Casey White wrote : "It is safe to assume that, at this point, everyone that had any intention of getting Skyrim has already picked up a copy and, in all likelihood, ran a marathon similar to my own this weekend (though perhaps not with the story-line dash that I went for to try and get the "completed" notch on my belt before starting my review). It's also safe to say this isn't the first review that you've read. I know personally I must have read a few dozen the Friday of the game's launch, and if I had more time I might have checked out a couple of others too. And while I agree the majority of the praise that is being doted upon the game, there's on unifying thing that I have noticed (at least, believe that I've noticed) in all these reviews: They were, primary, for the console versions of the game. And neglect to mention the bevy of technical issues on the PC."
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.
A new Partner Spotlight Sale is now live on the Switch eShop, including Skyrim, lowest price ever for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and more.
I noticed something about the reviews that score lower than everyone else. They are always the last ones to get published.
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