Modern RPG

[The_root_of_all_evil]

http://www.the-underdogs.info/genre.php?id=7

I'd particularly recommend Wasteland which is basically the great grandaddy of Fallout.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

STALKER is hands down the most atmospheric game I've ever played. When I first brought the game home, a roommate of mine came in watched me play a few minutes while I fought a group of mercenaries in a thunderstorm. He was pretty blown away. It's not the prettiest game, but it's a much more emotional and realistic feeling than I got from games like Gears of War.

Oh, and if you haven't played it... DEUS EX!

 

[gigastrike]

TWEWY is a modern rpg.

 

[tobyornottoby]

Unfortunately, I think we listed a lot of them without dipping into the JRPG genre...Which I can't help you there anyway because I don't play JRPGs.

Aren't a whole lot of good modern and sci-fi RPGs...

Oh wait, System Shock 1 &/or 2. If Deus Ex counts then so does this series.

Isn't Persona in these times?

 

[runtheplacered]

Yes, this is actually true

I do appreciate your response and it's definitely a great one. But it just sounds to me like something George Lucas pulled out of his rear end to figure a way to make these movies more polished looking. Even the insides of the Dantoinne (sp?) rebel base and the millenium falcon in the OT looked rugged.

For instance, the insides of the Death Star and Imperial Star Destroyers don't really match the color tones, technology, or general ambiance of the ships shown in the PT. And those were owned by the Empire, themselves. Surely they had top notch equipment to work with.

It's that bit of charm that really made the OT charming for me and it was a shame that the movies lost that charm in favor for some pretty computer rendered drawings.

 

[N-Sef]

The Shin Megami Tensei games defiently, if you want some modern and sci-fi settings (sans the new Devil Summoner games).

 

[mark_n_b]

if you're fine with JRPGs the Wild Arms Franchise is a good sci-fi western (or is it western sc-fi?) series that makes some interesting tweaks to the traditional turn based mechanics of it all.

Although what I'd really like to see is an RPG that doesn't amount to a linear grind or the annoyance of complex stat management so separated from game-play it plows the mind.

System Shock is an example of this, but calling games like that an RPG is reaching quite a bit.

 

[IndieRocker]

if you're fine with JRPGs the Wild Arms Franchise is a good sci-fi western (or is it western sc-fi?) series that makes some interesting tweaks to the traditional turn based mechanics of it all.

Although what I'd really like to see is an RPG that doesn't amount to a linear grind or the annoyance of complex stat management so separated from game-play it plows the mind.

System Shock is an example of this, but calling games like that an RPG is reaching quite a bit.

No system shock is a good suggestion. It doesn't have to be a complete RPG it can just have rpg elements in it

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Yes, this is actually true

I do appreciate your response and it's definitely a great one. But it just sounds to me like something George Lucas pulled out of his rear end to figure a way to make these movies more polished looking. Even the insides of the Dantoinne (sp?) rebel base and the millenium falcon in the OT looked rugged.

For instance, the insides of the Death Star and Imperial Star Destroyers don't really match the color tones, technology, or general ambiance of the ships shown in the PT. And those were owned by the Empire, themselves. Surely they had top notch equipment to work with.

It's that bit of charm that really made the OT charming for me and it was a shame that the movies lost that charm in favor for some pretty computer rendered drawings.

It's not something Lucas pulled out of his ass, he doesn't even deign to fix his own goddamn problems. It's something I and other fans have pulled out of our collective asses so we can pretend George Lucas doesn't exist and isn't holding our childhood memories hostage. As for the Imperial ships and installations, different components could've been made in different shipyards or manufacturies (there was a great deal of emphasis on efficiency over aesthetic or even quality).

Though, in real life, the explaination simply is that the sets were pieced together out of cardboard and gaffer tape because the production wuszzz brooakee~

 

[Syphonz]

STALKER: Clear Sky would be my pick.

Sure it's not the prettiest of games, the graphics may not live up to the retarded requirements, but hey, It's an awesome game.

 

[IndieRocker]

STALKER: Clear Sky would be my pick.

Sure it's not the prettiest of games, the graphics may not live up to the retarded requirements, but hey, It's an awesome game.

Is it stand alone or do u need stalker

 

[djeeten]

STALKER an RPG? OK it has some RPG elements in it but surely it's more a FPS then a RPG?