Can anybody recommend some good action RPGs?
 

I've played Witcher 3 and I'm getting ready to finally finish DA Inquisition.

I'm just not seeing much out there for loot/progression-based RPGs anymore. The big ones (POE and Divinity) are turn based and I just can't get into them.

Looking for a change of pace after a long Assassin's Creed binge...

Man divinity I've played through like 7 times

Mass Effect

Path of Exile, the other POE

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Skyrim? Idk.

Path of Exile is awesome, I don't think that's the POE you are referring to since it's not turn based.

The new warhammer ARPG looks pretty fun too, but I don't think that's coming for a while.

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Kenshi

how is combat handled in Kenshi; is it Queue based?

I played DDO for a couple years but quit after it became way too complicated and took on a pay to win aspect. I'll give this game credit - it has the coolest combat system I've ever seen but I stay away from pay to win just because I don't like the concept.

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Sorry, POE = Pillars of Eternity. I forgot that Path of Exile was also POE.

Dragon's Dogma. Good story, fun battle system, lots of different builds, tons of replay-ability.

Yeah, this game is very cool. The story is can get a little weird, and some actions can have some very strange consequences. The first village at the beginning of the game kinda put me off with some stupid generic quests, but it only lasted like half an hour and once things get going it is much better.

The combat is outstanding. Some of the best action rpg combat I have played. And the pawn system is really cool. You have your own pawn (henchman) and you can hire two other pawns to travel with you. And those pawns belong to other real players.

Played it. The combat was definitely pretty good.

So I'm definitely interested in Path of Exile. However, is it point and click combat or is it a bit more involved than that? I'm not looking for a Diablo clone really.

I've played Skyrim, Witcher 3, and Dragon's Dogma and I'm thinking more along the lines of those.

Kingdoms of Amalur maybe?

Pretty good combat. Story by R.A Salvatore, but to be honest I found it generic as ****, but your mileage may vary.

Played it. The combat was by far the best part of that game. The loot was kind of meh and the story and environments, like you said, were pretty generic.

I really enjoyed it though just because the combat was so fluid and fun.

Divinity II: Developers cut

This one is first person, not turn based like some others in the franchise. No quest markers, you just gotta find stuff. But you do find stuff without too much difficulty. Once again I found the first bit hard to slog through, but once you finish up the first town and move on down the road it gets pretty cool.

The character advancement is nice. It's set up for you to multiclass as much or as little as you want and has some cool combat. The combat isn't as good as some of the previously mentioned games, but I found it enjoyable.

I played this on launch several years ago and loved it for about 2 years until they dumbed everything down. It was extremely complicated and fun not sure what it is today but it's still online to play for free.

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I crapped out on Metro Exodus. I thought it would be more open world, but there was too much crawling around in the dark getting dogpiled. That gets old quick.

Back to playing Skyrim for the umpteenth time.

The last Divinity game I played was Ego Draconis and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. I'll check this one out.

Perhaps I should check out Dragon's Dogma. Never heard of it before.

The current version is Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen. It was remaster for Xbox1 and PS4 and is also on PC AFAIK.

I highly recommend it, but don't be afraid to google some things if you need to. Some stuff isn't readily apparent or explained very well.

I think I'll give it a shot.

And I'm never afraid to look shit up. I play these games for enjoyment, not to run around in circles being frustrated.

it is point and click in isometric dungeon crawling. the leveling up and the variety of skills make it much different though. instead of having a skill tree for each class, PoE has one massive skill tree for all classes. it makes for really cool hybrid classes and customised characters.

take a look at the map here: https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree

the actual skills/spells come from gems that you put into weapon slots. half of the game is character build... choosing the constellation of passive skills on the map that will benefit your character most

Perhaps the Valkyria Chronicles series? It is part turn based tactical RPG and part action rpg.

Sounds like you have a similar taste. I'm playing God of War right now which is getting really good.

BUT, My favorite game of the last few years has been Horizon Zero Dawn. Great looking game, fun gameplay, etc. Give it a shot if you haven't already. Can get it for the cheap.

I've had HZD on my list for a long time. Honestly, I think the thing that is keeping me at a distance is the female protagonist. Not that I have anything against it, it just spoils the immersion for me for some reason.

Definitely have GOW on my list, I might have to try it.

Horizon Zero Dawn can kiss my ass for being a PS4 exclusive.

ROFL

Same, but i'm not into non PC games.

I just can't stand Microsoft, so PS4 is really my only option. :)

I don't like either one, just a lone PC master race non console peasant. ;)

Console exclusives have ruined many a game I never played. :)

Yeah Microsoft has really taken themselves out of the Video Game console discussion. They're rumored to have a hefty E3 Lineup, but when they made Xbox games cross platform with PC, they undercut the XBox entirely. They have no exclusives that I would say are better than PS4's exclusives. I have a computer, I have a PS4 and I have a Switch so all my options are good.

I left the master race cult about 10 years ago. I've worn the scarlet letter ever since. LOL

Has anybody played Kingdom Come Deliverance?

I have not. I am somewhat interested, but I get the impression that it's so "immersive" that I will have to spend a bunch of time doing tedious alchemy shit to get anywhere.

If you like FPS with elements of an RPG then Borderlands and Destiny are a good go. I'm addicted to Destiny so I'm kind of biased there. People either love it or hate it. Borderlands is a fantastic universe with ridiculous guns and you don't need people to play w to make it fun, but it certainly helps.

I just never got into the stale environment of a console, I like having my game going on while alt tabbing to other shit. That's my immersion and if it's too stale then I feel out of place. Not to mention doing 3d games with controllers really sucks the baows for me, I'll never be good at it. I can't aim worth a crap with a pad and why take the precision out of it if you don't have to?

Multitasking improves immersion? Never heard that one before! :D

I sit in front of a 70" screen with noise cancelling headphones on. I'm completely focused on the game and nothing else.

I traded in my Xbox for a PS4. Just tired of all the games I wanted to play beign exclusive to PS4 with jack shit on the Xbox.

The guy that made DMCV, Itsuno, made Dragon's Dogma. So I'd wager it's pretty darn good. Just think if he makes another on the same engine :drool::drool::drool:

I consider Red Dead II an RPG.

I have some good friends in my COTW group (it's a hunting simulator called TheHunter Call of the Wild) that have played RDRII.

Mind you, we all play a hunting simulator. Where you have to use scents and army crawl through brush. Shooting a single animal can take an hour. It's SLOW.

And they said RDRII is even more of a slog than THAT.

So it turns out that after about 15 hours with Dragon Age Inquisition, I'm actually enjoying the party-based, pause-and-click combat.

I guess I'm going to have to check out Divinity and Path of Exile after all.

Divinity is somewhat similar, path of exile is like diablo.

If you like that sort of combat, you might enjoy all of the newish Baldurs Gate inspired games - Pillars of eternity 1 and 2 and Tyranny. Between all of these games you should have a whole summer full~

I've played Poe many times but it just never grabs me, I guess it was kind of ruined for me when it released half cheesy with bad graphics and bad level design. I know it's gotten better but it still doesn't grab me despite the cool socketing system. Still waiting for the online Torchlight experience.

Anyone remember the SSI Dungeons and Dragons games from the 1990's? I loved those things even though today they would be considered cheesy as can be the turn based combat was really fun.

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yeah, I played a few of those.

I remember really liking eye of the beholder though I could'nt beat it
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Back in my day, we played Ultima IV, and we liked it!

My initial addiction on RPG's came from playing Ultima III, I can still hear the music from my commodore 64 playing from that awesome game. :)

I definitely preferred Wizardry VII Crusaders of the Dark Savant to about anything else in those times. The series kind of died off but those were some fond memories.

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My first CRPG...

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Remember Telengard? Evets?

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I played apple II games on a buddies computer but never owned one sadly. I remember Aztec, Hard Hat Mack and the ORIGINAL Castle Wolfenstein on Apple II back then but not any RPG's.

Oh man. Telengard. I forgot about that game.

Someone remade a version that works in Windows 10 if you're still interested. I remember hacking it on the commodore 64. You could actually tear apart the code and put your own monsters/spells/etc into it.