Top 10 RPGs, According to RPG Fans
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 22, 2009 09:34 JST
- Tags: Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Persona, Rankings, Retro, RPG, Statistics
Japanese RPG fans quizzed about their favourite RPG titles have given a fair acquittal of their tastes, even if the list is predictably heavy on Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy at the expense of more original titles…
The ranking:
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Dragon Quest III
3. Final Fantasy VII
4. Persona 4
5. Kingdom Hearts II
6. Dragon Quest IX
7. Tales of the Abyss
8. Dragon Quest V
9. Chrono Trigger
10. Fallout 3










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Did they poll 12 year olds D=?
Where are more traditional RPGs like Mother 2 and Secret of Mana... Chrono Trigger got on the list at least. Although I enjoyed FFX... I'm kinda disappointed that it got number 1... Ten represented the begging of the end of square... at least for me.
Fuck! Secret of Mana.... another source of undiluted win which missed the list. Mother 2 though? I've never played that. Beats the fuck out of me how I could've missed it though...
*Miroku74 scratches his head in in puzzlement*
FFX should be in the high millions, not number 1...
i dont agree with the list, secret of mana deserves to be on here but don't knock ff10, tidus being a weenie is the only thing people really have against it, auron is badass, sin being a false devouring god is the shit, sphere grid is genius can max it out for each character and make them hybrids, but FF12 was the shit too..way too short and again vaan detracts slightly but balthier and vasch are the shit. the gameplay is definitely spiced up from turn based and it has the best bosses in the series like the hunts
No FFTactics? It has a very epic plot. Nice graphics(at that time), though younger players won't understand the plot. The downside is Square made so many imbalances in the game like Orlandu, Calculator Job, Bewoulf, etc., which made the game a piece of cake.
Isnt anyone just suprised that persona 4 is on the list not that it isnt a great game- its fucking fantastic- its just that its such a young game compare to most of em i mean what persona 4 is bearly 1-2yrs
Proof that it's awesome nevertheless..
WHERE IS RAPELAY?! (?)
Chrono Trigger should be ranked higher. And where are Xenogears and Final Fantasy 6!?
I dont get it? persona 4 was much better than FFX
Where is my Pokemon Yellow!?
Loli mods are the reason why Fallout 3 is so popular in Japan. Just ask 4chan's /v/ or search "fallout 3 loli" in /rs/
No Xenogears and FFVI make this a pointless list. Also KH2??? WTF is that doing there
star ocean 3 and valkyrie profile man!
and whats with seiken densetsu 2 aka secret of mana? :/ is it really that unpopular/bad?
why is chrono trigger so low? otherwise, its ok.
xeno was ok, but i think its coz the main char got some.
i love the play system of xenogears, but really, its not all that.
Planescape Torment
Baldur's Gate 2
Albion
Where are those?
At least I can agree with FF7, P4 (P3 wasn't bad either), Tales of the Abyss and Chrono Trigger.
I forgot Ultima 7 (both parts)
Glad somebody remembered Ultima ...
because Planescape Torment and Baldur's Gate 2 never had a Japanese version?
I'm really surprised by this list. Fallout 3 seems out of place on this list, and I'm not sure why its there. Its the same fucking game as Oblivion and all the games that preceded it. The only difference is the setting and some minor game play changes.
RPG gamers like some innovation, but mostly the same shit works over and over again. Still, I would think Knights of the Old Republic or Mass Effect would have represented the "newer" generation of RPGS. I guess Western titles don't penetrate the Japanese market too easily, considering it is an XBOX creation.
FF X was somewhat enjoyable to me. But the voice acting was horrendous, and the characters were essentially all the same as far as combat is concerned, with a few exceptions. I think the fans love of Yuna and Rikku, coupled with songs like Suteki da ne and Zanarkand are what made this top the list.
No mention of Suikoden 1 or 2, Knights of the Old Republic, Star Ocean, Chrono Cross, FF IV or VI, the first Dragon Quest......strange, very strange.
worst list ever!!!
& wtf FALLOUT?
Persona 4 is # 4.
FUCK YEAH!
FF X TOP WTF :S
Mine
1. FF VIII
2. VAlkirie Profile 1
3. Valkirie Profile Silmeria
4. FF VI
5. FF VII
The two big surprises for me were a) seeing Fallout 3 (or ANY western RPG) on the list, and b) seeing Persona 4 on there instead of Persona 3 FES. I know 4's probably a better game, but I was under the impression that it was simply overshadowed by its predecessor.
Surprising to see FFX beat out FFVII as well.
Wow I'm amazed that FFX beat out FFVII; not because FFVII is a better game, but because it's fan base is rabid. I should know one of my friends is a FFVII fanboy and he annoys the hell outa me with his FFVII shit. I played FFVII and it wasn't anything special, it had an interesting story and whatnot but it was still an average RPG. I liked FFX better, good story, nice visuals, innovative battle and skill systems.
Summon toys is innovative? Oh sh~...
// Opera doesn't seem to like many comments on this site... So anonymous from Fx.
Nethack is fucking where???
i dont remember fallout have rpg gender
Whoa, Fallout 3 really surprised me there!
Anyways, I'm not that much into DQ or KH. My list would include FF9, FF6, P4, and Tales of Symphonia and Vesperia. The lower 5 would just be fillers.
Oh man, I nearly forgot Suikoden II. Call me crazy, but I think it was much better than III.
where the goddamn Shadow Hearts series?
No Suikoden and Xenogears? No Wild arms and Star ocean?
The topic should be "Top 10 brand new RPG according to new fans".
Tat FFVII is quite a new brand
Dont see any rpg's on this list .
Incredible... Fallout 3 made the list for some reason. o.O
The fact that FF7 is on there at all is proof that they didn't ask actual RPG fans.
The problem with this list is that no RPG gamer will have this exactly list. Sure, most of the games on that list are good, but most of them are also very very similar. The top 10 fruit list does not have 7 apples in there - RPG games have variety too!
This is at most top 10 popular or just well-known RPGs. Everyone RPG fan has his own list, and it's not going to be anywhere near the same. So yeah, let's not attack the list and just say what our own top 10 or top 7 or top 5...
...and for once, agree. =P
Where the hell is .Hack//G.U!!!
i'm so happy that FFX made the top of the list. i wasn't expecting that at all. it was MY FAVORITE entry in the series but out of all my nerdy ass friends i am the only one that shares that opinion.
inb4 "you don't have any friends" or "dakimakura can't play video games or have opinions".
lol.
no way theres no way dued that is so cool
WTF with FFX to be the top?
Never play something boring like that, i can't even finish the game, the sound was fcking worst, make me feel sleepy, fcking dub, even in japanese version. and gameplay.. new is ok, but this is not what it should be... no world map, no free run... god !!
wow, I'm amazed Fallout III even made it to #10.
lol ff7 vs ff10 XD
It's obvious that they had not played Planescape: Torment. Why else would it not be there?
Hmm, some titles I'd add to the list
breath of fire II
breath of fire III
grandia II
FFVIII
Tales of Destiny remake
Tales of Destiny II
Tales of Rebirth
Also, none of the eiyuu densetsu VI trilogy are there o_o
:(
BOF2 ftw!
FFX deserved to be TOP ! hell yeah~
chrono trigger should b at least top 3
What the fuck is FF X doing at the top....?
At least FFVII isn't at the top. It's so overrated.