Alright kids, weigh in. What is the best RPG yet made?
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Arcanum A kinda Steampunk adventure with tecnology different races,magic and resuscitated Elven gods
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords" would be my vote, but only because Kreia is my favorite character of all time - with Tyler Durden coming a close second behind her. 
But without the Kreia factor, my favorite R.P.G. would probably be either the first "KotOR", "Mass Effect", or "Mass Effect 2". I just can't decide... :/
But without the Kreia factor, my favorite R.P.G. would probably be either the first "KotOR", "Mass Effect", or "Mass Effect 2". I just can't decide... :/
As I've said numerous times before: Planescape: Torment.
The entire BG series(which I consider one long game) takes second place.
The entire BG series(which I consider one long game) takes second place.
Dragon Age: Origins takes it for me. I ADORE fantasy and Dragon Age has it all: Impending invasion of evil creatures, a traitor who steals the throne which incites a rebellion and choices that feel like your actually influencing the world not just giving your character devil horns or an angel halo.
Gameplay wise the combat is challenging, brutal, bloody and tactically deep especially on the harder difficulties. Enemies aren't the most varied at times but there is quite a variety in how the encounters are placed as well as the composition of the mobs.
Bioware games all have great writing (if a bit too obviously cinematic at times) but Dragon Age doesn't suffer to bad and the characters all add either more depth and personality to the world and even annoying characters are well done, in their own way.
An RPG means many things to many people but to me I want to feel like a nerd when I talk about it with friends; that special ability to alienate the rest of the people in the group with talk of stat boosts, tier 8 volcanic aurumn weapons and Ulthemiel (Love that name)
But most importantly... Floating numbers and status afflictions as they are performed in combat. Watching that critical hit rise from a foe, the number 127 in larger than usual numbers and the significant drop in the elite boss Ogre Alpha health bar. Glorious.
Gameplay wise the combat is challenging, brutal, bloody and tactically deep especially on the harder difficulties. Enemies aren't the most varied at times but there is quite a variety in how the encounters are placed as well as the composition of the mobs.
Bioware games all have great writing (if a bit too obviously cinematic at times) but Dragon Age doesn't suffer to bad and the characters all add either more depth and personality to the world and even annoying characters are well done, in their own way.
An RPG means many things to many people but to me I want to feel like a nerd when I talk about it with friends; that special ability to alienate the rest of the people in the group with talk of stat boosts, tier 8 volcanic aurumn weapons and Ulthemiel (Love that name)
But most importantly... Floating numbers and status afflictions as they are performed in combat. Watching that critical hit rise from a foe, the number 127 in larger than usual numbers and the significant drop in the elite boss Ogre Alpha health bar. Glorious.
Chrono Trigger. Here was a game that took everything that was great about SNES RPG's (the greatest generation of them imo), cranked them to 11, and created a wonderfully different storyline. Memorable characters, fantastic story, and an incredible replay value.
They don't make them like that anymore.
They don't make them like that anymore.
oooooooh you're such a rebel. I bet you get all the ladies with talk like that.SuperPogo said:
I don't know about best, but Crystalis is my favorite. I still bust that out for my functioning original NES about once a year or so.
Depends. Is System Shock 2 an RPG with shoot-em-up elements, or a shoot-em-up with RPG elements?
Is Skyrim an RPG? (Forty hours or so in and I haven't scratched the surface of it yet...)
Is Ultima 4 an RPG? NOW we're cooking on gas!
I haven't played any Final Fantasy games or JRPGs generally... sniff...
Is Skyrim an RPG? (Forty hours or so in and I haven't scratched the surface of it yet...)
Is Ultima 4 an RPG? NOW we're cooking on gas!
I haven't played any Final Fantasy games or JRPGs generally... sniff...
Heeheehee. Tattle, you have stolen my heart.TownTattle said:
Please keep it somewhere warm and don't mistake it for that cut of meat you bought for your dinner...Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and enrage a whole lot of fanboys by saying SKYRIM IS BETTER THAN MORROWIND. Yes! Start your flaming!
Mount&Blade:Warband - Prophecy of Pendor
for me, it's the closest a video game has come to feeling like a pen&paper RPG.
honourable mentions for Final Fantasy Tactics and Realms of Arkania
for me, it's the closest a video game has come to feeling like a pen&paper RPG.
honourable mentions for Final Fantasy Tactics and Realms of Arkania
I'll agree with Mario RPG, that is in my top 5 RPGs. Chrono Trigger is awesome, but I don't like it THAT much. I never really got into Morrowind like I got into Oblivion and Skyrim though.Fappy said:
My #1 would be Ogre Battle 64. It has an asston of gameplay, many different endings, is challenging, has technically infinite customization, and I never get sick of playing it.
Honorable mentions go to Paper Mario and Golden Sun.