I've been doing some retrogaming this week and I've been throwing an idea around in my head while doing it.

Basically, i want to amass a list across several different platforms of the all time greatest rpgs... and then i
want to beat the living shit out of them while blogging about them. 50 rpgs in a year, screenshots, reviews,
comparisons, historical impact, the works.

My reason for this is two-fold

1) I have a massive back catalog that i need to get through. There are too many quality games that i just didn't
make time for. Nothing screams frustration more than looking at all the quality games that I just haven't opened
yet.

2) Journalism/convergent media project. I am approaching graduation time and I would like a project that lets me
have fun, but shows off what I can do. This is a project from the ground up that I will be handling from concept
to completion.

I think my limit in this project is console and finite rpgs. PC games are fantastic and there have been several
great titles over the years, but I really don't want to get my ass kicked by a game that is going to grind out too
much time (ala baldur's gate, NWN.) I'm also wrestling with what constitutes an RPG. Do some hack and slash
games make the cut? Other than that, i also need to make a nice criteria and rating system to evaluate my
playthrough and time spent in game.

Also, the games have to be in english since my Japanese blows.

Thoughts? Suggestions? My biggest hurdle at this point is amassing a list and parsing it down to a level that is
manageable. If you guys have a game suggestion, please give me a reason.

Suggested Games thus far:

Snes:
Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, SMRPG, FFIII/VI, SD III

Genesis:
Shining Force 2, Phantasy Star 2/3/4

PSX:
Suikoden 1/2, FF tactics, Vagrant Story

PS2:
Disgaea, FFX,

SMS:
Phantasy Star

NES:

To do list:
List roughly 100~150 games, parse list down.
Establish solid criteria for reviewing.
Build breakout box for taking SS on console games.