In a world filled with yawning chasms and towering buildings, there exists a hidden 7th sense, a Illuminating force that guides the lost, and a Flame that burns eternal in the hearts of adventurers.

So, as the title says, i need to find a new rpg to play , as this is my favorite genre.

I've tried a lot these days , but most were not really satisfying apart from Sovereign Syndicate, which is nice, I'll have to try it again one of these days..

I've had my eyes on the following

  • Small Saga looks promising. I still hesitate a bit
  • I was expecting a lot of Broken Roads but it seems it's very poorly written , which doesn't appeal to me at all.
  • The thaumaturge looks promising too.

Any other advice? I love story more than gameplay (but a good gameplay is nice too), and I'm fond more of medieval environments than modern ones (some exceptions with Arcanum and VTM Bloodlines).

I've received so much advice that I think I should be good for months now. Between my backlog and new candidates, my quest for RPG has gone further.

Let me show my gratitude by throwing a little something (for european fellows only sorry, but I'll find something else for others.)

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What kind of RPG games do you prefer

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CRPGs obviously!
Action Rpgs
Tactical Rpgs
Open world rpgs
Potato Rpg ( https://kokkonisd.github.io/potato-rpg/ )

Witcher 3. I see you played 1st and 2nd, but they are light years behind Witcher 3 when it comes to story, mechanic, combat etc.

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I already did (on Gog!) but I've purchased it again on Steam to play one of these days .

And I fully agree with you, it's a masterpiece!

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Nice!

Shadowrun series is also good. Or Disco Elysium. They are text heavy though, I was snoozing out a bit 😅 Need more action in game nowaday.

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I played those too, and if I like Shadowrun setting (I used to play the tabletop one) it was a bit harder for me to play the video games. Think i finished them though.

I loved Disco Elysium, but somewhere near the end I lost interest (without really knowing why) and I did not finish it. I'm ashamed a little .

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I loved Disco Elysium, but somewhere near the end I lost interest (without really knowing why) and I did not finish it. I'm ashamed a little .

At least you don't fall for sink cost fallacy (here time already spend in game) 😅

I did beat bad games just because "I already played for so long". I did beat DARK which is not a good game juse because I already sunk so much time into it.

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I don't have that flaw, but I have another one that's close. If other opinions are different from mine, I start to have doubts.

So I might play a game again if other people think it's fantastic.

There are a few exceptions to this rule (for me that would be Larian games, or genres I have no interest in :) ) :) )

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I thought disco was innovative and creative, but not fun

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It depends on what you like in games, like always.

It's the first game where I saw this kind of world and character building. Which was great. But also having walls of text was making my brain go into stand-by mode. I can read books just fine, but when I have long descriptions in game, I just mentally check out.

People say that turning on the narrator (which is done in nice, expressive voice) helped them to go through this game. But for me, it would just pad the game time. And it did take me nearly 40h to beat it.

When I started the game I was excited on how deep the RPG elements are, and was sure I will do second run. When I clocked around 30h I kind of wanted for it to be over already, and thought I was crazy to want to replay it 😅 I did give it 5 stars in review, but I know it was one-time adventure for me.

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Like I said interesting and innovative. It just wasn’t fun for me.

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Oh, sorry. I thought you meant your response as "it was not fun from what heard from others", didn't go to stalk your profile to see if you played it.

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I played it. I had high hopes, it sounded great.

It was innovative, a clear step aside from every other RPG, truly a masterpiece of creativity, but I just didn’t enjoy playing it.

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By the way, if you haven’t already you should really play planescape:torment

That was also very wordy and great world bulilding, and has hovered near the top of best RPG lists since it was released. It’s still one of the most innovative and creative and literary RPGs you’ll ever play, and it’s fun.

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I did beat it, and I have the same thoughts as about Disco Elysium. A wonderful RPG with world building and lore. But (even in enhanced edition) game mechanics are just ugh. And this combat. I was glad when I could run away from it 😂

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See, I can’t call it a wonderful RPG because the G part sucks.
The world building is great, the lore deep, and the way it plays is innovative and creative. But the gameplay is barely serviceable and it just isn’t fun

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That's very true, it's more an experience than a video game.

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Have you played Miasma Chronicles?

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i did not! I see this is a tactical , and it's harder for me to get into this kind. But if there is a good story, it may still catch me, so I'll have a look!

Thanks :)

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I have some more reccomnadations, Alan Wake 2, The Sinking City and Call of Cthulhu, if you like more paranormal and spooky games.

Do you like crimes games and tried any of the Sherlock Holmes games?

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Alan Wake 2 is not for me. I'm terrified in horror games (unless this is very minor or psychological)

The sinking city and Call of Ctulhu seem more interesting as I've played the pen and paper before. But I wondered a bit about their quality.

I'm very fond of crime or detective stories. I have tried an old SH game (the testament of Sherlock holmes ) that was okayish. I also have The Devil's daughter and this one seems to be better!

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I think Alan Wake 2 is more psychological, but i may be wrong.

Reviews aren't that bad of both.

Yeah i think the games in the Essential bundle https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23879/Sherlock_Holmes_Essential_Bundle/ are the newer ones and much better in quality

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Noted! So I'm going to take Devil Daughter's up a notch in my list.

Thank you :)

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Now you're talking :D

I may play Gothic again, as i really loved the serie. But I'm not sure this has aged well (nor me)

Still waiting for the remaster, though :)

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I already ordered Gothic remake collectors edition in April. SoonTM
Have you played Archolos Chronicles of Myrtana? It is mod from Poland, but decently made, took me about 120h to beat it and have to say I enjoyed it.

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I've played a bit, but not very far, it looked promising and it's still installed on my steam, so i'll play it again, thanks for your advice :)

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I loved Gothic 1 - never finished it as I kept drowning in the tunnel near the very end. Am too uncoordinated to work out how to do it :(

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Gotta be a bit basic but The Elder scrolls series is a good pick if you hadn't tried yet (I only played Oblivion and Skyrim, while recently got into ESO). Kingdom Come Deliverance could also be good if you like a more slow and somewhat realistic medieval RPG(plus we are getting a sequel this year) Maybe the Gothic Series too(Tho I haven't tried them and I'm ashamed to say this)
Edit: Was going to say The Witcher but well saw your comment above)

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regarding the Elder Scrolls, i'm in since Arena. But I love them as much as i hate them, because you can do nearly anything you want in these games, but i still find them empty (I'm not asking a theme park Ubisoft like game, but still)

Kingdom Come was very good (and tough) Didn't know for the sequel, good thing as this is really a unique take for rpgs.
Gothic is very good indeed, but if you haven't played them before, i'd suggest to wait for the remaster!

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Skyrim is empty? :o
I played it for hundreds of hours and without the dlc's and always found something new... didnt even play the main quest at all. I mean idk what kind of expectations you have ^^
I feel like there are millions of side quests and a lot of hidden stuff.
For me easy peasy one of my fav games!
And playing on hard difficulties you can get even one-shoted if you like a challenge (i like it on the highest)

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I know this may sound weird, but I always have the feeling that Elder Scroll"s worlds were soulless . Maybe saying it was empty is not totally accurate. But all the time i just walked between towns , i always felt the same way: world feels empty, soulless, artificial. Maybe it's just me.

This said, i played them all, and i found some good things within every one of them (Oblivion aside)

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I mean i kinda get it i guess, but it depend what you want from the game i guess. For me it was what i wanted back then.
I just enjoyed it so much that i could basically whatever i wanted and just create my own adventure (thats why i didnt even play the main quest)
Unfortunately i cant help you with RPG's cuz im not playing them too often (and nowdays im kinda addicted to jigsaw puzzles anyway lol) , but if you like something with a good story for example i would highly recommend The Last of Us :)

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It's totally fine, and I know i can be a pain sometimes, with some weird ideas of mine.

The last of us looks like a game i could love indeed, as the story seems to take a huge part in it. What prevented me to get it so far was the infected/zombies . i'm kinda tired to see zombies everywhere (and RPgs unfortunately don't avoid this point)

But still the story seems to be very good, so I think I will take the plunge one day

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I would highly recommend it. Yeah there are Zombies (im a zombie fan so i dont mind at all) but you also have parts without them and just bandits. The gameplay is smooth etc, the fighting mechanics have a lot of variety and storywise i would say that its easily in my Top3 of all time. Even had tears in my eyes which doesnt happen too often in gaming.

Hope you will find a cool game for you :)
Cheers!

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If you are willing to go for the old stuff:

  • Breath of Fire (2 if I remember correctly, but it has been 15-20 years), Secret of Mana or Chrono Trigger

I heard good things about Chained Echoes but have not played it yet.

I enjoyed Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2 (still have to finish the 2nd) and are enjoying Baldur's Gate 3 with friends from my pen & paper days right now on gog.

Edit: Not to forget about Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch, heard recommendations about that one too, but you already found the giveaway.

Edit 2: If you count it as RPG in your book: Gloomhaven. I played the boardgame for quite a while and I am playing Forsthaven right now, both are great, but I have not given the PC game a shot yet.

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I did not play Breath of fire series. It was on Snes right?

I did not know about Chained Echoes, but it looks promising indeed, Added to my wishlist

Larian games, unfortunately are not for me. I admit these are good games, but something irks me in them. Probably the writing, that i find off (but it's probably a me problem)

Ni no Kuni is really interesting indeed. This looks like a Ghibli movie rpg , and I can't resist this and enter all GAs i can find for both of them.;

I've already tried Gloomheaven and this has not really worked. I also used to play the boardgame, and the feelings are not the same on pc. But many seem to like it, so once again, probably more a me issue :)

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BoF 1 and 2 were on SNES, 3 and 4 were PSX, and most people don't even want to discuss the bastardized spinoff known as Dragon Quarter. 3 is arguably the best of the series with 4 a close second. Not to say 1 and 2 were bad (aside from the dragon system in 2 being utter shit), it's just that 3 and 4 were so much better.

Also for SNES I highly recommend Cyber Knight and Cyber Knight 2.

There are just so many good RPGs on the 16 bit consoles that you can emulate, with some notably good ones on the Sega Genesis like Phantasy Star 2 and 4. PS3 was.....very different, and a lot of people didn't like it because of how infuriatingly difficult it could be. There are remakes of PS1 and 2 on Playstation 2. If you like oldschool isometric D&D based RPGs you should check out Warriors of the Eternal Sun.

If you like SRPGs I highly recommend Master of Monsters for Sega Genesis, even though there is no storyline to speak of it's still fun, and it also had a reboot on Playstation. Dark Wizard on Sega CD is also a really good SRPG.

Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar: Eternal Blue are really good RPGs on Sega CD, they also had remakes on Playstation.

One of my favorite DS RPGs is Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled, it's very reminiscent of Chrono Trigger but it unfortunately has some pretty bad bugs and occasional crashes. Still worth playing though, you can get around the worst of it with save states on an emulator.

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I did not have any console back then, so clearly I played abslolutely none of the games you mentionned. I 'll add them to my list, and search a bit for emulators . Thanks for the advice :)

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The JRPG series The Legend of Heroes. Great characters and story, great worldbuilding.
I hope I'll manage to play the fourth part Trails from Zero sometime this summer.

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I have many of them already, but i seem to be cursed with them. Each time i try The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, something happens and i don't play over 30 minutes, and I leave it.

I think this will be my next BLAEO homework!

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut.
If you enjoy it get Mankind Divided to continue the story

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I may try these one day. I would not really say Deus ex games are RPGs (even if there are RPGs elements inside) .But they contain infiltration, which i don't like so much. This is what stopped me to play these until now. But that may change :)

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Hopefully my eyes didn't glance past these in your library >_< Some good RPGs!

  • Planescape: Torment! Loved every minute of it!
  • Deus Ex games are nice as well if you like sci-fi!
  • Shadowrun for the mix of turn-based combat, story and world!
  • The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante technically counts, it's well-written!
  • Gothic was mentioned, and I agree, it's nice!
  • Dex is more like a 2D Deus Ex, still good!
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Torment is my best experience in RPGs., i even backed tides of numenera on KS but I was so disappointed !

I recently got Sir Brante (after multiple vain attempts to win it here) and i'm yet to try it, but it looks very promising indeed.

The other games were mentionned already , very good picks indeed :)

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I swear by single player Bioware Games, the Dragon Age series and the Mass Effect Trilogy remain my favorites to this day! Jade Empire is also a good one.

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I totally agree, some of them are in my top 5 of RPG games (mass effect 2 and dragon age 2) . And Jade empire is very good indeed!

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Not to mention baldur’s gate 1 and 2

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Cat Quest if you are playing alone, Cat Quest II if you are playing with a friend. Nice bite sized RPG.

No problem.

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To each their own , i suppose :D

Not really my cup of tea, but i appreciate your efforts, dear Bacon !

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Glad to have finally inspired you to create a discussion like this. Make me proud. 🫡

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It's all thanks to you!

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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes just came out and it looks good. It's like a modern Suikoden and if you haven't played those games they are good and easy to emulate as they are console games.
Sea of Stars looks nice as well.

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I saw it a couple of times, and hesitated a bit, but it looks interesting indeed, I'll keep an eye on it!

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Some old games:
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader. Far from the best, but still an interesting and not often remembered game from obsidian
Daemonica from cinemax

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We're not getting any younger with these, but i remember Lionheart. The company was still Black Isle then (probably one of their last games before the end)

I had it on physical support, but I think this is no longer the case between all my moves . I see it's on steam, so I wishlisted it, I may play it out of nostalgia!

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To me, Tales of Berseria was a masterpiece. Tales of Zestiria sucks though. I also really enjoyed Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection.

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I have both Tales, and i haven't played Berseria. But I did not like Zestiria, and that coincides with your advice. So I'm thinking of trying Berseria soon. I'll add that to my list.

Also, I was ogling on Zwei games since I saw some Gas for both of them.

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Zestiria has too many bad design choices. Berseria on the other hand, keeps your interest high at almost every part of the game. Also its story is an emotional roller-coaster.

For Zwei, you can just go with the second game since it isn't directly related to the first one and the first game didn't age well.

Edit: Gotta mention SanctuaryRPG. Not a serious game but it's hell of a fun.

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Hapy cakeday !

I've already got Sanctuary RPG, but i played a long time ago, and it was not polished as it seems to be now, I'll make another try one of these days

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Thank you <3

I don't think the game ever got update but I had fun with what it is. It's one of my go-to games for potato gaming.

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Tales of Zestiria sucks though

Oh thank goodness it wasn't just me. I felt so bad not liking it (especially the combat), especially since I liked the classic games, and had gotten Zestria as an SG win that I had entered for based on my liking of those games (ie, meaning I felt heavily obligated to play through it). But it just really never became fun to play.

I did pick up Berseria, but I'd been putting it off due to storage space limitations and residual "trauma" from Zestria, but I'll try and get to that sooner now, thanks to your sympathetic vote of confidence towards it. ^.^

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I really cannot believe it stays at very positive. The devs poured all the budget into the intro. I just wish rest of the game was like that. I didn't even care for big and empty maps but the gameplay is so dull, it never gets fun. Also there are never-ending forced tutorials. Well, at least they learned what's bad and made a great game like Berseria afterwards.

residual "trauma" from Zestria

Haha, I'm glad Zestiria isn't the first Tales game I have played. Otherwise, I would be really suspicious towards others as well.

Hope you have fun with Berseria when the time comes. I really want to play it again one day. ^^

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I loved Berseria too. Happy cakeday.

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Oh, it's that day again. Thank you. <3

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Magilou may just be the best character ever created. Also voiced perfectly.

The whole game was just amazing. One of my favorite jRPGs ever.

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Agreed :)

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Really loved Berseria! I have a dream: seeing the characters return in a third chapter. They had so much yet to say...
(Don't get me started on Berseria ending!)

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Wait, third chapter? I don't even know if there is a second chapter. What do you mean exactly? The story had a conclusion too.

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Well you can think of Berseria as the first chapter and Zestiria as the second chapter... Since some characters and settings are shared, I think there would be room for a final game with characters from both games. I understand it would be difficult because of the temporal lapse. But tell me: would you not like some more Eizen-Rokurou chitchat? Some more Magilou managerie?

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But Berseria is kind of a sequel as release date. >> https://aselia.fandom.com/wiki/Glenwood
So I think you meant something like a Glenwood trilogy. That would be nice but it would highly unlikely be a continuation to Berseria.

I mean. yeah I would love to see more Berseria character interactions but I don't think they would be in the third game if they ever make it.

Edit: Story-wise Berseria is a prequel but gameplay-wise it's ages ahead of Zestiria.

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new rpg

Lame :P Best rpg's are from 1998-2000.

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You're right, but I've played them all (mostly!) so it's good to broaden your experience and try out new things :)

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If you don't mind another mention of oldies, I remember I liked:

  • Zwei II - ARPG (can't remember the story much but I liked the gameplay style) [Edit: Hey yes! It should be the same game Mitsukuni mentioned above. There's also Zwei I, but I hadn't played it so can't vouch for it, though I believe it should be similar.]
  • Golden Sun series - JRPG (not available on Windows though, and I only played the first two games)
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Oldies are mostly goodies so that's totally fine with me!

Zwei games look neat indeed
I heard a lot about golden sun but did not play any of them. I still have an old DS somewhere, so i may be able to do so one day maybe!

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Felvidek seems to be something different, and I like stuff that deviates from the norm:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2299900/Felvidek/

What about the Yakuza: Like a Dragon series? I've tried several of them and they seem great.

I'm still dazzled by The Dark Heart Of Uukrul, but it's not new. And it's only on Gog. Besides The Lord Of The Rings Online I don't think I've played an RPG as much as that one. And it doesn't even have sound!

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Wow, Felvidek seems to be very interesting and you know that i like weird games! Another one in my wishlist

I totally love the Yakuza series, I'm currently playing Infinite Wealth and i'm having a blast!

Uukrul takes me a while back, at the time where i played Angband. Good old times.

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I can also recommend you this one:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351803/

Not much of an RPG, but fitting for you.

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:D
I heard about it (obviously) . seems it was a classical !

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How do you feel about text-based games? I love Roadwarden and Citizen Sleeper for the writing and the sense of exploration, plus how many different, branching choices you can make. The Sunless Sea/Skies series is nice in its way as well, although I prefer having one continuous narrative rather than starting over again and again.

Another, much more tentative recommendation is Book of Travels. It's a love-it-or-hate-it experience and will probably be in early access forever, but I always enjoy dipping into it for a bit.

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I feel very interested as i'm fueled by narrative. Roadwarden is on my wishlist and i have (but not played yet) citizen sleeper.

First time i hear about Book of travels, but it's another wishlisted game.

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Roadwarden is solid.
And surprisingly difficult.

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I managed to crash around, barely-washed, so damagingly in the first game I played of Roadwarden that I more or less managed to destroy the entire continent in the ending. A degree of failure that other players I spoke to were not actually aware was possible.

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wow.
I have to try to do that.

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You know what? I think i will becaue I don't remember playing this one! Wishlisted :)

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Nice! Obviously keep and eye out during the summer sale. Should drop to 2 or 3 bucks.

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I loved The thaumaturge which was recently released, I recommend it
otherwise I played expeditions rome recently and really enjoyed it

2 are on my wishlist: BG3 & SOS

and some other may interested me like eiyuden chronicle hundred heroes oroctopath traveller series, may be games for you?!

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The thaumaturge is also one in my wishlist, and i recently got SoS, So I'd say we're on the same page :)

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Square-Enix is having a sale, so I can even more emphatically recommend to you Dragon Quest XI, Triangle Strategy, and Live A Live. Also Dragon Quest Builders 2, even if it's not really that RPG-ish.

But if you want a dang good indie Paper Mario, play Bug Fables!

That aside, none of your poll options really encompass a good ol' turn-based RPG or dungeon crawler :(

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I'm a huge fan od Dragonquest, soI've already have these (both builders and XI). The other I did not try yet, so I'll have a look!

And yes, sorry about the poll, I forgot Jrpgs too (and dungeon crawler is an enormous oversight, as I loved Might and Magic games for example)

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It looks like you've finished Baldur's Gate II, but barely dipped your toes into the first one. Why not give that one a try? :)

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in fact, I owned both of them physically before Steam became a thing. So I already finished them before. I recently replayed BG2 , and tried again BG1 but was engulfed in something else, explaining the low stats :)

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Finish Baldur's Gate 3, buddy, there are still more than 100 hours of playtime waiting for you ;)

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I will, but as I said Larian games are hard for me to finish (not really sure of the reason) but I will for sure!

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These should not have been mentioned before and cut more of the classic western RPG mentality with lot of choices, easily screwing up your build if not paying attention :P

  • Underrail: Very intriguing lore but also very difficult. In an evil work of art, has lore pieces and small extra areas hidden behind the highest difficulty in the game which is basically iron man. In a game where every mistake can kill you.
  • Realms of Arkania: Remake of the first DSA adventure with really good mechanics, though some lackluster graphics here and there and some weird gameplay mix. But the mechanics are really good IF you understand them. Having played the Pen&Paper version before, helps a lot.
  • Wasteland 2: And probably 3 as well. Some nice setting and lots of decisions to make. Though not as good as the other two in my opinion.

And here just for entertainment, the probably quickest RPG you can ever play:

  • Half Minute Hero: 30 seconds before the world is doomed. In each level. Are you fast enough? More of a puzzle game actually.
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I second half minute hero. It's pretty awesome.

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I tried underrail, and found it very deep but too difficult, so I let id off in the end. A shame as it seems very complete and many people around me are singing its praises

I missed Realms of Arkania, and it seems to be exactly what I'm into. Looks like the remakes of the classical ones were not up to the task?

I love what Inxile studio does usually so I loved Wasteland 2 (and 3, a bit less)

Half minute Hero seemed a bit far of what I seek, but for the fun of it, why not :)

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I'm not sure if the remakes weren't up to the task. I mean nostalgia fans are disappointed with pretty much anything. Outside of this, the game had a lot of issues in the beginning. Several bugs, lackluster english voice acting, the infamous "ugly" battle avatars .... There is also the unusual gameplay. Like dungeons and towns are 3d areas, you can navigate (though only flat surfaces), the inside of the buildings/shops are basically just descriptions/dialogue with maybe a single image. And the travelling is just a map where you see your movement and how long it takes to reach your destination. And inbetween - both for the 3d areas as well as the map - you are confronted with events which force you to react. It is very unusual to something the people are used to.

In addition to that, the game comes from an era where trial&error was more accepted. Today, games are more catered towards forgiveness. The DSA adventures are complex. If you go as far and activate the survival elements (which you should because it is fun), you have to manage your food, water, health, equipment for the winter and your weight (although I think the latter is always the case). So if you want to succeed you have to manage a lot of things and you have to decide very early on (like during character creation) what roles you need to fill. You have six slots and you probably need two front fighters at least, someone who can hunt, someone who can collect herbs, someone who knows medicine, at least some magic, maybe some street smarts. And you need to level up respectively, a single "hero" can't do everything alone. And the first game has levels from 1 to 6(?) I think? So, you don't level up much. In comparison to other games, your heroes are very human anyway. Some dumb mistake, some tough luck and you are in for a bad time. I had one time to reload a save from two hours ago (which I luckily had) in the last town before I decided to take the mountain pass. As that decision killed my group. It is a great game if you can get over the graphics and some development oversights. But you need to know what you do.

Underrail is similar in its unforgiveness towards the player. Here as well, you need to decide early on what kind of build you actually want to have. You can't do everything. And mistakes can kill you quickly. And even with a halfway working build I had a hard time against the final boss. And I think I only played on normal. But the story is interesting although it throws a lot of lore at you.

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Regarding nostalgia fans, I can't blame people, I do the same thing (I didn't like Baldur's Gate 3 probably because of this.

But I'm totally in line with you, old games were not so forgiving as they are now (which is , in my opinion both a good thing and a bad thing)

But I'm not against trying something a bit different so I'll keep Realms of Arkania in mind.

Thank you very much once again :)

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How about some retro console games?
Final fantasy IV and VI
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
EARTHBOUND!!

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These are some of my all time favs, esp Chrono Trigger and Earthbound. Also recommend some newer but retro-inspired titles, CrossCode and Undertale.

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I've not played much console games (apart from Chrono Trigger, but I could not enter it the time I played it). Still, I've heard so many good things about them, so I'll make an effort one of these days

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I feel you. IMHO, Chrono Trigger is aimed at a slightly younger crowd.
The FF games are aimed at mid teens.
Earthbound is good on any level. The did things in that game that I didn't know were possible on the SNES.

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That's possible indeed. I played FFVII when it was released on pc at the end of the nineties and. And while I loved it, I clearly felt I was not really the target audience :D

I saw that Earthbound was maybe available on Switch, so I'll try here (or try my luck with an emulator)

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Fallout 1 and 2 are great.
Exp based level gain.
All turn based tactical combat.
Great story.

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My dear Fallout games.

If i love RPGs today, this is mostly linked to these 2 games , planescape Torment, and of course Baldur"s gate.

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