mode. According to the story, after being infected with a strange demon virus that offers them demonic powers, the Embryon struggles to battle with and devour other tribes. During the war, they encounter a woman named Sera and provide her shelter. Sera has a power to calm her demonic powers. During the plot, the player controls his selected character and transform into a demon form to battle against enemies in turn-based combat. The game rewards the player after each combat and raise the abilities, skills and statistics of the player. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga offers prominent features, engaging gameplay, and smooth controls. Check it out, and have fun.
#2 Suikoden IV
Suikoden IV takes place 150 years before the plot of the first title developed and published by Konami. The game focuses on traditional Role-playing genre and comes with a Single-player mode. According to the plot, a young boy lives on a beautiful Island of Razril and the story starts with a training session where the player and his friend must battle against their commander and vice commander named as Glen and Katarina. The game offers the fantasy environment where the player controls the character with a task to command a party in the battle and participate in a competition against another party with unique characters. The battle takes place in the turn-based setting, and the player needs to attack enemies and struggle to remove their members while earning the points to raise up the level of the player statistics. It serves as the first game to be set at sea, and the travel on the world map is completed by ship. Suikoden IV is the wonderful game compared to other RPGs.
#3 Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (also known as Shadow Hearts II) is a Role-playing video game for PlayStation 2 created by Nautilus and published by Midway Games. The plot of the game starts a year and a half after the event of Shadow Hearts in the midst of WWI. It revolves around Karin Koenig, who is a lieutenant in the Army of Germany. According to the story, Karin Koenig helps the exorcism of a man to transform into a demons. After learning the nature, the protagonist goes on an epic quest to rescue the life of his friend from a spell inside him. During the gameplay, the player is able to customize the Judgement Ring and can explore the world from a third-person perspective. The player interacts with NPCs and environment to get information about the quests and can solve the objectives to score the MP and HP points, which he can use to raise up his level. There are several playable characters available each has its unique abilities and skills. The player must place his members in the battlefield against monsters and other enemies to eliminate them to earn the points. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#4 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 is an Anime, Sci-fi, and Role-playing video game with an emphasis on Turn-based elements developed and published by Atlus Co., Ltd. The game takes place in the post-apocalyptic-themed world, and it supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes. It serves as the direct sequel to Digital Devil Sega and offers a well-written story. It is the first title, where the leaders of the tribe were battling against each other to climb the Karma Tower and struggle to escape the grim world. There are several playable characters available from which the player selects his favourite one and command a team on the battlefield against monsters and other enemies in a turn-based system. Each character has its unique skills, abilities and personality, which the player uses in his favour to eliminate the enemies from the playfield. The player receives experience points and can use to raise his level-up. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 is the wonderful game for those who love playing Role-playing games.
#5 Xenosaga: Episode II
Xenosaga: Episode II is an Adventure, Role-playing and Single-player video game published by Namco and developed by Monolith Soft for PlayStation. It is the 2nd title in the Xenosaga trilogy and serves as the part of the Xeno series. The game takes place in the fantasy setting and continue the story where the protagonists named as Jr. and Shion Uzuki start battling against enemies. During the plot, the player command a party of members that expands as the player advances in the game, exploring them through a series of environments connected to the progressions of the plot. The gameplay is split into segments by story sequence, which are told through cut-scenes. The player explores the land, gather a variety of items from destroying objects, and can use these items to boost the statistics of the character or restore the health. With engaging gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning environment, Xenosaga: Episode II is the best game to play.
#6 Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Shadow Hearts: From the New World is a Role-playing, and Single-player video game developed Nautilus and published by Ghostlight. The game serves as the 3rd and final title in the series of Shadow Hearts. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and casts the player in the role of the protagonist. A new stock system introduces in the game, enabling the player to expand the combination of attack between the party members. The plot focuses on the protagonist named as Johnny Garland, who runs his private detective agency with the assist of his family butler named as Lenny. As the story advances, the player accepts the proposal of the job from a man with the name Gilbert to locate an escaped criminal named as Marlow Brown. During the gameplay, the player efforts to locate the criminal at an abandoned theatre, but Brown become nervous upon seeing Jonny. The game is played from a third-person viewpoint, and the player can interact with NPCs and environment to complete the variety of tasks.
#7 Grandia III
Grandia III revolves around Role-playing genre and supports Single-player mode developed by Game Arts and published by Square Enix. The game takes place in the fantasy settings where the advanced technology enables the man to fly in magical aircraft, and the plot follows the protagonist named as Yuki, who is determined to become the brilliant pilot like his master, named as the Sky Captain Schmidt. The player assumes the protagonist’s role and at the beginning of the story, the player and his mother encounter a girl with the name Alfina, who is capable of communicating with spiritual guardians of the land. The player and the girl involved in the plot to find out the secrets of the past of the world and face an evil named as Xorn, who are threatening the environment. The player navigates the land from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies using his unique power and encounter the character casts during the game for further progress. Grandia III is the best game to play and enjoy.
#8 Wild Arms Alter Code: F
Wild Arms Alter Code: F is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Media.Vision for PlayStation 2. The title is not only serve as the remake of the original game Wild Arms but also to renew the experience with new characters, an expanded story, and the tricky puzzles. The game introduces the tale of three brothers with three playable characters such as McDullen, Jane, and Emma. It mixes the Dungeon Crawling and Role-playing elements and takes place in stunning dungeons consists of plenty of new traps, vicious monsters to foil the player in his quest, but the characters have unique abilities, ranging from the stealthy to traditional (Picking up Objects, Running, and Leaping). The game is played from a third-person perspective, and the player can battle against monsters in turn-based combat. The player receives experience points at the end of each level. Wild Arms Alter Code: F includes core features such as Exploration, Turn-based System, Stealth Elements, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#9 Brave Story: New Traveler
Brave Story: New Traveler is a Role-playing video game loosely focused on the world of Manga Brave Story developed by the Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game supports Single-player mode and puts the player in the role of the protagonist named as Tatsuya, who must struggle to save his best friend named as Miki. It offers the thrilling story, in which the protagonist and his friend sitting on a bench, the protagonist is too engaged in the game to discover that his friend is missing. The dog of Miki barks and shows where Miki is, and he discovers his friend with an unknown illness. The player embarks on a journey to find five different gems to save the friend. There are a series of quests, and the player must complete each one to earn the points while collecting gems to recover the health of his friend. During the gameplay, the player can interact with non-player characters and can level up to raise his abilities. Brave Story: New Traveler offers prominent features, addictive graphics, and smooth controls. Try it out.
#10 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride acts as the 5th title in the series of Dragon Quest video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix Corporation. The game focuses on traditional Role-playing genre and offers Single-player mode. It takes place more than 30 years of the life of the protagonist, when he is born throw to when he married and his family. The game introduces the dynamic gameplay in which the vicious monsters from encounters may offer to join the party of the protagonist. It offers the similar mechanics and gameplay to previous installments and includes level-up system enabling the player to gain experience points through battle, first-person turn-based combats. During the fight, the player uses a variety of weapons and armour to defeat the enemies while he has an ability to tame monsters into his party. He can use the monster in battle and level-up like a character. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride includes core features such as over 40 Monsters, Turn-based Combat, Fantasy Environment, Exploration, and more.