Role-Playing (RPG)

Step into the digital world and guide Mega Man through thrilling levels, defeating formidable enemies and collecting a wide array of battle chips. This White version features exclusive Giga Class chips, unique enemy bosses, and a distinct battle style exclusive to this edition. Engage in strategic real-time grid-based combat while upgrading your arsenal and trading chips with friends across different versions. Experience a blend of role-playing exploration and tactical action set within a rich science fiction universe.

✦ Best for retro rpg fans wanting tactical action and exclusive giga class chips.

Step into the futuristic universe of Mega Man.EXE in this thrilling sequel within the acclaimed Battle Network series. Join forces with Lan and their friends to combat rising cyber crimes and dismantle a dangerous new net crime organization spreading a disruptive computer virus. Engage in tactical cyber battles utilizing real-time strategy elements, collect powerful Battle Chips, and prove your net-battling skills across both single-player campaigns and multiplayer challenges. Stop the digital threat before it overtakes the entire network!

✦ Best for rpg and tactical action fans wanting deep deck-building.

Step into a futuristic world where a young net-battler named Lan boots up his personal exploration terminal (PET) to fight cybercrime. Alongside his cyber-identity, Mega Man.EXE, you will infiltrate a crime-ridden network to battle destructive computer viruses in real time. Collect over 175 Battle Chips containing valuable weapons data and critical system info to restore peace and order to the network. Experience a unique blend of tactical role-playing and real-time combat as you explore cyberspace and upgrade your digital arsenal.

✦ Best for fans of tactical rpgs seeking deep collectible mechanics.

Mega Man X: Command Mission is a turn-based role-playing game taking place in the twenty-third century on the artificial island of Giga City. Players control X and a team of allies as they infiltrate the island to quell a rebellion led by the renegade Reploid Epsilon. Developed by Capcom, the game shifts the iconic action platformer series into traditional RPG combat mechanics reminiscent of the Breath of Fire series. Released across multiple console platforms in 2004, it features an extensive story, unique character abilities, and strategic turn-based encounters.

✦ Best for fans of turn-based rpgs wanting a mega man x spin-off.

Developed by Media.Vision for the 10th anniversary of the series, Wild Arms 5 follows young protagonist Dean Stark and his friends as they explore a 3D fantasy world on Filgaia. Humans struggle under the rule of the alien Veruni while Dean chases his dream of becoming a Golem Hunter after discovering a mysterious girl named Avril. Players experience the tactical HEX battle system, utilize duel-pistol wielding skills to solve environmental puzzles, and engage in various mini-games and side quests. Featuring a rich narrative involving a Veruni government revolt led by Volsung, this classic role-playing adventure blends traditional elements with fresh mechanics.

✦ Best for traditional jrpg fans wanting strategic turn-based combat.

Step into the shoes of Jude Maverick, a young teenager whose quiet life in a floating village is shattered, forcing him to descend to the war-torn surface of Filgaia. As you journey across a world of rusty tanks and scattered settlements, you must uncover a sinister governmental plot and rescue a young girl used as a tool for destruction. Abandoning the traditional Wild West theme of its predecessors, this fourth installment introduces dynamic hex-based battle mechanics and intricate environmental dungeon puzzles. Navigate your party across the battlefield, exploit enemy positioning, learn powerful skills, and fight to save a ruined world from complete annihilation.

✦ Best for jrpg fans seeking innovative hex-based tactical combat.

Wild Arms Alter Code: F is a comprehensive reimagining of the original PlayStation role-playing game, brought to life on the PlayStation 2. Players traverse the surreal, desolate world of Filgaia alongside Rudy, Cecelia, and Jack, uncovering ancient secrets left behind by a forgotten civilization. The game blends traditional overworld exploration and challenging dungeon-crawling with modernized gameplay mechanics. Featuring compatibility with the PS2 HDD to reduce load times, this epic adventure offers a deeply immersive experience for both fans of the original and newcomers to the series.

✦ Best for fans wanting enhanced graphics and an expanded classic jrpg story.

Wild Arms 3 is a fully 3D role-playing adventure featuring stroke-shaded animation-style graphics and a distinct Wild West setting. Players follow four Drifters chosen by the planet's spiritual protectors, the Guardians, as they journey together to prevent a prophesied catastrophe. Throughout their quest, the heroes contend with rival Drifter groups, fanatical scientists known as the Prophets, and legendary Demons. As they uncover startling truths about Filgaia's history, the four protagonists must rely on turn-based strategy and powerful Guardian abilities to save their world.

✦ Best for fans of classic turn-based jrpgs seeking a wild west fantasy adventure.

Wild Arms 2 transports players to the desolate and dying world of Filgaia, where a sinister organization known as Odessa attempts to resurrect the ancient demon Lord Blazer. After becoming possessed by a demon during a tragic experiment, Ashley Winchester claims the legendary sword Argetlahm and joins forces with Lilka Eleniak and Brad Evans as part of the elite ARMS team to fight back. Featuring a traditional turn-based combat system, the game allows players to actively utilize three combatants in battle while managing a reserve of up to six characters. Players can unleash unique techniques and summon powerful creatures using the Guardian system as they journey across a vast world blending fantasy, science fiction, and puzzle-solving elements.

✦ Best for classic jrpg fans craving tactical turn-based combat and western steampunk.

Wild Arms is a classic role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision, originally released for the Sony PlayStation. Set in the fantasy world of Filgaia, it combines traditional JRPG elements with a unique Western American motif, featuring frontier towns, vast wastelands, and mysterious ancient relics. Players control Rudy, a young boy capable of operating powerful weapons known as ARMs, alongside his companions Jack and Cecilia. Together, this band of Dream Chasers must navigate dungeons, solve puzzles, and utilize their unique skills to prevent an otherworldly threat from destroying the world.

✦ Best for classic jrpg fans seeking a unique western fantasy setting.

Enter the world of Panzer Dragoon Saga and experience a game like no other, fusing classic Panzer action with advanced role-playing on the Saturn. Set thirty years after the first game, young mercenary Edge must seek vengeance against a renegade commander and uncover ancient mysteries. After surviving an attack on an Imperial excavation site, Edge bonds with a legendary dragon to pursue Craymen and rescue a mysterious girl found in suspended animation. The innovative rail-free 3D engine lets players soar deeper into a captivating fantasy adventure than ever before.

✦ Best for classic rpg enthusiasts and collectors seeking an epic sega saturn adventure.

Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Recapture the deep sense of exploration, the joy of a pulsating adventure, and the thrill of leading your own band of companions across a new fantasy realm and into the depths of monster-infested dungeons in search of lost treasures and ancient mysteries. So gather your party, venture forth, and embrace adventure as you delve into a realm of wonder, nostalgia, and the excitement of classic RPGs with Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity. Experience tactical real-time-with-pause combat and a rich, reactive story penned by veteran role-playing game creators.

✦ Best for fans of classic isometric rpgs seeking deep, tactical fantasy adventures.