Decline RPGs classified by levels of boredom.

[curds]

Braindead DS clone.

DD is literally nothing like DS, aside from both being part of the same (very broad) genre.

Boring RPGs:

Baldur's Gate
Pillars of Eternity
Skyrim
Shadowrun Returns

 

[Abhay]

Never felt bored:

Gothic 3
Arx Fatalis
Baldurs Gate 2
Deus Ex 1
Divine Divinity

Very Boring
Gothic 1, 2
Morrowind
Baldurs Gate 1

 

[dacencora]

Morrowind

Overwhelmingly boring

Take that back, you bitch! Morrowind is the GOAT!

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

A rather silly thread, unless people are able to separate being bored or interested by an RPG from their general assessment of an RPG as good or bad. Perhaps people can specifically cite examples where an RPG had gameplay they considered at least adequate but was nonetheless boring for other reasons.

 

[Funposter]

Perhaps people can specifically cite examples where an RPG had gameplay they considered at least adequate but was nonetheless boring for other reasons.

dragon age origins

 

[Azdul]

I prefer boring games - where designers do not feel obliged to throw epic events, over-the-top enemies or ground-shattering revelations at you at every step of the way.

Adrenaline pumping, attention grabbing gameplay design requires a lot of development resources - and inevitably runs out of steam. Then the unprepared player is thrown into dungeon full of copy-pasted enemies or bullet sponge boss - in desperate effort to stretch the content.

When developers feel confident that the setting is interesting enough and they have enough varied content and exploration possibilities - and they deliberately slow down the progress of the story giving you vague directions and subtle hints how to continue - I know that it is a game for me.

 

[perfectslumbers]

Disco Elysium and CDPR games are boring, Pillars of Eternity and Dragon Age Origins are boring. I still like all those games though because being boring isn't as bad as being bad.

 

[gaussgunner]

I prefer boring games - where designers do not feel obliged to throw epic events, over-the-top enemies or ground-shattering revelations at you at every step of the way.

Adrenaline pumping, attention grabbing gameplay design requires a lot of development resources - and inevitably runs out of steam. Then the unprepared player is thrown into dungeon full of copy-pasted enemies or bullet sponge boss - in desperate effort to stretch the content.

Those are the most boring games of all.

 

[Bastardchops]

In this thread, we categorize RPGs by how boring they are. It doesn't mean that you hate the game, I want you to describe the level of boredom you felt while playing.
Overwhelmingly boring:

• Pillars of eternity 1/2
• The Outer Worlds (I don't think I need to explain why)
• Planescape Torment
• Morrowind
• Fallout 3/4

Very boring:

• Divinity original sin games
• Dragon age games
• Skyrim / Oblivion / Daggerfall
• Mount and Blade
• The Witcher 3
• Fallout 2

Tiresome:

• Arena
• Fallout 1
• Deus Ex MD/ 1/ invisible war
• Fallout New Vegas
• Wizardry 7 at the beginning
• Ultima games
• Mass effect games
• The Witcher 1/2

Never felt bored:

• Jagged alliance 1/2
• Dark Souls 1
• Dragon's Dogma

I found this post somewhere between tiresome and very boring.

 

[Darth Canoli]

pillars of eternity 1 and 2 shouldnt be in the list cause they are GOAT

And as we know, goats aren't boring, they bleat and graze.

Of course, as RPG, it seems that all RPGCodex goats do is bleat and graze ...

 

[Contagium]

Only legitimate boring game I can think of lately is Conglomerate 451. Just over an hour in and I never want to see it again. Most of the games OP listed I found at least some enjoyment with.

 

[Inhabitants of Khorinis]

Never felt bored:

Gothic 3
Arx Fatalis
Baldurs Gate 2
Deus Ex 1
Divine Divinity

Very Boring
Gothic 1, 2
Morrowind
Baldurs Gate 1

Shows you that boredom might not be the best measurement of quality.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

DD is literally nothing like DS, aside from both being part of the same (very broad) genre.

Liberal probably Youtube'd DD, saw it didn't have some boomer turn-based mode and isometric camera angle, got his raggedy old man ass all scared and tucked tail. He couldn't handle wolves in packs just like he can't handle his ancestry.

 

[Abhay]

Never felt bored:

Gothic 3
Arx Fatalis
Baldurs Gate 2
Deus Ex 1
Divine Divinity

Very Boring
Gothic 1, 2
Morrowind
Baldurs Gate 1

Shows you that boredom might not be the best measurement of quality.

It is the lesser quality of those games that made them boring to play today.

Games I felt never bored aren't great in quality terms but still a lot better in comparison to those listed under boring that I prefer to play today, whenever I am in the mood of good old experiences.

 

[Blutwurstritter]

The discussion is purely subjective. "Boring" depends on the person. But there is of course nothing wrong with getting sentimental at times. I never understood the fascination with mmorpgs, but the people that I know that played them certainly didn't look bored to me, despite repeating the same things over and over again. Quite the opposite, they were mesmerized by it.

 

[Jvegi]

RPG Codex is very boring and repetitive.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Baldur Gate 1-2,
Neverwinter Night 1-2,
Pillars 1-2,
Pathfinder 1-2,
Divinity Original Sin 1-2,
Fallout 4,
Outer Worlds,
Diablo 1-3,
Every Souls game.

 

[Star Citizen]

I just don't play RPGs that bore me

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

In this thread, we categorize RPGs by how boring they are.

Who's "We" you sick fuck ?

 

[Atomboy]

There are three games I know of that make me fall asleep in my chair during a play session every other time I pick them up. Planescape Torment, Numenera and Fallout 2, but these are also some of my favorite games I replay constantly. They are boring in a good way, they are slow, meditative and lull me to sleep like a good book or a relaxing piece of music, and unless I fall asleep with a weird neck angle, they also relax me a lot. Also I might have narcolepsy.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Morrowind

Overwhelmingly boring

Take that back, you bitch! Morrowind is the GOAT!

 

[grim1234]

Fallout 3. The game is simply garbage. Subways everywhere with countless ghouls, and whoever thinks Megaton is oh so awesome... Bitch, that town's the most basic shit in existence, with literally barebones structure storywise and questwise. Oh - but it has a nuke in it. Great, but nothing interesting comes out of it, except for a mind bogglingly nonsensical "moral" choice - because them choices am I right?

 

[gaussgunner]

In this thread, we categorize RPGs by how boring they are.

Who's "We" you sick fuck ?

Is that what they/thems call theirselves?

 

[gaussgunner]

In this thread, we categorize RPGs by how boring they are. It doesn't mean that you hate the game, I want you to describe the level of boredom you felt while playing.
Overwhelmingly boring:

• Pillars of eternity 1/2
• The Outer Worlds (I don't think I need to explain why)
• Planescape Torment
• Morrowind
• Fallout 3/4

Very boring:

• Divinity original sin games
• Dragon age games
• Skyrim / Oblivion / Daggerfall
• Mount and Blade
• The Witcher 3
• Fallout 2

Tiresome:

• Arena
• Fallout 1
• Deus Ex MD/ 1/ invisible war
• Fallout New Vegas
• Wizardry 7 at the beginning
• Ultima games
• Mass effect games
• The Witcher 1/2

Never felt bored:

• Jagged alliance 1/2
• Dark Souls 1
• Dragon's Dogma

I found this post somewhere between tiresome and very boring.

Well it's better than playing Original Sin or Witcher 3, that's for sure.

 

[Metronome]

I prefer to call them "immersive"