Weekly Famitsu magazine this week's edition presents survey results that determine the best RPG of all time according to magazine readers.
The total votes obtained are 2,295 votes consisting of 56% male, 43% female (1% not answered). 9% are teenagers, 36% are about 20 years old, 37% are around 30 years old, 16% are around 40 years old, and 1% are around 50 years old. There is 1% who does not answer his age. The voting process was conducted from June 22 to June 28.
Here are the results and the number of votes for each game:
- Persona 5 - 256
- Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation - 218
- Chrono Trigger - 194
- NieR: Automata - 177
- Final Fantasy VII - 169
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride - 165
- Suikoden II - 155
- NieR - 151
- Persona 3 -131
- Final Fantasy XV - 110
- Xenoblade Chronicles - 104
- Final Fantasy X - 100
- Xenogears - 91
- Persona 4: Golden - 90
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen - 82
- Final Fantasy VI - 81
- EarthBound - 78
- Final Fantasy IX - 75
- Final Fantasy VIII - 74
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 72
The result is a bit surprising because Persona 5 is in the top position. Perhaps this is because the release of Persona 5 recently and really satisfying for Japanese gamers. Another surprising thing is the entry of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a game made in Poland. This is the only game that is not made in Japan.
Source : jurnal otaku