Bethesda is unquestionably one of the industry's premier groups of master artists, capable of building ludicrously immersive and compelling worlds. With its 5th Elder Scrolls game, it has the chance to create the defining open world RPG. Here's hoping the team avoid these five gaping pitfalls.
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.
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Console Port.. The last Elder Scrolls was not the best to me..
When I have played any Gamebryo engine game its never dropped to horrible frame rates. it does look dated but with modified INI files its can look great.
Another thing I love about the Gamebryo engine is the modding and the console commands, I've had so much fun on Elders Scroll and Fallout modding and doing awesome commands.
For example on Fallout 3 when you complete Operation Anchorage and the rouge Brotherhood of Steel turn on the scientists, well using the resurrect command I just watch the AI pwn each other LOL
A big thing for me is the VA. They learned their lesson from Oblivion that 3 or 4 voice actors are not enough. The VA in fallout way very good lets hope it will be better again.
I think some of the better parts of the Fallout series will work here. The perk system can be used the counteract some of the leveling issues like in the article.
I hear some people want a VATS system in Skyrim but that will be going too far.
the number 2 reason is absolutely silly. making enemies level with you keeps you prepared for every fight. people say oh but the enemies are too strong wahhhh.
well when you get further into the game and your skills increase you do become stronger then enemies.
I hope they rectify the way characters "slide" over the terrain when running sideways as well. That animation looked cheap as hell. Make their hips turn or something, whatever, just make sure they don't look like ice skaters.