
Top 25 RPGs


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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #23: NetHack
Where are we "@" on our list? One of the most deceptively simple yet influential dungeon crawls.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #24: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
One of the greatest tactics RPGs ever outshines its better-known successor.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #14: Pokemon Gold and Silver
Pokemon Gold and Silver aren't just the best games in the series, they have an argument for being the best Game Boy games ever.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #25: Final Fantasy 5
We begin our list with an underrated classic.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #9: Persona 4
Persona 5 came close, but you can't change our hearts on this one.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #22: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
It spelled the end of a great RPG studio, but Vampire: The Masquerade lives on.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #13: Fallout: New Vegas
Bethesda made Fallout mainstream, but its follow-up represents the franchise's narrative peak in the 3D era.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #1: Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger's sublime soundtrack arguably tells its classic story more effectively than its character dialogue.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #11: The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
The best-loved Elder Scrolls game was a moment of transition for both Bethesda and RPGs in general.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #12: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
BioWare polished its craft with Mass Effect, but the studio's push for mainstream appeal started here.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #7: Fallout
Wander the wasteland and rediscover a keystone in RPG history.

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We're in the Final Stretch of the Top 25 RPG Countdown!
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | The Top 10 is here!

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Persona 4 vs Persona 5: Which One Should be on our Top 25 RPG List? We Want Your Thoughts!
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Nadia and I discuss which Persona game deserves to be in the #9 slot in the Top 25 RPG list, and we want your thoughts, too!

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Why Diablo 3 Works So Well on Switch
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Kat and Nadia talk Diablo 3, Blizzcon announcements and Deltarune before adding another entry to the Top 25 RPG list.

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Axe of the Blood God Returns to Persona 5 and Celebrates Knights of the Old Republic
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Kat and Nadia dig into their backlog, remember Mother 3's excellent fansub, and add another game to the Top 25 RPG list.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #15: Mass Effect
Commander Shepard begins their legendary journey right here.

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Listen to Our PAX West LIVE Celebration of Mass Effect!
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | We add Mass Effect to our Top 25 RPG countdown LIVE from PAX West.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #17: Deus Ex
Warren Spector's magnum opus set the bar in more ways than one.

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How the Second Wave of RPGs in the 1980s Set the Stage for the Amazing Games to Come
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | We remember Wizardry, Bard's Tale, and Diablo 2 in this week's episode of the RPG podcast.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #19: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
The Genesis didn't have Final Fantasy, but Phantasy Star IV is one heck of a consolation prize.

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Axe of the Blood God Reviews Banner Saga 3
PODCAST | The well-regarded indie trilogy ends on a dark note.

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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #21: World of Warcraft
Fourteen years later, Blizzard Entertainment's adventure in Azeroth is still putting up a good fight.

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Initial Thoughts on Octopath Traveler Ahead of the Review
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Nadia shares her initial thoughts on Octopath Traveler, and our Top 25 RPG countdown continues.

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Exploring Ultima and Teletype RPGs, Plus #24 on Our Top 25 RPG Countdown
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Jeremy Parish returns as we discuss #24 on our Top 25 RPG countdown.

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USgamer's Top 25 RPG Countdown Begins!
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD | Kat and Nadia talk about Ys 8's localization woes before diving into number 25 on their list of the best 25 RPGs to date.