Best RPG of all time

[jcox26]

What do you think is the best RPG of all time and why it is?

 

[Phog]

Morrowind. I wish they'd do a complete remake on a newer, more modern engine with updated graphics. Now that would be something.

 

[bystander]

i liked DA2 better then one (was not impressed) and yes i know i'm in the minority with that opinion. to each their own.

I can understand, assuming combat is the reason you liked DA2. I loved the group combos of DA2. However, they did recycle the majority of the zones over and over and the story wasn't quite as epic feeling.

 

[jtl2901]

Mass Effect Series, hands down.

 

[bystander]

story was one of the reasons i liked it better. i'm sick of the whole "you are a special soldier on an unknown but important mission" re-hash crap bioware has used since KOTOR. it was nice to just play a regular person in a city that no one cares about other then the inhabitants instead of being a jedi knight, spirit monk, spectre, or grey warden. it's going to the well one too often with that set up. then the plot of DA1

you unite an army of elves, dwarves, and a kingdom of men who's leader is under a magic spell. you then lead that army with an "unknown king" to a major city in the nick of time to defeat an onslaught of a brain less enemy who only thinks of carnage. you need to defeat the leader in order to destroy the enemy army.

of wait that is the synopsis for the lord of the rings....

DA1 storytelling is just lazyness. I know stories are influenced by other stories but DA1 took it to a new level.

Well, the story wasn't well received by most, though I didn't mind it at all. I liked the group combos in combat, which really meant all your characters had to coordinate together. The thing I did not like in DA2, was the recycled zones.

 

[jaguarskx]

Morrowind. I wish they'd do a complete remake on a newer, more modern engine with updated graphics. Now that would be something.

http://morroblivion.com/

 

[pennywise]

I would love to see the Jade Empire universe and property expanded.

 

[Reverend_Mason]

No love for Lost Odyssey anyone? ....anyone?

 

[RyQril]

played LO finished 3 disks, then lost my save games AAARRGH, but its amazingly nice game to admit it and hard 😛

 

[Reverend_Mason]

Man that sucks..I got stuck at a point at the end of the 3rd disk and quit for like 4 months then came back and beat the boss fight I was stuck on first try. Wasn't sure whether to be pissed or excited lol great game though..might have to replay it now actually on that new game plus!

 

[jcox26]

I would love them to do a HD remake of the elder scrolls games. I do not consider Diablo an RPG either. The witcher is brilliant I have played both of them through twice. It is a shame the Fable series is falling into ***. I think Fable the lost chapters was by far the best of them.

 

[ghnader hsmithot]

Dragon Age Origins.

 

[jimmy_dog]

Morrowind if you can call that an rpg

 

[bystander]

Morrowind if you can call that an rpg

If Morrowind isn't an RPG, what the heck is it? If it's not an RPG, what do you consider an RPG?

 

[zex95966]

FF7

but that's a boring answer because everyone loves it except for people who have no taste in games.

My second favorite RPG of all time would be Xenogears.

 

[Jacobwuzher3]

No pokemon? </3

 

[Ananan]

I would go with Baldur's Gate over Baldur's Gate 2.

 

[0absolutezero]

I am gonna have to say the Witcher 2 due to its engrossing and mature storyline.

 

[jcox26]

Best answer selected by jcox26.

 

[Jerom]

I am quite disturbed to see so many recent titles here, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised so much with the younger audience.

In my understanding RPG is a game that has multiple different solutions (Combat, stealth, social interaction, skill usage and etc) to an obstacle/mission. Thus I think of several games that people would not conside rto be an RPG and on the flip side I disagree with what most of the people consider to be best of RPGs.

To further explain myself here is an example of very good games that are not RPGs(by my definition) and rather are action adventures - BG series, DA series, ME series, FF series,Kotor series,Witcher 1&2 and Elder Scroll games just to name a few.

And finally to name the best RPG of all times
Tadadada *Drum roll*
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura which is only rivalled byt Dues Ex (obviously the original).

It's hard for me to say which one is a better RPG, my answer might vary depending on how I woke up that morning.