Unofficial 'Codex Top Ten.

[GhanBuriGhan]

Here is mine, in loose order of preference:

Ultima Underworld 2
Morrowind
Gothic 1
Gothic 2
KOTOR 1
System Shock 1
Arx Fatalis
Fallout
Ultima 7
Baldurs Gate

Extra mention for nostalgia's sake:
The Fairy Tale Adventure
Bards Tale I + II

 

[Claw]

Fallout
Fallout 2
Gothic
Gothic 2
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
Ultima IV
Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Serpent Isle
Ultima Underworld

I could imagine adding Ultima V and VI if I got around to playing them. But then I didn't play Torment yet either.
Ah, so many games to play, so little time.

 

[theverybigslayer]

in loose order of preference:

Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords

 

[Atrokkus]

These are what I consider the greatest RPGs in existence.

In no particular order:

FALLOUT

FALLOUT 2

BALDUR'S GATE 2

PLANESCAPE: TORMENT

GOTHIC

GOTHIC 2

ARCANUM

DEUS EX

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC 2: THE SITH LORDS



/// I enjoyed Icewind Dale, but alas it is not an RPG at all: a dungeon-crawl, akin to Diablo, so i can't place it in this list.
Some of NWN mods are great (not the OC tho), but it was yet still small an impression to put it in the list.

 

[Twinfalls]

Descent to Undermountain
Oblivan
Super Wario Titty Parlour RENOVATE

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Off the top of my head. I probably left some better games out. In my defence: I'm senile.

1: Fallout
2: Planescape: Torment
3: Arcanum
4: Fallout 2
5: Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail
6: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords (despite being an unfinished mess)
7: Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
8: The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
9: Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
10: Total Club Manager 2003 (it's awesome! you can get titles like "Sir" and "Dr." and have girlfriends and wives and kids and shit! it's great!)

Edit: Stair Trail? No, Star Trail.

 

[Section8]

The Fairy Tale Adventure

Holy fucking shit, there's a blast from the past. One of my favourite Amiga games of all time, and a pretty fucking cool isometric action-adventure (close enough to an RPG, I guess). I don't think I ever managed to achieve anything significant, but the game world was fucking enormous, so I had endless hours of freeform amusement. Way ahead of its time for 1987 too.

Any ever play the sequel?

I also can't help but notice that Ultima Underworld 2 seems to rank higher than the original in quite a few lists, anyone care to elaborate on their preference for the sequel?

 

[Elwro]

I'd ask the same about Star Trail. Why not Blade of Destiny?

(Shadows over Riva had an improved combat system, but was horribly buggy.)

 

[Jinxed]

1 Fallout
2 Betrayal at Krondor
3 Arcanum
4 Fallout 2
5 BG 1
6 System Shock 2
7 Planescape Torment
8 Vampire Bloodlines
9 Jagged Alliance 2
10 Eye of the Beholder 1

 

[Spazmo]

I actually have to name 10 really good RPGs? This may be tricky.

1. Fallout
2. Planescape: Torment
3. Fallout 2
4. Baldur's Gate II (You heard me)
5. Arcanum
6. Geneforge 1
7. Ultima IV
Umm...
Err...

There's a few other games that I really, really, really like, but I wouldn't go ahead and call them RPGs so quickly (Deus Ex, Escape Velocity: Nova, Anachronox). And there's some games I wouldn't mind calling RPGs that I like but I don't think really belong on a top 10 of the genre (Temple of Elemental Evil, Vampire: Bloodlines, Icewind Dale).

Even a bottom 10 would be tricky because, well, I don't bother to play the truly awful games. Now a mediocre 10, that'd be easy.

 

[crufty]

1. Nethack
2. Dungeon Crawl
3. Ultima VII
4. Daggerfall
5. Fallout 2
6. Bards Tale
7. Ultima Underworld
8. System Shock 2
9. Magic Candle
10. ADOM

 

[Rulion]

In no particular order:
1) BG 1
2) BG 2 (okay, I lied. BG2 gets my best RPG ever. Not sure about where the others go)
3) Planescape: Torment
4) Deus Ex
5) Arcanum
6) Fallout 1
7) Bloodlines in the beginning
8) Yoda Stories
9) Don't know.
10) Don't know.

 

[Vault Dweller]

I'd ask the same about Star Trail. Why not Blade of Destiny?

(Shadows over Riva had an improved combat system, but was horribly buggy.)

I don't recall now. All I remember is that I liked the first one, was very impressed by the second one, and hated the third one for bugs and the stupid maze.

 

[bryce777]

There are some terrible games in some of your lists. You make me sad.



In no particular order:
planescape torment
fallout 2
wizardry 6
ultima 6+7
betrayal at krondor
darklands
bard's tale (just for what it was at the time and because it was not my first rpg but it was the one to hook me)
Jagged Alliance 2 (though not an rpg...not that this seems to have stopped anyone else)
Baldur's gate 2

 

[whitemithrandir]

In no particular order:

1. Dungeon Lords
2. Fable
3. Deus Ex 2: Invisible War
4. Morrowind
5. Neverwinter Knights
6. Grimoire
7. Dungeon Siege
8. Sudeki
9. FATAL
10. And of course, for absolutely no reason at all, Daikatana.

The End.

 

[Revasser]

In no particular order:

1. Dungeon Lords
2. Fable
3. Deus Ex 2: Invisible War
4. Morrowind
5. Neverwinter Knights
6. Grimoire
7. Dungeon Siege
8. Sudeki
9. FATAL
10. And of course, for absolutely no reason at all, Daikatana.

The End.

Very droll.

In no particular order (don't wanna fuck the trend):

Planescape: Torment
Fallout
Fallout 2
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate 2 - Shadows of Amn (I'll include ToB here as well)
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Icewind Dale (+Heart of Winter)

 

[Baley]

Arcanum
Torment
Fallout
Fallout 2
Ultima 7
Kult
Bloodlines
Gothic
Daggerfall
BG2

 

[GhanBuriGhan]

The Fairy Tale Adventure

Holy fucking shit, there's a blast from the past. One of my favourite Amiga games of all time, and a pretty fucking cool isometric action-adventure (close enough to an RPG, I guess). I don't think I ever managed to achieve anything significant, but the game world was fucking enormous, so I had endless hours of freeform amusement. Way ahead of its time for 1987 too.

Any ever play the sequel?

I also can't help but notice that Ultima Underworld 2 seems to rank higher than the original in quite a few lists, anyone care to elaborate on their preference for the sequel?

Lol, I never got anywhere either, but I remember mapping an enormous map on glued-together letter paper.

As to UUW: I never played the first one. UUWII was actually the first PC game I ever played (on a friends PC, I still had the Amiga back then).

 

[Whipporowill]

I also can't help but notice that Ultima Underworld 2 seems to rank higher than the original in quite a few lists, anyone care to elaborate on their preference for the sequel?

Considering it was a fricking long time ago since I played either of the UW's - I remember enjoying the first one immensly - I remember the first time I met a lurker and how high I jumped. I do however believe I thought the 2nd was better executed - 2nd time around with the engine and all. But then again, maybe the first was the better game... hm. I can't honestly put my finger on it - maybe I just enjoyed the portal thingie?

 

[Jinxed]

I forgot about Albion. That was a damn good game.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

My list, which is naturally superior to all of yours and in no order:

1. Fallout
2. Geneforge
3. Prelude to Darkness
4. Questron
5. Gearhead
6. Star Command
7. Wasteland
8. Avernum 3
9. Dungeon Master
10. Jagged Alliance 2

 

[keeks]

In no order:
Fallout
Fallout 2
Planescape: Torment
Arcanum
Vampire Bloodlines
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
KOTOR
KOTOR 2
Nethack

 

[Avé]

There are 10 crpg's that arent german/russian, nevermind what quality?

My top 10 rpg'ish games.
Arcanum
BG1
BG2
Bloodlines
Deus Ex
Fallout
Jagged Alliance 2
Thief
Thief 2
Tie Fighter

 

[Pr()ZaC]

1. Daggy
2. Ultima VIIs
3. Fallout 2
4. Wizardry 8
5. Realms of Arkania 2 (Star Trail)
6. Dark Sun 2
7. One of the Eye of the Beholder games
8. The rest are not important...

 

[RuySan]

i'm quite surprised to see so much people mentioning Arcanum. I thought the game was mediocre. Very unbalanced and the dungeons had a very empty feel.