Unleash the Gamer shares their list of the best 16 science fiction RPGs.
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Alpha Protocol was sci fi? It's been a while, but I don't recall anything warranting the author's description of "vaguely" sci fi.
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It is obvious that list was prepared by a true RPG gamer. Although I agree with you on Alpha Protocol. It is a good game but not qualified as Sci-fi.
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Didn't buy nor ever will so can't say the rare Obsidian's checkpoints galore was sci fi or not.
Bought, payed for a bit, some Stalker game. Not sure it was Chernobyl… What I'm sure though is that it ain't no RPG. It's a shooter with rare ammo and endless instarespawning trashmobs. A sort of openworld Doom yet trashmobs that can't ever die but are practically only temporarily KOed are annoying as hell.
Another game on that list that isn't RPG is Dishonored. It's an unique style of adventure you may crack "puzzles" within either by action or stealth - it does contain some RPG elements (progression tree, equips, sidequests and worldchange depending on your bloodshed) but the focus is on the player's skills, not skills on the character played. One of the best games ever made it definetly is, it's just not RPG.
The third game I have a problem seeing in that article is Nier Automata. Just as Alpha Protocol I didn't buy it, because what I've seen in articles and vids looks like mushroomy twitchfriendly grinder that aimes to earn $ not on game tself but aesthetics that can be turned into bestselling barbie dolls and cheap cosplay outfits. Is that RPG? Don't think so.
Bought, payed for a bit, some Stalker game. Not sure it was Chernobyl… What I'm sure though is that it ain't no RPG. It's a shooter with rare ammo and endless instarespawning trashmobs. A sort of openworld Doom yet trashmobs that can't ever die but are practically only temporarily KOed are annoying as hell.
Another game on that list that isn't RPG is Dishonored. It's an unique style of adventure you may crack "puzzles" within either by action or stealth - it does contain some RPG elements (progression tree, equips, sidequests and worldchange depending on your bloodshed) but the focus is on the player's skills, not skills on the character played. One of the best games ever made it definetly is, it's just not RPG.
The third game I have a problem seeing in that article is Nier Automata. Just as Alpha Protocol I didn't buy it, because what I've seen in articles and vids looks like mushroomy twitchfriendly grinder that aimes to earn $ not on game tself but aesthetics that can be turned into bestselling barbie dolls and cheap cosplay outfits. Is that RPG? Don't think so.
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Can't really agree with that list entirely, though he/they are of course in their right to make any list as they see fit. Some of the games aren't more of a RPG than Metal Gear Solid is. Some games are there just to say "look we're oldschool gamers, we know what we are talking about" but then they list really average games with little more than nostalgia to speak in their favour like Anachronox or System Shock and then skip Underrail. Heavy Star Wars bias (don't get me wrong they were very good RPGs, but it's questionable that they were second AND third best Sci-Fi RPG ever). And once again #1 a game that's barely a RPG (unless being able to take talent points and controlling a defined character equals RPG, then probably League of Legends is a RPG too?), but they didn't seem to care for masterpieces that would probably qualify as more of a RPG, where you actually take a role and constantly make choices that each decide the fate of the whole world, such as X-Com.
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It's a good list of games but it shows that traditional story driven RPGs are not the star anymore. As nowadays every game has RPG mechanics or elements at least.
I also found anther list yesterday.
20 Best RPGs To Lose Yourself In - CulturedVultures
I also found anther list yesterday.
20 Best RPGs To Lose Yourself In - CulturedVultures
What, no Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday or Matrix Cubed? Amateurs.
It's pretty clear that it's a limited list with some games arguably not even really RPG's.
It's pretty clear that it's a limited list with some games arguably not even really RPG's.
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Stopped at #3 - if a Dark Souls clone is in there, I bet Neo Scavenger is on the list too.
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You'd lose that bet.
OP: Good list. Would change some things, but in general, it's pretty good.
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Some of the games mentioned included:
Stalker Cher
Alpha Protocol
Wasteland 2
System Shock 2
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Dishonored (so good it had to be mentioned but not sifi)
Nier Atom
Mass effect 1,2
Fallout 2
Fallout vegas
Acharanox (sp)
Star wars old rep 1,2
Deus human revolution, Deus Ex
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Stalker Cher
Alpha Protocol
Wasteland 2
System Shock 2
Horizontal Down
Dishonored (so good it had to be mentioned but not sifi)
Nier Atom
Mass effect 1,2
Fallout 2
Fallout vegas
Acharanox (sp)
Star wars old rep 1,2
Deus human revolution, Deus Ex
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Decent list, but I certainly wouldn't call AP Sci-Fi. And going by their own criteria, several of the other games shouldn't have made the cut either. And c'mon, Buck Rogers and Space Rangers 2 should be on that list.
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It's curious that a "decently good" shooter like Dishonored made the list (is that sci-fi even?) but the absolute masterpiece that is Bioshock (or Bioshock 2, or hell, even Bioshock Infinite) aren't there. Deus Ex #1, really? Not a very good list in my book.
It's a good list of games but it shows that traditional story driven RPGs are not the star anymore. As nowadays every game has RPG mechanics or elements at least.
I also found anther list yesterday.
20 Best RPGs To Lose Yourself In - CulturedVultures
A good list, indeed. I've played some games, others I didn't. But the only game in that list I would never play is South Park. I just can't like it.
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No Buck Rogers and no Albion....well, in my opinion that list is at best mediocre.
It's a list I will give them that, and they are always good for conversation, but too many bad choices IMO just make me say . . . what ever.
I didn't watch the video, but it sounds like they need to learn that sci-fi and post-apocalyptic are not the same genre.
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It's a sub genre of sci-fi… its like having some best-of-list of "rock music" and include songs that are "hard rock". big deal.
I guess they could have called the list "16 best sci-fi (and its sub genres) RPG's". In fact they probably should since i feel many RPG fans are very anal people and will take every chance to point out things like this
Anyways, good/decent list, actually.
Cool, but I'm pretty sure most gamers aren't thinking of games like Stalker and Wasteland 2 when they see a headline that says "Best Sci-fi RPGs". And they definitely aren't thinking of Alpha Protocol.
I'm guessing they only included them because of how few pure Sci-fi RPGs actually exist and because they were trying to keep the list somewhat modern.
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Yes.
I thought Alpha Protocol was sci-fi (some weapons or skills at least?), but i never played that game.