The Codex Top 10, take 2

[Kendar]

I don't post very often here so I am not sure if my opinion counts, but still :

1 Planescape : Torment
2 Gothic 2 + Night of the Raven

3 Vampire the Masquerade : Bloodlines
4 Gothic 3
5 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 : the Sith Lords (now that's a long title)

6 Jade Empire
7 Baldur's Gate 2 : Shadows of Amn
8 The Elder Scrolls 3 : Morrowind + extensions
9 The Elder Scrolls 2 : Daggerfall
10 Arcanum

 

[Zomg]

5. Way of the Samurai (partially a joke, partially not, here pending a Bloodlines replay)

Actually, I think that's a neat pick. I loved that game.

Edit - Er, I was thinking of Sword of the Samurai.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

It's not like anyone cares, but here's my list:

Planescape: Torment
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness - not a purebred RPG, but still awesome

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords
Arcanum
Fallout

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer - could be among the 2-points ones, if it wasn't so short
Gothic 2: Night of the Raven
Temple of Elemental Evil
Darklands

 

[inwoker]

fallout
planescape torment

arcanum
fallout 2
baldur's gate 2

dungeon cleaners
icewind dale
baldur's gate
kotor 2
neverwinter 2

but too much games yet to play
gothics, bloodlines, toee, wizardry, ultimas, darklands, wasteland, jade empire, motb, king of dragon pass, betrayal at krondor, daggerfall.

 

[MetalCraze]

Favourites:

Fallout 2
Baldur's Gate 2 (I could -add- to this position BG1 and ToB, because it the same story, but won't that be against rules?)
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Good ones:

Fallout 1
Vampires: Bloodlines
Planescape: Torment
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Honorable Mentions:

SW: Knights Of The Old Republic 2
SW: Knights Of The Old Republic 1
Neverwinter Nights 1 (but with ALL addons, especially 2nd)
Neverwinter Nights 2 (but with MotB as the one story)
Arcanum (didn't get far'n'deep here, so not sure where exactly to put it right now, but it definitely deserves a point)
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[Ladonna]

Arcanum
Fallout
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Fallout 2
Wasteland
Pool of Radiance
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Baldurs Gate 1+2
Questron 2
Planescape torment
Legacy of the Ancients

 

[octavius]

Morrowind
Ultima Underworld
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Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate 2
Icewind Dale
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Bard's Tale (original)
Dark Queen of Krynn (IMO the best of the Gold Box games)
Icewind Dale 2



Haven't played Fallout, Arcanum or PS-T.
Would have included Deus Ex, but I think it's more of an action game than a RPG?

 

[don_tomaso]

Favs:

Fallout
System Shock 2 (if that doesn´t count as an rpg, well I´ll pick Darklands then)

Good:
Planescape: Torment
Vampire: BL
Gothic 2

Hons:
Fallout 2
Morrowind
Arcanum
BG 2
KOTOR 2

 

[Lemunde]

Alright, here goes.

Favorites:
1) Diablo 2
2) Oblivion(bite me)

Good ones:
3) Morrowind
4) Final Fantasy 6
5) Final Fantasy 7

Honorable Mentions:
6) Avernum Series
7) Wild Arms
8) Chrono Trigger
9) KoTOR Series (I count them as one since the gameplay is nearly identical)
10) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Comes in last for it's questionable RPG status)

 

[Lumpy]

Ok, top 20 based on first two pages is up. Do continue posting.

 

[cardtrick]

PS:T
Fallout 2 (yeah, screw you, I like it more)

Fallout
Arcanum
VTMB

Darklands
BG2
KOTOR 2
TOEE
NWN2: MOTB

 

[JarlFrank]

Favourites:
Planescape Torment
Arcanum

good ones:
Baldur's Gate 2
Fallout 2
King of Dragon Pass

honorable mentions:
Gothic 2
VtM: Bloodlines
Icewind Dale
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
Morrowind

 

[Jeff Graw]

Am I the only jRPG-freak around? :C
Must be because I've missed the Ultima series.

Just wondering, have you ever played Snatcher?

 

[muds_animal_friend]

In inane award ceremony format:

Best world design: Gothic 1 & 2
Best NPCs: Anachronox
Best combat, turn based: ToEE
Best combat, real time: Mount & Blade
Best lore that plays no real part in the game: Morrowind
Best time spent with graph paper: Bard's Tale (1985)
Best FPS that's really an RPG, really it is: Deus Ex
Best hybrid I'm claiming is an RPG, but probably isn't: Space Rangers 2
Best non-RPG that feels like an RPG: Ecstatica 2
Best insanely ambitious failure: Daggerfall

 

[inwoker]

Alright, here goes.

Favorites:
1) Diablo 2
2) Oblivion(bite me)

Good ones:
3) Morrowind
4) Final Fantasy 6
5) Final Fantasy 7

Honorable Mentions:
6) Avernum Series
7) Wild Arms
8) Chrono Trigger
9) KoTOR Series (I count them as one since the gameplay is nearly identical)
10) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Comes in last for it's questionable RPG status)

Considering

Any game which is usually considered an RPG, or which you personally consider an RPG, works.

very intersting top10.

 

[Trash]

Just wondering, have you ever played Snatcher?

Dunno if he has, but I certainly played it. Believe the underdogs has a sega mega cd plus emulator version. It's a great bladerunner esque game. One of the best jrpgs I've ever played, though I enjoyed FF7 (it had perutty movies) and Anachronox (it was funnier) better.

 

[Jeff Graw]

Just wondering, have you ever played Snatcher?

Dunno if he has, but I certainly played it. Believe the underdogs has a sega mega cd plus emulator version. It's a great bladerunner esque game. One of the best jrpgs I've ever played, though I enjoyed FF7 (it had perutty movies) and Anachronox (it was funnier) better.

Well, it's not a JRPG, or even an RPG for that matter. It is a pretty fun adventure game though, and easily my favorite Japanese game.

 

[Fyz]

Just wondering, have you ever played Snatcher?

Dunno if he has, but I certainly played it. Believe the underdogs has a sega mega cd plus emulator version. It's a great bladerunner esque game. One of the best jrpgs I've ever played, though I enjoyed FF7 (it had perutty movies) and Anachronox (it was funnier) better.

Well, it's not a JRPG, or even an RPG for that matter. It is a pretty fun adventure game though, and easily my favorite Japanese game.

I haven't played it, altough i'll probably check it, as i mostly enjoy adventure games.

 

[MetalCraze]

Top5 is not surprising at all (damn I should get more into Arcanum). As well as Top10. Though I've expected morrowind to be ranked lower. Also I'm surprised that NWN2 is currently not in the Top20. Considering it's better than NWN1 (if we're talking about the pure NWN1) and definitely better than JE...

 

[BLOBERT]

Fuck.

1)Fallout 2
2)Ultima 7
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1)Ultima 5
2)Morrowind
3)Fallout
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1)Torment
2)Gothic 2
3)Starflight
4)Alternate Reality: Dungeon

 

[Callaxes]

I'm starting to lose credibility in the Codex. The standarts have realy dropped. I'm amazed how Darklands, ultima 7, Dark Sun 1 and RoA can be pushed down by mediocre RPGs like KotOR or Morrowind (I think it's a great game, but only as a game).

This Top list is very disapointing, more so then the last one.

 

[Jasede]

You should have seen the last Top 10 thread, Callaxes. It wasn't much better.

 

[Volourn]

"Considering it's better than NWN1 (if we're talking about the pure NWN1) and definitely better than JE..."

No.

 

[MountainWest]

In somewhat recent history:

PsT
Ultima7-BG

Gothic2-NotR
Bloodlines
Arcanum

Fallout
Ultima 5 Lazarus
BG1
BG2
System Shock 2

 

[MetalCraze]

No.

Now I can sleep peacefully.