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[eroeru]

Here's a list of RPGs that has some real validity. In my eyes of course.

[OdanUrr]

Troika needs to get back together and release Arcanum 2. That would be so awesome!

[eroeru]

Yes!

Oh, and I forgot to mention how I enjoy DarkUnderlord's reviews there.

[Il Divo]

Eh, really not big on the emphasis on top down games. Baldur's Gate 1 in particular were very underwhelming, imo. I appreciate what it's done for the RPG genre, but I find it extremely bland.

[Beerfish]

Top three of 2 fallouts and PST? Not surprising at all from the Codex. Shocking they would allow any BioWare product to sully their list though.

[Naughty Bear]

EntropicAngel wrote...

"Is Deus Ex even an RPG? I don't know and I don't care"


Yes yes, sounds like a reputable source to me.



I really don't know why people depend on gaming sites for information...

Give me a good gaming site that do quick updates on announcements and other related gaming news. I tend to float around Eurogamer and CVG but I occaisonaly visit Destructoid, IGN, Gamesradar etc. nothing new on them for me.

[Naughty Bear]

EntropicAngel wrote...

Naughty Bear wrote...

Give me a good gaming site that do quick updates on announcements and other related gaming news. I tend to float around Eurogamer and CVG but I occaisonaly visit Destructoid, IGN, Gamesradar etc. nothing new on them for me.

Just don't--why do you need to?

I just like to see what games have been announced really. And the occasional review. Apart from that I do hover from site to site aimlessly. I don't get involved in any of the sites.

Modifié par Naughty Bear, 26 mars 2013 - 03:03 .

[Sylvius the Mad]

I'm suprised they even have a console RPG list.

I also find it interesting that they talk about the decline of the RPG in the late '90s, and hold up BG as an example of the start of that decline, and yet they hardly have any earlier games on their list. Why not Wasteland? Or Wizard's Crown? Or any Ultima game? It's like NMA took over RPG Codex and turned it into a Fallout fansite.

[happy_daiz]

Wow, they really like Fallout. And Final Fantasy. Their list makes it look as though not many rpgs actually exist, which is a bit strange.

I was happy to see Demon's Souls - I loved that game. Everyone knows about Dark Souls, but Demon's Souls is where it's at for me.

[MerinTB]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

I'm suprised they even have a console RPG list.

I also find it interesting that they talk about the decline of the RPG in the late '90s, and hold up BG as an example of the start of that decline, and yet they hardly have any earlier games on their list. Why not Wasteland? Or Wizard's Crown? Or any Ultima game? It's like NMA took over RPG Codex and turned it into a Fallout fansite.

Very much this.  I've never really frequented RPG Codex, honestly, so I don't have a feel for them.  I know the reputation (infamy?) they have in some circles... and I've had negative experiences with some of their more ardent members elsewhere... but I did use to visit NMA quite a bit and when Fallout 3 came out their vitriol drove me away from there.

That list does read like the NMA people's wish list.

Also, as much as I love Icewind Dale and Fallout and definitely Bloodlines, the cRPGs of the pre-90's were better overall IMO (like Wasteland, Wizard's Crown, Knights of Legend, the Phantasies, the Bard's Tales, and of course the Gold Box games.)

[Eurypterid]

I love lists like this, as it sometimes points out a game I've never heard of (not the case here though). Like all 'top' lists, it's completely subjective, so I don't really pay much attention to the hyperbole and rankings, but it does sometimes serve as a starting point to find new games. Then I just search out various reviews of games I've not played before and this could potentially lead to a game purchase and hours of entertainment.

[The Hierophant]

happy_daiz wrote...

Wow, they really like Fallout. And Final Fantasy. Their list makes it look as though not many rpgs actually exist, which is a bit strange.

I noticed that too especially with the Pc list. StM's and MerrinTB's posts highlight one major issue with the list. Tbh i'm glad to see that Vagrant Story got some recognition.

I was happy to see Demon's Souls - I loved that game. Everyone knows about Dark Souls, but Demon's Souls is where it's at for me.

Agreed. My first playthrough of Demon's Souls was like a kick in teeth. I'll never forget Flame Lurker, the gargoyle twins, Old King Doran, and the imposter of King Allant.

Modifié par The Hierophant, 26 mars 2013 - 07:17 .

[AlanC9]

They really like turn-based over there. Hence ToEE.

[Ghost Lightning]

Awesome list. I think KoTOR would have fit in the top 10 console RPG section, but I can't really complain with the things they did use.

[Straw Nihilist]

People actually read the codex's?

[happy_daiz]

The Hierophant wrote...

happy_daiz wrote...

I was happy to see Demon's Souls - I loved that game. Everyone knows about Dark Souls, but Demon's Souls is where it's at for me.

Agreed. My first playthrough of Demon's Souls was like a kick in teeth. I'll never forget Flame Lurker, the gargoyle twins, Old King Doran, and the imposter of King Allant.

Oh, yeah. And those manta ray things (I guess they're called 'storm beasts'). I remember being really creeped out by the mindflayers in the Tower of Latria. I can't tell you how many times I died by their hands. Eventually I figured out how to get past them safely, but wow.

One of my favorite bosses was Yurt, the Silent Chief. Or maybe it was his Gloom Armor.

That whole game was revolutionary and beautiful. Even the load screens. Years later, my husband and I still find ways to interject quotes from the game (mostly from the Maiden in Black - I'm sure you know the one, and the crow).

Modifié par happy_daiz, 26 mars 2013 - 07:53 .

[LTD]

JRPGs on same list with likes of Baldur's Gate and  Torment?  Final Fantasy voted as bestest RPG ever?  What sort of a sick community is that?   Best continue maintaining my respectable distance.

..:Also, can you really count Dark Souls as an RPG?

Modifié par LTD, 26 mars 2013 - 07:56 .

[RedArmyShogun]

simfamSP wrote...

LTD wrote...

JRPGs on same list with likes of Baldur's Gate and  Torment?  Final Fantasy voted as bestest RPG ever?  What sort of a sick community is that?   Best continue maintaining my respectable distance.

..:Also, can you really count Dark Souls as an RPG?

Elton John is Dead made a great point about that. However, others still question FF's status as an 'RPG.' I know I certainly don't consider it. But that's asking for a ****storm.

Damn right it is son *beats his billy club in his hand while looking at you*

[eroeru]

I myself love the "narrow scope", on might even say "the self-conscious narrow-minded elitist individualist nostalgic scope" of the lists.

Needless to say, my list would much differ, but the guys in RPG Codex seem to have their wants really well-defined - they do seem like a fun bunch yet rigorous in their gaming.

A really "pure" kind of list from an interesting real traditionalist community of 90's gamers. Not some self-contradictory or dishonest try from IGN.

Modifié par eroeru, 26 mars 2013 - 08:24 .