Xenogears. Just off the top of my head.
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TacoSocks@infosec.pub 21 hours agoOut of curiosity, what are some games that you consider contenders for greatest RPG?
Tedesche@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
That was made 25 years ago. And just off the top of my head, Xenosaga surpassed it.
rozodru@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
well to say Xenosaga surpassed it…I mean that’s not hard to do.
Xenogears is great but keep in mind it’s not finished. the entire second disc is proof of this. It’s an unfinished game that is regarded as one of the greatest RPG’s of all time. Same with Xenosaga. that’s an unfinished series. so to say Xenosaga surprassed it…well yeah it got further along than Xenogears did.
ICastFist@programming.dev 15 hours ago
Get in the fucking robot,
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jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Western - Ultima IV
Eastern - Phantasy Star IITacoSocks@infosec.pub 20 hours ago
Damn, RPGs peaked in the 80s for you. What did these games do right that nothing has done better since?
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Exist when they cared enough so that nothing can ever surpass the nostalgia of the game, regardless of quality.
loonsun@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
The story and engagement. Ultima IV let you talk to literally every NPC in the game, everyone had a name and a job and something to say.
Phantasy Star II was essentially ripped off for Final Fantasy VII to the point where from the minute they introduced Aerith I was like “Well, shit, better not give HER anything I want to keep, she’s dead 1/2 way through the game.” (That was Nei in PSII).
To be clear, those are just the first two off the top of my head, there were other excellent, excellent RPGs.
I really liked the gold box D&D games from SSI - Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades. They don’t hold up well now due to all being turn based RPGs. There is a Steam Collection of ALL of that.
Speaking of, before Fallout, there was Wasteland which has had a modern reboot and sequel. Also a great game that had copy protection built into a story book full of backstory paragraphs.
For JRPGs, it’s hard to go wrong with Suikoden 1 and 2, recently re-released on PS5, drop dead gorgeous RPGs.
I’ve played probably hundreds of RPGs since the start.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Not OP, but:
There are a ton more, especially if you broaden the definition to sub-genres to include Diablo 2, TLoZ games (esp. Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild), and Dark Souls.
There are just so many bangers.