What are your top 3 rpgs ever?
>>3680467What are yours? Is this your top 9?
>>3680467Neverwinter Nights 1, Knights of the Chalice 2, Final Fantasy V
>>3680467ffxobliviondragon quest monsters series
>>3680467Baldur's Gate 3Cyberpunk 2077Witcher 3
>>3680497chad
>>3680467Pretty amazing that you managed to make a 3x3 without accidentally including even one good game
FFXDevil SurvivorWizardry 8
Bard's TaleUltima OnlineTactics Ogre
UnderrailWitcher 1Black Souls 2
i don't rank video games.
>>3680616bottom tier post
kotor fnvmass effect 3 or dragon age 2.
>>3680467Those are my favorites
>>3680616A tier post.
>>3680500this, i would also add Skyrim and Mass Effect 2
>>3680788oh, and Dragon Age: Inquisition too
>>3680761>kotoridk how I never played it when it was new
>>3680467Ultima V by a large margin. Followed by BG or IWD II or Fallout or other Ultimas between IV and VII or something. Does Ultima Underworld count?
>>3680840>i like rpg codex top 10 and umm guys do you accept underworld as rpg? if you don't mindWeakest aura in this thread. Yuck.
>>3680842Do they really like U5 over there? Sounds like a cool place.
>>3680467Fallout 1 for sure. Couldn't say what the other two are without really thinking about it. I really want to say 2077 for the memes, because I really fucking love that lore and setting. I want to say FF6, FF7 and Xenogears, but I don't want all 3 on the list, and I don't want to choose any over the others. Realistically, it'll probably be something I remember that I just can't get enough of and always replay at some point just to fuck around. Daggerfall is a strong contender.
The Witcher 1Archolos Exile 3, or at least my memories of it.
>>3680467ArcanumDiabloDiablo 2
>>3680467Soul HackersXenogearsGrimrock
>>3680467Wizardry 6Wizardry 7Wizardry 8
Always lots of contrarians in these threads, it's almost as if you guys don't like cRPG's at all.
>>3680467Deus ExUnderrailGothic 1
>>3680467Mount and Blade: WarbandKCDFallout New Vegas
>>3680467Deus ExPrey (2017)Kingdom Come: Deliverance
>>3681301>Skyrim never got a mobile phone game like Oblivion
>>3681273>>3681297>when 2 out of your favorite 3 RPGs aren't even RPGs
>>36804670/9>>36807832/9>>36812711/9>>36813019/9
>>3681334>9/8Thalmor death squad would like to know your location
>>3680783I only agree with about half of your choices, but you get maximum style points.
>>3680467ArcanumXenogearsUnderrail>>3680471>>3680497>>3680558>not ff6 or 8cringe>>3680865good taste desu>>3681223how are the diablo games' stories? i always thought they were a gameplay first kind of games>>3681271idk if there's a lot of contrarianism, lots of games mentioned itt are good, just not pure wcrpgs
>>3680835it one of my first rpgs so for that and that olny it is worth it.
>>3680467Temple Of Elemental EvilGothic 2Space Rangers 2
SaGa Frontier 2Mega Man Battle Network 6Diablo 2
>>3681223awful, you dont like rpgs
1.Baldur's Gate 32. The Witcher 33. World of Warcraft: Classic to LegionHonorable mention: The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim
>>3680467Underrail, baldurs gate, baldurs gate 2
>>3682337Why is Baldur's Gate not in your top 10 then?
>>3680467Baldurs gate 2Fallout 1Deus Ex
DEUS EX IS NOT AN RPG
>>3682341bg1 and 2 are basically the same game, split apartI guess I could make the bg2 pic a split image with bg1 included
>>3680471Is kotc 2 actually good? One of my friends, that really liked the first one, tried it and said that it lost its charm and has become a wanna be icewind dale
>>3681271Icewind dale sucks.
>>3682472look at him go!
>>3680467MorrowindGothic 2Deus Ex
>>3682472based and correctpilled
>>3682471Yes.
>>3682472yeah, its just a bunch of contrarians that like it
>>3680467Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2, Diablo 2
>>3682343>DEUS EX IS NOT AN RPGDo you have a single fact to back that up?
>>3682667>Fallout 2, Diablo 2Reddit tastes. Those games are trash sequels that started the decline of the series that they belonged to
>>3682684Splendid! When do you leave?
>>3682684They both were refinements of already great games and the peak of their respective franchises
>>3680467If Pathfinder had a mode, akin to Arena from DOS2, where you could create builds and make them fight. I could die happy.
>>3680467Lionheart, rance magnum or sengoku or divine divinity 2 if you want to be pedantic about wcrpgs and probably deus ex
>>3680467I really like Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and the original Wild Arms on PS. Had a real good time replaying them all in 2023.
>>3680467A tough pickSkyrim - sandbox, go anywhere, clean a dungeon Alpha Protocol - branching narrative, multiple choices, dialoguesWitcher 3 - mix of the above approaches
>>3683734witcher 3 is unplayable bc the healing noise is just some bloke chewing in your ear
>>3683797That's how they balanced healing: you can heal, but every time you do so you feel discomfort. Otherwise you could just abuse healing. It's genius game design.
Rai7NWNWizardry 6, 7, and 8 played back-to-back-to-back
>>3683800 based
>>3683402I despised Rance 8. The garbage RNG gear combined with having to outfit 20+ active characters to take on endgame drove me up the wall.
Dragon Age OriginsDragoj Age 2Dragon Age Inquisition
>>3684103No argument. Still a great story.
1 niggers2 faggots3 kikes
>>3684133based veilguard fan
>>3684133>1 GTA: SANot an RPG>2 Dragon Age: VeilguardWhy?>3 Lobotomy CorporationNot an RPG2/10, try again
>>3680788>>3680835No one took the bait. That's new.
>Neverwinter NightsCall it cheating to include the game as a GOAT RPG contender on the merit of its user-made content all you like, but NWN is the only cRPG that almost fully replicates DnD on your computer. Even excluding PWs, Swordflight and Prophet are one of the most enjoyable RPG experiences I've had.>Planescape: TormentUnparalleled in atmosphere, writing and story. Nothing really comes close, perhaps MoTB and the aforementioned Prophet module have comparably good stories.>ArcanumDoes all the things that Fallout does, just better - excluding the appallingly shit combat.
Baldur's Gate 3The Witcher 3Mass Effect 2
Baldur's Gate 2Fallout 2Fallout: New VegasI consider bg1 and f1 as basically the same game as their sequels, or as a package deal with their sequels(cue contrarian seethe)The third one would be the hardest to pick as apart from the aforementioned titans of the genre I guess I got the most out of somewhat niche titles: dragonfall, storm of zehir etc.cyberpunk2077 and fnv are up there as well, but I spent more time with fnv so we'll go with that
>>3684727>I consider bg1 and f1 as basically the same game as their sequelsToday the sequels would be nothing but DLCs, but back then people were happy with any slop thrown their way
>>3684754>Today the sequels would be nothing but DLCs, but back then people were happy with any slop thrown their wayThis is severely anachronistic. Back then games got legit expansion packs which almost no developer does nowadays. DLC by comparison is paltry and nickel and diming bullshit.
>>3684754It's pretty much the total opposite:today the brand-worshipping consoomers are happy with any microtransaction or overpriced dlc with minimal content farted in their general directionThe term dlc was invented precisely because they could obviously never be called sequels, but they were too small to even be called the standard minor addition of the day: expansions (like totsc)bg2 is so much bigger than bg1 in any measurable way that it's downright absurd
>>3684763you're charged 5-20 ameuromanian pound-buckaroos for a fucking race/class these days (solasta, tw:wh3 etc.)fucking todd and his gay little horse armor
>>3684763BG2 also made numerous changes to the gameplay that most players these days will never notice, because almost everyone experiencing this game for the first time now plays BG1 on BG2's engine.
>>3684727fallout 2 always felt like where the series started going downhill with the wacky humour and references
>>36804671) Pillars I2) Dragon Age Origins3) TyrannyHonorable mentions to Disco Elysium, Witcher 2 and Torment Numenera. TTRPG systems need not apply unless carried hard by story (PS:T) or level design (BG1 and BG3, but BG2 can fuck off).
>>3684784>going downhillF:NV, which is the best 3d fallout, is the true (and only) spiritual successor to f1&2. I guess hiding the most memey stuff behind wild wasteland was a good way of handling it.But as an ESL kid a lot of the cultural meme references kinda flew right past me so I guess that in a way saved me from being bothered by most of the references. On the other hand weird offbeat bizzarro-world references are the essence of fallout, starting from the intro of fallout 1. I guess the main thing for f2 I that the zeitgeist has shifted and the stuff hasn't aged well. But apart from the hubologists I don't think they majorly included the worst offenses in plot-critical parts.
>>3680467Persona 5Metaphor: RefantazioLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth>t. oldfag whose first rpg was the original Diablo
>>3680467
>>3684845>automata>not replicanti will never understand why people think automata is better, it feels worse in every way>valkyrie profileoh really good
>>3684305>the only cRPG that almost fully replicates DnD on your computerTemple Of Elemental Evil
>>3684865Yeah, ToEE was def the most accurate implementation of the ruleset. Only thing that came close was Solasta and 5th ed, but 5th ed sucks. I believe what anon meant was that NWN online offered a similar roleplaying experience to tabletop even if the mechanics weren’t perfect.
XenogearsFF7 Skyrim
>>3680467final fantasy 5etrian odyssey 3morrowind
>unironically listing mediocre shit like Skyrim, DAO/ME, Pathfinder or FFXbegone plebs>>3680467>RPGsArcanum, PST and Deus Ex>ARPGsDiablo 2, Nioh 2, Dark Souls
>>3685020pathfinder isn't mediocre
>>3680783wtf is bottom left
>>3685207holy newfag
>>3685207>he doesn’t know
>>3685168I didn't hate kingmaker but I got bored enough to not bother with wotrthe buff-debuff game is..............zzzz
>>3685348>the buff-debuff gameBuffing basically makes the game easier, so wouldn't lowering the difficulty remove the need for buffing?
>>3685229>>3685235>H-he doesn't know... le game!I don't know, either.But I also don't care.
>>3685481It’s coomer fanart of VtM:Bloodlines, anon. What’s her face the anarch.
>>3680616What RPG have you played more than any other?
>>3685020FFX is the best turn based game of all time?
1. Gothic 22. Witcher 13. Kingdom Come Deliverance
>>3685522We're the children of Skyrim and we fight all our livesAnd when Sovngarde beckons every one of us dies!
>>3682472please go and acquire a soul
>>3680467Gothic 2, Baldur's Gate 2, DaggerfallAny other answers given are wrong. the three pillars of this industry and the 3 required games to have beaten 5 times before you can say your RPG testicles have dropped.
>>3680467WOTR, Witcher 3, Seiken Densetsu 3
1. Morrowind2. Two Worlds3. Pokemon Crystal
>>3680467Skies of ArcadiaChrono TriggerFinal Fantasy VI don't play western rpg trash.
>>3684305why is Arcanum in your top 3 if you don't like the combat?
>>3686344>Two WorldsUnderrated gem, the only one that tried to dethrone Bethesda as the king of RPGs
>>3680471based taste. i love final fantasy x the most when it comes to jrpgs. nwn1 is still the best wrpg.
TormentBG2Morrowind
>>3680467fallout, morrowind, and vtm bloodlines, in no particular order.
>>3680467Thaumaturge is the only rpg that immersed me into the role of a jerk.
Shining Force 2Phantasy Star End of the MillenniumWitcher 3 goty
>>3680467FF9KOTOR 2Dragon Age Origins
>>3681255>>3681347>>3684845>>3685007>>3686905>>3686906good taste, bros.
True LoveHarvest Moon (SNES)BG3
>>3682337>>3682342>>3684727>>3686216>Baldurs Gate 2I'm vonvinced anyone who claims BG1&2 are their "favorite rpgs of all time" is either a nostalgia-blind fool or a contrarian.The story is mediocre, the artstyle is garbage, the characters are bland(goes double for BG1 where characters have almost NO dialog), and there's no real unique/situational things to say based on your class/race. It is a mediocre game that aged worse than any other RPG I've played. For contrast, Fallout 1 and 2 aged wonderfully, and the combat is actually enjoable and meaningful.Real Time with Cringe is objectively a braindead easy combat mode, completely unfun, and filled with meaningless trashmob encounters. It was a failed attempt at creating the infinitely superior Turn BASED combat, but Bioware was too moronic and unskilled to do it.
>>3686934>Fallout 1 aged wonderfullyThis was decent bait at first but stopped reading here>t. recently replayed fo1
>>3686216BG2 yes, but what does gothic and daggerfall have to offer? Later TES did everything better, only thing DF does is being older.
>>3686934>Fallout 1 and 2 aged wonderfully, and the combat is actually enjoable and meaningful.Lmfao, I almost took your post seriously, then I saw thisMeanwhile in reality>pump up small guns>always aim for the eyes>???>PROFIT Oh yeah, epic tactics you got there, bro
>BG3>Dragon Age: Origins>Neverwinter Nights 2anyone not putting BG3 in their list is coping hard btw
>>3687006It's good, but Divinity: OS is better. And Underrail is better than both of them.
>>3687007>It's good, but Divinity: OS is better.every critic, consumer, and even the devs themselves disagree, but that's cute>Underraillol
>>3687006>anyone not putting BG3 in their list is coping hard btwCan't blame them, their whole personality is based on "new bad" and "everything is and will be shit"
>>3687006>anyone not putting BG3 in their list is coping hard btwWe’re reaching levels of fanboy cope that shouldn’t even be possible.
>>3686946>>3686994>coping this hardYour game is objectively shit lil bro. Stop living in the past.
>>3687084The only one coping here is you. Fallout's combat is objectively brain dead, and it trying to hide that fact behind being Turn-based doesn't change that
>>3687084You’re not even trying anymore.
>>3687069>most played and sold CRPG ever by a country mile>top rated CRPG of all time by critics>top rated CRPG of all time by players>"fanboys"cope
>>3687104>most played and sold CRPG ever by a country mileMove aside, balding cucks, Skyrim chads are here
>skyrim>crpgwhy are bg3 haters so braindead bros?
>>3687110More of an crpg than your coomer shit.
>bg3 isn't a crpg because... it just isn't ok!!seething
>>3687127Skyrim is literally a modding platform for coomers.
>>3680467Tales of vesperiadark soulsnier automata
New VegasKingdom of LoathingMass Effect 1 to 2 through parts of 3 that didnt suck as bad as the restI miss my blue wife Anon. I miss her a lot
>>3680500These kind of baits aren't even funny, just tiresome.
>>3680467I don't know. I think Suikoden 1 is my top, but I haven't thought further down the list.
UnderrailNew VegasKOTOR
>>3680467Temple of Elemental EvilPathfinder KingmakerFabled Lands (the 2022 gamebook adaptation) though, Eador: Genesis (despite being more of a 4X game) arguably has enough RPG elements that I would swap it for maybe PF:KM. Atmosphere and replay value are the biggest thing for me, and Eador certainly has both.
>>3687093I dont need to cause you didnt address anything in my post, you just got mad kek. You dumbfucking nostalgia-blind boomers always prove me right in the end :^)
>>3680467dq3arenawizardry 6
>>3680467IWD2EEJA2Nioh
>>3686366A pretty unique and cool setting coupled with its overall aesthetic/presentation, very memorable sidequests, great writing, story and reactivity with one of the best and most open-ended systems of character building and progression in an RPG.>>3684865>>3684881Indeed, I mainly meant the online server support and the Aurora toolset in particular when I claimed that NwN is the best and purest DnD simulator on a computer, though a handful of modules are excellent in their own right individually. As much as I enjoy combat, systems and mechanics, which were indeed done better in ToEE(though I think NwN has done an excellent job in some of those aspects as well), you can't have the same authentic PnP experience elsewhere. You could play as a member of the Planescape dustmen in one server, as a werecrocodile on another, a power-hungry medieval mafia boss, a Red Wizard, captain of the city guard and many more wilder character concepts, which would be impossible to pull off without the DM mode and the ease of using the other tools presented to you, existing in the form they do in NwN.
>>3687471What did you think of the temple of elemental evil expansion game, keep on the borderlands?
>>3687952Modder fan fiction.
>>3688042Posts like this are how you know this is not a board for real rpg discussion, but instead a containment board for boring underage third worlders
>>3680467Fallout NVDQ 3FF V
Baldur's GateSkyrimDark Souls
>>3690000Checked and true
>>3683734witcher 3 is awfulskyrim is good with mods, morrowind toooblivion is good on its own
ArcanumWitcher 3Dragon Age: Origins
>>3680467D&D: Order of the Griffon (Turbografx-16)Pathfinder: Wrath of the RighteousGolden Sun
>>3680467>What are your top 3 rpgs ever?Fallout 1 and 2 - its basically one game.Temple of Elemental Evil - best translation of 3ED rules on pc ever. Shame its so short and unused.FF7 - i admit total nostalgia but its a beautiful game full of amazing advantures, secrets, wandering around a world etc.
>>3680467DQ7ChronotriggerRobotrek
>>3680467By feelings:>Chrono Cross>Chrono Trigger>MorrowindObjectively:>BG3>WoTR>Deadfire
>>3686934somebody is a contrarian
>>3688042>Keep on the Borderlands>fanfictionRetard
Modder fan fiction schizo here, acknowledging that I was wrong. Didn’t realize it was an old campaign, thought they made it up.
>>3691376>acknowledging that I was wrong.>on 4chan
>>3680467Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim
morrowind,gothic2,system shock2
>>3691376Respect for admitting mistakes
>>3680471>Neverwinter Nights 1This one?
>KotOR 1My first "real" RPG. I played it upon release as a kid. I remember thinking it was going to be live action similar to "Obi-wan" from Xbox in 2002 but I was completely wrong. I fell in love with the story & the combat system is based on DND so it was a good primer for learning more complex RPG systems. Putting this on here simply because it got me into RPGs and I find it as a great starter RPG.>NWN (2002)The ultimate DND 3E sandbox. There's something about this game that always keeps me coming back. It is truly unique among RPGs for it's modding scene & private worlds. In the pre-WoW 2000's this was THE game for online roleplaying and not much else matches it in terms of custom content. The hundreds of great user modules will always make me come back to this one and it's doubtful any big game dev will ever make anything like it again simply because they can't profit off of shitty DLC.>Gothic 2This is a great example of a game where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts: the combat is simple, the stat systems are linear (spam strength & 1H swords), magic is imbalanced, summons are broken, AI can be glitchy, the item progression is boring and leaves no room for experimentation. But for some reason when it's all tied together it makes for a wonderful, memorable, and fun experience. Exploring the world felt exciting & challenging. The story kept me hooked and learning the fighting patterns was addicting. At times, the game feels a little rough around the edges but at the end of the day, you can tell the devs actually cared & loved the game they were making.
>>3687471I love Fabled Lands too. I had the first two books as a kid - in America they were called Quest - and they played a huge role on what I enjoy about roleplaying games.I guess my three favorite RPGs would be...Realms of Arkania: Star TrailSaGa: Scarlet Grace - AmbitionsKing of Dragon PassBut I love too many. It feels weird to exclude so many of the games I love.
>>3690125How does Order of the Griffon compare to other DOSBox games? I've never played this one.
