Incline RPG Codex's Best RPGs - 2024 - VOTING IS CLOSED

[mindx2]

Main List
- Ultima Underworld: Stygian Abyss
- Fallout 1
- System Shock 2
- Baldur's Gate 2
- Planescape: Torment
- Gothic II w/Night of the Raven
- Daggerfall
- Wizardy 7
- Ultima VI
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate

Hidden Gems
- Ultima 5: Lazarus
- Perihelion
- Realms of Antiquity
- Exile 1 (the original)
- Nox Archaist
- Grimoire
- Amberstar
- Caves of Lore
- Dark Heart of Uukrul
- Fate: Gates of Dawn

 

[Butter]

Exile 1 (the original)

This is where I need the input of someone more familiar with Vogel's games. Are Exile, Avernum, and Avernum: Escape from the Pit all close enough to be considered the same game?

 

[mindx2]

Exile 1 (the original)

This is where I need the input of someone more familiar with Vogel's games. Are Exile, Avernum, and Avernum: Escape from the Pit all close enough to be considered the same game?

Party size limitation and some differences in mechanics are a huge step down from the original in my opinion. The story is basically the same but I think of them as separate as the original is still my favorite. Others may disagree. If combining them gets more people to try the original (higher on the list of THE BEST) then go ahead and count them the same.

 

[Jack Slash]

Exile 1 (the original)

This is where I need the input of someone more familiar with Vogel's games. Are Exile, Avernum, and Avernum: Escape from the Pit all close enough to be considered the same game?

At the very least I would separate Avernum: Escape from the Pit from the first two. It plays very differently, the entire character progression mechanics have been reworked, the engine is the modern one from Avadon, which means that the main thing that the games have in common is the story. I put Avernum in the list of my Hidden Gems, but I would never do the same for Avernum: Escape from the Pit.

 

[Frozen]

Top RPG-s:

Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Mass Effect 2
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
The Witcher 1
The Witcher 3
Planescape Torment
Kotor 1

Hidden gems:

Divine Divinity
Beyond Divinity
Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga

 

[felipepepe]

Top RPGs:
* The Age of Decadence
* Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura
* Baldur's Gate II
* Disco Elysium
* Dragon's Dogma
* Elden Ring
* Fallout 1
* NieR: Automata
* Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
* The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Hidden Gems:
* Arx Fatalis
* Brigand: Oaxaca
* Caves of Lore
* Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion
* Ho Tu Lo Shu: The Books of Dragon
* Kamidori Alchemy Meister
* Legend of Grimrock II
* Tales of Maj'Eyal
* Way of the Samurai 4
* Wizards & Warriors

Still didn't finish stuff like Baldur's Gate III, Dragon's Dogma 2, Colony Ship, Pathfinder: WotR, Labyrinth of Galleria or Yakuza: Like a Dragon, maybe the list will be different when (if) I finish them...

 

[OSK]

Exile 1 (the original)

This is where I need the input of someone more familiar with Vogel's games. Are Exile, Avernum, and Avernum: Escape from the Pit all close enough to be considered the same game?

The story, the setting, the quests, the dungeons, the characters, the enemies, the loot, and the general gameplay are all nearly identical from game to game. Combat and anything combat-adjacent were completely overhauled in each iteration.

 

[luj1]

Kamidori Alchemy Meister

lmao

 

[AdolfSatan]

Looks like we will need a separate vote to decide if Vogel’s remakes count as separate games or not.

Lump them all together. OGs will know they oughta play the real version.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Dragon's Dogma 2 is still not on OP's list. Am I going to have to figure out a way to insert my entire foot up another man's ass?

 

[stephensmall]

best game:
Bloodlines
Elona
TOME4
C:DDA
XPiratez
Might & Magic 3
Planescape: Torment
Deus Ex
Pathologic 2
Dark Souls

secret jewels:
Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Knights of the Chalice 2
Guild Wars
Might & Magic 2
Might & Magic X
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
West of Loathing
Gloomhaven

 

[Konjad]

lukaszek and Darth Roxor where are your votes for Gorasul and ELEX?!

 

[Doc Sportello]

Newfag here with 2 questions:
- can I only list my 10 hidden gems?
- are RPG Maker titles allowed?

Alright, Mr. Butter said YES.

Hidden Gems:

• Embric of Wulfhammer’s Castle
• Quantum Entanglement
• Brigand: Oaxaca
• Devil Whiskey
• Infra Arcana
• NEO Scavenger
• The Omega Syndrome
• Prelude to Darkness
• Fear & Hunger
• Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

 

[lukaszek]

lukaszek and Darth Roxor where are your votes for Gorasul and ELEX?!

not enough attention span, im into clicking forms, not doing lengthy posts in some unofficial list

EDIT: changed my mind, here is my list
Top 10:
bg3
arcanum
mm6
morrowind
heroine quest
underrail
vtmb
prey
seven
shadowrun dragonfall

Hidden gems:
gorasul
hard west
quest
space wreck
man eater
loop hero
technomancer
streets of rogue
star traders frontiers
soulash

 

[Gandalf]

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Betrayal at Krondor
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• NEO Scavenger
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• NoX
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

I would like to update my vote. I've switched BaK for Morrowind in the Top 10 and NEOScav, NoX for X-Piratez and Caves of Lore, if that helps.

Top 10:

• Wizardry 6
• Darklands
• Fallout
• Arcanum
• Knights of the Chalice 2
• Geneforge 2
• Jagged Alliance 2
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Morrowind
• Age of Decadence

Hidden gems:

• Dungeon Rats
• X-Piratez
• Dark Heart of Uukrul
• Grimoire
• Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures
• A Legionary's Life
• Caves of Lore
• Infra Arcana
• Realms of Arcania 2
• Titan Outpost

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Supposed to make a new post? I've just been freely editing my original one so let me know Butter . Unless Mr Gandalf was trying to farm more brofists

 

[gabel]

Editing the post will make it easiest to tally everything up.

 

[Sinder Velvin]

Top RPGs:

Age of Decadence
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Planescape: Torment
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Hidden Gems:

Alpha Protocol
Arx Fatalis
Icewind Dale II
Kenshi
King of Dragon Pass
Prelude to Darkness
Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out
Vagrus - The Riven Realms
Wizards & Warriors

 

[None]

Top RPGs:

Underrail
Fallout 1
Planescape Torment
Fallout 2
Morrowind
Deus Ex
Fallout New Vegas
Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
System Shock 2
Disco Elysium


Hidden Gems:

Disco Elysium (the RPG part of the game is hidden)

 

[Beans00]

Few funny things in this thread.

felipepepe's list being pure decline. No wonder luj1 exposed you as a shill, and a cuck.

Zero votes for colony ship. Even all the people who shilled for it didn't bother to vote for it

Late Bloomer's list being pure decline. Unlike felipe you're a nobody I'm just pinging you because you seemed mad.

Thanks to Butter for organizing this list, and thanks to everyone for making their lists .

 

[felipepepe]

Nominating Dragon's Dogma 2 and RoboCop: Rogue City just in case this turns out to be legit. Also I vote for Dark Souls 2. Suck it haterz.

Infinitroon was too busy bombing hospitals when this was being discussed months ago.

I remember discussions, but not decisions.

Saw this just now, don't really see the point in downplaying this. The end of the discussion was "just do it, why not. Butter is putting the work and people are voting, it should be on the front page.

I would suggest making a news post now and giving a few more days so that more people can vote.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Colony ship ended been too safe and formulaic in design. Vince actually believed the retards complaining about AoD teleporting around and been too cyoa-like.

 

[Konjad]

Nominating Dragon's Dogma 2 and RoboCop: Rogue City just in case this turns out to be legit. Also I vote for Dark Souls 2. Suck it haterz.

Infinitroon was too busy bombing hospitals when this was being discussed months ago.

I remember discussions, but not decisions.

Saw this just now, don't really see the point in downplaying this. The end of the discussion was "just do it, why not. Butter is putting the work and people are voting, it should be on the front page.

I would suggest making a news post now and giving a few more days so that more people can vote.

You think people who ignored the first news post will vote if you write another one?

 

[Conan]

Top RPGs:
Deus Ex
Escape from Tournament Planet
Mask of the Betrayer
XCOM
Jagged Alliance 2
System shock 2
Betrayal in Krondor
Age of Decadence
Fallout / 2

Hidden gems:
Expedition: Vikings
Birthright: Gorgon's alliance
Betrayal in Antara
Blackguards
Dark Messiah: Might and Magic
Risen

 

[HeatEXTEND]

Zero votes for colony ship.

I blame level-by-use. I can understand it fitting open world games; beyond that, beurk.

felipepepe's list being pure decline.

Nah, he's riding that 50/50 line