Mandrake -- Shining Force 1 and 2 had nothing like what Sirocco described. Final Fantasy Tactics had a goofy quest thing that was something like it, but not really. I'd say the closest thing I can t ...
My general sentiment is that I hate being asked to form my own party. Generally games that make such a request end up becoming shallow on the char-development side (WoR FF3, Suikoden, etc.). My idea ...