Video games within my mind
Lately I've been spending lots of time on playing console RPGs.
Specifically, the Japanese anime-based serial non-SQUAREENIX Role-playing games. After much money blown, I've decided I need to cut down on the number of games I'm collecting.
For this, the list includes:
Action RPGs:
NAMCO's Tales series:
Tales of Phantasia (SNES, PSX, GBA, Anime OAV)
Tales of Destiny (PSX)
Tales of Eternia (US, Tales of Destiny 2) (PSX, Anime TV series 13eps)
Tales of Destiny 2 (JP only)
Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
Tales of Rebirth (JP only)
Tales of Legendia (upcoming PSP)
Tri-Ace's Star Ocean series:
Star Ocean (SNES)
Star Ocean 2: The Second Story (PSX) Star Ocean EX (Anime TV series 26eps)
Star Ocean 2: Blue Sphere (GBA, JP only)
Star Ocean 3: Til the End of Time (Director's cut, PS2, SquareEnix)
Turn-Based RPGs:
KONAMI's Suikoden series:
Suikoden (PSX)
Suikoden II (PSX)
Suikogaiden (PSX JP only)
Suikogaiden 2 (PSX JP only)
Suikoden III (PS2) (Manga 7volumes)
Suikoden IV (PS2)
Rhapsodia (upcoming)
GameArts' Lunar and Grandia series:
Lunar: Silver Star Story (Saturn, PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (Saturn, PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Lunar Legend (GBA)
Lunar: Dragon Song (GBDS, upcoming)
Grandia (PSX)
Grandia II (Dreamcast, PS2, PC)
Grandia III (PS2, upcoming)
MediaVision's Wild ARMS series:
Wild ARMS (PSX) Wild ARMS: Alter Code F (upcoming PS2)
Wild ARMS: 2nd Ignition (PSX)
Wild ARMS: Advanced 3rd (PS2)
Wild ARMS: 4th Detonator (upcoming, PS2)
Capcom's Breath of Fire series:
Breath of Fire (SNES, GBA)
Breath of Fire 2 (SNES, GBA)
Breath of Fire 3 (PSX)
Breath of Fire 4 (PSX)
Breath of Fire 5: Dragon Quarter (PS2)
Tactical RPGs:
SONY's Arc the Lad series:
Arc the Lad Collection (I, II, III) (PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Arc the Lad (Anime TV series 26eps)
Arc the Lad IV: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2)
Arc the Lad V: End of Darkness (PS2)
NINTENDO's Fire Emblem series:
Fire Emblem: Dragon of Darkness and Sword of Light (JP only) (NES, Anime OAV 2eps) (SSBM Marth)
Fire Emblem Gaiden (JP only)(NES)
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (JP only) (SNES) (remake of FE1, plus FE3)
Fire Emblem: Geneology of Holy Wars (JP only) (SNES)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (JP only) (SNES)
Fire Emblem: Sealed Sword (GBA) (SSBM Roy)
Fire Emblem: Sword of Flame (GBA)
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (GBA)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (upcoming GCN)
CareerSoft's Growlanser series:
Growlanser (JP only) (PSX)
Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice (PS2) Localized by Working Designs!
Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness (PS2) Localized by Working Designs!
Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time (PS2, OAV 1eps)
Platform Adventure RPGs:
Falcom's YS series:
Ys: The Vanished Omen (PC, NES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished (PC, NES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC, SNES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (PC, TubroGrafX)
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (PC, SNES)
Ys V: Sand City Kefin (JP only) (PC, SNES)
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (PC, PS2, PSP)
Whew... okay... so it's not really cut down very much, but those are the ones that I'm grouping together for collectability.
I'll also still collect Square RPGs, and NIS games, and probably the ShadowHearts series when I can.
Specifically, the Japanese anime-based serial non-SQUAREENIX Role-playing games. After much money blown, I've decided I need to cut down on the number of games I'm collecting.
For this, the list includes:
Action RPGs:
NAMCO's Tales series:
Tales of Phantasia (SNES, PSX, GBA, Anime OAV)
Tales of Destiny (PSX)
Tales of Eternia (US, Tales of Destiny 2) (PSX, Anime TV series 13eps)
Tales of Destiny 2 (JP only)
Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
Tales of Rebirth (JP only)
Tales of Legendia (upcoming PSP)
Tri-Ace's Star Ocean series:
Star Ocean (SNES)
Star Ocean 2: The Second Story (PSX) Star Ocean EX (Anime TV series 26eps)
Star Ocean 2: Blue Sphere (GBA, JP only)
Star Ocean 3: Til the End of Time (Director's cut, PS2, SquareEnix)
Turn-Based RPGs:
KONAMI's Suikoden series:
Suikoden (PSX)
Suikoden II (PSX)
Suikogaiden (PSX JP only)
Suikogaiden 2 (PSX JP only)
Suikoden III (PS2) (Manga 7volumes)
Suikoden IV (PS2)
Rhapsodia (upcoming)
GameArts' Lunar and Grandia series:
Lunar: Silver Star Story (Saturn, PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (Saturn, PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Lunar Legend (GBA)
Lunar: Dragon Song (GBDS, upcoming)
Grandia (PSX)
Grandia II (Dreamcast, PS2, PC)
Grandia III (PS2, upcoming)
MediaVision's Wild ARMS series:
Wild ARMS (PSX) Wild ARMS: Alter Code F (upcoming PS2)
Wild ARMS: 2nd Ignition (PSX)
Wild ARMS: Advanced 3rd (PS2)
Wild ARMS: 4th Detonator (upcoming, PS2)
Capcom's Breath of Fire series:
Breath of Fire (SNES, GBA)
Breath of Fire 2 (SNES, GBA)
Breath of Fire 3 (PSX)
Breath of Fire 4 (PSX)
Breath of Fire 5: Dragon Quarter (PS2)
Tactical RPGs:
SONY's Arc the Lad series:
Arc the Lad Collection (I, II, III) (PSX) Localized by Working Designs!
Arc the Lad (Anime TV series 26eps)
Arc the Lad IV: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2)
Arc the Lad V: End of Darkness (PS2)
NINTENDO's Fire Emblem series:
Fire Emblem: Dragon of Darkness and Sword of Light (JP only) (NES, Anime OAV 2eps) (SSBM Marth)
Fire Emblem Gaiden (JP only)(NES)
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (JP only) (SNES) (remake of FE1, plus FE3)
Fire Emblem: Geneology of Holy Wars (JP only) (SNES)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (JP only) (SNES)
Fire Emblem: Sealed Sword (GBA) (SSBM Roy)
Fire Emblem: Sword of Flame (GBA)
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (GBA)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (upcoming GCN)
CareerSoft's Growlanser series:
Growlanser (JP only) (PSX)
Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice (PS2) Localized by Working Designs!
Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness (PS2) Localized by Working Designs!
Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time (PS2, OAV 1eps)
Platform Adventure RPGs:
Falcom's YS series:
Ys: The Vanished Omen (PC, NES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished (PC, NES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PC, SNES, SEGA, TurboGrafX)
Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (PC, TubroGrafX)
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (PC, SNES)
Ys V: Sand City Kefin (JP only) (PC, SNES)
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (PC, PS2, PSP)
Whew... okay... so it's not really cut down very much, but those are the ones that I'm grouping together for collectability.
I'll also still collect Square RPGs, and NIS games, and probably the ShadowHearts series when I can.