Hi, my name is ColdBeer and let’s start with
Dark Envoy
This is a non-linear RPG with free world exploration and emphasis on tactical combat layered with
lore and strategy.
Here you will explore the world using Skyship - your base of operations and watch how the
world changes based on your decisions and actions.
In Dark Envoy’s world locations will randomly respawn, becoming progressively more challenging
to travel for you and your party so you have to think hard before you choose your traveling
direction.
I know, it can hurt a bit, because thinking is not what you practice on a daily basis,
but don’t be scared, once you try it, you can’t stop anymore.
In this list I tried to avoid games with bad graphics, you know all that low details or
low-poly stuff, because nowadays it seems that every single person who can code decided
to make their own RPG game.
And they don’t realize that coding isn't enough.
You need a real artist for your graphics and a real writer for your story.
You know, you wouldn’t let a penis doctor do all the plumbing in your house or for a
chef to perform a brain surgery for your cat despite the fact that he watched a lot of
youtube videos on how to do this.
You know that he wants to make a cheburek out of your pet anyway.
So it’s not the case with the Dark Envoy - the game really shines in the field of graphics
- it looks beautiful and that is because developers tried to do their best.
4K graphics and zillions of visual special effects awaits you here.
If this game was a movie it would be filmed entirely on green screen.
George Lucas would be proud.
And Michael Bay as well.
Let’s hope that writing will be even better.
Wartales
It has been a hundred years since the world saw the fall of the once great Edoran Empire
at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept the nation.
That suspiciously sounds like the real world nowadays.
So, prepare to lead a group of characters in a huge open world where combat, death and
a thirst for riches will shape and define your day to day life.
You are not special, the chosen one or a once in a millennia hero ushering in a new era
of peace.
Nah.
Your goal is solely to survive and thrive in this harsh and hostile land.
Again, just like in the real world.
You can recruit from the vast array of new companions with numerous unique specializations,
skill sets and weapon preferences resulting in a plethora of possible builds.
And then you will be able to journey through the vast lands of Wartales, explore lively
villages, vestiges of a forgotten time, abandoned mines, deserted camps and other places that
litter this gigantic continent.
Here you will accept contracts that will see you defend, liberate and save the many inhabitants
of the land... for money.
Also you will be able to collect bounties!
From the most insignificant petty thieves to the land's most notorious figures, there’s
no such thing as a profit too small to take.
You know, that expensive vodka wouldn't buy itself.
Broken Roads
This is a narrative-driven RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and
meaningful philosophical choices.
This time it's post-apocalyptic Australia with authentic Australian locations and environments.
I know that many of you don’t even believe that Australia actually exists, so it will
be like a fantasy game for you anyway.
It’s real, I lived in Australia until I was ten.
Oh, ok dude, thanks for ruining everything.
To be honest Broken Roads is more like a classic Fallout than Baldur’s Gate, but it would
be a shame if I threw this game out of the list just because it has no dragons, elves
or penis people.
So in Broken Roads you can control up to 6 party members and enjoy hand-drawn artwork.
Though for me it looks a bit too cartoonish, I like more realistic, dark environments,
but hey, it’s just me.
Despite that, the game looks nice and it uses a unique morality system, which is based on
four areas of moral philosophy.
This reminds me of Disco Elysium a bit, but don’t get your hopes that high up.
Although, you never know because here you will find a 360-degree chart of possible options,
you will be able to choose from those within a certain range of your character’s core
alignment, meaning that you can’t do brave things if you’re a coward and you probably
will not lie if you’re a truthful man.
I wish that the creators of Game of Thrones had something like that before letting Daenerys
Targaryen suddenly scorch down the city.
Yeah, I still can’t forget about that.
Project Witchstone
This game was announced a long time ago so some of you probably started to worry about
it’s future, but I have good news.
In a blog entry developers wrote “Witchstone’s development is funded.
We have the time and backing we need to fully finish the game”.
And they are really taking their time.
This blog entry was released half a year ago and the last gameplay was shown about two
years ago.
This is a bit worrying, but let’s hope that everything is alright.
And the game itself, as developers say, is based in a living and reactive world, you
will be offered options to roleplay your character and influence the environment, capturing the
fun and freedom of a pen & paper RPG campaign.
According to creators, here you can manipulate and shape the world as you see fit, pitting
NPC's against one another, incriminating whole factions, and aligning powerful allies to
your cause.
The game offers you freedom to live the adventure you want.
There is no overarching predefined story, your decisions will craft a world in which
you will experience unique gameplay.
Well, that actually sounds like a game consisting entirely of side quests.
Or like a sandbox game.
You know it might be cool to have your party and just live in the world, do quests without
having to worry about the main story, but...
Imagine if Witcher 3 had only side quests.
They are cool, actually most of them are amazing, but... how many of you still played Witcher
3 after you finished the main story?
I don’t know, maybe you did, but the feeling wasn’t the same anymore, that’s for sure.
So creating a game without, as developers of Witchstone say, an overarching predefined
story may be risky business after all.
The Iron Oath
Another project that as it seems is in the making for years.
And although the last update in developer’s youtube channel was more than 8 months ago,
they are active on twitter posting constant updates, so the game’s development is alive
and kicking.
Not like your love life.
I know that this is a participant from pixel-art camp, but in my opinion the game is interesting
and complex enough to land on this epic list.
The decisions you'll face here, will often carry weight, and can have a minor or major
influence on your characters and the world that surrounds them.
That is exactly what we need from games like that.
To feel important.
Like that guy who recently disliked my 5 year old video and wrote a page-long comment about
why he did that.
I didn’t read that buddy, I’m sorry.
We all want to be important sometimes and games like that give us the power to feel
that way.
To really influence the world.
To shape it in our image.
It doesn’t matter that the world is fake, it’s real to us.
Also, to be honest, our real world is probably fake as well, statistically there is almost
no chance at all that our world is the one real one and not the simulation.
So in the Iron Oath as the years come by, the world changes dynamically, enabling new
story-lines and missions which results in a unique experience for every playthrough.
But it is a dangerous world, deadly foes, traps and destructible objects means that
one misstep could lead your party to a certain death.
That reminds me somehow of the process of potato salad making.
If you want to become a real potato salad-man you must avoid low quality doctor's sausage,
be really careful with your salt and then the mayonnaise... the most dangerous substance
of them all - one misstep and your salad is horrifyingly dry or dangerously soggy.
Shadow of the Road
Well, let me start by saying that this is not a thing.
Road can’t cast a shadow, unless it’s a bridge.
But putting the logic aside I must tell you that this game catched my attention like no
other on this list.
Here you will be thrown into a really original world, just listen to that: a medieval Japan
filled with creepy demons and a deadly steampunk technology.
Sounds awesome, sadly this is where this originality ends.
Look at this scorpion robot.
Nice huh?
And then take a look at this scorpion robot from Wasteland 3.
What a coincidence.
Yeah, that stings for sure.
And you know what, I wasn't lazy and I checked if scorpions even live in Japan.
And they do.
So bullet well dodged mister developer, I give you that.
So here your enemies are samurai warriors, bizarre yokai from the Ne-no-kuni realm and
relentless steampunk mercenaries of the East Nippon Company, a British trade conglomerate
with dubious intentions.
Your decisions will directly shape the outcome of the story – stay true to your principles
or choose the path of betrayal.
Haunt or be haunted.
Dispel the encroaching shadows by sword, gun, or spellcraft, or let them consume you.
The choice is yours.
Here you will control an entire team of characters with a variety of backgrounds and skills,
each with their own motivations, desires, and fears... you know, probably of those scorpions
from third Wasteland.
In combat and on the road, your every choice will push your characters onto different paths.
Your decisions will determine who they will become and whether they will build new bonds,
abandon lifelong friendships or rebuild family ties.
The game, as you can see, is not just turn-based combat, it has a world you can explore and
the real-time stealth system is implemented.
And now there are a few more games you might be interested in, honorable mentions of some
sort.
The Way of Wrath
Looks like a nice game with potential, I have played the alpha version about a year ago
and it was really really unfinished back then.
I’m definitely not a fan of low-poly graphics, but if you are, feel free to put it into your
Steam’s wishlist, this might be a real gem after all.
Scarlet Republics
This game originally was part of the main list, but I couldn’t find that you can do
anything else here besides tactical turn-based fighting.
So it is kinda shallow if you compare it with other game’s in this list, but definitely
looks good enough to keep an eye on.
Journey for The Crown
An indie game.
And you can feel that straight from the graphics that were kinda decent in the year of 2001.
I’m a bit afraid that this can be that classic case of a coder who one day decided that he
is a designer, writer and a penis doctor as well.
Time will tell, although this one looks not as bad as hundreds of other similar indie
games I had to shuffle through while making this list.
So that’s why it’s here, it may be a good game after all.
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