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Bob Barnsen




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:05    Post subject: Top 100 RPGs of All Time (by IGNderps)
Top 100 RPGs of All Time


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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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Kezmark




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:36    Post subject:
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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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 21:59    Post subject:
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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Boneleech




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 22:50    Post subject:
Lunar #61.... WTF are they smoking this should be near top 20
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Prandur




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:14    Post subject:
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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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:36    Post subject:
IMHO those lists are only good for some giggles most of the time.

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Nodrim




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd May 2017 23:40    Post subject:
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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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd May 2017 00:24    Post subject:
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AmpegV4




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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd May 2017 00:26    Post subject:
Ya I'm not giving them clicks.
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Vryder




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th May 2017 22:58    Post subject:
In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
 Spoiler:
 

No mention of Gothic I+II on this list.
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Bob Barnsen




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PostPosted: Fri, 5th May 2017 23:30    Post subject:
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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PostPosted: Fri, 5th May 2017 23:35    Post subject:
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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Bendi




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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 01:35    Post subject:
Vryder wrote:
In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
 Spoiler:
 


No mention of Gothic I+II on this list.


Meh, who cares about some stupid eurotrash rpg, Dialbo 2 is where the true choices and gameplay lie!
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Nice to see no Fallout 3 or 4 on the list, while 1,2 and New Vegas made it Smile
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Arukardo




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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 01:40    Post subject:
It's always fun to read humper comments about top 100 whatever list posted here Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 01:47    Post subject:
Vryder wrote:
In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
 Spoiler:
 

No mention of Gothic I+II on this list.


Thanks, I hate when I have to go through a ton of pages for a list.

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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 01:49    Post subject:
What a weird mashup. RPG is such a generic term, these games in this list are totally different genres.

Pokemon, Diablo 2, World of Gaycraft, Dark Souls, snes jrpgs, Skyrim, Darkest Dungeon, EVE Online ... what in the actual fuck is even going on here? Laughing

Why don't the IGN derps try role-playing as some serious games journalists for once?
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 02:38    Post subject:
TiHKAL wrote:
Vryder wrote:
In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
 Spoiler:
 

No mention of Gothic I+II on this list.


Thanks, I hate when I have to go through a ton of pages for a list.



Good thing in this list you didn't need to go through a ton of pages for this one. It's all on one page and there's a handy list on the left on the page as well which is where this was copied from. Rolling Eyes


That being said, as usual this list is horseshit.
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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 16:10    Post subject:
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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PostPosted: Sat, 6th May 2017 17:55    Post subject:
51 Stardew Valley ROFL


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monty23




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PostPosted: Sun, 7th May 2017 01:19    Post subject:
Bob Barnsen wrote:
Pokemon and Diablo 2 before Witcher 3 for best RPG, lol wtf
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TiHKAL




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PostPosted: Sun, 7th May 2017 06:28    Post subject:
dodger2020 wrote:
TiHKAL wrote:
Vryder wrote:
In case anyone was curious here's the complete list:
 Spoiler:
 

No mention of Gothic I+II on this list.


Thanks, I hate when I have to go through a ton of pages for a list.



Good thing in this list you didn't need to go through a ton of pages for this one. It's all on one page and there's a handy list on the left on the page as well which is where this was copied from. Rolling Eyes


That being said, as usual this list is horseshit.


Woops thanks for the clarification. The day this was posted there was only 1/4 of the list up and I assumed they were going to multi-page it. On topic, while I never agree with these lists I still enjoy seeing them as sometimes they cause nostalgia replays or point out something I missed.

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