The Witcher.. Mass Effect would have been the best if it weren't for numerous glaring flaws.. Namely the MMO like grinding and repetiive side quest.. The complete lack of a item system, in which you got upgrades such as scorpion armor VI from scorpion armor V.. The class mechanics that I suppose were passable really could have been better.. Especially for classes like the Soldier which was a droolfest of pretty much only shooting a gun the entire time.. Whilst other classes could do that and had other nifty abilities to complement it.. My favorite being the Vanguard.
I've only played Mass Effect, Oblivion and Fable II, so Mass Effect takes it for me.
I've always wanted to play The Witcher though, and I think that would put up a good fight against Mass Effect for favorite WRPG. Sadly, I don't have a PC to game with. :(
I said Oblvion, but thats the only one I've played. I'm getting Fallout 3 soon and it looks awesome. I want to get Mass Effect too, but I'm only 13 and I'm trying to figure out how to convince my mom about a *certain* rating descriptor on the box.
Wow....the poll actually echoes my feelings exactly. 1. Mass Effect 2. The Witcher 3. Fallout 3 4. Oblivion 5. Fable II That said, to me Mass Effect really does crush the competition. While it definitely has its flaws, it's a great, great game.
mass effect is a third person shooter, fable 2 is an action adventure... so out of the remaining 3, oblivion.
Oblivion is also an action adventure game.
no. oblivion definitely has enough RPG elements to be considered an RPG. fable 2 doesn't.
You do realize that your argument is entirely subjective. Where is the line that determines when a game has "enough" RPG elements to be considered an RPG? It's a personal preference. Someone else could realistically make the argument that the only RPG possible is a game that follows a strict turn-based system. Anything else is action-adventure.
[QUOTE="kage_53"] Oblivion is also an action adventure game.Paladin_King
no. oblivion definitely has enough RPG elements to be considered an RPG. fable 2 doesn't.
You do realize that your argument is entirely subjective. Where is the line that determines when a game has "enough" RPG elements to be considered an RPG? It's a personal preference. Someone else could realistically make the argument that the only RPG possible is a game that follows a strict turn-based system. Anything else is action-adventure.
personal preference has nothing to do with whether or not a game is an RPG. mass effect and fable 2 have very light RPG elements, oblivion and to a lesser extent, fallout 3, have heavy RPG elements. if mass effect is an RPG, then so is bioshock. just because a game has a few RPG elements doesn't make it an RPG.
The Witcher by far, it's the only real RPG of this list. I've played almost every "wRPG" (term I don't like do use) since Akalabeth, so I havesome experience to tell which one is the best one in terms of Role Playing.
For me its between the Witcher and Fallout 3 both are excellent but im going to have to give it to Fallout 3 for the variety, diverse enviroment, world changing actions, and exploration.
I would rate Neverwinters Nights 2 above both mind but thats not in the poll now is it.
[QUOTE="shaggygrosser"]Overall, I'd say Oblivion. I enjoyed Fallout 3 the most, but it wasn't as deep as Oblivion when it came to equipment and inventory.LeGoofyGoober
what? fallout 3 was 25 times as deep as Oblivion...
WHEN IT CAME TO EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY. Oblivion had more pieces of armor and weapons, and more ways to customize them via enchantments. And then there was alchemy...
The Witcher by a country mile. The others are shallow, repetitious, dumbed down WRPGs designed for the simpleton Xbox owners. If The Witcher hadn't released, this would have been by far the worst generation for Western RPGs in history, because Xbox 360 has single handedly almost destroyed the genre.
The Witcher by a country mile. The others are shallow, repetitious, dumbed down WRPGs designed for the simpleton Xbox owners. If The Witcher hadn't released, this would have been by far the worst generation for Western RPGs in history, because Xbox 360 has single handedly almost destroyed the genre.BlackManticoras
Wow you have no idea what you are talking about if you think that. The Witcher is a simplistic game more so than Fallout3 and Oblivion.
I said Oblvion, but thats the only one I've played. I'm getting Fallout 3 soon and it looks awesome. I want to get Mass Effect too, but I'm only 13 and I'm trying to figure out how to convince my mom about a *certain* rating descriptor on the box.
KH_King_Sora
You could always get the 12 rated UK version :P That's the one thing I like BBFC for....
The Witcher by a country mile. The others are shallow, repetitious, dumbed down WRPGs designed for the simpleton Xbox owners. If The Witcher hadn't released, this would have been by far the worst generation for Western RPGs in history, because Xbox 360 has single handedly almost destroyed the genre.BlackManticoras
[QUOTE="BlackManticoras"]The Witcher by a country mile. The others are shallow, repetitious, dumbed down WRPGs designed for the simpleton Xbox owners. If The Witcher hadn't released, this would have been by far the worst generation for Western RPGs in history, because Xbox 360 has single handedly almost destroyed the genre.tutt3r
hahaha this man is no man, but a TROLL
Not necessarily, I kinda agree with his opinion even though it's slightly agressive.
The Witcher by a country mile. The others are shallow, repetitious, dumbed down WRPGs designed for the simpleton Xbox owners. If The Witcher hadn't released, this would have been by far the worst generation for Western RPGs in history, because Xbox 360 has single handedly almost destroyed the genre.BlackManticoras
hahaha this man is no man, but a TROLL
Not necessarily, I kinda agree with his opinion even though it's slightly agressive.
I do not see how the 360 has destroyed the genre. Would you kindly inform me?
This thread got me to re-install The Witcher and I am playing it again now =) Also made me want to buy Mass Effect on Steam as I dont have a 360 anymore.
I played and beat Fable 2 and it was as much of a disappointment as Fable 1 was. Sure it had more options but I still beat it just as fast as I did the first one. I was hoping for a lengthy game. Side quests and such are great and all but the main story should be fulfilling and a decent size.
I would say oblivion, I liked mass effect but the gameplay was pretty annoying (not hard just annoying). I also loved fallout but the combat also detracted from the overall experiance.
You guys claiming The Witcher is the only "true RPG" on the list and blaming consoles for "ruining RPGs" should take a look at that.
ThatGuyFromBe4
Although I don't agree with the idea that consoles have "destroyed RPGs" or that Mass Effect/Fallout 3 are not RPGs, that video doesn't really do anything to dispel that notion. If anything, the video basically says that The Witcher is a far deeper RPG than any of the other games on the list (since his main complaint was that the game was too complicated, which I don't understand at all BTW).
You guys claiming The Witcher is the only "true RPG" on the list and blaming consoles for "ruining RPGs" should take a look at that.
ThatGuyFromBe4
Umm...sounds like he played the first hour and then stopped....because it was too complex for him. Either way his reviews are meant as jokes...not to be taken seriously. Have YOU played The Witcher?
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