Vapourware RPGs that can legitimately be called masterpieces

[LudensCogitet]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Lol. I'm not disputing the greatness of Bloodlines, but this is the game where I couldn't get out of the tutorial area because the elevator just wouldn't work.

 

[Delterius]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Lol. I'm not disputing the greatness of Bloodlines, but this is the game where I couldn't get out of the tutorial area because the elevator just wouldn't work.

the elevator was either built with blessed iron or you're malkavian, possibly both

never underestimate the genius of bloodlines

 

[just]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Lol. I'm not disputing the greatness of Bloodlines, but this is the game where I couldn't get out of the tutorial area because the elevator just wouldn't work.

thats to filter out casuals who cant figure out how to glitch themselves into an elevator shaft

 

[barghwata]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Haha, no.

Diablo is a masterpiece.

Also can anyone explain to me what the fuck makes diablo a masterpiece, it's probably the most boring mindless clickfest i've ever played in my life, it's a little better if you play it with permadeath but even then it's still shit, not to mention the fact that some modern hack n slash games like grim dawn completely shit on it, and i don't even like grim dawn.

 

[Tyranicon]

Flawed Masterpieces[...]

Life Is Strange

I wouldn't call it a 'masterpiece' by any stretch, but it was surprisingly pretty good. I installed the first episode when it was free on a whim and ended up buying it when I hit the end of the first episode.
Shame they took the series in the complete opposite direction of what the first game purposely subverted because they wanted to pander to the their tumblr fans, but don't judge the first game based on that.

I couldn't get past the feeling that the dialogue was written by middle aged frenchmen pretending to be American teenagers.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Also can anyone explain to me what the fuck makes diablo a masterpiece, it's probably the most boring mindless clickfest i've ever played in my life, it's a little better if you play it with permadeath but even then it's still shit, not to mention the fact that some modern hack n slash games like grim dawn completely shit on it, and i don't even like grim dawn.

The only people who think diablo is a "masterpiece" are people who don't realize it was just popamoleification of the roguelike genre.

 

[Falksi]

Flawed Masterpieces[...]

Life Is Strange

I wouldn't call it a 'masterpiece' by any stretch, but it was surprisingly pretty good. I installed the first episode when it was free on a whim and ended up buying it when I hit the end of the first episode.
Shame they took the series in the complete opposite direction of what the first game purposely subverted because they wanted to pander to the their tumblr fans, but don't judge the first game based on that.

I couldn't get past the feeling that the dialogue was written by middle aged frenchmen pretending to be American teenagers.

Hella no!

Maybe that's why I liked it. Maybe half the appeal is in wanting to get inside American teenage girls.

 

[Pink Eye]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Haha, no.

Diablo is a masterpiece.

Also can anyone explain to me what the fuck makes diablo a masterpiece, it's probably the most boring mindless clickfest i've ever played in my life, it's a little better if you play it with permadeath but even then it's still shit, not to mention the fact that some modern hack n slash games like grim dawn completely shit on it, and i don't even like grim dawn.

>Also can anyone explain to me what the fuck makes diablo a masterpiece
Don't know man. I don't understand how mindless right clicking can be considered a masterpiece.

 

[Pink Eye]

Poncefinder: Cuckmaker was built on the Disunity engine. Thus, it can never be considered a masterpiece.

Probably got filtered out by the very first encounters in Chapter 1. It's okay, happens to the best of us. Just lower it to Story mode next time.

 

[Delterius]

There are no flawless CRPG

except bloodlines

Haha, no.

nice opinion

too bad its wrong

 

[barghwata]

nice opinion

too bad its wrong

Agree to disagree i guess.

 

[Delterius]

nice opinion

too bad its wrong

Agree to disagree i guess.

never

 

[barghwata]

nice opinion

too bad its wrong

Agree to disagree i guess.

never

can you at least agree with me that diablo is a mindless clickfest?

 

[Delterius]

nice opinion

too bad its wrong

Agree to disagree i guess.

never

can you at least agree with me that diablo is a mindless clickfest?

yes but it has noice music

 

[barghwata]

yes but it has noice music

Thank you.

 

[Puteo]

Also can anyone explain to me what the fuck makes diablo a masterpiece

Industrial-strength rose-colored glasses and excess consumption of lead-based paint as a child

 

[Great Deceiver]

- Dark Heart of Uukrul (I've never played the Apple II original, so going by the DOS version, the only flaw I can think of about this game is the lack of sound. Everything else is pretty much perfect - still to this day.)

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Heroes of the Lance.

 

[thesecret1]

Age of Decadence

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Verylittlefishes]

You eliminated Torment from the start, so I don't even know how to talk to you, zoomer piece of self-pleasing mediocrity.

 

[deuxhero]

Dragon's Dogma.

Spoiler

They're masterworks all. You can't go wrong!

 

[Master]

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Deus Ex is one of my favorite games but it sure as shit is not a masterpiece if going by the definition that a masterpiece is an as-close-as-possible-to-perfect work. Game is riddled with problems, specifically being far too easy given the amount of options you are given, enemy AI is braindead, which allows stealth to be too easily abused, it was a pretty bad looking game even at release, level design could be inconsistent, and so on. Thief: The Dark Project and Prey 2017 are near to masterpieces of that genre, but both of them have issues as well, especially Prey with, again, being too easy given the amount of options the player is given (common theme with this sub-genre).
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Well, sure DX is easy and AI kinda stupid but it fits well with JC being an enhanced superagent with "nerves of steel" personality.

 

[Terenty]

Shit, judging by some of the titles mentioned here half the codex is hundred years old or something

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Shit, judging by some of the titles mentioned here half the codex is hundred years old or something

I remember little Gary Gygax in Chicago in good ol' 40s, such a brilliant young gentleman!