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Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
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Arma II has the best draw distances for me. The DAYZ mod is the best and a lot of fun.
Just Cause 2 has to be the most impressive.
I love world of warcraft and it has an amazingly varied world, but they need to improve the draw distance. Everything else has went up like textures, physics, sunshafts, anti-aliasing but the draw distance is lagging.
Meh, best Draw distance's are the ones with the best Detail at it's distance. Skyrim still loads in grass quite close to you, which breaks the immersion and sense of a good draw distance/ Imo.
I get happy whenever I see JC2 get love...even though it did well, it still deserves more attention.
Dark Souls has good draw distance as well. You can even see other levels from where you are since the entire world is interconnected.