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Pro Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat
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
Pro Elaborate loot system
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.
Con Limited respec system
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...
Pro Immersive story
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.
Pro Gigantic openworld
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.
Con Story feels like a chore
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.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open-world action adventure game that is controlled in the third person created by CD Project Red. The gameplay consists of action role playing elements where the player journeys through a vast world leveling up their character and his equipment in order to progress the storyline.
Pro Action gameplay that is influenced by Devil May Cry
Has mid-air cancels and a control scheme that recalls Devil May Cry. Developed by much of the same team.
Con Sparsely populated, large open world
With limited fast-travel options, the sparse open world will eventually make your journeys feel arduous.
Pro The longest-running RPG-FPS franchise, with world lore rivaling classic fantasy literature
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.
Pro Unrestrictive skill-based RPG system
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...
Pro Huge variety of mods
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, Sk...
Pro Fun varied gameplay
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.
Pro Incredible soundtrack
Bastion's soundtrack sets the atmosphere perfectly. It's so good that although supergiant games had no intention of releasing the soundtrack, demand from fans resulted in it being released and some tracks having over a million plays on Spotify.
Pro Beautiful art style
Bastion has a hand-painted art style that is very colorful and unique.
Bastion is a two dimensional, isometric action RPG available on Steam and for OSX, Linux and Windows. The gameplay consists of fighting ones way through each level by using one of their two equipped weapons or a limited special attack. As the player progresses there are health potions to be found which can heal the player as their health falls lower and lower from enemy attacks. In between levels the player can upgrade and equip different weapons which allows them to fight stronger and stronger enemies.
Pro Awesome turn based + real time gameplay
Transistor is primarily a hack & slash style action RPG, but has an interesting twist in that you can pause time to plan out your next moves. This ability gives Transistor an element of strategy to the core battle mechanics as well as fluid gameplay.
Pro Deep storyline
Fantastic story line that is heavily cyberpunk themed. When beginning the game the player is dropped right into the action finding that their voice has been stolen to then slowly learn through gameplay and storytelling who exactly stole it.
Pro Engrossing atmosphere
The plot, art-style & the soundtrack come together to make a very atmospheric game that does a great job at drawing you into the world. From the design each stage an its beautiful cyberpunk sprawl to the intricate look of the enemies it is difficult to no be enveloped by the atmosphere of the
Transistor is an isometric view cyberpunk RPG developed and published by Supergiant Games. The main gameplay consists of action RPG mechanics where the player battles enemies in a series of sci-fi themed locations while slowly earning experience that can be used to upgrade the players abilities, which in turn allow the player to advance through the game.
Pro Engaging story as the game is inspired by Greek mythology
Greek myth is just the start as you traverse the entire world and underworld. Myth has a lot of fantastic beasts to confront.
Pro Robust dual class system
Unlike Diablo and most action RPG's the dual class system adds a great variety of play styles and builds.
Pro Very Diablo 2-like
Each class journey makes traversing familiar territory with a different class feel like a new game.
Con Pipboy UI is hard to use
The default UI does not make it easy to manage your items and there are a lot of inconsistencies such as escape and tab both being used inconsistently to exit in-game features.
Pro Heavily moddable
Users can find all sorts of mods at Nexus Mods, which will help expand and change the gameplay making for an infinitely playable game due to the vast amount of options available.
Pro Challenging and diverse enemy types
There are quite a lot of different enemies found in the game, ranging from Super Mutants to Feral Zombies to Blood Bugs. Each has their own weakness and strength, which asks the player to constantly adjust their fighting style due to what is being thrown at them at the time.
Fallout 4 is a post-apocalyptic open-world action-adventure game that can be played in first and third person. There are also elements of layered armor, customizable weapons as well as base building. The story sees the player setting out in to a wasteland in order to solve the mystery of their missing son.
Pro Great sound
The game actually has no dialog, meaning that the music and sound effects emote what the player should be feeling. Luckily they do their job and then some, the music is easy to listen to and works with the game well, same with the sound effects. Everything feels as though it belongs, which is quite
Pro Tells the story through pictures
With no dialog in the game (including text), the game is told through the use of pictures. When talking to an NPC, they will tell their story through a series of pictures. This goes for all interaction in the game. Which is an interesting way to go about telling a story and is pretty unique. Lucki...
Pro Good combat
The combat in the game is action based in real time. Each enemy has a different attack pattern that can be learned meaning that with time the player knows when and where to hit an enemy. While the combat can be tough at time when multiple enemies are on screen, the challenge can be worth it for the
Pro A well-told, dark story based on a book series of the same name
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.
Pro Ambiguous moral choices
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.
Con User interface can be confusing
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.
Pro Solid controls
No matter if using a keyboard and mouse or a gamepad (or Steam controller), the controls work well and can be customized easily in the settings. This makes the controls versatile as they can be customized to fit any type of player and their preferred control scheme.
Pro Customizable HUD
The heads up display in the game can be turned on or off as well as set to a new third setting where the HUD adjusts itself automatically to only show what is important at the particular time of play.
Pro Appealing graphics that illustrate a dark and interesting world
The design of said graphics makes for a world so in depth it is quite a site to behold. Everything in the game feels and looks like it belongs and only serves to further flesh out this dark mystery of a world. The game definitely takes advantage of better hardware over the previous titles and it s...
Dark Souls III is a dark action RPG that is known for the series difficulty level. It plays in third person where players use a variety of medieval fantasy themed weapons and magic in order to fight against enemies. RPG aspects are used in order to level up ones player to become more powerful and progress in the game.
Pro New lighting system
Before the original Dark Souls II was released the developer had shown off a lighting system where areas were pitch black and a torch was necessary to see. This was eventually removed before the release. Now with the release of the DX11 version, DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin is able to a...
Pro Expansive fantasy settings
Dark Souls II offers a wide variety of locales to explore, all within a fantasy setting. The amount of differing locations does give a feeling of lack of cohesion though but does have the benefit of locations that are wildly different from each other, which can be refreshing at times.
Pro Excellent boss battles
There are many iconic boss battles throughout the game that make for some of the most difficult moments to be played. But once finally defeating a boss the feeling of accomplishment is well worth it.
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin is a complete rework of the original DS II title with added support for DX11. Scholar of the First Sin also incorporates all prior DLC into the game as part of the package. DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin is an extremely difficult action RPG that takes place in a dark fantasy world where every enemy encounter may be the players last one.
Pro Highly detailed graphics
Lords Of The Fallen features some very gorgeous graphics, something that really sets it apart from the game it takes its inspiration from.
Pro Arcade like combat
The combat in Lords of the Fallen is a bit arcade like in that it plays like a hack and slash more so than a tense combat parrying game. This makes for an easier to get into game.
Pro Easier than the Souls series
Lords of the Fallen has been pretty much modeled after the Dark Souls series with gameplay that is very similar. Though with LotF, the gameplay is a bit easier, with enemies not being as excruciatingly as tough. While the easier gameplay does make Lords of the Fallen more accessible, it is still a
Con May be too niche
The setting of the game is quite dark and may be draining to spend any significant amount of time in the world. The gameplay itself can be quite difficult as well, which means this may not be the game for everyone.
Pro Huge selection of upgrades
The player earns salt by killing enemies in the game. This salt can then be used to purchase upgrades and new abilities for their character on a large spherical grid. This grid has many branching paths that cover just about any skill or ability one can think of for a dark fantasy game. Want to bra...
Pro Interesting perk mechanic
There is a feature in the game called "creeds" that allows on to sign up for one creed at a time. These creeds will give you access to certain specific perks such as building out their sanctuary (of which each creed has one) where you can customize vendors of items, find new quest givers...
Salt and Sanctuary is a difficult by design 2D platforming RPG, falling in line mostly with the metroidvania genre. This is a dark and brutal game that has many similarities to the Dark Souls series of games. It features difficult combat that utilizes rolling to get out of enemies ways as well as large boss fights that can take up whole stages. It's set in a dark and grim world that sees the player battling their way through the forgotten nightmares of man.
Pro Boss's offer good bit of diversity to the gameplay
Different bosses means different tactics need to be used to defeat them. This creates a good change of pace from the regular hack and slash type gameplay.
Con Wizard is complicated to use
The wizard character is complicated to use as he has nine spells but only two button combinations available to use them. This makes the character difficult to use which results in not may people wanting to play with the character. For online matches this means there are quite a few three player ga...
Pro Easily played on a sofa
Gauntlet offers full controller support that actually works quite well for an action RPG. This makes for a good game to play on a Steam Machine or other living room gaming PC.
Gauntlet is a 4 player co-op action RPG dungeon crawler that costs $19.99. The gameplay consists of classic co-op multiplayer dungeon crawling in where the players are tasked with making it through a level by using melee and magic attacks against hordes of enemies to then fight a more powerful boss.
Pro Designed for controllers and mouse/keyboard
All parts of the game work equally well with both control schemes, perfect for playing with 4 players in a couch with controllers.
Con Co-op first, singleplayer second
While the game can be played singleplayer (and many enjoy it that way), a lot of people find co-op the only real way to play the game.
Pro Offers tactically challenging gameplay
The game is challenging and really requires co-op and communication in order to figure out the maps.
Pro Fun varied gameplay
The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics and the deckbuilding make the core gameplay fun and varied creating a lot of replayability.
Pro Beautiful art style
FORCED SHOWDOWN has a beautiful art-style that is very colorful and unique.
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