Gameinformer's top 100 RPGs list is so bad...

R.Graves

R.Graves

Confirmed Retard
that i still think of it sometimes almost 10 years later

100 Torment: Tides of Numenera
99 Dragon Quest III
98 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
97 Dark Cloud 2
96 Lost Odyssey
95 The World Ends With You
94 Golden Sun
93 Pillars of Eternity
92 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
91 Bastion
90 Panzer Dragoon Saga
89 Tales of Symphonia
88 Radiata Stories
87 Vagrant Story
86 Pools of Radiance
85 Might & Magic: World of Xeen
84 Horizon: Zero Dawn
83 Xenoblade Chronicles
82 South Park: The Stick of Truth
81 Destiny
80 Odin Sphere
79 Dragon’s Dogma
78 Wasteland
77 Radiant Historia
76 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
75 Shadow Hearts: Covenant
74 Monster Hunter Generations
73 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
72 Paper Mario
71 Jade Empire
70 Undertale
69 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
68 Divinity: Original Sin
67 Path of Exile
66 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
65 Mass Effect
64 Darkest Dungeon
63 Valkyria Chronicles
62 Baldur’s Gate
61 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
60 Icewind Dale II
59 Chrono Cross
58 Tales of the Unknown, Vol. 1: The Bard’s Tale
57 Dragon Age: Inquisition
56 Fable II
55 Skies of Arcadia
54 Grandia II
53 Star Ocean: The Second Story
52 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
51 Dragon Quest VII: Journey of the Cursed King
50 Pokemon Gold & Silver
49 Xenogears
48 Persona 3
47 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
46 Demon’s Souls
45 Mass Effect 3
44 Fire Emblem: Awakening
43 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
42 Shadowrun
41 Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht
40 Neverwinter Nights
39 Fallout
38 System Shock 2
37 Diablo III
36 Fallout: New Vegas
35 Final Fantasy X
34 Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
33 Final Fantasy
32 Valkyrie Profile
31 Ultima VII: The Black Gate
30 Persona 4
29 Suikoden II
28 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
27 Earthbound
26 Dragon Age: Origins
25 Kingdom Hearts II
24 Dark Souls
23 Final Fantasy IV
22 EverQuest
21 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
20 Diablo
19 Persona 5
18 Final Fantasy VII
17 Ultima Online
16 Secret of Mana
15 Pokemon Red & Blue
14 Deus Ex
13 Planescape: Torment
12 Fallout 3
11 Bloodborne
10 Final Fantasy Tactics
9 Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
8 Diablo II
7 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
6 World of Warcraft
5 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
4 Mass Effect 2
3 Chrono Trigger
2 Final Fantasy VI
1 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

highlights include

having action titles that either barely count or dont like destiny, bloodborne, castlevania, or system shock 2
putting skyrim as #1 immediatley above chrono trigger and final fantasy 6
fallout 3 being listed about 1 and new vegas... by a lot and fallout 2 not making it all
lost oddysey only barely making the list
final fantasy 9 not making the list
two pokemon games and no ruby/sapphire
dark cloud 2 made the list? huh?
 
The vast majority of gamers have no clue what it means to "roleplay" to begin with so I am not surprised at all by this list.
It's basically just a safe popularity contest.
While pathetic, what else is there to expect from the unwashed masses?
They have no barometer of quality so what do you expect from them? It's like expecting a pig not to shit indoors.
 
Mr Fish said:
It's basically just a safe popularity contest.
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theres a lot of games that are popular with rpg fans that didnt make the list. tyrrany, fallout 2, literally any SMT game that isnt persona, kotor 2, gothic, arcanum. these ganes were left off the list for dark cloud 2, destiny, and other random shit.

it comes off more like a list of modern slop and games the writer has been told are classics but hasnt actually touched personally
 
R.Graves said:
theres a lot of games that are popular with rpg fans that didnt make the list. tyrrany, fallout 2, literally any SMT game that isnt persona, kotor 2, gothic, arcanum. these ganes were left off the list for dark cloud 2, destiny, and other random shit.

it comes off more like a list of modern slop and games the writer has been told are classics but hasnt actually touched personally
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Oh Graves.... Oh you silly boy. I'm not talking about a popularity contest within actual RPG circles. I'm talking about a popularity contest within (casual) gamers(tm) circles.
 
I guess I need to play those at some point. I have ME1 & 2 installed, but have never launched them. Witcher 3 I won for free in a contest —day one; never played it past the tutorial area. It is too much like Witcher 2 than 1 for my taste. I quit Witcher 2 sometime after the Kraken fight, and I haven't launched it since, and that was years ago; likely the year it released.
 
Is it strange that I have never had any desire to play any of the Elder Scrolls games? I tried Skyrim once, but never made it past 10 mins.
 
I bought Oblivion CE to see what this new (to me) studio was capable of making. I was impressed! I had high hopes for FO3. The shine wore off after exiting the sewers, and conversing with the city inhabitants.

Being impressed wore off with the release of the first FO3 screenshots, and seeing that it was merely Oblivion reskinned; nothing but a heartless husk of the Fallout IP; cherry-picked nouns, and generalized item appearance. And of course nothing looked like the original series, though it was said to be the original objects; like Mr. Handy for instance.

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CrimsonRose said:
I have only played The Witcher 3. I want to play the rest one day.
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The main things that bothered me about Witcher 2 & 3, were that the developer removed the alternate camera system that allowed for an Iso-styled point and click adventure. Secondly Geralt was a skilled swordsman in the first game. The challenge was in the choice of tactical approach, where as in the later games he could lose simple fights for swinging wildly at arbitrary scenery like trees and crates instead of opponents—not possible in Witcher 1 [afaik], and he could dodge attacks via aerial flips in the first game.

Thirdly... They super-simplified the alchemy in the later games. In W1 it was possible to prefer certain ingredients over others that would also work, but those would lose out on the synergistic properties that could result in a more powerful potion than normal. Fourth... Geralt was a pragmatist; he would use potions as they became useful during the fight. In the later games Geralt lost this ability, and had to kneel in the mud to imbibe potions, where he was guessing what might be useful or needed in his next encounter.

And lastly: They rearranged his face (for the worse IMO). Geralt did not look like himself in Witcher 2 or 3.
 
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CrimsonRose said:
Can't tell if serious or not... Lol.

Of course I have. Depends what you think is fantasy, I suppose. I like the Souls games, though I guess that's more action.
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Hmmm honestly 10 minutes is such a small amount of time for you to have been turned off. I'm guessing because of how scripted the beginning of Skyrim is? Morrowind is definitely better in this regard, you can kill any npc ala NV, custom spells, etc
 
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