RPG Codex's Best cRPGs - DISCUSS THREAD / NOW ACCEPTING REVIEWS

[Gregz]

Why are fags giving Baldur's Gate such high scores?

I blame the newfag/lurker storm this poll has created.

 

[OSK]

Why are fags giving Arcanum such low scores?

 

[RK47]

Why are fags giving Baldur's Gate such high scores?

Considering there's only 3 of them in the series...
I can see why BG2 gives them loads and loads of points - what other game is really 'mainstream classic' that is still replayed today and even given a HD Remake?

 

[Lady_Error]

Why are fags not giving my favorite 1988 RPG higher scores?

(Though it's actually 1991)

 

[Morality Games]

Why are fags giving Baldur's Gate such high scores?

... because its a meatier version of the only RPGs they've ever played (2000s RPGs).

I gave Baldur's Gate 2 one point. I would have preferred to give it none since I thought Hordes of the Underdark was a better version of that kind of RPG (preserving the good content while parsing out the bad), but I split the two points between BG2's influence and and HotU's higher quality.

 

[octavius]

Why are fags giving Baldur's Gate such high scores?

... because its a meatier version of the only RPGs they've ever played (2000s RPGs).

Because its moddability makes it better and meatier than 99% of older CRPGs.

 

[Grunker]

I find amusing just how many lurkers come out of hiding just to vote. Some register just for it, but most have almost year-old accounts with no posts and finally post now...

We usuallt rule that the latest year can't vote, IIRC, to shut out alts. So that would be 2013.

 

[RK47]

separate the 2013 votes and see what it says. im curious

 

[Morality Games]

I find amusing just how many lurkers come out of hiding just to vote. Some register just for it, but most have almost year-old accounts with no posts and finally post now...

We usuallt rule that the latest year can't vote, IIRC, to shut out alts. So that would be 2013.

But there has to be a better way.

 

[MrEvilGuy]

I find amusing just how many lurkers come out of hiding just to vote. Some register just for it, but most have almost year-old accounts with no posts and finally post now...

That's another strike against this poll then.

Why? Lurkers constitute the majority of the codex.

 

[I_am_Ian]

Wizardry 8 is leading the way for party-based/turn-based RPGs therefore I declare it the winner.

It's downright pathetic that so many action games are present on the list.

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

Wizardry 8 is leading the way for party-based/turn-based RPGs therefore I declare it the winner.

It's downright pathetic that so many action games are present on the list.

Would double-brofist if I could.

 

[I_am_Ian]

Thank you, FSM. To me an RPG will always have a party of adventurers and the combat will play out in turns. I just feel these elements are the soul of these games.

 

[Excidium]

My God somebody is trying to rack up all the Kodex Kool Kredits today

 

[Bubbles]

Should've voted for Anachronox then

 

[I_am_Ian]

I'm on an RPG site and I'm telling people I love RPGs.

 

[RK47]

Didn't vote at all. I think I'll just see how the list turns out.

 

[Xor]

I'm starting to sense another "what is an RPG" discussion coming on. Time to forget this thread existed, nothing productive will come out of going down that dark path.

 

[Zetor]

The RPG is a weaker Soviet version of the LAW, duh.

e: also, more people need to vote for Freedom Force and/or Superhero League of Hoboken. Keep the superhero RPG dream alive!!11

 

[Lady_Error]

RPG is an initialism from the Russian language РПГ or ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, meaning "hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher". Thus, "rocket-propelled grenade" is a backronym.[2][3]

 

[V_K]

It will be interesting to see which RPG series will rank best as a whole. Obviously, Fallout will be first, but then we have Wizardry, Might & Magic, Ultima, Goldbox, Baldur's Gate, IWD, and so on.

Using all the current votes, these are the best franchises so far:

1. Fallout 519
   
2. Baldur's Gate 187
   
3. Wizardry 165
   
4. Ultima 115
   
5. Elder Scrolls 113
   
6. Gothic 100
   
7. Deus Ex 76
   
8. Might and Magic 74
   
9. KotOR 64
   
10. Neverwinter Nights 58
    
11. System Shock 47
    
12. Realms of Arkania 37
    
13. Icewind Dale 35
    
14. The Witcher 34
    
15. Gold Box 28
    
16. Quest for Glory 27
    
17. Divinity 19
    
18. Dungeon Master 15
    
19. Geneforge 15
    
20. Mass Effect 9

Doesn't really say anything, the regular list is more prestigious and respectful.

I don't thinks franchises that only have two games in them should be considered series.

 

[Zeriel]

I played it for a few minutes and thought the writing, character system, and combat were all banal.

Plus I can't stand step-based-first-person exploration anymore.

If this isn't proof that your taste in games is literally the worst ever, I'm not sure what would be.

Like the character system, okay. The combat... debatable, but okay. But the writing? Considering the things you have admitted to liking, that's absurd.

 

[Zetor]

Not everyone likes Feist. That said, BaK was the only game that had better-than-mediocre writing at the time, so yeah.

 

[felipepepe]

I find amusing just how many lurkers come out of hiding just to vote. Some register just for it, but most have almost year-old accounts with no posts and finally post now...

We usuallt rule that the latest year can't vote, IIRC, to shut out alts. So that would be 2013.

I could easily do that, but I don't think it will change much... most of the lurkers all have old accounts, like 2010 or 2008. A 2013 limit would only remove the newfags, but their votes all seem legit.

I'll keep an eye on it, if things go bad I'll consider filtering by post count or something.

 

[Blasterhead]

In my view, only completely different content, like Mask of the Betrayer expansion for NWN 2 or Nehrim mod for Oblivion, that count as a separate game.

I see no point in making a separate count for JA 2 and JA 2 1.13, Baldur's Gate with WeiDU, Dark Souls with DSfix or whatever...

'Mount & Blade: Warband' & 'Mount & Blade' votes should most likely be merged on these terms.


M&B isn't what I would call a great game, and its more traditional RPG mechanics aren't its strong points. On the other hand, despite its many glaring flaws, it is both fun and unique. I'm actually surprised that the niche it is currently filling hasn't been thoroughly mined by the industry. I predict that it will be eventually surpassed by a superior product and that this title won't ever really deserve to be called a classic--it's far too wonky a combination of unrealised mechanics, with certain portions of the game feeling wildly unpolished. But until that happens it has a place on my list. I would put it in the tradition of Sid Meier's Pirates! and (the superior) Sword of the Samurai, rather than your standard lineage of RPGs, and both of those are far more well-rounded packages. Actually, fuck, I might add Sword of the Samurai to my list.