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Quantum Leaps in RPGs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the moving-forward dept.

Gamasutra has up an article, giving out 'awards' to titles that made a genre what it is. Today, they have memorable and impactful role-playing games; a top five with five honorable mentions. They're all very worthy titles, but I'm not sure about their placement on the list. None of the Ultima games make the top 5? Really? From the article: "Ultima V - The Ultima series allowed the player a level of freedom found only in a few games today. Through the origins of the series, the game had fits and starts where some ideas worked and others did not. By V, however, the central core of the game was completely worked out and many games today are 3D versions of this ground breaking title: Elder Scrolls comes to mind. Though other games at the time were similar, Bard's Tale for example, they did not have the scope of story and adventure, nor did they encompass so many technologies of the time. -James Edwards, Microsoft"

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  1. Oh boy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ziggy says there's a 93% chance you have to slay thusands of random orcs then rescue the beautiful dragon from the evil princess before you can leap out of here.

  2. Oh Boy! by JoshDM · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would love to play as Sam Beckett or Al Calavicci. Classes are traveller, resident, or hologram representation from the future.

  3. weapons? by erikdotla · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was expecting information about a quantum leap in Rocket Propelled Grenade technology.

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  4. FF7 ftw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And the ~***GRAND PRIZE***~ goes to....

    Final Fantasy 7 ::Reasons::
    1-The charactors are more recognised than anyone else... better known than even Mario, or Yoshi or any other game charactor. In Asia, they are heroes!

    2-Advent Children - How many games in general get full length movies created by their fanbase and sold by the millions internationally? not many!

    3-i have yet to see any game with such an Epic storyline and a truly end-of-the-world climactic finale

    this could go on, but seeing as how i'm still at work, i better get off before i get caught :-P Though i have no doubt there will be tons of ppl to back me up!

  5. Re:This article doesn't even list RPGs by crabpeople · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger are RPGs? It's more like a book with press X to continue. I like those games but I would classify them as jRPGs (which means they are not RPGs at all)."

    Your so right! They should list real rpgs like World Of Warcraft.

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