Incline RPG Codex's Best RPGs - 2019 - VOTE ONLY THREAD

[Ysaye]

4 Points
Ultima 7: The Black Gate

(Sub Total = 4)

3 Points
Dark Souls (Port in 2012)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Port in 2017)

(Sub Total = 6)

2 Points
Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail (Original version ONLY)
Elminage Gothic
Baldur's Gate

(Sub Total = 6)


1 Point
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
Might and Magic 6: Mandate of Heaven
Wizardry 1
Wizardry 7
Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Paper Sorcerer
Wizard's Crown
Ys 1&2 Complete

(Sub Total = 9)

 

[Wunderbar]

5 points:
- Fallout

4 points:
- Planescape Torment

3 points:
- Gothic 2
- VTMB
- Underrail

2 points:
- Arcanum
- Morrowind

1 point:
- Dark Souls
- Anachronox
- Deus Ex

 

[Funposter]

5 Points:
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind

4 Points:
Fallout: New Vegas
Dark Souls

3 Points:
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Kingdom Come: Deliverance

2 Points:
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Darklands

1 Point:
Deus Ex
Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords

 

[howlingFantods]

5

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Fallout

4

Fallout New Vegas
Dark Souls

2

Dragon Age Origins
Albion

1

World of Xeen
Witcher 2
Runescape

 

[Quantomas]

5 points
Deus Ex

3 points
Tides of Numenera
Knights of the old Republic II
Baldur's Gate 2
Planescape: Torment

2 points
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Soulbringer

1 point
Mass Effect 2
Star Flight
Dragon Age: Origins
The Witcher

 

[Projas]

5 points:
NWN2: MotB
Planescape: Torment
Nier: Automata

3 points:
Path of Exile
Dark Souls

1 point:
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Baldur's Gate 2
Divinity: Original Sin
King's Bounty: Crossworlds

 

[Nryn]

5 Points:

Planescape: Torment
Fallout 1
Baldur's Gate 2
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Witcher 3

Had 18 games listed initially, but giving numerous "RPG of the year"-caliber games 1 point each just to get more games onto the list didn't sit right with me. Even if I chose to list 25 games with 1 point each, I'd still have to cut out a dozen or two RPGs I would've liked to see represented.

Hence settled on the boring option of consolidating my points instead.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

3 points:
Gothic
Deus Ex
Wizardry I: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Fallout

2 points:
System Shock 2
Bloodlines
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Dark Souls

1 point:
Elminage Gothic
Mordor: Depths of Dejenol
Arx Fatalis
Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna
Anachronox

 

[Elex]

5 points:
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Gothic 2
Planescape Torment

1 point:
Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate II
Arcanum
Morrowind
Gothic
Elex
Baldur’s Gate
Fallout New Vegas
Underrail
Kingdom come: Deliverance


sigh too few points! I needed to cut down the list, it was painful.

 

[groke]

5 points:
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar

3 points:
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Knights of the Chalice

1 point:
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Betrayal at Krondor
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

 

[Grauken]

2 points
Fallout
Planescape Torment
Deus Ex
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Ultima 6: The False Prophet
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Pools of Darkness
Might and Magic: World of Xeen

1 point
Mordor: The Depths Of Dejenol
Knights of the Chalice
Diablo
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Wizardry 8
Lords of Xulima
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk

 

[cvv]

5 - Dark Souls, Wizardry 7
3 - Gothic 2, Betrayal at Krondor, Dragonfall, PST, KCD


Wow this sucks. I have dozens more grate gaems to list. It's like choosing between my favourite children if I had 50 children.

 

[Parabalus]

3 points:

• Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
• Planescape: Torment

2 points:

• Deus Ex
• Baldur's Gate 2 (SoA+ToB, or Trilogy)
• Neverwinter Nights 2 (Mask of the Betrayer)
• Age of Decadence
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

1 point:

• Fallout: New Vegas
• Gothic 2
  
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• System Shock 2
  
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
  
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  
• Underrail
• Dark Souls
• Battle Brothers

 

[Stokowski]

5 points
Planescape Torment

4 points
Baldur's Gate II SoA

3 points
Morrowind

2 points
Arcanum

1 point
Anvil of Dawn
Daggerfall
Deus Ex
Fallout 2
Icewind Dale II
KOTOR
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Shadowrun Dragonfall
VTM Bloodlines
West of Loathing
Wizardry 7

 

[Sizzle]

1 point:

Planescape: Torment
Arcanum
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Baldur's Gate II
TES III - Morrowind
VTMB: Bloodlines
KoTOR 2 - TSL
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
NWN2: MoTB
M&M VI
M&M VII
M&M X
Wizardry 8
Deus Ex
Gothic 2
Pillars of Eternity 2
Divinity 2: Developer's Cut
Realms Of Arkania III - Shadows Over Riva
Prelude To Darkness
Dragon Age: Origins
Prey
Space Rangers: HD
Quest For Glory IV

 

[Vlajdermen]

5 points
Underrail
Arcanum: of steamworks and Magick obscura

4 points
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Dark Souls

3 points
Elex

2 points
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Alpha Protocol

 

[pomenitul]

5 points

Baldur’s Gate 2

4 points

Icewind Dale 2

2 points

Baldur’s Gate 1
Dragon Age: Origins
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Pillars of Eternity 1
Planescape: Torment
Tyranny
The Witcher 3

1 point

Fallout: New Vegas
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire

I hope this list triggered you, dear reader.

Yours sincerely,

p

 

[MpuMngwana]

3 points:
Fallout New Vegas
Wizardry 8
Deus Ex

2 points:
Arcanum
Alvora Tactics

1 point:
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Quest for Glory
ELEX
Gothic
Morrowind
Baldur’s Gate
Dark Souls
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Pool of Radiance
World of Xeen
The Witcher

 

[purpleblob]

Baldur's Gate II - 5 points
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - 4 points
Neverwinter Nights - 3 points
Icewind Dale - 3 points
Expeditions: Viking - 2 points
Mass Effect - 1 point
Mass Effect 2 - 1 point

 

[Jaedar]

4:
Deus Ex
Fallout
3:
Age of Decadence
Dark Souls
Planescape Torment
2:
West of Loathing
NWN2: Mask of the betrayer
1:
Fallout New Vegas
Vampire the masquerade bloodlines
STALKER: call of pripyat
Sengoku Rance

 

[Geckabor]

3 points:
Gothic 1
Gothic 2
Morrowind
Fallout: New Vegas

2 points:
Battle Brothers
Icewind Dale 1
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Fallout 1
Arcanum
ELEX

1 point:
Risen 1

 

[ricolikesrice]

4 Points:
Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail (the original)
Jagged Alliance 2

2 Points:

VTMB: Bloodlines
Wizardry 7
Fallout 2
Deus Ex
Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen

1 Point:

Planescape:Torment
Arx Fatalis
NWN2: Mask of the betrayer
Drakensang: The River of Time
Dark Souls
Morrowind
Grim Dawn

 

[Bonnie]

5 Fallout
5 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
4 Gothic
3 Underrail
2 ATOM RPG
2 Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
1 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
1 Vampire: The Masquerade ~ Bloodlines
1 Haven and Hearth
1 Fortnite

 

[octavius]

25 points is too little to spend on such excellent and admirable CRPGs.

So I had to cull games that are just as much FPS (System Shock 2 and Deus Ex) and games with a Strategic layer (Jagged Alliance 2 and OpenXcom).
I was also very tempted to cull the Fallouts since "everyone" will vote on them.

Without looking at my votes 5 years ago, this is my new vote:

2 points:
Chaos Strikes Back

1 point:
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
Dungeon Master
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Pool of Radiance
Pools of Darkness
Dark Queen of Krynn
The Magic Candle
Dark Heart of Uukrul
Disciples of Steel
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds
Betrayal at Krondor
Nahlakh
Natuk
Diablo
Diablo II
Fallout
Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Icewind Dale

 

[Anomander]

5 points:
Wizardry 8
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Pathfinder Kingmaker
Divinity: Original Sin

2 points:
Arx Fatalis
System Shock 2

1 point:
The Witcher 3