Video games have been an utter tragedy lately. Halo: The Master Chief Collection lies in ruins, plagued by online problems, framerate issues, matchmaking woes and more. Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed Unity were in a similar boat with a questionably unfinished game loaded with glitches that paled in comparison to its predecessor. Now, with the announcement that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been delayed to May 19th, 2015, what should instill a feeling of discontent is actually more akin to a sigh of relief.
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.
Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.
I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.
Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1
Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.
I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.
But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?
A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.
But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.
- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).
Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.
Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.
I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.
Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.
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Delays are good when the product launches complete I agree but sometimes there are downgrades or the game still has problems like with Driveclub that was delayed almost a year
Hopefully the Witcher 3 is good. I have a feeling it will be
When May rolls around I'll be happy that they took the extra time, as opposed to rushing it to retail. February is going to have other great games, so the sting is lessened. They did promise that there wouldn't be any more delays, though. So it kind of sucks.
I think this delay will be good for the game, plus it'll give my wallet sometime to breath because Feburary will be less packed now.
Just my opinion but this game should easily take GOTY as long as it stays free of technical issues.
More time for Bloodborn!!
There seem to be a lot of people on high horses around here saying stuff like "graphics don't matter" and "why is everybody talking about downgrading". But they don't seem to realise that context is important. In a game like The Witcher which is known for great graphics and has indeed mind-blowing trailers to show it, it is a little annoying when the subsequent trailers are very underwhelming and don't inspire the type of excitement the earlier ones did. Graphics don't ALWAYS matter, however they do when you have been promised something greater. I want to explore a graphically rich world, not be pulled out of it by graphical inconsistencies. I want to explore the beautiful world they showed in the e3 trailers. I'm glad they delayed it. they have obviously encountered some problems and will wait patiently.