Community RPG Codex GOTY 2023: Results & Cool Graphs

[Ryzer]

Larian should never forgot:

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2013 Codex is different from the 2024 one, which has gone full retardation. I backed Larian too back then, and they delivered what was expected and more. They even gave two CD keys instead of one. They dont owe me, nor us, anything; they fulfilled the contract. It's sad they no longer want to post here, but that's fully understandable. Back then, Larian was risking bankruptcy, and they almost did because of some tax issues. Now they finally have worldwide success. To attract investors, you need to show good numbers, ROI, organic growth, etc which Larian shows and scores points with the dominant ideology, which they obviously do, as everyone knows. They still deliver excellent RPGs, the best ever in my opinion. Why would they sully their company name to speak with demented retards? Someday, Swen will retire, sell the company, and cash in like a billion or more, and it will be well-deserved. No one here is worth the risk.

Criticism is what gave us good things, if anything, Planescape Torment exists because Chris had enough with generic mundane fantasy crap and wanted to make something new. Praising them to heaven will only confort them in making the same crap over and over again.

 

[ArchAngel]

Larian should never forgot:

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2013 Codex is different from the 2024 one, which has gone full retardation. I backed Larian too back then, and they delivered what was expected and more. They even gave two CD keys instead of one. They dont owe me, nor us, anything; they fulfilled the contract. It's sad they no longer want to post here, but that's fully understandable. Back then, Larian was risking bankruptcy, and they almost did because of some tax issues. Now they finally have worldwide success. To attract investors, you need to show good numbers, ROI, organic growth, etc which Larian shows and scores points with the dominant ideology, which they obviously do, as everyone knows. They still deliver excellent RPGs, the best ever in my opinion. Why would they sully their company name to speak with demented retards? Someday, Swen will retire, sell the company, and cash in like a billion or more, and it will be well-deserved. No one here is worth the risk.

Criticism is what gave us good things, if anything, Planescape Torment exists because Chris had enough with generic mundane fantasy crap and wanted to make something new. Praising them to heaven will only confort them in making the same crap over and over again.

That has already happened. After crap that was DoS now they are on 3rd version of same crap

 

[BobTheWizardFromWichita]

After having reviewed 37 plus pages of “discussion” regarding how the ‘23 awards shook out, I am convinced of the following: thank god for dex’s brand of internet autism and if anything, those of you who voted 1/5 for the Tranny Goon Simulator 3 were too merciful. BG3, Minthara aside, is troon bait and should have been had a much lower ranking. Since w/ you all being a bunch of autists, tranny chasing and otherwise, we must grade the results on a curve here. FagWatch and FagHQ both declared the troons sections of BG3 their 2023 game of the year.

Codex, do better in 2024. If Florida can erase trannies from the state, sure we can do better than second place for the likes of BG3.

 

[Silverfish]

No one here is worth the risk.

If we weren't, no one would care about how the vote came out.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

those of you who voted 1/5 for the Tranny Goon Simulator 3 were too merciful.

What else were we supposed to do moron? There wasn't a negative option or we obviously would have chose it.

 

[Darth Roxor]

After having reviewed 37 plus pages of “discussion” regarding how the ‘23 awards shook out, I am convinced of the following: thank god for dex’s brand of internet autism and if anything, those of you who voted 1/5 for the Tranny Goon Simulator 3 were too merciful. BG3, Minthara aside, is troon bait and should have been had a much lower ranking. Since w/ you all being a bunch of autists, tranny chasing and otherwise, we must grade the results on a curve here. FagWatch and FagHQ both declared the troons sections of BG3 their 2023 game of the year.

Codex, do better in 2024. If Florida can erase trannies from the state, sure we can do better than second place for the likes of BG3.

know your place newfag

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Didn't notice the name and I thought that was Ash, same writing style and unwarranted self-importance

 

[HeatEXTEND]

Didn't notice the name and I thought that was Ash, same writing style and unwarranted self-importance

Either that's him or that avatar has some sort of eldritch influence on its users, this is too uncanny to be a coincidence.

 

[roguefrog]

Nice how this mirrors my own top 3 games of the year.

I definitely had the most fun with Jagged Alliance 3. BG3 was good but had too many elements that pissed me off (Because it's Larian). Colony Ship was decent enough I played through it twice. Granted it's only competition for third was Space Wreck, which I finished like 4 times. Although that game just takes an afternoon but was janky as fuck. Navigating the narrow corridors is complete ass. It's almost worth it to always steal the scav ship and go that route instead.

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

But Jagged Alliance 3 isn't an RPG.

As much as an RPG as any other title on the list, arguably.
And easily above stuff like Diablo.

You have a stats-based abilities affecting the effectiveness of every character, you have quests, areas to explore, exp-based progression, looting and equipment, a cast of companions and NPCS with a set personality who will react to your actions, branching narrative and decisions to make, etc. etc.
Even the turn-based tactical combat is nothing if not a good fit for the genre.

And the same was true for JA2 incidentally, despise people still being butthurt about how to label it 25 years later.

 

[Harthwain]

As much as an RPG as any other title on the list, arguably.
And easily above stuff like Diablo.

You have a stats-based abilities affecting the effectiveness of every character, you have quests, areas to explore, exp-based progression, looting and equipment, a cast of companions and NPCS with a set personality who will react to your actions, branching narrative and decisions to make, etc. etc.

You're pretty much describing Diablo (sans companions, although it HAS a multiplayer...).

 

[Axioms]

But Jagged Alliance 3 isn't an RPG.

As much as an RPG as any other title on the list, arguably.
And easily above stuff like Diablo.

You have a stats-based abilities affecting the effectiveness of every character, you have quests, areas to explore, exp-based progression, looting and equipment, a cast of companions and NPCS with a set personality who will react to your actions, branching narrative and decisions to make, etc. etc.
Even the turn-based tactical combat is nothing if not a good fit for the genre.

And the same was true for JA2 incidentally, despise people still being butthurt about how to label it 25 years later.

Jagged Alliance is just RPG with a 1970s setting. I dunno why people pretend it isn't. *Tons* of fantasy games with less actual RPG mechanics that people call RPG cause wizards and dragons.

 

[BobTheWizardFromWichita]

those of you who voted 1/5 for the Tranny Goon Simulator 3 were too merciful.

What else were we supposed to do moron? There wasn't a negative option or we obviously would have chose it.

You know I am right. RPG Codex is a light in the darkness, seemingly surrounded unstoppable pozzed out-of-its-mind degeneracy. Instead of complaining about how your hands were tied by the polling options, spend your time contemplating ways to bring attention to RPGs embody the best of this venerable institution stands for.

Let these results in this thread in this place act as a beacon for the remnant for the RPG enthuistatic autists on the internet who have not sucummed political correctness, tranny goon chasing, DEI, etc…. Let this place be about removing degenerate politics from the discourse.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Jagged Alliance is just RPG with a 1970s setting. I dunno why people pretend it isn't. *Tons* of fantasy games with less actual RPG mechanics that people call RPG cause wizards and dragons.

70s? The vibe reminds me of the 80s action flicks.

 

[Roguey]

Guys, Jagged Alliance 2 put you in the role of a laptop guy with an internet connection. It wasn't a period piece.

 

[Mortmal]

No one here is worth the risk.

If we weren't, no one would care about how the vote came out.

Yes, well... that's kind of what's happening. No one cares outside of Codex, maybe a little bit in RPGWatch, and barely at RPGHQ.

 

[Modron]

If the Bard's Tale series count as rpgs then so does Jagged Alliance. You can dismiss your entire party and create new ones in Bard's Tale, you're as playing the party's manager.

 

[Beans00]

Didn't notice the name and I thought that was Ash, same writing style and unwarranted self-importance

I bullied ash off the codex for mocking him only playing doom for the first time in 2007. We won't be seeing him again, lol.

 

[luj1]

They still deliver excellent RPGs, the best ever in my opinion

Yup

Fuck Fallout, Arcanum, Morrowind, ToEE, Dark Sun, Wizardry, Grimoire, Underrail

The best ever RPGs are Baldurs Gate 3 and DOS, where you can get fucked by a 7-feet Dragoness matron, and get quests from a talking lobster

 

[BobTheWizardFromWichita]

They still deliver excellent RPGs, the best ever in my opinion

Yup

Fuck Fallout, Arcanum, Morrowind, ToEE, Dark Sun, Wizardry, Grimoire, Underrail

The best ever RPGs are Baldurs Gate 3 and DOS, where you can get fucked by a 7-feet Dragoness matron, and get quests from a talking lobster

See, I know you are just taking the piss here, but there are tranny chasers that lurking on this forum, who likely will get their pozz fix by deliberately ignoring your sarcasm. Not sure there's much to add beyond Arcanum is the bee's knees. ぞっとするなら、カクテルという用語の由来を調べてください。

 

[buffalo bill]

I didn't notice the official poll, but what a surprise: it's yet another shit year for rpgs

 

[Sweeper]

After having reviewed 37 plus pages of “discussion” regarding how the ‘23 awards shook out, I am convinced of the following: thank god for dex’s brand of internet autism and if anything, those of you who voted 1/5 for the Tranny Goon Simulator 3 were too merciful. BG3, Minthara aside, is troon bait and should have been had a much lower ranking. Since w/ you all being a bunch of autists, tranny chasing and otherwise, we must grade the results on a curve here. FagWatch and FagHQ both declared the troons sections of BG3 their 2023 game of the year.

Codex, do better in 2024. If Florida can erase trannies from the state, sure we can do better than second place for the likes of BG3.

know your place newfag

Go get your dementia checked grandpa, we're taking over.

Spoiler

ELEX sucks btw.

The best ever RPGs are Baldurs Gate 3 and DOS, where you can get fucked by a 7-feet Dragoness matron, and get quests from a talking lobster

There exist people, and I use the term people loosely, who unironically believe this.
I won't name names.

 

[Nikanuur]

I have not played JG3, but I've read a lot of good and well-composed reactions. All the best to the voters!
The fact that BG3 made it before Colony Ship, though, makes me want to rinse my eyes with an inconsiderate amount of H2SO4 + Bleach healing solution.
May all your plush animals die a horrible death involving mutated alligators with laser beams in their eyes, BG3 voters!

 

[Lord_Potato]

May all your plush animals die a horrible death involving mutated alligators with laser beams in their eyes, BG3 voters!

This sounds oddly specific

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

I have not played JG3, but I've read a lot of good and well-composed reactions. All the best to the voters!
The fact that BG3 made it before Colony Ship, though, makes me want to rinse my eyes with an inconsiderate amount of H2SO4 + Bleach healing solution.
May all your plush animals die a horrible death involving mutated alligators with laser beams in their eyes, BG3 voters!

I can send you the acid if you want to carry on on your desire