A review of every major CRPG from the last ten years

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A guide to modern CRPG's. Featuring: reviews, comparisons, definitions, history lessons, award shows, motivational speeches, and more.
Wow, what doesn't this video have? (the answer is all the CRPG's that weren't included, /shrug)
Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
02:22 - Defining CRPG (and RPG history)
13:18 - Shadowrun Games
19:38 - Wasteland 2
25:51 - Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2
32:46 - Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2
41:03 - Age of Decadence
48:11 - UnderRail
56:14 - Tyranny
1:01:23 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
1:07:55 - Pathfinder: Kingmaker
1:14:26 - Atom RPG
1:22:02 - Disco Elysium
1:27:32 - Conclusion and Recommendations
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@fmatson 3 года назад

Disco Elysium - '...as you step into the shoes of a character...' - Well, if you can find them.

@leonf8199 3 года назад

lul they are literally in the same room + balkon

@sovietcanuckistanian 2 года назад

I spent the first day running around with only one shoe , until I had the debrief with Kim on the balcony

@bwfextreme 2 года назад

@@sovietcanuckistanian I’ve never played a game like Disco before and I found both shoes within the first 10 minutes. Not too hard to open a door and grab the shoe

@justinsmith5582 2 года назад

@@bwfextreme 2 doors

@markwheeler4245 2 года назад

I keep looking at Disco Elysium but I’ve never been into pc style games I started gaming on NES and still play console but after all I hear about DE being a great game I’m kinda tempted to try it

@Indigo_Gaming 3 года назад

It's incredible that you're able to put out so much useful and well-produced RPG content on a regular basis. Great job, man!

@NeverKnowsBest 3 года назад

Thanks. My secret is that I don't have a life.

@Indigo_Gaming 3 года назад

@@NeverKnowsBest Ah, the best secret! 😂

@solanumtuberosa 3 года назад

@@NeverKnowsBest gamers live many lives *cue linkin park song*

@isair81 3 года назад

@@NeverKnowsBest That always helps!

@TheDragonshadow1231 3 года назад

@@NeverKnowsBest Lol freak you on bethesda Fallout 4, 76 FO4 is ok except 76.

@danielmace406 3 года назад

My favorite part of original sin wasn't the interaction with the environment, it was the quests. The quests actually felt like quests, rather than fetch errands. They were well thought out and highly engaging.

@dane7584 2 года назад

I must ask, how? As you start the game you are put in charge of an murder investigation. I went all around town talking to everyone and gather clues, break into houses for that purpose just to realize that the world has zero interactivity to my actions and that the plot will resolve itself by just going out of town in a straight line beating up enemies as you come across them. The rest of the game is just more of the same going in a straight line which is even more forced upon the player as zones are leveled in such intent. The writing is passable at best with the world being inconsistent as hell from serious diplomatic issues presented first, going to banal goofy fantasy stuff (remember facing a goofy necromancer suicide bomber, wtf?).

@strongerstone9651 2 года назад

@@ar-yj8lb that's a loss, several years ago my first play through was stopped at Arx city, too. early time this year I pick it up and replay it and really enjoy this experience. My point is, the plot in the Arx and the end of the game, all the final charaters are meet together, the feeling is so good and is so unique, only by the lastest piece of this game, it makes the game whole and to an another level.

@whoaskedyoutolookatthis 2 года назад

And not having a compass telling you where to go was the best part for me. I've gotten used to the fallout/skyrim type of quests. Just follow the compass or the point in the map and tadah. I had to wreck my brain for some quests in DOS2.

@AuxCart 2 года назад

Playing divinity OS2, and I was similarly blown away by the sheer variety of ways I found for getting past the fort at the beginning. Haven't gotten much further due to the combat spike past there, but I'm going back someday. 😅

@tekelupharsin4426 2 года назад

@@AuxCart DOS2 is an absolute masterpiece. It's easy to cheese fights if you're a n00b. If you're struggling with a particular battle, just start combat with only one character and barrel sneak your other characters in one at a time with attacks of their own. This way each character can enter the battle separately via a sneak attack from an ideal position. It's pure cheese, but the strategy I'd recommend for those new to the game if they find a fight too tricky to initialize with the entire party at once. Once you learn the true depth of the combat system, you can win every fight in the game without having to cheese anything. Also, potions. Potions, potions, potions - the Five Star Diner skill is the best talent in the game, IMHO. I recommend you put it on every character.

@MorphyVA 2 года назад

Currently playing Pillars of Eternity 1, and I just did the Battle of Yenwood quest. Everything leading up to that quest was entertaining as hell and just won me over!

@stephensewell2287 2 года назад

Battle of Yenwood Field was a very fun quest, and the DLC storylines I found enjoyable. The main story is extremely disjointed imo as it was really dragged down by the assault of lore and worldbuilding the game throws at you and the lack of meaningful steaks established, especially with how it engages with the player character. I'd be interested in seeing what your opinion is at the end of the game.

@maiskorrel 2 года назад

If you like pillars than I also really recommend the sequel (POE II: DeadFire) definitely an improvement in comparison with the first game. Both games are nice though

@BlueDongDroop 2 года назад

PoE 1 was really fun when it came out after a long CRPG drought, but playing it now it feels like trash.

@mattrg320 2 года назад

I'm also playing Pillars of Eternity 1 at the moment. I'm not a huge fan of the pause and play combat system, but I find this game interesting and engaging. If I ever run into a truly difficult situation, I just don't hesitate to lower the difficulty. Playing the game with this mantra has improved my experience significantly. I normally don't play games like this, but with this game, I don't really mind at all. I enjoy the story and the characters; it's a journey.

@prospero2000usa 2 года назад

@@mattrg320 POE 2 does have a turn-based mode as an option. I prefer that over pause and play as well, and he did miss mentioning that option in the review. Perhaps wasn't there as an option when first released.

@ronnier1456 3 года назад

I’ve never commented on a RU-vid video. Ever. This video, while definitely made for a niche audience, showed so much preparation, balanced informative commentary, and true opinions from the creator of the video. I’m blown away after watching this in its entirety. I wasn’t bored at any point, even during the reviews I’d the games I had either a lot of experience in or didn’t care for. Man I could keep providing praise for this video but I will stop and just say, thank you for giving me a reason to really respect those that out together RU-vid videos professionally again. Highest recommend possible for this particular project.

@theblacksheep1000 3 года назад

then you are a considered a NCBAYTV (Non Commenting Blown Away RU-vid Viewer) in the genera!

@Nairneh 2 года назад

I wholeheartedly agree with this. I wish I found this a little earlier :).

@adino20 2 года назад

What is a true opinion?

@TheKotfu 2 года назад

Shame that the one comment you made is this...

@mercster 2 года назад

Kinda fucked up your first RU-vid comment, didn't ya.

@uniquechannelnames 2 года назад

I gotta say Disco Elysium was the most unique game I've ever played in my life. I grew up playing the Baldur's Gate series, Ultima (even played Ultima Online in its golden age), Jagged Alliance, even playing RPG MUDs. But the writing in Disco Elysium reads like a masterful page-turner, the discussions on philosophy, life, death, the consequences of actions, addiction, memory loss, despair, trauma and pain... All interwoven with the fact that you are only capable of seeing, and acting upon the events around you that your skills allow you to. If your skill level isn't high enough, it might not even be brought up at all. This makes subsequent playthroughs a fresh experience as a different skill set results in you perceiving the world in different ways. I love how this game embraces the more vague world of our minds, like consciousness, feelings, hunches, dreams. Overall for me it's a clear 10/10 legendary status for me. Shit I might go start a new game right now...

@blushingralseiuwu2222 Год назад

For sure, too bad its a detective/mystery game. Not saying its bad, but replay value take a hit because you already know the major storyline.

@kaizenyasou6963 Год назад

Y it's like inside out film but with way more darkness and deep meanings and politics... A masterpiece

@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 Год назад

It's an incredible game that deserves every single award it won. The way it's able to convey the extremely dark and difficult emotions of an addiction and depression ridden detective is simply amazing. It being skill based did nothing but absolutely blow the replay value out of the water and add tons on unique and wholesome flavour to each playthrough. The story alone is worth buying the game ignoring the incredible art style. All in all I can't recommend this game enough

@rodrigomanzo777 Год назад

of all the games in this list Disco Elysium is perhaps the only masterpiece in this list (i hear divinity is also on another level but i havent played it)

@rodrigomanzo777 Год назад

@@blushingralseiuwu2222 the value isnt in the plot, but in how your character responds to it, it is perhaps one of those few games where you can play more than 2 characters, even the outcomes of answers are well planned, and you can skip/do things different in different playthorughs, with differnt outcomes. But tbf, the storyline argument is pretty much the same for every game out there. Maybe the only one i'd commend for the agency it gives to the player is Pentiment, but even then not even close to Disco Elysium

@pistol0grip0pump 2 года назад

Disco Elysium was so beautiful, sad, deep and enthralling. The tone and setting was so rich you could taste it. Praying for a sequel, it kept me going through a very isolated lockdown.

@-BEASTOR- 2 года назад

That game was so good.

@oweebu1757 2 года назад

Sequel is in the works and developer said it will have a lot of new things (like combat). Disco Elysium was so good its like my second favorite game.

@laresilience5829 2 года назад

Make sense. Estonian dev. We know how to survive long lonely winter 😅

@AlekBro 2 года назад

Yes man incredible experience

@enternamehere142 2 года назад

But, very boring.

@plok742 10 месяцев назад

considering its history, who could have ever imagined the CRPG genre reaching unequivocal AAA blockbuster smash hit levels of success with BG3. The genre hasn't been revived, its something bigger than it ever was before

@jjpaq 8 месяцев назад

A lot of it is due to the technology improving-the levels of fidelity and visual effects that are possible, while still keeping the scale and depth of the game as huge as CRPGs need to be, just weren't possible years ago.

@ericknorskr8568 8 месяцев назад

@@jjpaq kinda? CRPG's are still the same, back in the day a crpg would take 2-3 years to make, while a normal game would take under a year. It is still comparable, as even the most rushed of games take 2-4 years to make. BG3 can be easily compared to Arcanum of steamworks and magick, it ain't happening again in a looong time, 8 years is a lot of time for a single game, and a niche one at that, even though bg3 kinda of broke this. But i don't think is financially possible for AAA companies to do this, they are generally desorganized and underpaid. larian is a unicorn among developers, as BG3 took 8 years of 24/7 work (larian has dev's in multiple continents)

@ericknorskr8568 8 месяцев назад

iirc the lead dev said it wouldn't be possible without the dynamic with the thailand team.

@PaulRGauthier 5 месяцев назад

How about we just admit that it was always huge? Rpgs have NEVER been "niche." What Baldur's Gate 3 did was prove this fact.

@plok742 5 месяцев назад

@@PaulRGauthier as this video explains, the CRPG genre had basically no new games for nearly a decade and had to be revived through crowdfunding

@NeverKnowsBest 3 года назад

Answer to some questions people are asking: The second song in the video (in the intro and conclusion) is Rivellon from DOS2 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Opyon8hxo8k.html Other two songs in the conclusion are also from dos2 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U0aBYUubY9s.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HDnPenXtHG8.html Games shown in the intro (in order of appearance) are: FPS - dusk, project warlock, ion fury metroidvania - axiom verge, hollow knight, environmental station alpha, ori, bloodstained Other - hyper light drifter, crosscode

@thejeff5010 3 года назад

That's ridiculous. I'm sorry you've fallen victim to the algorithm.

@supremeworld87 3 года назад

Shut up you money begging prick and get a real job

@Welcome2Niches 3 года назад

What are your thoughts on Beautiful Desolation? I have every game you mentioned in addition to that and Wasteland 3. I have yet to play it (BD) though. I think, so far, WL3 is good but, imo, way too easy. I'm playing on hard mode and wish I would have picked the hardest; this is weird bc I normally have trouble with hard mode on CRPGs. I KEEP going back to DOS2 rather than trying Pathfinder or Disco, lol. Oh, and lastly, I liked Pillars 2 but P1 I thought was much better.

@Morghuul 3 года назад

@NeverKnowsBest Have you played Serpent in The Staglands? I've noticed it's missing on the list and I was really looking forward to your take on it, as it's a really interesting take on the CRPG genre :)

@MartinMillerGuitar 3 года назад

@@supremeworld87 So you are of the opinion that someone who spends unbelievable amounts of time to bring you free to watch entertainment shouldn't be monetarily compensated? If that's the case you really shouldn't be watching these videos.

@JuliusCaesar103 3 года назад

Mr. NeverKnowsBest I just want to tell you that your videos provide me a great amount of pleasure and without exception, they've always made me ponder different concepts about game making and game design. Thank you very much for making videos.

@pmgrodrigues 3 года назад

Wow, this was perhaps the best video of this type that i've ever seen. Very organized, informative and helpful. Congratulations!

@manderse12 2 года назад

This was a superb review / overview. Perfect for my needs. Thank you so much for this production. Excellent work!

@GamingYooler 3 года назад

Your Disco Elysium review got me to pause at the spoilers and buy the game. I wouldn't have given it a second look otherwise. So thank you, it was a really enjoyable experience and just hearing the soundtrack play in the background of parts of this video is already making me nostalgic for it. Going off these recommendations Shadowrun Dragonfall will be my next stop, having already played Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2 to death.

@pierreclaverie3884 3 года назад

After dozen of hours this soundtrack felt quite annoying to me tho...

@zaratustra00 3 года назад

I am in Wasteland 3 now :)

@Bill_Garthright 3 года назад

I was surprised at how much I loved _Disco Elysium._ At first glance, it didn't seem like my kind of game. But it certainly was! PS. I would recommend _Kenshi_ and _Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG,_ if you're not already familiar with those. The latter is still technically in early development, but not for long, I think. (I bought it - and played the prologue - nearly a year ago.)

@nicholascallahan142 3 года назад

Is the 1st sins good I got 2 but I'm stuck on the last boss battle I think I'm gonna co op it with some one

@zzxp1 3 года назад

Disco Elysium has been the most joyful experience i've had with an RPG in recent years. I also remember liking Dragonfall very much even if i no longer remember much of the story and the combat was rather bland. Shoutouts also to Kingmaker that would be easily the best D&D inspired game of the list if not for the amount of bugs and how some decisions could snowball into a dead end.

@angrythomas6954 3 года назад

When the world needed him most he returned

@j.s.t.6515 3 года назад

Batman!! I mean... The leader!!

@careful_mozzumite 3 года назад

Its a setup for the Baldurs Gate 3 spam.

@kylelakowski94 2 года назад

Wasteland 3 got me into CRPGS. thank you for this video I'm now 25 hours into DOS. I can't believe I took this genre for granted for so long

@captainsmellyparts5579 8 месяцев назад

Pillars of Eternity 1 got me into CRPG's, but Wasteland 3 is the one that I would recommend somebody new to the genre. It's entertaining and it isn't hard at all to get into, also very forgiving with unlimited repec.

@beestings22 Год назад

I can’t exactly put my finger on why, but this is one of my favorite RU-vid videos of all time. I’ve watched it all the way through about 5 times, and a couple more unfinished watches. I’ve only ever played one of these games, and not even that far. I just really enjoy the way you break these things down, the way you engage with them, and the way you present them to the audience. Thank you for making this.

@matthewdavis101 3 года назад

This is just as wonderful a documentary as it is a review. Thank you for taking the time to explore my favorite video game genre - reminding me of the games I've loved and introducing me to many I plan to try this holiday season. Really well done.

@heychrisfox 3 года назад

Dropping by to thank you for this! What a fantastic video. I love RPGs, but their long length is intimidating, so it's nice to hear someone breaking it all down. And your analysis is very balanced and erudite.

@VideoGameTours Год назад

One of the best gaming related videos on RU-vid without a doubt. You’re an outstanding reviewer and write about games very thoughtfully. So much work put into this. Amazing job. Will be playing a few of these because of your video.

@biglee258 2 года назад

Great video, I cannot wait to see the updated list.

@animelibrarian6525 3 года назад

Age od Decadence is such a hidden gem, I'm glad you talked about it.

@Bill_Garthright 3 года назад

I remember waiting for _Age of Decadence,_ ... and waiting,... and waiting. Until I finally gave up. I kept checking the website, but eventually, I figured it was vaporware, so I stopped. So that's one of the few games on this list I haven't played. (I was familiar with all of them.) I do wish he'd included _Kenshi,_ though - and _Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG._ Admittedly, the latter is technically still in early access (though I played the prologue nearly a year ago and loved it). But _Kenshi_ should have been included, don't you think? I mean, it's a very unique kind of game, but wouldn't you consider it to be a CRPG? I played it for more than a thousand hours (starting when it was still in alpha) before I'd finally had enough. And I may end up going back to it again sometime. I can't remember the last time I stuck with a game that long.

@rustyshackleford3190 3 года назад

If you enjoy Age of Decadence you'll be happy to discover Dungeon Rats, a sort of sequel game. Same mechanics, different story. Very fun.

@ExeErdna 3 года назад

@@rustyshackleford3190 Dungeon Rats felt very experimental yet anything in that AoD universe is cool to me.

@Sleeprocket1 3 года назад

The Space Colony game also seems pretty cool, i tried the combat demo for a bit and i think its looking pretty good if you liked AoD

@arrogantsavant2960 3 года назад

I bought it 2 hours after this video I've been having a lot of fun

@jericosha2842 3 года назад

This is an awesome video. Well written and presented. Thanks for doing this! You've convinced me to play Tyranny, Disco, and Pathfinder!

@ricardofernandes4310 2 года назад

The best video I ever seen about this subject. Amazing work.

@pedroluiz8019 2 года назад

Hi, this is the first video I found of your channel and I would like to spend sometime saying thank you for the effort that you put on it. I really liked how you managed to give a good overview on all these games and still stay entertaining through all the video. Today you won at least a new subscriber

@aslag94 3 года назад

I'm so happy to have discovered your channel. The passion you've got for CRPGs comes through so strongly. Love all your content! Also you like Underrail, always a massive plus in book.

@MinecraftMasterNo1 3 года назад

If Paradox was to put up a kickstarter for a new Tyranny game, I will sell my family to fund that shit. The game deserved so much more love and attention than what it got.

@joaquinnievas9079 3 года назад

I dont know if you have to do that for the Kickstarter campaing, but being a Paradox game, you Will have to sell your family for the DLCs

@KinFilms 3 года назад

The game is criminally underrated. The marketing for the game did a terrible job, and the low sales at launch robbed us of real DLC. It's one of the rare games to actually make you FEEL something. The growing sense of power and possibility was incredible. It's what games like Skyrim attempt, but the poor writing and comically broken level of bugs prevent. I would put up $500 for a sequel (as long as it was similarly good and a little longer).

@dominikseljan3043 3 года назад

@@KinFilms Right on dude! I had a blast playing it recently. All the choices you can make and the whole environment is so unique.

@stylesheetra9411 3 года назад

With how much paradox like mana a crpg seems like the perfect choice for them But rpg dont work well with their dlc policy

@toffeecrisp2146 3 года назад

I liked it too, i just wish they had fleshed out the paths that involved remaining loyal to Kyros, as much as they did, the path of siding with the rebels. And that they had finished the story in a nore satisfying manner.

@JazzzRockFuzion 2 года назад

Wasteland 3 - one of my favorite CRPGs - dropped three days before this video released; would love to know your opinions of it!

@dodgyhodgyo4 Год назад

Just makes me sad that Fallout didn't go the same direction as Wasteland. For as much as I love New Vegas I can't help but feel it would have been far less clunky feeling and at times tedious if it were a top down CRPG.

@KeithKillingly Год назад

was wondering why it wasn't in here. Honestly think it's alot better than w2, but i love both

@pninnan 11 месяцев назад

@@dodgyhodgyo4they had to follow industry trends, and fps was/is much much more sellable than crpgs. The new fallout wouldn’t have succeeded to the same level otherwise.

@dodgyhodgyo4 11 месяцев назад

@@pninnan I know I know, money talks and that modern formula clearly works with how well Fallout 4 did, but my baby 22 year old ass still recognises the Beauty of those first two classics.

@mohammedsarker5756 9 месяцев назад

@@dodgyhodgyo4 nah, FPS is more fun, NV gives the best balance of both worlds

@kahnjamethod 2 года назад

Coming in almost a year later, and being a newcomer to the CRPG genre, I couldn't be happier to have stumbled upon your channel and this video. I am completely blown away by your passion for not only playing videogames, but aso reviewing and informing a wider audience. That passion comes across so genuinely, that it had me enthralled even whilst you were describing some of the titles that I might, previously, had no interest for. Some of the other comments on here mentioned this already, but I just had to reaffirm just how right they are. Thank you for sharing this, and keep your videos coming, we appreciate them

@Frogotron 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant video so far, just wanted to say I had never heard of Age of Decadence before but will definitely be playing it now, thanks :)

@regalpinion4201 3 года назад

Mr. Dubois?

@dominikseljan3043 3 года назад

Same here, went directly on my wishlist as soon as I've seen it :)

@higgenbottom3203 3 года назад

Tequila Sunset?

@WhiskeyAfterHours 3 года назад

Underrail is such a fantastic game, I hope everyone here listens to his reccomendations!

@bugfeatures 3 года назад

I started Underrail, but didn't get very far. I usually like to take my time so "not far" was still a one or two hours in and i realy hate to replay something i already know, its just boring. So i could not bring myself to start over with a different build. And now its collecting digitial dust in my library despite beeing highly interesting to me. What a shame.

@cloudwalk4566 2 года назад

@@bugfeatures I tried it like 2 or 3 times (for about 8-10 hours each in about 2 years) ....then, finally I bought the expansion and played it through. I was completely destroyed mentally (lol), but I loved every second of it. For me it's way better than Fallout or Wasteland or any other games in this genre. You WILL need patience, and a build from the forums. ;)

@Matthew075 2 года назад

Sure if you enjoy being tortured or having to restart a million times until you understand how the game works...

@Matthew075 2 года назад

@@cloudwalk4566 If you NEED a build from the forums then it sucks as an RPG. The point of an RPG is building your own character.... not playing someone else's build.. where is the fun in that?

@cloudwalk4566 2 года назад

@@Matthew075 it's perfectly fine with any character on normal.

@Haze_OneX 2 года назад

A great video. Def inspiring. Thank you for producing this.

@nugznmugz 2 года назад

Just found your channel, really enjoying your content. Thorough, fun, and informative. Professional work!

@MrFilbert28 3 года назад

An extremely well put together and informative video, thank you so much for making this! As for absences, I'd expected Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden to be here but as you said you have your reasons. Keep this kind of content going, you're very good at it!

@csv4896 3 года назад

This was exactly the video I was looking for. Keep up the good work!

@GavinG_ Год назад

I’m SO glad that these games aren’t really niche anymore thanks to good marketing, repeated successes (most notably Divinity:Original Sin 1&2 as well as Pillars of Eternity) and Steam sales/distribution. The popularity they’ve been getting in recent years is more than deserved!

@milansvancara Год назад

PoE 2 was the peak and we wont get over it... it wasn't as successful as expected and they wont make a sequel

@mitch6962 10 месяцев назад

Why does that make you glad?

@Dext3rM0rg4n 9 месяцев назад

@@milansvancara this aged badly, BG3 proved that the CRPG revival didn't peak with PoE. I wonder if we'll get more CRPG from bigger studio now that it's proven that this genre can still get mainstream success.

@milansvancara 9 месяцев назад

@@Dext3rM0rg4n Well I'm glad I was wrong, however I still miss real time combat category

@SchlauSchafe 9 месяцев назад

@@milansvancara i bet that's a tough call for the devs when they make CRPGs because the playerbase for them is pretty split, iirc. I, for one, hate the real time combat and much prefer turn based, so at least games with both types of combat exist, lol.

@StarlightDragon Год назад

Yo, I got underrail because of you apparently. I had forgotten why I had it on my wishlist and bought it on a whim. Outside of some issues with the UI and interface design, I have thoroughly loved it. I wasn't sure how "well" I was doing, but hearing that Depot A was indeed a difficulty spike has made me feel comfortable with my progression as I just completely cleared that level. And what a phenomally designed dungeon crawl

@guguigugu 3 года назад

Shadowruns were 10/10, despite being low budget. the writing, if you make a point to read through the dialogues properly, was way above generic videogame level. i loved them all.

@MrSp0iler 3 года назад

modern games are so slow i just watch others play

@Frosty1979 3 года назад

Dragonfall was my favourite. Brilliant game. First one was just okay though.

@guguigugu 3 года назад

@@Frosty1979 i slightly prefer hong kong. loved the setting and the sountrack. but dragonfall had the best story, definitely.

@xlr8442 3 года назад

I've only played HK, and while it certainly had it's downfalls, most major to me being no voice acting, it is the game that got me into CRPGs

@GuyLogen 3 года назад

I agree. Infact I would argue they are better than DOS:1 in terms of how interesting they can be and also how simple they are to get into for a beginner. Also the writing is definitely superior to most games barring a few better more story focused experiences like a disco elysium (haven’t played it yet though).

@merlechmoose 3 года назад

Just wanted to say thanks. Appreciate the hard work you put into your videos. A delight to watch

@jonathanhijlkema8247 2 года назад

Divinity original sin 2 is one of my favorite games ever. The music in that game made it into a complete masterpiece for me. Hope they hang on to that musical genius for Baldurs gate :)

@PaulRGauthier 5 месяцев назад

That comment aged like fine wine.

@dendarkjabberwock 3 года назад

Really wholesome review of great CRPGs in past ten years. Especially glad that brilliant AoD, ATOM and Underrail were mentioned cause they are not so well known as DoS/PoE/Disco. They even have more indie vibe than Shadowrun.

@jarredlucas4000 Год назад

Use less acronyms, you have all the time in the world son.

@guts1859 Год назад

@@jarredlucas4000 Those aren't acronyms, son. For an abbreviation to be an acronym it must be pronounced as a word. I doubt anybody would pronounce 'AoD' as a word.

@misterkefir 3 года назад

Top 3 long form video game essay channels on YT, hands down. Splendid work, my dude. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Perfect voice, perfect delivery.. informative and funny at the same time. 10/10 ;)

@sujeewa8067 3 года назад

I love how this video is made. Thank you, honestly.

@bennyjones1502 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this! I appreciate your very, very insightful conclusion. I think it's fantastic and humble for an online reviewer to acknowledge that every take is biased and it's all about sharing our biases so that we can recommend, share knowledge, but then above all... discover for ourselves what we ourselves feel about these pieces of media. Much love.

@JerkyJones100 2 года назад

This video was awesome. Enjoyed every minute of it. Gave me lots of good ideas for games to play. Thank you.

@Corrupted 3 года назад

DOS2 was the first CRPG I played in over 8+ years, it's so god damn good that it got me really interested in replaying the old games like baldurs gate that I missed when I was a kid, it's absolutely a masterpiece and worth the 70-100 hours you will put into it!

@Pogey_Bait 3 года назад

You should play Pathfinder Kingmaker.

@GappyYT 3 года назад

@Karlimodivinity original sin 2

@Vidrageon 3 года назад

DOS2 is a masterpiece, agreed. Up there with BG2 and Planescape: Torment imo.

@namelessking9068 3 года назад

before i played dos2, i knew it is amazing with 90+ ratings but i where positiv surprised. its mindblowing :) btw, its better as baldurs gate

@arcanethink 3 года назад

Also Disco Elysium

@TimmacTR 3 года назад

Amazing vid. Nice work mate!

@anthonyancel 2 года назад

What an amazing body of work this video is, thank you so much for all the content 🙂

@rabbithaze9707 2 года назад

I appreciate this video for introducing me to Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Pretty much every other game I would have liked to play on this list I already knew about in some capacity, but it did tell me about Kingmaker, which i'm enjoying the hell out of. So thank you

@captainblacktail8137 3 года назад

Tyranny is well worth playing if at least to experience the setting and well done unique villainous perspective. However it will definitely leave you with wishing that there was more.

@DreamskyDance 3 года назад

I liked Tyranny very much... the combat and not much variety in enemies didnt bothered me like he stated in the video. And the shortness... it feels like I read one book from fantasy book series ( like Malazan book of the Fallen, or Prince Of Nothing... the vibe of the game actually reminds me of those two series a bit ) but i liked the shortness of it in a way, i often do not like overly long games unfortunately. It would be great if they would make Tyranny 2 and 3 and 4..etc and really have multiple standalone games but in a series, like a fantasy book series XD

@khatack 3 года назад

Tyranny is also utter crap as a game. It has the most retarded character development system since Oblivion.

@socomchamp00 3 года назад

I actually didn't enjoy Tyranny, it was so boring for me that I couldn't even finish the game. I was super disappointed considering how much fun I had playing Pillars of Eternity.

@emre30489 2 года назад

i am into rpg games since i first time played skyrim but i never got to chance to play some old fashion isometric style rpg with not having any(or almost none) voice overs. tyranny was the first game i played a c-rpg style game because epic games gave it for free (lol) and i fucking loved it. Originality of its story and in-depth characters was very interesting for me. dont know why some people here think its boring maybe i am just too new to this genre and tyranny brings nothing new or interesting enough to distinguish from other crpgs out there. still wahtever your reasons are, i think tyranny is a good game especially with its unique story.

@khatack 2 года назад

@@emre30489 That is because you fundamentally do not understand the game. What you list as good is, as you said, nothing new and not even that good by comparison. The very original setting is its only real selling point, which is admittedly one of the most interesting settings ever used in a video game, but alone it kinda just ends up as wasted potential ruined by a shit game. Although, if Skyrim is your frame of reference, then I can see how Tyranny might seem like something amazing. And no, Skyrim is not an rpg, no matter how much it tries to pretend to be one.

@alexwalters9173 3 года назад

NeverKnowsBest, I seriously hope you try Wasteland 3. I'm 70 hours in and it feels totally unique. Controls are refined, the UI and graphics are gorgeous and it's fully voice acted.

@otakon17 3 года назад

Damn, how did you have time to write this comment? It cam out like what, 3 days ago as of this comment?

@zaratustra00 3 года назад

yeah i am 19h and need to say it's very good so far. We shall see critique from NeverKnowBest!

@CreedManiac99 3 года назад

@@otakon17 it came out before on Gamepass

@sotothankyouidied 3 года назад

This game actually caught me off guard by how addicting it is

@rythmstream3622 3 года назад

I see fellow people of great taste

@jean-philippe4748 2 года назад

Such a high quality video ! You deserve even more audience than you already have. Bravo !

@easypeezy5340 2 года назад

Flawless video, never thought I would sit though a 1.5 hour video happily the whole time.

@ssedaka 3 года назад

I love listening to your videos as podcasts, you express yourself so well and always have an interesting take on things, rock on :)

@foxysobek8109 3 года назад

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@termutis1899 3 года назад

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@foxysobek8109 3 года назад

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@zaratustra00 3 года назад

yeah, good for language development too

@redacted9606 3 года назад

As far as Underrail's oddity system, I'm with sseth. Its an experience, and after you've experienced it once you'll never want to experience it again.

@alexgalays910 3 года назад

awful.

@albotroszzz8750 3 года назад

Hey hey

@SpecShadow 3 года назад

he's right and you know it

@123698lol 3 года назад

I like it, personally. But I also autistically check every single cabinet and box I can.

@D00000T 3 года назад

@@123698lol tbh, the devs knew exactly that the type of people to play something like underrail are the autistic specially challenged ones like us. Probably why there aren't any quest markers or any useful in game guides since they knew someone was going to spend a portion of their life finding out everything about their game and then create an entire wiki to be a guide for any other specially challenged that come along.

@lillyclarity9699 2 года назад

I love Age of Decadence. It's my third favorite RPG. It's so amazing and extremely underrated. The amount of choice available, the fact that there are around 9 significantly different 50+ hour main questlines. Such an amazing game and what a wonderful mystery - I always have a softspot for games where you can figure out "what broke the world." Disco Elysium is my favorite RPG. "I AM A POLICEMAN OF THE STATE TO COME"

@patrickstar2027 2 года назад

same, it's definitely rough around the edges but the charm and gameplay is amazing.

@RMHutchings 2 года назад

I agree it's a real love letter to fans of CRPGS. I think despite the setting it does a better job recreating the Fallout 1 magic than bethesda or Inexile managed. Although I've just started wasteland 3 and I'm enjoying it more than 2 so far.

@luluna5228 Год назад

whats your second best

@lillyclarity9699 Год назад

@@luluna5228 man, I left that comment over a full year ago by this point - you're lucky that Disco Elysium is still my favorite and hasn't been dethroned, honestly. I dunno what my second favorite in mind was when I wrote this comment, honestly, but in general it's probably Divine Divinity, Original Sin 2, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, or Dragon's Dogma. Or Underrail. Morrowind should be mentioned, too. idk man this question gives me anxiety just play all the rpgs, they're all pretty great honestly

@luluna5228 Год назад

@@lillyclarity9699 played all but underail, have you played fallout 2? it wasnt as good as people say in my opinion but it was good. how good is underrail? better than fo2?

@Quo210 2 года назад

This was a really nice video man :)

@thesummerofmark 3 года назад

Thanks NeverKnowsBest for giving me something to watch while I’m nursing my back pains

@Vantaz 3 года назад

I hope it improves.

@miraclemaker1418 3 года назад

Get well soon my guy

@nickringwood4606 3 года назад

Get well soon

@solvableplane3212 3 года назад

Good luck

@leegenny8712 3 года назад

@@Exigentable dude!! isn't that thing highly addictive??

@Monarch_943 3 года назад

What a lovely video. Thank you for making it.

@demikelis11 2 года назад

Thank you for this great video that you've made! Thanks to you I bought Patfinder for me and for my best friend. Although I don't have the free time to play it at the moment, he finished ti (and the new one) and says it's one of the best games he ever played! (He completed Kingmaker in about 150 hours). Thanks again and keep up with the good work. Best wishes!

@Rombbb 2 года назад

man you got me excited for rpg's again, after so long. Will be checking out your two first favorites

@horstschlemmer9578 3 года назад

I just want to add to your points about Dragonfall. For me as a German, the setting is very interesting. I dont think there is a single other game, where you play in Cyberpunk Berlin.

@MaitreMechant 2 года назад

there's another one called State of Mind if you're interested

@LeggyLegends 3 года назад

Great video interesting way to get your condensed thoughts on a genre with good pacing! Despite it's flaws Tyranny will always have a soft spot in my heart, it still feels like it fell into obscurity and I'd love to take a deep dive into it if I ever get my ass around to doing my own critique videos some day.

@pitchforker3304 Год назад

Such a fantastic video documentary! I grew up playing Baldur's Gate(s) and Fallout(s), and have always looked for the "next" game that hits as hard. Few ever do. So I definitely valued this video's point of view. It was also incredibly well-written and delivered. You, sir, have a new sub!

@fidelrivera2887 2 года назад

Great work! Great channel! Thank you for this.

@RekkabitesThirteen 3 года назад

Thank you so so much for introducing me to Underrail! It's brought me weeks of enjoyment and I'm so glad I clicked on this video at random.

@RekkabitesThirteen 3 года назад

I was actually quarantined for CO-VID19 these past 14 days, and I've played Underrail non-stop with the exception of eating and sleeping.

@TupDigital 3 года назад

This has become one of my overall favorite gaming vids on YT. I played Disco Elysium as my first CRPG last fall and fell in love with the substance of it, desiring something more than just the typically shallow depth of even many games that seem deep...not to mention the writing humor and other aspects of DE. I just started Wasteland 3 recently, and still being a CRPG greenhorn, it struck me as, "yes!! Disco Elysium with similar combat to Final Fantasy Tactics!" (which i loved). The depth and mechanics of these games obv arent for most people; I feel like CRPG must have less casuals than any other genre. Thanks for your superb work, Never!!

@chabbab6698 2 года назад

I would hardly disagree. You can not seriously compare Westerland 3 to Disco Elysium. The writing of Wasteland 3 is far inferior to Disco Elysium. Also combat has nothing to do with Disco Elysium and that is a design decision.

@bofad6074 Год назад

@@chabbab6698 yeah their wrong, but they're having fun and thats what matters !!!!!!

@eloujtimereaver4504 Год назад

@@chabbab6698 Wasteland 3 can be compared to Disco Elysium, you just did it. The writing may not be as good, but just because you have enjoyed gourmet in the past does not mean fast food can not still be enjoyable. A game with similarities to two wildly different games you enjoy can be great, even if it is inferior to both in their respective fields.

@whimsy0451 2 года назад

Man... you are just the best, so much substance and evident planning. Your own musings on the human condition are inspired as well, as they pop in and out your analyses. Thank you for your service. Edit: Also, Witcher 1 tavern tune is infectious, yes?

@clumsysandbocks5650 2 года назад

I'm a big fan of Tides of Numenera. It works well as a companion piece to Planescape Torment. The Bloom is one of my favourite settings in a CRPG and Callistege, Rhin and Tybir are amongst my favourite companions. I certainly didn't think it was boring at any point and would recommend it. This is a great video btw, I've watched it multiple times.

@clandon9624 Год назад

I totally felt this way, however I played Tides without knowing that it took heavy inspiration. I still hold it in somewhat high regard, but totally get why people would write it off as a clone. It has redeeming qualities but I don’t think it has enough to warrant people playing Tides over Planescape

@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 9 месяцев назад

do you think its kinda underrated?

@clumsysandbocks5650 8 месяцев назад

@@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 I do think it is is underrated although I don't think it is one of best or most innovative games in the genre.

@clumsysandbocks5650 8 месяцев назад

@@markodern789 I didn't say it was a masterpiece, I just said I was a big fan and would recommend it.

@toffeecrisp2146 3 года назад

Age of decadence was a rough gem and its nice to see a YTer talk about it. I was blown away by the number of outcomes the game has and how, without the right stats, you never learn what the real history of the game world is about. One ending in particular was so damn rewarding and brilliant, I was left wanting to watch the ending slides again.

@tilleul6917 3 года назад

Yes, finding the hidden lore of this game was so fun and interesting, some loremaster storyline endings are quite excellent.

@toffeecrisp2146 3 года назад

I played a combat focused character first time around, joined the legion and got to decide who would become emperor etc that was alot of fun with multiple variables. Then i played a loremaster and found an entirely different, much more world shaking, storyline underneath the first. Suffice to say, I would get up close and personal with cthulhu again.

@arrogantsavant2960 3 года назад

@@toffeecrisp2146 Age of decadence has had me hooked for a variety of reasons it is the best game I've found for trial and error gameplay going over parts I've already played for different and interesting dialogues although I have started cheating with wikis after 100 hrs XD

@DreamskyDance 3 года назад

Age of decadence is awesome, unfortunately i played it only one playthrough.. so i dont know other endings.. which do you mean ? ... for me it was basically revealed at the end... llike the meme says : * spreads hands * ***ens....

@toffeecrisp2146 3 года назад

@@DreamskyDance I think it's more accurate to say, eldritch entities? And you can get to serve a couple or... take charge of the situation, shall we say. The very best ending, imo, is the one where you find a handful of very obscure artifacts and locations, learn things no one else knows and you turn the table on the ultimate enemy.

@ElShadowcito 3 года назад

Nice work! Just thinking about how long it took you to make this video deserves all the support! Hugs from argentina man!

@slamchowder9509 2 года назад

This has to be one of the best gaming videos I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much for the awesome watch!!

@nineblessednineadorednined9214 4 месяца назад

I'm a very, very old and experienced gamer but an almost complete noob to crpgs until recently. I've played and love a lot of arpgs, jrpgs, srpgs, mmorpgs, etc (it's my favorite genre!) but had played pretty much none of the classic crpgs. After going through and enjoying several of your videos I watched this one (actually a while ago, rewatching now thinking of what crpg to try next) and it has become a revelation and a big inspiration for me to delve into this great subgenre. Thank you so much, for all the content you put out but specially for this video! I really like the chart at the end of the video and I think it provides some very interesting insights into crpgs and really the rpg genre as a whole. If you notice the vertices of the triangle (the three classics) are kind of representatives of the three main systems, aspects, features, not sure what to call them of (c)rpgs. Baldur's Gate represents classic world building and exploration, Planescape Torment stands for character development (from a literary perspective), story and writing, while Fallout exemplifies character building and mechanics. Again every (c)rpg has all three of course but I think the different ratios in which they're mixed is what makes certain games within the genre feel and play like others. It's also interesting to see what games that deemphasize each aspect (the ones that could be called "least like this or that classic") play like: Divinity features a lot of world interaction and character building but story and writing I think take a bit of a secondary role and thus ends up playing almost like an srpg. Shadowrun has a lot of numerical and textual depth but not so much depth of setting, along with Age of Decadence ending up feeling reminiscent of some sort of sim. Finally Tyranny with its choice driven, open story and progression but somewhat afterthought battle and spec systems I thought felt almost like an adventure game.

@cloudsweater 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making this vid. I just started getting interested in CRPGs. Pillars Of Eternity might be my first since it’s on sale

@benmllr5499 3 года назад

Go in and then play Pathfinder. 2 awesome games.

@Darkholow 3 года назад

Thank you for this long video of my favorite genre in gaming. I loved Pathfinder Kingmaker so much that it reached my top 10 of all time and I cannot wait for Wrath of the Righteouss.

@failedGraphics Год назад

This is exactly the video I was looking for. I plan on trying out every game on this list. Thanks!

@spencerdixon98 3 года назад

Great stuff!! I definitely subbed

@Largekilla 3 года назад

I love your voice, it helps me sleep at night. No joke. Thank you!

@Vodoriga 3 года назад

yep saving this when I have time to watch

@renatogodoirangel7549 2 года назад

amazing bro great video bro. u can put really easily what makes u like the features and why, something that helped me a lot to identify when my likings were differents than yours or similar. thanks maaaaan

@ElSeto93 2 года назад

Really loved Tyranny. Hope there will be more similar games like it in the future.

@MrPobanz 3 года назад

I recently started Pathfinder: Kingmaker and especially due to turn-based combat, its by far my favorite of the BG successors. Given how successful Wasteland 3 turned out to be and having Baldurs Gate 3 on the horizon, as an crpg fan of old I couldn't be more happy with the current state of the genre. It certainly helped that the gaming industry grew a lot since the early 2000's which results in this kinda niche genre to be large enough for high budget titles which don't lose their core because of the need of mass-appeal. One nice side effect is full voice acting, which I myself would've deemed totally unimportant just a decade ago, but turned out to be a big improvement when it comes to enjoyment of those games (and should make them more enjoyable for a wider audience as well).

@isaaclong6085 3 года назад

I'm really happy it's resurged a bit. I didn't grow up with crpgs, so I was very unfamiliar with them. A lot have been being ported to xbox, so I've got to indulge in some of the old classics and modernized takes

@MrPobanz 3 года назад

@@isaaclong6085 I'm glad they're ported to consoles as well, while I wouldn't like to play them that way myself, its always great when a wider audience can enjoy those games. Don't know if you played the DoS games (especially the 2nd) but afaik they did a really good job and I'd highly advise giving them a try, especially with friends via coop.

@poppers7317 3 года назад

I also like Pathfinder: Kingmaker the best of these Baldur's Gate like games. There's also a turn based mod that makes it more enjoyable for me. I have so many issues with Pillars. The balancing is boring. The fights are repetitive as hell. Having so many trash fights and not even getting xp is just horrible design. In Pathfinder the fights feel way more handcrafted. The combat in Pillars just feels way less good in general in comparison to the old Infinity Engine games or Pathfinder. And having that many useless "backer characters" in the game world desroys any immersion for me. The character system also isn't very intricate. Pathfinder has so many more possibilities.

@aloneaflame9343 3 года назад

@@poppers7317 You don't need the turn based mod anymore since it comes with the "definitive edition" patch for free. Also they do it better than in Pillars; you can switch it on the go. This feature is quite essential due to the nature of trash "random encounter" mobs. Overall I love Kingmaker though, it radiates such a nostalgic, warm vibe. Sort of like the first LOTR.

@johndeighan2495 3 года назад

I just started Kingmaker a few days ago. Heard it was buggy so avoided it, but it's been running smooth. There are things that irritate me about it, like too many ability-depleting effects at low levels, which is a pain to deal with, and there seems to be a lot of fun-free faffing involved... but overall I'm quite impressed. I plan to take my time with it and see it through to the end (while I'm waiting for BG3 full release).

@chaddoell 3 года назад

The pandemic has me with more time and patience to play RPGs than I've had in years. I've been watching quite a few critiques and retrospectives on RPGs as a result, and have come to really appreciate this kind of content. But, for someone in my position, a survey like this one is perfect. And, having played most of these games, your summaries are accurate, concise, and articulate. Thank you.

@strongerstone9651 2 года назад

thank you very much, I literally watch this video wholly and entirely, good work here, I was so intrigued in this video and can wait to try your favorate games which is on my steam game list now.

@imgcrastu 5 месяцев назад

Such a gem not for the games you mentioned but your vid itself too. Resepct and love your work

@MrFiscina 3 года назад

This has become one of my favorite youtube channel. Keep up the good work and while i am at it could do one video on rain world ? I would love your take on it. Cheers mate!

@captain4318 3 года назад

Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny will both be free on the Epic store for a week, starting at December 10. 100% Worth picking them up if you are interested in this genre and haven't played them.

@alal792 3 года назад

Got em, then purchased 2 when I say it was the culmination of the series

@SpecShadow 3 года назад

and both comes with DLCs... White March 1 and 2 are nice enough to pick up

@CrissCHG 3 года назад

Thanks !!!

@cryptox1469 3 года назад

God damn it i missed it

@D00000T 3 года назад

@@cryptox1469 you can still get it for free from certain places of the web

@firstnamelastnamee5058 2 года назад

I'm in love with this video as it introduced me to crpgs. Thanks bro

@yellchai 3 месяца назад

Subscribing due to the sheer epic effort you've put into this video! Thanks, it helped me get through some reptitive work.

@Michaeluj 3 года назад

I'm so happy to see this, after all that time since we briefly chatted about how worthwhile this sort of summary video would be. And yes, it is really helpful! That chart at the end comparing the games to their inspirations, plus your rankings, were a very nice touch! Excellent job!

@NeverKnowsBest 3 года назад

Yeah Michael, this video was largely thanks to you giving me the idea, and I think it turned out pretty well in the end. So thank you for the idea and its very good to hear from you again.

@danielgreen6302 3 года назад

@@NeverKnowsBest Thank you, for the finger award toward Bethesda terrible stolen copycat FPS scrap.

@jangiurg5295 3 года назад

I just bought Pathfinder based on your recommendation. Put around 3 hours into it, playing turn-based and absolutely loving it. Cant wait to play more.

@saggg7252 2 года назад

Did you finish the game

@jangiurg5295 2 года назад

@@saggg7252 I did, though it took me months as I took a lot of breaks in between. Overall I enjoyed it, but some of the lategame dungeons really sucked, making you stumble around blindly. Also the difficulty really is riddiculous, I switched to easy after like 40 hours just to finish the game.

@MatthewMetanoia 2 года назад

Great job on this video 👍👍👍

@RuffianSoldier 2 года назад

youre videos are great! looking forward to the history of MMOs next

@Anacronian 3 года назад

I've played most of the games on this list and I look forward to the next Pathfinder game, But my soul crave more Disco Elysium!

@jasonmendoza2044 3 года назад

I’m about to buy it and get started 👌🏽

@MrKimvidard 3 года назад

I was sooo hoping you'd cover the Spiderweb games because I've been wanting to see a deep dive on those to get me started. Great video though.

@zerpblerd5966 3 года назад

yes I think he'd appreciate those! UnderRail kind of has some Geneforge comparisons as far as lore+complexity+combat a bit

@jbarton8508 2 года назад

This is the first video of yours, u/NeverKnowsBest, that I've ever had the privilege to experience, and I wish to express my appreciation to you for this piece! It is obvious that you both LOVE the subject matter you chose to cover, but even MORE impressive is how your Integrity is on full display by your consistency in tough-but-fair, without any indication that you (and as a Human you just *must*!) may, by an example, some an unnamed title --you unflinchingly detail the intricate systems used within the tech, story, or lore that a game delivers, with you rationally & gently dissecting all of those pillars holding up a given title... to great effect, or to waste & ruin. Finding informative discourse concerning games & their intricate, layered cultures, well, it in my experience, exceedingly rare! I'm grateful to have had you referred to my queue, and whether by algorithm, the conspiracy of the Gods, or any of the near infinite, nearly guaranteed alternative causes. I'm just chuffed that I crossed paths with your works, and my day is just that much nicer!

@RMHutchings 2 года назад

I loved this video it really shows that you put a lot of effort in and it's appreciated. I'm a huge fan of CRPGs since first playing the old gold box games (I'm old.) I don't have much time to game anymore but have enjoyed a few of these although they took me a long time. My favorites of the ones I've played are Tyranny and age of decadence, I think they both bring something new and interesting to the genre. I've never come across UnderRail before but it looks interesting.

@waveplay3978 3 года назад

It kind of feels like the 2010's CRPG revival was an open contest for the deal of getting to make BG3 at the end of it. It's fitting that Larian is the studio that found the most success / highest rise of reputation out of all the other companies with the DOS games and now gets to make BG3. I just got Disco Elysium yesterday as it's on sale right now and am looking forward for a patch of free time so that I can really dive into that game.

@ckstuckey4386 7 месяцев назад

Patiently waiting to hear your thoughts about Baldur’s Gate 3

@drek9k2 Месяц назад

or Rogue Trader.

@RedSpade37 15 дней назад

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but he did kinda-sorta tease a BG3 review at the end of his "History of RPGs" video, so maybe we'll see it soon.