Top Ten RPGs of all time: Fantasy Edition

So here are my picks for my favorite fantasy rpgs:

10. World Of Warcraft

9. Neverwinter Nights 2

8. Kingdom Hearts 2

7. Dragon Age

6. Baldur's Gate 2

5. Diablo 2

4. Chrono Trigger

3. Morrowind

2. FF VII

1. Planescape Torment

Now I couldn't fit all the games I wanted to (or was pressured into) on the list, so feel free to nitpick.

Here's my full list if anybody's interested http://www.squidoo.com/top-ten-fantasy-rpgs

edited 13th Jun '11 8:33:07 PM by Carbonpillow

Morrowind is on the list. This pleases the Phantom.

No Spiderweb Software entries? No Avernum, Exile, Geneforge?

Also saddened (but not surprised) at the lack of a Wizardry or roguelike entry. Turn-based rpg design is truly a lost art.

You did a good job representing most of the major brands of import, however, although Dragon Age's inclusion seems a tad redundant.

edited 13th Jun '11 8:10:30 PM by Karkadinn

put baldurs gate 2 at #2 and move everything else back a space and I'd agree with ya.

edit: wait, you listed the original baldurs gate when the second one is way better...

edit2: ah, ok then. Original comment still stands.

edited 13th Jun '11 8:44:52 PM by Blissey1

typo, fixed.

Ehmm....

Putting them in a specific order is too much for me, but my favorite RP Gs have to be:

Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Earthbound
The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall
Super Hydlide
Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum
one of the Ultima games... though hell if I can choose just one.
And, ummm.... can I have five additional slots?

Dragon Age is on that list, OP. Take it off immediately.

Where's Ultima?

WHOO YEAH. I will only use one entry per franchise...if I don't it will all be "DRAGON QUEST NUMBER X"...

1. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX Working Designs translation)
2. Dragon Quest IX
3. Mother 1/Earthbound Zero
4. Breath of Fire 3
5. Robotrek
6. Shining Force: Resurrection of Dark Dragon
7. Legend of Mana
8. Secret of Evermore
9. Fire Emblem 8: The Sacred Stones
10. Phantasy Star 3

Oh wait fantasy...um.

...well. Shit.

edited 13th Jun '11 9:43:12 PM by Aondeug

Most of them are Fantasy RPGS, if I recall, so they can qualify.

@Dantes: Pick Ultima VII.

As for my Top 10...

• 1. Tales Of Symphonia
• 2. One of the Dept Heaven games. Oh wait, Riviera The Promised Land.
• 3. Ultima VII
• 4. Avernum
• 5. Planescape Torment
• 6. Etrian Odyssey
• 7. Wizardry
• 8. Shining Force
• 9. Ancient Domains Of Mystery
• 10. Nethack

Is it okay that I can put Ragnarok Online in my list?

edited 13th Jun '11 9:50:37 PM by AttObl

Forget that, this is going to be in a particular order. Trying to keep myself listing one entry per franchise.

• 1. Chrono Trigger
• 2. Legend of Mana
• 3. Final Fantasy V
• 4. Phantasy Star
• 5. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
• 6. Terranigma
• 7. Skies of Arcadia
• 8. Tales of Eternia
• 9. Dragon Quest IX
• 10. Xenosaga Ep. I

edited 13th Jun '11 10:36:53 PM by KanjuTails

1. Baldurs Gate 2
2. Planescape Torment
3. Dragon Age Origins
4. Never Winter Nights 2
5. Final Fantasy V
6. Jade Empire
7. Might And Magic VI
8. Final Fantasy IX
9. Secret Of Mana
10. Diablo 2

Actually, I've only played Ultima I-VI, as well as Escape From Mt. Drash, Runes of Virtue and Underworld I.

I'm trying to play the entire series as we speak (the only games missing from my collection are Savage Empire, Ultima IX and the SNES version of Runes of Virtue II), but right now, hell if I can decide which one is the best of them.

edited 13th Jun '11 11:56:11 PM by MoeDantes

hmmm...does Earth Bound count as fantasy?

Not sure about exact listings, since I don't have ten.

Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Golden Sun (various)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

I'll think more on this some other time.

Have you fought a sentient traffic sign today?

Ruling modern fantasy (VTMB, Earthbound) and anything vaguely cyberpunkish (FFVII, FFVIII [not that I would add it to the list]), in no particular order:

• Arcanum
• Planescape: Torment
• Chrono Trigger/Cross (yeah I'm combining them d/w it)
• Final Fantasy VI, XII and Tactics
• The Witcher 2
• Ultima VII
• Shining Force I/II
• Diablo
• Divine Divinity and Divinity II DKS
• Gothic I and II

this thread also made me remember I need to play Tactics Ogre.

• 10. Final Fantasy XII
• 9. Tales of Symphonia
• 8. Final Fantasy X
• 7. Dragon Quest IX
• 6. Final Fantasy IV DS
• 5. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
• 4. Final Fantasy VII
• 3. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
• 2. Final Fantasy IX
• 1. Earthbound

No, I'm not a Square fanboy, why would you say that

edited 14th Jun '11 8:04:27 AM by Beorc

Hmm ... admittedly, most of the RPG I play are the tabletop, not the video, variety.

• 1. Planescape Torment
• 2. Final Fantasy VI
• 3. Final Fantasy VII
• 4. System Shock 2 *
  ^{It had enough RPG elements that I want to count it; Portal2, as must as I love it, doesn't}
• 5. Quest For Glory 4
• 6. Chronotrigger
• 7. Geneforge
• 8. Quest For Glory 2
• 9. Final Fantasy XII
• 10. Final Fantasy I

edited 14th Jun '11 10:31:58 AM by BlueNinja0

If SRP Gs count as well, Here's my list

• 1. Final Fantasy VII
• 2. Dragon Quest VIII
• 3. Disgaea 2
• 4. Persona 4
• 5. Final Fantasy X
• 6. Tales Of Vesperia
• 7. Golden Sun
• 8. Pokemon (all of them)
• 9. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
• 10. Jeanne D Arc

If ARP Gs count as well then add Dot Hack GU and Kingdom Hearts up there too.

edited 14th Jun '11 4:59:56 PM by dmysta3000

I've always wanted to play Jeanne D'Arc, but I've never seen it released anywhere... :(

Personal choices:

10. Mass Effect 2

9. Dragon Age 2

8. Final Fantasy VIII

7. Fallout 2

6. Knights Of The Old Republic 2

5. Alpha Protocol

4. Planescape Torment

3. Persona 4

2. Baldurs Gate 2

1. Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines

edited 14th Jun '11 6:06:32 PM by Nicknacks

I haven't played Vampire: TM, but people have been telling me I have to.

You can buy it on the Playstation Network.

edited 14th Jun '11 6:08:36 PM by dmysta3000

Do Persona 3 and 4 count as fantasy? I mean, they sure as hell aren't sci-fi.

They're Urban Fantasy, yes.