Best RPG Series Of All Time

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Vote for Final Fantasy 1) Final Fantasy

Final fantasy by itself might not be the best RPG ever but as a Series it is unbeatable

Frickin amazing!

philosnav

Oh My God I love final fantasy 12 more than any other game that I have ever played!

PlayboyX429


Vote for The Legend of Zelda 2) The Legend of Zelda

The Oricana of time iz awesome!

Ev662

Beautiful scenry, great dialogue, and well planned dungeons make this series one of my favorite series of all time, my favorite Zelda being Twilight Princess.

Cookieman1221

The legend of Zelda I II(NES)& Link to a Past (SNES), were three of the toughest, longest, invensive, hipnotizing, adventurous and intelligent fantasy-games ever (in 2D). Then ocarina of time came, and blew everything and everyone away!

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Vote for Elder Scrolls 3) Elder Scrolls

0bl1vion kills all other rpg

Eldar Scrolls... *sigh*
The Elder Scrolls series is good in general, though it really took off with III and IV, those being Morrowind and Oblivion

Probably one of the best RPG series out there, If not THE best.


Vote for Secret of Mana 4) Secret of Mana

maybe not be one of the best but still a good rpg to play. same era with Breath of Fire


Vote for Baldur’s Gate I & II 5) Baldur’s Gate I & II

Dominant

DOMI-nation

Replayabilty for sure. One of my favorites.

Easily the best RPG I’ve played. Totally engrossing story, very non-linear, huge world, tactical gameplay and good dialogue. There is at least 70 hours of gameplay here, and its all awesome


Vote for Fire Emblem 6) Fire Emblem

A perfect mix of strategy and warfare. I have the sacred stones for GBA and it is AWESOME!

anonymous

The only true epic strategy series, Fire Emblem stands out in the midst of games such as Final Fantasy and Legend of Zelda for being a series that gained immense popularity worldwide with only four games released in the West.

Path of Radiance on the Gamecube is amazing! Definately one of the greatest games I have ever played, and by far the best videogame I own.


Vote for Fallout 1 & 2 7) Fallout 1 & 2

One of the greatest if not the greatest rpg of all time on the pc

Definitely the best rpg of all times. I have played every game on this whole web page thoroughly and I can assure you if you do not like fallout you do not like life.

I’ve thoroughly played all games listed on this ranking, and I can assure none of them has any chance at all when compared to Fallout. The Fallout franchise itself is one of the best of all time, but Fallout 2 alone, IMHO, hasn’t been matched by any other RPG game ever made.

An absolutely original, mature, believable, appealing and coherent universe mixed with an absolutely incredible atmosphere; developed with so much love and dedication that it seems unbelievable that we still have to wail for a part three.


Vote for Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic I & II 8) Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic I & II

The best Star Wars experience since the Original Trilogy

Iron_Rose

Best ever

Revan

Best RPG ever words can not describe it!


Vote for Neverwinter Nights 1&2 9) Neverwinter Nights 1&2

I second this. all those console games ARE NOT real RPGs. yeah, you level-up, but that does not constitute an RPG. there are no real "choices" in games like FF.

Please, let’s limit ourselves to the only REAL role-playing games in this list (Neverwinter Nights 1-2 & Might and Magic series) and the only platform for serious gamers: the PC. Let’s get rid of that childisch console crap once and for all!


Vote for Suikoden 10) Suikoden

all rpg fans need suikoden 2, 3, and 5 or at least 2and3 people who don’t like suikoden could find stuff to do tons of many games also mind blowing stories:)(:

Suikoden II is the best game ever made.

must play game before you die!


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Chrono 11) Chrono

So far only consists of two games, Chrono Trigger and Crono Cross which is very popular

All three games are very fun to play with great in depth storyline.

Best games I’ve ever played.

Vote for Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 12) Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

Diablo was the first of it style of game and influenced the rpg genre today, Diablo based off the board game dungeon and dragons.

Without Diablo all the main mmorpg wouldn’t be made. They are all break away’s from diablo

honestly man, best rpg ever. just look at the randomness of the game play.

I was a hardened diablo fanatic. from the first game, until the last (unless blizzard finally get off their asses and make diablo 3). for 6 n a half years straight. I loved this game. in terms of quality and enjoyment of gameplay, its the best I’ve ever had.

Vote for Gothic 1,2 13) Gothic 1,2

Vote for Pokemon 14) Pokemon

POKEMON RULES!

too good. Never ending series

I know this is the best game

Vote for Golden Sun 15) Golden Sun

this is the best game ever made!

this is not only the best RPG I’ve ever played it’s the best game ever

Finally this game is mentioned, its one of the best rpg I’ve ever played

Vote for Might and Magic I-VIII 16) Might and Magic I-VIII

5 great games, 3 ok games and dozens of related games (like Heroes of Might and Magic I-V) for computers and consoles. A decade of RPG fun.

Vote for Grandia 17) Grandia

um... have u guyz ever even played grandia...ok the first one is alrite, but the second and the third are sick. Think i should belong in 1st place. If u disagree then play it then think again.

this is just the best rpg ever

lolz this list sucks, if you have played all of the above you KNOW that grandia does not belong at the bottom, morons

Vote for Star Ocean 18) Star Ocean

I don’t know about the first ones, but Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time is possibly my favorite rpg of all time. Compelling story and addictive battle system, plus deep and interesting characters.

Great series...i don’t understand why this is not considered to be in the top ten...along with legend of dragoon both have great story lines and good gameplay to go with

Vote for The Legend of Dragoon 19) The Legend of Dragoon

This is Sickening this is the only rpg game I have ever "beat" I’ve been stuck on the final boss for like 4years I was trying daily for like 2 weeks then sorta gave up and have been doing it off and on this game is #1

The sickest game ever...even tops Final Fantasy

Vote for Planescape: Torment 20) Planescape: Torment

Play it.

Just the best game ever. Nothing else to say really.

Vote for Tales Series by Namco 21) Tales Series by Namco

The best new rpg to come out since FFVII is Tales of Symphonia

This has to be without a doubt one of the best game series ever for its amount of games produced. The music is unbelievable the game play is like nothing people have ever seen before.

Tales series owns, should be top 3 at least, these games have the best stories, and pimp characters

Vote for World of Warcraft 22) World of Warcraft

Go WoW

EmceeBlood

most def top 3

JewFro

Clearly the most comprehensive rpg ever designed

Vote for Ultima I-VIII + Ultima Online and etc 23) Ultima I-VIII + Ultima Online and etc

From the earliest days of computer RPG gaming to Ultima Online which still has a loyal and active following today a truely groudbreaking series.

Vote for Kingdom Hearts 1&2 24) Kingdom Hearts 1&2

Oh yeah

I think its the best pg game of all time because me personally am a disney fan and a game with pluto mickey pete daffy duck and goofy and a awesome story line 2 boot I can’t wait till number 3 comes out I’m buying it the first day

I cry when I hear the music,it is just astounding I want to get the next one when it comes back.

Vote for Phantasy Star 25) Phantasy Star

The characters were solid, the mazes amazing, the puzzles difficult

yes i agree phantasy star is one of the greatest rpg games i am a level 91 and the game never gets boring with online

This should be number 1.

Vote for Nippon Ichi Series 26) Nippon Ichi Series

Games ranging from Disgaea to Phantom Brave.

Vote for Wizardry 1-8 27) Wizardry 1-8

Another long lived series of very good games from SirTech

WIZARDRY 8 IS AWESOME!!! A TRUE RPG! CHOICES, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, STUFF AND MORE STUFF!!

Vote for Runescape 28) Runescape

Vote for .Hack Series 29) .Hack Series

Vote for Dragon Quest 30) Dragon Quest

I play tested Dragon Warrior I for NES. I hated it at the time, but played it some months later and ended up enjoying it.

Better known to some as "Dragon Warrior" 1-4 on the NES. How this series is not a top ten I’ll never know. Come on...
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It should be up there... you know you’ve played it.

Better known to some as "Dragon Warrior" 1-4 on the NES. How this series is not a top ten I?ll never know. Come on...
A Slime Draws Near!
The Slime Attacks!!
The Slime Misses!
Erdrick Attacks!!
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427 Damage!!!
(Da DDDAaaaa!!)
Thou art defeated the Slime
Thou art gained 1 gold.
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It should be up there... you know you?ve played it.

Vote for Shin Megami Tensei 31) Shin Megami Tensei

Occult themed games with mature stories.A few titles in the series are Nocturne,Devil summoner,Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 etc

Vote for Xenogears 32) Xenogears

The best RPG game on the PSX! and one of the greatest games of all time!

Vote for Arcanum 33) Arcanum

Great story, great character building, and many interesting quest’s and NPC’s!

Vote for Mass Effect 34) Mass Effect

Vote for Shining Force 35) Shining Force

Though I never played the games to follow shining force 2 which came out for the short lived sega saturn, Shining Force 1 and 2, and to a lesser extent - Shining in the darkness, were as bang on for their time in terms of how RPGS were evolving and I’d recommend anyone to DL a sega genesis emulator and play the games on your computer and you’ll see what I mean.

Shining Force should be at least in the top ten.

Shining Force III in par with FFVII counterwighted through battle-system, storyline and replay value.

Vote for Terranigma 36) Terranigma

TERRANIGMA!!!!! THE BEST RPG EVER MADE!!! PLAY IT OR LOSE OUT!!! A GAME PACKED WITH RAW EMOTION AND IRRESISTIBLE MUSIC!!!!

Vote for Dungeons and Dragons 37) Dungeons and Dragons

I’m extremely shocked that D&D isn’t at the top of this list. How quickly people forget their roots, and this series is what started it all.

MovieSounds

The best RPG is still the original RPG.

Vote for Breath Of Fire 38) Breath Of Fire

WAAA!!!!!
The one of the greatest RPG series ever!!!!!!!!!!

One was awesome, Two was just plain alright....

Vote for Xenosaga 39) Xenosaga

Far too underappreciated. When played from start to finish, you’ll find one of the most complex universes created, and an epic tale that cannot be missed!

best futuristic rpg, with awesome real rpg combat and battlesequence, every maker should learn from this!!

Vote for Wild Arms 40) Wild Arms

come on A real gem I consider it better then FF at this point

Original themes and awesome storytelling. Add in a little bit of good music to it and you’ve got yourself a great series.

Vote for Shadow of the Colossus 41) Shadow of the Colossus

Vote for Avernum 42) Avernum

Vote for Beyond the Beyond 43) Beyond the Beyond

Not the greatest, but I found this a challenge, only because every step taken was a random battle. I liked houw you had to figure out where to go next on your own, and it didn’t throw it in your face.

Puzzles were there. :)

Vote for Valkyrie Profile 44) Valkyrie Profile

Lenneth and Silmeria are not ones to be forgotten...

Vote for Vampires Quest 45) Vampires Quest

great strategy play, not big on graphics but big on gameplay!

Vote for Darklands 46) Darklands

One of the best RPGs for PC of all time, plagued by early bug issues back when you had to get patches on disk sent via snail mail. The final version was an awesome game.

Vote for Mega Man 47) Mega Man

Vote for Dungeon Master 48) Dungeon Master

The grand-daddy of them all.. Seriously this was the first game to ever make me jump.. Full of atmosphere, excellent balance of gameplay and generally awesome.. An oldie but surely a goldie..

Vote for Wizards and Warriors 49) Wizards and Warriors

This was the my first RPG ever with stunning game play and story. It was quite sad for me that no one has listed this game in the top ten.