Topic: IGN's Top 100 RPG's List (Sept. 2012)

[MysterD]

Please, talk about the IGN list; if you think something is too high or too low on the list; your fav. RPG's; great RPG memories from these games; what you think is missing from their list; etc etc.

IGN -> Top 100 RPG's List (Sept. 2012).

Copy & paste of long list from GOG thread by Elmofongo.

100:Ys Book I &II
99:Lunar: Eternal Blue
98:Shadow Hearts: Covenant
97:Final Fantasy VIII
96:Phantasy Star
95:The Legend of Dragoon
94:Vagrant Story
93:Tales of Phantasia
92:Diablo III
91:Fable II
90:Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
89:Fallout: New Vegas
88:Final Fantasy IX
87:Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
86:Shadowrun
85:Breath of Fire III
84:Kingdom Hearts
83:Fire Emblam (thats not even an RPG, its a Turn Based Stratagy game)
82:Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
81:Dragon Warrior VII
80:Dungeon Master
79:Icewind Dale 2
78:The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
77:Tales of Symphonia
76:Illusion of Gaia
75:Front Mission 3
74:Wizardry 8
73:Final Fantasy 1
72:Grandia II
71:The Bard's Tale
70:Demon's Souls
69:Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
68:Kingdom Hearts II
67:Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
66:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
65:Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
64:Final Fantasy X
63:Skies of Arcadia
62:The World Ends With You
61:Chrono Cross
60:Eve Online
59:Phantasia Star IV
58:Freedom Force
57:Mass Effect 2
56:Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
55:Monster Hunter Tri
54:Neverwinter Nights 2
53:Ultima VII: The Black Gate
52:Odin Sphere
51:Wild Arms
50:Golden Sun
49:Dragon Quest V
48:Tales of Destiny
47:Xenogears
46:Pool of Radiance
45:Disgaea
44:Suikoden II
43:Valkyria Chronicles
42:Lunar: Silver Star Story
41:Xenoblade Chronicles
40:Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
39:Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
38:Phantasy Star II
37:Guild Wars
36:Shining Force II
35:Pokemon Black/White
34:Fallout
33:Ultima Online
32:The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
31:Neverwinter Nights
30:Jade Empire
29:Dragon Warrior
28:Fallout 2
27:Dragon Quest VIII
26:Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
25:Deus Ex
24:Baldur's Gate
23:Phantasy Star Online
22:The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
21:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
20:EverQuest
19:System Shock 2
18:Dark Souls
17:EarthBound
16:Diablo
15:Secret of Mana
14:Final Fantasy Tactics
13:Planescape: Torment
12:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
11:Final Fantasy VII
10:Fallout 3
9:Mass Effect
8:World of Warcraft
7:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6:Diablo 2
5:Final Fantasy IV
4:Pokemon Red/Blue
3;Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
2:Chrono Trigger
1:Final Fantasy VI

[Xessive]

Diablo 2 and Pokemon outrank Skyrim? Really?

[MysterD]

Diablo 2 and Pokemon outrank Skyrim? Really?

Yeah, no shit...

I think Planescape: Torment should be higher than 13, myself...

EDIT:
Glad to see FF6 on the list.
Don't think it belongs that high, though.
I always thought FF5,6,7 were the best of the FF series...not including anything after FF9, since it's the last FF that I actually played b/c PSX was last console I owned.

[K-man]

FF VI and Chrono Trigger are regularly discussed in my circles as the best games of all time.  Personally they comprise 2 of my all time top 5.  I hardly ever see them top lists anymore, though because it's cool to put them in the 20's-30's now, despite everyone knowing otherwise.

Really happy that Jade Empire got props at 30.  In my opinion it was a severely underrated game.  I started playing it and couldn't stop, which is not something I could say about KOTOR.

The Souls games are great, but they don't belong on this list.  At least I don't think.  I see them more as action/adventure/sadist

Diablo spawned great things, but it does not hold up well. Does not deserve its high ranking.  Diablo 3 doesn't even belong on this list.

[MysterD]

FF VI and Chrono Trigger are regularly discussed in my circles as the best games of all time.  Personally they comprise 2 of my all time top 5.  I hardly ever see them top lists anymore, though because it's cool to put them in the 20's-30's now, despite everyone knowing otherwise.

Really happy that Jade Empire got props at 30.  In my opinion it was a severely underrated game.  I started playing it and couldn't stop, which is not something I could say about KOTOR.

The Souls games are great, but they don't belong on this list.  At least I don't think.  I see them more as action/adventure/sadist

Diablo spawned great things, but it does not hold up well. Does not deserve its high ranking.  Diablo 3 doesn't even belong on this list.

I find it odd Diablo 1 (#16) is listed so high.
I'd say Diablo 2 is the real crowning jewel (#6) in that franchise - and probably most would agree w/ me there.
Granted, keep in mind - I don't own D3 (yet) and ain't played enough of it (only did the D3 Starter Kit up to Skeleton King in Act 1).
Also, I'd rather have Divine Divinity on the list, not Diablo 1.

I loved Jade Empire (#30) - and I'd still love to see a Jade Empire 2.

[Pugnate]

Diablo 2 and Pokemon outrank Skyrim? Really?

Diablo 2 should. I think BG2 should be at 1. Still, 3 isn't bad.

[Xessive]

Diablo 2 should. I think BG2 should be at 1. Still, 3 isn't bad.

Nah, no way man. Diablo 2 was good but it was nowhere near as engrossing as Skyrim. At least in my experience with both games Skyrim is the better game overall, by a large margin. The Elder Scrolls series in general are a better experience for me than the Diablo series. That's just my opinion anyway.

[PyroMenace]

Fuck this list, fuck this thread, fuck IGN for even getting clicks for it.

[Pugnate]

Nah, no way man. Diablo 2 was good but it was nowhere near as engrossing as Skyrim. At least in my experience with both games Skyrim is the better game overall, by a large margin. The Elder Scrolls series in general are a better experience for me than the Diablo series. That's just my opinion anyway.

Seriously? Skyrim was another good update to the Elder Scrolls franchise, but Diablo 2 is legendary. I wouldn't put Skyrim anywhere near D2. That's what I think though. Mass Effect is too high.

Fuck this list, fuck this thread, fuck IGN for even getting clicks for it.

hahaha not in so many words, but that's what I was thinking about the list when I saw the thread title for the first time. Ten years ago something like this would have been exciting, but at this age I am thinking who are these people to tell me what the top 100 RPGs are.

The list is better than expected though.

[PyroMenace]

I know I come off as crass, but seriously its such a stupid list. And it shows that the genre of RPG has little meaning since there is such a broad spectrum of games that accompany with it. You can't really have a conversation comparing Mass Effect and Paper Mario, or Final Fantasy and Fallout, let alone making an arbitrary list of how the games stack up next to each other. It's just there to bait clicks and create stupid discussions of "WHY [GAME TITLE] IS LOWER THAN [GAME TITLE]!!11!!". So like I said, fuck that list.

[Pugnate]

I feel like Que has taken over your account.

I get what you are saying. This is how they make money... with lists like this. They get hits. It is IGN sadly.

[K-man]

Pyro's just mad that WoW isn't number 1.

[Quemaqua]

I'm totally with Pyro on this one. But I didn't take over his account.