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List of console role-playing games, listed alphabetically with photos of the game's cover art when available. Spanning the entire history of the genre, these console role-playing games have been enjoyed by millions. This list includes all console role-playing games that have ever hit the shelves, so it doesn't necessarily have all the more obscure, future or new console role-playing games. Various bits of information are available for these top console role-playing games, such as when the game was released and who developed the game. In some instances you can click on the names of the games to get an even more in-depth description of them. These aren't necessarily the best console role-playing games, but there are a lot of popular console role-playing games listed here. The list you're viewing is made up of games like Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VI.This list answers the questions, "What are the best console role-playing games?" and "What are the most popular console role-playing games?"

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Chrono Cross

Chrono Cross is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the successor to Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Chrono Cross was developed primarily by scenarist and director Masato Kato and other designers from Chrono Trigger, including art director Yasuyuki Honne and composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Nobuteru Yūki designed the characters of the game.
The story of Chrono Cross focuses on a teenage boy named Serge and a theme of parallel worlds. Faced with an alternate reality in which he died as a child, Serge endeavors to discover the truth of the two worlds' divergence. The flashy thief Kid and many other characters assist him in his travels around the tropical archipelago El Nido. Struggling to uncover his past and find the mysterious Frozen Flame, Serge is chiefly challenged by Lynx, a shadowy antagonist working to apprehend him.
Upon its release in Japan in 1999 and North America in 2000, Chrono Cross received high ratings and critical acclaim, earning a perfect 10.0 score from GameSpot.

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Asking a group of gamers what the best video game soundtrack of all time is is like asking baseball fans who <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-pitchers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best pitcher</a> of all time is - there are sure to be very strong opinions and definitely a few heated arguments. For this list we&#39;ve compiled some of the greatest video game music of all time, and we&#39;re leaving it up to you to decide which is best. In recent years games like Braid and Bastion have been praised for their beautiful songs, while older favorites seem to be Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy 7.&nbsp;

Video game music can be good for different reasons. Some songs are epic, some sweet, some scary, intense, catchy, sad, etc... Whatever the reason, vote for the best video game <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword" target="_blank">soundtracks of all time</a>.

If one of your favorite games with great music is missing, feel free to add it to the list so it has a chance for other people to vote on it too. You can add a game from any console, whether it&#39;s an older platform like SNES or it&#39;s a newer game for PC. Just make sure it has <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-soundtracks/alexander-oreilly" target="_blank">an amazing soundtrack</a> before throwing it with these other greats!

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<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/classic-video-games-that-suck/steven-petite?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Video game</a> stories range from the extremely simplistic to the staggeringly complex. While early games - and many contemporary ones focused on gameplay - treat the plot as a loose outline filled in by action or puzzles, some games have tried to push the boundaries and tell emotionally gripping, cinematic stories with elements of interactive control and player choices that forward the storyline.

The advent of so-called &quot;sandbox&quot; games, which give players more freedom in choosing <a href="http://www.ranker.com/tags/how-to?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag">how to</a> explore the environment, which missions to embark upon and what order to progress in has also served to make games more character-driven and involving. (&quot;Fallout 3,&quot; for example, builds up a karmic profile of the player based on decisions in how to advance through missions.) These best storyline games build on the gameplay and graphics with genuinely good stories.&nbsp;

Currently at the top of the list of the best video game storylines are the Mass Effect games with BioShock, The Last of Us, and Half-Life 2 all in contention for the number one spot. Gamers will also recognize other popular video game franchises, like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kingdom-hearts-worlds/ranker-games" target="_blank">the worlds of </a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kingdom-hearts-worlds/ranker-games" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts</a>, or Metal Gear Solid and Assassin&#39;s Creed, which feature twists and surprises in their storylines.&nbsp;

This list collects the games with the most entertaining and involving storylines. Vote for your favorite games on the list, and build your own version to add more suggestions that aren&#39;t already ranked! There is no shortage of games with amazing stories.

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The most addictive games of all time, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Anyone can add their video game addictions to this list, making it an accurate, real-time ranking of the addicting video games that gamers just can&#39;t put down. Voting on this list is easier than figuring out the Konami code, so add your two cents and see how your gaming obsessions stack up against everyone else&#39;s.

Of the most addicting games, there are some from every era. From addicting PC games to the most addicting video games, there&#39;s something for everyone on this list, no matter what kinds of video games you like. Gamers the world over know that with some games, you just can&#39;t stop playing. Going beyond just the top 10 addicting games, this list has over 400 games that are sure to have you hooked! Vote up all your picks for the best&nbsp;addictive&nbsp;games.

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These are the all-time best RPG games, including both tactical and action role-playing games across multiple platforms and franchises. 

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This comprehensive list ranks the&nbsp;best pure role-playing games, action-RPG hybrids and MMORPG&#39;s of all time, as voted on by the Ranker Community. The popularity of role-playing games far predates <a href="/list/best-old-school-rpgs/kyle-townsend" target="_blank">video game technology</a> entirely, and many of the genre&#39;s standards, settings and concepts continue to draw strong influence from the <a href="/list/top-five-tabletop-rpg_s/dragolite">pen-and-paper games</a> of the past (particularly the granddaddy of them all, Dungeons &amp; Dragons, or D&amp;D.)

In <a href="/list/most-underrated-rpgs/kyle-townsend" target="_blank">traditional role-playing games</a>, the player controls a character in a fictional world or setting and takes a strong hand in determining how that character chooses to progress through the environment. They tend to be more character and <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-most-compelling-video-game-storylines">plot-driven games</a> in many ways, as opposed to games that put more emphasis on stealth, puzzle-solving or combat. In some ways, new technology has simply made RPG&#39;s easier to organize and faster to play through, removing the need for a &quot;gamemaster&quot; and reliance on dice or other physical means of determining game outcomes. What are your all-time favorite RPGs?

Many of the most popular RPGs are part of a larger franchise, set in <a href="/list/best-rpg-soundtracks/ranker-games" target="_blank">a familiar world </a>that has been established over the course of numerous games (and sometimes tie-in novels, short films, or other media.) The Final Fantasy&nbsp;franchise is perhaps the most significant and long-standing in video game history, and in fact at this point has branched out beyond traditional role-playing games to include entires focused on tactical role-playing, action role-playing, MMORPG&#39;s, racing games, third-person shooters, and even rhythm and fighting games. It has also inspired numerous animated films, tie in novels and comic books. (Unlike many other RPG series that are all based in a single setting or universe - such as the Elder Scrolls&nbsp;series Tamriel or Azeroth from Blizzard&#39;s Warcraft&nbsp;games - Final Fantasy&nbsp;entries tend to take place in different settings and have sharply distinguished plotlines.)

Vote up all your favorite titles so gamers can see which releases rank among the&nbsp;greatest RPGs ever made.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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In every medium there are bound to be revered classics that, in retrospect, actually aren&rsquo;t very good. Occasionally, pieces of entertainment remain relevant over time not because they are necessarily great artworks, but entries in important series, or static reminders of the framework of their time. Video game history is interesting because unlike other major forms of entertainment like books, film, and television, video games have only been a part of entertainment culture for forty years. The definition of what constitutes as a &ldquo;classic&rdquo; is debatable within a field that has only recently learned how to walk on its own.

For the sake of argument, this list of fifteen classic games that actually aren&rsquo;t very good covers games starting from the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/failed-video-game-consoles/nathan-gibson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game console</a> that started the gaming revolution, NES, and spans to the infancy of the Playstation 2. Why? Because the natural halfway point between the release of Nintendo&rsquo;s first home console and today is right at the turn of the millennium. While some may argue that games released past 2001 are modern classics, and others may argue that classics only cover the early days of arcade and action games of the mid-eighties and early-nineties, this list represents the progression of games from 1987 to 2001, a timespan in which games went through constant changes and evolutions to influence, and serve as a template for, what games are today in 2016. The entries here are sometimes fun experiences, but fun doesn&#39;t always equate to an overall good experience.&nbsp;

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Role-playing games (RPGs) are known for being extremely immersive, but one of their most notable&nbsp;traits is their soundtracks. The best RPG soundtracks feature&nbsp;tunes that are at once catchy but also intoxicatingly deep, giving gamers a reason to revisit a certain world or replay the same area over and over again without ever feeling repetitive or annoying.

From classic games like Chrono Trigger to newer favorites like Witcher 3 and more, these RPGs are known for having stunning compositions and epic&nbsp;tunes. What&#39;s so impressive about most RPG soundtracks is their ability to exist in a realm of their own - outside the console and sometimes even within their own concert hall.&nbsp;Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary composer behind classic series like Final Fantasy,&nbsp;has seen his work performed in concert halls across the world.

Whether you think&nbsp;&#39;Aerith&#39;s Theme&#39; in Final Fantasy 7 was the single greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-very-best-classic-video-game-songs/brian-gilmore?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game song</a> ever written&nbsp;or love listening to &#39;Zelda&#39;s Theme&#39; in Ocarina of Time, there&#39;s no denying that fact that all of these&nbsp;games are revered for ​their epic, uplifting, and, above all, catchy&nbsp;compositions. What&#39;s your favorite RPG soundtrack?

Vote up your favorite soundtracks from the early 8-bit days to today,&nbsp;and add your own if they&#39;re missing from the list below.

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Best Games for Playstation 2

If you owned a PlayStation 2 at any time during your life, then it&#39;s safe to say there were probably <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-snes-rpgs-ever/reference" target="_blank">a few RPGs</a> in your collection. There&#39;s something about role playing games that really capture your imagination and make you feel like you&#39;re part of another world. Your party always has colorful characters, the abilities you gain along the way are amazing, and boss battles are usually nothing short of epic.

With so many great options to choose from, there was never a shortage of games to play for fans of the genre. Since some games were much better than others, we&#39;ve decided to rank the best PS2 RPGs of all time. This list will feature the most popular and best-selling RPGs that were released for PlayStation 2.

While many of these games were console exclusive, we&#39;re allowing non-exclusives to be a part of the list as well. This list features items like Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XII, and many more. Vote up all&nbsp;your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-games-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite video games</a> below.

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If you owned a PlayStation at any time during your life, then it&#39;s safe to say there were probably <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-psp-rpgs/ranker-games" target="_blank">a few RPGs</a> in your collection. There&#39;s something about role-playing games that really capture your imagination and make you feel like you&#39;re part of another world. Your party always has colorful characters, the abilities you gain along the way are amazing, and boss battles are usually nothing short of epic.

With so many great options to choose from, there was never a shortage of games to play for fans of the genre. Since some games were much better than others, we&#39;ve decided to rank the <a class="edS-cl" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-playstation-2-rpgs/ranker-games" target="_blank">best PlayStation RPGs</a> of all time. Some of the best RPGs ever made were released for the PS1, including one of the most popular RPGs of all time,&nbsp;Final Fantasy VII.

This list features the most popular and best-selling PS1 RPGs that were ever released. While many of these games were console exclusive, we&#39;re allowing non-exclusives to be a part of the list as well. This poll contains top titles&nbsp;like Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Cross.

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