Top 10 Rpg's?

[Captain Murphy]

Could be Western rpgs, Jrpg's but what is your top 10?

10. Quest for Glory So you Want to be a Hero
9. FFT
8. Castlevania SOTN
7. Monster Hunter Tri/3U
6. Vagrant Story
5. Tactics Ogre LUCT
4. Bloodborne
3. Breath of Fire II
2. Suikoden 2
Honorable Mention(s) - FE - Path of Radiance, FFIV, Earthbound, Shadowrun SNES ... too many to count
1. Final Fantasy VI

(This was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be)

 

[Gogotshi]

it is hard to pick a list..

 

[Captain Murphy]

it is hard to pick a list..

Lol I know. Too many and so many are so good

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

It's difficult for me to rank them in a list, so I'll just list a few in no particular order off the top of my head.

Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Live A Live
Fire Emblem Series
Shining Force 1 and 2
Vandal Hearts
Paper Mario 1 and 2
Final Fantasy Tactics
Front Mission 3
Fallout 1 and 2
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 (haven't played 3 yet)

 

[AncientBehemoth]

1) Phantasy Star 3
2) Shining Force
3) Lennus 2
4) Cyber Knight
5) LISA The Pointless
6) Eien no Filena
7) Feda The Emblem of Justice
8) Last Armageddon
9) Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! - Tenkousei Scramble
10) Linda cube

 

[beefbowl]

8. Castlevania SOTN
7. Monster Hunter Tri/3U
4. Bloodborne

Your should rethink these entries, those are definitely not rpgs.

 

[Captain Murphy]

Your should rethink these entries, those are definitely not rpgs.

Nothing doing. All of those are action rpg's. That still counts

 

[DanCalibur]

My personal favorites in no meaningful order: Robotrek, Chrono Trigger, Lufia 2, Final Fantasy 6, Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy 8, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy 9, Pokemon Red/Blue and Persona 3 Fes.

 

[Bonkers225]

In no order:

Final Fantasy 7
Dragon Quest V
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Legaia
Suikoden 2
Breath of Fire IV
Star Ocean Second Story
Persona 4 Golden
Ar Nosurge Plus
Shin Megami Tensei IV

 

[UndeadSquirrel69]

In no particular order whatsoever:

Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
Baldur's Gate II (PC)
Y's VIII Lacrimosa of Dana (Played PS Vita version)
Fallout 3 GOTY (PC)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (PC)
X Men Legends II (Played PSP version)
Operencia: The Stolen Sun (PC)
Vagrant Story (PS1)
Persona 3 FES (PS2)
Dragon Age Origins (PC)

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

In no order at all:
Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Cross
Grandia
Breath Of Fire IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Persona 4
Custom Robo Arena
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky
Grand Knights History

 

[Graw]

In no particular order

Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song
Final Fantasy V
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Lufia 2
Neverwinter Nights
Kotor 1&2
Nethack
Diablo 2
Faxanadu

 

[What's His Face]

Hard Mode: Only 1 game not just per series, but per developer...

Chrono Trigger - SquareSoft / Square Enix
Xenoblade Chronicles - Monolith Soft
Suikoden II - Konami
Persona 5 Royal - Atlus
Skies of Arcadia - Overworks / SEGA
Grandia - Game Arts
Earthbound - Ape Studios / Nintendo
Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Nautilus
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero - Falcom
Blue Dragon - Mistwalker

Due to the nature of Chrono Trigger's creation (staff involved plus current nature of the IP holder) and placement on this list, this prevented me from including any of the then stand-alone Enix titles. Not including my favorite game ever, however, was not an option.

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Hmmmm............no order
☼Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy
☼Star Ocean:Til the End of Time
☼Tales of the Abyss
☼Persona 2
☼Baldur's Gate 3
☼Dragon Quest XI
☼Pathfinder:Wrath of the Righteous
☼Pillars of Eternity
☼Elder Scrolls:Daggerfall
☼Arx Fatalis

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Grandia
Xenogears
Tales of Destiny
Valkyrie Profile
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Ys Book I & II
Legend of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Lucienne's Quest

 

[YuriSukiSan]

There's way, waaay, waay too many! I'll stick with western games for this thread!

1: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
2: Gothic 1/2
3: Deus Ex
4: VTM: Bloodlines
5: Baldurs Gate: 2
6: Morrowind
7: Wizardy 8
8: Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
9: Neverwinter Nights 1/2
10: SWTOR 1/2

Honorary mentions:
Arx Fatalis, Underrail, System Shock 2, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Fallout 1, Fallout: New Vegas, Mount and Blade: Warband, BG3.

 

[moonbits]

There's way, waaay, waay too many! I'll stick with western games for this thread!

1: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
2: Gothic 1/2
3: Deus Ex
4: VTM: Bloodlines
5: Baldurs Gate: 2
6: Morrowind
7: Wizardy 8
8: Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
9: Neverwinter Nights 1/2
10: SWTOR 1/2

Honorary mentions:
Arx Fatalis, Underrail, System Shock 2, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Fallout 1, Fallout: New Vegas, Mount and Blade: Warband, BG3, Icewind Dale.

Arcanum MENTIONED

 

[symplily]

No order
-wild arms 2
-planet laika
-romancing saga minstrel song
-tomato adventure
-dragon quest 3 seeds of salvation (snes)
-terranigma
-radiant historia
-front misión gun Hazard
-mario & Luigi super Star saga
-G.O.D Growth or Devolution

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

No particular order:

• Xenogears.
• Terranigma.
• Final Fantasy 5.
• Golden Sun.
• Deus Ex.
• SMT 3 Nocturne.
• Fallout New Vegas.
• Star Ocean Second Evolution.
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic.
• Saga Frontier.

 

[Leon]

No particular order (excluding the first 2, which are unquestionably my 1 and 2 of all time) and i can't be sure this list wouldn't change if i thought more on it, i'll make a separate 5 for WRPG's as i don't consider them the same thing:
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Phantasy Star 4
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Grandia 2
Metal Saga
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Wild Arms 3
Xenogears
Breath of Fire 3

WRPG's:
Deus Ex
Mass Effect 2
Kingdoms of Amalur - Reconing
The Summoner
Titan Quest

 

[TechnologicalMF]

Is SOTN considered an RPG?

 

[moonbits]

Is SOTN considered an RPG?

sure

 

[Kamako]

Final Fantasy X
SMT: Digital Devil Saga Duology
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Pokémon Red
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mass Effect 2
Dark Souls III
Super Paper Mario
Lego Island 2: Brickster's Revenge
Dragon Quest XI S

 

[TechnologicalMF]

sure

Nah I was asking cause of OP. I know SOTN has RPG elements and build variety but is that really enough for it to actually be considered an RPG?

 

[Captain Murphy]

No order
-wild arms 2
-planet laika
-romancing saga minstrel song
-tomato adventure
-dragon quest 3 seeds of salvation (snes)
-terranigma
-radiant historia
-front misión gun Hazard
-mario & Luigi super Star saga
-G.O.D Growth or Devolution

Ooh the original front mission or is gun hazard the 2d action game? Both are awesome.

Terranigma is amazing

Post automatically merged: Mar 26, 2025

Is SOTN considered an RPG?

Allow me to state reason for including SOTN in this list. Truly it's an action game with rpg elements if you want to boil it down, right? Case can also be made that It's not really strictly speaking one or the other in terms of genre but there are a number of good reasons to consider it an rpg as well imo.

1) Progression - the leveling system usually classifies a game as a role playing game or not. SOTN has lots of ways to beef up your character with items, weapons, relics that you must collect during the course of your adventure.

2) Equipment - You must grow stronger to compete with the challenges the game throws at you. You have familiars which level with you as well and the game and your character are heavily customizable which is another feature that takes it from a normal action game into rpg territory. Equipment is also a part of a games progression, after all.

3) Themes - Castlevania SOTN draws heavily upon one of the great historical sources for rpg lore - the works of JRR Tolkien, and these works imbue the character of the game in such a way that it takes it deep into fantasy territory- A territory that's almost always considered the domain of the rpg genre. From a game design standpoint, I think the main reason for the inclusion of lore from the world of Arda was to make the game more appreciable to people who enjoy playing role playing games and understand the source material. In my case it definitely worked. The inclusion of the one ring (or two if you are an obsessive collector like I am), Nauglamir, Fist of Tulkas and other lore-building elements found in the world of Tolkien, broaden the subject matter in SOTN and elevate it beyond being a vampiric action game and changes the atmosphere to FEEL more like a role-playing game.

I'm sure there are other factors but they'd be a bit of a stretch. Anyways sorry for writing a small novel. It's just the way I feel about it. Cheers