PJ: "There used to be a time when the term RPG did not conjure thoughts of being Bioware’s betrayal, Obsidian’s bugs, or Bethesda’s rapidly declining complexity. Before that, the term would bring to mind stories with creative depth, the ability to change the world around you in meaningful and interesting ways without being hand-held all the way through and systems so complex that you needed the freaking paperback manual to wrap your head around them. Sure, they were all wrapped up in terrible UIs and dodgy controls, but it was the 80’s and 90’s, so we didn’t know much better back then."
KeenGamer: "Where has the cRPG genre gone? The classic and complex genre has found its way from obscurity into the world of the massively popular Nintendo Switch. Can these old games (and their subsequent successors) get a new lease on life with the hybrid console? There's a number of signs that point to yes."
I do think handhelds are great for classic-style games, so why not CRPGs? The Switch is definitely ideal for that.
Daily Video Game writes: "If you are currently looking to pick up new video games to play on your PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on a budget, the largest e-commerce platform Amazon is running various video games on sale under $21 for these gaming platforms right now, and we’re here to give you the scoop to get the best games under $21"
Well, I highly recommend Kingdom Come: Deliverence, and Planescape Torment, if you have an Xbox.
The first being one of the freshest, most in-depth open world RPGs I've played in a long time. Just a great game in general. Planescape Torment is simply a classic, with amazing writing, great character progression that actually affects the world, and a lot of player agency on how you tackle things. You also get Icewind Dale. Also a great game, but not nearly as good, in my opinion.
Doesn't seem to be a lot of good games offering the sale for the PS4, unfortunately.
Daily Video Game writes: "There are various nice action-adventure and role-playing titles on sale with big discounts across multiple gaming platforms that include PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. While the savings may vary from title to title, those of you who are looking to pick up new games to play right now will be able to save up to 83% off on various action-adventure and role-playing games at Amazon!"
I'm gonna have to start staying away from these type of articles since there's always a chance I'll buy at least 2 games and in the current state that the world is in, I'm about to be a father so i gotta prioritize my son but goddamn I'd buy at least 5 games from this list.
Mutant Year Zero (shown), is a good little game if you like Xcom style combat.
