For some peculiar coincidence, two big names in the gaming press have simultaneously (sort of) decided to go ahead and publish a Top 100 RPG of all time chart. You can find IGN's list here, while Game Informer published its own in the latest magazine issue (#290) and we've reported it in its entirety below.
Of course, these charts are always subjective to a degree. Still, quite a few RPG fans may be irked in seeing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the very top.
That may sound strange considering the widespread critical acclaim Skyrim received at launch (Metacritic registered a 96 average score on Xbox 360, 94 on PC and 92 on PlayStation 3) as well as the excellent sales (the game had sold 30 million copies in November 2016, and it's fair to expect the figure is now a lot higher considering that the Special Edition had just released on October 28th).
Even so, there's a lot of criticism within the core RPG community towards the latest main entry in the Elder Scrolls franchise, mostly aimed at the very foundation of the game's roleplaying mechanics.
For comparison, IGN ranked Skyrim #25 on its chart, while Sakaguchi's Chrono Trigger got the first place. Skyrim will release on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2017, meaning you'll be able to hunt dragons on the go; Bethesda didn't confirm yet whether this will be the original or remastered version of the game.
What do you think of Game Informer's chart? Let us know in the comments.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Final Fantasy VI
- Chrono Trigger
- Mass Effect 2
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- World of Warcraft
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Diablo II
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 3
- Planescape: Torment
- Deus Ex
- Pokémon Red & Blue
- Secret of Mana
- Ultima Online
- Final Fantasy VII
- Persona 5
- Diablo
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Everquest
- Final Fantasy IV
- Dark Souls
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Earthbound
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Suikoden II
- Persona 4
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate
- Valkyrie Profile
- Final Fantasy
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
- Final Fantasy X
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Diablo III
- System Shock 2
- Fallout
- Neverwinter Nights
- Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht
- Shadowrun
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
- Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Mass Effect 3
- Demon's Souls
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Persona 3
- Xenogears
- Pokémon Gold & Silver
- Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Star Ocean: The Second Story
- Grandia II
- Skies of Arcadia
- Fable II
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Tales of the Unknown, Volume 1: The Bard's Tale
- Chrono Cross
- Icewind Dale II
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Baldur's Gate
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Darkest Dungeon
- Mass Effect
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Path of Exile
- Divinity: Original Sin
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
- Undertale
- Jade Empire
- Paper Mario
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Radiant Historia
- Wasteland
- Dragon's Dogma
- Odin Sphere
- Destiny
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Might of Magic: World of Xeen
- Pool of Radiance
- Vagrant Story
- Radiata Stories
- Tales of Symphonia
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Bastion
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
- Pillars of Eternity
- Golden Sun
- The World Ends With You
- Lost Odyssey
- Dark Cloud 2
- Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines
- Dragon Quest III
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
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