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

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I assume that mission packs aren't allowed or should be listed as part of main game? The Reckoning is even better than Q2, Counterstrike / Aftermatch superior to RA and so on.

PS. What a hard poll!

5 Points:

Quake 2
Dark Colony
Ultimate Doom
Mortal Kombat 3
Civilization 2

3 Points:

Quake
Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Z
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

1 Point:

Blood
Dune 2000
Shadow of the Comet
Strife
Red Alert
MDK 2
SiN
SiN Episodes: Emergence
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Hexen 2
 
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Dramart

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Hard list to make without console games and RPGs.

5 points
Silent Hill 3
Age of Empires II + The Conquerors
Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy
Saints Row The Third
Counter-Strike 1.6

3 points
Saints Row 4
Tomb Raider 2013
Crysis
Assassins Creed II
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

1 point
Fear 2
Halo
Dead Space
GTA Vice City
Anno 1701
The Sims
Lord of the Rings The Conquest
Warcraft III
Lord of The Rings The Battle for the Middle-earth
Spore
 

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5pt:
Archimedean Dynasty
Frontier: First Encounters
Interstate '76
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Unreal Tournament


3pt:
Civilisation II
Descent
Quake
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
X-Com: UFO Defense


1pt:
Blade Runner
Championship Manager 01-02
Elite (original)
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
The Last Express
Lords of Magic
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
SimCity 4
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Tachyon: The Fringe


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I'm going to go with some sort of combination of games I've had the most fun playing & sunk the most time into:

5 Points:

Starcraft Broodwar (1998)
World of Warcraft vanilla (2004)
Dota 2 (2013)
Heroes of the Storm (2015)
Out Of The Park Baseball (the entire series)

3 Points:
Dota Underlords (2019)
Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty (2010)
Civilization V - ALL DLC & Expansions (2010)
Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne (2003)
Artifact (2018)

1 Point:
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
Dungeon Siege (2002)
High Heat Baseball 2004 (2003)
Half Life (1998)
Half Life 2 (2004)
Bioshock (2007)
Game Dev Tycoon (2012)
Borderlands 2 (2012)
Torchlight 2 (2012)
Rollercoaster Tycoon (1999)
 
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Too many Doom votes. It's going to suck if a Doom game wins this.
I'd rather Doom win than Hommo 3, even though I don't like Doom that much.

Also what the fuck is up with all these votes for nu-Tomb Raider? Are people on drugs? Like I understand that you're handicapped and can't handle the tank controls of the first games, but you could at least vote for Anniversary!
 

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You should do a series poll as well. It's tough to just pick one game from a franchise. Most franchises have at least 2 good games in them.
Ya this threw me off a bit, some games (like OOTP) have like 10+ versions and they seem to get better and better every year. I also had a hard time choosing between Civ games on my list .. Civ 4/5/6 are all good games and it's hard to choose "the best". I went with 2010 because it's the best combination of recent and complete.
 

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Oh crap, I grew up as a console player and only discovered PC games as a grown up thanks to CRPGs, so my list will not be the most monocled one around here. Still...

5 points:
Tetris
Alter Ego (ignore it if you believe it's an RPG. And I actually do, but apparently no one else does.)
Prince of Persia
Sid Meier's Civilization (the original one, fuck its sequels.)
System Shock


3 points:
Oregon Trail
Sword of the Samurai (again, almost a role-playing game, ignore it if you believe it doesn't belong here.)
Sim City 2000
Castles 2: Siege and Conquest
Quake 3: Arena

1 point:
Leisure Suit Larry
Sam and Max: Hit the Road
Panzer General
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Thief: The Dark Project
Knights and Merchants
Worms Armageddon
Day of Defeat
DotA
Stronghold Crusader

I'm avoiding obvious arcade and console ports (like Daytona USA).
 
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Misread the rules the first time and messed up, so - take two:


5 points:


01. King Of Dragon Pass (1999)

02. Day Of The Tentacle (1993)

03. Heroes of Might & Magic III (1999)

04. Jedi Academy (2003)

05. StarCraft: Brood War (1998)


3 points:


01. Psychonauts (2005)

02. The Neverhood (1996)

03. Prey (2017)

04. Homeworld - Cataclysm (2000)

05. The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)


1 point:


01. Little Big Adventure 2 - Twinsen's Odyssey (1997)

02. Grim Fandango (1998)

03. I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (1995)

04. Painkiller (2004)

05. Max Payne 2 - The Fall Of Max Payne (2003)

06. Primordia (2012)

07. Sam & Max Hit The Road (1993)

08. Gabriel Knight 1: Sins Of The Fathers (1993)

09. Aliens Vs Predator 2 (2001)

10. Batman: Arkham City (2011)
 
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Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag. Pathfinder: Wrath
5 points:
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
Quake 2
Half-life
Starcraft
Duke Nukem 3d

3 points:
Counter-Strike
Stronghold Crusader
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Command & Conquer
Doom 2

1 point:
Farcry Blood Dragon
Far Cry 1
Unreal Tournament 2004
Primordia
Blood
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Swat 4
Battle for Middle Earth
Emperor Battle for Dune
Warhammer Dawn of War
 

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I feel bad participating in these cause there are so many games I'd probably love but haven't played yet. But what the heck:

5 points:

Invisible Inc.
Crusader Kings 2
Life is Strange (fight me!)
Civilization 4
Master of Orion 2

[Jagged Alliance 2 is not an RPG!]


3 points:
Age of Wonders
Blade Runner
Silent Storm
HoMM2
Templar Battleforce

[Deus Ex and DX:HR are not RPGs!]

1 point:
Thief
Hidden Agenda
Dungeon of the Endless
Open X-Com
Commandos
Wing Commander 4
Dark Omen (Warhammer)
Imperialism
Unity of Command
Divinity: Dragon Commander
 
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5 Points:
  • Thief 1,
  • Thief 2,
  • Schleichfahrt (aka Archimedean Dynasty),
  • Mechwarrior 3,
  • Alien vs. Predator 2

3 Points:
  • Civilization III,
  • Max Payne 1,
  • Mechwarrior 4,
  • Hitman 2,
  • GTA 1
1 Point:
  • Thief 3,
  • Sam & Max Hit the Road,
  • Day of the Tentacle,
  • Monkey Island 2,
  • Max Payne 2,
  • GTA 2,
  • Jedi Knight 2,
  • Outcast,
  • Sid Meier's Pirates!,
  • Dungeon Keeper 2
 

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5 Points:
  1. Unreal Tournament
  2. Quake
  3. Doom
  4. Duke Nukem 3D
  5. Unreal Tournament 2004
3 Points:
  1. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
  2. Blood
  3. SWAT 3
  4. Receiver
  5. Left 4 Dead
1 Point:
  1. Elite Dangerous
  2. MGS V
  3. Half-Life
  4. Rainbow Six: Raven Shield
  5. Kingpin: Life of Crime
  6. Killing Floor
  7. Stanley Parable
  8. Insurgency Sandstorm
  9. The Sims
  10. Heretic
 

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I've player Deus Ex as a shooter, killing everything that moved and skipping all dialogue.

Can I put it in my list now? :smug:
I played Icewind Dale as an RTS, I didn't use the pause button because I didn't know you could give orders to the party while in pause, and I finished it. :)
 

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5 points

Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM (1995)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Age of Empires II
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (including Freedom Cry)

3 points

Assassin's Creed II
Portal 2
Total War: Warhammer II
Half-Life 2
Hitman: Blood Money

1 point

Alien Isolation
Alan Wake
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Company of Heroes
Starcraft II
Resident Evil 4
Warcraft III (including TFT)
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
 
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5 Points

1. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
2. Thief II: The Metal Age
3. Thief: The Dark Project
4 F.E.A.R
5. Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

3 Points

1. Sacrifice
2. Half-Life (mods included)
3. Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (fun maps included)
4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
5. Giants: Citizen Kabuto

1 Point
1. Blood
2. Quake
3. Quake II
4. Unreal Tournament
5. Alien versus Predator 2 <- Edited from 1 to 2; didn't intend to list part 1 twice although it deserves it.
6. Starcraft: Brood Wars
7. Command & Conquer: Generals
8. Stronghold Crusader
9. Age of Wonders
10.Aliens versus Predator (1999)
 
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This is pretty hard to go down to only 20 titles, not to mention points assignment.

5 points:
Curse of Monkey Island
Freespace 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Psychonauts

3 points:
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Half-Life 2
Max Payne
Portal
Primordia

1 point:
Alan Wake
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Civilization 3 (that's the last one I really played, so don't shout at me if the new ones are better)
Heretic II
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Shadow Warrior (the original one)
StarCraft
The Longest Journey
X-COM / UFO (the original one)
Zeno Clash
 
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5 points:
Thief: the Dark Project
Thief 2: the Metal Age
Riven
STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl
Silent Hill 2

3 points:
System Shock
Alien Isolation
Manic Miner (1983)
Portal
Half Life

1 point:
Sleeping Gods Lie (1989)
Nocturne (1998)
Dying Light
Loom
Danganronpa
Jet Set Willy (1984)
Deja Vu (1988)
Maniac Mansion
Resident Evil RE
Silent Hill 4
 
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5 POINTS:
1) Thief the Dark Project
2) Master of Magic
3) Starcraft 2
4) Total War: Warhammer 2
5) Thief 2


3 POINTS:
1) Warlords 3: Darklords Rising
2) Age of Wonders
3) Nova Drift
4) Noita
5) BABA IS YOU


1 POINT:
1) Crusader Kings 2
2) Dishonored
3) Garry's Mod
4) Hexen
5) Frog Detective
6) Filthy Lucre
7) Thief Simulator
8) KeeperRL
9) FlyWrench
10) Endless Legend
 

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Man, I had to dig deep for this one. Apparently I basically play almost entirely RPGs on PC.

5 POINTS:
Civilization II
Master of Orion II
Master of Magic
X-Com: UFO Defense
X-Com: Terror from the Deep

3 POINTS:
Star Wars: X-Wing
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Star Wars: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
Portal
Tropico

1 POINT:
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast
Doom
Max Payne
Hotline Miami
Total War: Warhammer 2
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War
Half-Life 2
The Sims
Wing Commander
Starcraft
 

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