Our Best of the Best Poll series will continue to run and we'll tackle just about everything. The first on the list is the Best PS1 RPG, and we'll move through the different genres from there on; then, we'll do the same for the PS2, PSP and PS3. We'll also do things like "Best Storyline," "Best Graphics," etc.
Keep all discussion on these polls in here, please. We will update this thread with the results every week. If there are enough top nominees in the subject at hand, we'll do two rounds. We'll weed out the lesser nominees in the first round and establish the victor in the second round; we will award Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for the top 3 vote getters. I'll add those in here, too.
Best PS1 RPG Results:
Gold: Final Fantasy VII
Silver: Final Fantasy VIII
Bronze: Chrono Cross
Best PS1 Fighter Results:
Gold: Tekken 3
Silver: Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Bronze: WWF SmackDown!
Best PS1 Action/Adventure Results:
Gold: Metal Gear Solid
Silver: Resident Evil 2
Bronze: Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Best PS1 Sports/Racing Results:
Gold: Gran Turismo 2
Silver: Crash Team Racing
Bronze: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Best PS1 Special:
Gold: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Silver: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Bronze: Silent Hill
Best PS1 Overall:
Gold: Metal Gear Solid
Silver: Final Fantasy VII
Bronze: Tekken 3
So the readers have chosen Metal Gear Solid in an
extremely narrow victory over Final Fantasy VII, and eventually, MGS will face off against the overall winners from the PS2, PSP and PS3 Polls. Congrats, MGS (even though I still think it should be FFVII).
Best PS2 RPG:
Gold: Final Fantasy X
Silver: Kingdom Hearts II
Bronze: Final Fantasy XII
Best PS2 Platformer:
Gold: Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Silver: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Bronze: Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Best PS2 Action/Adventure:
Gold: God of War II
Silver: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Bronze: Your Favorite Grand Theft Auto
Best PS2 Fighter:
Gold: Tekken 5
Silver: WWE SmackDown: Here Comes The Pain
Bronze: Soul Calibur III
Best PS2 Sports/Racing:
Gold: Gran Turismo 4
Silver: Burnout Revenge
Bronze: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition