Ninja Gaiden (NES): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcO1fGYi3Ms

Yoshi's Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXo5UKzpQa0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWneJYmr88

Strange Journey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLQUxXrucW8

Rune Factory Frontier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTAtKCXiSHM

Rune Factory 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XpOJFH2eXI

Baldur's Gate 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88zyFLzIXQ

Skygunner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjo-9a9KLQ8

Soul Calibur 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLZVM2zjyvs

F-Zero X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clAycR8nXGA

Metroid Prime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGsArRQjKE

Phantasy Star 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbRORnX_MQk

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtBgCuRlZb8

Legend of Mana: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMwFlhhxB0

Mega Man X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1RmgVXaVNo (short but sweet)

Unlimited Saga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f73F3h63buc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1YXcz9zFH8

Izuna 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bxnQCYz9U

1080 Snowboarding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcnHIzjXCTs

no, maple story.

fuck you Gustav is awesome

*enjoyed FFXIII but isn't really that much of a Japanophile*

Anyway the actual, honest-to-goodness worst RPG ever is Dokapon.

One thing FFXIII does right: allowing you to restart a battle after you die. This is something I have always felt RPGs should do.

I like Rico and Rucha from Infinite Undiscovery :/

DINNER DINNER

That feature made me realize what a staggeringly good year for RPGs 2010 was.

Strange Journey is still the correct answer, though.

If Strange Journey doesn't win then it's because you are all graphics whores.

It makes me sad that I need to clarify that I'm being sarcastic :(

Actual Neogaf thread title: "So... Mass Effect 2 is winning RPG of the year awards. Should it be?"

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/12/29/xenogears-and-other-squaresoft-ps1-classics-coming-to-psn-in-north-america/

That's almost the entire "Summer of Adventure"!

Felix Trinidad - er, i  mean Feliz Navidad!

Wasn't some now banned poster vehemently insisting that DQVI would never come to the US because Square Enix is an evil company that hates their fans?

1. Strange Journey
2. Rune Factory 3
3. Persona 3 Portable
4. FFXIII
5. Dragon Quest 9
6. Atelier Rorona
7. Resonance of Fate
8. Glory of Heracles
9. Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love

(Placement of Atelier Rorona and Resonance of Fate subject to change as I play them more.)

No Mass Effect fan am I, but I would like to point out that the Baldur's Gate games also featured multiplayer, with no adverse effect on the single player experience. So Bioware is absolutely capable of getting this right.

*has a PS3* *does not care*