The top 50 JRPGs of all time
From thecrankyhermit
See GUTCH for information on this genre and its place on the genre hierarchy.
The top 10:
1: Chrono Trigger (1995) SNES
2: Final Fantasy VI (1994) SNES
3: Final Fantasy IX (2000) PS1
4: Secret of Mana (1993) SNES
5: Super Mario RPG (1996) SNES
6: Anachronox (2001) PC
7: Final Fantasy VII (1997) PS1
8: Final Fantasy X (2001) PS2
9: Chrono Cross (1999) PS1
10: Kingdom Hearts (2002) PS2
The rest, in alphabetical order:
Breath of Fire (1993) SNES
Crystalis (1990) NES
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004) PS2
Dragon Warrior (1986) NES, MSX
EarthBound (1994) SNES
Final Fantasy (1987) NES
Final Fantasy III (1990) NES
Final Fantasy IV (1991) SNES
Final Fantasy V (1992) SNES
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (1992) SNES
Final Fantasy VIII (1999) PS1
Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) PS2
Final Fantasy XII (2006) PS2
Final Fantasy XIII (2009) PS3
Golden Sun (2001) GBA
Grandia II (2000) Dreamcast
Illusion of Gaia (1993) SNES
Kingdom Hearts II (2005) PS2
Knights of Xentar (1991) PC-98
Lunar: The Silver Star (1993) Sega CD
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) GBA
Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) Saturn
Paper Mario (2000) N64
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) Gamecube
Parasite Eve (1998) PS1
Phantasy Star (1987) Sega Master System
Phantasy Star II (1989) Genesis
Phantasy Star IV (1994) Genesis
Pokémon (1996) Gameboy
Pokémon Gold/Silver (1999) Gameboy
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (2002) GBA
Seiken Densetsu 3 (1995) SNES
Skies of Arcadia (2000) Dreamcast
Suikoden (1995) PS1
Suikoden II (1998) PS1
Tales of Symphonia (2003) Gamecube
Undertale (2015) PC
Vagrant Story (2000) PS1
Xenogears (1998) PS1
Xenosaga: Episode I (2002) PS2