For PS3 owners, it’s been a pretty sparse year in terms of RPG’s. However, the few that have been released have, on the whole, been real gems. There’s been the super-hardcore one, the underrated Japanese one and even one from the doctors at BioWare. Why don’t you take a look at what we thought was RPG of the year after the jump.

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5. Borderlands

Although not strictly an RPG, Borderlands certainly has a great mix of role-playing and first person shooting. It’s definitely on the more basic end of the RPG scale, but is still something RPG fans will enjoy. Those who enjoyed Fallout 3 will most likely have a good experience with Gearbox’s game. Especially if you party up with three of your friends. Just don’t go in there expecting some epic role playing adventure on the same scale.

4. Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition

It might be a re-release, but that’s how sparse a year it’s been for PS3-owning RPG players. The massive world of the wastes returned in an updated package this year which included all the downloadable content released by Bethesda. If you don’t own this yet, you should!

3. Eternal Sonata

This incredibly quirky JRPG (now that’s saying something) first made it’s debut last year on the Xbox 360, but the turn of the year saw Eternal Sonata hit the PlayStation 3. It’s visual style even more breathtaking. It might have been a fairly linear experience, but it’s still one RPG fans should love. The reason this has been nominated is for it’s originality. Eternal Sonata takes place in the deathbed dreams of, Polish composer, Frederic Chopin. The great, but occasionally flawed, mechanics, fantastic score and the aforementioned art style make this one of our favorite role-playing games of 2009.

2. Demon’s Souls

Although a pretty niche title, those who chose to pick up Demon’s Souls will be delighted with what they experience. FromSoftware delivers their take on the RPG, and apparently they believe RPG’s are synonymous with hellish difficulty. You will die. You will die more times than you thought imaginable. The fact of the matter is that when you finally do accomplish what took 10 tries, you will feel more rewarded than most other titles can provide. The amount of trial and error it takes to succeed in Demon’s Souls may put some off, but those hardcore RPG fans looking for a challenge look no further. The haunting environments, entertaining gameplay, and sheer amount of content here make Demon’s Souls a complete package.

1. Dragon Age: Origins

Since Oblivion, RPG fans have been longing for another epic game in a fantasy setting. Now, they’ve got it. BioWare have made their first venture onto the PlayStation 3 with Dragon Age: Origins and what a game it is. Granted, there are a few issues with the game that can take you out of the experience, but when you think about the game as a whole you can forgive it a little bit.

The spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate, Origins is something that RPG fans must play. Even non-fantasy fans will be surprised at how much they enjoy their experience in this massive world.

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