Best PC RPGS of the last decade

I really like Skyrim. I didn't want to, but I would give that game a 9.5. I just loved the feeling of exploration and delving into a new story every day.

The new Shadowrun is pretty fun. Its RPG w/tactical turned-based combat. Very linear and straighforward, but an interesting sci-fi storyline. It's basically talk to NPCs for 20 minutes, then go do your strategic battles for an hour, then repeat, but it's solid. Plus it's what, like $20? I'd probably give it a 6 or 7 out of 10 if it were a full $50 game, as a $20 game it's easily a 7 or 8. It's worth 20 bucks.

http://www.ign.com/games/shadowrun-returns/pc-131401

Penance_sl said:

Why did people like DA:O so much.I've bought it twice now(once for Xbox, and once for PC) and I just don't get it.It's a 8at best. The story is just so boring. The only thing that is interesting in that game is the veil.

/donsflame retardedsuit.

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Not sure if serious?

Definitely not understanding the love with Fallout & Dragon Age.

Fallout 3 was probably the most generic, simple, uninteresting FPS RPG i've ever played.

Dragon Age is hands down the most boring game i've ever played.

Name a single FPS RPG better than Fallout 3 made in the last decade?

You have to go all the way back to some classics like the early Might & Magic games, and stuff like Betrayal at Krondor or Ultima Underworld to find a better FPS RPG in my opinion. Or for Sci-Fi, the first Deux Ex, or System Shock 2. Also both way over a decade old.

joeboo_sl said:

Name a single FPS RPG better than Fallout 3 made in the last decade?

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you're right, definitely. I was extremely disappointed with that game though. I felt like I couldn't die and near all of my side-quests were totally purposeless.

True, the difficulty was definitely not set up well in Fallout 3. The only real challenge I had in the game was running into all those goddamn fire ants early in the game with nothing but a baseball bat and a pistol.

Once you get above like level 10, you're just an invincible killing machine

joeboo_sl said:

Name a single FPS RPG better than Fallout 3 made in the last decade?

You have to go all the way back to some classics like the early Might & Magic games, and stuff like Betrayal at Krondor or Ultima Underworld to find a better FPS RPG in my opinion. Or for Sci-Fi, the first Deux Ex, or System Shock 2. Also both way over a decade old.

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Deus Ex HR was way more immersive, though it was FPS/TPS. Fallout 3 was held together by pieces of string at some points and the damn engine still can't do platforming right. The high point of the game was definitely Point Lookout for me.

Dandain_sl said:

Vampire the Masquerade - just apply the patch you won't be disappointed. Great game. Totally wish It had not had such poor sales and a bug ridden start - we'd have had sequels.

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Bloodlines is great as well, with unofficial patches / mods. Shame it was released with huge bugs (mansion glitch corrupting your saves, etc).

Penance_sl said:

Why did people like DA:O so much. I've bought it twice now (once for Xbox, and once for PC) and I just don't get it. It's a 8 at best. The story is just so boring. The only thing that is interesting in that game is the veil.

/dons flame retarded suit.

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I liked it because it is one of the few games that was actually a challenge. On the hardest level, it was BRUTAL. Most games, especially recent rpg/action rpgs cater to to the lowest common denominator and even on 'hard' there is no real challenge. I love a game that I need to work through how to beat the fights.

To the OP, Star Control 2 still stands up as one of the best Sci-fi action rpgs, if you have not tried it I highly recommend it. X-com: Enemy Unknown is solid (though turn based), and as others have said Deus Ex, Fall Out, Borderlands are all decent time sinks as well.

X-wing vs. Tie Fighter was released in 97. Yeah, we're getting old. Deal with it.

joeboo_sl said:

True, the difficulty was definitely not set up well in Fallout 3. The only real challenge I had in the game was running into all those goddamn fire ants early in the game with nothing but a baseball bat and a pistol.

Once you get above like level 10, you're just an invincible killing machine

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Let's be fair, the entire RPG genre has never really been known for it's difficulty. As Tuco said, it takes about 3 days of installing, cleaning, testing and mix-matching mods to turn any of the Bethesda games into anything remotely resembling a challenge and even then you still have to artificially gimp yourself to not take advantage of pathing abuse and ranged attacks.

DA:O was awesome because it was one of the first non-JRPG's released in a long fucking time worth actually playing for more then 20 minutes and if there's anything I'm sick to fucking death of it's playing as an effeminate 17 year old coming to terms with his balls dropping while using the power of group hugs to defeat the secret-secret-secret bad guy who was pulling the strings all along.

Zehn - Vhex_sl said:

Let's be fair, the entire RPG genre has never really been known for it's difficulty.

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The Wizardry series would like to have a talk with you.

Wizardry is only as hard as your tolerance for sitting there for 6 hours rerolling to get the perfect party.

Tuco_sl said:

I thought what you guys said about fo3 was totally and completely ridiculous but then I realized I don't remember playing fo3 without tons of mods that made the game extremely challenging to even survive in.

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Fo3 was also a bugged piece of shit at release and you had to wait ~1 year for Bethesda to fix everything
Fo3 New Vegas on the other hand was really solid thanks to Obsidian Entertainment handling the project

Pyros_sl said:

Don't really consider Dark Souls a RPG, I mean it has RPG elements, but so do every fucking game nowadays, even Call of Duty and shit have xp+progression. Dark Souls is first and foremost an action game, the main point of the game is the combat, not the story(which is fairly inexistent even though the lore is fairly deep if you read all the text and shit). To me RPG=story, if there's no or simplified story, it doesn't qualify. Not to say Dark Souls wasn't one of the greatest game of the past 10years, just I don't see it as a RPG. Action RPG maybe.

Vampire The Masquerade was a good suggestion, not sure it's less than 10years ago though. Mass Effect/DA:O were alright. Witcher 2 was pretty good, looking forward to the 3rd next year or whenever that is.

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I don't know what makes an RPG for you, seeing how Dark Souls even has two completely different story paths and you can alter Anor Londo or not if you please.