Vapourware RPGs that can legitimately be called masterpieces

[Milanius]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

 

[Daemongar]

Fallout 1.
Fable 1.
Betrayal at Krondor.
Dragon Age 1.
Chrono Trigger.
Final Fantasy 6.
Jade Empire.
Dark Souls.
Baldur's Gate II.
Dragon Quest V.
Ultima 7.
Wizardry 7.
Earthbound.

Honorable Mention to games that are amazing but have some critical flaw: These all belong above.
Pool of Radiance.
Vampire: Bloodlines.
Planescape: Torment.
World of Xeen.

Fixed it. WTF is wrong with you? What is the critical flaw of World of Xeen? That it ends?

 

[Incendax]

WTF is wrong with you?

I have more joy in my life than you.

What is the critical flaw of World of Xeen? That it ends?

90% of Clouds was boring as hell. Darkside and World were magnificent, but playing through Clouds was a slog.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Theldaran]

Fallout 1.
Fable 1.
Betrayal at Krondor.
Dragon Age 1.
Chrono Trigger.
Final Fantasy 6.
Jade Empire.
Dark Souls.
Baldur's Gate II.
Dragon Quest V.
Ultima 7.
Wizardry 7.
Earthbound.

Honorable Mention to games that are amazing but have some critical flaw:
Pool of Radiance.
Vampire: Bloodlines.
Planescape: Torment.
World of Xeen.

What about Ravenloft 2? The atmosphere is so unique, and there has never been anything similar (if there has, I would like to know). It's debatable if I liked more R2 or the BGs back in the day. And I beat them without any shoddy guide.

Also I miss some Eye of the Beholder or Dark Sun.

 

[Lilura]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Joined: Today.

 

[Ninjerk]

Cosplay? Fable? Fucking JADE EMPIRE? WTF is this thread?

 

[Werdna's Revenge]

The masterpieces are:

Dungeon Master

Everyone else in this thread has shit taste and is too concerned with competing to suck Lilura's dick

 

[Butter]

Bruh. RT blobbers can't be masterpieces.

 

[Werdna's Revenge]

If you think RT Blobbers suck it's because the genre peaked with DM and everything since is a pale immitation. It really is a perfect game.

 

[fantadomat]

Bruh. RT blobbers can't be masterpieces.

Might and magic 6 is by far the best one.

 

[Incendax]

What about Ravenloft 2? The atmosphere is so unique, and there has never been anything similar (if there has, I would like to know). It's debatable if I liked more R2 or the BGs back in the day. And I beat them without any shoddy guide.

I've never actually played Strahd's Possession, Stone Prophet, or Menzoberranzan. I always meant to get around to it, but there was always some other game I was playing. Fuck, I even played the hell out of Hillsfar and Dragonstrike. I really should use the quarantine time to go play them after I finish Underrail.

 

[Lilura]

I've never actually played Strahd's Possession, Stone Prophet, or Menzoberranzan.

You're not missing much.

Have you played Jagged Alliance 2, ToEE and Silent Storm?

Those three are king-tier genre-apex for combat connoisseurs, who are the only posters that count ITT.

 

[Incendax]

Have you played Jagged Alliance 2, ToEE and Silent Storm?

I played the first Jagged Alliance and had fun with it, but not the second. I'll definitely give it a try.
I ruined ToEE for myself by rest grinding too much and then stomping over everything like godzilla.
Never heard of Silent Storm. Is it this game?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Never heard of Silent Storm. Is it this game?

That's the one.

 

[Darth Canoli]

I ruined ToEE for myself by rest grinding too much and then stomping over everything like godzilla.

You can't possibly ruin ToEE, just add Temple +, there's a lot of new classes and races, even Trolls and Hill Giants and the more interesting quests (from the Temple factions) are multiple playthrough-friendly.
Also, the arena fights from Co8 are good (if you want to try something from Co8, that's probably the best part)

As for Silent Storm, i remember enjoying it back in the days but i tried to replay it last year and couldn't get myself to go further than the first mission, the combat UI aged badly.

 

[Strange Fellow]

As for Silent Storm, i remember enjoying it back in the days but i tried to replay it last year and couldn't get myself to go further than the first mission, the combat UI aged badly.

This is complete rubbish. What's supposed to be the problem with it, exactly?

 

[Not.AI]

Jade Empire was actually pretty good.

The few choices you could make were meaningful. More like an action-adventure game with RPG mechanics overall. But still really good.

(Whatever happened to Jade Empire 2?)

 

[Ninjerk]

Jade Empire was actually pretty good.

The few choices you could make were meaningful. More like an action-adventure game with RPG mechanics overall. But still really good.

(Whatever happened to Jade Empire 2?)

As I recall, it wasn't seen as having sold well enough to warrant a second thought. I remember enjoying what little I played of it as a dumbfuck teenager, but "masterpiece?"

 

[Darth Canoli]

This is complete rubbish. What's supposed to be the problem with it, exactly?

I don't remember, it was last year, i just played the first mission of sentinels and i don't care enough to re-install it.
What i remember clearly was your ally taking his sweet time to climb up the stairs (re-played that mission 3 times at least, couldn't save him) and then running amok and getting killed.

Trying to save NPC with a retarded AI is one of my least favorite thing in a video game.

 

[Slaver1]

Agree with many of the games listed here. I'll throw in Quest For Glory IV! What an absolute beauty of a game. It was ahead of its time by a country mile and holds up to this very day. Stone-cold classic.

 

[Deleted Member 22431]

where's my guillotine

new tag "guillotinings"

 

[Deleted Member 22431]

Check this game, Lilura. It seems interesting.

 

[Daemongar]

WTF is wrong with you?

I have more joy in my life than you.

I don't believe you. I actually think my life has an incredible amount of joy. I just don't trust that it will last, so I refuse to get caught up in it. Now tell me about your wellspring of joy.

 

[Metronome]

I've only really watched let's plays of these, but here's my list anyway:

Ultima Underworld
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Underworld Ascendant
World of Warcraft
Fallout 3
Diablo III
Disco Elysium
Life is Strange
Undertale
Oblivion

And those are still pretty shitty when compared to the average JRPG.