My Fifteen Must Play CRPGs 

I don't understand how Mortym finds the time to 100 percent every game and put out new content every morning. Does he ever sleep?

What is most interesting about this list is how many of those who are at Obsidian had a hand in these games.

Grew up a console kid so never played much CRPGs but was always fascinated with the ones my uncle played. Got into PC gaming in recent years and your channel has done a great deal in reigniting my love of the genre.

Really appreciate the Planescape Torment and Arcanum inclusion. I totally agree with your choices and those are all must plays.

It's great to see Div Div and Arcanum in there ❤️

I came here with the highest hopes to not have already played all of them. And I was not disappointed haha Thanks mate. Thanks for all your content, you deserve the growth - never change!! ❤

Yes! Arcanum is an amazing game! Always felt like a fantasy version of fallout to me, would love to see more of it. Probably one of my all-time top 10 games.

Dragon age origins was the first PC game I played in about 10 years back in 2017. Loved it. Played all the way through and through the dlc

Your videos always inspire me to get into playing more CRPG games. Thank you!!

I've loved Arcanum. I had it even back in the day, and I have it now. Will need to find unofficial patch. Thanks for the list, I have most of them, but it's nice to see some of the others getting some love.

Divine Divinity and Arcanum are definitely overlooked, high quality RPGs. The Arcanum quest 'Ren'ar Siamese Twins' aka the Half-ogre conspiracy is one of the most memorable storylines that everyone should know of, creepy AF too.

You caught most of them for me, and Planescape Torment is my favourite of all time, and Tyrrany was a really plessant surprise, just to bad that the story is so short. I would have wanted to see Newerwinter Nights 1 on there though, not so much the main game, but the 2 expansions are really good.

Hats off for including _DivDiv_ - at its time it was absolutely outstanding..

Really enjoy these type of videos in addition to the reviews! Thanks! Besides, recently started pathfinder wotr because of your Vids. Took some time getting used to but currently really enjoy it!

I've started playing Solasta and absolutely love it. I play a lot of pen and paper table top rpgs with friends, and Solasta definitely gives me that feel that I'm on this awesome adventure with my friends beside me.

Thank you for putting Deadfire in it's place as a masterpiece, it's criminally underrated. I was surprised you didn't mention just how good the voice acting, story, and general environment is on top of the 100x better gameplay that it offers vrs. the dry and extremely exposition heavy original.

Thank you for making this list. I have been playing strategy games for a long time, but have been wanting to expanding into other genres of games.

Great video! A lot of my favs here. I haven’t played any of the modern crpg’s yet. I have to get around to them soon. I’ll use your video to guide my choices. I think I’ll do Tyranny first.

Great list. After this i really know i need to play Divine Divinity and the BG1 and BG2

I was hoping to find some new cRPGs to play but played all those at least twice :\ I would personally add Disco Elysium to this list, though some might argue it's not a cRPG. Also I love you included Tyranny as I'm still crying inside as we probably never will get a sequel, it is probably my favourite cRPG. Great video as always!

I'm 29 hours into deadfire and i'm having a great time. I also enjoy the story so far. I think It is because every character is voice acted which makes the world really alive, unlike some others.

Another good thing on Tyranny is world itself. It's pretty much classic fantasy, but with "evil" twist, that make it unique. I like to have choice to play evil character that isn't just hero that act like bastard. Apart from that, good list. I would recomend them too.

Mortem channel is growing and it’s beautiful and along with that come the haters and doubters. That is how u k ow ur makin it my boy. Awesome. Content

Really cool to see Arcanum and Divine Divinity on the list!

Divinity original sin 2 is what got me into Crpgs^^ The second one i've played was PoE Deadfire and also loved that

I love that I was into D&D and MTG before I understood they existed, because many years earlier I had enjoyed the KOTOR series and Pokémon.

Dragon Age: Origins was SO good. Quite similar to Divinity Original Sin 2. I heard the devs are working on a new Dragon Age game which revolves around the elf Silas. But this information is from 2020.

Great content as always! I don't know how you find the time 😂 I always go with Planescape because if anything can get you through some oldschool game mechanics by pure intrigue alone, it's that game. If you find yourself so inclined, I would love to see a list (ranked or otherwise) of crpgs that have your favorite/most memorable party members, or ones that have the best interaction systems for party memebers. You tend to mention your feelings on the main plots, missions, and lore but not so much on the party members themselves when you do these kinds of lists.

More Tyranny love hurray! This whole list is fantastic

I always wonder what would the Troika Games titles be like if they weren't pushed onto the stage halfway done pulling up their pantaloons. Arcanum and Bloodlines are gold, even with their asses hanging out of their pants.

Good to see Tyranny. I love that game. So underrated

Speaking of divine divinity, it must be added that this game has a outstanding sundtrack. It's probably one of the best game soundtrack ever created.

This is exactly a vid i hoped to find and see perspective of someone like you (that plays a lot of rpg from what i can tell).

Tyranny was so good, and I have transpositioned my character from it to Pathfinder WOTR because TN Judges are super interesting

great list, probably the best RPG you can play right now

Hi Mortym! Such a good list! Played most of these, others I have in my backlog. 👍ON a personal note, I would love to see an Arcanum remaster/remake. Wishful thinking I know, but a gamer can hope right?

Legend of Faerghail. For the music especially!

Mortym is simply a godsend for crpg community

I ADORE Tyranny! I'm currently on my 5th playthrough of it because there's just something about it that speaks to me. I'm upset that they're unlikely to revisit the property because it didn't sell as well, but I would love if we got to come back to Terratus in the future in some form.

I'm so glad to see Arcanum on this list! Totally a must play.

I was hoping Arcanum would be on this list. It's so good. And so unique.

I absolutely loved both Pillars of Eternity games. The main story arc is, in my opinion, even more beautiful than Torment. I usually do not play a game twice, but I did on Deadfire to experience both real-time and turn-based gameplay, it's effectively 2 games in one

BG 3 whetted my appetite for CRPGs so this is a great list. Thanks

Arcanum is one of my favorite games ever. Such a nice atmosphere!

Always heard about Baldur's Gate and finally bought it on Steam, I would have gone nowhere if it weren't for Mortym's videos explaining it all. I've got most of these titles on my backlog, just need to find the time to play them now.

Other than the exclusion of Disco Elysium, this is a banger list, good job!

when Rogue Trader comes out, I can't wait to play it. I've already got DOS2, DA series and Kingmaker, I've just started really getting into CRPGs.

Nice content as usual, keep it up mate! I´m planning to play some of these on my PS5. I wonder how these games do perform on consoles...? I´ve played DOS 1 on PS4 a few years ago and it was not bad.

Nice list. Curious if you ever played "Evil Islands, Curse of the Lost Soul?" I imagine it feels pretty dated these days but I loved it for it's crafting and sneaking mechanics. Think I saw it on GoG a few years ago.

Gah!! I wanna go replay Fallout 1&2 again now!!! I love those games so much and it's great to see them here. Fallout 2 is one of the best games ever made IMO and as much as I enjoy the modern Fallout games (except 76, we don't talk about 76) it's always a shame looking back on 1&2 and wondering "what if?" Great, great games I first played in HS where I had them installed on a flash drive, which they will run off of, and would play in my programming class and during my study halls. Go play them people 100% must plays.

Just the video I needed!

Personal choices for older game Temple Of Elemental Evil (especially if you are a tabletop gamer) and modern I loved Solasta which while it had it problems made a fantastic impressions on me!

Fantastic List

Nice selection, I was surprised to find nothing on Newerwinter Nights.

Planescape Torment is awesome. Some of the best companions..... Ignus.... Valor..... Morte... Loved it. :)

i got Divine Divinity for free from a PC magazine way back when i was a kid. It is the first CRPG ive tried and i have fond memories of playing it, never finished it though cause some areas were too spooky for me back then lol. Thanks for reminding me about it, i might try it out again.

Oddly pleased that I have not played only 6 (counting Fallout and KOTOR as 2 games each) of the listed gems. And as soon as I've finished Deadfire I'll tackle Tyranny!

Can you make a video about all the reasons WHY you love CRPGs, how you got into them, which ones you recommend for ppl trying to get into them, and the specific aspects of them that you think someone should note and appreciate as they play them? Would love a video like that as someone who has been trying to get into them for awhile... Thanks!

Finished the first Pillars, and even though I liked it a lot, it didn't "scratch my Baldurs Gate itch" as much as Wrath of the Righteous did. Being able to be a Lich, Golden Dragon, a Demon or even a do goody winged angel with pathfinder rules, turn based or real time combat and an awesome narrative made it one of my top crpgs of all time, alongside BG2, DoS1 and 2, planescape, morrowind, fallout new vegas and Kotor 1 and 2.

Just finished Wasteland 3 tonight. Looking for more!

After 100%ing this video i can safely say that i almost agree with everything, especially loved that you included arcanum, one if my all time favorite! However, as much as i loved the sw kotor games, i was pretty disappointed in their way of showing the dark side of the force, as it often times seemed too mindless. It felt that choosing the dark path often times meant you had to play a mindless murder psycho where evil deeds are much more nuanced. You could see a glimpse of it in the sith academy but even then it wasnt very deeply flashed out in my opinion. A good example of evil can be found in pathfinder wotr where evil can also be smart and wicked. I would love to hear your opinion about what makes a "good" evil character/story and which games excel at it. Mass effect for example had the most lovable d*ckhead if i remember it correctly. Maybe even make a video about the best evil campaigns or something similar?

Divine Divinity was probably one of the first CRPGs I ever played. I'm glad to see it mentioned here, it really is a special game.

"Dragon Age Origins - Ultimate Edition" works fine, but yes you want to at least install the "Qwinn's Ultimate DAO Fixpack" and use the launcher replacement that allows using more video memory. - see PC Gaming Wiki for those essential improvements. I also recommend the "Unofficial Remaster" mod for nicer textures/graphics.

A few older classics that could also feature on a list of must-play RGPs: 1. The Bard's Tale I to III 2. Ultima VI and VII 3. Ultima Underworld I and II 4. Eye of the Beholder 1 and 2 5. The games in the Gold Box series, to differing degrees All these were really influential in the '80s and '90s, and they have contributed a lot to making the genre what it is today. Some of them seem clunky and difficult to get into now, while some have actually aged reasonably well. The Steam re-release of the Gold Box games comes with some really useful quality-of-life updates (also otherwise available via mods), for example.

Great classics all around, Ive actually played all of those. I'd add the first Deus Ex to the list. I did like the newer ones too (except maybe Invisible War), but nothing beats the original. I would also give honorable mention to the Ultima series, though maybe just Ultima 7, as the others haven't aged well at all, even 7 is clunky and aged. Also Ultima Underworlds, 2 especially, are great too, though focusing more on the dungeon crawling aspect and aside from slight build variety, I don't recall if there were any actual choices to be made. There are also the Mass Effect trilogy, though maybe less choices and more action. And Disco Elysium, though I suppose its arguable whether its a CRPG or a point and click adventure with RPG elements.

Wonderful list. Although in Kotor you can choose which side of the force you feed, I just can't be a "Jedi".

Good list, I've never thought of VTMB as a CRPG before due to it being First Person as opposed to an Isometric but it fits. If someone has played all the games in this list and wants more take a look at the Shadowrun games by Harebrained Schemes, Underrail, Dungeon Siege, NWN 1 and 2, Icewind Dale, Temple of Elemental Evil, Wasteland 2 and 3 and Torment Tides of Numenera. If you don't mind playing super old games the Gold Box D&D games, Ultima, Wizardry, Might and Magic and Betrayal of Krondor are some other ones, there's even more out there too.

Honestly been thinking of streaming one of these games. Just not sure which one (one of the older ones that is) these games are what got me in to rpgs to begin with. When you bought a new game and stayed up past your bedtime just to read the manual ❤️

Played Divine Divinity in 2002. Such an amazing game and a true rpg.

Nice list

I'd love to see your review for Dead State - a rather unique Fallout inspired CRPG set in a classic zombie apocalypse (no mutant variations) where you lead a community of survivors.

After scrolling awhile I'm really surprised the Ultima series wasn't mentioned with the older (classic?) crpgs. Ultima VI and VII are freaking amazing and probably the main reason I love all types of rpgs.

Ah, KotOR 1 and 2. I just recently finished my yearly playthrough of KotOR 1 and just started KotOR 2. I just love KotOR 2, it's my all-time favourite game. and just like in all RPGs you can build your character the way you want, you can go full ultra Overpowered from start if you want, there are starting character builds that by the middle of the game make you very powerful as you can craft almost anything you want as you have all the skills (repair, demolition etc. as a class skill). So you pick sentinel and then you pick Demolition class skill as your first feat at level 1, by level 4 I think it is, you pick Repair as your class feat and now you can pump points into it and make yourself really good at everything and then you can craft everything. Mortym didn't bring this up, but to get the full experience that Obsidian wanted the player to have, you need to download the Restoration mod for the game, you get it on the steam workshop if you have the steam version. it fixes a lot in the game and fills out holes in the story. and Of course, DoS2 is really good, I need to replay it, I haven't played it in a while. Other older RPGs I recommend are Might & magic 6, 7 and 8 from 1998, 1999 and 2000, they are really good too and are some of my all-time favourite Classic RPGs. I've never played Baldur's gate, but I will buy Baldur's gate 3 when it fully releases, I assume it isn't completed yet? And yes, those games are set in the world of "Heroes of might and magic".

Loved DoS2 and got WotR but am hesitant to start, it seems SO complex and overwhelming. I checked out some of the beginner content you made but I'm still being a wimp about diving in lol...

Nice video and some very good choices. How about Anachronox? Deus Ex series (skipping Invisible War)?

Arcanum is so overlooked but still so good

I agree with most of this list. The Baldurs Gate series is by far my favorite RPG series and I replay it very often. My only peeve with this list is that it doesn't include any Ultima game. Probably because they're very outdated at this point, but it would be worth a mention.

Would love to see a list like this for tactical RPG’s.

My guy pumping out lists at an insane rate , take some time to relax bro 😁

Divine Divinity is such an amazing game. One I’m actually currently playing through and recording! I love it!

I’ve refused to play deadfire until I finish the first game, but the early parts are such a drag that I keep falling off. I think I made it to the second major city (not counting the first village) once, but never even that far again. It bothers me because I like the characters who appear to continue into the next game. I don’t want to skip their tale

I was surprised to find that Tyranny is already in my Steam Library. Guess I know what I’m doing on this Sunday.

Pillars 2 was very good for me. It was fun and easy to get into. Also the setting was nice

Aw, I already played all of them... nothing to discover for me. Well, at least I it confirms that I can reliably look at your channel to discover games I will probably like. I love how you describe Arcanum as "a fantasticly flawed masterpiece" and I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. On the note of Arcanum, I will add that it is one of those game where you have multiple ways to solve the same problem and it's almost impossible to softlock yourself because you didn't do what you were supposed to do. Hell, even murderhoboing everything alows you to finish the game...

15:18 - If you can fugure out how to use a hex editor, and find the locations of all the various bits, you can manipulate your abilities and skills, by adjusting your character lever, distributing points, then bringing your level down again-- rinse, repeat (Don't ask me the particulars; it's been decades.). Then you can explore every possible avenue and quest line, to say nothing of being nigh-invincible! The most frustrating thing I found about Arcanum, is that your character is tied to the saved game, not as something you can insert into any campaign, like BG1 & 2. Arcanum came with tools for players to create their own campaigns, and there's even a sample alternate mini-campaign that comes with the game itself, but there is no way to bring an existing character into a different campaign. There is also no way, as far as I could find, to insert expert/master trainers for the various abilities into a custom campaign. This might have caught on among CRPG players, if it weren't so flawed. The unique Tolkein-steampunk aspect of the game would have also made for an outstanding MMORPG world. But that's just one more thing that was never meant to be.

Origins was amazing. I couldn't believe playing it in on my gaming laptop

I think that Ultima IV to VII might be worth putting on the list so you can see the development of CRPGs from their infancy.

KOTOR. Yes.

thanks for sharing, I 'm gonna watch your video, and find out what the fifteen games are.

Good show sir🥳

I've played and enjoyed 10 of these, so I guess I approve of this list😛

Because of your channel. I find myself more and more intrigued by CRPGS. I consider myself a mainstream old gamer. Hopefully I'm not stuck in my ways, because I'm really going to give these a try. What do you recommend first? Was thinking about the original fallout.

Dragon age origins was the best dragon age game in my opinion. I didn't like click to attack version that is inquisition but world and graphics of inquisition was superior.

I've heard some Arcanum devs are working on a successor at InXile.

I really enjoy seeing PoE Deadfire! It's not without It's faults or bugs but I really enjoyed it and the lore.

omg a dragon age origins remaster i would love so much

Morrowind is a must play, especially on OpenMW. its set in the world of Tamriel which many people know so its already a good jumping in point, but its also just a really good rpg with some of the best worldbuilding in gaming, and it has spellcrafting

Spot....on!

Dragon Age Origins was my first CRPG, still love it to this day. Sadly encountered a softlock bug never experienced before playing it a year ago. 40+ hours at that point down the drain 😔 the dalish elf/werewolf main story dungeon, quest objective says to check a door. I played this game so many times i knew it be locked so i didnt bother this time and was still allowed to advance the story and complete the dungeon quest. After doing all othet main story arcs, the quest list showed that door objective unchecked so....next main story arc cant trigger.

Great list, personally I'd squeeze in at least one of the Wasteland games into here.