What is the best PC action RPG?

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20 Options Considered	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	$49.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RPG
-- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	-	–	Action Role-Playing
-- Path of Exile	Free	Very Positive	Dungeon Crawler RPG
-- Nioh	$49.99	Mixed	Action-RPG
-- Diablo III	$19.99	–	Dungeon Crawler RPG

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EmbiggenedPatollo

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Fallout 4

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Mass Effect 3

Recommended 2 months ago

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Memorable cast of authentic characters

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Great third-person shooting combat and gun variety

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Your choices have true consequences on the story

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You can customize your protagonist Commander Shepard

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Good romance subplots

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The ending is unsatisfying and lacks closure

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The human villains are poorly-written

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Story leans too heavily on an unimaginative plot device

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Horde mode multiplayer can quickly get stale

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Recommended 2 months ago

Convenient ways to get around the massive world

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Attention to detail in almost every facet of the game

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Side quests are as good as the main quests

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Recommended 2 months ago

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Choices matter

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Attention to detail in almost every facet of the game

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Dragon Age: Inquisition

Recommended 2 months ago

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Tons of content

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Building relationships with companions is enjoyable

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Lots of Interesting characters and lore

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MMO-like quests

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The Surge

Recommended 4 months ago

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The story isn't that good

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Exploration can feel disorientating since there's no map

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Might feel a bit too punishing

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Good selection of weapons

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Enjoyable loot system

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Engaging combat system

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Nioh

Recommended 4 months ago

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Punishing difficulty for beginners of the genre

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The story isn't particularly good or meaningful

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Rewarding exploration

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Fast-paced, intense combat

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Recommended a year ago

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Story feels like a chore

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Salt and Sanctuary

Recommended a year ago

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Exploration based gameplay

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Deep combat

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Interesting perk mechanic

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Great difficulty mechanics

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Lords Of The Fallen

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