Best RPG ever? (Not including MMORPG's)
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The Baldur's Gate series, no contest. No other RPGs I've played managed to fuse fantastic gameplay and a truly epic story as effectively as BioWare did with this series.
I'd probably be sayin Baldur's Gate 2 IF I had been into it when it was big.... but I wasn't... nor did I ever get into any of the Fallout games.
So based on what I've played:
Morrowind
I've never been so lost in a world like I was in Morrowind (Oblivion does not even compare).
So based on what I've played:
Morrowind
I've never been so lost in a world like I was in Morrowind (Oblivion does not even compare).
I like different RPG games for different reasons. I like the Dungeon Master games for the mazes, puzzles and combat. Planescape: Torment for the writing and presentation. Fallout for the pen and paper style design.
You really liked Dark Messiah Elements? You should try the original, it's 1000 times better.airEx said:
For me, the choice is Final Fantasy III (I played it on SNES, so it will always be three in my mind).
FF3 had some of the best story telling elements that I had seen and, sadly, that I have seen since. It had a huge cast of characters, both PCs and NPCs, and all of them were given a depth of personality that was amazing considering it was all done with text and animations, rather than the pitiful voice acting that many games have these days.
The story itself was incredible. You didn't have the lone wanderer who was destined to save the world. Instead it was the band of heroes working together to save the world...and failing to do so. Driven by a need for redemption and the hope of a new world from the ashes of the old, they come together again and throw down the evil. The spotlight never focuses on a single character too long. No one is the main character. There are no sidekicks.
The gameplay was simple, given that it was an RPG in the glory days of the SNES. This wasn't a bad thing, though, since the main focus of the game was supposed to be the characters and the storyline.
And finally, the coup de grace, was the opera scene. What RPG has used an opera scene to such great effect since FF3? None, I say.
Final Fantasy III. Best. RPG. Ever.
FF3 had some of the best story telling elements that I had seen and, sadly, that I have seen since. It had a huge cast of characters, both PCs and NPCs, and all of them were given a depth of personality that was amazing considering it was all done with text and animations, rather than the pitiful voice acting that many games have these days.
The story itself was incredible. You didn't have the lone wanderer who was destined to save the world. Instead it was the band of heroes working together to save the world...and failing to do so. Driven by a need for redemption and the hope of a new world from the ashes of the old, they come together again and throw down the evil. The spotlight never focuses on a single character too long. No one is the main character. There are no sidekicks.
The gameplay was simple, given that it was an RPG in the glory days of the SNES. This wasn't a bad thing, though, since the main focus of the game was supposed to be the characters and the storyline.
And finally, the coup de grace, was the opera scene. What RPG has used an opera scene to such great effect since FF3? None, I say.
Final Fantasy III. Best. RPG. Ever.
