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Incline RPG Codex's Top Non-RPG PC games - VOTE THREAD

Discussion in 'General Gaming' started by felipepepe, Mar 8, 2020.

  1. Lagi Learned

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    5 points
    Heretic
    Heroes 3
    Fantasy General
    Age of Wonders 1
    Myth 2: Soulblighter

    3points
    Total Annihilation Escalation
    FTL
    Thief: The Dark Project
    C-evo
    Master of Magic

    1points
    Curious Expedition
    Prince of Persia Warrior Within
    Carmageddon 1
    Factorio
    Alpha Centauri
    Dawn of War 1: dark crusade
    Age of Empires 1
    Spelunky
    Starcraft
    Master of Orion 2
     
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  2. jerfdr Educated

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    5 Points:
    Victoria 2,
    Crusader Kings 2,
    Kerbal Space Program,
    Homeworld,
    Vangers

    3 Points:
    What Remains of Edith Finch,
    Machinarium,
    This is the Police,
    Portal,
    Heroes of Might and Magic 3

    1 Point:
    Hearts of Iron 4,
    Endless Summer,
    Europa Universalis 4,
    Stellaris,
    Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten,
    Distant Worlds,
    Rimworld,
    Space Rangers,
    King of Dragon Pass,
    Half-Life 2
     
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  3. Rake Arcane

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    5 Points:
    Sacrifice
    Heroes of Might and Magic 3
    Warcraft 3

    3 Points:
    King of Dragon Pass
    Total Overdose

    1 Point:
    Sengoku Rance
    Total Annihilation Kingdoms
    Primordia
    Art of Magic
     
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  4. ultra loser Learned

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    5 Points: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors, Virtue's Last Reward, Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 4, GTA San Andreas
    3 Points: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Devil May Cry 3, Max Payne, Silent Hill 2, Sleeping Dogs
    1 Point: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Hitman: Blood Money, Max Payne 2, Stalker: Call of Pripyat


    jesus almost all ports, pc has no games
     
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  5. RolePlayer Augur

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    No you just have no taste.
     
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  6. Tavernking Don't believe his lies Shitposter

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    Have fun counting up all these points, pointcounter.

    5 points:
    Half Life 2
    Garry's Mod
    Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018)
    Insurgency (2014)
    Medieval 2: Total War (including expansions)

    3 points:
    Men of War: Assault Squad 2
    Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
    Rome: Total War
    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
    Dishonoured


    1 point:
    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    Crusader Kings 2
    Sid Meier's Civilization V
    Men of War: Assault Squad
    Banished (2014)

    Men of War (2004)
    Counter-Strike: Source
    Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
    HITMAN (2016)
    Castle Crashers
     
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  7. <3sRichardSimmons Arcane Patron

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    felipepepe Apologies if this has been asked before, skimmed whole thread and didn't see it; how are we to interpret the whole "non-rpg" requirement? I didn't include Freedom Force in my list of 1 pointers because I reflexively just disqualified it as an rtwp tactical rpg, but it doesn't actually show up on the Codex top 101 rpg list? Should I edit my post to include it, even though it's almost certainly more of an RPG than something like Star Control II (great game though it is)? I'm not trying to start an endless shoutbox about "what is an rpg?", just trying to get some classification.
     
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  8. Kessai Novice Patron

    Kessai
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    5 points:

    Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    Metro 2033
    Company of Heroes
    Medieval 2: Total War
    Freespace 2


    3 Points:

    Serious Sam: The First Encounter
    Hearts of Iron 3
    Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
    Return to Castle Wolfenstein
    Heroes of Might and Magic 3


    1 Point:

    Overlord
    Star Wars: Jedi Outcast
    Half-Life
    Return of the Obra Dinn
    Spec Ops: The Line
    Spellforce 1
    Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War
    Unreal Tournament 1999
    Dishonored
    Doom 1993


    Probably going to edit this stuff later.
     
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  9. felipepepe Prestigious Gentleman Codex's Heretic Patron

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    I think the options left out are mostly common sense. Freedom Force is definitely an RPG. It's sold as an RPG, Wikipedia calls it an RPG, the devs call it an RPG, it's on the RPG Codex and RPG Watch curator list... I mean, it's basically Icewind Dale with Super Heroes.
     
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  10. <3sRichardSimmons Arcane Patron

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    Well in that case I have to say it's utter bullshit that neither Freedom Force is on the Codex's top 101 list (but thanks for the clarification)!
     
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  11. Pablosdog Prophet

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    5 Points:
    Thief Gold
    Thief 2: The Metal Age
    Doom
    Descent 2
    X-Com: Ufo Defense(uhh the 90s one)

    3 Points:
    Quake
    System Shock
    Masters of Orion 2
    Syndicate
    Blood

    1 Point:
    A Mind Forever Voyaging
    Chaos Overlords
    Silent Hill 2
    Homeworld
    Sins of a Solar Empire
    Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
    Simcity 2000
    Sanitarium
    Duke Nukem 3D
    Alien Isolation
     
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  12. Chimera Novice

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    5 POINTS:
    Terraria
    Disgaea 5
    Age of Empires 2
    Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl

    3 POINTS:
    Starbound
    Batman: Arkham City
    Risk of Rain
    Dying Light
    Portal Knights

    1 POINT:
    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
    Saints Row: The Third
    Bioshock Infinite
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Half-Life 2
    Borderlands 2
    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
    Styx: Shards of Darkness
    Stardew Valley
    Beyond Good & Evil
     
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  13. deuxhero Arcane

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    5 points
    Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. - The gameplay is so solid, on multiple occasions I have immediately started a new game after finishing a playthrough. It's only one of two games game I can think of where I've done that that wasn't just a few hours long.
    Dark Messiah: Might and Magic - The other game I've done it in. There's just something engaging about fun melee combat and using physics to throw enemies off ledges.
    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
    Mount and Blade: Warband
    Saints Row 2 - Even though the PC port is held together with duct tape and hope, the game still manages to be fun and capture what a GTA clone should be. A fun world where everything is visually distinct enough you can tell your location without pulling up the map, good humor, fun combat and (for the most part) great side missions. Eagerly awaiting the fixed version with mod support.

    3 points:
    Jedi Outcast - Outcast is below Academy because Outcast has too many obtuse mazes and gimmicks in levels that detract from the action and less flexibility in force power choice. Move it to five points if Dark Messiah is too RPG for people.
    Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight with Mysteries of the Sith
    STALKER: Call of Pripyat - Move to five points if M&B is too RPG.
     
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  14. Country_Gravy Arcane Patron

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    Wasteland 2
    Battle Bros.\
     
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  15. Q Augur Patron

    Q
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    Codex 2014 PC RPG Website of the Year, 2015 Codex 2016 - The Age of Grimoire Torment: Tides of Numenera Divinity: Original Sin 2
    5 points
    Full Throttle
    Heroes of Might and Magic III
    Spec Ops: The Line
    The Curse of Monkey Island
    The Dig

    3 points
    Age of Empires II
    Max Payne
    SOMA
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    Sub Culture

    1 point
    Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
    Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
    Dune II
    Freelancer
    Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
    Tales From The Borderlands
    Thief: The Dark Project
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
    Unreal Tournament (1999)
    Warlords III
     
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  16. Binky Savant

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    Only five games for 5 & 3 points each allowed, fellow Colonization fan. King of Dragon Pass is number 53 on the Codex 101 RPG list, so it doesn't count here.
     
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  17. Magnat Arcane Vatnik

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    5 points
    Crusader Kings 2
    Europa Universalis IV
    Victoria 2
    Tropico IV
    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

    3 points
    Darkest Dungeon
    Battle Brothers
    Spellforce 1
    Far Cry 3
    Far Cry 4

    1 point
    Sunless Sea
    Sunless Skies
    Mount & Blade
    Spellforce 2
    Spellforce 3
    Spec Ops: The Line
    Hearts of Iron III
    Civilization IV
    Borderlands 2
    Grand Theft Auto V
     
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  18. Jason Liang Arcane

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    We counted both Sengoku Rance and King of Dragon Pass as rpgs in our top 101 for whatever dumb reason poll so they are both ineligible.

    Can vote for Kichikuou Rance or Rance X if you like
     
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  19. theLorry Novice

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    5 Points
    Silent Hunter 3
    Silent Service
    688(I) Hunter/Killer
    Aces of the Deep
    Silent Hunter 4

    3 Points
    Sub Command
    Silent Service 2
    Cold Waters
    Red Storm Rising
    Silent Hunter 5

    1 Point
    Wolfpack
    Depthcharge
    GATO
    Silent Hunter
    Silent Hunter 5
    uBoat
    Dangerous Waters
    SSN-21 Seawolf
    688 Attack Sub
    Tom Clancy's SSN
     
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  20. Snorkack Arcane Patron

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    5 Points
    Civiization 4
    Master of Orion 2
    Doom 2
    Transport Tycoon (or more specifically, OpenTTD)
    League of Legends (yea that's right. Fight me)

    3 Points
    Minecraft (Bring it, bitch)
    Unreal Tournament 99
    Dawn of War 1
    Rocksmith 2014
    Duck Game

    1 Point
    Warframe
    Star Craft 1
    FTL
    The Incredible Machine
    Shenzhen I/O
    Anno 2070
    Stardew Valley
    Magic: The Gathering (the 1997 Microprose game)
    Broforce
     
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  21. Magnat Arcane Vatnik

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    :obviously:
     
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  22. Tom Baker's Arse Learned

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    What in the name of my old arse does this mean ?
     
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  23. Arvennios Novice

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    5 points:
    1. Life is Strange
    2. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
    3. Grand Theft Auto V
    4. Age of Empires II
    5. Yakuza Kiwami 2

    3 points:
    1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
    2. Age of Empires III
    3. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
    4. The Wolf Among Us
    5. Bully

    1 point:
    1. Shadow Tactics : Blades of the Shogun
    2. Commandos 2: Men of Courage
    3. Pharaoh
    4. Silent Hill 2
    5. Heavy Rain
    6. The Black Mirror
    7. The Longest Journey
    8. Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
    9. Assassin's Creed 1
    10. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
     
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  24. Lady Error █▓▒░ ░▒▓█ Patron Literally Hitler

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    8 is not 5. 5 is how many games you can choose for 5 points. You listed 8, grandpa.
     
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  25. PekkaK Heaviest Matter Developer

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    5 points:

    Civ 4 Complete
    HOMM3 Complete
    Civ 2
    Master of Magic
    BatMUD (not sure if this counts)

    3 points:

    Sim City 2000
    Secret of Monkey Island 2
    Colonization
    Duke Nukem 3D
    Doom (1993)

    1 point:

    Areena 3
    Theme Park
    Space Quest 4
    UFO: Enemy Unknown
    Sam & Max Hit The Road

    Secret of Monkey Island
    Worms
    HOMM2
    Dungeon Keeper
    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
     
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