"What a glorious, glorious time to be a gamer. As the nights get shorter the gaming sessions get longer, and I can't think of a better release period ever with which to spend the winter evenings. At the moment it appears like a classic is released every week, and I, like many, believe The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to be the best of the bunch. Hours have already been ploughed into this immersive game, but, sometimes, in a game where you are effectively playing a blank canvas in which to present your own personal preferences, you must take a look at what you have placed in front of you."
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.
It's taught me that I have severe ADD.
It taught me that
I'm not a Dragon slaying warrior
I'm not a Master Thief
I'm not a Mage
Magic dosen't exsist
and no matter how hard I look....you can not buy Skooma, theres not such thing.
Skyrim has taught me patience, which is quite amazing as I havn't actually played the game yet, roll on December 25th!
It taught me that I love the F9 key.
It taught me that.......................... .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . .............................. . ........................Oblivi on sucked compared to Skyrim.