Poll: RPG (Current)

[Archangel]

Who's on potion duty today?

[Le Goat]

IBTP

[Le Goat]

HEY GOAT

[Le Goat]

eh man!

[Le Goat]

HOW'S IT HANGING!??!!?!?

[Le Goat]

zomg, bizz, is that you??

[Le Goat]

TEEHEHEHEEH IT IS!!!


SUCK ME?"

[Le Goat]

I thought you'd never ask, asshole!

[Le Goat]

lol 7 minutes and no poll

[Archangel]

lol 7 minutes and no poll

I had to count the votes again, since Kyle (many thanks for all his work, though, and this isn't his fault, either) only listed five or so titles, while far more got multiple votes.

Diablo II is absent here because for some reason, it ended up in the old school RPG poll, and I included Persona 3 on a whim: Both Persona 3 and Persona 4 got nominated, and the series is good enough, and the titles similar enough, that one if them merits some mention here - and in the missus's expert opinion (she's logged 150+ hours on both) 3 is slightly better.

[Le Goat]

I see a close 4 way race; Fallout 3, Mass Effect, Oblivion and KOTOR

[Jack Bauer]

yeah i digged oblivion. gonna get stuck into fallout again soon but my vote goes to oblivion

[Le Goat]

I put down fallout for 5 mos cause I was afraid it would ruin my nigh-life. Sho' nuff, it did. I couldn't put it down for a week and I STILL haven't gotten close to beating it.

[Archangel]

I put down fallout for 5 mos cause I was afraid it would ruin my nigh-life. Sho' nuff, it did. I couldn't put it down for a week and I STILL haven't gotten close to beating it.

Indeed. I logged 200 hours on that game, and I still haven't been to Canterbury Commons (I think I did all the other side quests, though).

[hatepoppy]

i smickity smashed that game and havent looked back since like, christmas.

[Archangel]

i smickity smashed that game and havent looked back since like, christmas.

Yeah, I'm afraid of getting The Pitt or Broken Steel, because, well, I've got shit to do; and speaking of DLCs, that new one for Mass Effect can't come quickly enough.

[Le Goat]

i smickity smashed that game and havent looked back since like, christmas.

virgin

[hatepoppy]

Yeah, I'm afraid of getting The Pitt or Broken Steel, because, well, I've got shit to do; and speaking of DLCs, that new one for Mass Effect can't come quickly enough.
they have dlc for the ps3 yet?

*cuts*

[Archangel]

they have dlc for the ps3 yet?

*cuts*

No, which is why the missus got the PC version for my birthday.

[hatepoppy]

virgin
it just wasnt that hard a game, sheila.

[Kerjack]

I feel like negging Arch on this one for making me choose.

[Archangel]

Hey, I'm torn like a mother fucker myself.

[hatepoppy]

morrowind had probably the most ridiculously exploitable glitch in all of videogames.

[Le Goat]

Oblivion had one too, but quickly patched.

[Kerjack]

morrowind had probably the most ridiculously exploitable glitch in all of videogames.

Skybase took a shield and enchanted it with a real low level levitate. He would have to equip it a few times but once the effect took place he became superman and could fly anywhere he wanted. Kind of broke the game for him I think.

[hatepoppy]

there was a few merchants in the game that had like, infinite ingredients in stock. so like, you could make a hundred forify intelligence potions, take them, make a hundred more, sell those, make a hundred fortify strength 98339428723982 pts for 9219172987141324232899 seconds, flat fucking win.

[hatepoppy]

some cat in sadrith mora had the ash yams, bloats, and netch leathers nec for the fortify intelligence potions.

[Archangel]

morrowind had probably the most ridiculously exploitable glitch in all of videogames.

Mass Effect. There was a glitch that let you get +24 paragon and/or renegade ad infinitum with Lorik Quinn on Noveria...

[Le Goat]

this thread just went through the nerd-roof.

[Bizz]

I voted FFXII but it was more of a vote for FF in general.

[Archangel]

I voted FFXII but it was more of a vote for FF in general.

For some reason, X only got one nomination... I really loved it, and the sphere board kicked the licence board's arse, but with the exception of Auron, I just liked XII's characters more. I'm thinking of getting a DS just for Revenant Wings.

[Bizz]

For some reason, X only got one nomination... I really loved it, and the sphere board kicked the licence board's arse, but with the exception of Auron, I just liked XII's characters more. I'm thinking of getting a DS just for Revenant Wings.

Yeah, the sphere board was a million times better than the license board. I really like the whole franchise but found XII kinda weak.

[Archangel]

Yeah, the sphere board was a million times better than the license board. I really like the whole franchise but found XII kinda weak.

It was really fucking hard, though - Omega Mk XII, anyone? - and I have a soft spot for really tough games.

[Bizz]

I didn't find it very difficult but I rarely find any turn based game difficult. I normally have my characters as uber as they get.

[Archangel]

I didn't find it very difficult but I rarely find any turn based game difficult. I normally have my characters as uber as they get.

XII wasn't really turn-based, though; and the game itself wasn't that hard, but the lower levels of Ridorana, the dark parts of the Great Crystal, or the big optional bosses (especially Omega) were pretty fucking tough.

[Gary_Busey]

I think it's the game world of Oblivion and the entire fabricated history that they've come up with that draws me to Oblivion more. Especially after some of the mods, the world just looks amazing at times.

[Bizz]

XII wasn't really turn-based, though; and the game itself wasn't that hard, but the lower levels of Ridorana, the dark parts of the Great Crystal, or the big optional bosses (especially Omega) were pretty fucking tough.

It is based off FFXI's multiplayer but it's still turn based, it just doesn't have random encounters. Now you can buff before you fight. Ultima and Omega have always been a tough fight in all FF games.

[Pax Britannia]

Fallout 3 is the only game on that list that i've played. So it gets my vote by default!

Seriously though it does kick ass.

[hatepoppy]

For some reason, X only got one nomination... I really loved it, and the sphere board kicked the licence board's arse, but with the exception of Auron, I just liked XII's characters more. I'm thinking of getting a DS just for Revenant Wings.
shit man, you and i both know that ffx was great - for the time and for what it was. i actually played it recently. just felt like smashing it again. spent like 10 hrs speeding to yunalesca, about 50 hrs smashing the game to shit.

but that's just it, it was the demolition that i took enjoyment from. i was actually completely annoyed w the game. it was a picture of the flaws in that type of game - completely recycled plot, with rigidly linear gameplay until you've effectively beat the game anyway, at which point it is over or you can go on to the tedious tasks of dodging 200 lightning bolts or breeding a gold chocobo.



and on another note, srsly arch. i never played mass effect, but can the glitch you described possibly be anywhere near as badass as a glitch that singlehandedly makes all money irrelevant and gives you the ability to create restore heath 1M pts for 1M secs (effective invincibility)?

[Archangel]

Well no, but Mass Effect's glitch is so beautifully easy to exploit...

[hatepoppy]

Well no, but Mass Effect's glitch is so beautifully easy to exploit...
heh the one on morrowind, is accessible and exploitable from fuckin jump street. not that im clowning your glitch, im just sayin. morrowind was just silly.

[Archangel]

Deciding here is bloody impossible.

[redsox39]

This is the hardest vote for me...
Mass Effect
Star Wars: KOTOR
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[Archangel]

With me, it's between FFXII, Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect, and Fallout 3.

[Kerjack]

Kingdom hearts was interesting, but has way to many faults to be considered imo.

[Archangel]

Kingdom hearts was interesting, but has way to many faults to be considered imo.

Half-Life 2 and MGS 3 are full of faults, and are among my favourite games ever; your point? However, for all its gameplay and graphics improvements, KH2 was almost insulting. The best part of the first game was the exploring, finding hidden treasure and symbols in the maze-like levels, especially Aladdin's cave and the jungle: The sequel was more linear than Doom 3, for fuck's sake. The only redeeming feature were the Gumi Boat and the defence of Hollow Bastion.

[TheImpossibleMan]

KOTOR vs. Mass Effect is a tough decision, but I gotta go with KOTOR.

[hatepoppy]

ive never played a kingdom hearts game. i just cant fucking get past the fact that it's donald duck and fuckin goofy.

[Pax Britannia]

ive never played a kingdom hearts game. i just cant fucking get past the fact that it's donald duck and fuckin goofy.

Same here. I thought those games were for Japanese schoolgirls.

[hatepoppy]

Same here. I thought those games were for Japanese schoolgirls.
heh i remember being told it was a dece rpg, went to gamestop, looked at the front of the case and was all 'are you fucking serious'?

[Archangel]

Same here. I thought those games were for Japanese schoolgirls.

You're missing out. I originally bought it for the missus because she's a huge Disney fan, but I basically tore the controller from her hands after a few minutes, and never looked back.

Think Final Fantasy XII meets Secret of Mana meets Jak & Daxter, and you're basically there. Disney or not, it's one of the deepest, best playing, most engrossing action RPGs out there.

[Pax Britannia]

I'll have to borrow my sisters copy.

[TheImpossibleMan]

The opening to Kingdom Hearts is fucking amazing.

[Archangel]

The opening to Kingdom Hearts is fucking amazing.

This is true.

Even if Hikki Utada's English lyrics make no fucking sense.

[Bizz]

I'd give my left nut for Mushroom Kingdom Hearts. All that square enix goodness with the Mario world. It would be like an awesome sequel to the Mario RPG.

[Ocelot]

Tough ass choice. I would probably have thrown my hat in with Mass Effect, but since I've been plugging through Fallout 3 as of late, it gets my vote.

[HarbingerofBoom]

I refuse to vote for an MMO (no matter how many hours of my life they've stolen collectively). And no matter how hard I try, Bethesda games all feel like the same, huge, empty worlds. (See: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/75-Oblivion )
I loved Fable. The world has so much personality. I love the character advancement system and combat. Of course Molyeux blew the morality system way out of proportion, pissing off many people, but even as it is (rather than what it was hyped to be) it's still one of my favorite RPG's ever.

[TheImpossibleMan]

I never played Fable 2, but Fable is a rental, and completely forgettable.

[Draven X 23]

I never played Fable 2, but Fable is a rental, and completely forgettable.

Its pretty much Fable but easier. An RPG for people who never played an RPG.

[TheImpossibleMan]

I'm really surprised Fallout 3 is getting this much love, I would place Mass Effect and KOTOR far ahead of it. It is a great game, no doubt, but it trades player immersion for goofy fun. I never, ever feel like I'm 'in the game' the way I do with Mass Effect, KOTOR, or even Bioshock, and that's not even an RPG.