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The Best Rpg Games   by Justin

The top games all seem to have a few things in common. They have either

Amazing story lines,
Great Multiplayer,
Amazing gameplay, and/or
Lots of customization
How’d I come to that conclusion? By thinking about all of the top RPG games over the last few years, and what made them so popular.

Let’s start with Diablo as an example. Diablo’s story line wasn’t all that great, yet it ended up being a good rpg game. Why?

I believe it was the gameplay mostly. You’re one lone champion who dominates the dungeons under Tristan. Then as you get further into the game you fight cooler, meaner monsters.

Everyone loves being strong, right? And that (along with lots of multiplayer options that rocked the gaming world), made it one of the top games of all time.

What’s another example? How about the Final Fantasy series.

They’re coming out with new ones all the time, even though the vast majority of them have been single-player!

So why is it such a great rpg game series? I think its from the AWESOME story lines, fun gameplay, and all of the customization.

You can make your characters in a lot of different ways, using different spells and abilities. Final Fantasy Tactics mastered this, but other games have done similar things.

Another top rpg game was Mass Effect. Getting away from the fantasy and more into sci-fi, its still a great game!

So what made this game one of the top rpg games? I think it was the story combined with the customization. Again, you could do all kinds of things with your character! I personally didn’t like the gameplay very much, although some rpg gamers did.

How about games like Fate and Torchlight? These games have almost NO story, yet they’re some of the Best Games on the market.

Why? The customization is GREAT, and the gameplay is a TON of fun! Like Diablo, you’re the hero that just dominates the dungeons. Who cares about a story, as long as you are having fun killing bad guys?

Now lets get into the mother of all the best RPG games- World of Warcraft. When Blizzard first created this game, I don’t think they had a clue that it’d become one of the top rpg games of all time.

This game really proved that you don’t need a great story to have great rpg game. The entire story is basically this- the Alliance and Horde kill each other. That’s about it.

But here’s the thing- what makes it a great RPG are the customization, multiplayer, and gameplay aspects.

Want to play a great rpg game with your best friends? Check.

Like to play online with dozens of people in a raid? Check.

Like to bargain and look for deals at the auction house? Check.

Love fighting huge monsters that take up the whole screen? Check.

There are just so many great things that make WoW a top game.

Since then, there have been many imitators. While a lot of these are great games, its hard to hold a candle to the original pc rpg that dominated the market.

Now if you’ll notice, most of these games I mentioned were originally pc games. That’s for a few reasons-

1) Those are the main ones I’ve played

2) A lot of the time they come out on PC first

3) MMORPGs have had MUCH more success online than on consoles

Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of great xbox rpg games and playstation rpg games. But most of the best ones are on the pc- sorry guys!

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