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How can there be two pages without a mention of Underrail? It's an isometric tactical RPG with it's own post-apocalyptic setting. Indie dev, originally one guy, now a small team. The combat is great, but unforgiving. There are a lot of viable character builds, but it's possible to play...

No to option 3, please, because that gets my trope rant fired up again. ;) The memory den and his being a customer could actually be a compelling sub-plot, if the ethics weren't washed over. Seeing his memories before is good for generating both more drama and sympathy in the confrontation...

Good list, but I thought I'd mention that giving the ring you just looted off your spouse's corpse to your new squeeze is evil evil EVIL. Possibly good roleplay, though. And as far as sparing Kellog, I'm always up for more RP options in principle, but don't particularly care about this or...

Interesting. FONV is one of the few games where I felt sympathy for multiple ending options, and thought there was a rationale for several as well. <I was going to talk about the various endings, but didn't want to open a whole new can of worms. Moving on...> Looking at the world of Fallout...

BTW, what is the problem that some people have with posting useful information on their mod page? I stumbled onto TotC a while back by accident, and thought it was just more radio stations. Trying to find useful information on the page is impossible. Some people forego the front page and post...

Thanks for the links. The problem, IMO, is that a few quest mods can't fix a game where the central storyline is so intrusive. People complained about this in Skyrim for good reason, and FO4 is worse. Also, quest mods are always relatively popular, because there are so few of them. I think...

I haven't paid much attention, the only thing I know about is that Todd Howard admitted that the dialog system didn't work out. FO4 had good sales, with the kind of numbers only the biggest publishers can even dream of. They've been pissing off their fans since Oblivion, but their sales keep...

There was a well-written blog post that tore apart PHP a few years back, entitled "PHP: A Fractal of Bad Design". And that phrase keeps popping into my head when I think about FO4. The more you look at it, the worse it gets and the deeper it goes. Unless you think there will be some...

Thought I'd try again since I danced around your actual questions the first time. The setting as presented by Bethesda, doesn't really intrigue me, since it's just a rehash of past work, so moving on... The Railroad could have been interesting, if they'd explored the themes of AI, human vs...

Bethesda. They "streamline" story, plot and theme with the same gusto that they attack mechanics and gameplay. There's no ghost driving the games shell. If you're being insanely generous, you could argue that there's a brushpainting aesthetic, where they apply simple strokes of story elements...

I can't believe I'm saying it, but I liked FO3 more than FO4 too. I think several people have more or less said this, but FO3 was a better theme park, and thus more fun, even if it was unsatisfying in a lot of other ways. FO4 is disappointing as a theme park and as a walking sim, which is...

mithrap, you have some great ideas, but I have a few comments: How about roleplaying options in general, like, for example a scientist? And not just that, but how about playing as a scientist with multiple possible dimensions: A meek biologist, seeking glory A two-fisted physicist with an...

I actually enjoy Bethesda games, at least the TES series. It took me a while to get over the fact that they weren't even trying to make RPGs, but I enjoy the open world/walking simulator aspects, especially with heavy modding. I agree with nearly all of the criticism of their games, but I...

The games looks very promising and the art is fantastic. I'm surprised it looks so good with such a (presumably) small crew. I'm looking forward to it's release.

I prefer Oddity, but haven't thoroughly played Classic. Oddity requires you to explore, which is my default playstyle anyway, so it was a good fit. You level a little faster too. The only downside (other than exploration) is that you can't control leveling. If you feel like you need more...

I like it, partly for the reason you mention (don't people get sick of fake tension?), partly for the replayability. And the game is flexible about fail states, so often you're just seeing a different side of the story rather than "missing out". But I don't know if the timed quests will...

I kickstarted and have played about 30 hours of the beta so far., and I'm feeling very optimistic about Torment, more so than before I played it. There's a lot of reactivity in the world, and a lot of choice & consequence. There are even several timed quests that progress whether you start...

I haven't played for over a year, but I put a lot of time in. It was a joke as an RPG, but a really fun stroll playing game, especially if you went insane with mods. I spent more time both creating mods and configuring stable mod lists than I do with most entire games. I've also taken more...

I finally took the time to look through some of my RPG collection. This is just a quick summary of a few Pulp games. IMO, all of these are good enough and have enough interesting features to be worth a glance. Two-Fisted Tales The system uses a mix of standard die-rolling with occasional use...

I would put in a huge vote for Underrail. Character builds and combat are great and the crafting is good to great. It's like a solo Fallout 1/2 playthrough but with better combat and much harder difficulty. The game is a 7-year, mostly one man operation (he added 2 more people for the last...