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Top 100 RPGs of All Time #40-21

IGN is now on the fourth day of their Top RPGs of All Time List. Today IGN are adding #40-21. Tomorrow IGN are adding the last entries to the list, and the whole list will be complete.

Relientk774235d ago

I'm glad that Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is on the list. It's a fantastic RPG.

Another good entry on this installment is Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

specialguest4235d ago

Ys Book 1&2 #100, Lunar:EB #99, and FF8 is #97??? Yet Mario RPG is #21? That's blasphemy! Mario RPG was an entry level RPG that was very light on content. It is highly overrated.

Anyone who played Ys Book 1&2 on the Turbo CD or Duo knows it was special for its time during the early 90s. It had an amazing CD quality soundtrack, and voice and animation narratives that was not possible on the other consoles like the SNES simply due to the limited cartridge storage. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

caseh4235d ago (Edited 4235d ago )

I feel ya on what you're saying with Ys Book 1&2. I'll always have a soft spot for that game and its story/soundtrack. Should defiately be placed higher.

But as far as RPGs go, it wasn't that great. You just walked at enemies until you leveled up and that was about it really.

Don't get me wrong, i'm not slating it at all but its appeal (to me at least) was the graphics style and CD quality soundtrack. I'm actually humming the track that plays when you go out into the first section of the game as I type this, thats how much of an impact the soundtrack made on me as a kid. :)

specialguest4235d ago (Edited 4235d ago )

It was very simplistic. It was the overall feeling I got from playing the game and finishing it that made it special and a memorable experience for me.

KingofGambling4235d ago (Edited 4235d ago )

I'm so glad Suikoden made in the top 50, ranking in number 44 by far one of favorite JRPG to this day and the first JRPG that I finish it.
Ohhh and Hey Konami, where's my SUIKODEN VI!

Relientk774235d ago

I want Suikoden II, except its ridiclously expensive on PSOne, and rare

KingofGambling4234d ago

I guess I'm very lucky because I bought it off from a friend for 30 bucks. Now on ebay its going for over 100. It was very limited back than because Konami wasn't sure it was getting popular or not. Let's hope Suikoden II would be in the PSN under classic.

Relientk774234d ago

^Yea I dont think that its on the PSN yet, but people want it I think

HiddenMission4235d ago

Yep Shining Force and Phantasy Star two of my favs made the list :)

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Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Makes It Playable In First-Person

The Elder Scrolls: Baldur's Gate 3.

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Becuzisaid4d ago

Kinda cool I guess. Seems they just allowed the camera to zoom in right on top of the characters head and then able to control movement like a fps. Makes me wonder what the game would be like if I didn't ever zoom way out and scroll over the environment to check out for enemies nearby almost constantly.

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Fallout Anthology Edition Looks Pretty S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

The Fallout Anthology Edition is coming to PC very soon, and is packaged with some very S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bonuses.

-Foxtrot6d ago

It’s an awful downgrade to the last one they did

They included physical disc back then

ocelot075d ago

Forgot I ordered this until I got the dispatch email.

FPS_D3TH5d ago

I want the first two games to come to iPhone/android

Friendlygamer5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I would love the classic fallout games on console. Closest I could find was atom rpg, I liked that one a lot

saint_seya4d ago

I though it was a new Killzone when i saw the image, looks like a hellghast..

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"You're an idiot," BG3 boss says of studios firing tech artists, "we're hiring them to work for us"

"They can define so many things and they know your games"

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anast19d ago

The companies that fire creative talent that demand high compensation are not looking to make good games. They just need someone to disguise a monetization scheme. The goals are different. They would be idiots if they were looking to make a solid game and fired solid talent, but they are not, so they are not idiots when it comes to their goals. However, they are idiots if they think it's sustainable.

Becuzisaid19d ago

"They just need someone to disguise a monetization scheme."

The most true statement on the Internet today.

raWfodog19d ago

This is along the same lines of them cancelling or abandoning tried-and-true IPs just to create cash grabs games. It really makes a difference when the top people love games and love what they do. It shows in the final product.

CantThinkOfAUsername19d ago

Hopefully, you don't let BG3's success get to your head and become CDPR 2.0.

isarai19d ago

There really is gonna be a divide between the corporate games and the crafted games.

anast19d ago

Good. Corporate can go to mobile that way we can get our hobby back on the right track.

RiseNShine19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

That's why some guys make "game of the year" games, and other make, well, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League.