My Top 5 Favorite Classic RPGs

Talking about some of my favorite classic games!

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#Top5 #Classic #RPGs

[MortalReaver]

1. Arcanum.
2. VtMB.
3. Planescape Torment.
4. BG 1.
5. Fallout 2.

[DictatorAtWill]

I've always referred to KOTOR as "Baby's first CRPG". It's a great casual intro to some of the basic functions of a CRPG dressed up as an action-based Star Wars game. It got me into the genre.

[NerdHerdForLife]

Divine Divinity is one I played years ago. I never beat it but got far into it. I play for a minutes every now and again, I just often forget about it.

[mitchc]

Temple of elemental evil by Atari is leaps and bounds the most authentic feeling and playing D&D game ever made. The original release is a buggy unplayable rushed mess, however with some really great mods (circle of 8), have made this my favorite rpg ever made.

[simoanblarke]

Fallout 2. Period.

Close quarters burst fire in Fallout 1 was a huge shock to me as an innocent 12 year old who hasn't really played games with gore of this detail. I love that game too. But it's clunky.

Fallout 2... I had this ritual for over a decade where I would sit down once every six months, pick a new build / concept, and play through it in one sitting. (Often without sleep in-between. And no, I wasn't speedrunning.) I love the world and I love the game itself. I've played it three times this year, it has a lot of great ease-of-use mods out there, the Restoration project and the EPA is amazing - I had literal nightmares after the EPA, it feels like a horror game -, and some excellent quality total conversion mods too.

I love the tone of Fallout 1 much more than the silliness of Fallout 2, but mechanically 2 works much more. Also, Fallout 1.5 marries the best of the two worlds. Highly recommended.

On KotOR vs. KotOR II: I've played through this game so many times, I no longer mind Peragus / Telos. Am I suffering from Stockholm syndrome?

[Gregorovitch]

Nice list. Couple of things: I got Divine Divinity from GOG quite recently and I had no problems at all running it. It is a blast. From the past maybe but it's still a blast. I agree the default level scaling in Oblivion is awful - every enemy gets level matched to you and over a the length of the game this makes it feel really bland and boring. However there is a classic mod, I believe it's called Obscuro's mod or something like that, which sets fixed enemy levels throughout. This massively improves the game IMHO. Not only does it make the early game super exiting as even some passing bandit might terminate your game with extreme prejudice but it let's you lay waste to monsters wholesale in seconds late game when you probably feel like you just want to get on with it already and you've earned your power.

[sapare]

KOTOR is interesting story for me. I am about same age as you so i grew up with 1 and 2 as well, and have played 1 through a million times, but whenever i play 2 I just get burned out. I used to hate the intro sections to 2, but it has flipped a lot for me, the ONLY part I enjoy playing is the mining facility, i think it builds tension really well and has a fascinating mini story that then unfolds in an fun slow roll.

But then you get to the main plot and the game just feels oppressively drab, I actually like dark settings and tone, but KOTOR 2 just always gives me a massive feeling of "why bother", its no longer a galaxy worth fighting for, I have the same issue with a lot of Fallout settings(new vegas works though). I need a hope to cling onto, or apathy overwhelms.

Short: I think the mining facility is really well done, I get why its not fun if you want to get to the actual game, but if you play it for its own story and entertainment i makes a great few hour romp.
(also, tbh, the gameplay in both is just too simple to satisfy on an intellectual level these days, so the story/setting/characters really has to do the work)

[JoeSmith-mxsr]

I have to admit to a special fondness for Fallout 2. I prefer it to the first Fallout because I think 2 has more depth and breadth. Also, there are some very good mods for the game that have restored cut content. My favorite FO2 character has to be Clarissa. She was a charisma build with the sex-appeal and porn star perks who liked to surround herself with big beefy companions. Whenever combat was about to happen, I always imagined her saying 'Boys?' before ducking quickly behind them as the shooting and bone-breaking commenced. I also see her and her boys tooling about the countryside in that big land barge of a car in the passenger's seat with her feet up on the dash, filing her nails. The classics allow you to make up these character stories in a way many modern games don't.

[Davlavi]

Wish there was a company dedicated to patch old games for playability and posterity.

[bigbuffguy]

I think my favorite classic CRPG is Betrayal at Krondor. Great story, great characters, ground soundtrack, good gameplay.

[mtairydude]

Thanks. Made me want to go back and play both of the Baldur's Gate games.

[normal]

The old strategy game: Masters of Magic
Came out for win10, fan DLC/update pack included!
This older than the card game Magic the Gathering.

[fulu]

Mine are:
1. Arcanum
2. Wizardry 8
3. Might and Magic 7
4. Baldurs Gate 2
5. Fallout 2

Some that could easily be top 5: Planescape Torment, VTMB, and Deus Ex.

[Ajax-wogt]

"I'm pushing 30."

You're adorable, still a baby.

[Hrafnskald]

Good list as always :). If you like 3.5 games, you might also enjoy Atari's Temple of Elemental Evil. It's similar to their Vampire game in that the base game benefits hugely from mods (especially Circle of 8 Modpack), but has a lot of great content from a classic D&D module. It's also one of the few classic turn based D&D games. Also good for isometric fun: the Avernum series: indy turnbased rpgs with a lot of deep story and worldbuilding, and some interesting choices along the way. Jeff Vogel, the creator of these, has been releasing rpgs largely developed solo since you and I were little kids :)

[chanm]

Great list. The one title that sticks out for me is Oblivion. The rest of the list just stands head and shoulders above this one.

It is all opinion at the end of the day, but just from RPGs released around that same time, I'd probably choose Neverwinter Nights over TES6. But the early 2000s really were a heyday for CRPGs. Icewind Dale, Freedom Force, Deus Ex. A lot to choose from. Easily hundreds of hours of what I'd consider (even by modern standards) unforgettable gaming.

[Comingfast]

Top 5, no order, having a wide understanding of RPG and highly influenced by nostalgia:
Kotor 2 (Actually enjoyed Jade Empire as well)
Fable Lost Chapters
TES: Morrowind
Zelda Majoras Mask
Mass Effect 2

Honorable Mentions:
DoS 2
Gothic 2
Dragon Age Origins
TES: Oblivion + Skyrim

[mushi_marauder]

I loved Morrowind and you can get mods to change the Dice roll hits <3 Go enjoy it with a different light

[RaikreN_]

I adore the Kotor games, and unpopular opinion I actually think peragus is a great intro due to the tone and feel that it sets up since it is darker and oppressive which works for 2. As a kid I just wanted to skip to when I could have a light saber, but I think being older has given me a much greater appreciation for what each game does best.

[MuppetLord]

Played through Bloodlines again for first time in a couple of years, still damn good. :D