All-Time RPG Ranking
A ranking and list of my all-time favorite RPGs that I think are the best of the bunch. This includes JRPGs, western RPGs and more, although for some games where RPG classification is iffy I will be using my own judgment and looking up if the game is generally considered an RPG. This only includes games I have played enough to feel confident giving a score.
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FeMC and party control are good, but The Answer missing is tangibly disappointing and the lack of cutscenes undercuts impact.
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3 Comments
I'm curious how you would like DQIII when you play it :) It connects with 1&2 for a complete trilogy and it is a huge step up in quality (for me at least). Same with trails 3rd, it's a direct continuation of SC , and you have that in your top 5. I do get you can't play them all, these days i don't really have the time i want myself. Nice list anyhow!
@Rensie Thanks! I have started up DQIII, but I didn't get too far into it yet. Sometimes I chill in bed when I wake up and play an RPG or something that's really turn based, so maybe I'll pick on DQ3 as my next one. One of my best friends loves Trails the 3rd, so I'm excited to get to it! I do need to actually finish SC first since I am only partway through, gotta get back into where I was sidequest-wise since I keep 100%ing them. I feel like SC has a good chance to take the top when I finish it. Thanks again for enjoying the list!
FrozenRoy
18 days ago
RPGs are probably my favorite genre of game to play, kinda funny when I grew up on a Nintendo 64 and Gamecube, so the average score is a VERY high 3.81 right now: I have to imagine that'll go down over time and if anything I wish I had found more RPGs that didn't click with me. When it seems like you end up enjoying everything, it can sometimes cause you to doubt your own opinions, you know? Then again, a lot of the ones I've played are highly acclaimed, so maybe I'm just on a long streak of good choices.
One thing I was frustrated with is my lack of getting any Final Fantasies far enough in before I hit 50, and indeed a bit of a lack of variety + heavy hitters. 11 of these are Pokemon games with six Fire Emblems on top of that, meaning about 1/3rd of the list is just two franchises. Zero Final Fantasy, two Dragon Quest, one Tales, one Phantasy Star, only one Kingdom Hearts when it was a franchise that was huge for my childhood. No Golden Sun when it was also a major childhood franchise. Not to mention stuff I've really wanted to get to like Earthbound, Radiant Historia, Soul Nomad, you get the idea. Here's hoping that by the time I hit 75 rated I'll have a higher variety...although I suspect that there will still be a Lot of Pokemon and Fire Emblem still given I have multiple games of both to still chew through. I also want to go through and add notes on at least some of these, but sometimes with multiple lists I'm not sure what new to add. Hopefully this is still something people enjoy, anyway!