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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:05 Post subject: Top 100 RPGs of All Time (by IGNderps) |
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Top 100 RPGs of All Time
Quote: | Role-playing games have a long and fascinating history. From its humble tabletop origins, the RPG has grown and evolved over the years into the most dominant and ambitious game genre, boasting a catalog as critically acclaimed as it is diverse. The best RPGs embrace a rich storytelling tradition as well as deep and engaging gameplay to create universes that are as exciting to explore as they are thrilling to quest and do battle in. And we’ve sunk hundreds — sometimes even thousands — of hours immersing ourselves in those incredible universes, whether that be stunning high fantasy kingdoms full of knights and dragons, exciting sci-fi realms brimming with possibilities, or even extraordinary versions of our own world.
But which RPGs are the best of the best? Which RPGs were influential enough to lead the rest, or bold enough to question the mold in new and exciting ways? Which RPGs gave us the richest characters, worlds, and stories — experiences we’ll never forget? IGN got its biggest RPG fans in a room to find out. Below are the Top 100 RPGs of All Time.
The main elements we examined:
- Story (Is it compelling, well-written, or uniquely told?)
- Presentation (Is its sound, music, and/or visual style particularly strong?)
- Character progression (Is there satisfying decision-making when it comes to building a character, choosing a combat style, or making other decisions in the game world?)
- Combat (Is it fun? Innovative? Does it ask the player to make interesting choices?)
- Systems (Is there an interesting dynamic between its various meta systems?)
Because the RPG is a particularly diverse and hard-to-define genre, it was important for us to nail down exactly what qualifies as an “RPG.”
For the purposes of this list, we defined an RPG as a game that includes:
- Persistent character progression (including player-exposed stats)
- Combat that is a significant part of the experience
- Choices and consequences
- Story
- Exploration
- Character building and customization |
http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-rpgs/100
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:36 Post subject: |
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By their definition of RPG, everything that has any sort of leveling up and/or skill selection is an rpg these days. CoD multiplayer and most modern fps multiplayer should be included as well I guess ...
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Sin317
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:59 Post subject: |
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Divinity: Original Sin #90
Dragon Age Inquisition #89
Fuck off IGN and goodbye to yet another bs list of theirs.
To be honest tho, all "top lists" suck dick anyway.
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 22:50 Post subject: |
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Lunar #61.... WTF are they smoking this should be near top 20
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:14 Post subject: |
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You can't make a list that works for everyone, it's simply impossible. These lists are useless, I'm not even going to read through them.
Yup, some people will think that #100 on that list is better than #1 on that list - I don't know what games are at those positions specifically, but that's the point: everyone has preferences, and giving a fixed list is meaningless.
I think from now on, maybe the best thing to do would be to simply completely ignore any such list - not give them the attention they don't deserve.
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:36 Post subject: |
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IMHO those lists are only good for some giggles most of the time.
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Posted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:40 Post subject: |
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If the lenght means something the first place isn't PST, BG2 or any other of the amazing classics. The Witcher 3 is probably first and Skyrim in Top 10-15 because why the hell not.
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Posted: Wed, 3rd May 2017 00:24 Post subject: |
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Posted: Wed, 3rd May 2017 00:26 Post subject: |
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Ya I'm not giving them clicks.
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Posted: Fri, 5th May 2017 22:58 Post subject: |
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In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
Spoiler: | 100 EverQuest
99 Wizardry 8
98 Titan Quest
97 Fable II
96 Torchlight II
95 Pillars of Eternity
94 Front Mission 3
93 The Bard's Tale
92 Betrayal at Krondor
91 Freedom Force
90 Divinity: Original Sin
89 Dragon Age: Inquisition
88 Darkest Dungeon
87 Ys Book I & II
86 Kingdom Hearts II
85 Chrono Cross
84 Dragon Warrior VII
83 Final Fantasy
82 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
81 EVE Online
80 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
79 Star Ocean: The Second Story
78 Illusion of Gaia
77 Valkyria Chronicles
76 Icewind Dale II
75 The Legend of Dragoon
74 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
73 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
72 Neverwinter Nights 2
71 Jade Empire
70 Fire Emblem Awakening
69 Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
68 Undertale
67 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
66 Pool of Radiance
65 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
64 Lunar: Eternal Blue
63 Phantasy Star Online
62 Breath of Fire III
61 Lunar: Silver Star Story
60 Shining Force II
59 Golden Sun
58 Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
57 Tales of Vesperia
56 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
55 Shadow Hearts: Covenant
54 The World Ends With You
53 Phantasy Star IV
52 Final Fantasy VII
51 Stardew Valley
50 Persona 5
49 Xenoblade Chronicles
48 Dragon Age: Origins
47 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
46 Grandia II
45 Demon's Souls
44 Xenogears
43 Tales of Symphonia
42 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
41 Skies of Arcadia
40 Final Fantasy IX
39 Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
38 Fallout
37 Fire Emblem
36 Neverwinter Nights
35 Baldur's Gate
34 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
33 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
32 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
31 Final Fantasy XII
30 Pokémon Sun and Moon
29 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
28 Fallout: New Vegas
27 Bloodborne
26 Mass Effect
25 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
24 Ultima VII: The Black Gate
23 System Shock 2
22 Final Fantasy IV
21 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
20 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
19 EarthBound
18 Final Fantasy Tactics
17 Suikoden II
16 Deus Ex
15 Fallout 2
14 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
13 Persona 4 Golden
12 Dark Souls
11 Mass Effect 2
10 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
09 Vagrant Story
08 Diablo II
07 Secret of Mana
06 Planescape: Torment
05 World of Warcraft
04 Pokémon Yellow
03 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
02 Final Fantasy VI
01 Chrono Trigger |
No mention of Gothic I+II on this list. 
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Posted: Fri, 5th May 2017 23:30 Post subject: |
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Pokemon and Diablo 2 before Witcher 3 for best RPG, lol wtf.
But i'm positively surprised they have so many games from the PSX/SNES era in there.
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Posted: Fri, 5th May 2017 23:35 Post subject: |
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Didn't keep up with the list, only browsed directly to top 3.
Absolutely agree with 1 and 2, pure RPG perfection and a huge chunk of my gaming childhood there.
Fuck Baldur's Gate though, never did get into those.
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Posted: Sat, 6th May 2017 16:10 Post subject: |
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No Crystalis (NES), Illusion of Gaia (SNES), Silver (PC) Blue Dragon (Xbox360)
Dark Cloud 2 (PS2), Earthbound 1&2 (GBA)
My 10 RPGS
01. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)
02. Rogue Galaxy (PS2)
03. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
04. Kingdom Hearts 1&2 (PS2)
05. Parasite Eve (PS1)
06. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2)
07. Beyond Oasis (Genesis)
08. Grandia II (Dreamcast)
09. Jade Empire (PC)
10. X-Men Legends (PC)
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Posted: Sun, 7th May 2017 01:19 Post subject: |
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Bob Barnsen wrote: | Pokemon and Diablo 2 before Witcher 3 for best RPG, lol wtf |
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