The most interesting RPG released in 2003

RPG 27 January 2003

Skies of Arcadia Legends is an RPG game created by the group Overworks. The title takes us to a magical land of happiness, inhabited by rightful citizens, monsters and pirates.

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RPG 10 February 2003

The reality presented in .hack//Infection Part 1 has two layers. On the one hand, we have the world of the future, where the most popular virtual game is "The World", and on the other, the virtual reality of "The World" itself.

PS2

RPG 11 February 2003

Another addition to Ultima Online, the first MMOcRPG game. Introduces new areas, dungeons, new weapons, new character classes and a number of other novelties.

PC

RPG 15 February 2003

A cRPG game designed for massive multiplayer online gameplay.

PC

RPG 16 February 2003

Set in the futuristic science fiction world turn-based, multiplayer action RPG action, developed using the free BYOND program. Take on the role of one of the crew members of the space station and participate in the unique Space Station 13 session.

PC

RPG 17 February 2003

Dark Cloud 2 is a continuation of the enthusiastically received RPG produced by Level 5 corporation. Like its predecessor, the title allows us to embark on an epic journey through fairy-tale locations.

PS2

RPG 18 February 2003

The next installment of the famous Japanese cRPG. Once again we play the role of a young man named Ryu. The fifth part of the game introduces many interesting innovations, including a completely new combat system.

PS2

RPG 21 February 2003

MMO game in the realities of fantasy and sci-fi, about economy, by Mindark AB. In the game we play the role of a hero who will come to travel through a series of planets and smaller worlds. An interesting fact is that the game contains a universal banking system through which we can make transactions for real money. This means that real dollars can be invested in virtual goods and services.

PC

RPG 24 February 2003

Another expansion pack to the MMORPG EverQuest released in 1999 by Daybreak Game Company which maintains the franchise ever since. This time the action takes place on an island called Broken Skull Rock and the plot focuses on a civil war fought between clans of trolls. EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha introduces a new, playable race – Froglogs.

PC

RPG 24 February 2003

Xenosaga is a soil game. Not only will it make you admire the beautiful graphics, but you will also reflect on the dilemmas of the characters of this story. And graphics don't always go hand in hand with soil, transplanting - that's why it's worth paying attention to this title.

PS2

RPG 24 February 2003

Spells of Gold is a cRPG game with a highly developed economic aspect, created by Jonquil Software's development team. The action is set in a fantastic world inhabited not only by people, but also by elves, dwarves and other magical creatures. The player takes on the role of a hero who travels between distant lands and tries to make a fortune on trade.

PC

RPG 07 March 2003

A classic representative of the hack-and-slash genre, i.e. arcade RPGs, aimed at mass elimination of monsters. Choice of characters representing 4 different professions, including a warrior and half-man-semi-smok.

GBA

RPG 17 March 2003

Despite the fact that relatively little has changed in Pokemon Sapphire on GBA compared to older versions, it's still incredibly addictive. Not just for youngsters... because it's just a good RPG.

GBA

RPG 17 March 2003

Although relatively little has changed in Pokemon Ruby on GBA compared to older versions, it's still incredibly addictive. Not just for youngsters... because it's just a good RPG.

GBA

RPG 25 March 2003

Shadowbane is an MMORPG developed by Wolfpack Studios. The game takes players to a fantastical realm engulfed in chaos resulting from a treacherous assassination of King Cambruin. The gameplay revolves around duels, during which players have to fight each other and complete numerous quests generated by the so-called ‘Game Masters’. Upon starting the game, one has to create a character for themselves by selecting one of ten diverse races and four unique classes.

PC

RPG 27 March 2003

Created by the author of the popular Quake fashion - Future versus Fantasy (FvF) game is a hybrid of the genres Role-Playing-Game and First-Person-Shooter, designed only for multiplayer entertainment. There are two factions involved in the conflict that focus on science and technology of the Order and Chosen, who prefers magic and religion.

PC

RPG 14 April 2003

"Golden Sun" has gained great popularity. It was the first so extensive, good in virtually every element of the game RPG for portable consoles. The continuation has taken the series further, in the direction that was clearly indicated earlier, but in the right direction.

GBA

RPG 21 April 2003

Prison Server is an absolutely unusual representative of the MMORPG genre. There are no magical swords, ancient dragons or mighty wizards. The world of the game is.... a prison of strict rigour, while players take on the incarnation of the prisoners there.

PC

RPG 29 April 2003

MapleStory is a free Korean MMORPG in fantasy reality. The title is characterized by a way of showing the game, reminiscent of side-scrolled 2D platformers. The game focuses on fighting monsters, which is rewarded with experience points that allow the hero to develop within an extensive system of character classes.

PC

RPG 02 May 2003

Dark cRPG taking place in an alternative reality. The hero of the game is a young monk, Join Isador, who has the task of capturing a man considered by the church to be an anarchist and murderer.

PC

RPG 06 May 2003

The game takes up the thread at the end of the first part, after a climatic fight with the boss. We will see, therefore, most of the known faces and we will visit locations maintained in a similar style as before, maybe only slightly darker due to the taste of the 'administrators' of the system.

PS2

RPG 12 May 2003

The first MMORPG created for mobile devices. This production offers the opportunity to explore an extensive, two-dimensional world with players playing on many different platforms.

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RPG 22 May 2003

An MMOcRPG game that takes us to the fictional continent of Aldania, where, together with other players, we can restore the peace of a chaotic land.

PC

RPG 28 May 2003

RuneScape by Jagex Software is one of the most popular MMORPGs of all time. The developer team decided to make their production first and foremost simple, which is evident by the plot, controls, visuals and soundtrack.

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RPG 02 June 2003

A massive multiplayer online game in which players move to a world constructed on the basis of the most famous Disney cartoons, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

PC

RPG 02 June 2003

Rubies of Eventide is a classic style of massive multiplayer online cRPG, which takes place in a medieval world called Vormis.

PC

RPG 03 June 2003

Another addition to the popular role-playing game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon takes us to the cold island of Solstheim, where the Empire is building a new mining colony.

PC

RPG 16 June 2003

World of Qin is the online equivalent of the 2002 action-RPG Prince of Qin. The player takes on the role of one of the inhabitants of ancient China and, together with thousands of other participants, tries to bring peace to a country torn apart by internal conflicts. Object Software developers have prepared more than 100 different locations, a large number of opponents to defeat and a system of creating objects by hand in the game.

PC

RPG 17 June 2003

A continuation of the 2002 RPG, created based on the license of the cult-classic manga from Akira Toriyama. The studio responsible for the title is Webfoot, seasoned developer of Dragon Ball’s video game adaptations. The plot continues the story initiated in the first installment, focusing on an imminent end of the world, heralded by Trunks - a visitor from the future.

GBA

RPG 17 June 2003

Unlimited SaGa is a title created by Square Enix studio, responsible for Final Fantasy - the most popular series of console RPGs in the world. It is not difficult to guess that the new work of the Japanese also represents a genre of role-playing games.

PS2

RPG 18 June 2003

An official expansion pack for the 2002 role-playing TPP game Neverwinter Nights, developed by BioWare Corporation, the creators of the core game, in cooperation with FloodGate. Shadows of Undrentide introduces a new, about 30-hours-long story campaign for low- and medium-level players.

PC

RPG 24 June 2003

Typical Japanese RPG, set in fantasy climates. We get to know the story of two brothers, solving many quests, as well as fighting numerous duels with hostile creatures.

PS4PS2

RPG 26 June 2003

Star Wars is an absolute classic in the history of S-F cinema. Star Wars Galaxies is a direct, fully licensed transfer of the realities of the film to the Internet world of the MMOcRPG game genre.

PC

RPG 26 June 2003

A combination of an arcade and a simple RPG. The player's task is to paint funny creatures and then give them appropriate instructions. You can play alone or with a second player.

PS2

RPG 01 July 2003

An action-adventure game with RPG features. It is based on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Except for the title and the presence of some common motives (most of all the Black Pearl ship), the game has little in common with the movie. It was at first developed as sequel to Sea Dogs, another similar game created by studio Akella, but the popularity of the movie caused the change of the title.

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RPG 16 July 2003

A third person RPG title set in the Star Wars universe, one of the world’s most famous science fiction franchises. The game was created by BioWare Studios, mainly known for the legendary series Baldur’s Gate. The story of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is set 4,000 years before the events of the film saga, during the so-called Old Republic period.

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RPG 04 August 2003

A game set in the medieval Northern Europe of the Year of Our Lord 1072, combining a fully functional game of the cRPG genre, an interesting adventure game and a history lesson for amateurs.

PC

RPG 07 August 2003

Created with the Korean market in mind, an extensive action/cRPG, which after a huge success in its home country (more than 100,000 copies sold within a few weeks of its premiere) was also released in Europe.

PC

RPG 12 August 2003

The first massive multiplayer online cRPG production coming from across our eastern border. The player lives in the great virtual world of fantasy.

PC

RPG 12 August 2003

A cRPG game modelled on the cult Fallout series. The action takes place in the alternative reality of 16th-century Europe, where magic and technology are intertwined. The game is about completing quests, killing enemies, collecting treasures and developing the hero.

PC

RPG 22 August 2003

An official expansion to the second installment in the action RPG series - Gothic. The add-on expands Piranha Bytes' work by a new story chapter, loosely tied to the events depicted in the original story. The Nameless Hero needs to help the Water Mages in their quest to defeat Raven, a magnate known from the first Gothic, who aims to lay his hands on a mighty artifact called the Claw of Beliar, hidden away in the Temple of Adanos.

PC

RPG 27 August 2003

The first installment in the tactical jRPG originally released on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. After a decade, an improved port has finally made its way to PC. In Disgaea PC you assume the role of a demon prince named Laharl, who having awakened from two-years’ sleep learns about the death of his father. As his successor, he decides to regain the throne and his subjects’ trust by setting out on a dangerous journey during which he will meet many allies and foes.

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RPG 29 August 2003

How I unleashed the Second World War: Unknown adventures of Frank Dolas. A cRPG game, prepared by Alien Artefact studio, known to us so far from the excellent Another War. The action takes place during World War II, and the protagonist of the story is Franek Dolas.

PC

RPG 08 September 2003

Another expansion pack to the 1999 MMORPG EverQuest. The expansion pack was developed by Daybreak Game Company, a team that takes care of the franchise. The add-on takes place under the surface of Norrath. According to the legends, an ancient artifact that provides its owner with supernatural abilities is hidden there. There are forty locations waiting to be explored in EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath, including Deepest Guk, Takish-Hiz and Mistmoore Catacombs.

PC

RPG 09 September 2003

Another official addition to Anarchy Online, one of the most interesting MMOcRPG games, which had its premiere in mid-2001. It introduces new areas and a number of other add-ons and improvements to the game.

PC

RPG 09 September 2003

The realities presented in .hack//Infection Part 1 are twofold. On the one hand, we have the world of the future, where the most popular virtual game is "The World", and on the other, the virtual reality of "The World" itself.

PS2

RPG 13 September 2003

Expanded Roleplaying game, in which the action is observed from an isometric perspective. Our task is to lead a team of daredevils to face the devilish hordes of monsters of the evil god Drah-Shoo. An extensive combat system allows you to set up your team in various formations, precise shot or blow and quick access to handy weapons and equipment.

PC

RPG 16 September 2003

Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand is an action game, it will be a mixture of Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and classic cRPG titles, in which the hero is viewed from an isometric point of view.

GBA

RPG 16 September 2003

Production of the cRPG genre based on the classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons feature game module from 1985 entitled "The Temple of Elemental Evil". The action is shown from an isometric perspective, and the fun focuses mainly on the fight, which is played using a turn-based combat system with great tactical depth.

PC

RPG 20 September 2003

Shining Lore is a MMORPG produced by Phantagram studio, the action of which is set in a colorful world straight from anime fairy tales. Apart from fighting with long-eared rabbits, panda teddy bears, flying cats or huge turtles, players can also test their skills in mini-games such as othello or chess.

PC

RPG 27 September 2003

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a simple jRPG with a hack&slash combat system and a manga/anime environment. This is another part of the series with a rich history - its first part, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, was published in 1987. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim talks about the same hero as his predecessor, Adol Christin with red hair.

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RPG 06 October 2003

An online MMOcRPG game, enabling users from all over the world to live in a fantastic world. This universe was created on the basis of a controversial theory, popularized by James Churchward's literary work, about the existence in prehistoric times of the continent called Mu.

PC

RPG 21 October 2003

Priston Tale is a MMORPG prepared by Triglow Pictures studio, the action of which is set in a fantasy world. The plot depicts a war between two races - the Morions with paranormal abilities and the Tempskrons specializing in technique and brutal power. The player creates his own hero by choosing from four available character classes and joins one of the sides of the conflict. The game's visual setting is maintained in manga style, and the gameplay itself has an arcade character.

PC

RPG 28 October 2003

The eleventh part of the famous SquareSoft series - Final Fantasy, dedicated to the gameplay of thousands of players on the Internet. The European version of Final Fantasy XI contains both Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia.

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RPG 28 October 2003

The second paid extension to MMOcRPG "Dark Age of Camelot". "Trials of Atlantis" expands the game world with a new land for high level characters - the sunken Atlantis.

PC

RPG 03 November 2003

The frenziedly awaited turn-based strategy has finally arrived in Europe! "Fire Emblem" was produced by Intelligent Systems, the creators of two parts of "Advance Wars".

GBA

RPG 11 November 2003

A combination of tactical turn-based strategy and classic role-playing. We take part in a series of duels, played on specially prepared for this purpose boards.

GBA

RPG 12 November 2003

Official addition to part one of the Dungeon Siege cycle. Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna takes place in the same fantasy world as the original game. The authors have prepared a fascinating story for players, which is a continuation of the events that took place in Dungeon Siege - and it is a peculiar whole and does not require the player to know what the story of the basic game was about.

PC

RPG 15 November 2003

Khan: The Absolute Power is another representative of the popular MMORPG genre, a program created by South Korean studio Mirinae Entertainment, specializing in this type of games on a daily basis. The authors put a lot of emphasis on their own, expanded world, as well as on advanced technological solutions.

PC

RPG 17 November 2003

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a jRPG game, which is an adaptation of a hit released earlier for PlayStation - Harvest Moon: Back to the Nature. The player directs the actions of the hero, who unexpectedly inherits the farm, and his task is to bring them to bloom. The game was produced by Marvelous Entertainment.

GBA

RPG 22 November 2003

A cRPG game in which the player has to save the Moroccan island population from the aggressive attempts of colonists coming from across the ocean. The action is shown from an isometric perspective. The authors took care of an extensive combat system that allows for a wide variety of blows and differentiates the damage according to the place of hit.

PC

RPG 30 November 2003

New incarnation, unofficial continuation of the well-known trilogy of the cRPG species - Bard's Tale. The game is modelled on classic hits from the nineties and eighties, including Bard's Tale, Dragon Wars and Betrayal at Krondor.

PC

RPG 01 December 2003

Sword of Mana clearly refers to the legendary predecessor, being an adventure game with very strongly marked RPG elements.

GBA

RPG 01 December 2003

Ashen Empires is a MMORPG, offering a medieval fantasy world, which was created on the foundations of another product, Dransik.

PC

RPG 02 December 2003

Continuation of highly rated, cyberpunk action RPG from Ion Storm studio from year 2000. The action of the game takes place 20 years after events known from the original, when the world is slowly rising after the global economic disaster. We play as a cadet of the elite Tarsus academy who gets involved in the middle of the conflict between powerful corporations and terrorist organizations, each of which sees the future of the new world in its own way.

PCXBOX

RPG 02 December 2003

The second official expansion pack for the 2002 role-playing game Neverwinter Nights by BioWare. The plot of Hordes of the Underdark follows the events of the first expansion: while the protagonist rests in Waterdeep, the city is attacked by an army of monsters from the underworld. To save the city, you have to discover why the monsters, up until now hostile only towards each other, teamed up, and destroy their alliance.

PC

RPG 05 December 2003

Horizons takes place in a vast world divided between competing principalities and provinces. The whole thing is set in the atmosphere of medieval, gothic fantasy, the game world is inhabited by various races adequate to the theme of the land.

PC

RPG 09 December 2003

Expansion to the game Shadowbane created by the authors of the original - Wolfpack Studios team. Add-on not only introduces a number of system improvements, but also gives us over thirty areas to explore (where you can encounter completely new types of enemies), a number of new professions (such as Sentry specialized in offensive spells and Doomsayer based on dark magic), disciplines (e.g. Conjurer allowing you to summon Chaos beasts) and a completely new race - Nephilim.in.

PC

RPG 12 December 2003

Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town is another game that takes us to the world known from several other consoles. This is a title rather for the beautiful sex, unlike the previous GBA, where the main character was a man. This time it is the women who can play the role of the farm's hostess.

GBA

RPG 12 December 2003

Isometric arcade RPG realized in hack and slash convention. We choose one of the three characters and set out into the world to look for monsters to kill and enemies to defeat. The distinguishing feature of the game is an extensive combat system, based to a large extent on the dexterity of the player himself.

PC

RPG 14 December 2003

Action game with role-playing and strategy elements, which was developed by Enigma Software Productions studio. We have the opportunity to join the conflict between Heaven and Hell, which has been going on since the dawn of time.

PC

RPG 19 December 2003

Savage Eden: The Battle for Laghaim is an MMORPG produced and released by iEntertainment Network. The action was set in the future, when humanity tries to colonize a new planet inhabited by three other races. The player can choose any nation, each with its own unique advantages. The game also works under the names Langhaim and BiosFear.

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