Super_Nova :
It's a real shame that The Phantasy Star series was left out. I also miss Shining Force in the list.
That's the problem with these articles. A few people will always be upset that some of their favorite games got left out.
I actually wonder how much of that is due to games that perhaps weren't that great, but the person either hasn't played a wide variety or maybe it was just during their younger years so it made a greater impression on them than it would now. I'm not saying that applies to either of the titles you mentioned, since I haven't played them.
It does seem a bit odd how various different subgenres were combined into a single list. Such as turn-based, realtime, and MMORPGs. I wonder if some of these titles mightn't have even qualified as adventure games.