My Fifteen Must Play CRPGs
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Talking about the fifteen games in the crpg genre that I think are must plays!
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00:00 Intro
01:04 DOS2
01:42 Pathfinder: WotR
02:26 VtM: Bloodlines
03:41 Divine Divinity
05:24 Dragon Age: Origins
06:42 Tyranny
08:12 PoE2 Deadfire
09:18 BG1&2
11:00 Planescape: Torment
12:09 Fallout 1&2
14:02 KOTOR 1&2
14:59 Arcanum
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I don't understand how Mortym finds the time to 100 percent every game and put out new content every morning. Does he ever sleep?
Modern games, and RPGs, are quite easy so doing them fast isn't impossible... they're not jRPGs where average playthrough is 100h+ and maxing might take even more...
@@SpecShadow he get's all the achievements, there's nothing easy in that
Honestly I've been wondering about that too. And I'm saying that as someone who's unemployed at the moment and has all the time in the world, even I can't do that.
@@gab_shirohige his subscriber numbers don’t support a bunch of employees. He’s most certainly doing this himself.
@@gab_shirohige yeah, hire a whole team, with less than 100k subs and not even a patreon account.
you're so out of touch with reality, kid.
What is most interesting about this list is how many of those who are at Obsidian had a hand in these games.
They are good whit storys and gameplay(not in every game. Yes, im looking at protocol game. Gameplay is terrible)
Two of Troika's three games too.
those people make good stories is why, it's why earlier fallouts are better story wise :) and why people like fallout new vegas more than III
@@grog_speed right now obsidian is just the name, the crew is different. Outer worlds wasn't made by Chris Avellone and others
almost all of them
Really appreciate the Planescape Torment and Arcanum inclusion. I totally agree with your choices and those are all must plays.
Planescape is the best game ever made but it seems like almost no one knows it. Even old-school players often dont know it.
Grew up a console kid so never played much CRPGs but was always fascinated with the ones my uncle played. Got into PC gaming in recent years and your channel has done a great deal in reigniting my love of the genre.
Dragon age origins was the first PC game I played in about 10 years back in 2017. Loved it. Played all the way through and through the dlc
It's great to see Div Div and Arcanum in there ❤️
This was my exact tought.
Just would have replaced the booooring Dragon Age Origin with Divinity 2.
But Planescape, Fallout 1 and Arancum...very good taste indeed :)
Divine Divinity and Arcanum are definitely overlooked, high quality RPGs. The Arcanum quest 'Ren'ar Siamese Twins' aka the Half-ogre conspiracy is one of the most memorable storylines that everyone should know of, creepy AF too.
Yes! Arcanum is an amazing game! Always felt like a fantasy version of fallout to me, would love to see more of it. Probably one of my all-time top 10 games.
I came here with the highest hopes to not have already played all of them.
And I was not disappointed haha
Thanks mate.
Thanks for all your content, you deserve the growth - never change!! ❤
Thank you for putting Deadfire in it's place as a masterpiece, it's criminally underrated. I was surprised you didn't mention just how good the voice acting, story, and general environment is on top of the 100x better gameplay that it offers vrs. the dry and extremely exposition heavy original.
You caught most of them for me, and Planescape Torment is my favourite of all time, and Tyrrany was a really plessant surprise, just to bad that the story is so short.
I would have wanted to see Newerwinter Nights 1 on there though, not so much the main game, but the 2 expansions are really good.
I thought NWN main and HotU expansion were both amazing. NWN2 was worse.
The amount of community content for nwn1 and nwn2 should be enough for the list. Endless D&D content. well not exactly endless
NWN def deserve its own list of fan modules because the main strength of the game lies on its community. From The Prophet to Swordflight there's a lot of amazing modules created by the community that rivals even Planescape Torment story and writing, the Prophet is one of the best example of this if you just wanted to play a single module on NWN then let it be The Prophet, it's one of the best in terms of story module out there for NWN a must play if you value story and writing the most in a game
@@TheCheeseMovesSideways are modules like fan made campaigns that you can play single player? I know people play that game for the multiplayer but I have no interest in that. If there are single player campaigns that rival planescape though then I'm interested
@@schmecklin377 yes every module can be played single player
Your videos always inspire me to get into playing more CRPG games. Thank you!!
I've loved Arcanum. I had it even back in the day, and I have it now. Will need to find unofficial patch. Thanks for the list, I have most of them, but it's nice to see some of the others getting some love.
I've started playing Solasta and absolutely love it. I play a lot of pen and paper table top rpgs with friends, and Solasta definitely gives me that feel that I'm on this awesome adventure with my friends beside me.
Hats off for including _DivDiv_ - at its time it was absolutely outstanding..
Really enjoy these type of videos in addition to the reviews! Thanks! Besides, recently started pathfinder wotr because of your Vids. Took some time getting used to but currently really enjoy it!
Thank you for making this list. I have been playing strategy games for a long time, but have been wanting to expanding into other genres of games.
Another good thing on Tyranny is world itself.
It's pretty much classic fantasy, but with "evil" twist, that make it unique.
I like to have choice to play evil character that isn't just hero that act like bastard.
Apart from that, good list. I would recomend them too.
I'm 29 hours into deadfire and i'm having a great time. I also enjoy the story so far. I think It is because every character is voice acted which makes the world really alive, unlike some others.
Great video! A lot of my favs here. I haven’t played any of the modern crpg’s yet. I have to get around to them soon. I’ll use your video to guide my choices. I think I’ll do Tyranny first.
Great list. After this i really know i need to play Divine Divinity and the BG1 and BG2
I always wonder what would the Troika Games titles be like if they weren't pushed onto the stage halfway done pulling up their pantaloons. Arcanum and Bloodlines are gold, even with their asses hanging out of their pants.
Dragon Age: Origins was SO good. Quite similar to Divinity Original Sin 2. I heard the devs are working on a new Dragon Age game which revolves around the elf Silas. But this information is from 2020.
After DA Inquisition, I lost all hope for the franchise.
Good to see Tyranny. I love that game. So underrated
I was hoping to find some new cRPGs to play but played all those at least twice :\
I would personally add Disco Elysium to this list, though some might argue it's not a cRPG.
Also I love you included Tyranny as I'm still crying inside as we probably never will get a sequel, it is probably my favourite cRPG.
Great video as always!
Really cool to see Arcanum and Divine Divinity on the list!
Divinity original sin 2 is what got me into Crpgs^^
The second one i've played was PoE Deadfire and also loved that
Tyranny was so good, and I have transpositioned my character from it to Pathfinder WOTR because TN Judges are super interesting
I love that I was into D&D and MTG before I understood they existed, because many years earlier I had enjoyed the KOTOR series and Pokémon.
Great content as always! I don't know how you find the time 😂 I always go with Planescape because if anything can get you through some oldschool game mechanics by pure intrigue alone, it's that game.
If you find yourself so inclined, I would love to see a list (ranked or otherwise) of crpgs that have your favorite/most memorable party members, or ones that have the best interaction systems for party memebers. You tend to mention your feelings on the main plots, missions, and lore but not so much on the party members themselves when you do these kinds of lists.
Mortym is simply a godsend for crpg community
Mortem channel is growing and it’s beautiful and along with that come the haters and doubters. That is how u k ow ur makin it my boy. Awesome. Content
This is exactly a vid i hoped to find and see perspective of someone like you (that plays a lot of rpg from what i can tell).
Speaking of divine divinity, it must be added that this game has a outstanding sundtrack. It's probably one of the best game soundtrack ever created.
More Tyranny love hurray! This whole list is fantastic
Hi Mortym! Such a good list! Played most of these, others I have in my backlog. 👍ON a personal note, I would love to see an Arcanum remaster/remake. Wishful thinking I know, but a gamer can hope right?
great list, probably the best RPG you can play right now
Always heard about Baldur's Gate and finally bought it on Steam, I would have gone nowhere if it weren't for Mortym's videos explaining it all. I've got most of these titles on my backlog, just need to find the time to play them now.
I was hoping Arcanum would be on this list. It's so good. And so unique.
I ADORE Tyranny! I'm currently on my 5th playthrough of it because there's just something about it that speaks to me. I'm upset that they're unlikely to revisit the property because it didn't sell as well, but I would love if we got to come back to Terratus in the future in some form.
I'm so glad to see Arcanum on this list! Totally a must play.
Gah!! I wanna go replay Fallout 1&2 again now!!! I love those games so much and it's great to see them here. Fallout 2 is one of the best games ever made IMO and as much as I enjoy the modern Fallout games (except 76, we don't talk about 76) it's always a shame looking back on 1&2 and wondering "what if?" Great, great games I first played in HS where I had them installed on a flash drive, which they will run off of, and would play in my programming class and during my study halls. Go play them people 100% must plays.
Nice selection, I was surprised to find nothing on Newerwinter Nights.
Arcanum is one of my favorite games ever. Such a nice atmosphere!
BG 3 whetted my appetite for CRPGs so this is a great list. Thanks
Legend of Faerghail. For the music especially!
Just the video I needed!
Personal choices for older game Temple Of Elemental Evil (especially if you are a tabletop gamer) and modern I loved Solasta which while it had it problems made a fantastic impressions on me!
Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines really was ahead of its time: back then an incomplete and buggy game was doomed to fail - today that's the norm! 😔
Nice content as usual, keep it up mate!
I´m planning to play some of these on my PS5. I wonder how these games do perform on consoles...? I´ve played DOS 1 on PS4 a few years ago and it was not bad.
I think that Ultima IV to VII might be worth putting on the list so you can see the development of CRPGs from their infancy.
I've been pushing Ultima as a series he needs to check out for a while. Hopefully he gets to it.
Not sure about IV, I remember starting loving them from V till VII. VII is basically two whole games, plus two great expansions, and are probably best in the series.
Yes, came here to see if Ultima was in the comments. Ultima VII is prob best game of my past. Still have all the cloth maps that came with the physical games. Absolutely loved the Ultima series, had its hits and misses but great overall. It was a year or two ago when I was searching for an 'Ultima VII-like' game and the search/algorithm gods sent me to DOS2 and this channel.
The inclusion of Divine Divinity without an ultima ( especially VII ) in the list is mind boggling
@Captain Reason have you played Witcher games? They have the same kind of world building, especially Witcher 3.
I absolutely loved both Pillars of Eternity games. The main story arc is, in my opinion, even more beautiful than Torment.
I usually do not play a game twice, but I did on Deadfire to experience both real-time and turn-based gameplay, it's effectively 2 games in one
Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous allows for the same thing, turn-based or real time combat.
heretic
Other than the exclusion of Disco Elysium, this is a banger list, good job!
when Rogue Trader comes out, I can't wait to play it. I've already got DOS2, DA series and Kingmaker, I've just started really getting into CRPGs.
After 100%ing this video i can safely say that i almost agree with everything, especially loved that you included arcanum, one if my all time favorite! However, as much as i loved the sw kotor games, i was pretty disappointed in their way of showing the dark side of the force, as it often times seemed too mindless. It felt that choosing the dark path often times meant you had to play a mindless murder psycho where evil deeds are much more nuanced. You could see a glimpse of it in the sith academy but even then it wasnt very deeply flashed out in my opinion. A good example of evil can be found in pathfinder wotr where evil can also be smart and wicked. I would love to hear your opinion about what makes a "good" evil character/story and which games excel at it. Mass effect for example had the most lovable d*ckhead if i remember it correctly. Maybe even make a video about the best evil campaigns or something similar?
Would love to see a list like this for tactical RPG’s.
Great classics all around, Ive actually played all of those.
I'd add the first Deus Ex to the list. I did like the newer ones too (except maybe Invisible War), but nothing beats the original.
I would also give honorable mention to the Ultima series, though maybe just Ultima 7, as the others haven't aged well at all, even 7 is clunky and aged.
Also Ultima Underworlds, 2 especially, are great too, though focusing more on the dungeon crawling aspect and aside from slight build variety, I don't recall if there were any actual choices to be made.
There are also the Mass Effect trilogy, though maybe less choices and more action.
And Disco Elysium, though I suppose its arguable whether its a CRPG or a point and click adventure with RPG elements.
I’ve refused to play deadfire until I finish the first game, but the early parts are such a drag that I keep falling off.
I think I made it to the second major city (not counting the first village) once, but never even that far again.
It bothers me because I like the characters who appear to continue into the next game. I don’t want to skip their tale
They only carry over a few of the characters from the first game so honestly you can play the 2nd game first, the stories aren't really connected
Just play the 2nd game first. You can come back for a "prequel" afterwards.
I just skip the dialogs in Pillars tbh. That's the reason it feels like a chore. Classic Obsidian writing: they flood you with lore details and forgettable characters... you just can't invest that much energy into understanding so many minute details that are completely irrelevant and uninteresting tbh. I loved the combat system though.
Fantastic List
i got Divine Divinity for free from a PC magazine way back when i was a kid. It is the first CRPG ive tried and i have fond memories of playing it, never finished it though cause some areas were too spooky for me back then lol. Thanks for reminding me about it, i might try it out again.
Wonderful list. Although in Kotor you can choose which side of the force you feed, I just can't be a "Jedi".
Kotor 2 is the better game for a Sith main character
Divine Divinity was probably one of the first CRPGs I ever played. I'm glad to see it mentioned here, it really is a special game.
Nice list. Curious if you ever played "Evil Islands, Curse of the Lost Soul?" I imagine it feels pretty dated these days but I loved it for it's crafting and sneaking mechanics. Think I saw it on GoG a few years ago.
Honestly been thinking of streaming one of these games. Just not sure which one (one of the older ones that is) these games are what got me in to rpgs to begin with.
When you bought a new game and stayed up past your bedtime just to read the manual ❤️
"Dragon Age Origins - Ultimate Edition" works fine, but yes you want to at least install the "Qwinn's Ultimate DAO Fixpack" and use the launcher replacement that allows using more video memory.
- see PC Gaming Wiki for those essential improvements.
I also recommend the "Unofficial Remaster" mod for nicer textures/graphics.
YT keeps blocking my comments and I had to re-edit it x times. Clearly an honest modding site I shall not name is banned by YT...
Just finished Wasteland 3 tonight. Looking for more!
I was surprised to find that Tyranny is already in my Steam Library. Guess I know what I’m doing on this Sunday.
Oddly pleased that I have not played only 6 (counting Fallout and KOTOR as 2 games each) of the listed gems. And as soon as I've finished Deadfire I'll tackle Tyranny!
Played Divine Divinity in 2002. Such an amazing game and a true rpg.
I've heard some Arcanum devs are working on a successor at InXile.
Divine Divinity is such an amazing game. One I’m actually currently playing through and recording! I love it!
Very much surprised that Neverwinter Nights 2 is not on this list!
Arcanum is so overlooked but still so good
After scrolling awhile I'm really surprised the Ultima series wasn't mentioned with the older (classic?) crpgs. Ultima VI and VII are freaking amazing and probably the main reason I love all types of rpgs.
Good list, I've never thought of VTMB as a CRPG before due to it being First Person as opposed to an Isometric but it fits.
If someone has played all the games in this list and wants more take a look at the Shadowrun games by Harebrained Schemes, Underrail, Dungeon Siege, NWN 1 and 2, Icewind Dale, Temple of Elemental Evil, Wasteland 2 and 3 and Torment Tides of Numenera.
If you don't mind playing super old games the Gold Box D&D games, Ultima, Wizardry, Might and Magic and Betrayal of Krondor are some other ones, there's even more out there too.
Finished the first Pillars, and even though I liked it a lot, it didn't "scratch my Baldurs Gate itch" as much as Wrath of the Righteous did. Being able to be a Lich, Golden Dragon, a Demon or even a do goody winged angel with pathfinder rules, turn based or real time combat and an awesome narrative made it one of my top crpgs of all time, alongside BG2, DoS1 and 2, planescape, morrowind, fallout new vegas and Kotor 1 and 2.
I'd love to see your review for Dead State - a rather unique Fallout inspired CRPG set in a classic zombie apocalypse (no mutant variations) where you lead a community of survivors.
I agree with most of this list. The Baldurs Gate series is by far my favorite RPG series and I replay it very often. My only peeve with this list is that it doesn't include any Ultima game. Probably because they're very outdated at this point, but it would be worth a mention.
thanks for sharing, I 'm gonna watch your video, and find out what the fifteen games are.
Origins was amazing. I couldn't believe playing it in on my gaming laptop
Ah, KotOR 1 and 2. I just recently finished my yearly playthrough of KotOR 1 and just started KotOR 2. I just love KotOR 2, it's my all-time favourite game. and just like in all RPGs you can build your character the way you want, you can go full ultra Overpowered from start if you want, there are starting character builds that by the middle of the game make you very powerful as you can craft almost anything you want as you have all the skills (repair, demolition etc. as a class skill). So you pick sentinel and then you pick Demolition class skill as your first feat at level 1, by level 4 I think it is, you pick Repair as your class feat and now you can pump points into it and make yourself really good at everything and then you can craft everything. Mortym didn't bring this up, but to get the full experience that Obsidian wanted the player to have, you need to download the Restoration mod for the game, you get it on the steam workshop if you have the steam version. it fixes a lot in the game and fills out holes in the story.
and Of course, DoS2 is really good, I need to replay it, I haven't played it in a while. Other older RPGs I recommend are Might & magic 6, 7 and 8 from 1998, 1999 and 2000, they are really good too and are some of my all-time favourite Classic RPGs. I've never played Baldur's gate, but I will buy Baldur's gate 3 when it fully releases, I assume it isn't completed yet? And yes, those games are set in the world of "Heroes of might and magic".
Scrolled down a was surprised no one ever mentioned Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2.
Neverwinter Nights 2 is the game that made me interested in tho whole isometric CRPG genre. One of the best games I have ever played.
Pillars 2 was very good for me. It was fun and easy to get into. Also the setting was nice
I do like pillars 1 quite a bit though, the combat system with 2 diffrent healths ( one smaller in combat only ) made combat choices really matter. The flexibility of the classes such as the ranger ( range and pet class abilities ) that had high hitchance and parry ( block attacks ) allowed for the ranger to dive in and out of melee as needed. I will admit that for first time players diving into crpgs the first ones story is harder to get into.
Planescape Torment is awesome.
Some of the best companions.....
Ignus.... Valor..... Morte...
Loved it. :)
omg a dragon age origins remaster i would love so much
Nice video and some very good choices. How about Anachronox? Deus Ex series (skipping Invisible War)?
Can you make a video about all the reasons WHY you love CRPGs, how you got into them, which ones you recommend for ppl trying to get into them, and the specific aspects of them that you think someone should note and appreciate as they play them? Would love a video like that as someone who has been trying to get into them for awhile... Thanks!
I've made videos on those topics previously, you can search the video tab of the channel page to check some of them out
@@MortismalGaming nice, thank you! 🙏
Dragon age origins was the best dragon age game in my opinion. I didn't like click to attack version that is inquisition but world and graphics of inquisition was superior.
My guy pumping out lists at an insane rate , take some time to relax bro 😁
Nice list
KOTOR. Yes.
KOTOR 2 ... More Yes !
@@Haywood-Jablomie More KOTOR yes!
@@taomahNEGEV I even play KOTOR on my phone. lol
Aw, I already played all of them... nothing to discover for me.
Well, at least I it confirms that I can reliably look at your channel to discover games I will probably like.
I love how you describe Arcanum as "a fantasticly flawed masterpiece" and I wholeheartedly agree with that statement.
On the note of Arcanum, I will add that it is one of those game where you have multiple ways to solve the same problem and it's almost impossible to softlock yourself because you didn't do what you were supposed to do. Hell, even murderhoboing everything alows you to finish the game...
ah yes divine divinity i ocasionaly fire it up for that early 2000's feel
Arcanum is such a gem. Not that fallout or BG arent but arcanum isnt well known
Great list, personally I'd squeeze in at least one of the Wasteland games into here.
I've played and enjoyed 10 of these, so I guess I approve of this list😛
I never finshed many crpgs but I did finished Shadowrun : Returns and Dragonfall
Good show sir🥳
These games are interesting but so time consuming that I might have to take a sabbatical to have time to play them.
Either that or wait until I’m retired and played them all back to back!
I really enjoy seeing PoE Deadfire! It's not without It's faults or bugs but I really enjoyed it and the lore.