GotY 2024 Ultimate Award Prediction - The Game Awards (TGA)

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BraLoD said:

Leynos said:

The most impactful RPGs are Ultima and Wizardry. Wizardry esp as every RPG esp JRPGS took from it. Aside from DnD itself, Wizardry is the most influential and impactful RPG series ever made. FF7 helped further popularize JRPGs in the west but no new genres or subgenres came from it nor mechanically anything new.

FF7 is often considered the most important RPG in gaming, it doesn't need to be the first to become that, as FF7 marked the change in status for the genre, RPGs are still relevant to people nowdays because almost 20 years ago FF7 made it go from niche to the biggest thing in the industry.

FF7 is important game for many reasons, but not the most important RPG in (video) gaming - that title goes to Ultima (and to some extent Wizardry, but its influence is more important for JRPGs).