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Best Strategy RPGs Of All Time Rated

Posted by simoniker on from the new-rock-and-roll dept.

Thanks to eToychest for its round-up of the favorite console strategy RPGs of all time. The piece argues: "a strategy RPG is (generally) a console game in which battles take place over a grid", and highlights include Vandal Hearts ("This is where everyone interested in the genre should start"), the Tactics Ogre series ("the replay value here is unmatched, due to multiple endings in each game"), and Disgaea/La Pucelle Tactics both on the top spot ("If you don't know why these two titles are sharing number 1, go play them.")

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  1. Re:Advance Wars by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 3, Informative

    A great, great game, and a great, great strategy game, but it's not a strategy RPG (where's the levelling?)

    Chris Mattern

  2. Re:PC strategy? by necrognome · · Score: 5, Informative

    You should give Temple of Elemental Evil a try. It was developed by Troika, the developers of Arcanum and Fallout (when some of the team members were working at Interplay). It's a little thin on story, but peerless in hardcore, tactical combat. It's one of the few turn-based CRPGs you can find on the shelves today and is probably the most complete implementation of the DnD combat rules ever.

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  3. Shining force on GBA? by bigdady92 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Espically considering the recent re-release of the first one on the GBA


    And here she is!

    http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid =1 60481

    I had no idea that it was out! There goes hours of sleep for this badboy! God I hope I can flee the battles like I did before and level up like a crazy man like I did in 1 and 2.

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  4. Re:Advance Wars by Zangief · · Score: 3, Informative

    The title that started it all was Fire Emblem (for the NES!, famicon, in fact), by the same group.

    This genre was invented by Nintendo. Who could have imagined that?

    FE fot the GBA is a great game too.

  5. XCOM XCOM XCOM! by wikthemighty · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget XCOM ;)

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