Community RPG Codex 2016 Role-Playing Game of the Year & Age of Incline Voting

[SausageInYourFace]

I can literally count the ones I cared about with a single hand.

Now count the games you cared about in the ten years before that and be glad how good you have it now.

 

[Kron]

I think I can seriously count more games I cared about from 2002-2012 than from the supposed incline to this day.

The incline is a false illusion. In my opinion, it had more to do with a general lack of ideas, going back to lazy reboots and rehashing of old ideas; and the need of washed up devs to relive their glory days making mediocre sequels/spiritual sequels.

 

[Marten Broadcloak]

I think I can seriously count more games I cared about from 2002-2012 than from the supposed incline to this day.

The incline is a false illusion. In my opinion, it had more to do with a general lack of ideas, going back to lazy reboots and rehashing of old ideas; and the need of washed up devs to relive their glory days making mediocre sequels/spiritual sequels.

That's an interesting take on the (so-called) Incline years, but keep in mind 2002-2012 was a longer period of time than 2012-2016.

 

[Kron]

That's an interesting take on the (so-called) Incline years, but keep in mind 2002-2012 was a longer period of time than 2012-2016.

Obviously true.

The point made above me though, was that beyond the number of years, the overall number of quality games has increased.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Slim pickings from that entire list...

 

[Hirato]

Gods, there are so very few of the 2012-2016 games I've actually played...

 

[felipepepe]

So much for """incline""". Most of these games have been total insipid uninspired crap. I can literally count the ones I cared about with a single hand.

It really is depressing to see how the years fly by (on the one hand 2012 seems like yesterday, but at the same time it feels like so long ago) and that there is still an incredible lack of bold, captivating and creative ideas.

Or maybe the problem is that you focused on the wrong games?

From my perspective, I got to play Dark Souls, Of Orcs and Men, Defender's Quest, Chronicles of Mystara, Agarest: Generations of War, Blackguards, NEO Scavenger, Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Valkyria Chronicles, Lightning Returns, Sunless Sea, Way of the Samurai 4, Undertale, Hand of Fate, Age of Decadence, Dragon's Dogma, Salt & Sanctuary, Tale of Wuxia...

That's a lot more creative than Wasteland 2, D:OS, PoE, Tyranny, Twitcher 3, Fallout 4, etc. Most Kickstarters were fueled by nostalgia, not creativity.

 

[Hirato]

@felipepe I trust you're using a Bayesian average again?

 

[Siveon]

Agarest: Generations of War

A good example of being creative whilst also being incredibly boring.

 

[felipepepe]

Still better than Wasteland 2.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Out of all those choices, my top picks would be shadowrun Dragonfall, underrail, age of decadence and Witcher 3.

 

[Severian Silk]

Underage Rail of Decadence is the title of the my next RPG I am working on.

 

[Suicidal]

Wow turns out I played almost none of the RPGs released in the past 4 years.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Voted based on "best game" criteria instead of "best rpg" because that's what it said.

 

[Lostpleb]

Triggering GIF is triggering.

I voted Saturday Morning RPG for 2012, because Saturday Mornings will make anything the best.

Expedition: Conquistadors for 2013 because I helped with a fan localization (allegedly).

Agarest: Generations of War for 2014 because making babies in an RPG.

Fallen:A2P protocol for 2015 because of all the random, gratuitous profanities.

I Am Setsuna for 2016 because let's be real, RPG Maker is the shit.

 

[sstacks]

The Codex's favorite time of the year, when it gets to argue about so many different things at the same time it forgets what it's pissed off about

felipepepe So you decided not to include Skyrim Special Edition, eh? I thought that was the purest CRPG of the all!!!

 

[sstacks]

Also, Numanuma will suck.

GASP!

 

[Eyestabber]

First game on the list: Borderlands 2. Oh boy...

This gunna be gud!

 

[Achiman]

As usual arguing about the list and criteria a game needs to make the list is the most enjoyable part. The voting is a mere afterthought. With that said, I demand you put Binding of Isaac rebirth, afterbirth/afterbirth + etc etc on the list! When are we going to vote for who had the best kickstarter game too, my vote would be D:OS (was the nicest surprise) but, I liked Wl2 more.

 

[Roguey]

First game on the list: Borderlands 2. Oh boy...

This gunna be gud!

I hear Tim Cain sunk dozens of hours into it.

 

[Morality Games]

Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director's Cut is the best game on that list (well, except for the great pseudo-RPGs like Dark Souls).

Post patched White March Pillars of Eternity is also worthy.

Nn, might be more complicated than that,, with games like Undertale.

EDIT:

Forgot about Expeditions. Never mind, this is harder than I thought.

 

[Bigg Boss]

I do find it funny that out of all the "RPG's" released in the new Age of Incline, Divinity Original Sin is one of the ones I enjoyed playing the most. The story was hot garbage but it was so fun to play, it was pretty, and it ran on my shitty computer. I didn't get to play the Enhanced Edition though. Shadowrun Returns is the one that got the ball rolling for me I think. Wasteland 2 was better than nothing, but it was missing a lot. As time goes on I find myself playing less and less of the games released each year, instead going back to the classics I missed in previous years.

 

[Morality Games]

I do find it funny that out of all the "RPG's" released in the new Age of Incline, Divinity Original Sin is one of the ones I enjoyed playing the most. The story was hot garbage but it was so fun to play, it was pretty, and it ran on my shitty computer. I didn't get to play the Enhanced Edition though. Shadowrun Returns is the one that got the ball rolling for me I think. Wasteland 2 was better than nothing, but it was missing a lot. As time goes on I find myself playing less and less of the games released each year, instead going back to the classics I missed in previous years.

Now you are thinking with portals.

Spoiler

Give me my 'old' ratings you bastards

 

[Bigg Boss]

I do find it funny that out of all the "RPG's" released in the new Age of Incline, Divinity Original Sin is one of the ones I enjoyed playing the most. The story was hot garbage but it was so fun to play, it was pretty, and it ran on my shitty computer. I didn't get to play the Enhanced Edition though. Shadowrun Returns is the one that got the ball rolling for me I think. Wasteland 2 was better than nothing, but it was missing a lot. As time goes on I find myself playing less and less of the games released each year, instead going back to the classics I missed in previous years.

Now you are thinking with portals.

Spoiler

Give me my 'old' ratings you bastards

I had to look up that meme. -1 for meme usage.

 

[sstacks]

Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director's Cut is the best game on that list (well, except for the great pseudo-RPGs like Dark Souls).

I feel like I am in a distinct minority in that I enjoyed the original Shadowrun Returns (Dead Man's Switch) but the two follow ups were kinda meh and I didn't finish either of them. I don't have to have a huge story with lots of companions that tell me their stories over time like a delicate blossoming flower to enjoy a game. It's not necessarily bad, but it can annoy me if not done amazingly well.