old school rpgs

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And then there's always Shining Force II for the Genesis. Fun, and definitely beatable in under 35 hours. The battle system is similar to Final Fantasy Tactics. Plus, if you play and like it, I won't have to be "that guy" who recommends SFII in RPG threads anymore.

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I would second Shining Force 2 ( and one! ), but I don't really think you could call them RPGs and definitely not classic old school RPGs. They're turn based battle strategy even if they do have the medieval flare. And to anybody who does play them on an emulator - don't use save states! Particularly for these games, it completely ruins the challenge and gameplay.