DorkLord54
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Honestly, my biggest qualm with it is how Fable II's on the list, but the original isn't. Sure, it was disappointing, but it's a better RPG than either of its sequels, as well as a better game.
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Game Informer June cover: Top 100 RPGs of All Time
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Yeaaah, kinda. Toss Skyrim and Wow from the TOP 10 and it would be much easier to swallow. Bring in Deus Ex!
Zap Rowsdower
Banned
Yup.
Fallout 3 is also ludicrously high and I actually like that game.
I give them props for having Shadow Hearts though, but its still way too low.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Pleasantly surprised to see Dragon Quest III on there, considering most people in the West aren't aware of its influence on JRPGs as a whole.
Gave Persona 3,4, and 5 plenty of love doe :/
Gave Persona 3,4, and 5 plenty of love doe :/
Oh sweet, the worst two Pokémon games are on the list. In the wrong order.
The list looks like it can't make up its mind whether the games are ranked by quality or by impact. Stuff like the above and FF1 being on the list suggests the latter, but then you have games like Witcher 3 and Persona 5 near the top which are good games but didn't really influence the genre.
The list looks like it can't make up its mind whether the games are ranked by quality or by impact. Stuff like the above and FF1 being on the list suggests the latter, but then you have games like Witcher 3 and Persona 5 near the top which are good games but didn't really influence the genre.
DorkLord54
Member
To be fair, KOTOR I didn't need a content mod to make the game complete (it's not Obsidian's fault, but still). Also, while the writing is much better in the second game, to the point where it might be the best written story in the entire Star Wars universe, the characters aren't nearly as memorable as the original outside of Kreia.
I'm of the camp that games shouldn't be placed highly on Top 50/100 lists just because they are of historical importance. If they still hold up, that's obviously different.
How Many people really prefer playing Pokemon Red/Blue for Gameboy over everything released since then? Especially if they weren't 5-18 year old Gameboy owners when the first game released?
The biggest positive for Final Fantasy I is that you can beat it in 2-3 (non-marathon length) sittings. Especially if you are playing the PSP version. Nothing in the game stands above and beyond its many sequels. It is extremely simple even when compared to 20 year old JRPGs.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
I don't think I've ever seen a major Top RPG/Game list that didn't have this problem.
Neoleo2143
Member
Pokemon BW2 is way better than Pokemon Gold/Silver (Hell at least put the Remakes of these, they're great remakes that capture and enhance everything here) and Red/Blue.
Open-world games seem to have been held to a higher standard since the release of Witcher 3.
With Persona 5, it got consistently the most praise and votes from Japanese developers for best game of the year in a year where FFXV and Pokemon GO released. (More of an achievement then influence which remains to be seen)
MiamiWesker
Member
So GI doesn't know what an RPG is. Ok.
The Artisan
Member
is that supposed to be aloy? you couldn't have made her any uglier
Stormhammer
Member
y people come out with greatest games all time every year. y not wait until no more games come out then you can make definitive list
also y do people always get so mad that someones subjective list doesnt contain things from their subjective list
also y do people always get so mad that someones subjective list doesnt contain things from their subjective list
DorkLord54
Member
I think Destiny and XCOM are weirder inclusions, since, while they have RPG-lite elements, they're very much in completely different genres.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I definitely have plenty of qualms with that list in terms of specific games being left out, but at the very least it managed to represent a large amount of both Japanese and western RPGs, from both the console and PC space, and hit on just about every significant era. So props for that.
But really, how do you leave Final Fantasy IX and have no Shin Megami Tensei game on the list? Also, Zelda is not an RPG...come on.
But really, how do you leave Final Fantasy IX and have no Shin Megami Tensei game on the list? Also, Zelda is not an RPG...come on.
Lol did they really?
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
KOTOR in #7
KOTOR 2 not in the top 100
Let the salt flow through you GAF.
KOTOR 2 not in the top 100
Let the salt flow through you GAF.
Salty Rice
Member
#1 just has me roll my eyes.
Should have seen it coming since its so overrated.
Salty Rice indeed.
EVA UNIT 01
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Pieman0920
Member
Man, cavewoman Aloy nothing, that happy go lucking Geno is weirding me out.
tiebreaker
Member
No Ni No Kuni and no FF IX. List is invalid.
Allonym
There should be more tampons in gaming
No one makes any sense these days.
Team Filler
Member
People should be less upset about BOTW on the list and more annoyed that it's missing gems like Alpha Protocol while simultaneously rating crap like TES: Oblivion and DA:Inquisition. Woof.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Where's Shulk in this picture cause I ain't really feeling it.
MegaSackman
Member
Maybe because is not a single person list.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Dark Souls, Dragon's Dogma, and Xenoblade Chronicles are WAY too low on that list.
KraftyKrankins
Member
I might make this my new avatar.
Edit: WHAT? Skyrim as #1? *foams*
These lists go over so well every time. 
My personal list of a few but in no order in particular:
Nier Automata (it's an action RPG, it counts).
The Witcher 3.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2.
Fallout: New Vegas.
Xenoblade Chronicles.
Dragon's Dogma.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall.
Bloodborne.
Dark Souls.
Mass Effect 2.
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door.
A good list requires at least these in the top for me to think it is close to valid. Really need to come around one day completing classics like Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate 2 etc. so I can judge them as well beyond the initial areas (always something else that grabs my attention from those games).
Edit: Oh someone posted the list. Goodie.
Edit 2: Well that was awful.
My personal list of a few but in no order in particular:
Nier Automata (it's an action RPG, it counts).
The Witcher 3.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2.
Fallout: New Vegas.
Xenoblade Chronicles.
Dragon's Dogma.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall.
Bloodborne.
Dark Souls.
Mass Effect 2.
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door.
A good list requires at least these in the top for me to think it is close to valid. Really need to come around one day completing classics like Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate 2 etc. so I can judge them as well beyond the initial areas (always something else that grabs my attention from those games).
Edit: Oh someone posted the list. Goodie.
Edit 2: Well that was awful.