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| Vert1 wrote: | 
 
 
 
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Yeah lists are dumb... but fuck it. I started a bunch of other lists so here's one more.
 
Top ten RPGs
 
1. Destiny of an Emperor 2
 
2. Destiny of an Emperor
 
3. Final Fantasy V
 
    Final Fantasy VI
 
5. Crystalis
 
6. Chrono Trigger
 
7. Secret of Mana
 
8. Final Fantasy IV
 
9. Final Fantasy VII
 
10. Final Fantasy VIII
 
But if I only pick one game per franchise...
 
1. Destiny of an Emperor  
 
2. Final Fantasy V or VI
 
3. Crystalis
 
4. Chrono Trigger
 
5. Secret of Mana
 
6. 7th Saga
 
7. Breath of Fire
 
8. Secret of Evermore
 
9. Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
 
10. Phantasy Star 2
 
Damn, I'm sure there's a lot of good games I've missed.
				  
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				1. Kingdom Hearts
 
2. FF VII
 
3. Lufia 2
 
4. Breath of Fire 3
 
5. Terranigma
 
6. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
 
7. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
 
8. Persona 3 FES
 
9. Brave Fencer Musashi
 
10. Legend Of Mana
				 
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				10. Megaman X Command Mission
 
9. Mario and Luigi: SuperStar Saga
 
8. Evolution Worlds
 
7. Half-Minute Hero
 
6. Final Fantasy 2 
 
5. Tales of Symphonia
 
4. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 
3. Tales of Vesperia 
 
2. Final Fantasy 4
 
1. Dragon Warrior 3 
 
 
One entry per series version:
 
10. Paper Mario
 
9. Ys 3: The Oath in Felghana
 
8. Megaman X Command Mission
 
7. Mario and Luigi: SuperStar Saga
 
6. Evolution Worlds
 
5. Half-Minute Hero
 
4. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 
3. Tales of Vesperia
 
2. Final Fantasy 4
 
1. Dragon Warrior 3
				 
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				In as good an order as any...
 
 
10. Secret of Mana
 
9. Wasteland
 
8. Chrono Trigger
 
7. Final Fantasy IX
 
6. Final Fantasy VI
 
5. Earthbound
 
4. Fallout 2
 
3. Final Fantasy VII
 
2. Final Fantasy Tactics
 
1. Fallout 3
				 
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				No Particular order except Number One.
 
 
10. Earthbound
 
9. Secret of Mana
 
8. Final Fantasy VII
 
7. Final Fantasy X
 
6. Paper Mario
 
5. Fallout 3
 
4. Final Fantasy Tactics
 
3. Shadowrun (SNES)
 
2. Chrono Trigger
 
1. Final Fantasy IV
				 
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				10. Dungeon Hack
 
9. Vampire: Bloodlines
 
8. Mass Effect I
 
7. Dragon Age II
 
6. Chrono Trigger
 
5. Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic
 
4. Final Fantasy VI
 
3. Final Fantasy IV
 
2. Suikoden I
 
1. Neverwinter Nights
				 
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				FFIX
 
Chrono Trigger
 
Pokemon Blue
 
Pokemon Gold
 
Baldurs Gate
 
FFVII
				 
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				1. Dragon Quest III
 
2. Final Fantasy IV
 
3. Crystalis
 
4. A Link To The Past 
 
5. Chrono Trigger
 
6. Diablo 2
 
7. The World Ends With You
 
8. Dragon Quest IX
 
9. Final Fantasy V
 
10. Earthbound
				 
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| Syd Lexia wrote: | 
 
1. Dragon Quest III
 
2. Final Fantasy IV
 
3. Crystalis
 
4. A Link To The Past 
 
5. Chrono Trigger
 
6. Diablo 2
 
7. The World Ends With You
 
8. Dragon Quest IX
 
9. Final Fantasy V
 
10. Earthbound | 
 
 
am i reading this right? did syd actually give in and call it Dragon Quest III & not Dragon Warrior III?! another sign of the apocalypse
				  
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				Eh, well I called it Final Fantasy IV, so I guess it's only fair. Plus, while I don't think DQ3 has ever been localized here as anything but DW3, I sure would like it to be.
				 
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| Syd Lexia wrote: | 
 
| Eh, well I called it Final Fantasy IV, so I guess it's only fair. Plus, while I don't think DQ3 has ever been localized here as anything but DW3, I sure would like it to be. | 
 
 
heh, im just busting your balls, really. i personally dont care if anyone calls it one way or the other, just that you have been so adamant about calling it DWIII, is all.
				  
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				Yeah, Syd, I see how you are.
 
 
You slap down your top ten RPGs in a heartbeat, but you still haven't slapped down your top 10 MTG cards in my thread!
				 
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				Top RPG's.  I don't really have an order other than FFIV is the best one.
 
* KOTOR
 
* KOTOR II
 
* Secret of Mana
 
* FF IV
 
* FF VI
 
* Lufia 2
 
* Dragon Quest/Warrior III
 
* Borderlands
 
 
I generally don't consider these games RPGs but I like them very much, I consider them to be Action/Adventure, however some of you guys are arguing otherwise so here they are:
 
* Assassin's Creed II
 
* Link to the Past
 
* Darksiders
 
* Twilight Princess
 
* WoW
 
 
RPG's I am having trouble getting into:
 
* Mass Effect
 
* Alpha Protocol
 
* Neverwinter Nights 2
 
 
RPG's that I did not like:
 
* Tales of Symphonia
 
* FFVIII (I stopped with the series because of this game)
 
 
RPG's I am ashamed to have never played:
 
* Crystalis
 
* Baldur's Gate
 
* Neverwinter Nights
 
* Mass Effect 2
 
 
RPG's I am proud to have never owned (I have played in stores or on other people's game systems):
 
* Super Mario RPG
 
 
RPG's that I just don't give a fuck about because people who talk about them sound like childish fucking dorks:
 
* Earthbound
 
 
RPG's that I thought were good, and most think are great, but I don't like enough to make my top list:
 
* Dragon Age Origins
 
* Oblivion
 
* Wind Waker
 
* Ocarina of Time
 
* Dragon Warrior (If the pace at the end wasn't so slow it would be a top game, the last 3 levels are a huge grind)
 
* FF
 
* Chrono Trigger
 
* Lufia
				 
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				10. Shin Megami Tensei
 
9. Persona 3
 
8. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 
7. Diablo 2
 
6. Pokemon Silver
 
5. Lunar I
 
4. Wild Arms 3
 
3.Suikoden 2
 
2. Final Fantasy VII
 
1. Suikoden 1
				 
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				Ten is just not enough. I would include Wild Arms 3 and Suikoden 1 instantly if there were more places.
				 
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				Not enough love for Final Fantasy VI here. I would have problems with picking my list, but I do know that Final Fantasy VI would end up on top.
				 
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| Knyte wrote: | 
 
Yeah, Syd, I see how you are.
 
 
You slap down your top ten RPGs in a heartbeat, but you still haven't slapped down your top 10 MTG cards in my thread! | 
 
 
It's harder to pick my 10 favorite Magic cards!
 
#EDIT: Where IS your thread? Can't even find it!
 
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| I generally don't consider these games RPGs but I like them very much, I consider them to be Action/Adventure, however some of you guys are | 
 
 
I only picked LttP and Diablo 2, which I don't consider RPGs, because other people were picked stuff that aren't RPGs. Mass Effect? Not an RPG. KOTOR? Not an RPG. Final Fantasy Tactics? Not an RPG. And if Dragon Age is anything like Diablo, it's not an RPG either. 
 
Under the very specific definition I have of RPGs, Crystalis doesn't really count either.
				  
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				1. Earthbound
 
2. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
 
3. Dragon Quest III
 
4. Suikoden
 
5. Mega Man Legends
 
6. Chrono Trigger
 
7. Paladin’s Quest
 
8. Final Fantasy VI
 
9. SaGa Frontier
 
10. Breath of Fire III
				 
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| Syd Lexia wrote: | 
 
| Knyte wrote: | 
 
Yeah, Syd, I see how you are.
 
 
You slap down your top ten RPGs in a heartbeat, but you still haven't slapped down your top 10 MTG cards in my thread! | 
 
 
 
It's harder to pick my 10 favorite Magic cards!
 
 
#EDIT: Where IS your thread? Can't even find it!
 
 
| GPFontaine wrote: | 
 
| I generally don't consider these games RPGs but I like them very much, I consider them to be Action/Adventure, however some of you guys are | 
 
 
 
I only picked LttP and Diablo 2, which I don't consider RPGs, because other people were picked stuff that aren't RPGs. Mass Effect? Not an RPG. KOTOR? Not an RPG. Final Fantasy Tactics? Not an RPG. And if Dragon Age is anything like Diablo, it's not an RPG either. 
 
 
Under the very specific definition I have of RPGs, Crystalis doesn't really count either. | 
 
 
Denying KOTOR the label of RPG is insane.
 
If you don't think that KOTOR is an RPG title, you have not played it or you are mentally handicapped.  Mass Effect is more of an Action RPG, so I can see where you might think it isn't a true RPG, still the RPG elements in it outweigh the action elements. 
 
Lastly, Dragon Age is nothing like Diablo unless every game that uses swords, magic, and demons is truly the same genre.  It is everything like KOTOR and Mass Effect but with altered math, story and graphics.
				  
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				Any game which has real-time combat is not a proper RPG. Does KOTOR not have this?
				 
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				Most people who play the game select to have turn based battles. From it's customization down to it's D&D based rules and leveling up system, it's most certainly an RPG.
				 
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				Well if you can have turn-based battles, I concede defeat.
 
 
I have never played KOTOR, as I give exactly zero fucks about Star Wars Expanded Universe, and my only experience with the game comes from YouTube. The videos I saw showed what looked very much like real-time combat. I apologize.
				 
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				Well it's real time combat is basically just like Baldur's Gate combat when it's real time. The character automatically slashes and slashes according to dice rolls until the character he's fighting is dead.
				 
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				Yeah I'd definitely consider KoTOR an RPG. The "Real Time" combat in it really isn't all that different from RPGs with that Active Time Battling in that you select a move or series of moves and it automatically does them for you.
 
 
That said here's my list no particular order:
 
KoTOR
 
FF V
 
FF VI
 
DQ IX
 
Chrono Trigger
 
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time
 
Mass Effect
 
Diablo 2
 
Fallout
 
Fallout 2
				 
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