What was the best RPG of 2007?

[BuckGB]

Once again, it's time for our readers to make their choices for the best role-playing game (or hybrid) released during the previous year. Keep in mind that the number of options I can list in the poll is limited, so please choose "Other" and post a reply underneath this thread if there's another game you'd like to recognize.

Vote away!

[dragon wench]

I voted for The Witcher.
I also considered Mask of the Betrayer, because what I've so far seen of it looks very good. However, it's an expansion only, with a lacklustre original game, hence my choice. Otherwise it would have probably been a close tie. Though, The Witcher would have still edged out MoTB.

[Siberys]

Immortal Throne. By far the most solid game addon ever, one of the very few expansion packs that didn't really make anything worse in the game rather than better.

[Fiberfar]

Mask of the Betrayer, because it rocks!

[DesR85]

I voted for the Witcher too, even though I detest the extremely high system requirements. No way I'm voting for Bioshock. Mediocre game.

[Loki[D.d.G]]

MotB. What gets me is that the devs have managed to come up with an epic story to match a game which allows your character to go to epic levels. Sweet.

@Des
Wonder if anyone would even vote for Bioshock. For all intents and purposes, it is more of an FPS than an RPG.

[darkpark]

For me, Bioshock felt like an adventure game with FPS elements.
In any case, I voted for The Witcher because of its wonderful story, atmosphere and setting. Too many RPGs today feel dumbed down to the lowest common denominator *cough*Oblivion*cough*.

[Xandax]

The Witcher for me ... it dared to be different and dared it very well.

[uživatel]

Sometimes I do not understand these polls ... why even bother putting any console game on the list?

[BuckGB]

Originally Posted by uživatel

Sometimes I do not understand these polls ... why even bother putting any console game on the list?

Mass Effect is the only pure console game on the list and leaving it off would be pretty silly given how many BioWare fans visit this website (and how well the game has been received elsewhere). Labeling BioShock as an RPG is a stretch, but we've been covering it since it was announced and it has just enough comparisons to System Shock 2 to merit a mention.

[Lady Dragonfly]

I've played 6 out of 9 titles presented, and I think two expansions top them all: MoB and Shivering Isles, with MoB being slightly better.
There is no way I'd choose Bioshock or The Witcher. Both are in bad taste, IMO. Cheap thrill.

[uživatel]

Originally Posted by BuckGB

Mass Effect is the only pure console game on the list and leaving it off would be pretty silly given how many BioWare fans visit this website (and how well the game has been received elsewhere). Labeling BioShock as an RPG is a stretch, but we've been covering it since it was announced and it has just enough comparisons to System Shock 2 to merit a mention.

BioWare fans? Maybe, but most of them seem to be PC gamers ... or console gamers are just not registered (but since unregistered can not vote in these polls, its pretty much the same)

Look at 2005 poll: Jade Empire (BioWare) beaten by Fable:TLC. Why? Was the addition of few areas and quests (sure brothel seems to be very popular) that amazing? or was it that pretty much noone played Fable in 2004 and noone played Jade Empire in 2005?

I am sorry if my posts sound somewhat offensive, its not meant to be that way, but english is definitely not my language of choice...

[Loki[D.d.G]]

Originally Posted by uživatel

BioWare fans? Maybe, but most of them seem to be PC gamers ... or console gamers are just not registered (but since unregistered can not vote in these polls, its pretty much the same)

Most of us here are in fact PC gamers. Then again, this is also a predominantly RPG site, so when BioWare, who are a prestigious RPG making outfit, makes a new game, of course quite a number of us would like to try it out. I even know of someone who bought an Xbox to play ME.

Oh and welcome to the forums uživatel.

Originally Posted by Lady Dragonfly

I've played 6 out of 9 titles presented, and I think two expansions top them all: MoB and Shivering Isles, with MoB being slightly better.

So you voted for MotB?

[Siberys]

So...I take it I'm one of the few people here that absolutely despises bioware. Cheesy, noncolloquial dialog choices, endless glitches with endless patches, features in games that not only should be included but are expected to be included never appear, mediocre and heavily cliche'd storylines, little choice in evil versus good (you eventually have to start helping people in a good manner), and lets not forget that some games are so similar that the only thing that sets them apart are the graphics (Jade Empire = Knights of the Old Republic, different wording and names, but same story).

Probably their only highlight I've ever truly enjoyed was Hordes of the Underdark, and even then that was severely limited in the system they built it in. Limited in that it never really came down to you making good or evil choices, but rather, you always had one group of people attacking you while you fought them, and it almost never mattered who they actually were.

[Jekyll-Hyde]

Bioware did an outstanding job on this game. It is without a doubt their best game release since the days of KotoR. I loved how you could switch from 1st person to 3rd person it made the fighting much easier than if it were to have been just 1st person alone. The story line was great as well, very complex, and deeply involved your charterer as well as your npc companions. The graphics are outstanding as well, a job very well done. All in all I think this game deserves a little more credit than it is getting, if you haven't played this game yet you should really give it a try.