Welcome to the best 15 Role Playing Games of all time list, based on Metascore. This 15 ranked RPG games are all very tight with each other and we're talking about (only) 7 points from last ranked game to the first one.
As you will see, there is two main sources of rankings; rankings from official sources (such are critics and media) and user sources (fans, gamers). Other things are not mentioned below such as the total number of game reviews and other (smaller) ranking factors, which we also considered while making this list. This list is three pages long with five games on each, so enjoy and leave us your thoughts in the end.
As you will see, there is two main sources of rankings; rankings from official sources (such are critics and media) and user sources (fans, gamers). Other things are not mentioned below such as the total number of game reviews and other (smaller) ranking factors, which we also considered while making this list. This list is three pages long with five games on each, so enjoy and leave us your thoughts in the end.
15. Dragon Age: Origins
Developer: BioWare | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Release Date: Nov 3, 2009
Dragon Age: Origins has really good Metascore from both critics and users, which got it to the back of the best RPG games of all-time list. DA: O got 100 score from Cynamite, 99 from GameZone, 95 from Gamer Limit, 91 from PC Games (Germany), and 90 from both LEVEL (Czech Republic) and Gameplanet. User Metascore is also good - 8,6/10.
Summary
As the spiritual successor to BioWare's "Baldur's Gate", one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. The spirit of classic RPGs comes of age, as Dragon Age: Origins features a dark and mature story and gameplay. Epic Party-Based Combat – Dragon Age: Origins introduces an innovative, scalable combat system, as players face large-scale battles and use their party’s special abilities to destroy hordes of enemies and massive creatures. Powerful Magic – Raining down awesome destruction on enemies is even more compelling as players apply "spell combos," a way of combining together different spells to create emergent unique effects. Players develop their characters and gain powerful special abilities (spells, talents and skills) and discover ever-increasing weapons of destruction. With its emotionally compelling story, players choose with whom they wish to forge alliances or crush under their mighty fist, redefining the world with the choices they make and how they wield their power. Players select and play a unique prelude that provides the lens through which the player sees the world and how the world sees the player. The player's choice of Origin determines who they are and where they begin the adventure, as they play through a customized story opening that profoundly impacts the course of every adventure.
14. Neverwinter Nights
Developer: BioWare | Publisher: Atari | Release Date: Jun 16, 2002
Neverwinter Nights also got his spot on the best RPG games list with good Metascore from both critics and users; 100 from Pregaming, 98 from Gamer's Pulse, 95 from PC Gamer, 90 from Computer Gaming World, Cincinnati Enquirer and Games Radar. User Metascore is solid 8,1/10.
Summary
A hideous evil has awoken in the Forgotten Realms. Now, in order to save the inhabitants of the town of Neverwinter you must uncover a sinister conspiracy, unmask your mysterious betrayer and complete an epic struggle to defeat the powerful forces that look to halt your quest and unleash an evil your people would surely never survive.
13. Planescape: Torment
Developer: Black Isle Studios | Publisher: Interplay | Release Date: Nov 30, 1999
With two scores of 100 from Four Fat Chicks and Quandary, Planescape: Torment got also 97 from PC Gameworld, 90 from GamePro, GameSpot and Armchair Empire. With high user Metascore of 9,4/10, Planescape: Torment ended up as 13th on this list.
Summary
Welcome to Sigil, "the City of Doors", a place with gates that lead anywhere in existence, provided you have the proper key. It is a neutral ground and watering hole for races across the multiverse, all under the watchful shadow of the Lady of Pain, the enigmatic ruler of the city. It is a place where the word is mightier than the sword, where thought defines reality, where belief has the power to reshape worlds and change the laws of physics.
12. Fallout 3
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Release Date: Oct 28, 2008
With both high critics and user scores, Fallout 3 ended up as a Game Of The Year and reserved his spot at the best RPG games of all-time. Fallout 3 got 100 scores from both, Thunderbolt and Just Adventure, and also 9 from Worth Playing, 91 from PC Zone UK, and 90 from both, GameSpot and PC Games (Germany). User Metascore is also solid 8,1/10.
Summary
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included are - an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters. Every minute is a fight for survival against the terrors of the outside world – radiation, Super Mutants, and hostile mutated creatures. From Vault-Tec, America's First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation. Vault 101 - Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.
11. The World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Developer / Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment | Release Date: Jan 16, 2007
It doesn't matter which WoW are we talking about as they all have one thing in common - high critics score and not so high user score. WoW: The Burning Crusade got 100 score from both, Eurogamer and GamePro, but it also got 95 from GamingExcellence, 90 from Yahoo! Games, Games(TM), and Play.tm. The user Metascore is not so high, but good 7,7/10.
Summary
Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known the world. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons, they thought vanquished, have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade? New Player Races: New allies will join the game, expanding the story line and allowing players to develop powerful new characters within the world. Higher Level Limit: The game's level cap is being raised to 70, and with these new levels will come meaningful spell, ability, and talent upgrades for each character class. New Lands and Battlegrounds: Explore the magical realms of the Blood Elves and Draenei, journey through the Dark Portal into untamed Outland, and visit dungeons and battlefields previously inaccessible to players.