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I'd recommend the recent Mark of the Ninja. While it's new, it's a 2D platformer, so I don't think it has high system requirements. It's both atmospheric and adrenaliny - but the latter isn't of a hectic kind. It's a stealth action, where you'll likely want to kill stuff when it doesn't see...

I dunno, I liked FFXII FWIW, though for setting and atmosphere more than anything else - it's probably the best universe out of all FF games (ib4 angry FFVII fanbois). Quests were sort of simple one-shot ventures, FFTA style - not particularly inventive but not horrible either. I thoroughly...

You must mean FF tactics, not FO tactics (above). And yeah, that's pretty common practice for Square. Kinda similar to how Obsidian is picking up lots of sequels, except that is seems they only invite game designers rather than completely oursource the games. At least that's what I gathered...

Fair enough, I guess I just never got to the really cool stuff. The opening dungeon(s?) was quite monotonous in all respects. The screenies make it look rather good, except for character models. I guess PSX was never good at handling realistic-like 3D models in the first place, neither do they...

Nice writeup. I still hold to my opinion on the visuals though; while those may be technically top-notch, the game doesn't look very good today, as evident both in-game and from your screenshots. Though maybe it's just the somewhat bland art style and not graphical prowess that I disliked. By...

Hopefully by "complete" they mean "release a fan-patch that restores all the content that was cut from the game". :shock:

^ Regarding "cult classics", someone should mention Arx Fatalis. I've only played it once, but it looked pretty original. My issue with Vagrant Story is that I never played it at release, and by the time I got to it, it didn't seem like anything special. I am looking forward to seeing your...

Yeah, everyone knows Troika and BIS games will be on the list, so nobody wants to write about them :D I'll limit myself to the one I know reeeally well and already submitted, I feel like a plenty of people here at NMA know those other games way better than I do. Just to clarify though, are...

Classic MIDI metal RPG soundtracks are cool, but honestly, nostalgia aside, modern epic orchestral metal scores are absolutely amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXIhUhIg1U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njI2fT4d2CY& Some of the best battle music out there!

I've personally always liked RPG tavern music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPkjzsduzIk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpLTcxoK7Hs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwXhtUO-QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Bcl1EeenM :D

Funny you say that, I wanted to make my next submission an MMO. I mean, a plenty of MMOs have more right to be called "RPG" than some JRPGs or aRPGs. As for whether one considers something a must-play title or not - well, that's up to the general poll to decide.

BTW, I was thinking, perhaps the most fair way to vote would be to allow the people the choice of voting games up OR down? This'd even the list out a bit between the less-known and the more-known games. Also, for Tagaziel's sake, it'd be easier to have everyone vote on the list in one thread.

I do believe we decided to use a loose definition and include games with RPG elements as well. Otherwise, we'd have trouble picking out 10 classics, let alone 100. Also, as shown in multiple forum battles here and elsewhere, choosing c&c as the baseline for RPGs doesn't make a perfect...

I'm guessing an open vote once all the information is gathered? Might take a bit of time at this stage, though. (You must've not seen mine yet, then, since it's clearly superior :P)

An idea for the negatives section - many people were quite unimpressed by the clickity-click combat. I personally didn't find it bad, though it did seem a bit uninspired. Also from the technical POV, while the game handles reasonably well, it is noticeable that it's really pushing the limits...

The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure, 2003 Developer: Troika Games Platform: Windows PC only Purchase at GoG.com Modding community HERE Story Not too long ago, the peaceful and prosperous area in central Flanaess not far from the city-state of Verbobonc became...

There are actually a whole lot of little things like that the game tracks, though you're right that it's more flavor than substance, and definitely not c&c in the traditional RPG sense. But it's not a traditional RPG, which is probably something to make clear. For an FPS with RPG elements (esp...

Re: Subm.:Deus Ex (1) 1) [spoiler:0964872a6a]The game actually tracks a lot of the little stuff you do to mention it to you later. A lot of it isn't very obvious though, but it makes the environment feel a lot more organic - like getting told off for stalking women's toilet etc. I've only...

Re: Subm.:Deus Ex (1) This bit is somewhat debatable. 1) There are a plenty of long-term options, it's just that few of them are significant. Some, however, like death of a major support character, could be considered a big deal. 2) You do get punishments/rewards for completing missions a...

I'll give it a shot when I come back home from work, just so that the collective NMA master-brain can bash the games I love :lol: I'll make sure to pick something obscure-ish.