Best RPG game?

[RainWarrior]

What is the best RPG game ever created so far, my favorite is The elder scrolls 4: oblivion.

[Spellsong]

That is tough. I played some RPGs, but I never found one that is the best. Speaking of Morrowind, I wonder if I will like 4 better. I still have Morrowind 3 installed with all expansions, but I don't bother to play it no more because there is too much to do, and you are left out there on your own. Its a world too harsh for me.

[Ryanfaescotland]

Diablo 1 or Final Fantasy 8

Diablo because I found it very playable and repeatable and it also had great online support.

FF8 because it had a good story and a great card game.

[FatTrucker]

I preferred Morrowind to Oblivion, both excellent games though.

Its a difficult one to call because different RPG's excel in different ways. In terms of plot and characterisation I think Planescape: Torment wins it hands down.

Deus Ex probably gets the vote for action oriented adventure and open ended play.

I still rate Shadowrun on the Snes as one of the most atmospheric I've ever played. Its dog ugly to look at but the music, pace and cyberpunk setting really worked fantastically well.

If I had to choose one though it would probably be Morrowind as it sucked me in for months, had excellent third party and fan made support. It created a completely original world away from the conventional dragons and goblins demographic. There was just so much to see and do, with everything remaining consistent all the way down to being able to pick plants and make your own potions, craft your own magic items, and make your own weapons and armour from raw materials. A truly amazing piece of work.

[ubr]

Suikoden 1&2, Baldur Gate 2, Final Fantasy 9, Saga Frontier 2, Xenogear, ... hard to choose .

[RainWarrior]

That is tough. I played some RPGs, but I never found one that is the best. Speaking of Morrowind, I wonder if I will like 4 better. I still have Morrowind 3 installed with all expansions, but I don't bother to play it no more because there is too much to do, and you are left out there on your own. Its a world too harsh for me.

Morrowind is better for pc than Oblivion because oblivion doesn't work on a normal pc at all and still stutters with a good graphics card, but the 'game of the year edition' which has all 2 expansion packs 'Shivering Isles' and 'Knights of the Nine' is coming out in september 2007 for the 360 at about the same price as the singular 'oblivion' with no expansion packs. Oblivion on the 360 is alot better than on the pc. If you have a 360 wait till september. It is alot better that Morrowind RPG wise with next generation graphics non-linear gameplay and alot of the things that made Morrowind such a good RPG game.

The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion are both RPG's of the year.

Created by 'Bethesda Softworks'

[Jale]

I'll generalize:

• Final Fantasy series (being VII and VIII my favorite ones).
• Chrono Trigger.
• Super Mario RPG.
• Grandia II.

[Ryanfaescotland]

Suikoden 1&2, Baldur Gate 2, Final Fantasy 9, Saga Frontier 2, Xenogear, ... hard to choose .

Really? You rate 9 over 7 and 8? Please do give your reasons if you have any.

I was a little disappointed with 9 I think it was just a little too cartoony for my liking.

[Zach]

Diablo /Diablo II especially, is pants... it's just boring hack and slash with very little story..

Divine Divinity is on a whole different level, and it's essentially a Diablo clone.. (2D Isometric). It's higher resolution, beautiful artwork, tons of quests and story lines to follow + tons of in-game lore.

It's just an overall great experience. I played the game for a couple years straight. Oblivion is also nice, but balancing between system performance and visuals was kind of a pain.. It did keep me playing for a while though, I may reinstall it again sometime.

[Elfen Lied]

Baldur's Gate.

esp BGII. although technically BGI and its expansion, and BGII and its expansion are technically the same game, you do use the same character for them.