DieNgamers said:I don't care about graphics, I played Diablo 2 recently. I meant in terms of gameplay mechanics. Diablo 2 for example feels timeless for some reason. It was simple and is still a great game, imo. Same with BG2 which I'm playing right now.
Edit: Ah, from the makers of Baldur's Gate? Even uses the same engine, I see. I should try it, then.
All the infinity engine RPG's hold up pretty well thanks to resolution mods. The assets are 2D graphics perfection imo.DieNgamers said:Planescape Torment. I've heard good things about that game. Has it aged well? There are many old RPG type games I can't play anymore, like System Shock 2.
Any preliminary results, highlights, previews to lash the stragglers into a voting frenzy?kswiston said:Ok, last day to vote. Tomorrow I will post the results and will start to work on summaries for the top games.
Archaix said:1. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (apparently my number 1 is a hidden gem, since I only see P2: Innocent Sin listed once and no votes for EP)
Ganondorfo said:List threads are so boring to read without explanation why you have chosen these titles...
I would have written something for them if this were a standard "Your Favorite RPGs" thread rather than a thread to compile raw data for a "NeoGAF's Top RPGs" list.moojito said:Yarr, this. I skip right past the pure lists, and really enjoy reading peoples' thoughts when they enter them, even if it's only a few words. The same goes for the book/film/music threads over on the OT.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing the finished list!
bcn-ron said:Any preliminary results, highlights, previews to lash the stragglers into a voting frenzy?
kswiston said:Also, I am not accepting any edits to Final Fantasy titles on lists prior to post #334. I don't want people removing or adding titles purely to affect their rank. Not the point of the thread.
they just need to bundle it with the widescreen modTheUglyDrunk said:It runs on the old Infinity Engine which means 640x480 rez, which would kill most younger gamers nowadays. If you've ever played the first Baldur's Gate, you know what you are in for. Still holds up really well, in my opinon, but I am a nostalgic old man. Music and voice acting is still aces too.
kswiston said:I will let people continue voting until at least tomorrow morning as I am not done tallying votes.
Any edits to lists prior to this post will not be counted!
I've finished tallying most of the bigger titles, and Planescape Torment is currently in the Top 5. Looks likely to stay there as well.
HK-47 said:Prior or after...?
kswiston said:OK Voting is over, and I have tallied the results. Before I post them, I'd like a little input.
I want to provide summaries for the top 20-25 games picked as the best/most essential in the genre. However, the voting was HEAVILY skewed towards jrpgs. 19 out of the top 25 most picked titles were Jrpgs. Out of the 68 titles that received 10+ votes, only 18 were wrpgs.
Instead of providing summaries for the top 25 overall choices, should I perhaps write summaries for the top 20 jrpgs, and the top 10 (or so) wrpgs?
While you are waiting for the full results, here were the top 5:
Chrono Trigger - 126 votes
Final Fantasy VI - 89 votes
Planescape Torment - 67 votes
Final Fantasy VII - 66 votes
Demon's Souls - 64 votes
That list is pretty bad. :|kswiston said:OK Voting is over, and I have tallied the results. Before I post them, I'd like a little input.
I want to provide summaries for the top 20-25 games picked as the best/most essential in the genre. However, the voting was HEAVILY skewed towards jrpgs. 19 out of the top 25 most picked titles were Jrpgs. Out of the 68 titles that received 10+ votes, only 18 were wrpgs.
Instead of providing summaries for the top 25 overall choices, should I perhaps write summaries for the top 20 jrpgs, and the top 10 (or so) wrpgs?
While you are waiting for the full results, here were the top 5:
Chrono Trigger - 126 votes
Final Fantasy VI - 89 votes
Planescape Torment - 67 votes
Final Fantasy VII - 66 votes
Demon's Souls - 64 votes
WanderingWind said:Maybe do it both ways? 20 RPGs, 10 WRPGs and overall?
Archie said:That list is pretty bad. :|