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[Imp the Dimp]

Gothic 3 is not a top 100 RPG

 

[sphinx]

do they explain what criteria they use to decide whether a game is in fact a RPG?

 

[Deadpool_X]

Seeing Krondor on the list makes my heart happy.

 

[FTF]

Chrono Cross getting disrespected again as usual :/

 

[PunishedOkabe]

If Skyrim is in the top 30 and Fallout 4 is anywhere on the list it's invalid.

 

[Nokagi]

I see EQ at 100 and already know it's not a list I'm going to agree with. Everquest should at least be in the top 20. But not even in the top 50? Criminal.

 

[Bl@de]

We already know how this will end:

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Witcher 3
3. Skyrim

Or something similar ....

My Top 3:

1. Gothic 2
2. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
3. Witcher 3/Wizardry 8 (tied)

 

[FusedAtoms]

Front mission 3 right down there

Bitch please

Was about to say the same thing, game is amazing!

 

[kswiston]

I will be doing a 2017 version of our essential RPGs list in the late summer. Hopefully we get more participation from CRPG GAF during the actual nomination process, instead of the typical complaining from non-participants when things have wrapped up.

 

[Falchion]

Wow, I wouldn't have expected to see KHII so soon.

 

[Budi]

I feel this will be a list compiled by more casual RPG players. Looking forward to see more though, if just even for the chuckles and meltdowns.

 

[Waluigilicious]

Anyhow Wild Arms isn't in this..

 

[alexanderftw]

I feel this will be a list compiled by more casual RPG players. Looking forward to see more though, if just even for the chuckles and meltdowns.

Interesting. Define casual. Actually pretty sure the list will contain top rpgs like BG so I'm curious how thats casual or lets say something that we already know its on the list, Divinity OS. What makes a person who plays these rpgs a casual to be more precise is what I'm curious.

 

[Rad-]

I will judge IGN based on how high (or low) they put Baldur's Gate 2.

 

[meirl]

Terranigma. Secret of Evermore.

 

[xviper]

any list which doesn't place Witcher 3 as number 1 is COMPLETELY FALSE

 

[Godcannon]

This oughtta be good. I'm surprised people are surprised, I've hated every IGN list even when I used to visit and like IGN. Lower your expectations, it is IGN's biggest weakness.

 

[Ushay]

Games I think should be at the top:

Zelda BotW (not sure this counts as a RPG?)
Witcher 3
Baldurs Gate
Planescape Torment
KOTOR
New Vegas
Morrowind
Pillars of Eternity
Mass Effect series

Of course none of them will be top ten. Because it's IGN.

 

[Rob2K19]

Golden Sun probably doesn't have a chance.

Not when Kingdom Hearts 2 is where it's at.

 

[obeast]

do they explain what criteria they use to decide whether a game is in fact a RPG?

To be "fair," they'd also have to include a description about how they handle evolving storytelling techniques and technology. Do games get a bonus for being "first," in some sense? Do they get penalized for crappy graphics and controls, or gameplay systems that feel outdated to the modern player, if they released 10+ years ago? Etc. It's like trying to compare sports stars between eras - there's always the underlying question of whether you're talking about a hypothetical time-machine-style displacement of an old star or said old star's era-specific performance against his or her peers.

These lists are just clickbait, though, albeit unusually entertaining clickbait that's fun to discuss.

 

[CrazyHorse]

Eathbound for no 1

 

[Vyrance]

EQ at 100 is crap

 

[MisterShine]

If Baldur's Gate 2 isn't #1 this list is terrible

 

[PaulBizkit]

I feel like this list will end up being about the most Influential RPGs rather than "the best".

I bet Chrono Trigger will end up in #4 and Diablo 2 on #2.

 

[Alexander DeLarge]

I know they won't be included on the list because no one really knows about them but Underrail and Age of Decadence really deserves far more attention than they get.

Seriously, I can't recommend this enough (if you like hardcore cRPGs that'll take away 500 hours minimum of your time)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/230070/The_Age_of_Decadence/

 

[TuXx]

KH2 should be a top 20 or 30. Way too high on this list.

 

[Aquova]

As a huge fan of Kingdom Hearts II, Chrono Cross, and Final Fantasy 1, I'm curious to see what they put above them. They all seem quite a few spots too low.

I fully expect Chrono Trigger and FF6 to take the top 2 spots.

 

[Ahasverus]

If the first one is not The Witcher 3 I'll riot. And please don't come with that bullshit FFVII in the top 10. Game is ancient and feels so. VI is more deserving.

 

[Toni]

Bloodborne and The Old Hunters better be in the top 5, if not, the #1 spot.

I'll gladly take that as the best RPG of all time. It certainly is for me. Playing it for the first time is a thing that I probably won't see for a very long time.

Masterpiece with masterful combat.

 

[SpartanN92]

The salt when Skyrim gets listed higher than Morrowind/Oblivion and maybe even Witcher 3 will be hilarious.

 

[Elandyll]

If Baldur's Gate 2 isn't #1 this list is terrible

 

[Toni]

The salt when Skyrim gets listed higher than Morrowind/Oblivion and maybe even Witcher 3 will be hilarious.

Oh, Skyrim will be abnormally high.

Its the game that does magic justice on PC, and its the game that kickstarted the Open World RPG phenomena.

Everybody, even The Witcher 3, has taken cues from Skyrim.

 

[Rival]

Waiting on Fallout 4 being top 10....

 

[Tiops]

I'm ready to laugh at Skyrim on the top 10.

 

[Valonquar]

"Of all time" guarantee 20 through 1 are RPGs from the last 5 years.

 

[Toni]

Horizon better be top 10 😢

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

It's my favorite genre, but I haven't even played close to 100 games.

 

[ViolentP]

My money is on Baldur's Gate II.

 

[kai3345]

lol @ divinity being that low on the list

 

[Megatron]

That whole bottom 20 is pretty meh. I didnt realize there were less than 80 good rpgs.

 

[mochicat~]

Super mario rpg
Ffvi
Chrono trigger

 

[aaaaaa]

84 - Dragon Warrior VII

There must only be 83 good RPGs.

 

[shandy706]

KotOR would make my top 10.

Wonder if it will be near it in this.

 

[Fou-Lu]

I like Inquisition more than PoE so I can accept that, (though honestly neither of them would be in my top 100) but Divinity Original Sin that low? What a travesty. I mean Chrono Cross and KH2 would be much much higher for me, but I get why they are where they are, but not D:OS.

 

[Calm Mind]

Kingdom Hearts anything is not an RPG. It is an action game held together with pretentiousness and drawn out plot points. It's pretty much a manga to animation that has overstayed it's welcome.

 

[Wulfram]

"Of all time" guarantee 20 through 1 are RPGs from the last 5 years.

RPG is quite a backward looking genre, I don't think it'll be overloaded with very recent games.

5 years rules out even the more recent classics like Dark Souls, Skyrim or Mass Effect 2

 

[Icolin]

Kingdom Hearts anything is not an RPG. It is an action game held together with pretentiousness and drawn out plot points. It's pretty much a manga to animation that has overstayed it's welcome.

I like it for the very reasons that you don't, lol. Gimme all the melodrama.

 

[FallenGrace]

Seems to be a lot of KHII love here, I don't hate the series, it has good visuals and music but to have anything from that convoluted series above Divinity or Front Mission 3 is an abomination in my opinion....

 

[His Majesty]

1. Dragon Age II
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
3. ArcaniA: Gothic 4

my personal top-3 of best rpg's of all time

I fully expect them all to feature in IGN's top 100

 

[kromeo]

1. Dragon Age II

my personal top-3 of best rpg's of all time

There are some opinions people should not be entitled to