HICHEM Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 As the nights are (still) dark, long, and cold, we don’t blame you for being semi-reluctant to going outside. So there’s no better way to spend your evenings than sitting down with one of the best RPG games around, and losing yourself in its dense world crammed full of quests, copious looting, and enough exploration to make you feel tired just by thinking about all the in-game travelling you’ll be doing. However, finding the right one is key, as the RPG genre is continuously expanding as more and more games incorporate RPG elements, like the stunning Assassin’s Creed Odyssey with its brand new dialogue and romance options. With so many to choose from, we’ve managed to narrow it down to the top 25 you can play right now, from the all-time greats to some that you might have overlooked. Just remember to take a break every now and again and ingest some vitamin D, ok? And one more thing - a few of these games can display in 4K resolution, so you'll need an Xbox One X or PS4 Pro to see them at their best on console. For those who haven't got one yet, visit our dedicated pages for Xbox One X deals or PS4 Pro deals. Read more: 25 best open world games to play right now and completely forget real life exists 4. Kingdom Come: Deliverance Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC Henry the blacksmith’s son can either be a hero...or an utter cad. Thanks to Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s intricate - and unforgiving - mechanics, he can pickpocket the villages scratching a living out of the Bohemian villages, dedicate time to making the perfect potion, or refine parrying to become the scourge of bandits everywhere. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of the best RPG games out there not just because of its protagonist, but also because the world around Henry has strict rules, which are obviously there to be broken. Breaking or abiding by these rules gives you enough role-playing potential for playthrough after playthrough, with multiple ways to solve each quest just begging you to be a dick one moment and a benevolent helper the next. 3. South Park: The Stick of Truth Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch It should come as no surprise that not only is South Park: The Stick of Truth ridiculously funny, but it also pushes fantasy tropes as far as they’ll go. Thankfully that doesn’t mean that you’re stuck as a Mage, Fighter, Thief, or Jew (a class which grants you the jew-jitsu fighting style - no, I’m not kidding) as throughout the game you can learn whichever skills you want and tailor the New Kid to be exactly the hero you have in mind. You know, if you imagine 2D kids when you hear the word ‘hero’. Characters from the TV show fight alongside you, although you can only saunter around with one of them at a time, and as long as you’re ok with tons of inside jokes and the odd magical fart attack, The Stick of Truth will delight for hours on end. 2. Diablo 3 Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC Loot, glorious loot: Diablo 3 has a ton of it. Anyone looking for endless customisation options in their ideal RPG should gravitate to Diablo 3 like a well-aimed crossbow gravitates towards a demon’s skull. That endless torrent of coloured loot push you onwards no matter which of the seven classes you decide to play as, constantly evolving your playstyle to suit the shiniest new item and experimenting so that those pesky demons have a much harder time beating you up. Randomly-generated levels means that it’s a literally endless RPG, so if for some reason you’re not too fussed by an impressively-voiced story campaign and atmosphere you can just go on a majestic quest for loot. Lots and lots of loot. 1. Persona 5 Available on: PS4 School is hard. It’s even harder when you have a super-powered alter ego who spends their nights roaming through a supernatural realm fighting the bloodthirsty, personified desires of the people around them. Fighting isn’t the only thing that makes Persona 5 one of the best RPG games of 2017, though. As well as slashing your way through winding combat levels, you have to navigate daily life as a student at your new Academy. Chat to your fellow classmates, try to balance schoolwork with a part-time job… or be a bit more productive with your time and craft items that’ll help you in an alternate world that’s filled with the manifestation of people’s (rather unfriendly) inner psyches. The two different gameplay cycles flesh out Persona 5 and make it an incredibly well balanced game, and one that you can’t miss even if you have a ton of homework to do.
Premium
Recommended Posts