Wired: It started on a misty morning in a town called Riften. The birds were singing, my pockets were bulging with lockpicks and I arrived at the church in a full suit of armour. For some reason, my hired mercenary accompanied me down the aisle. She didn't seem to think this was inappropriate, but fortunately neither did my bride-to-be.
Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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.
Funny read. When I got married (in Skyrim) there were dead bodies in the church from when I first started the game 20 hours before getting married because I killed some people...
Anyways, there are only a few good looking women to choose from in this game. I married Ysolda because I like redheads.
Good article. I'm getting married in April and part of me wishes it could be like this, rather than the drawn-out, daffodil-laden affair my better half is planning... Especially if she manages to earn me £5k every few days!!
BTW - where do you find this magical Necklace of Single & Seeking? I reckon there are probably a few N4G members who could use one...
Temple of Mara. God of love and light or whatever...