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[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

They're both great, even by today's standards. In 1995, they were transcendent.

Oh, I'm not arguing that Chrono Trigger isn't a great game, especially when it came out. I just don't think it's perfect by any stretch.

 

[Brazil]

I guess we're out of news.

 

[LKSmash]

I look forward to the thread comparing IGN and GI's lists and slating one or both's opinions.

 

[Dr.Hadji]

So which Top 100 RPG list will GAF hate more: IGN or GameInformer?

GameInformers. Judging by the cover, it'll have BotW in it, opening the "Is Zelda an RPG" can of worms. Which will be made even worse because no other Zelda will appear on the list. Also, there is no way everyone voting on this list have played through the recent games, BotW, Horizon, P5 so they'll probably be lower than many might expect.

 

[Glassboy]

Cool cover. Getting some old school PSM vibes from it

 

[Lucreto]

Suikoden 2 has to be in the top 10, the list is invalid otherwise.

I would settle it rating higher than Chrono Trigger.

 

[pantsmith]

Just popping in to say cool cover. Reminds me of the old Joe Madureira PSM covers.

Not 100% my style, but I appreciate the style itself.

Cool cover. Getting some old school PSM vibes from it

hah! I'm not the only one

 

[LycanXIII]

Garrus and Geralt look okay, chibi Hunter is different. The others are bad though.

 

[DecoReturns]

Golden Sun please.

 

[Off-Kilter]

I'm warming up to the art. It's goofy in a good way

 

[True Fire]

If Final Fantasy VI isn't in the top 25 I'm disregarding it tbh.

 

[dancingphlower]

That art is terrible. I am interested in what's gonna make the list. Definitely gonna make people mad tho, I'm sure.

 

[dancingphlower]

If Final Fantasy VI isn't in the top 25 I'm disregarding it tbh.

I think I recall when Game Informer did their top 200 games of all time, that they put FF6 in the top ten. I don't think you need to worry about it not making it into the top 25 of just RPGs.

 

[panama chief]

Fuck. I'm not one to bash art. Especially given I have no talent in the field but man....this cover is a sin. What the fuck they do to Mallow?

 

[schaft0620]

WOW a GI I can't wait to read.

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

Digital edition is up for subscribers.

 

[Lulubop]

SMH

 

[Vincent Grayson]

That art is like generic iOS "RPG" art in a nutshell.

 

[Salty Rice]

Damn this looks terrible.

 

[Sectorseven]

#1 Something I can buy at Gamestop.
#2 Something I can buy at Gamestop
#3....

 

[Raw64life]

Prediction: whatever Dragon Quest game they put up there will be 30 spots too low.

 

[Ydelnae]

Prediction: whatever Dragon Quest game they put up there will be 30 spots too low.

And it'll be VIII lol

 

[QuantumZebra]

SMH

you don't like Super Saiyan Cloud?

 

[SargerusBR]

So which Top 100 RPG list will GAF hate more: IGN or GameInformer?

The one Dark Souls isn't in the top 10

 

[Ydelnae]

lmao

 

[Foxtastical]

Love the PSM-esque cover art. Nice little nod to that era.

 

[Falchion]

Nice, looking forward to getting this issue in the mail.

 

[psynergylover]

Can't be said enough that this cover is horrible...

Golden Sun please.

If it even makes it into the top 100 I'll be pleased.

 

[kromeo]

And it'll be VIII lol

Probably and well deserved but the lack of VI will cut deep

 

[Yogg]

That cover art looks like an angry bird version of those protagonists; big eyebrows and looking angry for no reason. It's ugly.

 

[silva1991]

Good to see Bloodborne(Souls) and Sora(Kingdom Hearts)

Is Persona there?

Lol. This Tidus pic used to creep me out for some reason.

 

[Kusagari]

Shadow Hearts: Covenant won't be on this list and thus it sucks.

 

[tiebreaker]

Suikoden II should be in the top 10.

do you mean at the top? I agree.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Shadow Hearts: Covenant won't be on this list and thus it sucks.

This and I bet LISA and both Shadowruns Dragonfall and HK won't either.

 

[Ahasverus]

That's some ugly art.

E3 month having no game on cover is worrying.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I'm getting 90s flashbacks with that art, and not in the good way.

I had that exact same thought. Looks like a rejected PSM cover or something.

 

[Raptor]

Oh, I'm not arguing that Chrono Trigger isn't a great game, especially when it came out. I just don't think it's perfect by any stretch.

Im playing the DS version and the fighting the same enemies once you enter an area and go back is annoying, I have fought the same enemies like 7 times in the same place now in the first dungeon/castle.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

I don't know. I'm kind of down with the retro look. I kind of miss that time when every magazine cover wasn't just repurposed promo art.

 

[pikablu]

Shining Force 2 should be in here.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

Just popping in to say cool cover. Reminds me of the old Joe Madureira PSM covers.

Not 100% my style, but I appreciate the style itself.



hah! I'm not the only one

Me too I liked it as well and came here to say the exact same thing.... reminds me of all the cool covers and art PSM used to get.

Was one of my favorite parts of PSM actually... even if I didn't prefer the art per se, or thought the characters didn't really match their source (I remember a Tidus one in particular that looked nothing like him lol), it was still kinda cool to see every month.

PSM/early-mid PS2 era probably my favorite era of gaming magazines other than probably late SNES/PS1 era GameFan

 

[DorkLord54]

List for y'all who are interested. Warning: Some of this might be salt-inducing.

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

 

[Newboi]

Xenogears will always be the #1 RPG in my book...until something surpasses it lol...

 

[kromeo]

One thing stands out to me, Disgaea 1 is on no planet a better game than Tactics Ogre LUCT

 

[rocketskates]

The cover art reminds me of 90s game covers like PSM or EGM2. I feel kinda nostalgic looking at it.

Yeah really.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

List for y'all who are interested. Warning: Some of this might be salt-inducing.

Man, no BOF3, no Grandia 1, none of the Shining Force 3 games, and PDS all the way at #90.

Get me some fries to go with all this salt

 

[jackal27]

Boy this is making me so nostalgic for all those terrible 90s game magazine covers

 

[DecoReturns]

Well golden Sun made it, that's cool. And the superior Paper Mario as well.

But Fire Emblem Awakening is way too high.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

List for y'all who are interested. Warning: Some of this might be salt-inducing.

Some questionable choices and omissions for sure. Why is

Spoiler

Final Fantasy

that high up at #33? I can only understand its inclusion if it's for legacy reasons, but that doesn't explain the much superior

Spoiler

Dragon Quest III

being literally 66 places behind.

Also no mention of

Spoiler

Breath of Fire

which is kinda sad. Btw for #51 you probably meant VIII not VII

 

[SerAardvark]

KOTOR ahead of Baldur's Gate II? Don't agree with that at all, especially if you aren't going to include KOTOR 2 at all(!).

 

[Fjordson]

Some of the art is alright. Garrus in particular looks fucking dope.

Anyway, my list:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Fallout 2