Might as well join in somewhere!
First RPG played: I'm pretty sure the first RPG I ever played was Phantasy Star II. When I was quite young, my parents got a disc with a collection of Genesis games on it as well as a Sonic the Hedgehog one, and Phantasy Star II was one of them.
First RPG completed: Pokemon Yellow, if it counts. Otherwise, either FF1 DoS or Paper Mario 2.
First SRPG played: I wanted to say FFTA because that's the first one I owned, but then I remembered Shining Force was one of the games on that disc with PSII.
First SRPG completed: ...I'm thinking FFTA? I remember the final boss fight of TA, but I may not have gotten there legitimately because my copy was used... I do know I've beaten FFTA2 on my own skill a while back, so I'll go with that.
First ARPG played/completed: Played was Secret of Mana, but I only completed SD3(my second memorable ARPG) very recently.
First handheld RPG played/completed: Definitely Pokemon Yellow. If that doesn't count, Mega Man Battle Network 3?
First console owned: Game Boy Advance.
First video game played: Super Mario Land 2.
First RPG replayed: Ooh... Pokemon Sapphire. Traditional-RPG wise, I'd have to say Paper Mario 2.
How well do they hold up now (scale of 1-10):
PSII - 5/10. Honestly, it's a neat game and all, but rather simplistic and kind of obnoxious even for the time. The amount of depressing events is kinda over the top, and the plot is rather predictable. Music's kinda irritating as well. Didn't age that well, so yeah.
Pkmn Y - 7/10? It's a fun game and the music and world holds up even now, but the game suffers from a lot of bugs and questionable design choices. The engine was much improved come Gen II, but I still love the game so I can't condemn it lower.
FF 1 DoS - 7/10. A good remake of a mediocre game with balance issues. It's alright, it was fun for a while.
Paper Mario 2 - 9/10. I actually love this game. Might not be the hardest thing ever, but it's very well designed and looks nice. Characters are stellar as usual, and the game is much more fun than the other two of the series for me(I don't count Sticker Star).
Shining Force - Abstaining from voting here because I don't remember much of it.
FFTA - 5/10...? Game felt very unpolished for me, although it was fun at first. Graphics are a little weird and the plot is really bleh. Game's also easy as hell to break open, so I don't really see any reason to care for it. Still, it's a neat predecessor to one of my more enjoyed games.
FFTA2 - 8/10! I like this game a lot, especially since it looks nice and the characters are about 50x as interesting for me as opposed to the first one. A lot of things were fixed, but the game is still really damn easy if you know what to do. Lacks balance like the first, but hides it better and manages to be fun despite. Good.
Secret of Mana - 6-7/10? It's alright, but a little bad design wise and didn't draw my attention too much. Bad translation didn't quite help matters.
SD3 - 8/10! It's an awesome game that I've heard about for years but only really tried recently. It's one of the best looking games I can think of for its time, and I like the music. Unfortunately, I can't help but get a little irritated at yet another balancing failure combined with the large numbers of bugs (Agility not affecting evade rates, critical hits essentially not existing, et cetera) so I can't give it a 9/10.
MMBN3 - 7/10 It's a nice game with a lot of replay value. I've not really got much else to say on it.
Pokemon Sapphire - 8/10. I remember when I first played it in a store and was surprised by how well it presented itself. The large number of Pokes available(although they kinda lacked due to the whole hoenn dex thing) helped with strategies, and it sure was fun fighting actually vaguely dangerous Gyms for once. Great music.
