What are the best RPGs with a high number of classes that are actually different from one another?

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Best RPGs with a high number of classes that are actually different from one another	Price	Genre	Co-Op
-- FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL	$13.99	Tactical / RPG	None
-- Grim Dawn	$24.99	Action / RPG / Hack n' Slash	4 Player Online / 4 Player LAN
-- Torchlight II	$19.99	Dungeon Crawler RPG	Dungeon Crawler RPG
-- Pillars of Eternity	$44.99	RPG	RPG
-- Tales of Maj'Eyal	-	–	–

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11 Games Considered

My Recommendation for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL

My Recommendation for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL

Deep turn-based tactical combat that you can easily sink hundreds of hours into

Poor port on Android

For a mobile release, this is a large game with many hours of content, which is often rare on the mobile platform

Touch controls feel awkward to use

My Recommendation for Grim Dawn

My Recommendation for Grim Dawn

Complex leveling system with thousands of possible builds

Lots of trips to town

Great homage to old school ARPGs

Static pre-rendered levels

Drop-in co-op (online and local)

My Recommendation for Torchlight II

My Recommendation for Torchlight II

My Recommendation for Pillars of Eternity

My Recommendation for Pillars of Eternity

Deep character creation

A lot of reading

Combat requires forethought

Single player only

Large selection of companions

Three editions available that offer extra out of game content

Crafting system

Long gameplay

Rich storytelling

Fantastic throwback to the isometric RPGs of old

Movie quality music

My Recommendation for Tales of Maj'Eyal

My Recommendation for Tales of Maj'Eyal

Easier to learn than some other roguelikes

Graphics may not appeal to everyone

Built-in but optional chat system for bragging or when you get lost

A lot of depth through many character classes and quests

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

Additional content, changes and upgrades for the HD remaster

Airship travel is limited to picking destinations on the map

Huge and diverse open world to explore

Later parts of the story feel tacked on

Amazing amount of challenging optional content

Main protagonist adds little to the plot

Standout characters among the cast

Intuitive player-programmed combat with the gambit system

My Recommendation for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

My Recommendation for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Action gameplay that is influenced by Devil May Cry

Sparsely populated, large open world

Demands competence in both action and RPGs

Easy to underlevel/overlevel

My Recommendation for Diablo III

My Recommendation for Diablo III

Fun endgame with even better loot

Still requires the player to be online even to play single player

Really big boost in experience if playing on hard

Less focused around growth than previous installments

Heavily focused around customization

My Recommendation for Everquest

My Recommendation for Everquest

Offers a good bit of nostalgia

Content locked behind paywall

My Recommendation for Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

My Recommendation for Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy III

My Recommendation for Final Fantasy III

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