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good rpgs for gba on my android

Rambusted

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Anyone have any suggestions? I like the idea of an emulator on my phone but the touchscreen sucks for action games, however I find it to be fairly acceptable for turn based rpgs. Already have both golden suns, final fantasy remakes, breath of fire, and fire emblem. What else is good?
 
I know it's old, but I stumbled upon it, so...in case the OP is still looking:
Demikids Light and Dark (only English megaten for GBA, same story from different perspectives, dark has better gameplay, IMO)
Fire Emblem: Sealed Sword (fan translation)
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore
Lunar Legend
Mother 1+2 ("Earthbound Zero" and Earthbound), Mother 3 (both fan translations)
Shining Force
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 1 and 2
Tactics Ogre: somethingrather
 
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Tactics Adavanced, for gods sake get Tactics Advanced. That game is awesome and it feels like it was meant to be played on a touchscreen smartphone.
 
They're not RPGs, but the 2 metroid games, the later 2 castlevania games are a blast as well as Wario Land 4 if you've never played them. I believe Cerb compiled a pretty solid list of RPGs you should try. All in all, the Super NES, Sega Saturn, and GBA are my favorite consoles of all time even though the GBA is a handheld.
 
Chrono trigger but that wasnt released on gba... or was it?
No. The latest and best version, TMK, is the DS release, which is pretty awesome (all the PSX version added content and bug fixes, its own added content, and UI refinements like the GBA and DS FF ports).
 
Final Fantasty Tactics: Advances and Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis are both solid tactical RPGs. FFTA has better stories and characters but I like the gameplay in TO a bit more I think.

Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga is another good one, somewhat of a spiritual successor to SMRPG but has some platforming/puzzle solving behind it as well. And Pokemon Fire Red and Emerald Green are basically faithful updates of the original game boy cartridges.

Sword of Mana is alright, but it's pretty hack and slashy plus difficult to navigate at some points.
 
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