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http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-rpgs//100

100 - EverQuest
99 - Wizardry 8
98 - Titan Quest
97 - Fable II
96 - Torchlight II
95 - Pillars of Eternity
94 - Front Mission 3
93 - The Bard's Tale
92 - Betrayal at Krondor
91 - Freedom Force
90 - Divinity: Original Sin
89 - Dragon Age: Inquisition
88 - Darkest Dungeon
87 - Ys Book I & II
86 - Kingdom Hearts II
85 - Chrono Cross
84 - Dragon Warrior VII
83 - Final Fantasy
82 - Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
81 - EVE Online
80 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
79 - Star Ocean: The Second Story
78 - Illusion of Gaia
77 - Valkyria Chronicles
76 - Icewind Dale II
75 - The Legend of Dragoon
74 - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
73 - The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
72 - Neverwinter Nights 2
71 - Jade Empire
70 - Fire Emblem Awakening
69 - Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
68 - Undertale
67 - Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
66 - Pool of Radiance
65 - Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
64 - Lunar: Eternal Blue
63 - Phantasy Star Online
62 - Breath of Fire III
61 - Lunar: Silver Star Story
60 - Shining Force II
59 - Golden Sun
58 - Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
57 - Tales of Vesperia
56 - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
55 - Shadow Hearts: Covenant
54 - The World Ends With You
53 - Phantasy Star IV
52 - Final Fantasy VII
51 - Stardew Valley
50 - Persona 5
49 - Xenoblade Chronicles
48 - Dragon Age: Origins
47 - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
46 - Grandia II
45 - Demon's Souls
44 - Xenogears
43 - Tales of Symphonia
42 - Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
41 - Skies of Arcadia
40 - Final Fantasy IX
39 - Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
38 - Fallout
37 - Fire Emblem
36 - Neverwinter Nights
35 - Baldur's Gate
34 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
33 - Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
32 - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
31 - Final Fantasy XII
30 - Pokémon Sun and Moon
29 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
28 - Fallout: New Vegas
27 - Bloodborne
26 - Mass Effect
25 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
24 - Ultima VII: The Black Gate
23 - System Shock 2
22 - Final Fantasy IV
21 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
20 - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
19 - EarthBound
18 - Final Fantasy Tactics
17 - Suikoden II
16 - Deus Ex
15 - Fallout 2
14 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
13 - Persona 4: Golden
12 - Dark Souls
11 - Mass Effect 2
10 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
9 - Vagrant Story
8 - Diablo II
7 - Secret of Mana
6 - Planescape: Torment
5 - World of Warcraft
4 - Pokémon Yellow
3 - Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
2 - Final Fantasy VI
1 - Chrono Trigger

 

[Neoleo2143]

Not a bad start with some old classics. Inquisition is questionable but I'll let that slide.

 

[JimPanzer]

PoE below DA:I? List is already joke.

 

[purseowner]

Persona 3 and TitS better be on here.

Spoiler

and Pokemon Colosseum

 

[Grim Patron]

Hilarious list already.

 

[Van Bur3n]

90 - Divinity: Original Sin

WRONG. Too low on the list. Already off to a bad start. You know nothing, IGN. You sicken me, you fucks, you. Absolutely disgusting.

Spoiler

I jest, but still, they're probably going to name a lame ass RPG higher than Divinity like some Bethesda RPG and THEN it will be absolutely disgusting.

EDIT: Wait a minute...

89 - Dragon Age: Inquistion

DIS-GUSTING.

 

[Theodran]

Why are Divinity: Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity below Dragon Age: Inquisition?

 

[massoluk]

Finally MMORPG pioneer like EverQuest will get the recognition it dese...

100 - EverQuest

Nevermind!

 

[foxuzamaki]

xenoblade better be in the top ten I swear to mechonis

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Also lost kingdoms 1 and 2, the sleeper hits on the gamecube

 

[Mr.Deadshot]

Kingdom Hearts 2 and Pillars of Eternity are easily Top 10 for me. But opinions ...

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Hoping Xenoblade Chronicles X makes the list.

 

[texhnolyze]

Ahahaha. Wouldn't bother to look at the rest.

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I know I would.

 

[CEJames]

Bet Witcher 3 is going to be in the Top 10 or something...

Hope Skies of Arcadia make the list.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I predict Diablo II being a bit too high, and New Vegas not being high enough.

 

[JayEH]

KH2 is about 70-80 spots too low. Insulting to be so close to DA:I.

 

[dc89]

Kingdom Hearts 2 should be higher than that.
But hey ho.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Why are Divinity: Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity below Dragon Age: Inquisition?

Because they ranked them lower? I agree with Divinity's placement. That game gets too much praise. Don't necessarily agree with PoE's spot but who cares, it's not my list.

 

[Jblanks]

KH2 is wayyyyy too low.

 

[Spinx]

Inquisition above Original Sin. On my God

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Watch The Age of Decadence sneak in the top 50 for hardcore cred.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

KH2 would be higher on a list of top 100 JRPG maybe. But on a list of top 100 RPG I honestly wouldn't waste a spot on it.

 

[Sjefen]

Top ten should be "easy", but expeting some surprises which will get som gafers slighty annoyed

 

[MANUELF]

I swear if they put Pokémon Red/Green as the highest Pokémon game I Will break something

 

[Hot Coldman]

Skyrim will be in the Top 10, accept it now

 

[Durante]

Why are Divinity: Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity below Dragon Age: Inquisition?

Because, rather unsurprisingly, IGN has absolutely no idea what a good RPG is.

 

[88random]

Chrono Trigger better be first

 

[ULTROS!]

I wonder if Persona 5 and NieR: Automata will make the cut.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Bet Witcher 3 is going to be in the Top 10 or something...

I'm willing to bet The Witcher 3 and at least one (post 2002) Bethesda RPG are in the top 10.

I'm not such a big fan of the genre any more, but as long as Wild Arms gets a look in I'll be pretty happy. Also, I wonder if Cosmic Star Heroine will feature. That's very recent so it may get overlooked.

 

[AntiFacebook]

Terrible list.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I wonder if Persona 5 and NieR: Automata will make the cut.

I feel like Nier Automata doesn't belong. It's an action game with a level-up system, it didn't end up as an RPG really.

If not for that, it should be Top 10.

 

[wondergorls]

final fantasy 12 for high position!

 

[Alex Connolly]

Just happy to see a Front Mission in the mix.

 

[kionedrik]

Skyrim will be in the Top 10, accept it now

Considering the list so far, I'll be surprised if it isn't number 1.

 

[vaibhavp]

phantasy star 4 better be in top 10

 

[Firenze1]

My top 10:

10. Secret of Mana
9. Final Fantasy XII
8. Baten Kaitos
7 Baten Kaitos Origins
6. Tales of the Abyss
5. Final Fantasy VI
4. Tales of Vesperia
3. Persona 4
2. Final Fantasy VIII
1. Skies of Arcadia (Legends)

 

[water_wendi]

The only game there i dont own is Inquisition.

i wonder what number Deathlord is at? lol

 

[Fredrik]

Skyrim will be in the Top 10, accept it now

Top 3, as it should be.

Question is, will we see Dungeon Master and some other still awesome Amiga-era RPGs or is this list just for the younger crowd?
Maybe we'll see Legend of Grimrock instead?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Inerested to see where they put breath of fire 3, chrono trigger, Panzer dragoon saga, Shining force 3s1-3 and Grandia. In some order or another that'd probably be my top five.

 

[Syf]

It'll be a shit list. In for the train wreck though.

 

[Real_Madrid]

These whiny threads are always funny to me. Like there's a definitive objective list.
If the IGN staff doesn't like a popular game for whatever reason, they shouldn't list it higher because of it's popularity. It's just the opinion of a few people and these lists are great for people wanting to know the genre better.

 

[DecoReturns]

Golden Sun probably doesn't have a chance.

 

[ULTROS!]

Considering the list so far, I'll be surprised if it isn't number 1.

Pretty sure #1 will either be:

- Final Fantasy VI
- Chrono Trigger
- Planescape: Torment
- Baldur's Gate II

 

[Darkstorne]

Skyrim will be in the Top 10, accept it now

And will deserve it.

*Flame shield up*

 

[Syf]

And will deserve it.

*Flame shield up*

The only Bethesda RPG that deserves a top 10 spot is Morrowind.

 

[Durante]

The only Bethesda RPG that deserves a top 10 spot is Morrowind.

It should certainly be ranked highest of their output.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Hope Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines makes gets top 10. Personally would place it top 5.

 

[Lord of Ostia]

I mean, it's just a list of 100 RPGs IGN likes, obviously everyone's list is gonna vary wildly.

That said, Inquisition doesn't belong on any best of list, especially not above some of those games they listed. You're gonna put a mediocre, boring, soulless game like that above the pioneer of the MMORPG? Give me a fucking break.

 

[Darkstorne]

The only Bethesda RPG that deserves a top 10 spot is Morrowind.

I adore them all, and I'm one of the few people that seem to realize the effort Bethesda put into to developing mod tools. It's not like they flip a switch to allow that to happen, or every RPG dev would do so. They put a monumental amount of effort into producing the tools that will allow their games to be tweaked, customized, overhauled, to suit almost any player's needs, and given that level of effort they put in (especially now that mods are available for all players regardless of platform) it's impossible to dismiss mods from a fair analysis of the games imo. Mods are one of the biggest features of Bethesda RPGs.

It's why I can install an 11 year old RPG today and have it look like this:

Morrowind is certainly my favourite TES game for the lore building and the narrative. But I can't deny Skyrim's cultural impact makes it the most likely contender for a top ten spot of the series.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

If Baldur's Gate 2 isn't #1 this list is terrible

 

[Kuro]

I can already guess their top 5
1. Witcher 3
2. Zelda BotW
3. Skyrim
4. FF7
5. Mass Effect 2