Community RPG Codex Top 70 PC RPGs (Now with User Reviews!)

[Ninjerk]

Did you see NeoGAF thread? Same thing IIRC. I seriously think we should slip in something like Halo and call it a great RPG to make these nerds fucking bonkers arguing over RPG definition. The cognitive dissonance would be glorious

 

[Gragt]

You'd probably end up with something anemic like "a role-playing game is a game in which you play a role".

 

[Ninjerk]

 

[Admiral jimbob]

The Witcher is better than World of Xeen and Alpha Protocol is better than Star Trail. A++ list (did not vote, only complained)

 

[Akratus]

My favorite role playing game is Big Rigs: Over the road racing, where you play the role of a depressed QA tester.

 

[Fatty]

Does anyone know the name of the disorder that compels me to play all these in the order they are listed?

Anyway the list is fabulous. Thanks for all the hard work.

 

[80Maxwell08]

Does anyone know the name of the disorder that compels me to play all these in the order they are listed?

Anyway the list is fabulous. Thanks for all the hard work.

Good taste?

 

[Monty]

Does anyone know the name of the disorder that compels me to play all these in the order they are listed?

Monogamy?

 

[V_K]

Does anyone know the name of the disorder that compels me to play all these in the order they are listed?

Toomuchfreetimeosis?

 

[Kz3r0]

Does anyone know the name of the disorder that compels me to play all these in the order they are listed?

Asperger's, don't worry you are in the right place.

 

[octavius]

Bioware forums make me shudder, even worse than Bethesda forums imo.

On the Bethesda forums you wouldn't even be allowed to link to the Top 70 list. And the word "RPG Codex" would be [censored].

 

[octavius]

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

Nice to see some of the same names as when I last roamed Usenet and the rpg newsgroup 10 years ago...

 

[HiddenX]

Some things never change...

 

[bminorkey]

ultima 7 needs to be much higher

fallout 2 is better than 1, even if 1 is an "important" game (actually in terms of quality 1 should be way lower in this list)

witcher 2 should be higher

other things are debatable, yeah

 

[Akratus]

(actually in terms of quality 1 should be way lower in this list)

nigga i'll fight you

 

[Ninjerk]

(actually in terms of quality 1 should be way lower in this list)

nigga i'll fight you

 

[Jasede]

should be much higher
wow why is on the list lol
is not an rpg
wow you voted for

You know what I figured out? Forums are like TwitchTV chat.
All forums.

 

[Monty]

ok which one of you is responsible for this http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/243810614

Reading people on 4chan defending the Codex from accusations of racism on BSN...

This is all getting pretty confusing. The Codex suddenly seems like a sane and rational place after reading that lot, time for a stiff drink to recover.

 

[Ninjerk]

should be much higher
wow why is on the list lol
is not an rpg
wow you voted for

You know what I figured out? Forums are like TwitchTV chat.
All forums.

Not even close. Forums are mostly vanity and delusion whereas as Twitch is pure madness.

 

[shiteatingnippledick]

4chan is not a forum.

 

[A user named cat]

fallout 2 is better than 1, even if 1 is an "important" game (actually in terms of quality 1 should be way lower in this list)

witcher 2 should be higher

Neither shitty Witcher should have even been voted to make the list but we're plagued with an overabundance of potato farmers around here. Poles gonna Pole the polls.

 

[Black]

Wow, so now even 4chan's boards like /v/ and /vr/ are aware of THE LIST, not mentioning biowears, and defending their shitty taste thanks to it, huh?
Thanks a lot, fuckfaces. Now there'll be even more shitheads claiming that bg2 is better than Arcanums and such.

 

[HiddenX]

Obsidian called Jagged Alliance "not a CRPG"
http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/66196-rpg-codexs-top-70-pc-rpgs/page-5

I had to intervene.

PS: their forum can't process spoiler tags - it seems.

 

[felipepepe]

You care too much bro, relax.

I mean, FFS, look at the level of people you're debating with:

Many of the pre Fallout/BG ones are borderline unplayable and don't belong in any top list made in 2014 except as a historical footnote.

Btw, people should bear in mind that according to my last count (back in the day when I had a higher tolerance for tedious tasks) there were around 170 or so cRPG's (minus MMO) released altogether, so getting into the top 70 ain't exactly as prestigious as it sounds. The number is a guesstimate now, since I stopped maintaining the list ages ago, but it shouldn't be too far off.

, would only rage on a bad day.

 

[crawlkill]

why does the Codex keep releasing these fucking lists that always have the same games on them? yes. we know. Baldur's Gate was great. Torment is a powerful character experience in a beautifully-realized world. Fallout brought its setting to life with its brilliant score and memorable dialogue. these things are very true. but there is not a single person on this site who doesn't know it. I'd be much more interested in reading lists that were "Top 10 RPGs we've never mentioned in a list before."