Community RPG Codex GOTY 2018: Results & Cool Graphs

Projas · Jan 21, 2019

Curious that AssCreed managed to beat Bard's Tale. Didn't play it myself yet, but it's hard to imagine it was that bad.

Lycra Suit · Jan 21, 2019

What's hard to imagine is that 8% of the total polled users thought Assassins' Creed Odyssey was a great RPG by the same standards with which we judge Pathfinder.

The IGN forums might be more suitable for these people.

Shin · Jan 21, 2019

Lycra Suit said:
What's hard to imagine is that 8% of the total polled users thought Assassins' Creed Odyssey was a great RPG by the same standards with which we judge Pathfinder.

The IGN forums might be more suitable for these people.

Just playing devil's advocate here (haven't played an Assgame in ages) but if it was included in the same poll as Pathfinder, people might/should assume that it should be judged by the same standards. Just like how KC: deliverance and Atom have very little in common... blobbers gonna blob, realtimers gonna pause, popamoles gonna pop some moles etc..

V_K · Jan 21, 2019

Heretic said:
And Lurking II?

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/lurking-ii-a-madness.115094/
It's an Ultima V-like (roam the world, collect clues and keywords, slowly solve the central mystery - you know the drill) with nice writing and very stylish pixel art.

Lycra Suit · Jan 21, 2019

Shin said:
Just playing devil's advocate here (haven't played an Assgame in ages) but if it was included in the same poll as Pathfinder, people might/should assume that it should be judged by the same standards. Just like how KC: deliverance and Atom have very little in common... blobbers gonna blob, realtimers gonna pause, popamoles gonna pop some moles etc..

Then why was it even included in the poll? Assassin's creed Odyssey is not an RPG.

Fenix · Jan 21, 2019

Azalin said:
didn't know it was and rpg too

RPGs... in the Codex poll...

:hahyou:

Martyr · Jan 21, 2019

Nyast said:
Martyr and another monocled gentleman voted 4 out of 4 for Ultima Ascendant.

yes, because I found all that internet drama amusing. even more amusing than playing most of the listed games.

Fenix · Jan 21, 2019

BEvers said:
The Codex's four worst games of the year were all based on old school franchises

That's good 'ol rite of raping a dead body...

Jenkem · Jan 21, 2019

>RPG GOTY
>Ghost of a Tale

:nocountryforshitposters:

sstacks · Jan 21, 2019

felipepepe said:
Tags: GOTY 2018

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the RPG Codex 2018 GOTY Award!

This year we had 773 voters, who rated a whopping 114 RPGs that came out in 2018, including DLCs, PC ports and remakes. Once again we had three categories: Game of the Year, Best Expansion/DLC and Best PC Port/Remaster.

For those of you who just want the TL;DR, here are the winners:

Durn I missed the voting. Ah well I'm sure SCL did well anyway...

sstacks · Jan 21, 2019

Ouch ouch OUCH those Bard's Tale IV numbers compared to POE II and Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

Especially with the Bard's Tale Trilogy remake scoring so high. The CRPG player wants... CRPGs. As in the classic sense, classic being both 80s style and 90s Infinity Engine style.

felipepepe as always thanks for the work on the GOTY voting.

sstacks · Jan 21, 2019

felipepepe Do you have time to Skype or Discord or etc for 20-30 minutes in the next week or two for a special podcast on these results and your analysis? Not a full show, we can record whenever

fantadomat · Jan 21, 2019

Not many rpgs in this poll,a little bit sad that bard's tale got shitted on that much. It is not such a bad game to be bellow asscreed or monster hunter.

Orma · Jan 21, 2019

Patchfinder lmao. Codex is a joke

fantadomat · Jan 21, 2019

Orma said:
Patchfinder lmao. Codex is a joke

What was your goty ?

*-*/\--/\~ · Jan 21, 2019

Interesting, looks like the decent game territory starts around Warhorse and stretches eastward these days. :D

sstacks · Jan 21, 2019

Pathfinder was am being solid CRPG

Alpan · Jan 21, 2019

Cultist Simulator is great, but I have no idea what it's doing in the poll.

BEvers · Jan 21, 2019

fantadomat said:
Orma said:

Patchfinder lmao. Codex is a joke

Click to expand...

What was your goty ?

Deadfire fan, don't make eye contact.

SausageInYourFace · Jan 21, 2019

When ATOM was first announced I was really sceptical of yet another crappy eastern european Fallout clone. Atomboy changed my mind soon though and so I backed it. I haven't gotten around playing it yet but I am glad it apparently turned out so good it even made our top 3.

The only RPG I really played this year was Star Traders Frontiers and I am glad it made the top 10. Trese Brothers are really underrated. I barely noticed all the hours I sunk into this space sandbox and now I haven't played for a couple of months they already added so much new stuff to the game, its amazing. Will probably play that many years down the line.

Eventually I'll have to get around and try Kenshi too.

ItsChon · Jan 21, 2019

I called it.

ItsChon · Jan 21, 2019

sorinmask My very first post on this god forsaken forum.

ItsChon said:
Just make another Infinity Engine based CRPG, where the only thing that needs to be changed is the setting and story. Keep the core mechanics of those games the same. I don't need any improvements made to the old BG games, or PS:T, short of revamping some of the old graphics and animations as done in the Enhanced Editions. Bring back those gorgeous hand drawn maps of old, and don't worry about the voice acting so much. Sure you wouldn't make as much money, but you also wouldn't spend nearly as much producing these games, and you'd be able to access an entirely new market of gamers.

Jedi Exile · Jan 21, 2019

Didn't really played any of them. Saw Kingmaker on Youtube, it looked like a bad NWN remake. But, considering other contestants, it is little wonder Kingmaker won. I'd given first place to PoE 2 though.