The Top 10

[Adam]

The Top 10

Give me what you think are or are going to be the top 10 RPG games of the o' so beloved 2007 and 2008.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Re: The Top 10

Ones that come immediately to mind for me are:

Bioshock
Fable 2
Dragon Age
Mass Effect

 

[Bishounen_Mason]

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FFXII
Fable 2
Bioshock
Assassins Creed

Thats just a few for me

 

[Silent420]

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I think

Fable 2
Assassins Creed
Bioshock
Masseffect

 

[Hexadecimal]

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you guys really consider Assassin's Creed to be an RPG?

 

[Silent420]

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What is it supposed to be?

 

[Hexadecimal]

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What is it supposed to be?

stealth action

 

[HodgePodge]

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you guys really consider Assassin's Creed to be an RPG?

Actually, yes. It's like Mass Effect. The combat isn't RPG, but the story is.

 

[Hexadecimal]

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Actually, yes. It's like Mass Effect. The combat isn't RPG, but the story is.

ummm I wouldn't say it's anything like Mass Effect...
there's no choice...

 

[HodgePodge]

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I didn't mean it was like mass effect. I'm saying that Mass Effect has FPS combat. Assassin's Creed also has real time combat, as opposed to turn based as is common in most RPG's. After all, RPG just stands for Role Playing Game. In Assassin's Creed, you are playing the role of Altair. While this could mean that every game is an RPG, you aren't really playing the role of a character if you're not enthralled in the story, i.e. Call of Duty. That's what makes Assassin's Creed an RPG, the story and the way that it allows you to play the role of Altair.

And thanks to whoever put my sig in spoiler tags, was about to do so when I checked and it was done

 

[OldBoy]

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Hmmm. I don't quite agree with you Hodge.

I believe it will be an RPG if you have to make choices for the character.

From Wikipedia: Role-playing game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A role-playing game (RPG; often roleplaying game) is a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create or follow stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, players can improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games.

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[Tsuyu]

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If you can't customize your character in the ways of class, skills and the like it aint a RPG. If the only criteria was to play the role the character, almost every single game would count as a RPG. There are certain other criteras if you ask me. Like equipping diffferent arms and armour, shopping and lets not forget leveling up. To sum it up; More in-depth than just controlling a character.

Assassin's Creed would be more like games such as Tomb Raider.


On a side note: Lets not forget Fallout 3, people. Lets just hope it doesn't turn out to be a futuristic Oblivion....

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: The Top 10

If you can't customize your character in the ways of class, skills and the like it aint a RPG. If the only criteria was to play the role the character, almost every single game would count as a RPG. There are certain other criteras if you ask me. Like equipping diffferent arms and armour, shopping and lets not forget leveling up. To sum it up; More in-depth than just controlling a character.

Assassin's Creed would be more like games such as Tomb Raider.


On a side note: Lets not forget Fallout 3, people. Lets just hope it doesn't turn out to be a futuristic Oblivion....

I agree Tsuyu as essentially in most games you are playing a role.

Id say my top ones are: (off top of my head):

Mass Effect
Fable 2
Bioshock
Fallout 3
The Witcher (looks interesting and uses Biowares Aurora engine)

 

[Steve]

Re: The Top 10

Fable 2
Mass Effect

Can't really think of anything else. ^_^

 

[andythegill]

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fable 2 hands down will will
would say devil may cry 4 but its hardly rpg

and then I dont know