The Best RPG EVER!

[Space05us]

In your opinion what is it and why?

I say Fallout is the bestest. I like the setting, and the guns, and the doggy, and the ladies in tight leather...er I mean the variety of armor, and the story is well written.

In a close second I would have to say Castle of the Winds, 'cause it was the first RPG I played.

[Jamski]

Baldur's Gate 2 for story and characters and engine.
Neverwinter Nights for the editor
Pool of Radiance (the first gold box game) for getting me started.

-Jam

[Imran Siddiqui]

It'd be a tie for me:

Fallout
Morrowind

Of course they are different games. Fallout had a kick ass story and some really fun turn based combat and amazing character advancement (woo... feats!). Baldur's Gate II is closest to Fallout in that kind of RPG.

Morrowind is an entire WORLD created around you, which is out there for you to explore and dig around in. Very nicely unlinear, allowing you to go around and do what you wanted.

[MattH]

MORROWIND!
Nothing else can come close in the world category- , or even (IMHO) graphics-wise.

[Jamski]

Morrowwind - the Marmite of RPGs - either you love it or you hate it. I hate it

-Jam

[Space05us]

I love morrowind too, but when you really look at it its too simple; the "world" is one big cut & paste dungeon crawl. And the leveling system is the same system thats been used for eons now; hack hack hack ding "ooh time to level up!"
but when you play the main quest for the first time and finish it you really think its a great game

[vmxa1]

I still like Might and Magic VI the best and Diablo II second.

[MattH]

Originally posted by Jamski
Morrowwind - the Marmite of RPGs - either you love it or you hate it. I hate it

-Jam

I'm sure you've explained numerous times-- buy why? I find it a remarkably engrossing game.

[da_hal]

ultima 4
might and magic 3
wizardry 7

all of these for the same reason: you are given a set of behaviors to follow, and it is your choice to follow them or not. except for w7, you were not directly punished for not following the rules or making a mistake here or there.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Space05us
but when you play the main quest for the first time and finish it you really think its a great game

Or the 9th, in my case.

[Space05us]

Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

[Sandman]

I consider the Thief games RPGs. So they're my vote. Closely followed by Deus Ex.

Morrowind had promise, but it ultimately failed to live up to it. Not a bad game though.

It's problems (for me) included:

Rotten performance on a decent machine.

The old 'boring melee combat' versus 'over-elaborate magic system' problem.

Easy to build an uber-character.

Utterly joyless overland combat, falling firmly into the 'rats and bats' enemy school.

Pointlessly complex level design. Whoever designed Vivec should be shot. I didn't buy the game to run up and down ramps.

Easy potion abuse.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Space05us

Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

Easily If I like a game, I can play it many many times over.
In fact, replayability is a must for all of my games. 10-hour games just aren't acceptable.

[EternalSpearman]

Probably Morrowind, closely followed by Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. Of course this is RPGs only, I have many more prefered strategy games, such as Alpha Centauri.

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by Space05us

Or the 9th, in my case

how can you play any RPG that many times over?

I have played Might and Magic 6/7/8 more than dozen times each.