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[closed] Codex Best jRPGs Ever Poll
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Athanasios
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Demon's Souls - 5
Bloodborne - 3
Dragon's Dogma - 2
Bloodborne - 3
Dragon's Dogma - 2
Nutmeg
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Ys Origin - 3pts
Ys Oath in Felghana - 2pts
Fantastic ARPGs with heavy emphasis on the A. ¾ from above fixed camera 3D action at it's finest, superbly designed bosses being the highlight. There's something magic about 80s Japanese PC gaming culture, and both these games capture a bit of that, but add far more solid play than their originals and inspirations. They're both just as good as eachother, but I wanted to save a point for a 5th entry in this list, so I took it from Oath in Felghana, which has one very annoying boss that almost ruins the boss rush mode at higher difficulties.
Fire Emblem 7 - 2pts
Whole campaign XP as a resource strategy paired with on field positional tactics are the hallmarks of all the better Fire Emblems. I chose 7 to represent these over the others as it's very challenge rich both in its ranking system and difficulty modes.
Labyrinth of Touhou 2 (hard mode) - 2pts
Excellent blobber combat and party building. Some say the best. Hard mode almost plugs the leak most straight RPGs have that prevent them from being sound games of cerebral skill. It does so by adding level caps for bosses (you can level down and back up to whatever your max XP allows). The problem is bought stat increases are preserved, so alas, no strict skill check is present. In practice though, you're always strapped for cash, so it's a very small leak.
Mercs ("original" mode, SMD) - 1pt
Based on a played straight arcade action game from Capcom, Sega's port for the Megadrive adds an "original" mode where you recruit party members, raise their stats, find cash, consumables and equipment as you advance forward guns blazing against constant back pressure (enemies spawning near your ass) and no way back (literally the screen won't scroll backwards). I wish there were more ARPGs in the arcade format, as this game proves it can be done well.
Ys Oath in Felghana - 2pts
Fantastic ARPGs with heavy emphasis on the A. ¾ from above fixed camera 3D action at it's finest, superbly designed bosses being the highlight. There's something magic about 80s Japanese PC gaming culture, and both these games capture a bit of that, but add far more solid play than their originals and inspirations. They're both just as good as eachother, but I wanted to save a point for a 5th entry in this list, so I took it from Oath in Felghana, which has one very annoying boss that almost ruins the boss rush mode at higher difficulties.
Fire Emblem 7 - 2pts
Whole campaign XP as a resource strategy paired with on field positional tactics are the hallmarks of all the better Fire Emblems. I chose 7 to represent these over the others as it's very challenge rich both in its ranking system and difficulty modes.
Labyrinth of Touhou 2 (hard mode) - 2pts
Excellent blobber combat and party building. Some say the best. Hard mode almost plugs the leak most straight RPGs have that prevent them from being sound games of cerebral skill. It does so by adding level caps for bosses (you can level down and back up to whatever your max XP allows). The problem is bought stat increases are preserved, so alas, no strict skill check is present. In practice though, you're always strapped for cash, so it's a very small leak.
Mercs ("original" mode, SMD) - 1pt
Based on a played straight arcade action game from Capcom, Sega's port for the Megadrive adds an "original" mode where you recruit party members, raise their stats, find cash, consumables and equipment as you advance forward guns blazing against constant back pressure (enemies spawning near your ass) and no way back (literally the screen won't scroll backwards). I wish there were more ARPGs in the arcade format, as this game proves it can be done well.
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Three weeks into the poll, voting will be closed in two weeks, on 12/03 on Polish morning.
perfectslumbers
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Nier Automata - 3
Dark Souls - 2
Demons Souls - 3
Chrono Trigger - 2
Dark Souls - 2
Demons Souls - 3
Chrono Trigger - 2
mushaden
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that would be a long ass list
Thank you all for your votes, poll is closed. I'll make a new thread with the results once I calculate them.
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