I need a good fantasy RPG (or hell, any RPG)

[kyogen]

Can you handle slightly older rpgs and games that are good without being blockbusters, OP? If so, have a look at these:

GOG.com
Legend of Grimrock
Sacred Gold
Divine Divinity
Divinity II Director's Cut
Arx Fatalis
Gothic 1-3

Steam
Risen
Risen II

Amazon.com
Drakensang: Complete Saga (2 games + expansion pack)

 

[Christopher Fisher]

The only ones off the top of my head (that you don't have) are Legend of Grimrock (must buy, seriously) and Two World 2, which is a pretty decent game. It's not amazing, but it's a solid game.

Oh, and I noticed you don't have Titan Quest. It's a pretty decent ARPG. You might want to check out Path of Exile and Akaneiro Demon Hunter.

 

[deathzero021]

NO JRPG's!? wtf!? die you heathen!

just kidding, but seriously you are missing out big time. I just finished playing Ys Seven [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbAUHmHk0Sk] and oh man was it awesome. epic boss fights, amazing soundtrack and overall extremely fun game. Don't be so quick to judge, jRPG's can be just as great as wRPG's (or in my opinion much better)

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

I hear great things about Dragon's Dogma... I haven't played it myself, but it got good reviews, and is in my list of games to play!

EDIT: Looked it up... and HOLY CHRIST WHY DO I NOT HAVE THIS GAME AND WHY AM I NOT PLAYING IT RIGHT NOW!!

Check out this clip:


Also... Have you thought of playing Bully, or a Zelda game? They are also good games with RPG styling!

Finally, like you have Borderlands, have you tried Bioshock 1/2, or Dishonoured... Shooters with level up elements in, and powers to obtain that mix up the gameplay a bit!

And as an extra... The Testament of Sherlock Holmes... Because, well, 1st person Sherlock Holmes! (No! I don't care if it is not fantasy OR an RPG... people just need to play it!! Because it's the best Sherlock Holmes game on the XBox...)

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

So while I like to think I know a lot about which games currently exist in the current universe I know for a fact the internet will always one up my knowledge.

Because of this I am (humbly) asking the Escapist if it has any good RPG's in their brains for me to play. Preferably something like Kingdoms of Amalur or the Elder Scrolls if possible, if not I'll take anything that has stats and levels.

That said please no MMO's or JRPG's. I'm not bashing these genre's I just don't like them personally.



Just to avoid redundancy these are the games I have played or own and haven't gotten to

Spoiler: Games I already played or own

Skyrim
Oblivion
Morrowind
Kingdoms of Amalur
Fable (1,2, and the one that shouldn't have happened)
Dragon Age 1 and 2
Baldurs Gate
Baldurs Gate 2
Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2
Planescape: Torment (Haven't gotten around to playing it though)
Demon Stone (Haven't gotten to this one either)
Dragonshard (Again, haven't gotten to it)
Demon's Souls
Dark Souls
Mount and Blade (All of them)
Divinity Two
Mass Effect Series
The Witcher 2
The Witcher
Deux Ex
Deus Ex: HR
Jade Empire
Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2
Torchlight
Torchlight 2
Diablo (1, 2 and sadly 3)
Alpha Protocol
Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas
E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy
Borderlands 1/2

Thanks for reading and I hope you help me out here Escapist


And since it's going to anyway this can also be a "what's your favorite RPG" thread.

You seem to have an affinity for both Elder Scrolls games and very old RPG's from bygones past, yet I don't see Daggerfall up there. That's my recommendation, if you don't mind booting up the ol' DOSbox. It's a very fun game with a game world that is quite literally fifty times bigger than Skyrim. If Bethesda remade Daggerfall with current generation tech, it would easily top Skyrim considerably. Alas, such a thing is just not possible.

 

[darth.pixie]

This is more of a list of games I'd recommend to an RPG lover: Arcanum, Divinity 1 and Beyond Divinity since you already own 2, Knights of the Chalice, Wasteland, Avernum, Neuromancer(more adventure than RPG but still good), Darklands, Wizardry, Temple of Elemental Evil, Vampire Bloodlines (maybe Vampire Redemption if you can find it/stomach it), Ultima (again, if you can stomach it), Gothic, Betrayal at Krondor, the Ishar compilation, Lands of Lore, Might and Magic, Quest for Glory, The Summoning, Xenogears, Arx Fatalis, Secret of the Silver Blades, Drakensang, Wizards and Warriors, Pool of Radiance, maybe Risen?

Also, this is not an RPG...not completely. Well, you do Role-Play...it's a text-based game, loads of stats...interesting to read, though the idea might seem strange at first: Academagia. There's a Let's Play on Something Awful if you want to know something more about it. It has a huge variety of choices, free DLC and if you want something in the game you can write it yourself and the devs will add it. Might be worth a go.

 

[kyogen]

I hear great things about Dragon's Dogma... I haven't played it myself, but it got good reviews, and is in my list of games to play!

I'll second this recommendation. Dragon's Dogma is great! It's a little bit like Demon's Souls or Dark Souls in the sense that you have to pay attention and dig the narrative out of the clues in the game world if that's your thing. If it's not, you'll still get an interesting world, great combat and customization, decent stats and leveling, and a fresh take on open-world action rpgs.