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gengka on 21 August 2008

u left out fallout. wat a disgrace :P



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kira hibiki on 21 August 2008
Rath said:

FFVII - influenced modern JRPG's strongly.
Final Fantasy - Started a very popular series of JRPGs.
DQ - See above.
ES: Arena - One of the originators of the open world design.
Rogue - Pretty much the original dungeon crawl, made its own genre (rogue likes)
System Shock - Early and influential WRPG/FPS - lead to games such as Bioshock
Ultima Online - popularlized MMOs
Everquest - Did the above but even moreso
World of Warcraft - See above
Might & Magic Series - The early games were quite influential
Ultima Series - See above
Pokemon - Most popular RPG of all time and practically created its own genre




@Guigr - He's talking about an earlier Neverwinter Nights. But not really hugely influential in my opinion, being the first to do something doesn't make it influential. I put Ultima Online in for my MMO instead.

This.

 



perpride on 21 August 2008

Good List. My five:

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Final Fantasy X/XII
5. Lost Oddyssey



Garcian Smith on 21 August 2008
perpride said:
Good List. My five:

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Final Fantasy X/XII
5. Lost Oddyssey

 

The whole point of this thread, as well as the article in the OP, was to post which games are/were most influential, not to post a "my favorite RPGs" list. Try reading the thread before posting next time, bro.



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pichu_pichu on 21 August 2008

I haven't played any of those D=



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markers on 21 August 2008

Lunar:Silver story - was an amazing game, story was superb. combat was fun and easy. the music was absolutely amazing.

Tactics Ogre: March of the Black Queen - i remember playing this before Final Fantasy tactics. IMO this was one of the greatest story driven games ive ever played. the gameplay was pretty awesome too, was alittle more in depth than tactics which is why i put this here instead of Final Fantasy tactics (although it should probably still be in the top 10)

Final Fantasy VI or VII - you choose, both excellent and awesome.

thats all i could think of in the spur of the moment



redspear on 21 August 2008

Well here is my list

Ultima 1-birth place of modern state based RPGs with an overowrld maps and simple dungeons.
Dragon Warrior(Quest)-How can this not be on any list. Essentially the birth of JRPG.
Final Fantasy-Built upon the party based JRPG format.
FF4/6-The RPGs that really ramped up the Story elements and complexity of JRPGs. FF6 is potentially the Pinnacle that or chronotrigger.
FF7-Popularized the Format with western audiences also introduced the FMV/enhanced cutscenes.


That is for JRPGS



BringBackChrono on 21 August 2008

Fallout(first game by Black Isle, who influenced the market heavily,imo)
Chrono Trigger(a model for better combat system, and the first multiple ending game i had played)
Daggerfall(for the Bethesda approach to RPGs)
Ultima Online(as stated before in the thread)
Diablo




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bardicverse on 21 August 2008

My 5:

Secret of Mana
Illusion of Gaia
FF 6 (or 3 US)
Soul Edge
Tales of Symphonia

(lots of SNES games there)



Pharaoh on 21 August 2008

EARTHBOUND!!!!!!

Ness battling Pokey for the fate of the universe, the pinnacle of rpgs. It's witty and unique style poked fun at western civilization, which opened the doors for comedy and satire to enter the realm of gaming. Where else can you fight a Dali Clock, a New Age Retro Hippie, scalding coffee, a struttin' evil mushroom, or an Annoying Old Party Man.



Fact: Earthbound is the greatest game ever made