What videogames are you playing in 2026?

[jian]

The first Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the best written stories in the entire Final Fantasy series and one of the best ever in a video game, period. Its recent remaster, The Ivalice Chronicles, is also the best way to play that game.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a different game with a very different story, but I also think it’s one of the best storylines in any JRPG I’ve played. It did a fine job with isekai when that was a relatively new genre, with classic FF stylings.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I’m not a big fan of the Dragon Age games - or at least I bounced of Origins hard and that’s apparently the best of the bunch.

I’m not really a console gamer and the few jRPGs I’ve played were really not my thing. I do like me some tactical turn-based combat so I’ve wondered if some of the “Tactics” titles might suit better. But then I’ll probably complain about the thin plot and art style.

Appreciate the suggestions nonetheless.

Dragon Age 2 has a better story than Origins, though I'm sure I will get screeched at for saying so.

Many of the best RPGs out there are on consoles, so I would imagine your not being a console gamer might contribute to the perception that RPGs don't tend to have great stories.

But most gamers, I think, would agree with me that RPG video games are right up there with novels for being a source of really excellent stories.