SG: You could say that Skyrim is just what you expected out of an Elder Scrolls game, and surely, Bethesda hopes you feel that way. However, there is something that rattles you right down to your core when you look over your shoulder at your Housecarl, Lydia, to see she’s staring up at the sky with concern etching her brow. Why? Because there’s a massive dragon that’s been circling you for about five minutes, letting out a few limb-rattling roars that threaten to rip you in half if you don’t find shelter. What does Lydia do? She merely stares up at the sky and then peels her eyes away to give you a questioning glance. Now what?
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