That's most RPGs right there.
At least the ones from the Final Fantasy series. There are more tech oriented RPGs, too.
The first RPG that I played was Final Fantasy VII, and it has a very involving story.
Final Fantasy 8 was nice too, and it had a lot of side-quests, and the card game, which was cool and annoying at the same time.
FF12 has a lot of side-quests and stuff to do. I'm working a bit on doing that right now instead of continuing with the story.
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