Board 8 > Best lesser known 1990s RPG Day 1

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Community - Jeff > Annie > Shirley > Abed > Britta > Troy > Dean > Chang > Leonard > Pierce
1 Seed - ME2 > SSBU > GTAV > BotW > P5 > W3 > Skyrim > DS
2 Seed - TLoU > N:A > GoW > SMO > B > DQXI > RDR2 > FE3H
3 Seed - UT > P2 > RE2 > HGSS > XC > BAC > FNV > MHW
4 Seed - UC4 > HZD > SMG2 > MGSV > Minecraft > SMB > HK > RDR2
5 Seed - FFXV > SM > SM > BL2 > P4G > Y0 > FFXIV > SV
6 Seed - KH3 > D > O > SK > BI > DS3 > C > S:SDT
7 Seed - TWD > DMC5 > D3 > FEA > DAI > ACNL > BoIR > DOS2
8 Seed - ME3 > C > LoZ:ALBW > RL > AC4 > H:R > F4 > F/GO
9 Seed - LiS > VVVVVV > C5 > DBFZ > B > SC2 > XCoM2 > Journey
10 Seed - DKC > H:HoW > ZE:VLR > SFV > DE:HR > OatBF > B > N
11 Seed - RL > D > DS > T > NNK > DE > DD > I
12 Seed - FTL > B:RotN > Destiny > CotN > DS2 > TW > YsVIII > WRoEF
13 Seed - ToB > MK8 > RotOD > GTPD > F > DC > StS > D
14 Seed - XBC2 > TR > NitW > OT > DR2 > S2 > TSP > BDFF
15 Seed - MK11 > SPTSoT > TTP > CoDBO > TLoHSC > Bayo2 > CK2 > DL
16 Seed - Heavy Rain > BiY > RE7 > HM > T7 > ACO > Subnautica > The Outer Worlds
DB - DBZA > DBZ > DB > DBGT > Super > Kai > SDBH
Contest - 2004G > 2003 > 2015G > 2002 > 2010G > 2007 > 2013 > 2018 > 2010 > 2005
XFL - Dragons > Vipers > Roughnecks > Guardians > BattleHawks > Renegades > Wildcats > Defenders
Love - Doggy > Missionary > Cowgirl > Prone > Reverse Cowgirl > Butter > Pretzel > FaceOff > Wheelbarrow > Mountain > Seashell
GotD10's - ME2 > BotW > BL2 > SSBU > FFXV > ALBW > Smash U > Witcher 3 > Skyrim > RE2
GotD00's - Mario Galaxy > Chrono Cross > RE4 > LoZWW > FFX > Metroid Prime > SSB Brawl > LoZTP > GTASA > CoDMW
Muppet - Statler/Waldorf > Chef > Kermit > Gonzo > Honeydew/Beaker > Sam > Dr. Teeth > Fozzie > Rizzo > Robin > Scooter > Animal > Rowlf > Miss Piggy
Sith - Plagueis > Vader > Sidious > Maul > Bane > Tyranus
Jedi - Luke > Windu > Anakin > Rey > Jinn > Plo > Yoda > Kenobi > Fisto > Mundi
Thanksgiving food - Mashed Potatoes > Stuffing > Turkey > Pumpkin Pie > Mac & Cheese > Ham > Sweet Potatoes > Cranberry Sauce > Cornbread > Gravy > Rolls > Buttermilk Biscuits > Green Beans > Corn
Monthly Service - Spotify > WWE > XBox > Disney+ > Amazon > PS+ > Netflix > Dollar Shave > Nintendo > Hulu > HBO
FF Generic Enemy - Cactuar > Tonberry > Malboro > Behemoth > Magic Pot > Bomb > Flan > Goblin > Ahriman > Adamantoise > Coeurl
Horror Series - Saw > Scream > Final Destination > Evil Dead > Friday 13th > Elm Street > Halloween > Paranormal Activity > Alien > Child's Play > Living Dead
Halloween Candy - Reese Cups > Twix > MMs > Snickers > Butterfinger > Milky Way > Sour Patch > Kit Kat > Reese Pieces > Starburst > Skittles > Hershey > Candy Corn
NBC Sitcom - Community > Seinfeld > Frasier > The Office > Scrubs > Golden Girls > Fresh Prince > Parks & Rec > Friends > Cheers
MLB - Mariners > Blue Jays > Brewers > Tigers > Mets > Rockies
NFL - Chargers > Eagles > Bills > Cardinals > Panthers > Jaguars > Lions > Browns
NFC West - Cards > Rams > Seahawks > 49ers
NFC South - Panthers > Falcons > Saints > Bucs
NFC North - Lions > Vikings > Bears > Packers
NFC East - Eagles > Redskins > Giants > Cowboys

AFC West - Chargers > Chiefs > Broncos > Raiders
AFC South - Jaguars > Colts > Titans > Texans
AFC North - Browns > Ravens > Bengals > Steelers
AFC East - Bills > Dolphins > Pats > Jets
Wrestling - WWE/F > NJPW > WCW > Chikara > AJPW > AEW > TNA/Impact > CMLL > AAA > ECW > LU > RoH > NWA
Nintendo Handheld - DS > VB > GBA > 3DS > GBC > N3DS > GBASP > GB > 2DS > DSi > G&W
Nintendo Console >- SNES > GCN > Switch > WiiU > Wii > NES > N64
Disgaea - 1 > D2 > 5 > 4 > Infinite > 2 > 3 > NU
Water Starter Line - 1 > 2 > 4 > 5 > 7 > 6 > 3 > 8
FF8 Chars - Laguna > Quistis > Rinoa > Squall > Kiros > Zell > Ward > Seifer > Irvine > Edea > Selphie
Sonic 2D - 2 > 3K > M > A3 > 3 > CD > 1 > A > K > 4 > A2 > Rush
Mario Kart - 8D > 64 > DS > SMK > Wii > DD > AGP > 8 > 7 > SC
Console Zelda - BotW > TP > MM > OoT > LttP > AoL > WW > LoZ > SS > FSA
Mainline Console Mario - 64 > Odyssey > 3D World > 3 > Sunshine > G2 > World > Galaxy > 2 > 1
MCU Final - IW > GotG > Avengers
MCU Phase 3 - IW > Endgame > TR > CW > GotG2 > DS > BP > SMH > CM > AMatW
MCU Phase 2 - GotG > Cap2 > AntMan > AoU > Thor2 > IM3
MCU Phase 1 - Avengers > Cap > IM > Thor > IM2 > Hulk
Disney 89-99 - Lion King > Aladdin > Hercules > Mermaid > Beast > Notre Dame > Rescuers > Mulan > Pocahontas > Tarzan
non Simpson, Simpson character </b> - Skinner > Moe > Burns > Willie > Bob > Chalmers > Flanders > Hutz > Wiggum > Ralph > McClure > Apu > Smithers > Kirk > Kent > Krusty > Milhouse > CBG > Frink > Muntz
AL West Team - Mariners > Astros > A's > Angels > Rangers
NL West Team - Rockies > Giants > Diamondbacks > Padres > Dodgers
AL Central Team - Tigers > White Sox > Royals > Indians > Twins
NL Central Team - Brewers > Pirates > Reds > Cubs > Cardinals
AL East Team - Blue Jays > Orioles > Yankees > Rays > Red Sox
NL East Team - Mets > Braves > Phillies > Nats > Marlins
Friend - Chandler > Ross > Monica > Phoebe > Joey > Rachel
Simpsons One Off - Scorpio > Grimes > Banner > Lanley > Coyote > Karl > Larry Burns > Molloy > Cooder > Bergstrom
Star Wars Movie - ANH > RotJ > RotS > TLJ > ESB > RO > AotC > TFA > S > PM
CBX 1 Seed - Squall > Sephiroth > Sora > Zero > Dante > 2B > Luigi > Geralt
CBX 2 Seed - Kratos > Kirby > Aqua > X > Leon Kennedy > Kazuma > Joker > Waluigi
CBX 3 Seed - Tifa > Yoshi > Auron > Aloy > Vivi > Alucard > Ryu > Phoenix Wright
CBX 4 Seed - Big Boss > Zelda > Nathan Drake > Bowser > Lara Croft > Ganondorf > Monika > Bayonetta
CBX 5 Seed - Spyro > Crash > Noctis > Terra > Amaterasu > Metal Sonic > Master Chief > Sans
CBX 6 Seed - Velvet Crowe > Commander Shepard > Yuna > Magus > Sully > Jill > Ike > GlaDOS
CBX 7 Seed - Tidus > Pikachu > Kefka > DeDeDe > Ellie > Shovel Knight > Shulk > Estelle
CBX 8 Seed - Chloe Price > Frog > Garrus > Zidane > Shadow > Neptune > Richter > Ryu H
CBX 9 Seed - Lightning > Knuckles > Captain Falcon > Ness > Simon Belmont > Monokuma > PT Red > Ramza
CBX 10 Seed - KOS-MOS > Captain Toad > Ocelot > DK > Sub Zero > L Block > Scorpion > Isaac
CBX 11 Seed - Godot > Joel > Mewtwo > Vincent > K Rool > Fox > Aya Brea > James Sunderland
CBX 12 Seed - The Boss > Cecil > Charizard > Pac-Man > Goro > Master Hand > Chun-Li > Draven
CBX 13 Seed - Ridley > Metal Man > Wario > Ezio > Neku > Tails > Riku > Gordon Freeman
CBX 14 Seed - Lloyd Irving > Chris Redfield > Lucina > Princess Peach > Yu Narukami > Shantae > D.Va > Geno
CBX 15 Seed - Aerith > Bomberman > John Marston > Guile > Dragonborn > Claire Redfield > Isabelle > Quiet
CBX 16 Seed - Miles Edgeworth > Rosalina > Hat Kid > Cuphead > Albert Wesker > Primrose > Ryo Hazuki > Cayde-6
Noble Niner - Mario > Solid Snake > Cloud > Mega Man > Crono > Sonic > Samus > Link > Sephiroth
Punch Out NES Opponent - Soda Popinski > King Hippo > Super Macho Man > Bald Bull > Glass Joe > Von Kaiser > Piston Honda > Don Flamenco > Great Tiger > Mr. Sandman
FF7 Playable Character - Cloud > Cid > Red XIII > Tifa > Barret > Vincent > Aeris > Yuffie > Cait Sith
Season 1 Digimon - Gomamon > Gatomon > Gabumon > Tentomon > Agumon > Patamon > Palmon > Biyomon
MMX Maverick - Storm Eagle > Armored Armadillo > Chill Penguin > Spark Mandrill > Boomer Kuwanger > Launch Octopus > Flame Mammoth > Sting Chameleon
Koopa Kid - Ludwig > Roy > Larry > Lemmy > Iggy > Wendy > Bowser Jr > Morton

I haven't played any of these. D:

Lufia II is one of my favorite games ever

I would argue that Suikoden 2 and Grandia are both too "well-known" for this poll but apparently I'm wrong as a whole bunch of people have already posted about not playing them

Suikoden II was lesser known around 2000 or so.
It isnt now.
this is only slightly less silly than including Earthbound or something would have been.

Only games here I've played are Lufia II and Suikoden II.

Both are fine games, but Lufia II is one of my favorites.

Yeah idk if I agree with Suikoden 2 being on this these days

But regardless,

Suikoden 2 > Lufia 2 > Live a Live > Front Mission 1 > Secret of Evermore > Romancing Saga 3 > Sailor Moon > DBZ

All of them are pretty good to some extent or another though. Legend of the Saiyans is probably the only one I wouldn't recommend to someone unless they REALLY wanted to play a DBZ RPG specifically. Sailor Moon is a bit above that in the 'I'd recommend it, but only if you've already played the majority of other JRPGs on the SNES'.

I consider both Suikoden 2 and Lufia 2 to be 'must plays' if you like JRPGs, personally.

I was considering a few other games

I had Xenogears on there initially but decided no

Also considered Phantasy Star 4, Breath of Fire 2 or 3 and some others

given the amount of people that said they have played none, i think i did fairly well

Gokinjo Boukentai

oh i super forgot Bahamut's Lagoon, its lesser known!

Suikoden II > Lufia II > Live-A-Live > Front Mission > Grandia > Secret of Evermore (only got like a quarter of the way through)

Does Quest 64 count?

Quest 64 isn't good

Replace Suikoden 2 with Thousand Arms and Grandia with Jade Cocoon

Sailor Moon has an RPG game in the 90's? Interesting.

Also Suikoden II for sure! The fact that it's only one that I have played notwithstanding.

Of this list Secret of Evermore babyyyyy

Also nominate Opoona

really need to play the legend of the super saiyan games eventually... but i also want to finish harukanaru densetsu first

anyway the answer is clearly radical dreamers, the perfect game of every genre

voted front mission

Where's Terranigma?

I have only played Lufia 2, SoE, and Grandia among this list, and Lufia easily takes the win here. It's so good.

Lunar?

Yeah, I do think Terranigma would've been a good inclusion.

Yeah, Suikoden II and Lufia II are WAY were well known than the rest of the games in this poll.

Oh yeah, additional shoutouts to 46 Okunen Monogatari, Star Breaker, AnEarth Fantasy Stories, Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke, and Device Reign (well, it's a srpg/adventure(vn) hybrid but if stuff like front mission is here then it's probably valid). And I guess Valkyrie Profile kind of counts too, even if only just.

Pretty good topic, but Dogs Next and then Oscar Time or we riot!

cyko posted...

Yeah, Suikoden II and Lufia II are WAY were well known than the rest of the games in this poll.

Lufia 2 is the kind of game that gained a significant amount of popularity as a retro because it wasn't particularly noticed during it's time.

Especially since the first game was legit bad.

I'm not sold Grandia belongs here either though.

Suikoden and Lufia will be the top two.

But I got to vote Grandia. I always liked that one.

Wow, if Suikoden II is here, you might as well include Parasite Eve, Phantasy Star IV, and Shining Force II

Alanna82 posted...

Suikoden and Lufia will be the top two.

But I got to vote Grandia. I always liked that one.

Can't wait to see what the stuffer does to this contest