The OXM Report for January 10th. In which the OXM team talk about their most anticipated games of 2011.
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.
They speak like all the games they've mentioned are all exclusives
I feel sorry for Xbox magazine writters this year with not a lot coming out for the Xbox...exclusive wise and it basicaly being Kinect stuff they've pretty much got to force a smile on their face as they write reviews for them. I bet there going to fight over who gets to review Gears of War 3
Not having exclusive games that can only be played on your console of choice does not mean that there are not any games to played.Exclusive game content sometimes do not remain exclusive,so I ask whats the point in exclusive games for Xbox or Sony or what ever?I feel just as or even more greatful to be able to play any good game on my console.I for one would not want games to be just exclusive to a console because theres to many good games coming from everywhere to play and exclusives puts a limit on that.Maybe thats one of the reasons there is not as many exclusive for any console.If I create a game I want to sell it across the board for more money but thats just me.