This is definitely one to watch.ĭark Souls meets Diablo meets pixel art. Not much is known, but the first game featured an incredible sense of charm, whimsy, and heart rooted in a deep sadness not often seen in video games. This sequel returns players to the other world to restore the rightful king to the throne. The 2013 original, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, saw an incredible partnership between Level 5 and Studio Ghibli to create one of the most charming, touching JRPGs in years. Your exo-suit wearing co-workers are out to kill you, and by dismembering them you can make their tech your own to fight even bigger, badder enemies. The Surge picks up on those Dark Souls inspirations and applies them to a sci-fi future where your workday at the robotics factory goes horribly wrong. The Surge comes to us by way of Deck 13, who you might remember as the creators of Lords of the Fallen. The screenshot above did more to pique my interest than any promotional materials so far. It’s another text-heavy CRPG that looks to create an excellent, unsettling atmosphere with some of the most varied environments we’ve seen in the latest entries to the genre. 28, 2017)įrom the makers of the excellent Wasteland 2, InXile Entertainment, comes the successor to the cult classic Planescape: Torment.

Party members now have unique interactions with people in the world which should lead to some tense and exciting branching paths. The sequel expands on it in nearly every way and brings multiplayer in as a prominent part of the mix. The first Divinity: Original Sin helped usher in the CRPG renaissance with its excellent turn-based combat and elemental interactions.

Check it out and join me looking forward to a great year in roleplaying games.ġ. Below is the RPG Files “Big 15” and there are even more waiting in the wings we haven’t heard of yet. There are so many good games with only a bare few likely to be pushed from the year (many do not have exact dates announced yet, however). Every year, I like to look forward to the games yet to come.

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