Retro Rebel Podcast: The Best RPG Games of All Time

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This week on the Retro Rebel Podcast we are discussing the best RPGs of all time. Retro Rebel Podcast is hosted by Amanda Fox and Stacy Bishop. Each week they take a deep dive into the gaming industry and discuss news stories, the current games they are playing as well as the topic of the week. This week, Amanda is joined in the discussion by RPG superfan Mark to nitpick this list to death. 

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What we’re playing

Since the era of Lords of Midnight and Joust, Mark has spent most of his waking time pretending to be someone else. From destroying demons with a chainsaw to being the 7th Guest, Mark plays a wide genre of games but his favourite is undoubtedly RPGs. When not gaming, Mark loves to read both science fiction and fantasy and regularly extols his, not quite so humble, opinion on a range of book and games clubs. In the real world, Mark… well, who cares about the real world anyway?

Amanda– I’m playing Marakesh on Board Game Arena. Holly, who recently Guest Hosted for this podcast, showed me how to play it and now I’m obsessed. You’re a rug salesman in the market and you’re trying to put your rugs on display and hide your competitor’s rug. It’s fun and full of hijinks.

Mark – At the moment I’m playing Horizon Forbidden West, which is the sequel to the excellent Horizon Zero Dawn.  As a completionist, the game is perfect as it is open-world enough to reward exploration without being endless.  I’ve also recently introduced my family to Sushi-Go after I got fed up of losing at Snakes & Ladders (a mere 25 times in a row over lockdown).  Of course, I am now losing at Sushi-Go as well!.

Main topic – 30 Best RPG Games of All Time (according to VideoGamer) 

This list is one of Google’s top results for the best RPG games of all time. It is based on this single website’s review scores, so as we found with the stealth games list they did, we might have some differing opinions. Their top picks are:

1. Jade Empire for the PC, Xbox
2. Mass Effect for the PC, Xbox 360
3. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the GameCube, Nintendo 3DS
4. Mass Effect 2 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the GameCube, Wii
6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the GameCube
7. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
8. Guild Wars MMORPG for the PC
9. Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation 2
10. Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS
11. Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King for the iOS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2
12. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS
13. Fable II for the Xbox 360
14. Pokemon Diamond for the Nintendo DS
15. Pokémon Pearl for the Nintendo DS
16. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Knights of the Nine (expansion) for the PC, Xbox 360
17. The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (expansion) for the PC, Xbox 360
18. Fallout 3 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
19. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King for the PC
20. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP
21. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (also at 7 with standard edition) for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
22. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (JRPG) for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360
23. Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS, PC
24. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition for the PC
25. Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 3
26. Fallout 3: The Pitt (add on) for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
27. Fallout: New Vegas for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
28. Fallout 3: Broken Steel (add on) for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
29. Pokemon HeartGold for the Nintendo DS
30. Pokemon SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS

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Amanda Fox

Amanda cut her teeth on her dads old Tandy before graduating to SNES and beyond. An accomplished guild leader in multiple titles and sucker for console RPGs; Amanda spends most of her free time with a bit of tech in her hands. With a life philosophy derived from a Spock quote and more passport stamps then shoes; she is a well-traveled nerd with the urge to pontificate.

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