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Japanese gamers name their top ten favorite RPGs


10:00 AM on 10.23.2009
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Make a top ten list of any genre of game, and no matter what you say, people are going to get pissed off. I believe it's written somewhere in the rules of the internet. You MUST NOT like something different than what the majority likes or you are WRONG. I wonder if this is actually written somewhere, in some sort of epic internet bible?

Anyway, I spotted this top ten list of RPGs made by Japanese fans, and while a lot of my favorites are in there, I couldn't help but laugh at the inevitable sh*tstorm it's sure to cause. Here are the top ten chosen:

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

I'm always having to stick up for my love of Final Fantasy X and deal with being told what a piece of shit it is,  so I admit I felt some weird vindication when I saw it on top of the list there. There's a lot of good games in here though, and I can definitely see how they would have made it into a Japanese top ten. What games do you think do not belong on the list? What games aren't there that should be?






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Fallout 3?

And no Persona 3?
It's a little weird to see Fallout 3 make the list.
That's an excellent list, and closely matches what I would say. With any top ten list of course it will be hard to add EVERY great game. No FFVI, No Persona 3, No Xenogears. But FALLOUT3?? I had no idea Japanese players had any interest in this game at all. Much less enough to vote it in the top 10 EVER!?
Lol, Fallout 3. What about Fallout 1 or 2? Or the Baldur's Gate series?
Fallout 3 was a great RPG, it's one of my favorite games too. Rather than playing stiff predetermined characters you actually played a role you created, making it truer to the genre name than most of those on the list.
I'd think Persona 4 eclipses Persona 3. It's basically the same game but better?
Abyss? Not Vesperia? Booooooo.
What a lame list.
X deserved it becase of how well the story was done, even with Tidus. Surprised that they digged Fallout 3 though, must have been the loli mods lol.
Lol, Fallout 3. What about Fallout 1 or 2? Or the Baldur's Gate series?


This is a Japanese poll. They dont play western PC RPGs.
Final fantasy VII the best RPG ever!! :-)
I guess it's been said already, but I'm really surprised that Fallout 3 is that popular in Japan. Yeah, I agree that there are much better representatives of American-made RPGs than F3, but it's a pretty big deal that Japanese gamers are playing it at all. I guess Western RPGs are finally gaining traction over there.

Other than that, I'm pretty sure I have to transform into a giant lizard-monster and demolish Tokyo, because they don't like Chrono Trigger as much as I do.
Very surprised to see Fallout 3 and I'm also very glad persona is so high, I knew it was more popular in japan but not this much
Aw no TWEWY? I thought that would of been there somewhere.
no valkryie profile 1? not a single Breath of Fire? this list is a lie perpetrated by the legion of lame

I'll stick up for Final Fantasy X with you Colette!
It's my favorite RPG!
Blitzball!

also, holy crap what's Fallout 3 doing on a Japanese top 10 rpg list?
No valkryie profile 1? not a single Breath of Fire? this list is a lie perpetrated by the legion of lame


Valkyrie profile maybe, but the Dragon breath games, while fun, are clearly B-grade games and have no place on the above list. With the exception to Dragon Quarter of course.
@Codswallop
Not Symphonia?
They left out a lot of my favorites: Suikoden II, Chrono Trigger, Lufia 2 and Star Ocean 2nd Story.
I'm shocked as to see no on mention Super Mario RPG relesed when Square-Enix was Square Soft. I have no beef with FFX, could care less for FFVII (only cus it's based off hype not content), and an just fine about Chrono Trigger.
@Blue Mage
Symphonia's right behind Vesperia and right ahead of Abyss on my list.
*high fives Iwazaru*
You mean other people like Abyss best *big eyes* I feel a little validated now...
Breath of Fire was pretty good, but it didn't hold a candle to FF6. FF7 and FF10 present a very cohesive, compelling story (than the disjointed FF6 and the meandering FF8).

I've yet to finish FF10, but the gameplay is leagues better than FF7. Still got the hots for Tifa tho.
Why the hell is Mother series not on this list?!

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