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Top 10 RPGs of All Time

It is hard to argue for a better video game genre than the RPG. No genre before or after has instilled such wonder and nostalgia in the video gamer. When playing the likes of racing or fighting games, one is enveloped by the momentary pleasure of winning a fight or driving as fast as you can to finish a race. The RPG though is quite the opposite of these genres. Anyone accustomed to RPG's knows what they're in store for before the game even starts; Endless hours of game play, always-evolving story lines, and perennial character development. The RPG is for the tortoise, not the hare, and would always prove to bring the most satisfaction to the gamer who was willing to let the parables of patience surround their being. In this list, we go through the 15 greatest RPG's of all time with a focus on the games that were not just games, but timeless pieces of art.

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Big City5122d ago

THREE final fantasy games? REALLY?

marcleary5122d ago

3 FF and niether are FF7, how was this list composed.

BaronBullion5122d ago

Final Fantasy 1 was unnecessary. And where the hell are the Dragon Warrior games???

Nicholas Cage5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

it should be number 1 on the list.

Danteh5122d ago

Amazing, I think they put a title from 1999 :O

Maybe in the next article they will even put a game from the last decade!

halojunkie5122d ago

demons souls and zelda ocarina of time.

Julie5122d ago

On my list i would add Morrowind , Ocarina of Time and KOTOR and for me Baldur's Gate SoA is close to number one with Morrowind , but of course this is a personal opinion :3

DDP5122d ago

Ocarina of Time isn't an RPG. Its an adventure game.

Darkstorn5122d ago

Good for them for remembering the original Diablo. I played the hell out of that game in 1996.
Oh, and KOTOR too.

FragGen5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

If you're not old enough to remember Ultima, you're not grown up enough to make an "ALL TIME" RPGs list.

I'm guessing the guy who wrote this is 25 years old max. He clearly only remembers JRPGs from when he was in middle school.

Sky Sentry5122d ago

@FragGen - LOL! You speak my mind. We are truly of older times for I don't see too many mentions of the Ultima series. Granted, it is made during the early life of PC but I find its gameplay and storyline very deep and satisfying. I was very attached to the Avatar and was sad that it was over in Ultima IX. My personal favourite was Ultima V and Ultima VII. Ultima VIII and IX was disapointing, though.

MountainMaverick5122d ago

What a badge of honor being older than 25. I guess the guy who wrote it should write about games he never played that YOU like, right?

Son of Odin5122d ago

I'm over 25 and Ultima sucks. If you think that's better than Chrono Trigger then you need to grow up and start liking games that actually have storys.

BigSwede5122d ago

Agreed. Ultima is NOWHERE near as good as Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana. If you don't like those games, you don't like big stories. Pretty much means an unimaginative gamer who probably plays Joust for fun.

vhero5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

How the heck does Diablo keep getting in these things?? It's a very niche title.. FFVII is also missing.. the sales do not lie and you can't say it sold on it's name as the Final Fantasy name wasn't huge especially on playstation brand back then. FFVII launched the FF brand into a new stratosphere. Also no breath of Fire? No Suikoden? Terrible list..

The ironic thing is they even did a poll on the same site for top rpg of all time and guess which game has majority of votes?? FFVII.. out of nearly 300 voters too.. Just shows how bad it is.

BigSwede5122d ago

Actually looks like Chrono Trigger is #1 on the poll.

Stoneroses63005122d ago

If you're going by sales, then Grand Turismo is better than the Legend of Zelda, New Kids on the Block is better than the Who, and hamburgers are better than Steak.

TheThrills4Life5122d ago

Uh...the Sims has outsold FFVII. Just to let you know.

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Kriller5122d ago

I don't think Diablo is really an rpg. Good game though.

destructomaximo5122d ago

You collect various item, and you level up. There are character classes. How is it NOT an RPG?

Optimus Prime15122d ago

Its a hack and slash. That's all.

TheThrills4Life5122d ago

I liked the list a lot. No one can deny that all of these games are amazing.

PrimordialSoupBase5122d ago

Secret of Mana should have been #1. But how are these games missing:

FF Tactics
KOTOR 2
Neverwinter Knights
WoW

Elwenil5122d ago

* Neverwinter NIGHTS, not Knights...

Tony240ZT5122d ago

Or what secret of mana so corny it distracted from the game play? I didn't even get to a point where I could make use of the monsters I grew/collected before turning it off. And being able to make your own map was cool, but also disorganized.

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Rocksmith+ Comes To PS And Steam In June

This looks like a great way to play.
Rocksmith+, the award winning music-learning app that teaches you guitar and piano with thousands of hit songs, is coming to PlayStation and Steam on June 6, and is available to wishlist now on both platforms.

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Helldivers 2 community manager fired after Sony controversy

Only a day ago, Helldivers 2 community manager Spitzerfx seemed to be in the clear, but they have officially been demoted after Sony controversy.

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TwoPicklesGood1d 10h ago

From a business standpoint I can understand why they did that…but man, he stood up for the community and thats huge.

SeraphTeran1d 10h ago

He did! There is an entire Reddit thread now where many are thanking him for his help in Sony controversy. Hope he lands on his feet!

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jambola1d 8h ago

Title "seemingly fired after controversy"
Preview text "he seems to be in the clear but demoted"

XiNatsuDragnel1d 6h ago

He did an amazing job and I hope he lands somewhere good too. He's a hero someone who cared about gamers.

Lightning771d 3h ago

Standing up for his own company from a bigger company then gets demoted for doing his job as a community manager. At least he's still employed.

I hope Sony doesn't buy Arrowhead. They need to let them be. No corporate medlings and docking someone's pay for standing up form the ppl.

Wtf is going on with these companies?

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