Neogaf's Essential Rpgs (2012 Edition) - Page 3

This thread is an annual update to a best of/essential RPG list I started about two years ago.I often find myself trying to pick up quality games that I have missed over the last decade or so, and game review aggregates (like GameRankings or Metacritic) do a poor job of assessing role playing games, especially the lesser known titles. Word of mouth consensus from GAF can be better, but you have to do more digging and (again) most discussion tends to be about the big franchises. These voting threads are a great place to collect a diverse array of opinions from a large number of GAFers. Last year about 200 members submitted their picks, and I created an aggregate list, with short summaries of the top 40 games by vote.