Capcom recently unveiled their final two characters for the upcoming Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, both very creative and extremely different to anything seen in a fighting game before. But now in the later years of gaming, are other developers running out of ideas?
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.
I have to agree with the new characters in UMvC3. They're all very unique. I can't wait to see them in tournaments
Nope, Developers are very creative. At the end of the day, this industry is about making profit and providing entertainment. Certain business tactics that are practiced just happens to stagnate creativity. Great things happen however, when designers, animators, and artist work together without any extreme interference from publishers. :)
They're creative, they are just being restricted by what the publisher orders up and sets out for them to do. Call of Duty is the best example. I'm sure there's great talent there, despite the best leaving. But still, I'm sure if they could use it they'd put out a great game. But Activison is the ruler and won't allow that.
Character may be unique, but a unique game it makes? NO! It's still a vs fighting game...
...and to call into question other releases this holiday season as "generic" with UMvC3 being the title in which to challenge them? Flawed!
What a horrible article this was. Completely subjective and all across the board.
Capcom's losing it's mind is all I can say.