This was the first RPG I've ever played. The only other was called MapleStory. That game basically ruined RPGs for me forever because I don't think I'll ever play RPGs as good as these two games.
I have some fond memories of Fate, getting that rediculous, "Legendary Flawless Holy Electric Sharp Pick of the Fox" or something amongst that line, then tearing through waves of ogres. Either that, or wedging through UR's Hardcore Mode because the Brain Beasts do something 66 damage when you first start the game, and that's WITH armor.