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27 Games Considered

27 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingGenre
Dragon Age: Origins
Very PositiveTactical Role-Playing
Pillars of Eternity
Very PositiveRPG
Nioh
Mostly PositiveAction-RPG
Torchlight II
Very PositiveDungeon Crawler RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
–Action Role-Playing
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Dragon Age: Origins

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Game characters are fully rounded

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NPC's have believable characters with fleshed out background stories. Many are able to be used as companions of which will have tons of text interactions that are well written and believable.
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Easily controllable tactical gameplay

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Good tactical UI interface which is easily controlled through pausing the gameplay. Once the gameplay is paused a radial menu and be used in order to make decisions on how to attack or maneuver.
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Player decisions actually matter

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The choices you make affect the gameplay and plot as well as the interactions one will have with their NPCs. Decisions that are made can change how in game characters react with you which makes for an individualistic experience that changes on each playthrough when different choices are made.
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Mods are available to suit any gameplay style

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nexusmods contains many mods to change just about any aspect of the game such as ways to make time consuming parts less so like the auto loot mod.
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Too easy to fix wronged companion relationships

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While this is done most likely to avoid breaking the game it is way too easy to fix relationships with companions who the player has made angry by purchasing and giving them gifts. basically the player can treat them however they want to then give a gift to ficxany problems.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Tactical Role-Playing
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Pillars of Eternity

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Crafting system

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Players can collects items in the world to use for crafting. Crafting allows for creation of potions and scrolls as well as equipable items or enchantments for equipable items such as weapons, shields and armor. Unlike some crafting systems, crafting in Pillars of Eternity is a mechanic and not a...
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Rich storytelling

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One of the main highlights of Pillars of Eternity is the rich and deeply involved story telling. The minutia to be found in game is almost exasperating. Every aspect of the world and the characters within have a very involved background with many different reactions to the players chosen character...
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Movie quality music

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The quality of the soundtrack is comparable to some of the best CRPGs out there as well as films like Lord of the Rings. At times there are looping soundtracks but luckily the sound design was done in such a way that there is also moments of ambient music and sounds to break up the monotony.
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Long gameplay

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With a play time of up to 70 hours, Pillars of Eternity will last any player for a good amount of time.
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Deep character creation

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The character creation menu in Pillars of Eternity are highly detailed. The player can choose from six different races that have eleven playable classes. There is also an assortment of sub races for each of the six races. Making for a pretty wide selection of choices that allows the player to crea...
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Three editions available that offer extra out of game content

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There are three different digital retail editions available for Pillars of Eternity, Hero Edition ($44.99), Champion Edition ($59.99) and Royal Edition ($89.99). The Hero edition is the base game with no extras. The Champion Edition offers the purchaser extra digital content such as a soundtrack a...
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Large selection of companions

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A player can have up to five different companions accompany them along their quest. Many of these companions have their own storylines, making for a feeling of connection. There is also the option of hiring your own user created companions at an inn, but of course this may not be as exciting as usi...
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Fantastic throwback to the isometric RPGs of old

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For fans of games like Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale, Pillars of Eternity truly succeeds in bringing the CRPG genre into the modern era without compromising any of the old mechanics. The isometric view of the game gives a familiar feel but the new engine and addition of many modern effects giv...
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Combat requires forethought

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The combat in Pillars of Eternity usually requires a good bit of planning. Depending on the monsters one is facing the scenario shifts on how one needs to react. Fighting a couple of bandits will call for a complete different reaction than fighting a large dragon. Players have to adapt constantly,...
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A lot of reading

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The amount of text in game may turn some people off as much of the time spent in game will be spent reading.
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Single player only

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There are no online or co-op modes.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:RPG
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Nioh

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Rewarding exploration

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Exploring in Nioh feels worthwhile since it helps you find new equipment and rare materials. This will help progress your character, allowing you to defeat enemies in fewer hits and giving you a smoother playthrough overall. It's also very exciting to accidentally stumble upon secret areas.
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Fast-paced, intense combat

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Nioh is a very fast-paced game, which also rewards awareness and patience. The combat in it is all about dodging, countering enemy attacks, and looking for openings. You will quickly regret any hasty decisions (like fighting three demon Samurai out in the open) since they'll most likely lead to...
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The story isn't particularly good or meaningful

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Nioh has kind of a throwaway story. You won't fall in love with any characters, and nothing that happens will shock or awe you.
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Punishing difficulty for beginners of the genre

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Nioh, like any other Souls-like title, has a very brutal entry difficulty. If you're new to the Souls-like genre, you'll have to get used to a lot of the mechanics, dodging, and, most importantly, dying. This can be the source of extreme frustration for the first ten hours or so, which caus...
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
Genre:Action-RPG
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Torchlight II

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Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat

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Torchlight 2 has all the typical RPG mechanics such as classes, loot, skill trees etc. However all the little touches and details come together to make playing the game really fun and a great balance between depth/complexity and being able to get started killing hordes of monsters. Killing monsters...
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Elaborate loot system

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Loot in Torchlight II is varied and dependent on a wide array of circumstances. There are so many variables that come into play as to what a player will find that makes searching out better and better items a game in and of itself.
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Well implemented co-op

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You can team up with up to 5 other plays to take on the hordes together. There is also a PvP mode if you'd rather kill your friends instead of team up with them.
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Incentive to replay due to limited respec system

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Much of leveling up is permanent, which not only gives a sense of connection to ones built characters but also means there is a large incentive to replay to make different builds.
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Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

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Torchlight II is a multi-platform game that works on OSX, Linux and Windows. Which is great for users who dual-boot as the game can be played no matter what OS is booted at the time.
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Varied level design

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Unlike the first title there are many areas to see in the game that all have different looks. Plus there are large open ares as well as close quarter caverns.
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Limited respec system

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Much like an old school dungeon crawler, there is little to no useful respec system here. You can respec the last three skill points used on a character, but that is it. This tends to lead towards plenty of skills in the skilltree that ended up going nowhere, which are just wasted points. Unless y...
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Lacking in story

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The characters are flat and the overall story is pretty boring/standard. While not unexpected for such a game it would have been nice to have something other than loot driving advancement in the game.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Moral choices that can affect gameplay

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Things like stealing (and getting caught), fighting or killing in towns will change how the game plays as now those people or towns will be angry with the player, which makes things much more difficult. There are also many moral choices in game such as if one should betray the person who gave then...
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Huge variety of mods

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Bethesda Softworks has upheld a tradition of releasing their internal content-creation tools to the public since Morrowind (2002). Many modders transition to new Bethesda games as they are released, bringing their experience with them and helping newcomers through forums and wikis. As a result, Sky...
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The longest-running RPG-FPS franchise, with world lore rivaling classic fantasy literature

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The Elder Scrolls series stretches back 20 years and has always focused on providing a rich world to explore. Skyrim inherits the stories and world-building of over half a dozen previous games.
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Unrestrictive skill-based RPG system

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Skyrim has no concept of character classes, and there are no restrictions on what equipment or magic a given character can use or learn. A character's capabilities are defined by skills (e.g. heavy armor, marksman, enchantment) which automatically improve as they are used. Levels are gained by...
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Buggy and crash prone

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Skyrim, like all Bethesda in house game engines (GameBryo) is buggy and prone to crashing. Non modded games have plenty of issues, but to then add mods on top is just asking for a crash or corrupt game save. There are still many community mods for Skyrim that try to make the game more stable by ad...
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Combat is too simple

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Fights within the game don't have very many options. "Headshots" don't matter, and most combat options in the game are poorly balanced. Few examples: Doesn't really matter if you go mace, sword or axe, fire, ice or lightning, or even two handed vs dual wielding. The opti...
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Immersion can be broken due to game limitations

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While the game offers players many choices some of these choices are not reflected in the game accurately. There are instances where NPCs should know who your character is or what classes they belong to but due to the limitations of the tech used in the game it is unable to "remember" the...
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Genre:Action Role-Playing
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Trine 2

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3-player local and online co-op

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The game can be played cooperatively with each player taking control of one of the three characters - thief, wizard and warrior.
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Gorgeous art style

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Trine has a very fairytale-esque art style.
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Great soundtrack

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Somewhat simplistic puzzles

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The game includes mostly physics based puzzles, but they're not particularly challenging.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Puzzle / Adventure / Platformer
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:Local / Online
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Bastion

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Innovative narration

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The games narration is dynamic based on what you're currently doing.
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Incredible soundtrack

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Bastions soundtrack sets the atmosphere perfectly. It's so good that although supergiant games had no intentions of releasing the soundtrack, demand from fans resulted in it being released and some tracks having over a million plays on Spotify.
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Beautiful art style

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Bastion has a hand-painted art style that is very colorful and unique.
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Fun varied gameplay

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The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics make the core gameplay fun and varied as the weapons/items/abilities/upgrades play out very differently from each other.
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Great story

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The game uses an interesting way of telling the story through a narrator, which has an exceptional effect. Has an odd universe, something like a post-apocalyptic "Alice In Wonderland" during the cowboy era.
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Combat is mundane

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Like a lot of hack and slash titles the combat itself can be pretty repetitive and bastion is no different here. There is a lot of button mashing going on in this game, which can get boring pretty quick.
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Story could be better

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The story feels a bit lacking and does not really make great use of making the player care.
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Genre:Action RPG
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Path of Exile

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Not pay to win

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The developers have a strict "no pay to win" mindset on this game. Which is GREAT since everyone has a fair chance at winning. The only in-game purchases are decorative, extra stash slots, non combat pets and better graphics for your weapons.
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Expansive skill tree

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While it may be difficult to take in at first the skill tree in Path of Exile is quite expansive allowing for many areas of the characters skills to be customized. The tree is so large there are numerous guides online on how to build specific optimized characters as well as an unofficial companion...
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Completely free to download and play

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Just install steam and download the game. No purchase required and the only thing locked behind paywalls is cosmetic accessories and inventory slots of which you can waste money on cosmetics, but you won't fall behind if you don't want to spend money.
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As good as Diablo

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Rubberbanding disrupts play

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Online play with melee classes may lead to some "rubberbanding" when latency causes the player's computer to desync from the server.
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Graphics are a bit ho-hum

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While not the worst, the graphics do not really stand out as polished and look somewhat dated. While it does fit within theme of being a grimy universe with many foul creatures, it does not compare to many AAA dungeon crawlers out there such as Diablo III.
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As any ARPG worth mentioning, you'll eventually have to invest time into character builds

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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Immersive story

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The dialogue of the game is very intriguing as well as voiced superbly making for a very immersive experience as far as story is concerned. It is through the care the developers took to implement such realistic writing and voice work that makes the game so intriguing and an experience to play.
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Gigantic openworld

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Deviating from the previous two games Wild Hunt now has open world environments that are so large and detailed it can be intimidating. In comparison to other open-world games such as Skyrim the open World in The Witcher 3 is 3.5 time larger, in comparison the GTA5 The Witcher 3 is 1.5 times larger.
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Story feels like a chore

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Most quests feel like a chore in that it is basically fetch quests in exchange for information to advance the story. While this is often a mechanic found in games to keep the gameplay long it does get tiresome.
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Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive
Genre:Action RPG
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Spellforce 3

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Mature story and interesting characters

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The story is set in the year 518 after the Mage Wars between groups of rebellious mages and the ruling class of royalty. Now the war-torn lands are thrust into another conflict as a new ruler, the Lord Marshal, tries to restore peace through autocracy. As the main character, your father was a rebel...
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Great mix of RTS and RPG mechanics

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Spellforce 3 features top-down, fast-paced combat, ordering your army units across the field to fight and reach objectives, and collecting resources like wood and metals to build forts along your outpost. The game also has a story with player-choices, skill trees, loot, in-depth inventory managemen...
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Full voice acting

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Everything in Spellforce 3 from character dialog to loading screen lore text is fully voice-acted. Main party members and the narrator all have top-quality delivery that sounds believable. Side characters and other, less important characters could have had their voice acting scrapped altogether, as...
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Two people can play the whole campaign together

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You can play through the entire story of Spellforce 3 with a friend. One person will control one companion at a time as you progress through battles, the main scenario and any side quests of your choosing.
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Player armies are customizable with different factions

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As you progress through the game, you'll get to pick which factions of races you want for your army: humans, elves, or orcs, all with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Humans have a balanced mix of weaker units and more powerful ones to even things out. Elves have fewer units overall,...
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Army units are weak in combat compared to party members

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Soldiers are powerful in numbers, but this is the extent of their usefulness in battle. Your companions, on the other hand, have special, flashy abilities that deal tons of area of effect damage, and most of your time spent in battle revolves around managing these skills. In combat, your army only...
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No tactical pause during combat

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Even though Spellforce 3 has the methodical combat that you'd expect from a real-time strategy game, there's no ability to pause the action before making your next move. Some battles will have you scrambling to keep up with the pace. You won't be able to slow down and take your time to...
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Polarizing ending

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Some aspects of the ending feel rushed and unfinished, with certain events that don't live up to how much the story spent building up to these moments. Some players will feel that the ending works well while others will disagree.
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Steam Rating:Mixed
Genre:Real-Time Strategy, Role-Playing
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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

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Remastered RPG classic with extra content

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The whole game has been remastered to play and look well on modern devices. With additions to the game like skipping dialogue or being able to finally zoom this is the definitive version.
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Easy to google for help

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Due to the game popularity many guides and help tutorials are easily found through google search, which is great as there is much one needs to learn about the game that is not available as a tutorial.
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Combat system is still convoluted

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Certain weapons need certain stats to damage certain enemies, which is most left unexplained in game, which makes the game difficult to play at times.
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

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Intuitive player-programmed combat with the gambit system

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The gambit system allows you to assign pre-set conditions and commands for your characters in real-time battles, like using healing spells when a party member is at less than 50% HP, or only using physical attacks when an enemy reflects magic. As you progress through the story, you'll find more...
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Huge and diverse open world to explore

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The world of Ivalice is a medieval fantasy setting that has elements of magical technology beneath the surface, with several locations to explore out in the wild. The grand, magnificent Royal City of Rabanastre is sequestered between a desert, branching off to plains that alternate between dry and...
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Standout characters among the cast

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Unlike the majority of the cast whose motivations and growth are too closely linked to the plot, Fran and Balthier have their own lives that don't revolve around the story, making them feel more authentic than the others. Balthier is a charming, witty sky pirate who always has his eye on the pr...
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Amazing amount of challenging optional content

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Once you reach the later parts of the game, you'll be free to go after many different side quests like hunting powerful enemies for great rewards, and taking down stronger Espers, Final Fantasy XII's version of the series' magical deity summons. You'll be able to traverse each map...
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Main protagonist adds little to the plot

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The main character, Vaan, is a teenage pickpocket who aspires to be a sky pirate with his own airship, which sounds interesting, but his relevance to the plot falls off sharply within the first 6-8 hours. He wants to avenge the death of his older brother Reks, but this becomes only a tertiary goal...
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Later parts of the story feel tacked on

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Final Fantasy XII's political story is dense, mature, and captivating--until you reach a certain point after the halfway mark where things become too predictable. Plot holes begin to crop up, competent characters make questionable and reckless decisions for the sake of drama, and compelling vil...
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Airship travel is limited to picking destinations on the map

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When you gain access to the airship, that excitement sours quickly once you realize you can only select locations on the map and travel to them instantly. You'll only get to see a cutscene of the airship taking off for flight before you're faced with a loading screen.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Role-Playing
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Endless Legend

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As good as Civ, if not better in some areas

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Tends to have more nuance to the way you play it, especially with different factions. Strategy and diplomacy also have larger roles in Endless Legend, helping to round out how one can play.
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Fantasy 4X game

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If you're into a more fantasy settings, this is the game to go to as there are few fantasy set 4X games.
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Can get difficult sometimes

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The gameplay can be difficult and may be a turn off to some gamers, but apparently there are mods to remove or tone down all of the annoying features (such as winters). For those that are willing to install mods to make the game easier or more palatable.
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
Genre:4X
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

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Plays like original with more portraits available for PCs and the Black Pits arena combat module

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Plays just like the original game with the same hidden treasures. When creating PCs, you have more available portraits to choose from. Black Pits Arena combat module is awesome, but gets really deadly in the later rounds.
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Online and LAN co-op

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Users can connect over LAN or TCP/IP for up to 6 player co-op.
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New NPCs to choose from

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There are two or three new NPCs your PC encounters, and can add one or more to your adventuring party.
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Modded original can offer better experience

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Depending on if one want to go through the trouble, but modding the original game can offer a better experience over this enhanced edition.
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Steam Rating:Mixed
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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A well-told, dark story based on a book series of the same name

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The whole series is based of off a book series of the same name, so there is a lot of good influence to be found, in particular The Witcher 2 is a deep story that has much to do with politics and moral choices. Definitely one of the better stories found in a modern RPG.
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Ambiguous moral choices

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The choices made in game are not always easy and may stick with the player for some time, which is quite a feet for a game to accomplish as many do not have such good writing.
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User interface can be confusing

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While some ares of the UI make sense a lot of it is pretty convoluted which makes playing the game frustrating at times. Basically it is one of those games that if you put it down for any gap in time you will forget a lot of the controls.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition

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Amazing performance and textures on high-end PCs

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For players with top-of-the line PCs, Final Fantasy XV looks incredible in 4K and HDR, with hardly any dips in the framerate. If you want to see every little detail, you'll need to install the HD textures. The textures will take up about 155GB of space, but it's worth it to flesh out the ga...
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Excellent combat that runs smoothly

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The flashy active combat system looks amazing and runs well. It's full of spectacle, with Noctis dashing from enemy to enemy with his warp strikes, and his magic spells that scorch the earth or freeze the winds nearby. With the freedom to switch between Noctis, Ignis, Prompto, and Gladio whenev...
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Solid companionship between the main characters

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Playing as the main character Prince Noctis, journeying across the world with his friends is the most authentic part of the game because of their realistic bonds. Other than the main story scenarios, you'll get to see the smaller ways that Noctis interacts with Prompto, his upbeat best friend,...
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Impressive visuals

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Final Fantasy XV is an epic game that knows how to put on a show with its visuals. Some of its best moments are visually awe-inspiring, standing out from other games through sheer ambition and huge proportions, like fighting boss battles against enormous foes. Even during regular battles, if you...
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Powerful soundtrack

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The soundtrack in this game is grand and inspiring, going the extra mile to help plenty of moments stick out in your memory alongside the music. The prologue alone gives a great preview of a fiery level you'll reach later in the story, playing the song "Hellfire" with an energized cho...
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Core character development for Noctis' companions isn't in the main story

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The weak story in Final Fantasy XV links back to Noctis' companions--Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto--and how you won't get to know the guys all that well unless you exit to the main menu to play through optional DLC. You have to reach certain points in the story before these DLC stories are ava...
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Weak story

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Because the Final Fantasy series is known for its great stories, it's frustrating that the one here is badly executed. There are a lot of payoffs in the plot that the writers intended to be dramatic and emotional, and yet you probably won't feel the full impact of them since the buildup to...
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Action Role-Playing
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Child of Light

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Balanced RPG mechanics

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Child of Light strikes a good balance of RPG systems and options.
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Enjoyable hand painted art style

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Child of Light uses an interesting hand drawn art style for its graphics, something that definitely gives it an appeal to the eyes.
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All text is written in rhymes

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Mix of real time and turn based battles

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The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
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Story and experience may not stand out

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The users experience of the game may not truly stand the test of time as the story feels a bit too familiar, having a feel of been there done that.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Platformer/RPG
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Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited

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Limited skill bar encourages build variety

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There are only six skill slots (five regular, one "ultimate") available at any one time. A character can swap between two equipped weapon sets, making at most 12 total skills available in combat. With well over 100 skills to choose from, finding two characters with exactly the same build...
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Built on twenty years of game lore

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Elder Scrolls games have always placed the world's unabashedly bizarre mythology in the forefront, and ESO is no exception. Between quest storylines, hundreds of in-game books, passing NPC dialog, and the landscape itself, ESO presents a world that feels bigger than the player, and can be incre...
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High build variety keeps PvP interesting

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Though "flavors of the month" will arise in any competitive game, ESO's versatile characters and MOBA-like limitation on simultaneous skill availability greatly reward creative builds and counter-building.
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Unrestrictive class system

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ESO's character system is based on skill lines; each class provides three. There are dozens of other skill lines, including all weapons and armor, which are open to all characters. Resource stats (Health, Stamina, Magicka) aren't tied to class either. This means any character can use any ge...
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Immersive first person play

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While the game can be played in third person (which may work better in PvP), there is an option to play in first person view which keeps in tradition of the view found in other Elder Scroll titles. This gives this MMO the feeling of playing Skyrim or Oblivion, which should appeal to those who are f...
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No text chatting

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The console version of this game offers no way to do text chat, all communication is done over a microphone and in proximity to other players. This creates a situation where there may be too much noise from other players (such as music in the background or noisy kids), which could make for a diffic...
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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The Banner Saga 2

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Great combat

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Much of the mechanics found in the original title remain the same, which is a good thing as the turn based tactical grid based combat is the strongest thing about this game series. There have been some slight improvements though making for a more balanced rhythm to the game by adding new units to b...
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Allows for imports of gamesaves from first game

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Players of the series can import their game saves from the previous title, giving them the option to start as one of two different characters. This ensures that choices made in the previous game are not lost when starting this game and experiencing the story it has to tell.
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Helps the player learn the gameplay

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The first title in the series had a bit of trouble explaining all the aspects of play of the game. Luckily this has changed in the second release as there is now a camp where a trainer will give challenges to the player that explain the game a lot more in-depth. This is great for new players as th...
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Great hand drawn graphics

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The all hand drawn graphics are animated smoothly and are extremely detailed which makes for one heck of a good looking game.
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HP damage based attacks leave little room for expanding ones tactics

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Due to the design of the gameplay, the amount of hit points a players unit has is the exact amount of damage they will inflict on an enemy. This makes for the winning strategy to always hit all enemy units on the playing field to ensure they inflict as little damage as possible. While players can...
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Story feels a bit weak compared to the previous game

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Much like the sophomore album syndrome (where the second album from a break out band falls flat) the story in this release feels a bit weak. While not horrible, it will have trouble connecting to players who are not already familiar with the series. There is also a sense that many of the story elem...
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Genre:Turn-based RPG
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Trine

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Local co-op with up to 3 players and controller support

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Trine has support for up to 3 player local co-op.
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It's challenging and fun

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Each playable character has their own abilities and features that you must use in order to solve puzzles, platform, and battle to beat each level.
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Looks amazing

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The graphics are 3d rendered with vibrant colors and a pleasing cartoon like graphics that give a real sense of the fantasy world they are meant to illustrate.
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Co-op not as good as single player

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Though there is support for local co-op the game feels as though it works best as a single player title.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Puzzle / Platformer / Indie
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:Local / Online
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