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if wouldnt have been so damn hard this would have been way higher on the list great game except its to hard to play
its great until you leave the city quests and from there it becomes to hard to play
good game but it god 2 hard a soon as you started going through the story
I enjoyed the first part of the game in Barcelona.After the game became heavier on the fighting part I lost interest.The story near the end is ...bad. There is no true rivalry between you and the endgame foe. And playing as a mage is impossible since mana regeneration rate is slower than a quadraplegic 80yo. Also mage damage output is insanely low except for firemages who get lots of +fire spell damage items. Great RPG in barcelona, a sad attempt at hack and slash the rest of the game.
I bought this game. I really liked it, since it is Black Isle Studios, makers of Baldurs gate 1 & 2 for PS 2, as well as the RPG for the PC, Baldurs Gate, and Icewind Dale. But Though the graphics are nice, I simply didnt play but for a short time since involved RPG's are less my choice than the "lets just run through and hack and slash action RPG" I love most. I am just not a fan of interupted choice making game play, like turn based and strategy. I like the smooth continuous flow of action RPG's. If I liked this class of RPG, I would definately play Lionheart. I only payed 5 bucks for it too.
I bought this game for $1.00 & spent more on E-bay for the Strategy guide than the game (mostly for the maps). This is one of the most enjoyible games that I have ever played. Well worth the $1.00. I would have spent more. The game is so obscure that there are no cheats to be found online, making it a challenge. Even if you export & import your character, the villians get harder as you level. I would recomend this game to anyone.
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The same people who created Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age Origins created Jade Empire. With a great story, well-made "karma" system, and incredible amount of role-playing options, this game has a great replay value and deserves to be on this list.
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Even if it failed its expectations and its charcters are quite predictible, it didn;t fail that much as and they are not that predictible as D/Brag-on Age Origins of Failure... :D
Great game, short but fun. Unique setting and combat sets it apart. I really hope they pound out a sequel once they finish up with the Dragon Age series.... which has been a series of backsteps for Bioware.
This game rox. It is a little easy. But, the Eastern themes play off really well in this Western RPG. It is an interesting combination, between the developer and the setting. Also, think of how glorious it looked in its time. Not just the graphics, but the art. And yes, it is too short. Now that Bioware has a bit more cash, hopefully there will be a longer sequel to engross us on current-gen systems and comp. And if it had a combat system as slick as other modern Wuxia games, like Ninja Gaiden, let's say it would be hella tyte.
I played on xbox many moons ago and I destroyed the game... pretty easy game. But I enjoyed it and it kind of reminded me of an asian version of fable. Very solid game.
Outstanding game. It really doesn't get the love it deserves.
Beautiful setting, good story, excellent music, but the thing that sets it apart are the great characters.
Truly one of the best RPG's.
Jade Empire is a nice, hidden little gem brought to you by BIOWARE, the same people who brought you star wars:KoTOR. although its a really great game i dont think that it belongs on the top ten list. in my opinion, this is due to the fact that it was pretty short and too easy for me but i did love the game... its the only martial arts RPG game that i know of, so it is a very unique game. if you can find it i reccomend pickin it up, because its definately a game worth playing. --ZACH, CA
One of the best RPG-s in the market, too bad it didn't get the attention it deserved. The plot and the design... absolutely brilliant
My personal favorite Bioware game, the unique setting (for a western rpg anyways) and memorable characters made it great. Also, evil that game makes evil in every other Bioware game look like little girl stuff. My major complaint was that it was way to short.
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The stupid dialogues and messed-up skills killed all the fun in very beginning.
Game's been picked up by another company and called just "Hellgate". Expansion "Hellgate: Tokyo" is in the works. And to the two guests below me, you can say the same thing to Diablo, Dragon Age, and a lot of other RPGs out there. At their basest level, all RPGs are exactly the same thing. It's their type of gameplay that sets them apart.
could've been good game, but soooooo repeatable. theres like 8 different enviroments, all the maps are the same. Good item upgrading and creation system, good drop rate on better items straight from the start, as I told at start could've been good game.. shame they didnt put more work on the enviroment and maps. It feels you're running same maps over and over.
Hellgate london is the WORST RPG of ALL time. Horrible graphics, boring weapons, mundane quests repetitive enemies horrible interface and a general chore to play. RUBBISH
Oh, I spent WEEKS with this game! I was sick and couldn't go to school, so y stayed at home playing it. Amazing game, really. Although I died like million of times...hehe. Love it, anyway.
P.D.: My apologies for my english, I'm still learning.
i thoroughly enjoyed playing this one, hope they do more!, pretty creepy in places too, crashed a couple of times though.
This is a good game. Cant belive this wasent on the top for graphics and realisticallity. And guest above me you are full of crap.
Helgate london is like diablo bt with fire arms good game bt kinda lame after a time and so
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One of Square Enix's best RPG title, it has a unique combat system and customization.
Unlike other RPG games, u'll play as a group of army to defeat enemies, it's very hard game, espesially boss battles ^.^
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Annoying and boring game,shame about the money and time i spent on it.
Extremely hard game to figure out, how and what's the best for you're party etc.. I got stuck in a location and i tried lvling them up, ended up doing worse and worse. i quit the game, not really understanding how to make my party stronger. I loved the game, and it's combat system, But i feel like i should revisit this game and try again after reading up on how to play since someone must have figured it out by now :)
Wonderful system of learning and combat. While there were things that were very irritating with the game example being how it was difficult to get a group to use some of the skills that you wanted them to use what we have is an actual learning system where the characters will tend to offer to reuse skills when you have been focusing on that type of skill. This can make it difficult to multi-class a character. I do not really quite like how the enemies grow along with you and the battle level type system. It means that if you want to create a uber powerful party you have to avoid battles as much as possible and only partake in mass battles that can take 1-2 hours at times to complete. Overall the game is fun and it is enjoyable trying to make uber characters but it can be a bit tedious. I do really like how there is re-playability to the game with the newgame+ as well as with how there is always more to do. This game is freakishly massive. I always play with a cheat enabled that allows me to reequip my characters as I please, but otherwise I really love playing the game.
Horrible, Horrible combat system. Hey, my unit of fighters is on the ground dead. Hey my healer unit has the ability and points to bring them back to life easily. Hey the stupid combat system only gives me the option to attack the big ass monster that will counter attack and wipe out my healer unit in one hit. Fun. Not. Tell me what the point was of getting my guys to the highest levels of a skill if they will never allow me to select that skill? Great story otherwise, but not worth the headache of the combat system that is basically playing itself.
One the best games RPGs ever made fr PC, at first is a little hard to understand, but when I get it, I coudn't stop playing. Too bad that some players and gamesites did such bad reviews.
Not the best of the series, but definitly enjoyable, the game only takes too long ...
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EXCELLENT GAME! Still, I'd be hard pressed to actually call it an 'rpg' to be honest, but I guess that if it's on this list, than it's here to stay, so I upvoted it :)
Uber game... really. Try it.... maybe not a rpg in the traditional way (skill points, exp etc) but truly takes hold of u and makes u flow into the main character. So u really can "role-play" him. Just epic....epic.....
Eh... I would definitely say that the first or second thief games were better. Still, a very, very good game. I'm not rating it up because I question the RPG aspect of it. It's still better than LOTRO.
Great game!
I dont care what ANY other game tried to emulate. THIS game was the ONLY true stealth/ Thieving game. And does it well!!
As above comment said, It PULLED you right into the character, and made you feel as if you were living in ye days of olde, and stealing and looting and sneaking.
And yes, garret (the main character) has a brilliant voice!
And i love how the story turns into "more" rather than just letting you get bored with taking strangers coinpurses off their belts..
Not sure if I would say it's an RPG but a great game non the less. This is the only game I have felt I was IN the game. I remember sneaking in the shadows feeling my heart beating faster as someone approaches and then going for that one-shot with the club when he turned his back at me. The atmospher in Thief is amongst the best ever created. To bad they had to spoil it towards the end but enjoy the ride until you get there. Oh almost forgot. The voice acting of Garret (the theif) is great!
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Albion is one of the best RPGs ever. A gripping story, a wonderful world, interesting characters, and very good sounds and good graphics make this game a must-have for any RPG-fan, as well as any other player.
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Absolutely brilliant! I remember as a child playing the demo and spending the next god knows how many years trying to find it again! Upon eventually finding a completely random copy in tesco my mother refused to buy it for me!!! Eventually in my 20's i finally found it again online and having played the whole game it was brilliant, should be higher on the list!!
Albion was/ is definitely unique in many ways. I sometimes wonder why some game like Albion was not created again for all those years since...
It's 2011 and I still like to get back to it from time to time - it doesn't get old at all!
Its very old game. But it was and it is still fantastic game. Very good idea. Nice gigantic world, story, rpg. Albion cannot die!
Wow, I'm shocked somebody placed it here! :) True, a game is very old, but it is one of the best. I tried it for the first time few years ago, after reading about it on some abandonware site. Used DoSbox to run it and... IT WAS DAMN WORTH IT! More innovative than some of the modern games, it just shows how much passion was needed to release a TRUE game back than. VOTE! :)
Wow, the oldest game in the list... well, ok, Wasteland is way down on the list and is the only one older, I think. Anyway, a great game
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The original series (not the one with the snarky bard similar to boulders gate in game play) featuring multiple characters in your party of various jobs, solving riddles, dungeon crawling. and a large assortment of spells, songs and the like. as far as I know Bards tale II "The Destiny knight" was considered one of the hardest RPG's ever made this may not be true today but the story was great and you play the first game then transfer them to the second and then into the third. not many games have that feature even to this day.
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The Bards Tale series, Leisure Suit Larry, all great games just meant for fun and laughter. A nice break from the rest of the games.
BALDUR's Gate: Dark Alliance (Action RPG like Champions of Norrath, to which you are comparing The Bard's Tale [XBox]) is not even remotely similar to Baldur's Gate (RPG).
Bard's Tale was awesome.
Failed. Can't even be explained why. You just feel it.
Maybe if they made the combat mechanics and the world/map more like Gothic, but... guess we'll never know.
YES!!!! This is THE game that brought me into the RPG world at such a young age! I don't think I would have my dream goal right now if it wasn't for The Bard's Tale for Apple ][ and NES. I personally hated the xbox one.
and this goes to show I should proof read before I post @.@ I spelled baldur's gate wrong. stupid auto correct. must turn that off.
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The deepest game imaginable. Best example of gameplay vs. graphics, and hardcore to the bone.
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It took me fourteen years to beat this game. Then i never played it again. Loved it, but damn....
Even with walkthroughs and cheating my ass off, I never finished the game.... and I played a LOT. Great game to install on unmonitored work PCs as people who have never played have NO idea that it is a game by looking at the screen (default text version obviously)
It's widely believed that nobody has ever completed this game without spoilers. And when you play it you can see why. If you've never played NetHack then I recommend one of the graphical variants like Vultures Claw. Be warned, you will die, a lot, and your character will get erased, a lot.
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Ultima was the first and best/most playability and customization..period...the rest are just bells and whistles with no real substance.
EQ1 is what launched mmo'. It's the first 1st person 3D mmo, something UO did not have. EQ let you actually get in to your character, not just look down upon it. I've always disliked wow and the cloned children fans that it has produced.
EQ was almost finished when UO came out... The only contribution that UO gave to mmos was they showed the people making EQ that it is possible for a game like this to be some what succesful... EQ is really what made the genre popular and what got people interested. Sure, UO contributed a little bit, but not nearly as much as EQ did.
The greatest and most important online RPG ever made. If I'm making this list, EQ is number 1. It is and always will be the greatest gaming experience of my life.
Its sad, but I will never enjoy a game as much as I enjoyed EQ for YEARS again in my life.
11 years later, 10s of thousands of people still play. Many more on classic emulated servers.
How is Everquest 137. The origonal games were amazing, and really difficult. Its one MMO where you didn't find a ton of children running around.. There were 3.5 million people which was a ton back in the day!
This game was so amazing. What it did that WoW doesn't is that it required some level of skill and dedication to get awesome. The world was so big and so epic. It got wrecked because they made it too user friendly and proceeded to dump more and more obscure expansions on us.. I'd still play but the place is a ghost town and it ddepresses me, like zones that had 100+ people may now have 1-6 and zones that had around that many are empty now. Thanks Everquest, while you lasted.
every crack didnt start anything except mass suicide over people losing there toons
Actually EQ is the granddaddy of the MMORPG people know, love, and play today. UO shares nothing in common with the mmorpg of today except for the online part. Everquest however is the game that made mmorpg a big thing. without WoW would either not exist or have been as popular. UO was not integral to EQ success, as WoW owes its success to EQ.
Still playing on Shards of Dalaya, it's a wonderful game that actually requires skill to proceed. WoW is a pathetic child-friendly version. The graphics are obviously prehistoric but the sheer size of the game, variety of creatures and friendly community make this the best MMORPG available, and it's free now - brilliant.
those who think ultima is what started it all your dumb the only thing it started was online play for an rpg, everquest was the first of its kind and was most definetly the game that started all games alike, eq2 / wow / swg ect ect ect. in fact if you watch the dvd from eq2, they asked devs from blizz if everquest was never made do they think wow would be around, the devs from wow said they doubt wow would be here if not for eq. so get yer facts straight
Ultima started it all, but EQ was my hands down favorite. As the father of games such as WoW and GW, EQ offered some of my favorite PVE and PVP playing experiences. Not to mention, some of the guilds/etc. that I took part in to this day are close gaming friends of mine.
Try Ultima Online starting games like EQ and WoW. EQ is not the grand daddy. Its just old.
Everquest is the Classic MMO that started games like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars. Even though many has disbanded from the game, it is still a classic MMO that offers a lot of challenges, good PvPing, Questing etc. It is an all around great RPG that offers more of a challenge than WoW.
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I can understand why this game is listed all the way down at 93. Almost no-one remembers it. It's that old. But a lot of games do not come close even today to what the original System Shock achieved. The world was fully interactive. You could pick up, break or throw anything you encountered. The plot was immersive and terrifying. The Villain, Shodan, is one of the truly great villains of gaming. System Shock 2 lacked the depth of environment and plot that was contained in the first one... and now its gone. If ever a game deserved to be resurrected and given the benefit of today's graphics engines this is certainly one.
Amazing, amazing game. Some parts of it genuinely still scare me today and it is a far better game than it's spiritual successor Bioshock.
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loved this game... alot of dark humor and decent gameplay... much better then overlord 2
this is a very good game in witch the player takes control of an army of imps who besides fooling around, like drinking all the dwarven beer and putting a pumpkin on its head to use as armor and so forth , conquer your enemy's.
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The biggest kick in the balls since DA2. Bioware and EA continue to pander to the larger market instead of nurturing the soul and depth that made their earlier games great. Bought this game on release day for $60 - might as well have gotten mugged outside of Gamestop and walked home with nothing.
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Mass effect 1 is a Great RPG game
Mass 2 was ok not like 1 but still a very good game.
Mass effect 3 on the other hand??
It had a terrible ending like the developers had been forced to finish it ahead of time.
EA relay ruined Bioware... and it is sad because in my student years Bioware was considered the BEST Rpg developer.....
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Being a mix of FPS and RPG, no other Game has ever happend to be as immerse as this. Incredible Athmosphere.
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yeah good game but... when you take a few shots and the gun veers up to the ceiling it lost my respect
Superb game, shame it's so underappreciated.
Would be in my top 10 of all time. Good gfx mods and updates out now for it.
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Wasteland is the first RPG I remember playing that didn't just throw waves of random enemies at you without rhyme or reason (well, except in the wilderness.) It's also the first RPG that had skill checks. As a fan of story and characters in my games, not just killing and looting, that makes this game massively important. I also remember how excited I was by the inclusion of a text booklet. What a nerd.
When you consider the state of the art of its time of release (late 80's)
This game is by far the best game on this list.
Fallout is made by the makers of Wasteland. And it is not obscure, just old. And it was one of the most popular games of its time. It was available on every platform. It has been rereleased in many "Best of" packages too.
This is insane. Without this game you would have no Fallout, period. A lot of people who started playing games in 2000s seem to think that their games came out of a vacuum.
To the poster that said it was "obscure". It wasn't obscure when it was released back in the day. Sure, by today's standards it is almost unplayable and wouldn't hold my interest for more than 20 minutes. But back in the early 90's it was like crack to me.
Wasteland is amazing, even to this day. I just recently got crazy about the fallout universe, and someone suggested this game to me. I played it and was stunned. It's practicably a prelude to Fallout. I hope Interplay will remake it after they are done with Fallout Online. If I'm not mistaken Brian Fargo still has the rights to it.
"Wasteland was terrible" my behind! This game was phenomenal, from mechanics to storyline. Building your robot, going inside the mind of the lunatic, et cetera.
Wasteland is included on numerous "best game" and "hall of fame" lists, it's the game that spawned fallout, so don't knock it because you haven't tried it!
Wasteland was terrible... Stop naming older, more obscure games to sound cool on the internet.
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This was one of the first PC RPG's that featured 3-d type graphics and was VERY advanced for its time.
Please put in the EOB series.
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My favorite old RPG ever. Number 1 and especially 2. This is how I started dungeon crawling. Especially 2, had some atmosphere and interesting plot.
I couldn't play this game (series) in my amiga times but i must admit it was a great game.
memorising all those corridors, drawing maps on paper, running scarred of some more powerful monsters and hiding in small rooms, took me weeks to solve some puzzles or open doors- (this was in back in 90-ties.) always considered it best of those first-person dung.crawlers (except maybe Black Crypt)
This was my first experience with RPG's more 20 years ago. Loved it then and still measure RPG's up against it. None have ever come close.
the very first game I've bought , it came with a map of waterdeep and sewers ( still holding on to it ). it was on 5 1/4 size disk(ette)s , played over 100'S of hours .
This game can be played even today on new PC platforms. Good side is new ideas that it gave in RPG ganre. Bed side is repeating dungeons.
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It is very very underrated. I played OL1 and OL2 and they were really good. It feels different and it is different that most rpgs to be the bad guy it feels good!
Enjoyed OL 1 -but this was a horrible buggy mess with lots of crashes!
Overlord 2 is very underrated game. Even though it's one of my favourite games of all time. It was so refreshing to be the bad guy for once. It's Achilles heel is the game's relatively weak replay value. But still I recommend this game. Especially if you love being the bad guy in games.
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This game goes back a ways but it is a PC RPG great. Totaly open world. Clues to be discovered through questioning of NPC's. A massive world and underworld to explore. If you can find this for free online do yourself a favor and play it.
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The greatest classic CRPG. No question about it. IMO, it's better than UIV and UVII put together. A thoroughly underappreciated masterpiece.
Imho I believe Ultima 5 to be the greatest game ever made. Star Control 2 is a close second.
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Ok, first things first. PRE EXPANSIONS, this was the single most gamescape changing game ever, it completely set the tone for games, it was designed to literally play like D&D the book and dice game. However, although it holds a shining 10+ out of 10 PRE EXPANSIONS, each, individual, expansion, has set this game further and further back, has destroyed more and more of this game, and has ruined this game more and more. Pre Tram/Fel does not capture the point at which the game became sadly unplayable, you must go back to the first expansion, as the game rules and game options became more and more limiting and limited, until each expansion removed the games limbs and it was just sort of 'there'. It's still just sort of 'there' last I heard.
This game will always be in my memories and it was awesome up until they decided to "craft" the legendary items, so it made the game pointless, cause you could just buy the items instead of hunting to try and get the "rare" stuff...
You really can't replace a game like this.. i played it since Beta and continued on until like said.. the Legendary Equipment and overly powerful making items came out... back when a magic katana was like sweet, it became as simple as a hit from a runic hammer to make something similar as that, it kinda blew all the hardwork us playing for 5-6 years worked with. Its one of the first games where i felt like I didnt have to go out and kill a million monsters just to achieve something on a shard, merely spent all my points on every crafting :D.
Mannn... i cant remember how long ago i played this game, i played it since Beta first came out and played it for 7 maybe 8 years before it started getting it ruined with all the Legendary Crap and the Overbuffed items. It was sad that it got ruined, the most into MMORPG i've ever gotten into.
Ultima Online is my all time favourite game. I honestly can't praise it enough although I will say that it was eventually ruined by EA.
Absolutely nothing and I mean NOTHING has been able to come close in terms of depth or bredth of gameplay. You could play absolutely any way you wanted to in an enormous world full of intresting people. The PvP was also the best around. Its been maybe 5 years since I stopped playing and I still think about it to this day. What a truly fantastic game!
This game is mad ive been playing it on and off for about 8 years and on a shard called Zulu Hotel Australia there are other Zulu Hotels but its the fastest where im from
This was the MMORPG that made MMO a reality. Never forget the battle of Trinsic Scenario they had - we on GL at the time held out longest of all shards. Thanks Richard Garriot! Boo OSI. Boo EA. This is one that could stand a refit and expansion.
free shards are cash sinks. UOG is nothing like old school OSI. OSI ruined it, EA destroyed it.
best pvp system ever until OSI ruined it. everyone plays free shards now and its still fun this many years later. One of those games that got ruined by the maker to make it more noob friendly.
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one of my favorites. although every once in a while, a message pops up, and asks what symbol that is, which is annoying, robbing robber barons is a coolest thing of RPG genre! and burning witches then in turn, be accused of witchery and destroy a village-turned-monster))
cool game
One of my all time favorites. I still get sad when I think of the plans the creators had for a series and how they never materialized. By using a text based interface, the creators were able to allow you, as a player, a much wider latitude of actions than "fight, steal, loot." The setting is unique, large and well realized. One of my favorite magic systems of all time.
This game is the ORIGINAL Epic-RPG. This game was easily 10 years ahead of its time. The Elder Scrolls borrowed their epic appeal from Darklands. This game is my all time favorite game. Ever. Its only downfall was the amount of bugs it had when it was released. Without those, it would have been legendary. However, many people missed out as a result of the glitches that certain patches had.
I would consider this game in the top 10 easy. From the character creation to the open world sandbox and random encounters this was a true computer RPG. Not the silly hybrid hack n slash style like Diablo or the run n gun like Mass Effect.
I am tired of action rpg's and fps rpg's just give me a new darklands and graphics with less bugs.
One of the most unique RPG's. I've played most RPG's in this list and I'd still list Darklands among the very best, even though its nearly two decades after it's release. Cool character creation system, compelling atmosphere, excellent design.
As said, this game was way, WAY ahead of its time. For the first time, a rpg is not only adventure, not only dungeon crawling nor only fighting. Darrklands, it is a all in one formulae. The only other game that manage to do it (in it's own way) is morrowind (and no other TES)
Indeed, a brilliant game! Too bad the bugs in it at release hampered it so much. The great storyline and freedom in the game, random encounters, riddles, puzzles and idea that you don't have to kill everything you see made this a game I had to go out and get again and play on DosBox.
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Septerra Core might be one of the most underrated games, similiar to jRPG games in style. It is a full blown RPG, real time exploration of great looking (even today) areas. Enemies you encounter trigger combat (unique turn based system). Every character you can have in the party (LOTS of those) are different (by a TON). Story is of an epic size with lots of twists. World is built from 0, is also quite innovative, nothing you saw before. Story includes politics and personal stuff, something always going on. On several occasions you have to think on what you want to do. Game is quite linear (but in a good way) until you get the ship, where you can explore on your own.
I would give this game 9/10 now (10/10 on day of it's release). Currently I am replaying it right now :) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Excellent game brought down by a complete lack of background music while out of combat. Even while I was excited about playing the game the lack of sound was putting me to sleep. Good game though, just turn off the combat music and throw on a ****load of MP3s
wow, i completely forgot about this game...definition of a lost gem
Hmm... im a bit sceptical about this. Played it some time ago and it was good... from the beggining. But as i got farther, i realized that the quests consist mostly of coming through some locations that are almost identical in the way of getting throught (good example was the pathway to the throne room on shell 1, there was about 6 doors in the corridor, and one of them was open with a large room behind it, you had to pull two levers to open door inside that room to get the key to another room, and it was just the same with other 6 rooms, of course with a lot of annoying soldiers and their "dogs", now place this system on almost every bigger quest that there is and you will get a good picture of how the game is in the second half of the game)
There were some bright things, thought for example rivality between certain member of your team, special combos performable after an event that occured, card system...
But to be honest, I was mostly bored most of the time.
Played this game as a wee kid, and absolutely loved it. Got it at walmart, in a big box, and just played it all day, got so crazy far into it. Man it was an awesome game.
wrote this game off cause it came free with another game i bought at walmart. ONE YEAR LATER played it out of boredom and was hooked. This game will surprise you if you give it a chance, honest!!
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Because this is awesome RPG game, little linear, but has a very nice story and it just makes you keep playing so you could find out what is going on...
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I play this game only because it gives me a chance to explore a new world.
Its not that bad but it isnt good either just a normal game but enemies are hard to kill you need to keep running from them and heal.Basically is a hit a run game.
bad game some quests cant be done if you do other quests before them,i reached some points when i cant do a quests because i havent done another before and now i cant go back to that area.
very annoying game hard to level up hard to kill enemies whos level are way lower than yours and so on...
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One of the best "cinematic" RPGs ever made, Stonekeep is an excellent introductory-level single-player first-person RPG that boasts very high production value, but unfortunately suffered in the market due to some game-crashing bugs that should have never made it past beta testing. Once patched, though, Stonekeep shines through with excellent story, immersive gameplay, one of the best user interfaces ever seen in RPGs, and a gentle learning curve that makes the game perfect for newcomers to the genre who find statistics-based RPGs (e.g. Wizardry) too daunting. You are Drake, a hero who finds himself in the ruins of Stonekeep. Your task is to find and rescue Thera, who has been trapped by the evil Shadowking. The game includes a surprisingly well-written novel which describes the backstory about the world, Thera and Stonekeep in great detail, perfectly setting the stage for the actual game. . Overall, Stonekeep is an exceptional RPG that ranks among the best games ever made for novice adventurers. The plot develops very nicely from a somewhat cliche premise to a great fantasy tale of deceit, power, and even a trickle of romance. After buying the game, be sure to download the latest patch to save yourself some grief along the way. Two thumbs up, way up!
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Epic game is arguably the best FF made. videos, storyline and game play are awesome
this games strongest point in my oppinion is it reached out to people who liked rpgs but hate magic i went from start to finish never casting 1 spell of summoning 1 gf other than where its mandatory my end fight was funny as hell too fighting ulcima she would pysicly hit me for 2k-3k damage then cat her spells healing me for 9999 health pmsl no matter what spell she used i got healed i could of went on holiday for a year and left comp on and she would still be trying to kill my main guy :)
This was my entry-point into the FF series, it took me a while to get into it- but I ended up loving it!
dr. mario was a better rpg than this... lets see how many dumb ****s want to inform me that dr. mario was not an rpg, also that should speak volumes for how bad ff8 really was
The combat system really sucked in this FF. Mainly because of the Draw bull****..
But you don't have to deal with it unless you are an OCD Kobold like myself.
The story are on the other hand one of the best in the FF series rarely have I been so immersed and interested in what is going on.
Overrall its very good if you dont have OCD and have to collect everything in the game.
This game is absolutely awful, it's like watching a movie while having to fight annoying and lengthy battles in between, just to get the next scene.
just about 1 of my favorite games, although black ops is still better. I LOVE FF
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If ever there was a game in dire need of a remake, it is this one right here. Hell, do the whole series as one massive game. My first real RPG, and one I still play today 25 years after it was made. ARE YOU LISTENING LORI AND CORI COLE??? WE WANT OUR QFG!!!
My first real rpg as well. The original typed command interface was fun but the remake point and click interface made it so much easier to play. Loved the fact that you could just keep importing your old characters to the new games all the way through the 4th installment. Classic fun.
This is what I miss most about newer games, today its all about character sheet, leveling, hack&slash... You don't get to "feel" the character, almost robotic. This game and all its sequels (I to V) has a great atmosphere, your character really "lives" in the world, even with the linear storyline, it has so much to offer. Though people consider it a "hybrid" in my point of view this game is the one that get closest to REAL rpg out there, none has done better. Best of all times.
A great game where you can play as the Fighter, Magic User, Thief and the Paladin all with their own unique way to save the day!
An awesome and fun adventure RPG game series. I' loved it and replayed it so many times and it's still fun. My first real rpg.
if you have never played this game, you need to give it a shot. although the graphics are way outdated, the story and gameplay are awesome!
The original. Also known as Hero's Quest. Sierra made RPG. Fun gameplay!
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A huge fantasy MMORPG with great quests, huge monsters to fight, and completely free to play! You don't even download it, it's a Java-based browser game.
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I played the crap out of RuneScape and Flyff before I went one step forward and got on WoW. In a nutshell, Runescape is like a low-budget WoW precursor...
You're all complaining about the same old grind that's in every true mmorpg. But instead of doing that grind in a single manner, you get to do it in 25+ ways that are a hell of a lot more interesting than the grind in other games. You also get to complete over one hundred DIFFERENT quests with barely any repetition and fairly interesting and detailed story's. I've played it 92 days of total play time on one of my characters and I'm not even close to finishing all there is to do in this game.
Every single one of those telling RuneScape is just a joke, shame on you. By the amount of RPGs I've tried, I could be almost called a veteran and I can say, RuneScape has some pretty interesting things into it. Sure, if you just care about getting to the top with skills and have your name shown in the list as the first, but when I played RuneScape, I levelled my skills in midst of questing, it can be quite fun when you get into it and the quests are superb, no simple kill kill kill, but something with lore into it, fun puzzles and dialogue. The only complaint (and the reason why most of the RPGamers stay off of RuneScape) is the amount of kids, dumbasses and those who care only about the top rating, if RuneScape had more of us true gamers, it'd be easily one of the best MMOs there is. I'd play it still after so many years if it wasn't for the damn ten year olds. I'll give it a + nonetheless, and now I'm back to LotRO, really took the lesson from true RPGs and made the lore and quests interesting (and has a lot of decent people on the RPG server).
I remember this game. The first, "RPG" I played. The thing that kills it is grinding. Grinding grinding grinding. You need to sit in one spot for weeks on end hours a day mind numbingly clicking and clicking and clicking. No skill involved. No puzzles. Holiday events are the only reasons I play; no, I don't even play, I have my sister do it for me. Strategy is no where in this. Ranged beats magic which beats melee which beats ranged. Sure, there's fire, ice, water, and air magic, but what's the point if there's nothing a player can do to protect those elements? There's no fun, "secrets" the graphics are O.K. for a browser game, but I'd rather have acceptable 2D or download 3D graphics that make it worth while. PvP wasn't even that great, I hated how I kept only three items when I died. I don't care if it's, "realistic" or whatever, I want to keep my damned hard earned items that I spent hours on end clicking to raise up enough gold to buy! The community sucks ass too. Expect, "u nub!1" or "pres 1 if ur nut nub!11."
well when i first started playing, it was an enjoyable game. but later it just got repetitive. nothing can really be done unless your a member. i used to think it was a fun game, until quests like "make cake" or "get eggs" came around. why not make a game where you can battle other players no matter what lvl u are? i think this game takes away from the fun, and bounds down the player too much and gives no room to just explore.
Very neat and nice game. Its fun mining and fishing..... a bit.... becomes boring in the long run but still ...Funny getting ur own house 2.. Great music and atmosphere though
This is my favorite game.. Easily. I love it. I pay every month for it. So much fun. I agree with the guest above me. Such an awesome game.
a comparison with runescape and other mmo's
available activities to do?
all other mmo's: kill kill kill
runescape: train more then 25 skills, do puzzling quests, achieve special items, do fun minigames, try your skills in pvp in different ways.
quests?
all other mmo's: kill and return, kill and return item, kill kill and kill some more.
runescape: using your gained skills to pass nasty puzzles, defeat tough monsters, get to know the history of runescape, and more!
and who said runescape wasnt a rpg? i guess its more rpg then probably any other mmo will ever be.
so shut up WoWhores ;)
Hmmm...."How many days do I need to stand here chopping logs to get to 99?" You call this an RPG? How can you even add this in the top 1000? This game is a joke. Former Player> Trader Pax< Don't even tell me you rated this in your top 100. This game is a sad excuse for an RPG.
If you call fun standing in the same spot all night long raping the same 4 buttons over and over again, sure, its fun...
Fun game, just be smart. It's a fun game just the graphics arnt that great but I dont really care. Especially with the updates that you can say what ever word you want, free trade, wilderness and all of that it really has gotton alot better even though I got hacked I still play.
Runescape was made for people that like to do nothing......if you like doing nothing this game is for you......spend hours on end doing 0 dmg while fighting or burn everything while trying to cook........This was the biggest waste of time ever and when i finally hit lvl 60 and got members i realized that this game is POINTLESS unless you get members but even when your a member.........you spend time doing NOTHING
Its actually a pretty good game if you get into it... i mean how many RPGs or MMOs are there that have supreme graphics and is in a browser? And yes it is not as complicated to set up or take nearly as long... It took me 4 hours to download WoW with all the expansions and an additional 20 minutes to download the patch then patch it... and it is horribly boring to start it from a level one... anyways it shouldn't be about the graphics but more about the game play its self
ol at the guy saying WoW was 2000 and RS was 2008. RS is older than WoW. in fact the first version of it was released in 1998 and RS2 was released in 2001 or 2002. WoW was 2004 and has better graphics because it isnt bound to a java contract that prevents further development of the game.
The game itself is fun but tedious. the amount of time needed to get to maximum exp on every skill and to do everything in the game takes about 150 years (no sleep). Thats without all the new updates that i havent got a clue about.
Just like every other comment, made for kids.. Use to be a really good game until they screwed up the pvp.. now it's all about skilling, botting, and becoming an OP pvper through mini games.
Runescape is very good. There are 200+ Quests 25 Skills and thousands of bosses etc.. it is not the best graphics but its still better then wow ...And it's alot more fun i played both games
rs is from 1996(i thought)
graphics are AWESOME FOR BROWSER GAME!
jagex did great job with a browser game.
also because quests arent: kill, collect or... kill more? they have a story and are challenging, unless other popular games(WoW)
Also 30+ skills and 30.000 diff items and monsters that require the most of your skills will keep this game fun for 1000's of hours....
runescape is one of the biggest **** games ever... The reason this game got famous is because it's so crap it's almost unbelievable
I got far into this and played long but it was really a waste of time. Mostly young kids playing the game so you can't expect to find any good people to make game a bit more fun for you. Then the game itself sucks in every possible way it is quite a miracle people play it. Must be because it's so easy to get into. It's a god damn flash game. No downloading or other "complicated" stuff.
WoW was released in 2004. The first expansion didn't come out til 2007 (BC introducing the majority of graphic updates that resulted in WoW's socalled 'pretty' graphics).
runescape wasnt made in 2008,it came out long before wow,but still sucks
umm quite sad graphics compared to wow even WOW was made in what 2000? and runescape was made in o 2008? but not just the graphics suck 1 of the first quests is the cook quest o joy i get to help a cook cook a cake!!! good for kids below the age of 10 quite sucks for every1 else but it does have at least 1 thing on wow housing for the members plz people go play lotro
Might as well play Guild wars to be honest. To get the most of Runescape, you must pay $5 a month. Even then if you cancel the membership, special items are rendered useless. Save your money and pay $20 to get the Guild Wars Platinum Edition or $50 for the Trilogy Edition (-EOTN).
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Great game! There is so much to do that's its easy to forget reality for hours upon hours. Graphics are great (play it on PC)! You can create and play any character you want: male/female, warrior, mage, theif, assassin, human, orc, elves, khajit (cat people), or argonian (lizard people). You level up by using skills you want such as different types of magic, different types of weapons, creating and using alchemy, your armor and the list goes on. This game is designed to let YOU be and play the way you want. Isn't that what role playing is all about? You can chop wood, mine for ore, create/upgrade weapons and armor with smithing, hunt, farm, create potions/poisons, join a magic school, join fighting guilds, choose sides in a civil war, fight dragons, fight solo or find companions to travel with. The game world has so much life in it that you can always find something to do even if its looking at the changing scenery, walking through a blizzard, getting drenched in rain storm, wandering in forests, or taking in the sites in the cities and villages which everyon one has its own distinct architecture. There are some bugs but nothing gamebreaking but what game doesn't? Show me any game that doesn't have bugs or flaws. There are many quests and you don't have to do them if you don't want to. Skyrim gives you a world and tools to be who and do want. You play the game the way you want too. Absolutely an amazing game!
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Skyrim is just a great game it deserves to be at least in the top 25. I had a great time playing it!
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This game is still going strong after 14 years. And you can get it for the pc so why wouldn't it be there?
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I have been playing blue and yellow since it came out. I'm a teenager and i recently (despite any ridicule) literally rebuilt my gbc from my old broken one and duct tape (and components! yay components!) and im gettin flashbacks like every second i play it!! I remember everything! This SOOOOO needs to be higher
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My favourite game ever. I play it even after Heroes 3. Please comment if you know any other CARD based RPG. I now play online 2 games - wizards101 and aetherion. What I like is that the battles are quick - using TAB you can finish a battle for a minute.
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I am amazed this game was not even on the list. This game was out around the same time as everquest and blew everquest out of the water. It only hung aaround for about 3 years but I believe if it would have come out now with a current graphics engine it would give WOW a run for it's money. This game was the start of a very serious addictin for me :)
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AC will always be my favorite mmo. Wish AC 2 never happened but hey you can't get everything. It would be nice to get an updated AC3 mmo but I seriously doubt that would be the game to win out vs WOW.
Actually AC still has a loyal fanbase, it's not dead yet. This was my favorite MMO back in the day. But it doesn't belong on this list, because we're only discussing RPG's not MMO's. :P
yes EQ is still running and AC is well gone. give me a break when this game out it was supposed to kill EQ. Sorry but nothing is going to actually kill EQ as in end it. They are making another expansion as we speak. who cares if it was a addiction for you, great you liked it. The game was still ass and even Microsoft knew it.
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One of the best Action-RPG's currently available.It has an interesting story, a huge world to explore, hundreds of quests and an innovative combat system.It could have been a good contender for Game of the Year with a few more tweaks.
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Yeah, this game is awesome! I've played through once and am going through a second time. I've been gaming for almost 3 decades and have never played a game this large. I easily put in over 200 hours on my first playthrough, and I skipped areas and quests. The combat is simply unrivaled for any rpg. I'm not saying it's the best rpg ever, but if someone did I'd have a hard time arguing against them. It has all the depth of an RPG, but I could see a casual gamer playing it action - the combat is that good. Probably the biggest flaw is that if you're a thorough veteran gamer your hand-crafted gear can make you extremely powerful even on hard. It needs at least one more difficulty setting. In no way should anyone miss this, though. 9.5 (And I do not give out 9's lightly)
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Similar to Borderlands in game set up. You choose between 4 characters to play each having their own strength and weakness. Each has skill trees to build your character the way you want to play. Open, explorable world once you unluck the areas as story progresses. Loads of loot find, gather, use, or sell. Weapons are upgradeable using workbenches. This game requires mostly melee combat. Definitely not a FPS. Guns are slowly introduced late in the game and ammo is scarce. There are some vehicles you drive so when you get tired of bashing in heads you can just run them over. If you change the controller configuration you can actually control what parts of the body you hit so you can break legs and watch them crawl or watch them try to swing limp arms. Most of the side quests are typical go fetch that no one would do in this situation but it gets you out to explore the island. Graphics may not be the best but its definitely it is a fun game if you like slaughtering zombies.
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Excellent game that is exactly what it intends to be. Highly engrossing and atmospheric world, seamlessly integrated areas, and the best combat system in any recent action RPG. I usually value story and writing above all else in RPGs, but Dark Souls is so consistent in its design that you don't really care that it doesn't have a plot. And the best thing about it: the ingenious multiplayer.
Amazing game! I was really looking forward to skyrim coming out and I bought dark souls just to tide me over but I ended up putting more hours into dark souls than skyrim easily! The most unique and pin point combat i have ever experienced in a game......just awesome
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Huge story, excellent plot with lot of twists and turns. A story that will take you almost an year to unwind. I recommend it for any one who needs a good story in the game
Avernum 3, 4, 5, 6 are having playable graphics and damn good story too.
A must play game for RPG lovers
Been scanning this list to see if Avernum would show up...... :) I actually play Avernum 3, not the original, but it's a fantastic game. It's made by what seems to be a little-known company called "Spiderweb Software." Can't say enough about this game! Though the graphics are quite primitive, the story line, game play, and game universe are absolutely breath taking. Truly a "sandbox" type world - follow the main quest if you like, or go off and do whatever you want. Very cheap as well - start the demo, then register for $10 or $20 and you're good to go. I'm looking for an RPG with some pretty graphics to look at, but nothing I look at seems to measure up to this game in the other areas that really count.
Seriously, one of the best series of games. No doubt the MOST epic storyline of all other games on this site. And this is 100% true. Also much more character customization. Names like Warrior, Pirest, Mage are... well just names, pre made "starter" packs, that you can ignore, choose custom right away and start making YOUR perfect heroes :) Any party can work. System intuitive for everyone that knows something about rpgs. Also makes your imagination working. Pretty open world. TONS of quests, items, possibilites... What more COULD IT POSSIBLY CONTAIN? The only weak point might be graphics. Which is not a weak point for me at all, it has a certain "feel" that makes it old school and fun. If you don't VOTE for this game there is only one reason: YOU DIDN'T PLAY IT YET! It really is cheap too.
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Whilst I believe that the Ishar Trilogy as a whole deserves acclaim, and, perhaps, the entire series should get "beefed" up and modernized to standards set forth in today's gaming world, the trilogy opener should be stand an be recognized with other games of its kin as being a timeless jewel in the RPG genre.
There are fewer games that have captivated me with such imagination and dedication as Ishar. I love dearly the Baldur's Gate series of games, and also the likes of Bloodwych etc... but Ishar has a certain authenticity that is almost unrivaled in other fantasy games. Forget your World of Warcrafts and their over-complicated tripe - Ishar brought a base richness and addictiveness to RPG gamers in a generation when playing "solo" in the dark was considered the a more "edgy" approach to the devoted gamer.
Gotta love and hail the classics...
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Trust me its one of the best RPG I've played.
Its a hack and slash, you could choose different characters
its a bloody, gory game. Slicing opponents into pieces, you could use different combos as you level up.
It scored an 8.8 with editors choice
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listen,, this game is one of my favorites but do u even know what a rpg is? severance is not
Oh yeah, this game is amazing. I loved the graphics and design - and of course the combat system. The skeletons in this game are some of the best I've ever seen - and it was fun to own them with large blades :D And it was pure gore - anyone who likes games with lots of blood should try this one.
Loved it! Played all the time as Tukaran the barbarian. Combat was so intense, I couldn't stand still on my chair! Man, were those orcs hard to beat... Imagine Elder Scrolls IV world with Severance's combat system...
Alot of new rpgs developers should take a look at this classic for guidance on combat mechanics
This game was freaking amazing, and so obscure. The story was pretty iffy, and the final level a bit lacking, but everything else was fantastic. The combat was unique and intuitive, the environments nicely done for the time, and the variety between weapons and classes great enough to provide excellent replay value. And, well, let's face it - who doesn't like beating a goblin to death with it's brother-goblin's severed head?
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The geneforge serie is an awesome and underrated serie of rpg including choices that have consequences on people's thoughts about you, many many quests, many different ending, many way to build your character.
It's unique, and awesome.
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I've been gaming for over 25 years. When I think of my favorite games this is one of the first that always comes to mind. I think the third and fourth games are the best, but it's been a while since I played. Eye-candy? No. Great gameplay and fantastic story that makes you feel like a life-creating, city-destroying demigod? Absolutely. This series, particularly the third game, has the best story I have ever come across. It appealed to me as an adult gamer. It's never kiddie or corny. The only other game I can think of that ever came close to the feeling this series gave me is another indie title: Escape Velocity Nova.
i have played the entire series... n i must say that especially during the end of the series... the storyline really is engrossing.... requiring u to make choices that have an impact ...it may not have the best graphics....it makes it up for it with its gameplay.....
personally, i found the overhead interface, the cruddy graphics, and combat system quite horrible. although the story line was pretty good, the first two seemed like they were just slapped together
So underrated game, the storyline is just awesome in the 5 games, the atmosphere is so great, everything in this game is awesome. I recommand it for everyone, only graphics are bit failing, but still.
Agree, the 1st game is like 10 years old but still almost as great as the 5th (and last) game.
The really good thing about this game is all the choices you can make to change the way people will talk to you and consider you. In the 5th game you can join one of the 5 different factions, and that really rules/
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just amazing. can beat Dragon Age Origins, in all fields. a great work from Larian Studios,
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Um, I have to disagree. In deed was a great game but (at least in my opinion) it cannot beat DA:O.
P.D.: My apologies for my english, I'm still learning.
This game needs some serious balancing.You need nerves of steel to play this game at the begining.For example, while i am level 6 every random creature is level 9 or more around me.That's just stupid, because you can hardly kill one creature like that, not to mention what to do when then or more atack you at the same time.
god and the leveling of creates i understand giving us a challenge but when im level 10 and i accidently explode the wrong tower and bam theres buddy whos level 55 and one kick does more damage then i have health
I have only really waited for two games: Oblivion and this. Oblivion was a disapoinment, only for 360 without mods, but this game is unbearalble. I'm starting to think they where extremely lucky when they made Divine Divinity.
are you dense?
the animation ruined that game... it was just a joke of a game.
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Yup the conjurer was all of the fun! Magician was hard (to me, personally...). The story is much better as both Diablos
It is unbeliveble that this game has gone so mush forgotten. this rpg has one of the best storylines, it's user friendly and is very beutiful for it's time definetly one of the best rpg ever made!!!. sad that no one remebers it
Played this game a long time ago... then i came to think of the game and downloaded it :D now i play it when im bored :p its a fun game. beats diablo HARD :D
Man I remember playing this game when I was a kid it was awesome!!! I am even replaying it now!
Way better than Diablo 1 & II.... but hasnt the replayability of the latter.
Just love the story, graphic and magics effect =)
Still have an original copy ;)
i still have the CD somewhere in a box should put this up on torrent. Best f-ing game of that time beats diablo by far :)
How is this better than Diablo 2?
I liked it, but it was nowhere as good as anything remorely similar to Diablo.
Hahaha, where did this game disappear to??I remember one day at my uncles, as a wee lad playing this game, and the next time it was all about Arcanum.....Nox never came 'a-knoxin' again (lawl)
fantastic game! 10 stages as a warrior or wizard or conjurer in story mode. online gameplay not bad, considering that fact it was released back in 2000.
if you are looking the single player game that was better then diablo 2 and from the same time you got it its here :) NOX
an underrated game that kinda disappeared mysteriously. I had lots of fun playing this.
the best rpg game ever! light game intresting plot and awesome characters!
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Solid hack & slash action rpg, great story with hilarious lines and voice acting (Cary Elwes), a nice twist from standard rpgs.
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You cant satisfy all players but this is a good game and all prequels.
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The best game ever in my opinion. Beats all FF:s easily. why? First of all the battle system was just genious, very addictive and hard to master. the story line was incredible and so the characters.The cutscenes were... i cant but it in words, but FREAKING AMAZING! also this is the only game where i have cried...
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YESSSSS, loved this game started to play this game when I was 8 years old. My dad had bought it for me around when the ps2 first came out as a gift since I was doing well in school. I had the time of my life playing this game it was just amazing this should be at the top 10s!
this is a really good game, after the pure ****storm of ff8 this game rocked still not as good as ff7
It did not beat any of the FF games... I like this game, but not much. The battling was probably the only upside. The story was not good, especially because the dialogue is just awful. I did not know the word 'bastard' could be used so many times in one game.
Lol? Compared to any FF from the series LOD has no depth in it's story, characteristics of the npc's are on childish level and the whole game seams like it has been written by 9 years old kid.
Upgrading your armor was the best part. Near the end you look like a freakin gundam with all that sweet looking armor. Definitely right behind ff7. probably...
I searched forever to find a game that was on par with FF7. It came out near the end of the ps1, but it was great dude. Forgot about it until i started scrolling down this list. But yeah, very good game, if you loved FF7 give this a play through and you will not be dissapointed
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Thats the one of the best rpg i ever played. The combat is very cool and unique feature is that it features no fantasy and that make the game even cooler. I wonder why its in a such low place?
Nice enough game, if you can live without properly implemented dialogues and lack of chars' personality expression...
And once you get to be the emperor, all they say is "One kingdom, "name", emerged above the others." COME ON, PEOPLE! USE YOUR IMAGINATION!!!
The only TRUE sandbox game I know.
Just for that ( and for many other things also) it's one of my top five.
Addicted!!
300h gaming ^^
best fighting system....im getting really good at blocking with my 2h sword in multiplayer.
Mp is so addictive. Get it.....NAOW
One of the best games iv ever played ... i played in the alpha of M&B and i still play warband today ... the mods are good for spicing it up too
I disagree with all of you. M&B: Warband is a great RPG. Trying to be king of Caladria or making your nation rule all of Caladria is long, challenging and insanely enjoyable.
haha yer i agree sad they didnt try more but to their own admission it wasnt meant to be a game to be played for ages, its better in short doses played like that its unreal. something i had been waiting a long time for
this is a would-have been awesome game if the creators had bothered to make it a little interesting... awesome fighting engine, a great world to wander freely into, but you practically can't do anything in the long term... only half a dozen repeating quests... and "trying to be the king" quest is so buggy it doesn't give you any satisfaction no matter how much you try...
Take the multiplayer bit a step higher and do what Talewords should have done with their multiplayer mode.
Play the multiplayer mod cRPG - And you'll see why more than half the usual online population of M&D:WB plays this mod and no taleworld's multiplayer native.
best riding battling ever. And the battles are so intense with the battle sizer mod!
the only thing i hate about this game is that there really is no way to avoid battle with bandits you cant even bribe them but well they are bandits but still when they go against lets say they 20 and your 36 then its stupid but the game has a great feel and its fun to come riding and then smack your enemy in the face with a mace gotta love that
fighting mode is very nice. best horse fight ever.
but after some time (100h) it's always the same. :)
It is RPG maybe you should learn what it means: ROLE playing game...game where you take a ROLE of a character
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Despite the ridiculous name this is possibly the best medieval/fantasy set rpg since oblivion, beutifull new game engine which runs smoothly on mediocre systems (the hdr is a lil over the top but you can turn it down in the console -pc version only- " dynamic combat system, decent story and some nice "graw" set pieces. The game plays nice and smooth for the non hardcore rpg fans who want a more actiony experience but the option is also there to do lots of item crafting/stat point alocation(and respecing) and general hardcore rpg finnicking appealing to a broad audience. The main downsides are a couple of bugs, the copyright protection is massively irritating and the voice acting is mediocre to poor in parts. Also there are some parts where the translation(game is origionally polish) is a million miles away from the subtitles which is peculiar but not game breaking.
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dam game after i bought it i instaled it on 3 different pcs but the dam game wont work what kind o dam people create such a flaw game not to mention that pcs are last generation in everything Skyrim,The Witcher 2 and others and running at highest options dam creators again
underrated game, the only thing that sucked about it is the lack of skills and the uselessness of magic
This game is quite good, i especially like the fact that you can do like a milliion different spells if you are a mage. But i kinda miss the freedom you have in TES Oblivion (where you can join guilds and stuff), here you are more or less bind to the main quest, side quests are really small (not like guilds in oblivion). Graphics are superb. Overall i like it, the time i spent playing it i dont consider wasted ^^. Try it.
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Freelancer is one of the best space sim RPGs out there. With a huge game world spread over 40 solar systems, Freelancer features the most advanced reputation system I have seen in any RPG to date. There are over 40 factions, all of which have allies and enemies (as well as specific ships, commodities and weapons), and doing things for and against these factions reflects of your rep. Freelancer also has a large economy with well over 100 sellable items, all of which are worth more the further from where they are produced you go. To avoid shameless gold farming, the programmers have mapped valuable trade routes and placed pirate patrols and bases near them so it translates to a risk/reward situation. Freelancer also has a large active modding community who offer a range of augmentations to the game ranging from added ships to total conversions. Another thing is that the game was designed to be played with a keyboard and mouse, so forget he $300 of peripherals. The best space sim I have played hands down.
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If you consider simulation the same thing as rpg, add the sims 3 to the list.
Freelancer is a great game but it has only one weakness... Microsoft had its clutches on it and won't let it go... Fortunately, there are tons of multiplayer mods that basicaly turned it into a multiplayer StarWars game, and a pretty damn good one.
Try Discovery Freelancer for multiplayer. Epic role play, trading goods among systems, pirating trade lanes, being a pilot for one of the houses or other factions..... awesome!!
freelancer is one of the few games i will play over & over, starting again or just going on a trek - finish the main story then spend time exploring the strange uncharted systems - like the planet with the monkeys :p it's a pity it was buggy and rushed, would be great to have it completely redone - longer story too ;)
Yes! Great game - shame it's so unknown, but glad to know it has some recognition and appreciation :)
I think i play this game like ... 1 time per year for 5 years on =).
This is the most non-borring good to repeat RPG ever. And i've played a lot of games. This space sim is the best there is. I tried a lot of others but this one replicates the intensity of a dog-fight in the open space.
This way, the player can focus only on killing the enemy without the fear of crashing down somewhere.
And the world is HUGE. Dozens of solar systems out there ... many not even included on the main quest. Recomend this game to all SF fans.
Great Space Sim... The only problem is the fact it was made by Microsoft, so it really fails in the "patch" department. Of course, many different mods were added over the years, so nowadays if you want to play it online, don't be surprized if you find Freelancer servers to look like StarWars ...
Great game, space simulation, FPS and RPG, all in one.Still playing but Crossfire 1.82 mod, quite impressive after all these days...
Well if you like freelancer you may also like the x seris much more stuff to do than freelancer.
LOVED this game so much.... still play it from time to time... hope jumpgate evolution will be more or less a remake of freelancer... that whould be awsome :D
The best thing is drug trafficking and the police trying to scan your cargo.
so intense.
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MMORPG of great quality. If you liked NWN, you'll love this. :-)
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Not a bad game and it is F2P with the option to just play the free quests, grind out points, pay for packs, or pay monthly. Rather enjoy the game.
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Demon's Souls is the best Rpg game to come out in a long long time. Its second Only to Golden sun 1&2. This game is not for the noobs of gaming. Hard hitting enemies strategic and masterful gameplay added to the great storyline makes this game a Top tier RPG.
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dam game i keep trying to play it but keep crashing waste of money
for most people who claims that this game crashes i have to agree with them all bad game and it should have an even lower rank than this
it never crashed to me i really think than youre computers are bad
Ugh, I'm sorry, but I played this game for close to 20 minutes. 20 minutes of my life I will never get back. Horrible graphics for a next gen title ( I played it on 360) Voice acting so horrible it make me vomit in my mouth...repeatedly. Lame combat system, bugs (remember I played this only 20 minutes and I got bugs already!) and lets not forget the mouth vomit. Seriously, seriously horrible game.
The only thing that's superb is your sense of humor. Look up reviews of this game. If a small amount of people like it, then it's their taste in bad games, but if majority likes it, then it's decent and worth playing. And the bugs had nothing to do with PC specs so stop trolling. The bugs had to do with bad development. Period.
really bad game at release date
near 0 optimisation for other graphics than nVidia
Poor visuals and animation when matched against games from that year
Guest's comment above this comment.. you're an idiot dude.. every problem you said above.. it's your computer's fault not the game. get at least a new [better] Video card.. than talk, you can also try changing your processor and memory.
Two Worlds? Are you kidding me? This game is so bad... Crashes, bugs, bad animations, visuals, and combat. Awful game.
excellent entertainment. with the right system and method, very few crashes
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Legions of devoted fans are STILL making mods, and clamoring for another... the storyline was great, the characters lovable, and the toys you could buy... makes me wanna boot up every time I think about it.
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Love the game. Very realistic battles. Similar to X-com but actually fights are even better!
Great fan ever since I played the demo, which took place in Demoville. ;-)
This game is so good, and haven't found anything to replace it. If you are a fan try 1.13 version, that make the game to be played as the real version should have been made. :-)
14 years after this game was created, I still loved to play it all over again.
I'm listening - Scope
BRUTAL game, with the mods running somewhere around it gets better. Dark, witty humor... but also lovable on it´s own way. Once you got the hang of things, you get a lot of replay value.
Don´t miss it.
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The first online game in the Final Fantasy series - constantly updating to date - hugely adaptable storyline, thousands of quests, a game that can never be totally completed.
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Really a overrated game.... I rather dig up the old Final Fantasy (nr1) for NES then play this again.... to play with keyboard is out of the question.... and stick a PS joypad in the computer makes all the diffrence in gameplay but the graphics sucks for a PC so PC players should NOT get the game.... to much of a bother to even install, and if you lose your password you gotta remember stuff thats even harder to remember then what you did when you was 1 month old..... Crappy game overall and absolutely NOT worth any playtime at all.
Rather play WoW or GuildWars then this.
ALL other final fantasy is kickass (up to nr9 nr7 BEST) but this game and all after this game is just plain crap that shouldnt have been thought of EVER. they should just go back and remake FF7 again so players can get a REAL FF
Being able to switch jobs anytime you feel like it, which other RPG lets you do that?
Haters gonna hate. It's a shame people are too stupid to give it a chance.
Hooray, you spend your free 30 days killing yellow bees, tree saplings, and bipedal turtles until you hit level 10 and go to the next zone over where you get to spend another 10 levels killing, you guessed it, green bees, tree saplings, and bipedal turtles. Oh yea and you cant jump. So if you are on a street and want to get on the side walk, you cant just step up on the curb and be on the side walk. You gotta run all the way down to an intersection, and use the provided ramp to get on the side walk. GG squaresoft, please stick to 1player Rpg linear story games, Final fantasy 1 thru 10 were superb.
Totally engrossed in this game for MONTHS. Great character development system, and the "forced" group play actually made it quite enjoyable MMO
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The true heir to 'Divine Divinity'. Nice dynamic dialogues, isomorphic 2d, Turnbased, use the decors as weapons, combine different magics to create a devastating effect,... There'sso much in this game; you should try it!!!
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Def not an RPG, but agreeing with everyone else in this column the game was really fun.
not an RPG, but a great game, regardless .. but the game is older than I am :/
Slapping your imps to work harder, torment the imprisoned adventurers until they pledge alegiance to darknes, keep your dragons happy... I don't think any other games out there have such ridiculously funny and original elements.
this is more of an rts than an rpg tbh but still one of my favourite games of all time :D
This was a good game, designing your own dungeons and your own traps, then being able to take control of monsters and see to dispatching adventurers yourself. Again, another good remake that has yet to be done. Techmo's Deception was the only thing that came close.
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Time to put this gem on the list! Great replayability cause of the many possible skills, real dramatic choices, fine humor, difficult Characterbuilding, TBS-fights; all in a postapocalyptical world that give life to Fallout
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sorry for the com below for some reason i deleted some words without me knowing, this is what i meant to say-hey man i played for almost 4 years not a month as you say and many others i know left because what they all are saying about it WOW is not what is used to be.shame
hey man i played for almost 4 years not a month as many others i know and left because what they all say WOW is not what is used to be.shame
yea with each expansion wow becomes more and more annoying and boring
Just another reason why Warcraft is a dying thing... PERIOD!!
People have been searching for a wow-killer for a couple years now, this EP MAY be the thing that finally kills wow. It has begun an exodus from wow to other mmos, such as rift. I played wow forever, this was too little too late to feed the monster that is wow. As an EP I was looking for something to make wow fresh, this was just...More of the same, grind to cap, grind for gear, show off gear, talk crap in trade, wait for next EP.
The issue with WoW in general is that like someone said it's drowning itself. I remember playing LK for a while and so many new players just passed by the old content and the silly little things we all loved such as the Zelda quest or PvP fights back and forth between South Shore and TM. Idk, I have no care for the game anymore because it's too easy to be a douche and impossible to just have some simple amusing fun.
Half of the reviews for Cata on this site have come from players that don't play it, or only did for a month. You lack the insight to make any sort of judgement on the entire game because you have sampled less than 10% of the content. I suggest any player to give the new expansion a shot and see if they have the skill to down all of the regular mode bosses before they are nerfed with gear. I would suggest trying to reach high levels of pvp, collect 10K+ achievements or generally give it a shot before denouncing it a failure. Cata is better than WotLK in almost every reguard from the difficulty of raids to the new quests. Should be ranked higher.
Best expansion set MY ASS... With World of Warcraft, its just patch after patch after patch, its as bad as Flyff when it comes to it. Its like stitching a stitch over a stitch, the more you try to improve it the worse it is. Many gamers will agree with me, WoW was great in the begining, Burning Crusade was kinda ok but it was already pushing it, Lich King was pretty much a fail and most of us gave up on WOW when that thing came out. Watching the Cataclysm gameplay nowadays, listening to new generations speaking about, bweh, its just not it. WoW has lost its charm, sooner or later its going to drown..... Bottom line is, developers nowadays do everything to attract new audiences into the game, but forget to satisfy the needs and desires of the community thats already there...
I disagree with the fact that you need to be in a group for this to be fun. I also disagree that you should be alone for it to be fun. I played WoW for a while and it was fun but once you reached a point in your time raiding or PvP at lvl 80 it just stopped being as fun. I made an alt and started playing him with a friend from my guild with the same problem (he got bored of it too) and things were fun again! until we hit lvl 80 (pre cata) we decided to do it all over again but it wasn't the same as our first time. Wow is just one of those great games that don't have a lot of replay value unless you can change things enough for it to seem like a totally different game.
I'm a 6 year player of WoW and for me it was the opposite, Gathering people.. or even just playing with my GF together on the game caused no end of problems Questing 1-85. EXP Is shared so you have to do more quests in the same lvl range, most quests you both do don't get completed in the journal so you have to grind MORE creatures than anyone else. Even then the majority of the Questing areas were that packed with players it takes awhile to do anything. I personally would say that this game is pretty much a solo game -untill- you got to 85 then suddenly you need a group to do anything.
As for Cataclysm, got really bored of it really fast, same stuff different expantion. Gave up playing WoW 2 mnths after its release, there wasn't enough content and .. as always Bliz's Promises were 1/2 arsed. Azeroth changing wasn't in Cata it was in a pre-patch version of lich, same as the new mount speed, all cata brough was flying on Az, 80 - 85 and a handful of new areas. Personally I feel this game is slowly dying. - Fox
I just cant understand why you wanna play MMORPG "alone". There are so many single RPG's that are more enjoyable.
Listen, WoW sucks, but not because the game is bad, but because you cant play it "alone".
All this game is made for group play, few player get together in like 3 man cells and do quests, level up and gain equipment and prove them selfs usefull to join a clan.
THATS when the fun starts, gethering 20 people and going for a raid, beating down Lich King or DeathWing - thats the fun of WoW.
But normal walking around and killing monsters... Blzzard didnt make WoW to be a MMO copy of Diablo
I'm guessing you find it boring because you suck? and can't make it into raid content? yeah, get deep into raiding and then tell me it sucks, the only problem i have with cata is that there are too many people that started in LK that are terrible, and make the easiest things look hard....
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There is no game that gathers the depth, innovation, player choice and so much more that EvE Online has to offer. Its a continuously growing, evolving world that is ran by the player community- and the DEVs are just there to facilitate growth in the diretion of the player base. Its fantastic.
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see, i loved this game (hence the vote up :D) it is a very very slow game, and without going the mindless "illegal" route that anyone can do with no brains.. which a lot of people have no brains it seems, which spoils things for the newer players..... i do like its realism like that, i.e. in space, you probably would be ganked, LOTS, but, in real life, people wouldnt do it for fun, it would be to make money/get good stuff... ganking for fun is pointless for everyone... ok, you get a smile and get to laugh if they mouth off at you, but you dont gain anything.... rant over :p
apart from that, this game truly is large! just the amount of items, ships, places, possibilities, ways to make money (ISK), things to do, missions, etc etc is just amazing!
remember guys:
Rule number 1
Don't fly what you can't afford to lose
Rule number 2
See rule number 1 :D
This game is not the super action shoot 'em up type,If you're looking for that type of scene Eve isn't for you, Eve is more a strategy game, by far the most amazing community in the mmo market, that I've come across at least. Rewards agressiveness while really punishing stupidity. If you're the "I PWN ALL !!!1111!!!!1" type, then you'll likely get ran out of the game. To really enjoy the game Join Eve University, They'll open the game up for you quickly.
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The game is very atmospheric. From the music, story, creature descriptions and graphics - Age of Wonders makes me "feel" like in the world wonders.
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Can't believe its not in the list.
Came out on Commodore 64, but was converted for PC (don't mistake it for the later remake!)
One of the first actual RPG's out there. Amazing storyline and nonlinear to boot. Yeah the grafics suck today - but it deserves mention.
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Ol skool pimp game, used to kill this game. Back then this game ruled. Spent day and night eating up some of my early youth on this one. D&D finally had a computer game to get rid of the dungeon master. I also liked Auto duel. If you brought auto-duel back now and modernized it I think it would be a huge game for individuals or online.
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great game graphics good story good roaming great fighting awesome character creation amazing
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I'm a player of Final Fantasy XI for a good many years. and when XIV came out the amount of people who dropped out of the game was so bad that SE didn't charge people for the game for MONTHS hoping to draw more players. I think after almost being out for close to a year the billing cycle started and more people dropped out. meanwhile the Abysea add-ons for FFXI are doing killer. hmm. doing the math on that one I would say. If it isn't broke then don't fix it. but what do I know. with XIV they tried to take XI, change the races around, and then made it so that you don't have to go home to change your job class you can do it on the fly... really? was that really necessary? I like FFXI over most other MMO's because I'm not stuck in one job I can change if I want. to whatever I worked for. and yes you have to work for the advanced job classes. Team work is a nice thing to have if not your not going to get too far honestly. so go out and make some friends. it's what it's all about. besides FFXIV is way too needy hardware wise. and pretty much anyone can run FFXI. if a PS2 can do it. well then what's your excuse? give it a shot.
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A visually stunning MMO, it certainly has a fair bit going for it. However, there are some major problems that people should be aware of before they pick the game up; poor customer service, very little content, PvP is very unbalanced 1v1 and forts are taken via zergs (usually about 50+ people casuing lag and minimizing any strategy needed) so there isn't much strategy. It suffers from the Korean cliche of being a grind fest. More quests have been added but getting PvP gear is still repetitive. Crafting is completely broken. Enchanting and socketing gear is pretty broken. "Vision of Aion" stuff yet to be seen in game. More likely to have updates posted on fansites than official forums. Abyss needs reworking. Low level PvP impossible unless you want to twink your toon. Profits made from Aion used to fund new game rather than fix Aion. The game is, to be blunt, dying a slow death in the West. Shame, as has masses of potential, all pretty much wasted.
Oh, and flying combat is nothing but a gimmick.
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0ne of kind one of best PSX only game
if u ever play RPG and did mis tis game u really miss a piece of art
i wish they release new episodes of this amazing game
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This game is really fun! Great combat and epic storyline plus you can have a family! Great customization and the best part is that you get to be KING of a huge map!
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This game was terrible, I believe they started focusing on multiplayer too much. Good ideas, they just weren't followed through well enough. I will never buy a Fable game again unless it proves to worth buying.
Fable I: Great!
Fable II: Mediocre
Fable III: Disappointing
Fable IV: If ever.... Not buying.
The most awesome game in the world...
But
Fable the lost chapters was better :p
Better than many other pc rpg-s of its generation, but still leaves room for improvement.
fable 1 was the only good fable, the rest were essentially too much derp not nearly enough herp
With every sequel this game gets worse and worse.... Fable 4 is going to be complete garbage at this rate
It was fun at first, but i completed it in 9 hours, and thats doing some of the side quests aswell.
Dont bother getting this game, its not worth it, Get the Fable: Lost chapters.
youtube.com/watch?v=oSaw85bliyQ Really explaines it all from my experiance of the game. That, and it -still isn't released yet for the PC and it's nearly half a year since it's release.
Eh...The combat felt like kind of a cop out. The Fable games haven't done it for me since the first one.
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Revenant is an action-RPG computer game by Cinematix Studios, released in 1999. A very humorous replies and awesome threats by main character LOCKE you lead is something you dont miss.
The main aspect of "Revenant" was its unique combat system that came in two flavours. Locke could be controlled by the mouse, performing standard attacks. However, the player could control Locke with the keyboard, performing different attacks and even attack combos, some of which resulted in special death animations (fatalities). These specialized kill moves appeared to be enemy-specific, and ranged from a crushing stomp to beheading.
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Man this game was such a discovery when I played it few years back. I loved it, the monsters, the magic, the combat systeme even the short storyline was great. Its a must for RPG fans really. Such an underated jewel.
The best game ever I remember playing when I was young, it has amazing graphics as well! I was looking for that game name for ages
I searched so long for the name of this game. Finally I got it! Thanks a lot! :)
Gameplay's fun, but the story's not that stellar. Pretty short, too.
Awesome Game. many different enviroments kind of lacking in npc's but still an amazing rpg
I was looking for this game, I actually came to this site by searching for 90's rpg computer games...This is what I was looking for thank you.
Dont know why this is way down here. This is one of the best RPG's I've ever played.
Loved this game! for some reason while others were playing Diablo II I was rocking some Revenant!
Another surprise here :) Very underrated, much better figthing system than diablo 1 or 2 ever had. Story was also way deeper, world more serious, and "real" despite beeing more "magical" than those of diablo for example. Game was also quite hard If I remember it right, I bought it long ago and I played with my sister, changed seat and played same character while other one was watching :) That's how good it was. VOTE :)
one of my favorite RPGs.
Definatly on my top 10 list.
Try it out, its actually a great great great game ;)
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The most open ended game I've ever played. Craft and modify your own ship, or capture advanced alien vessels for yourself to fly or add to your fleet of escorts. Pilot swift, tricked out fighters or huge carriers. Earn money with a trade route, transporting people, guarding shipments and diplomats, or take over planets and star systems and make them pay you tribute. Fulfill the prophecy and reveal yourself as the chosen one that flies a psychicly created spacecraft, become the galactic pirate overlord, or side with the mysterious, telepathic, and technologically advanced polaris thatt fly vessels that can jump multiple systems. How is this game not on this list? There is nothing else like it.
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SoM is still the best RPG for SNES in my opinion. Great graphics (for SNES), a huge world and a really great story...poor fairy girl :'-(
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Yeah, this would be great. If it were a PC game, which it isn't.
When i first played this I had never seen anything like it. Definitely a classic and the story was absolutely great like nothing else at the time.
This game traumatized me as a kid.
It is insane, trippy, silly, scary, mindblowing fun.
this was hands down the best snes game. as good or better then anything of its time
Truly an inspiring game. My partner got me started with this series and now we both LOVE THEM.
This is my favorite game ever. The humor-unsurpassed. Emotional involvement-best ever. Ingenuity-one of a kind.
I still play it through every year or two. It's that good.
This is the best Super Nintendo RPG in an era when that was all there was. Rambling Evil Mushroom, Attack Slug, eating a hamburger from the garbage. Master Belch, a friend named Poo! This game should be top 5 if you ask me.
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Well, most people played EQ2 and then switched to WoW. My way was the other way around and I have to say it was quite worth it...
EQ2 is not a bad game at all. Sure it could do with some polishing here and there. But lore and storywise.. SOE did a good job with the game.
I'll take EQ2 any day over games like WoW and guildwars. I suppose it is also based on the fact that the majority of players in EQ2 are alot more mature than the WoW crowd
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Dear lord!! I've been ages trying to find the name of this game!! I played a demo version when I was a kid!! God I loved it. I finished the thing like 11 times.
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HOW THE HELL is this game so low best story EVER combat is chalanging and different as you progress you get to own a castle and have side quests like cook offs fishing wack the mole some dice game with a difficalt name chonage or something get to hire a detective to learn about any of the 108 companions you can find if your not to lazy lol
the only reason i think this game is so low is cos its not as well known as the ff seires or deablos or dragon age but i say this and this alone there loss cos as far as a story based and combat based rpg goes this is among the top 5 ever and will be at the rate thay bring good ones out theas days for the next 50 years only down side is graphice but a true rpg veteran never cares for them
Should be much higher, IMO. Not only (by far) the best of the Suikoden series, but in the top 10 easily of all JRPGs I've played. Strong story, great characters (and a billion of them), good music, fun simulation aspect, long, decent combat system, dialogue choices that aren't made for you (!)...this has it all.
Wonderful game, the BEST console rpg I've ever played. FF series don't even come close to this.
Can't pass up commenting on this, Suikoden II and V for that matter are 2 of the best RPG's ive ever played in my life. Great stories, amazingly varied battle styles, good music and compelling characters. top notch game not to be missed.
This is one of the finest RPGs known to mankind! the castle expansion is easily one of the coolest features. i'm not quite sure why it hasn't been explored further in modern games....
Upon returning from a mission to recruit new characters, it is amazingly satisfying finding them establishing shops in your newly bustling castle....the chef is quite fun having a mini cooking game using produce grown by recruited characters. it is well worth dusting off the ol' PS1 to give this gem some solid bash time!
way too underrated this game
when playing it had as much fun as when playing any FF sieries side FF VII... VII just had nothing to drive me through it, story died before midway of the game and I started feeling like playing Diablo... and no, the gfx didnt bother me back when i played it
this game is a true gem i remember finding this when it was in the cheap game section so many hours spent trying to find every character this game is awsome.
One of my all time favorite RPGs. I loved the story and how you get to recruit people and expand your base. I also love the duels and army battles. It also manages to make the 108 characters you recruit different from one another.
Suikoden 1 & 2 were amazing games but once you passed that in it they started to go down hill for fun factor, and game play as well as story line. but yes, I am a FF Fan and I will say this game topples some FF games.
I'm inclined to agree with the original poster. This is an awesome game for its time. I loved watching my headquarters grow as my army did and the mini games are amusing and offer unique items. Not graphics intensive but the story makes it absolutely worthwhile.
this one is better than the final fantasy. it has a good storyline and you can explore and find many characters.
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Nothing more should be said. If you haven't played this game you need to go buy them and beat them before saying you have played an RPG. These games will live forever for their amazing gameplay and storyline.
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Bought the collectors edition, all the bugs are gone, and it is highly addictive. Loved the storyline and the upgrades. The character classes are brilliant. And Gone!!!
Had some potential, but the controls and game mechanics sucked.
I bought this game without checking the reviews first. Though it is dated, the storyline looked to be fun. It had potential...until the bugs occured. In the start up area you are supposed to meet up with a goblin who lets you into the city. The goblin never showed up, thus leaving you stuck in the forest. Even after I patched the game, I could not get into the city. I would NOT recommend this game. Total waste of money.
this is the worst game i have ever seen,a big ripoff of morrowind and sucking at it
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It is unthinkable to me that this list does not include the series that really started it all and set the standard for all games of it's time. Roberta Williams was way ahead of her time and this series more thasn any other made Sierra the powerhouse it was.
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Come on! This game was great; excellent storyline, long, and good combat (Note: Summoner 2 is TRASH)
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summoner 2 wasnt that bad it just was more, seemed more trying to apeal to more crowds didnt keep its roots, this game was fun but hard and slow
This is a good game but definately plays better on the PC than the consoles it also appeared on e.g. PS2. Some interesting features, great boss mobs, deserves more than 4 points so I'm voting this one up !
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This is a great game from its time and I still find it fun to play more than 10 years later.
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this was the very first stratagy/rpg combo I played.... one of my all time fave, this got me started in RPGs.....this is the one that made me like them, this is the one.... that made me the geek I am :3
best game of all time, been my #1 favourite rpg
forever,
I just re hooked up my sega genesis, gonna play it again.
2nd favourite is Skies of Arcadia, that needs to be on here,
but neither are pc games
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How come all of you have forgotten the legacy of kain series which revolves around vampires and an illusive time line which keeps your mind spinning around and round for ages... i really enjoyed playing this game and still play it from time to time...
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absolutely great game, music, the depth of storyline ajd lore is awesome, all the Lok Series and blood omen are master pieces, but it's not an RPG
i downloaded blood omen on ps3... worth it. even with age old graphics the ambiance is obnoxiously good (music lighting, etc). Very impressive game, greatest vampire lore I've ever witnessed (i.e. kills true blood and the twilight series)
This is not an rpg, but it deserves high status as a game. Dark and beautiful.
Best Story EVER CREATED FOR A GAME. but i don't think it's an RPG it's more like an action adventure. Loved All the parts of the series.
My favourite games in my entire game experience. Great story and character animation. Still i don't agree the games are RPG. :D :D :D
i must admit i love the soul reaver games and i too agree that raziel lost his charm in the 3rd one i loved the fist one i still play it time and time again the first one i have finished so many times i lost count it is a must have game and deserves a higher rateing
Greatest series without a single doubt. The characters are so interesting with 10/10 voice acting. The story was so convoluted and twisted that it just made all of the games fit right in one giant puzzle with each game a piece. Should be higher up.
My dear Jesus yes! Admittedly Raziel began to lose some of his charm in the third one, but the first Soul Reaver was breathtaking. So dark...So deep...Raziel, such a badass of a character. A must play for anyone who can still run PS1 games.
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Guys, I know this was primarily a Dreamcast game and nobody bought those (unfortunately), but Skies of Arcadia was a great JRPG, one of the best I've played, and certainly better than half the JRPGs on this list already. It has a very involving, very emotionally powerful story, with some great characters. There was a true sense of adventure and exploration I have felt with precious few games of this genre. The combat was kinda boring, but there were plenty of other things to do and it wasn't terrible, just average.
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First of all, it has almost no graphic. It is in ASCII code.
But it's a great game.
Great dungeon crawl or roguelike game, lots of character development options (classes, skills,talents)
From classical wizards, thieves, fighters. Merchants, farmers, bards, monks....
Al the classical races and interesting birth sign starting system.
Tons of quest, many options for endings.
Played it hundred times but only finished it once (no saving option, if you die, its game over).
But just the sheer scope of possibilities. where to begin. Is a cat attacking you? Give it rat corpses and it becomes friendly or even tame. And you don't want to kill a cat (trust me on this one).
And what if you encounter a gremlin? Lead it over water, just don't blame me for consequences. Oh, and you can eat almost every monster you slay (if you find a corpse that is).
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An extremely deep and satisfying rpg game which is real life like, meaning that you have only one life to lose. The author is just one person; Thomas Biskup, and I couldn't thank him enough for writing this game. When I first played it I thought it the best rpg I have ever played, in the heat of the moment. When I cooled down and remmember the other games like Baldur's Gate and Oblivion etc. I ranked it around #5 . When we talk about roguelikes it is a #1. A fascinating moment I have encountered is when I swing my sword to a rust monster my sword get rusted. Please play this game, you will understand me.
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Cant believe with all the old school titles on here that this one fell through the cracks. an epic story line with enough customization to keep you happy for hours to come.
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it took me 3hours to find a save point! everything else about this game was so good though...just needs MOAR SAVE POINTS
Where is Star Ocean: The Last Hope??? It is one hell of a game that puts most others to shame. Im a Final Fantasy Fan and yet SOTLH put every one to shame
Okay, this game and all the other star ocean games are not only deep and beautiful rpg's with music created by geniuses, this game has a unique, magnificent storyline and gameplay!
Making items? Airslash? finding characters? Seriously, this game deserves the love!
I played the Second Story first, but when I discovered this game - I was thoroughly impressed that they could fit such a complex and visually pleasing game into an SNES game! It made use of the shoulder buttons, the water showed your reflection, the trees had leaves, the skills system, the emotion points, Star Ocean came out strong from the very beginning.
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A much overlooked and ageing gem of a game which i believe deserves to be in this list irespective of the dated graphics and primative point and click gameplay. This was the best of an extensive series mainly due to the dark, bleak yet somehow comforting atmosphere and endeering characters. The games writing also drew some aspects from slavic folklore which is rich ,diverse and unique in the sense that is the only game i have played to use the setting. It was also the first game to blend rpg and point and click adventures seamlessly without any real weaknesses (with the exeption of the initial release being almost unplayably riddled with bugs *ahem*)
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Technically an adventure game, but nonetheless AMAZING. Still have to replay it once a year. If you can find a copy, get the CD version with full soundtrack/dialogue. John Rhys Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings) narrates the ENTIRE GAME! R.I.P. Sierra Online.
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The grind in this game was unbearable, however if you had the time to get past that, this one of the most satisfying mmos out there. competition in this game was fierce for raid bosses/castles and that made for some of the coolest political drama in any mmo I've ever played. Private server scene is still decently popular for this game as increased rates can make the grind a little less dull with more focus on the fun aspects of the game (5x-15x servers anything above that just makes the game stupid)
was a great game 5 years ago when all was black and white, now it's too complex and uninteresting
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just because it was made by the same people, doesn't change the fact they ripped the entire system from one game, and put it on another. they just repacked a decent game from the late 90's and made it a crappy game from the mid and late 00's. so yes the game is a rip off. on a more technical note diablo is owned by blizzard. fate and torchlight by wild tangent, sure the same lead people might have made both games, but it just means that they weren't the creative force behind the development
of diablo.
if thts a poor man version of diablo then...hell call me poor man
I agree with guest above me. How can you rip off your own design?
When will people learn? Neither this game or Torchlight are ripp offs they're both made of the same designers that made Diablo 1 & 2.
A Diablo clone with a difference: A smexxi graphics engine, a fully explored item system and just about every RPG item on the list. Not released to much accliam but is an awesome cult classic. Modabble, and just plain awesome, a true RPG with the best town song of any RPG.
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Real Time Strategy game with a lot of RPG elements, and nice character developement. Only game so far I've met which does not have any max level cap, which means you can level up in this game until you want with your main hero. If you haven't played it yet, it worth a try, because it may be a little old game, but it is really fun.
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Not the greatest game, but better than more than a few on this list. Sadly, I think this was the last game put out by SSI (well, this and it's sequel).
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This game should be much much higher on the list, at least for any true RPG fan (not RPG, not action RPG, not platforms with some kind of leveling, JUST RPG). It was very buggy (and the sequel much more), but it was really GREAT (it was ignored at the time, I don't know why).
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Commodore Amiga - What great memories. Back when I was addicted to Dragon Lance and Forgotten Realms, this game was amazing. Off the storyline of Dragonlance but still amazing concept. I spent countless hours building up my warriors, honing my mages. I wish there was a RPG like this. Dont care about graphics as much as the game itself.
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For a Chinese game development studio which under Chinese liberal arts repression is almost none existent, this game became a masterpiece of all realtime action rpgs with some pause bar capabilities. 10/10 in my book best top 5 no. top 25 defff...
I loved this game. This was the first pc game that I ever played and definitely my first mmo. I started with the demo and fell in love with the music and the community. I was dirroh in game. I miss this community very much. It was supposed to be free to play for ever but they shut down the f2p server and released the game as World of Qin(with some modifications) as p2p.
yeah, the first time was about ten years ago, i had a demo version then, it was very catching. not long ago i played once again and i think it is still a great game. old chinese style, emperors, history, culture is well presented. but the game actually consumes a lot of time to improve and build a better army so the second time i played it it wasn't so awesome... like in all strategy games, i get bored after a few or a dozen missions...
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Too bad about the game,the first was quite good but this one doesnt have anything with Gothic series anymore.Its like a completely new and different game made by newbies.
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You forgot to add this game to list. It is probably one of the best RPG games i ever played, and i am senior player... Similar to Arcanum(another favourite game of mine) but also have some special ideas in game. Graphic is also good and game will give hours and hours of good quests! Must have!
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