(upbeat jingle) - [Narrator] You probably know that they're releasing plenty
of new games all the time, but maybe you have a quiet month or you're looking to spend less money or maybe just re-download, or replay, or revisit something. So today we're diving
deep into the RPG world and we're gonna talk about
10 RPGs to return to in 2024. Starting off at number 10, let's talk about 2010's
"Fallout: New Vegas". It's been a minute
since we mentioned this, seminal classic at this point, but it is absolutely
worth revisiting in 2024 for a variety of reasons. Maybe you still have a bad
taste left in your mouth from "Fallout 76" or whatever, or maybe there's a bigger chance that you just never played
"Fallout: New Vegas", but you should because this is the one that
really whisked people away and also convinced people
of like the RPG gods that were Obsidian at the time, with the writing, the
questing, the details, the world building they
have in "New Vegas", it's unlike anything else. And really feels a bit different than "Fallout 3", "Fallout
4", Bethesda stuff. Hey, maybe it's also worth revisiting because when it released on
consoles back in the day, it kind of ran like crap. Now it's better, you just play it on PC, whatever, it's fine with
some fixes, so there's that, and also maybe you're just in the mood because of the "Fallout" TV show, the Amazon produced "Fallout" TV show. I'm recording this right
before that show drops, but you might wanna just get in the mood, play an old "Fallout",
but play a different one, New Vegas is definitely your best bet. I mean, the new "Fallout" show
takes place in California, "Fallout: New Vegas"
obviously does take place more to the west, so it's kind of interesting, I mean, we don't know yet if the Amazon show is gonna be any good. It could be absolute
garbage or it could be cool, we don't know. But what we do know is
that "Fallout: New Vegas", the game, absolutely rocks. (footsteps) Next over at number 9, something more recent, but it's 2022's, "Marvels Midnight Suns". Now this got passed over when it came out. Reviews were a little all over the place, nothing absolutely bad, but you know, a lot of the
game went viral for kind of more cringe inducing clips, but some of it is just charming,
quirky comic book goodness, some of it is a little weird. But regardless, it seems
like people are starting to better appreciate
what the game was doing, specifically gameplay wise. And also it's just always on sale. So that's always a good enough
reason for a lot of people, but it's really the
people behind the game. The people who worked on this
game know what they're doing. They're "XCOM" people, but this is a little bit different. If you can get over
some of the more cheesy, more tongue in cheek comic book moments, there is some cool stuff here and it definitely has
grown on a lot of people. You can actually dump a lot
of hours into this one too. Next, over at number 8, we have, who wrote this? It's "Bloodborne". It's 2015's "Bloodborne". Of course this is
something worth revisiting, I think out of a lot of
the games on this list, this is the one worth revisiting anytime, because it is absolutely awesome, it's also a FromSoftware game, so if you're hooked on
those, this is a no brainer. But even if you're not and you're more like me, you just love weird gothic horror, this really is incredibly unique. It is also immensely challenging because it is a FromSoft
Soulslike game, so there's that. (monster growling) But it's worth pushing through because you get to see the
coolest monster designs, the most beautiful environments, all gloriously running in PS4, in like 30 frames per second. They've never updated this game, they've never released it
on PC or update, nothing, and that is absolutely killing us. But you get used to it, you know, I'm not defending like a
rough 30 frames per second or anything like that, but jumping into it, you get used to it and there's a reason why
people still loved it. The frame rate didn't matter
as much when it came out and you should still check it out. Bloodborne absolutely kicks ass, and I mean, we don't know if
we're ever gonna get a sequel at this point, but at the very least, the original game is always
there waiting for us. You know, I was about to say like they don't make 'em like they used to, but I mean FromSoftware is
definitely still making 'em, real good. But seriously, could you imagine a sequel? I think that would be nuts. I think everybody would explode. Regardless, it has the RPG chops, there's fun character builds, cool ways to experiment with weapon types and basically what you'd
expect from a FromSoftware game at this point. They've been killing it for a while. Next, over at number 7, we have "South Park: The Stick of Truth". This one is worth revisiting because "South Park" just
got a new game recently called "South Park: Snow Day!" and it's not very good. It actually feels like the old days of the, like Nintendo 64 South Park games that were like absolutely rough. But back then we were younger
and there was nostalgia and we didn't care as much. Whereas Snow Day is out now, we're all adults and like what is this? It's especially hard when you go back and you look at something like "South
Park: The Stick of Truth", which absolutely, beautifully understands what "South Park" is, the comedy behind it,
it builds out the world and it actually is a damn
fun RPG, like straight up. It's also developed by Obsidian. Obsidian who we already talked about, like has behind stuff
like "Fallout: New Vegas", "The Outer Worlds". They know how to build RPG games and "South Park: The Stick of Truth", just takes the meta commentary
on video game culture and RPGs and just runs with it and has a lot of fun but is actually a fun video
game to play at the same time. Not only that, it was actually
pretty closely worked on with the creators of
"South Park", you know, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They seem like they give
a damn about video games and it absolutely showed with this one. "South Park: The Stick of Truth"
is really a special thing. You are like, if you like "South Park", this really felt like the
first time like "South Park" in a thing other than TV or movie, like was actually understood. They got it right here. You make your own
character, you do questing, you do turn base battles and
it's just a cool ass RPG. But most importantly it's
uncompromisingly funny. - Oh no you don't. - Lucky shot, but no matter. Princess Kenny still has lots of tricks up her puppy sleeves. - [Narrator] Next, over
at number six we have, "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines" This is worth revisiting
for a multitude of reasons. It's a great RPG, it's
a classic style RPG. This is one where I
literally mean it when I say, they don't make 'em like this anymore. That being said, they're trying, I mean there's a sequel on the way, "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2", but who knows what's
going on with that one. There's been so much like news and headlines of development hell, delays, development studio changes
that we don't really know how the game is gonna shake out, but thankfully we always
have the original, which holds up pretty well. I mean for some people it won't, but I'd say if you're like at
least 25 years old or older, you can get over some of
the old school PCness, but that's also a lot of the charm here. (man laughing) - What a scene man! Hoo-wee! (man laughing) - [Narrator] The mood,
the sense of atmosphere, the visuals really help
sell the whole thing. Also it's a vampire
game and on on Gameranx, anytime I get the
opportunity to talk on here, I'm always gonna say, do
we need more vampire games? And this here is is one of
the best examples of why. Next, over at number 5, we have "Dragon Quest XI" from 2017. This is one that Western
audiences didn't really, totally embrace in the mainstream, but "Dragon Quest" was, and will continue to be a big deal. And "Dragon Quest XI", by a
lot of people is considered to be one of the best. I'm no expert on this series, but they have their appeal. The style is unparalleled, obviously, I mean look at them and they're just fun. For classic JRPG fans, a lot of "Dragon Quest"
titles have just kind of been like a dream come true and with revisiting "Dragon Quest XI", the "Dragon Quest" team
is being restructured, so it might be a long time
before "Dragon Quest XII". It is a thing, we know it was announced, but there's been a whole team
reshuffling behind the scenes and we don't really know
when we're gonna see what the deal is with this one. Probably gonna be beyond 2024. There's a lot of speculation, but the flames of fate, you know, might leave us waiting. Still there's always XI to go back to, in case you missed it too, it seems like there's gonna
be plenty of time to catch up. Next over at number 4, here's a banger, the "Mass Effect" trilogy, the OG trilogy. One of the best we've seen in a while. It got re-released in
2021 for modern consoles with some updates as
the legendary edition. And to be honest, "Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3" are all absolutely kick ass. If you've never played these, now is the time to play and see why people were always
so excited about BioWare. And I mean I think now with
no BioWare games in sight, really, I mean maybe we will
hear about "Dragon Age" soon, but still who knows how
that's gonna end up. The last couple of BioWare
games haven't really been up to the caliber, so why not go back and revisit their most
consistent trilogy of games. (guns shooting) You know, people say "Mass
effect 3", the ending, la la la, all that doesn't matter now, because still the trilogy is so great. All games, all three of
them, bring something unique to the table. And this galaxy, the characters created, the races of different species. Everything, the lore is just so good. The Legendary Edition
does a really good job. They all run very well and if you've never experienced
them, now is the time. If you were waiting to
get into "Mass Effect" with like whatever "Mass Effect" game is coming down the line
that they announced, no, just play this now. Now, next at number 3, we're going in a bit of
a different direction with "Planescape: Torment:
Enhanced Edition" from 2017. This is a re-release of the classic game and we're gonna recommend
this one specifically because "Baldur's Gate 3" popped off, it reached mainstream success and a lot of people really loved it. Now "Planescape" isn't mechanically
similar, it's different, like this is mostly a lot of dialogue, but story-wise, it gets into
a lot of the weirder parts of the forgotten realms, which "Baldur's Gate 3"
really only hinted at. So if it's like you wanna know
more, you wanna learn more, you wanna dive more into
these types of worlds, and if you were a little
into something more like what I was talking about with "Vampire: The
Masquerade - Bloodlines", like something that feels a
little bit more old school PC, you should consider this. Now down at number 2, we have "Ys VIII: Lacrimosa
of DANA" from 2018. This is a long running series. Obviously you can tell from
the fact that this is VIII, but for a lot of people they
consider this the best entry in this series and that's hard, because there are a lot of these games. It's just a fun, fast-paced action RPG that doesn't really get bogged down in long-winded dialogue sequences or stop and start storytelling, it just freaking goes. This was originally a Vita game and then eventually released
for a bunch of platforms, PC, PS4, Switch. And there's a reason why
people love this one. It's got cool characters,
a cool visual style, that feels just the right
amount of old school JRPG. But again, with good
solid, consistent pacing and an emphasis on just
like the fun factor, the good old fashioned stuff. This was specifically recommended by one of the Gameranx
guys, behind the scenes, totally vouching for it. And specifically if
you've never played any of the games in this series, this is a good one to check out for sure. And down at number 1, we have "Pillars of
Eternity II: Deadfire", this 2018 game is absolutely awesome. It's an isometric RPG with an emphasis on character building, storytelling, dialogue, decision making, and it just absolutely hits. I remember, I think I did the
"Before You Buy" for this one and I just had a really
good time with the setting, the little bit more of like
a swashbuckling thing to it. So if you are into something
like a "Baldur's Gate 3", or Larian's previous games
like "Divinity: Original Sin", "Pillars of Eternity II:
Deadfire" is just awesome. And again, what's significant about it is that it is once again Obsidian when they were really
firing on all cylinders. I mean like the writer,
it was Josh Sawyer, the director is Josh Sawyer, one of the best at Obsidian, all the people behind the scenes, like they just built
another really good one, surprise, surprise. The interesting setting, the things going on with the characters and just the way it plays
with like a seafaring thing, like ship based, you know, island hopping, that stuff just really hits here. Those are 10 RPGs worth revisiting or checking out for the first time. But we got a couple of
bonus ones of course, that we couldn't squeeze in a top 10, most notably "Wasteland 3" from 2020. It was overlooked by mainstream audiences, but I mean this is a classic, it's in the spirit of the
original "Fallout" games, it still holds up well and is much, much better
than their last attempt at a revival of "Wasteland 2", this one really nails it. Also, some of you might
hate us for mentioning this, but "Fallout 76", this game has had a massive overhaul and is actually now kind of good. They've added so much to
it, they've stuck with it, and I know if you're just
really angry at Bethesda, you're not gonna want to hear it. But if you're willing to give it a shot, you might find something cool here. Also, "Blue Dragon" from 2006, some of you may have
forgotten about this one, but it was really cool. And you know, in honor of
Akira Toriyama passing, you know, his art style, his vibe, this is actually a pretty
decent Xbox 360 RPG with like an amazingly
ridiculous boss theme, that's one of the more
memorable things about it, but it's just a cool play through. So anyway, those were 10
cool RPGs worth revisiting or trying for the first time, something to return to in 2024. Hopefully you liked our
game recommendations, but what we're doing here is
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