PorkyThePaladin
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So the last infamous poll was done in 2014. It has now been 3 years. There are two interesting developments that might change the votes significantly from the last one.
The first is that in the last three years, quite a few decent to great RPGs have come out, games like The Witcher 3, Divinity Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity, Age of Decadence, Underrail, Serpent in the Staglands, and so on. While you may argue about their exact quality, it is clear that they are much better than what we had for much of 2000s. Given that a lot more people here played them than many of the old classics, it is inevitable that many of them will stake a claim on any new list.
The other development that might impact any new vote is the fact that the 2014 vote might have had the effect of encouraging people to play many of the older classics for the first time. I don't have any exact data on this, but I know I used the top 70 list as a guideline on which RPGs I should try to play, and have completed many of them since 2014. I have heard similar stories from many other people, so I think this was something real and tangible. What is interesting is how much this would impact any new vote, by bringing great old classics more exposure.
Anyways, weigh in, Codex.
The first is that in the last three years, quite a few decent to great RPGs have come out, games like The Witcher 3, Divinity Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity, Age of Decadence, Underrail, Serpent in the Staglands, and so on. While you may argue about their exact quality, it is clear that they are much better than what we had for much of 2000s. Given that a lot more people here played them than many of the old classics, it is inevitable that many of them will stake a claim on any new list.
The other development that might impact any new vote is the fact that the 2014 vote might have had the effect of encouraging people to play many of the older classics for the first time. I don't have any exact data on this, but I know I used the top 70 list as a guideline on which RPGs I should try to play, and have completed many of them since 2014. I have heard similar stories from many other people, so I think this was something real and tangible. What is interesting is how much this would impact any new vote, by bringing great old classics more exposure.
Anyways, weigh in, Codex.