Best Wii RPG game?

[digitalduck]

So I just bought my wii and am looking a game for my wife and I but would
also like a good rpg....what is the best one out currently?

Thanks

 

[jacc1234]

Zelda?

 

[urinesane]

I don't play RPGs but here is a list and scores from IGN.

game title genre score posted
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars RPG 9.5 Sep 2, 2008
Phantasy Star IV RPG 9.0 Jan 2, 2009
Shining Force II RPG 9.0 Oct 7, 2008
Paper Mario RPG 9.0 Jul 20, 2007
Final Fantasy RPG 8.5 Oct 5, 2009
Phantasy Star RPG 8.5 Aug 31, 2009
Rune Factory: Frontier RPG 8.3 Mar 18, 2009
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years RPG 8.0 Jun 17, 2009
Dokapon Kingdom RPG 8.0 Oct 15, 2008
Phantasy Star II RPG 8.0 Feb 18, 2008
Breath of Fire II RPG 8.0 Sep 4, 2007
Shining in the Darkness RPG 7.0 Sep 20, 2007
Opoona RPG 6.8 Apr 3, 2008

 

[urinesane]

Originally posted by: jacc1234
Zelda?

Zelda is action/rpg.

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: urinesane
I don't play RPGs but here is a list and scores from IGN.

game title genre score posted
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars RPG 9.5 Sep 2, 2008
Phantasy Star IV RPG 9.0 Jan 2, 2009
Shining Force II RPG 9.0 Oct 7, 2008
Paper Mario RPG 9.0 Jul 20, 2007
Final Fantasy RPG 8.5 Oct 5, 2009
Phantasy Star RPG 8.5 Aug 31, 2009
Rune Factory: Frontier RPG 8.3 Mar 18, 2009
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years RPG 8.0 Jun 17, 2009
Dokapon Kingdom RPG 8.0 Oct 15, 2008
Phantasy Star II RPG 8.0 Feb 18, 2008
Breath of Fire II RPG 8.0 Sep 4, 2007
Shining in the Darkness RPG 7.0 Sep 20, 2007
Opoona RPG 6.8 Apr 3, 2008

Some of those are very good games, but Rune Factory is the only one above 7.0 that is a Wii game. The rest are virtual console. Shining Force is the best of them, but it's a Genesis/Megadrive SRPG. BOF2 is the best straight RPG on there, and it's an SNES game.

Slim pickins for Wii RPGs. Rune Factory is out there if you like that sort of thing. Symphonia 2 is an average-to-below average action RPG. Um...unless you get into action adventure games like Okami and Zelda, that's pretty much the end.

 

[Dumac]

Yeah, the Wii doesn't have any good traditional RPGs.

Rune Factory is like Harvest Moon with some repetitive dungeon grinding..

There is Super Paper Mario, but they removed the majority of the RPG elements typical of the paper mario series for this Wii entry, I guess to make it more accessible. As such, I thought it was pretty lame, but I think it has a decent metacritic score.

The current gen is lacking any good RPGs really.

 

[erwos]

The best two I've played so far are Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon.

However, calling them RPGs might be a bit of a stretch.

 

[DaveSimmons]

The current gen is lacking any good RPGs really.

Only on the wii. PS3 and 360 have a few good JRPGs and some Western RPGs like Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3. The PS2 is still the console to buy for JRPGs though.

 

[sonoma1993]

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is a pretty good rpg game for the wii. I would also recommend Tales of Symphonia from the game cube as well

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

The current gen is lacking any good RPGs really.

Only on the wii. PS3 and 360 have a few good JRPGs and some Western RPGs like Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3. The PS2 is still the console to buy for JRPGs though.

While there are some decent WRPGs, none of the current gen JRPGs have impressed me. I've played all of the well rated ones, and they were all uninspired and lackluster. I can't imagine that the poorly reviewed ones could be any better...

 

[Illusio]

I did really like zelda, but that's more an action than RPG

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

The current gen is lacking any good RPGs really.

Only on the wii. PS3 and 360 have a few good JRPGs and some Western RPGs like Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3. The PS2 is still the console to buy for JRPGs though.

While there are some decent WRPGs, none of the current gen JRPGs have impressed me. I've played all of the well rated ones, and they were all uninspired and lackluster. I can't imagine that the poorly reviewed ones could be any better...

DEMON'S SOULS

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

The current gen is lacking any good RPGs really.

Only on the wii. PS3 and 360 have a few good JRPGs and some Western RPGs like Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3. The PS2 is still the console to buy for JRPGs though.

While there are some decent WRPGs, none of the current gen JRPGs have impressed me. I've played all of the well rated ones, and they were all uninspired and lackluster. I can't imagine that the poorly reviewed ones could be any better...

DEMON'S SOULS

I know, I know. Although I want to, I actually haven't played it, and I'm sure it isn't what the OP had in mind when he said JRPG.

More like a JWRPG

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Originally posted by: urinesane
I don't play RPGs but here is a list and scores from IGN.

game title genre score posted
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars RPG 9.5 Sep 2, 2008
Phantasy Star IV RPG 9.0 Jan 2, 2009
Shining Force II RPG 9.0 Oct 7, 2008
Paper Mario RPG 9.0 Jul 20, 2007
Final Fantasy RPG 8.5 Oct 5, 2009
Phantasy Star RPG 8.5 Aug 31, 2009
Rune Factory: Frontier RPG 8.3 Mar 18, 2009
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years RPG 8.0 Jun 17, 2009
Dokapon Kingdom RPG 8.0 Oct 15, 2008
Phantasy Star II RPG 8.0 Feb 18, 2008
Breath of Fire II RPG 8.0 Sep 4, 2007
Shining in the Darkness RPG 7.0 Sep 20, 2007
Opoona RPG 6.8 Apr 3, 2008

If you're willing to get a Virtual Console game, get Super Mario RPG. You will not be dissappointed.