Sometimes a gamer needs to admit to themselves that the games that EVERYONE puts atop a pedestal as some of the greatest ever weren't REALLY all that good, or at the very least don't hold up worth up so great. So here's an honest, opinionated evaluation of the 5 Greatest RPGs of all time: written while NOT under the influence of blind nostalgia. You may applaud the author for his honesty, or curse his unborn babies for excluding your favorites. Either one is okay, and I encourage EVERY gamer to read this list. And wow, is number one a shocker... (no sarcasm intended)
As you can tell by the title, this article is going to be a countdown of my top five favorite RPGs of all time. Unlike every other list like this that you’ve seen before, however, this is not a list filled out with games that USED to be great, but are now about as fun as getting slapped in the melon with a large ham. This is a list of games that are STILL awesome, even if you played them today. In other words, Final Fantasy 7 and Chrono Trigger aren’t going to be wasting space here. These are titles that I personally found to be extremely enjoyable, so don’t spaz out if they aren’t your picks, it’s an opinion people. And it’s one that’s better than your own, so listen up.
Also, since it’s a “Top Five of All Time” list, things like great controls, working AI, graphics, frame-rate, localization, and whether or not the game is just a big smelly piece of what some Canadians like to call “garbage” (pronounced “garbaj”) are not really going to be talked about. It’s sort of a given that all the basics are working right.
With that outta the way, lets start it off with a SNES classic at number 5...
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one of BEST RPG GAME EVER FOR SURE, due to the multiplayer and amazing story.
I agree with every single game there
No Final Fantasy Tactics or Suikoden II? Give me a break.
Which means they are going with the newer RPGs, not the older ones. Glad to see TWEWY up there.
It truly never gets old.
This is not the case with Super Mario RPG. No matter how many times you play that game, you'll always find something new to amaze or impress you.
Oh, and the reason they aren't considered the "greatest" is that 1) they were limited in supply, resulting in fewer people playing them and 2) They didn't belong to a mainstream series at the time. Final Fantasy Tactics is only not listed because it belongs to the SRPG genre which happens to be a bit more niche than standard RPGs.
I have nothing against Kingdom Hearts, by the way. It's just certainly not a series that would come even close to being the "best" RPGs, let alone the best of all time. There are plenty of better RPGs (some even on PS2) that were beter, but didn't get any recognition because Squeenix's games were constantly in the limelight.
There's also the whole thing with comments not working there in the first place, so...yeah.
Any credible list would include the Shin Megami Tensei series (no NOT persona)
"The 20 Japanese RPGs you need to play before you die" list was far better than this garbage.
I might have to give it a rent if thats the case. I feel like I'm missing out.
Has to be at least one PC RPG on their.
Making a list like this across all platforms is impossible.
KH = RPG???????