Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Nintendo 64, 2000)

Possibly one of the best games, not only for N64, but ever, Ogrebattle 64 combines the intricate developement and decision making of an rpg, with the epic tactical war gameplay of rts. Set in a medieval world, OB64 takes you along the campaign of a young nobleman and his army, growing and being torn apart along the way, seeking the truth to the many mysteries of the world they live in. In this game, you control units of 5 people or less that you use in order to liberate or capture towns along the way, saving them from the enemy. There are healers, mages, knights, beast masters and more, not to mention master classes and secret classes as well. There are over a dozen characters that can join your battalion along the way depending on your actions throughout the game, and there are several different endings decided by that as well. A highly recomended game for any rpger due to the amazingly complex role playing system and interesting scenes. The story is truly captivating and the ability to shape your own destiny in a way keeps you playing over and over. This game not only keeps you entertained for the 40+ hours of play it takes to beat it, but it also gives a great euphoric feeling. The graphics are unfortunately not 64 bit, but the game makes up for that in making the landscape so vast, and the cinematics so detailed. Hopefully you will feel the same way I do about Ogrebattle 64, but either way it is absolutely worth a try. Have fun and good luck to you!

Ogre Battle 64 for is one of my most favorite games. Since the Nintendo 64 I've owned many systems, but no other games has caused me to sit in front of the T.V. screen as long. The game requires simple tatics skills so young kids can enjoy it, but has a great storyline that older players can appreciate. What you need to do in the game is move your army across a map. You move each platoon to strategic positions and take over enemy strongholds. There is also many chances to interact with npcs to gain goods and possibly other soldiers. The only fall back is the rarity of the game, which drives the price up.

With it's amazing graphics, (12/10 considering its N64) very detailed story line, extremely complex character development, (not kidding!) challenging-to-master but fun battle system, ton's of features, and many extra goals, this game could easily seize the title of "Best game for the N64" against games like Super Smash Bros. and the Zelda games.

If you own an N64 (still...) like many nintendo advocates (like me, lol) and you like war/strategy/rpg games, this is a must buy.

Within the first 10 minutes of the intro story, I was getting the huge Final Fantasy Tactics vibe... The music, the shape of the characters, and pretty much everything about the game was reminding me of FFT. Then you get to the part where you play the game and fight. BORING!!

I'm sorry, but I just could not stand playing this game. FFT at least let you control your guys (& gals) on the board. This game doesn't even let you do that. Instead, you start out by moving your characters groups to a destination, and if you run into any enemies, you go through (pretty much) one round of "I hit you, you hit me". After the blows have been given, both sides retreat, and fight again later. This is preposterous to me!!

I don't even get the chance to sit there and keep fighting with the enemies!?!? I have to go chase them down, over and over, until they're dead!?!? LAME!

Besides the terrible gameplay factor, if you play it and enjoy the battling, unlike me, you'll probably like the game for its RPG values. It still has a great amount of RPG customization to it, like FFT. I just couldn't get past the battling system. It made the game oh so boring to me...

witht he playstation gaining almost all of the rpg fans during its run, ogre battle was perhaps the only decent rpg on the n64 apart from paper mario and harvest moon. the sad thing is, the game itself isn't that great. as far as strategy rpgs goes, this one is subpar. the graphics are proudly old school 2D but the strategic elements in the game seem lacking. mostly its just commanding a bunch of units on a overhead map and attacking enemies. still comparatively on the system, this was the best to hope for.