The 101 Best RPG's Of All Time by Gregor Kartsios (Game One / Game Two / Rocket Beans TV)
by RobZombi | created - 11 Nov 2016 | updated - 18 Apr 2018 | PublicThe RPG-Afficionado Gregor Kartsios from Game One, Game Two & Rocket Beans TV gives us a list with the 101 best RPG's of all time.
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1. Chrono Trigger (1995 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Crono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Akihiko Matsui, Takashi Tokita, Nao Ito
Votes: 3,308
2. Suikoden II (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three years after the Gate Rune War, the 108 Stars of Destiny once again gather to protect the City-State of Jowston from the invading Kingdom of Highland, led by the demonic Luca Blight.
Director: Yoshitaka Murayama
Votes: 465
Suikoden II
3. Final Fantasy VI (1994 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.
Directors: Hiroyuki Itô, Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 3,536
4. Paper Mario (2000 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Bowser has become invulnerable by imprisoning the seven Star Spirits and using the wish granting powers of the mythical Star Rod from Star Haven. Mario must rescue the Star Spirits, who have been sealed in cards.
Director: Ryota Kawade
Votes: 1,374
5. Xenogears (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Young warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.
Director: Tetsuya Takahashi | Stars: Hikaru Midorikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Yumi Tôma, Hideyuki Tanaka
Votes: 777
6. LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The hero of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is Alex, a young boy whose ideal is the great warrior of the past, Dragonmaster Dyne. But in order to become a Dragonmaster, Alex has to find ... See full summary »
Stars: Ashley Parker Angel, Akira Ishida, Rhonda Gibson, Kyôko Hikami
Votes: 44
7. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,344
Final Fantasy VII
8. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993 Video Game)
Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Chaz Ashley is a hunter who lives on a planet once was green that's now a desert. He has to deal with the biomonster problem. Later he has to stop Zio the magician who wants to destroy the world and restore the computer systems.
Directors: Rieko Kodama, Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Tohru Yoshida
Votes: 141
9. Breath of Fire IV (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Nina, the princess of Wyndia, and Cray, chieftain of the cat-like Woren tribe, are searching for Cray's relatives who disappeared under mysterious circumstances during a diplomatic mission.... See full summary »
Director: Hinorobu Takeshita | Stars: Isshin Chiba, Kyôko Hikami, Inuko Inuyama, Kumiko Watanabe
Votes: 55
10. Dragon Quest VIII (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
The game begins with the court jester of the kingdom of Trodain, Dhoulmagus, stealing an ancient scepter and casting a spell on Trodain castle.
Director: Akihiro Hino | Stars: Ricky Grover, Emma Owen, Blake Ritson, Jon Glover
Votes: 825
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the cursed King
11. Dark Cloud 2 (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Max receives a mysterious red stone and learns that the rest of the world has been wiped out by a creature named Griffon who's looking for the stone. With the help of a girl from the future... See full summary »
Director: Akihiro Hino | Stars: Rikako Aikawa, Aki Akiha, Chafûrin, Susumu Chiba
Votes: 309
12. Final Fantasy X (2001 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A celebrated young athlete is drawn from his futuristic hometown and convenient lifestyle to a harsh and techno-phobic land by a mysterious force only known as Sin.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Hedy Burress, John DiMaggio, Paula Tiso
Votes: 8,565
Final Fantasy X
13. Dark Souls (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After narrowly escaping a doomed fate in an asylum, an undead warrior fights his way through the desolate remains of Lordran, once a sprawling utopia lead by the gods, to seek his purpose and fulfill a centuries old prophecy.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Adam Sopp, Andy Gathergood, Blake Ritson, Charlie Cameron
Votes: 6,122
14. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (1992 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
The hero of this game is the son of a brave warrior named Papas. It appears that his mother died just after giving birth to him, and his father took him on a long journey when he was a ... See full summary »
Director: Manabu Yamana
Votes: 151
Dragon Quest V DS
15. EarthBound (1994 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Ness, a boy from Onett, Eagleland, teams up with new friends to defeat an Evil Destroyer named Giygas. During the epic pursuits, Ness and his allies attempt to find the sacred Eight Melodies.
Director: Shigesato Itoi | Stars: Shigesato Itoi, Yukari Saito, Hirokazu Koyano, Etsuko Kawano
Votes: 1,220
EarthBound
16. Persona 5 (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of high school students create a vigilante group to expose the crimes of corrupt adults but soon find themselves in the midst of a worldwide conspiracy and targeted by powerful individuals who would do anything to silence them.
Director: Katsura Hashino | Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Mamoru Miyano, Nana Mizuki, Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 3,374
Persona 5
17. Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Edge is one of the soldiers in the service of the mighty Empire. The Empire has recently ordered some excavations at ancient ruins, trying to discover the secret of an old technology that ... See full summary »
Stars: Atsushi Goto, Kachiko Hino, Hiroaki Hirata, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 154
Panzer Dragoon Saga
18. Grandia II (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the aftermath of the battle between the God of Light and the God of Darkness, a young mercenary named Ryudo is charged to protect a songstress named Elena, but their journey reveals that the history of the world is not all it seems.
Director: Takashi Takebe | Stars: Cam Clarke, Jennifer Hale, Jodi Benson, Peter Lurie
Votes: 261
19. Valkyrie Profile (1999 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Odin and two supreme goddesses send out a woman named Lenneth Valkyrie, to collect the souls of deceased warriors and witches to help the Aesir of Valhallah to protect their land and every other land from the rebellious Vanir.
Directors: Yoshiharu Gotanda, Kunihiko Ikuhara | Stars: Megan Hollingshead, Veronica Taylor, Tara Sands, James Carter Cathcart
Votes: 219
20. Dragon's Dogma (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A dragon snatches away the heart from the chest on a warrior. Now, not dead, nor alive, the warrior must go on a quest to find the dragon and kill it to end the curse. However, there's much more at stake.
Directors: Hideaki Itsuno, Kiyoshi Yamamoto | Stars: Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Sergia Louise Anderson, JB Blanc
Votes: 723
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
21. LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
You control Hiro, a young treasure hunter who likes exploring various caves and ruins with his trusty companion, the wise-cracking pink flying cat Ruby (who claims to be a baby dragon). One... See full summary »
Stars: Chad Letts, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kelly Weaver, Chisa Yokoyama
Votes: 31
22. Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
During World War I, a German army officer and her companions try to thwart the plans of a secret society.
Director: Matsuzo Machida | Stars: Joe Cappelletti, Kari Wahlgren, Ellyn Stern, Bob Papenbrook
Votes: 190
23. Final Fantasy VIII (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 6,461
Final Fantasy VIII
24. Persona 4 Golden (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of high school students discover a hidden TV world called 'The Midnight Channel', an alternate reality infested with shadows that is being used to commit murder. After awakening to their Personas, the group decides to investigate.
Directors: Daiki Itô, Valerie Arem, Teppei Kobayashi, Atsushi Watanabe | Stars: Daisuke Namikawa, Shôtarô Morikubo, Yui Horie, Ami Koshimizu
Votes: 1,862
25. Mass Effect 2 (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maggie Baird, Adam Baldwin, Michael Beattie
Votes: 21,491
26. Tales of Symphonia (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lloyd Irving and his childhood friend Colette are destined to go on a journey to save the world of Sylvarant, but doing so may endanger Tethe'alla, a world parallel to theirs.
Directors: Yoshito Higuchi, Eiji Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Nagai | Stars: Katsuyuki Konishi, Scott Menville, Heather Hogan, Nana Mizuki
Votes: 750
27. Breath of Fire III (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The lone survivor of a legendary dragon clan, a rebellious youth embarks on a great journey. One of discovery - and danger. The classic role-playing game now returns to continue the epic ... See full summary »
Directors: Makoto Ikehara, Junko Nonda | Stars: Yukihiro Fujimoto, Kyôko Hikami, Ai Kamimura, Yôko Matsui
Votes: 73
28. Suikoden (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Adventure, Fantasy
108 Stars of Destiny must band together to liberate the corrupt Scarlet Moon Empire.
Director: Yoshitaka Murayama | Star: Karen Strassman
Votes: 304
29. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2004 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy
You control two heroes: Estelle Bright, a daughter of the famous adventurer Cassius, and her adopted brother Joshua, who was brought to live in their house under mysterious circumstances. ... See full summary »
Director: Toshihiro Kondo | Stars: Kenji Akabane, Hidemi Anzai, Satomi Arai, Tomohisa Asô
Votes: 98
30. Demon's Souls (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The great kingdom of Boletaria has fallen into disparity. King Allant has aroused the Old One from its long slumber, and a great fog descends upon the land, bringing forth great soul-devouring demons.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Aditi Tanna, Christopher Fairbank, Clare Corbett, Evetta Muradasilova
Votes: 1,665
31. Brandish (1991 Video Game)
T | Fantasy
Once there was a prosperous kingdom, which was protected by a tower, where a mighty dragon was living. The people of the kingdom were secure with such a guardian. But one man wanted the ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Fujii | Stars: Banjô Ginga, Daisuke Gôri, Miki Itô, Yayoi Jinguji
Votes: 14
32. Fallout 3 (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Centuries following nuclear war, a teen leaves the safety of an underground vault in order to find their father, who left in hopes of creating a water purifier.
Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Liam Neeson, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Odette Annable
Votes: 20,377
33. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (1993). Maxim meets Iris who tells him to go on a Journey with his friends to fight against the four Sinistrals on the floating island destroying towns and killing people.
Director: Masahide Miyata
Votes: 61
34. Final Fantasy IX (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When bandits try to kidnap the princess, they discover that it's the princess who wants to be kidnapped. But they are chased by an evil queen and an even more powerful entity.
Director: Hiroyuki Itô
Votes: 5,523
Final Fantasy IX
35. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A new student arrives at a school full of monsters that attack at night. A team of Persona users recruit him to help battle alongside them to rid the monsters for good.
Director: Katsura Hashino | Stars: Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Rie Tanaka, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 907
36. Shining the Holy Ark (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action
Three mercenaries - Arthur, Melody, and Forte - are hired by the King of Enrich to hunt down and capture a renegade ninja by the name of Rodi. The group pursues Rodi to the nearby mines ... See full summary »
Directors: Shuji Shimizu, Yusuke Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Taguchi
Votes: 11
37. Undertale (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Enter the Underground, a massive subterranean cave where monsters who once lived harmoniously with humans on the surface have been banished after losing a war with humanity.
Director: Toby Fox | Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, Toby Fox, Willard Scott
Votes: 4,694
38. Shadowrun (1994 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sega Genesis RPG about Joshua, a Shadowrunner out to discover who murdered his brother.
Star: Karyn Mason
Votes: 105
39. Tales of Destiny (1997 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy
A great swordsman named Stahn Aileron takes a ride on a giant dragon ship. During the flight, the ship is attacked by pirates. Looking for a weapon to defend himself, Stahn discovers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Yuka Imai, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kikuko Inoue
Votes: 63
40. Wild Arms (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Three travelers come together to save their world, Filgaia, from a group of metallic-skin demons who plan to awaken their leader, Mother, and subjugate the world through ancient weapons of mass destruction called Golems.
Votes: 152
41. Shadow Hearts (2001 Video Game)
M | Fantasy, Horror
Yuri Hyuga is a young harmonixer: a man who possesses the power of transforming into demons. He meets Alice Elliot, a young British girl whose father was brutally murdered, and who is ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroki Takahashi, Chie Ishibashi, Ken'ichirô Sanada, Mie Sonozaki
Votes: 153
42. Radiata Stories (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Comedy, Drama
Jack Russell, a 16 year-old boy, wants to become a knight just like his late father, Cairn. On the day that Radiata Castle are trying to recruit the people who wants to become the Radiata ... See full summary »
Director: Naoki Akiyama | Stars: Tomoe Hanba, Masashi Hirose, Yui Horie, Sanae Kobayashi
Votes: 90
43. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2013 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy
The game takes place at the same time frame as Zero and Ao no Kiseki games, but in the Erebonian Empire. The game's plot is centered around the newly formed special class "Class VII" in ... See full summary »
Directors: Valerie Arem, Takayuki Kusano | Stars: Mai Aizawa, Keisuke Baba, Takahiro Fujimoto, Saori Gotô
Votes: 128
44. Dragon Quest VII (2000 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
You plan to become a humble fisherman of peaceful Estard Island, the only land in a world of ocean. But when you discover the artifacts from an ancient land, you tear the fabric of time and... See full summary »
Votes: 110
Dragon Quest VII
45. Suikoden V (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
This is the fifth installment Suikoden series by Konami, takes place in the Queendom of Falena, six years before the events in the first and nine years before the events in the second one.
Director: Masayuki Saruta | Stars: Takashi Akiyama, Keiji Fujiwara, Kiyotaka Furushima, Issei Futamata
Votes: 219
Suikoden V
46. Final Fantasy XV (2016 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
After leaving his home city of Insomnia, young prince Noctis embarks on a journey with his closest friends to reclaim his throne.
Director: Hajime Tabata | Stars: Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Ray Chase, Kenta Miyake, Christopher Lee Parson
Votes: 4,007
47. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Mario must find all the seven crystal stars to enter the Thousand-Year-Door and save Princess Peach.
Director: Ryota Kawade | Stars: Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Scott Burns
Votes: 1,274
48. Legaia 2: Duel Saga (2001 Video Game)
T | Fantasy
The game follows the group of outcasts called "Mystics", siding to fight each other between good and evil, and the villagers believe in. The Mystics summon nature spirits called "Origin". ... See full summary »
Director: Natsumi Arisawa | Star: Cam Clarke
Votes: 38
49. Dark Cloud (2000 Video Game)
T | Adventure
When a corrupt general unleashes a mystical genie that destroys a planet, a magical fairy scatters its spheres across the world to preserve its elements from the chaos. In the aftermath, a young boy must retrieve the spheres.
Director: Akihiro Hino | Stars: Aki Akiha, Kôji Ishii, Kenta Katagiri, Megumi Kubuto
Votes: 233
50. Bloodborne (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A hunter awakens in the plagued lands of Yharnam, where the denizens have succumb to beast hood, in an attempt to learn the truth and how to end the plague, unbeknownst of the true horror lurking within the city.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Daniel Fine, Joe Sims, William Vanderpuye, Andrew Tiernan
Votes: 7,561
51. Lost Odyssey (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a meteor wipes out the majority of forces from the nations of Uhra and Khent, Kaim joins a group of immortals who have lost their memories to confront threats generated by the world's approaching magical industrial revolution.
Directors: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Roy Sato | Stars: Keith Ferguson, Tara Strong, Salli Saffioti, Kim Mai Guest
Votes: 491
52. Tales of Vesperia (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A power struggle begins in a civilization dependant on an ancient technology, the blastia, and the Empire controls it. The fates of two friends traveling separate paths intertwine in an epic adventure of justice, trust and friendship.
Directors: Eiji Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Nagai, Takaaki Okuda, Yuichiro Sadahiro, Tsutomu Setomoto, Takeo Ogiwara, Takahiro Sasanoi | Stars: Kôsuke Toriumi, Mai Nakahara, Kumiko Watanabe, Rika Morinaga
Votes: 320
Tales of Vesperia
53. Chrono Cross (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
For Serge, the truth is all too disturbing when he stumbles into another dimension, a dimension where he is long dead. Now the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance and Serge is the only hope.
Director: Masato Kato
Votes: 990
54. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Taking place around the events of Nibelheim outlined in Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005), Crisis Core focuses on Zack Fair, a member of the paramilitary organization SOLDIER, who is assigned to look for the missing soldier Genesis Rhapsodos.
Director: Hajime Tabata | Stars: Rick Gomez, Andrea Bowen, Steve Burton, Stefan Marks
Votes: 1,437
55. Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Fantasy
Our story takes place in the peaceful kingdom of Duhan, until one day a sphere of light from the heavens shatters the evening sky. Thousands are killed and the kingdom is in ruins. Demonic ... See full summary »
Directors: Takeshi Murata, Hideki Yayama
Votes: 85
56. South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
As the New Kid, discover the lost Stick of Truth, and earn your place at the side of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as their new friend.
Directors: Chris Parker, Chris 'Crispy' Brion | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart
Votes: 5,708
57. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
The final race for the ultimate secret of the universe has unwittingly begun. A mysterious and ancient relic dating back to the very beginning of time called the Zohar may be the key. And ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuya Takahashi | Stars: Ai Maeda, Mariko Suzuki, Sôichirô Hoshi, Masashi Ebara
Votes: 262
58. Anachronox (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a cyberpunk future, humanity has several space colonies, and Anachronox is one of the worst. A down-on-his-luck P.I. lives in its slums. A strange and possibly senile little old man hires him to save the world, or that's what he thinks.
Directors: Tom Hall, Jake Strider Hughes | Stars: Bruce DuBose, Raphael Parry, Tom Hall, Denise Lee
Votes: 124
59. Grandia (1997 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Justin, a boy from the quiet village of Parm, seeks adventure on a far away continent, in a quest to uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Director: Hidenobu Takahashi | Stars: Angela Anderson, Blaney R. Aikman, Sharon Coleman, Nicole Weiss
Votes: 246
60. Dark Souls III (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The fire is fading. Darkness creeps across the land. The Lords of Cinder charged with watching over the First Flame have abandoned their thrones. The Champion of Ash, an undead is chosen to return them to their thrones.
Directors: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Yajuan Cheng, Jun'ya Morita, Isamu Okano, Yui Tanimura | Stars: Pik Sen Lim, Olivia Mace, Roger Ringrose, Carolyn Pickles
Votes: 5,944
61. Blue Dragon (2006 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy
Each year for the past ten years, purple clouds would appear, and bring disasters to people around the world.
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi | Stars: Marina Inoue, Ayako Kawasumi, Kôki Miyata, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 230
62. Brave Fencer Musashi (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the castle of Allucaneet Palace, the tomboyish Princess Fillet summons a brave fencer samurai like boy from a Binchotite. The young boy's name is Musashi. After being summoned to ... See full summary »
Director: Yoichi Yoshimoto | Stars: Mona Marshall, Sandy Fox, Steve Blum, Gary Dubin
Votes: 105
Brave Fencer Musashi
63. Persona 2: Innocent Sin (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of high school students from Seven Sisters High School must confront a villainous figure called the Joker, who is causing the spread of reality-warping rumors through the city.
Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Akiko Yajima, Kôsuke Toriumi, Hiroko Konishi
Votes: 201
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
64. Tales of the Abyss (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tales of the Abyss is the story of Luke fon Fabre's unintentional journey outside of his mansion, which he has been locked inside of for the last several years, since he was found in an ... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshito Higuchi, Eiji Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Nagai, Akiyoshi Sarukawa, Masashi Shibano, Naomiki Yanagisawa | Stars: Chihiro Suzuki, Yukana, Yasunori Matsumoto, Michiko Neya
Votes: 239
65. Dragon Quest IV (1990 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A warrior is ordered by his king to locate children that are mysteriously disappearing.
Director: Koichi Nakamura
Votes: 142
Dragon Quest IV (DS ~ 2008)
66. Mass Effect (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a technologically advanced future, an elite human soldier takes command of a prototype star ship and works to defend the galaxy from danger.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Steven Barr, Kimberly Brooks, Keith David, Seth Green
Votes: 19,825
67. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2012 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An adventurer on Eorzea, a continent ravaged by a calamity five years prior, becomes involved with an order known as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, who are dedicated to rebuilding the continent and stopping growing threats.
Director: Naoki Yoshida | Stars: Masako Ikeda, Akio Ôtsuka, Shûichi Ikeda, Miyuki Sawashiro
Votes: 306
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
68. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (1990 Video Game)
Sci-Fi
Buck Rogers had once fought in the cold war, a pilot sent into outer space to destroy a Russian weapons platform. He was successful, but his success destroyed the planet, as nuclear war was... See full summary »
Votes: 12
69. Star Ocean: The Second Story (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In an endless sea of stars, at the edge of the universe, a single fateful encounter is about to take place. The Gods have hurled a deadly meteorite into an unsuspecting planet, unleashing ... See full summary »
Directors: Joe Asanuma, Yoshiharu Gotanda, Masaki Norimoto | Stars: Jimmy Freeman, Donna Mae Wong, Kana Koinuma, Michael G. Davis
Votes: 121
70. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Japan, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne takes you to a world where nearly the entire population is annihilated by a worldwide catastrophe called the Conception. ... See full summary »
Directors: Katsura Hashino, Kazuyuki Yamai
Votes: 257
71. Parasite Eve (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Drama, Horror
A massacre at Carnegie Hall leaves only a lone New York police detective and a mysterious actress alive. For Aya Brea, the five days that followed were a nightmare from which only she could awaken the world.
Director: Takashi Tokita
Votes: 707
72. Xenoblade Chronicles (2010 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a world of endless ocean, all life lives on the decaying corpses of two gigantic titans, the Bionis and Mechonis. When the army of Mechonis attacks his home, young scientist Shulk sets out for revenge.
Directors: Ko Kojima, Genki Yokota, Tetsuya Takahashi | Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Eri Nakao, Ryô Horikawa, Eiji Miyashita
Votes: 822
Xenoblade Chronicles
73. Tales of Eternia (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Embark on a Heroic Journey to Discover the Truth Behind an Enigmatic Stranger and the Ominous Message She Brings.
Stars: Akira Ishida, Yûko Minaguchi, Sôichirô Hoshi, Omi Minami
Votes: 85
74. Phantasy Star (1987 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After her older brother dies, young Alis driven by his last words races to save her planet and solar system from a force of evil.
Director: Yuji Naka
Votes: 147
75. Breath of Fire II: The Fatal Child (1994 Video Game)
Adventure
Enter the magical life of a hero Ryu, a dragon morphing warrior, as he embarks on a vast adventure in search of his missing father and little sister.
Votes: 120
76. Doom II RPG (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
While there's not much known about the monster invasion in UAC bases on Mars, another monster invasion happened on Earth's moon. A team of soldiers accompanied by a scientist have ventured to the UAC bases on the Moon to investigate.
Director: Katherine Anna Kang
Votes: 129
77. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of high school friends play a game called "Persona" at school. Nothing happens so they go to visit their friend Maki in the hospital. Soon after they are assailed by the undead and ... See full summary »
Director: Koji Okada | Stars: Erv Immeman, Milton Lawrence, Michelle Raymond
Votes: 96
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP ~ 2009)
78. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Princess Peach's voice is stolen by the witch Cackletta and her minion Fawful, Mario and Luigi must travel to the Beanbean Kingdom to get it back.
Director: Yoshihiko Maekawa | Stars: Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Scott Burns, Kazumi Totaka
Votes: 445
79. Baten Kaitos: Origins (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Baten Kaitos Origins takes place 20 years before the first Baten Kaitos game. It explains how the diabolical Emperor Geldoblame rose to power, and it also fills in many details about the ... See full summary »
Directors: Hiroya Hatsushiba, Yasuyuki Honne | Stars: Crawford Wilson, Shanelle Gray, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Maura Gale
Votes: 144
Baten Kaitos: Origins
80. Rogue Galaxy (2005 Video Game)
T | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rogue Galaxy begins on the planet Rosa with the title hero, Jaster Rogue, a young man with avid dreams of exploring the galaxy. Unfortunately for him, Rosa, despite being a planet on the ... See full summary »
Director: Akihiro Hino | Stars: Will Friedle, Natalie Lander, Steve Blum, Kari Wahlgren
Votes: 210
81. Shining in the Darkness (1991 Video Game)
E
Dark Sol has vowed to reign over the enchanted Kingdom of Thornwood, and only you can stop him. Find the powerful Arms of Light and battle the deadly beasts that keep your people desperate ... See full summary »
Director: Kan Naito
Votes: 27
82. Star Ocean: First Departure (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Space Date 346: The crew of a Terran Federation ship arrives on the planet Roak. With the help of a stalwart band of local heroes, the crew must work together to unravel a mystery and halt a galactic war.
Director: Yoshiharu Gotanda | Stars: Lynn Amontillado, Yutaka Aoyama, Joey D'Auria, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 41
83. Final Fantasy XII (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Street thief Vaan becomes embroiled in a quest to save the occupied kingdom in which he resides, Dalmasca, from a war that seems imminent.
Directors: Hiroshi Minagawa, Hiroyuki Itô | Stars: Bobby Edner, Catherine Taber, Gideon Emery, Nicole Fantl
Votes: 4,114
Final Fantasy XII
84. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (1995 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Explore two parallel worlds while distinguishing reality from illusion and seeking to discover the true meaning of your very existence.
Votes: 77
Dragon Quest VI
85. Secret of Mana (1993 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a boy who pulls out a rusty sword and is banished from Potos. He meets a girl and a Sprite. Together, they journey to gather 8 Mana seeds to save the Mana tree and stop Thanatos and his empire from taking over the world.
Director: Kôichi Ishii
Votes: 693
Secret of Mana
86. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Junkyard is a grim wasteland, a realm of eternal rain and eternal battle. Its inhabitants are divided into six tribes that constantly fight each other, each trying to become the champion, ... See full summary »
Director: Katsura Hashino | Stars: Hisao Egawa, Banjô Ginga, Hideyuki Hori, Kazue Ikura
Votes: 115
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
87. Tales of Phantasia (1995 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy
A sinister being who calls himself Dhaos wishes to suck the earth dry of its resources. He seeks the power of the Tree of Life to create a Mana seed. Cless, Klarth, Chester, Archie, and ... See full summary »
Directors: Eiji Kikuchi, Lynn Harris | Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Satomi Kôrogi, Mika Kanai, Kazuhiko Inoue
Votes: 136
88. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
Can you become an Avatar?
Votes: 88
89. Mass Effect 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Earth is under attack by a monstrous race of gigantic living ships known as the Reapers. Even if Commander Shepard could unite all surviving species in the galaxy, only a miracle could save them. Then again, Shepard did come back from the dead.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer, Kimberly Brooks, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 16,895
90. NieR (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in a post apocalyptic world, the protagonist, Nier, sets out to cure his daughters illness called The Black Scrawl. He roams the world with two allies completing mercenary work and fighting mysterious monsters known as Shades.
Director: Yoko Taro | Stars: Maru Ayasato, Masanori Hayashi, Nami Nakagawa, Marika Tanimoto
Votes: 397
91. Final Fantasy IV (1991 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A dark knight questions the ruthless actions of his king and undergoes a quest to redeem himself and save the world.
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Votes: 1,899
Final Fantasy IV (2007 ~ DS)
92. Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (2011 Video Game)
T | Family, Fantasy
Meruru is the princess of Arls, a little kingdom situated in the far north of the Arland republic. After her father and Gio, the leader of Arland, discussed the merging of the two lands, ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshito Okamura | Stars: Satomi Akesaka, Kaori Satô, Mitsuhiro Ichiki, Takehito Koyasu
Votes: 15
93. Thousand Arms (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The game takes place on a "steampunk" type of world. The Dark Acolytes, a mysterious organization of cyborgs and robots, is trying to find the five legendary Sacred Flames, and bring chaos ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Gary Gillett, Carrie Gordon Lowrey, Jefferson Hobbs, Jeanne Johnson
Votes: 29
94. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Oliver discovers that his mother is not dead, but kidnapped and taken hostage by the White Witch.
Director: Kentaro Motomura | Stars: Adam Wilson, Lauren Mote, Louis Tamone, Steffan Rhodri
Votes: 986
95. The Last Story (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young man named Zael and his mercenaries, led by his best friend Dagran look for work in the island-like fortress of Lazulis to participate in a war between humans and the beast-like creatures known as Gurak.
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi | Stars: Jack Ryder, Alix Wilton Regan, Colin Ryan, Kelly Wenham
Votes: 178
The Last Story
96. Okage: Shadow King (2001 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy
A boy named Ari's shadow becomes possessed by a dark spirit called Evil King Stan, who commands him to go on a mission to defeat and subvert all other creatures across the globe that claim ... See full summary »
Director: Noriyuki Henmi | Star: J.S. Gilbert
Votes: 33
Okage: Shadow King
97. Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (2009 Video Game)
E10+
The Saiyan Saga: Follow the events of the original Dragon Ball Z story from the World Tournament and Goku's triumphant defeat of Piccolo through the Vegeta saga and all-new storylines exclusive to the game.
Director: Koji Hayashi
Votes: 29
98. Eternal Sonata (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the last hours of the great composer Chopin's life, he embarks on an adventure to save a fantasy world.
Director: Hiroya Hatsushiba | Stars: Sam Riegel, Erin Fitzgerald, Patrick Seitz, Mona Marshall
Votes: 242
Eternal Sonata
99. Ambermoon (1993 Video Game)
Adventure
In Ambermoon, the player plays as the grandson of the hero of Amberstar. The grandfather of the player explains at the beginning of the game that his presumed-dead companion spoke to him in... See full summary »
100. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
As Lightning awakes from her dreamless sleep she is touched by Bhunivelza and makes a deal. She becomes the savior and he would grant a miracle.
Director: Motomu Toriyama | Stars: Ali Hillis, Vincent Martella, Jessica DiCicco, Troy Baker
Votes: 579
Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns
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