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RPGamer's RPGs Top 50 RPGs of the Decade
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holy shit didn't expect that #1
is botw considered an RPG? i honestly didn't know
good to see xeno 1 in top 5
edit: and yeah horizon in top 10 is a bit laughable.
is botw considered an RPG? i honestly didn't know
good to see xeno 1 in top 5
edit: and yeah horizon in top 10 is a bit laughable.
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10. Horizon Zero Dawn
20. Fallout: New Vegas
Almost spit out my coffee
I love RPGs, but holy shit. What a terrible list.
Multiple Atelier games? No mention of Runic's Torchlight franchise? No Skyrim?
I love Dragon Quest more than any other JRPG franchise, and XI is overrated garbage compared to the rest of it's own series and spinoffs. Seriously, the biggest gimmick or cool thing about it was how there were multiple versions in development, and we didn't even get the 3DS one localized. The music in particular is generic trash in a loop for 100+ hours.
Multiple Atelier games? No mention of Runic's Torchlight franchise? No Skyrim?
I love Dragon Quest more than any other JRPG franchise, and XI is overrated garbage compared to the rest of it's own series and spinoffs. Seriously, the biggest gimmick or cool thing about it was how there were multiple versions in development, and we didn't even get the 3DS one localized. The music in particular is generic trash in a loop for 100+ hours.
Yeah I don't know, I've always thought myself being above of complaining about these kind of lists. I guess I'm not, that list is weird. I don't think I've ever seen Botw been called an RPG before. Don't get me wrong, it's hell of a game. But if it's supposed to be second best roleplaying experience on PC/consoles, then I must be mistaken what RPG:s are. That's not everything I disagree with on this list obviously (different tastes and all), but that really stands out being so highly placed.
Bummed that Disco placed so low, I think it's truly exceptional in bringing roleplaying to video game form.
Bummed that Disco placed so low, I think it's truly exceptional in bringing roleplaying to video game form.
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It's not even the order I am questioning, since it's on opinion. Just some I wonder if they are RPGs.
Then again RPG is getting more and more nebulous as a genre.
Then again RPG is getting more and more nebulous as a genre.
I suppose. The big drawback of the draconian modifiers to me is that they're closer to something like challenge run flags rather than "proper" difficulty modifiers, i.e. you can only make the game harder for yourself and more importantly, I don't think you can toggle them on and off and on later on?
I agree that plain old number sliders are a bit more boring, but if I had to pick between the two, I'd definitely go with the one that offered genuine, granular difficulty customization. Theoretically actual gameplay changes are definitely more exciting, but I don't think DQXI's implementation of them is very good.
I honestly have no idea. Could swear it was a free patch, but you never know.
List is trash. No Pillars? No Shadowrun: Dragonfall? d:OS2 below F4? I mean, I like Banner Saga, but above Divinity OS2?
DQXI is beautiful and charming and comfy, and also, super boring.
DQXI is beautiful and charming and comfy, and also, super boring.
No Human Revolution, No Dark Souls 3, no Kingdom Come or ELEX. No Pathologic 2 or Prey!!!! Also there's no reality where Divinity Original 2, Bloodborne, and New Vegas aren't at least in the Top 10.
Yeah yeah, opinions , but I hate this list with the energy of 10000 dying suns. Way too much JRPG bias, and I say that as a fan of JRPGs
Yeah yeah, opinions , but I hate this list with the energy of 10000 dying suns. Way too much JRPG bias, and I say that as a fan of JRPGs
FWIW, you can drop that to 9999 suns - Dragon's Dogma is #21.
Lmaaaaaaaooooo I stopped looking after DQ11 being #1. No new Vegas? No Original sin 2? No bloodborne? Lmaaaaaaaooooo
My point was more about Odyssey not deserving to be on a top list of RPG titles. Both it and Origins certainly employ much more RPG systems in the pivot away from the franchise's older gameplay staples. The execution of those systems by Ubisoft is definitely a mixed bag.
New Vegas, Bloodborne and Dos2 made the list, they're just way too low for my liking
HZD has less than a handful of choice and quest elements that affect who may be with you during the final battle. You have dialogue options throughout, but they are for aesthetic enjoyment only. Every run for every player is a bluegleam warrior solo run. I'm really stretching things here.
The list is a list of great games, for sure.
The list is a list of great games, for sure.
It's... surprisingly not as bad as I thought?
I mean, the ranking is all over the place, but they effectively included Dragon Quest XI, the Atelier games, SaGa Scarlet Grace, Trails games, YS VIII, Fire Emblem and many more.
Though Xenoblade Chronicles and X are missing, so clearly it's not perfect.
I mean, the ranking is all over the place, but they effectively included Dragon Quest XI, the Atelier games, SaGa Scarlet Grace, Trails games, YS VIII, Fire Emblem and many more.
Though Xenoblade Chronicles and X are missing, so clearly it's not perfect.
I think this is the worst TOP list I've ever seen, there were some "end of a decade" lists that almost rival it, but not quite. I would've expected trash like that from the fine people of Digitally Downloaded, but not from the site that is specializes on the genre.
Interesting choice for number 1. I loved DQ11 so that's fine with me. The immense love Mass Effect 2 gets still surprises me, I like it, but it's middle-tier Bioware and the point where they really started to slide for me.
The RPG Codex's Top 101 PC RPGs (With User Reviews!) :: rpg codex > doesn't scale to your level
RPG Codex > putting the 'role' back in role-playing. A highly prestigious gaming magazine with news and views on the latest and not so latest RPGs.
rpgcodex.net
a lot better
but it's not just from this decade
1. Fallout New Vegas
2. The Age of Decadence
3. Dark Souls
4. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
5. The Witcher 3
6. Underrail
7. Grimoire
8. Shadowrun: Dragonfall
9. Dragon's Dogma
10. Divinity: Original Sin
is their top-10 for this decade
DQXI #1, Zelda on the list at all, Awakening higher than Conquest/Shadows of Valentia/Three Houses, Bravely Second over Default, Nier Automata #16.
This list is trash.
This list is trash.
There are some good games on the list, but the order seems close to random. I'm about 60 hours into DQXI right now, and it wouldn't make my top 25.
This was one of the good things about the list.
Still a gold standard. Say what you want about the Codex as a community, but nobody knows their RPGs like them.The RPG Codex's Top 101 PC RPGs (With User Reviews!) :: rpg codex > doesn't scale to your level
RPG Codex > putting the 'role' back in role-playing. A highly prestigious gaming magazine with news and views on the latest and not so latest RPGs.
a lot better
but it's not just from this decade
I agree, I mean I know opinions and all that but there's a lot here I don't agree with, this especially.
The RPG Codex's Top 101 PC RPGs (With User Reviews!) :: rpg codex > doesn't scale to your level
RPG Codex > putting the 'role' back in role-playing. A highly prestigious gaming magazine with news and views on the latest and not so latest RPGs.
a lot better
but it's not just from this decade
1. Fallout New Vegas
2. The Age of Decadence
3. Dark Souls
4. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
5. The Witcher 3
6. Underrail
7. Grimoire
8. Shadowrun: Dragonfall
9. Dragon's Dogma
10. Divinity: Original Sin
is their top-10 for this decade
This is so much better.