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The Codex Top 10, take 2

Lumpy

Arcane
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Messages
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Post 2 favourites, 3 good ones and up to 5 honourable mentions. 3 points to each of the favourites, 2 to the good ones, and 1 to the mentions.

Any game which is usually considered an RPG, or which you personally consider an RPG, works. The criterion is overall enjoyability, not necessarily RPG qualities.

The results based on pages 1-5:

Code:
 1   Planescape: Torment                             136
 2   Fallout                                         122
 3   Arcanum                                          90
 4   Fallout 2                                        85
 5   BG 2                                             74
 6   Vampire the Masquarade: Bloodlines               60
 7   Morrowind                                        41
 8   Gothic 2                                         39
 9   Knights of the Old Republic 2                    30
10   Ultima 7                                         29
11   Deus Ex                                          22
12   Knights of the Old Republic                      20
13   Daggerfall/Gothic 1/Neverwinter Nights 2         19
14   Baldur's Gate/Gothic 3/Temple of Elemental Evil  17
15   Wizardry 8                                       16
16   System Shock 2                                   14

The whole list of RPGs posted:

Code:
 1	Planescape: Torment	136
 2	Fallout	122
 3	Arcanum	90
 4	Fallout 2	85
 5	BG 2	74
 6	Vampire the Masquarade: Bloodlines	60
 7	Morrowind	41
 8	Gothic 2	39
 9	Knights of the Old Republic 2	30
10	Ultima 7	29
11	Deus Ex	22
12	Knights of the Old Republic	20
13	Daggerfall	19
14	Gothic 1	19
15	Neverwinter Nights 2	19
16	Baldur's Gate 1	17
17	Gothic 3	17
18	Temple of Elemental Evil	17
19	Wizardry 8	16
20	System Shock 2	14
21	Realms of Arkania 2	13
22	Icewind Dale	12
23	Darklands	11
24	Neverwinter Nights	11
25	NWN 2: Mask of the Betrayer	11
26	Jade Empire	9
27	Ultima Underworld	9
28	Ultima 5	8
29	Wizardry 7	8
30	Jagged Alliance 2	7
31	Prelude to Darkness	6
32	Anachronox	5
33	Betrayal at Krondor	5
34	Final Fantasy 6	5
35	Final Fantasy 7	5
36	Might&Magic 6	5
37	Might&Magic 7	5
38	Oblivion	5
39	Ultima 4	5
40	Wasteland	5
41	Icewind Dale 2	4
42	Starflight	4
43	Ultima Underworld 2	4
44	Arx Fatalis	3
45	Bard's Tale	3
46	Diablo 2	3
47	Starflight 2	3
48	The Superhelo League of Hoboken	3
49	Dungeon Master	3
50	Geneforce 2	3
51	Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed	2
52	Dark Sun	2
53	Divine Divinity	2
54	Final Fantasy 8	2
55	King of Dragon Pass	2
56	Might&Magic 4	2
57	Might&Magic 5	2
58	S.T.A.L.K.E.R	2
59	Ultima 6	2
60	ADOM	2
61	Geneforce 4	2
62	Alternate Reality: Dungeon	1
63	Ambermoon	1
64	Avernum	1
65	Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday	1
66	Chrono Trigger	1
67	Curse of the Azure Bonds	1
68	Dark Queen of Krynn	1
69	Darkstone	1
70	Dungeon Cleaners	1
71	Ecstatica	1
72	Escape from Hell	1
73	Final Fantasy 4	1
74	Final Fantasy 5	1
75	Hordes of the Underdark	1
76	Legacy of the Ancients	1
77	Mount & Blade	1
78	Phantasy Star 4	1
79	Pool of Radiance	1
80	Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness	1
81	Questron 2	1
82	Silent Storm	1
83	Silver	1
84	Space Rangers 2	1
85	The Sims	1
86	Thief: Deadly Shadows	1
87	Tortured Hearts 2	1
88	Ultima 8	1
89	Way of the Samurai	1
90	Wild Arms	1
91	Wizardry 6	1
92	Shadowrun Genesis	1
93	Death Knights of Krynn	1
94	Geneforce	1
95	Dark Age of Camelot	1
96	Uncharted Waters	1
97	Vampire the Masquarade: Redemption	1
98	Lands of Lore	1
 

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Morrowind - GOTY edition, with user-created content (texture mods, fixes, small tweaks)
Neverwinter Nights - plus expansions, patches, premium modules and user-created modules
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KOTOR
KOTOR 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 + Mask of the Betrayer
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The Witcher
Jade Empire
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Gothic 3
Fallout

Edit: Removed Fallout 2 (suddenly realised that, beneath all the hype, it just isn't that fun). Added MotB, which imo is one of the best RPGs I've ever played, and moved Bloodlines down the list to make room. Added The Witcher and removed Torment.
 

Jasede

Arcane
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Insert Title Here RPG Wokedex Codex Year of the Donut I'm very into cock and ball torture
Wizardry 8
Realms of Arkania 2
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Wizardry 7
Ultima 7 - The Serpent Isle
Arcanum
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Morrowind
Gothic 1
PS:T
Wizardy 6

Oh dear, Fallout didn't make it. Screw you.

Edit: Damnit, how could I forget you, Ultima 7! Revised. Ultima 7 > PS:T. :evil:
Edit: More revision.
 

Morbus

Scholar
Joined
Nov 2, 2006
Messages
403
This topic is unworthy of any respect... Seriously, look at the title dudes!

:EDIT:
The problem is not the title, it's the replies when in conjunction with it. Oblibion?!?=!?!?"!?m~1+p 5ç,e wrºpdonwbof neqvl
 

Marsal

Arcane
Joined
Oct 2, 2006
Messages
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My list:

Arcanum
Fallout

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VtM: Bloodlines
PS: Torment
Fallout 2

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TOEE
KOTOR
KOTOR 2
Baldur's Gate 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (if Oblivion goes, so does this)
 

pug987

Scholar
Joined
Sep 12, 2007
Messages
106
Favorite:
Betrayal at Krondor
PS:T

Good:
Fallout 1
Baldur's Gate 2
Might and Magic 7

Honourable Mention:
Might and Magic Worlds of Xeen (4 and 5)
Vampire The Masquarade: Bloodlines
Daggerfall
Gothic 1
Gothic 2

Although I'm sure I'm forgeting some of the games I've played.
 

Zomg

Arbiter
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Messages
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I wanna juke the inevitable stats.

Darklands
Darklands

Darklands
Darklands
Darklands

Darklands
Darklands
Darklands
Darklands
Darklands
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
 

Jaime Lannister

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Messages
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Favorites:
Planescape: Torment
Gothic 2

Good ones:
Gothic 1
Fallout

Honorable Mentions:
KOTOR
KOTOR 2
Baldur's Gate 2
Fallout 2
Morrowind
 

Callaxes

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Messages
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I'm having a hard time piecing these togheter, but:


1. Planescape: Torment
2. Darklands

3. Fallout 1&2
4. Jagged Alliance 2 (either this or the first X-COM game)
5. Arcanum

6. Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines
7. Realms of Ark... no wait! Make that Dark Sun 1
8. Realms of Arkania 2 (overall this isn't a good game, but I realy respect it for its inovations)
9. Ultima 7
10. Morrowind, although I'm tended to mention Gothic 3 or Daggerfall


Fuck me! That was hard man, that was realy hard.


As much as I like King of Dragon Pass I can't add it to the list, because I don't consider it a CRPG, but it's definately one of my top games!
 

Andyman Messiah

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I probably messed up and missed a game or two but from the top of my brain:

Favorites:
Planescape: Torment
Arcanum

Good ones:
Fallout 1 & 2
Anachronox
Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail

Honorable Mentions:
KOTOR 2
Bard's Tale (original)
Darklands
Morrowind (atmosphereus awesomeus manages to beat designus faultus)
Jade Empire (story is very good, although disappointingly short)

Edit: Fuck, can I also cram both Fallout 1 & 2 in on one place like Callaxes did? Yeah, I think I will. I seriously need Anachronox in on the list somewhere. The best fucking console RPG ever!

Edit2: BG2 had to move its sorry ass to make room for the original Bard's Tale game. The first awesome game I ever awesomely played.
 

AZ

Liturgist
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Feb 6, 2005
Messages
467
Let's see:

Baldur's Gate 2
Planescape: Torment
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Fallout
Gothic
Icewind Dale 1
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Fallout 2
System Shock 2
VtM: Bloodlines
Temple of Elemental Evil
Divine Divinity
 

fastpunk

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Messages
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Location
under the sun
Lets see:

Planescape: Torment

Knights of the Old Republic II
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Fallout
Fallout 2
Knights of the Old Republic
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Deus Ex (it's more RPG than many games that have been labeled RPGs... plus, it's cyberpunk at its absolute best)
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Neverwinter Nights 2 (not done yet but I'd rate it as my favorite Faerunian adventure so far)
Baldurs Gate 2
Silver (not the best the genre has to offer but it was my absolute first RPG way back when all I was still playing NFS and Quake)

I still want to play Arcanum, ToEE, Bloodlines, MotB and The Witcher... so this top 10 could change dramatically. I got a lot of gaming to do! :D
 

Cassidy

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Counting the FPS/RPG hybrids that are better than Oblivion.
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Favorites

Fallout
Planescape: Torment
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Good

Fallout 2
System Shock 2
Deus Ex 1
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Honorable Mentions

Prelude to Darkness
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Thief: The Dark Project (Oblivion is less of a RPG than it, so it counts)
Anachronox
Darkstone
Hordes of the Underdark
 

Monolith

Prophet
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Messages
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Location
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Fallout
PS:Torment
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Fallout 2
Bloodlines
Arcanum
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Prelude to Darkness
Deus Ex
Gothic 2
Jagged Alliance 2
System Shock 2

Don't think that this is set in stone, at least for me it's not. This represents loosely how much I'm craving to replay one of those gems. If I had a whole month full of free time and without obligations, a social life and the need to sleep, I'd start from the top working myself downwards. More or less...
 

Callaxes

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Messages
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Cassidy said:
Thief: The Dark Project (Oblivion is less of a RPG than it, so it counts)

Stop wasting valuable space on jokes. This is serious you dipshit! RPGs are no laughthing matter.

There's a whole lot of good RPGs that can go in that wasted slot.
 

fastpunk

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Location
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Cassidy said:
Thief: The Dark Project (Oblivion is less of a RPG than it, so it counts)

I guess it does count, from a certain point of view... I don't know, it's a though call. I included Deadly Shadows myself so what the hell? Why not?
 

Fyz

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Mar 29, 2007
Messages
160
Am I the only jRPG-freak around? :C
Must be because I've missed the Ultima series.

Favourites:
Planescape: Torment
Final Fantasy 6
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Good ones:
Icewind Dale 2
Baldur's Gate 2
Fallout 2
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Honourable mentions:
Final Fantasy 4
Final Fantasy 7
Arcanum
Might and Magic 6
Fallout 1
 

Keldorn

Scholar
Joined
Jun 28, 2007
Messages
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1) FO1

2) FO 2



3) BG 2

4) PS:T



5) Arcanum

6) TOEE

7) NWN 1

8) BG 1

9) Tortured Hearts 2 Mod (For NWN 1)

10) Ultima 5 Lazarus Mod (For DS 1)
 

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