Nobody knows exactly what transpired before the events of Horizon: Zero Dawn, but one thing is clear: the world is far from being ideal. Horizon: Zero Dawn, Image Source: Guerilla Games It’s far from perfect, but it’s still one of the best. It’s a compelling oddity, a splash of color in an industry dominated by repetitive rehashes. Similar to New Vegas, Nier: Automata is not afraid to lock away content and entire branching storylines due to player decision. It asks a lot of the player, and in an era where mainstream games are made to pander to the masses, Nier steered away from standard conventions and tried something new. It is also a pretty eccentric game, as far as mainstream titles go. What makes Nier: Automata so special, besides the compelling setting, is the story, the direction it takes, and the way the developers used the medium to present it. The year is 11945 AD, and the world is ravaged by a proxy war between human-made androids and the machine armies created by invaders from another world.
2 B (or 2B, for short), a battle android whose primary traits are calm and composed. If you thought you would never feel attached to robots, think again – Nier: Automata will trigger a whirlwind of emotions inside you akin to a 90’s housewife listening to Andrea Bocelli’s Con Te Partiro for the first time.Īll jokes aside, Nier: Automata is arguably one of the most melancholic RPGs that were ever made. Nier: Automata, Image Source: PlatinumGames There’s nothing like STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl out there, so make sure to try it out – you’re missing one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs out there. Thanks to clever usage of dynamic weather effects, eerie sound effects, and the day-night-cycle, roaming the nuclear wasteland is a truly immersive experience. The place where Shadow of Chernobyl excels the most is in the atmosphere department. There are also a few settlements where the player, and other stalkers rest, buy supplies, eat, drink and share stories about their adventures. Occasionally, you’ll encounter either aggressive bandits or adventuring stalkers who you can trade items with. The huge area surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is lush with flora and dangerous mutants. Sometimes it feels like an amalgam of ideas and designs that the developers didn’t have time or experience to implement fully.īut underneath the rough and unpolished surface sits one of the best, and most novel RPGs out there. The atmosphere is moody, depressing and at times outright terrifying. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is not a game for everyone. Instead, despite (or maybe because of) game development challenges, we got an excellent blend of RPG and FPS elements. With a troubled development that spanned over seven years, STALKER was far from being the one true chosen of gaming. The developers essentially took a real-life event ( The Chernobyl nuclear disaster) and, with a little inspiration from Arkady and Boris Strugatsky excellent novella Roadside Picnic, and Tarkovsky’s surreal soviet film Stalker, put a dreary, post-apocalyptic spin on it.īack when it was announced in the early 2000s, many critics and gamers alike rushed to declare STALKER as the saviour of gaming. There’s nothing out there quite like STALKER. – Shadow of Chernobyl, Image Source: GSC Game World :( Time to get them, esp with the end-console life prices.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It’s not the best RPG, but definitely worth getting at a discount price. Star Ocean: The Last Hope is another very good anime-based RPG that is fun, with decent graphics and a good plot.Aside from that, it’s a pretty standard Japanese RPG game. The story is very good, and the skills and spell development are excellent.
Lost Odyssey is the game for you if you like the Final Fantasy series.This game keeps you on your toes at all times it is very atmospheric, but has a few flaws. Dragon's Dogma has some superb combat situations and very interesting monsters.Majin and the Forsaken Kingdomhas great visuals, the puzzles, and fun boss battles-though it is not the best RPG out there.
It features a good plot and decent graphics.