RPGFan: November has certainly seen some great releases. Of course, there's the eight-hundred pound gorilla, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with its colossal world and massive scale. On the other end of the spectrum, there's indie darling To the Moon and its unforgettable tale of a dying man's final moments. There's also a little release from Nintendo that you may have heard of.
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.
WTH an RPG game of the Month?? Fanboys trying to validate Skyward Sword so sad....doesn't matter SKYRIM will get Game of the Year easily...nice try Zelda
It doesn't matter if Zelda is an RPG or not, it's just that good.
Well, they DID say game of the month. Just because it's RPGFan doesn't mean some other genre can't be preferred for a month.