Best RPG of All Time voted by Famitsu Readers

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1. The complete lack of Pokemon and Monster Hunter is kind of shocking. Within Japan, they are the most popular games in recent years, let alone in the RPG genre. And sure, a lot of these people polled are apparently a bit older than Pokemon's fanbase, but you'd think that the first or second gen would get in the Top 20.
2. I find the lack of Final Fantasy XIII surprising, if only because I've been told repeatedly that the game and characters were popular in Japan.
3. Dragon Quest is actually less prevalant than I expected. Most notably, the most recent title here is from 1992, not counting its PS2 remake. In contrast, Final Fantasy had six representatives, the oldest from 1994.
4. I am genuinely surprised that a Western RPG got on this list. No joke.
5. I kind of get Persona 5 being high up on the list, though I doubt it will remain on top when the next big game rolls around. Nier is a bit more surprising, because it seemed like more of a quiet success and lacked the strong fanbase of the Persona series.
6. Xenoblade did surprisingly well, given that it honestly isn't that popular.