XMNR: While Xbox 360 owners everywhere and Playstation 3 owners in North America received The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 1.7 update on August 9, European PS3 owners have had to do without. That will change soon though as Bethesda Softworks' Pete Hines communicated Saturday that the patch should be out at the start of the work week.
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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oh thank you bathesda its not like we paid the same full price as pc and xbox360 owners only to get a broken game. no more i am adding you in the same category as capcom wait for a GOTY edition with all the patches
whiule this gen has brought us a lot of good it has also brought us broken games that need many patches to fix it after launch
i hope this means dawnguard is coming soon
That's why Bethesda games shouldn't be brought for full price
Judging by bethesdas ps3 forum,
This 1.7 should be avoided like the plague.
Nerfed draw distance and lagg are back!
D/L at your own risk!
the ps3 only players do get the crap side of certain games. its not bethesdas fault though, the ps3's ram is a challenge to work with in terms of games like these..it happened with red dead redemption also, rockstar had to dumb down the graphics slightly compared to the 360 version. either way, stop bitching, get another platform or dont buy them (ps3 only players), bethesda makes some of the most immersive content packed games. your missing out as a gamer if you dont play their games. ive played on both ps3 and 360..both are good enough. ps3 has faster load times while 360 has slightly better performance. go get yourself a gaming rig if your not happy.