2006 - 2009 RPGs Just Hit Different!

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[@TheNemkris]

the Fable 1 era

[@burningsheep4473]

Hmm, I'd probably have to go with the Inifinity engine games, as Baldur's Gate 2 was essentially what introduced me to the genre and I have enjoyed later games that were similar to it - like NWN 2 and Drakensang - quite a lot. And of course there are also gems like Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment from that era.

[@gaminglazarus4343]

hi click4gameplay good video and you are on my favorit youtuber list. i have sacred 2, divinty 2- the dragon knight saga, two worlds 1+2, titan quest. in 2024 is come titan quest 2. thq nordic have buy rights from sacred games

[@gaminglazarus4343]

hi click4gameplay . can you make video about two worlds 1 review on youtube

[@maxxpirk]

Not 1 minute in and the games you shoes have my dick ROCK HARD. God I love those games. It really was the best time!!!!

[@radicalcentrist4990]

For me the golden age was that entire decade, but I think the first half was still stronger: Star Wars KOTOR 1 and 2, Gothic 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate 2, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, Jade Empire, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Diablo 2, Final Fantasy 10 , World of Warcraft, Morrowind.

[@BlobBlobkins]

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[@robinmattheussen2395]

The first half of the decade had some serious classics obviously, but the second half is, to me personally, very clearly part of the Dark Ages of the CRPG. The amount of genuinely good RPGs being released in the back half of the decade was seriously very small.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

@@robinmattheussen2395 I think he probably considers the second half of the decade as the golden age because of that cozy feeling that the RPG's from that time period give due to their brighter and more colorful atmosphere. I don't think they are better RPG's than the first half of the decade, but they do give a cozier feeling.

[@fartloudYT]

yeah honestly the entire decade contained way more unique flavors for the genre. since 2010 till now id say its only a handful of rpgs that really stand out.

[@Andre_vyent]

KOTOR so good....... omg... morrowin , played it so hard on pc and console , fall asleep with joystick in hands

[@yourcommander3412]

Kingdom Come Deliverance had this sort of beautiful "naturalism" / the same way Oblivion had back in the day. I like walking the woods in real life so in games I'm drawn to it as well.

[@neiltay2002]

Kingdom Come has great forests and countryside to just wander around in. The only game I like better for that purpose is Hunter Call of the Wild. It's a hunting game, but the maps are huge and great for just wandering, if that's your thing.

[@FunkyPunk1995]

Kcd has the beat forest of any game ive ever played. With rdr2 being a fairly far back and not close second. Like that game looks amazing, but kcd is the only game to ever make me feel like im actually there hiking. Im actually playing kcd right now. I played it a fairly decent anount a few times but it never clicked. This time it did and im obsessed. Im currently level 9 and still pretty early game but holy hell this game is a masterpiece, if only slightly flawed. Im SO happy the second is coming this year so that after i finish 1, ill have a few months to take a break but dont have to wait 6 years like people who played it at launch.

[@zevegas201]

Yup, KCD is the first game I played and actually felt like I'm in a forest, it's beautiful

[@raskolnikov6443]

I love that game. Truly gave me the old school vibe old games used to give me. It reminds me of an immersive sim. They are using a highly customized (by themselves) version of cry engine (they say it’s not at all comparable to what you get when you develop with the uncustomized engine). I’m glad they are sticking with that engine for the sequel even if it shows its age now and we probably won’t see a huge graphical jump from the 1st game to the sequel. Gives the games a more unique and distinct look and the games are gorgeous.

[@JohnyRicPic]

That's because KCD's creative director Dan Vávra liked Oblivion quite a lot back in the day. He even mentioned the affection recently in a podcast I listened to. :)

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

1997 - 2007 was the golden age of gaming. Techonology was not only developed to enough not to be hinderance, but booming and pushing the limits all the time (jump from Half Life to Half Life 2 or Morrowind to Oblivion) and industry was mature enough to have more money and people with crazy ideas willing to impliment, but not too corporate to hunt the "call of duty audiance". Personally 2008-2013 were bad years or dark ages when corporations we all know and hate were at their peak with their own sequalization, colorless, always some form of military shooter games and anti-PC rethoric and action, but even then there were gems that I adore like Witcher 2, Skyrim, Dawn of War 2 and Mass Effect. Since 2014 games are good, and you have a choice of every genre you want, but the 2005 feel of not knowing what crazy new game will pop out of nowhere and turn industry upside down like Star Wars Jedi Knight, World of Warcraft, FEAR or Crysis is missing and I think we won't see this time ever again.

[@jaredh289]

Agree 100% I feel like back in those days it was more typical that games were legitimately passion projects instead of just about making a billion I’d actually get excited by trailers and new game announcements, follow them on forums. Now it’s just so toxic and boring God do I miss those days, thankfully I can still play it all

[@FunkyPunk1995]

I would say that 2008 or 2009 could/should be added. But yeah the 2010s kinda sucked. I think the 2020s are getting better surprisingly.

[@diamondhamster4320]

The shit games and good games that are constantly being released since the inception of gaming industry, mate. It is all highly subjective. People just have natural tendency to forget bad things.

[@eccer]

This is the post needed, this video is......well. Not correct. 2006 to 2013 is the beginning of mainstreaming the creativity of the 90's and early 2000's

[@ChrisHMusic95]

​@diamondhamster4320 This. There's always been shitty, buggy, unoptimised games since the beginning of the industry. However, I feel like the standard for a well developed game has risen much much higher (not saying there weren't standards before, there definitely were) due to the insane popularity gaming has reached. So it gets talked about and scrutinised much more.

[@Valkbg]

I unironically love Two Worlds. Have not played the second game but it felt great to be in that world.

[@click4gameplay]

I was just talking about how it looks and the game engine, but I don't hate the game at all. It's flawed as hell, but it can be fun. I like the 2nd a lot more though.

[@jaredh289]

@@click4gameplayreally wish we got a third, the second connected a lot of the things together the first didn’t

[@Valkbg]

@@click4gameplay I love the environment in the first one. Especially the forests. I will try the second one at some point.

[@greentray1231]

​@@ValkbgI encourage you to try two worlds 2, it's a great sequel to 1 but I still low key wished they had fhe weapon combination mechanic as they did from 1 to 2. But both are enjoyable!

[@PaStef37]

@@greentray1231 Yes Two Worlds 2 was good, the magic system where you could make your own spells was very fun.

[@JC-kl3uc]

To me the golden age of RPGs is late 90's early 2000's. Such legendary games like Gothic 1+2, Fallout 1+2, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, Planscape Torment, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Morrowind and many others were released very close to each other. It felt very exciting to see what future might hold for us. Little did I know back then that the future of mainstream gaming will have pretty graphics, but dull and shallow gameplay. Thank god we at least have indie devs!

[@raskolnikov6443]

Not many indies around which are on that level though

[@HuyGaming96]

To me only gothic1+2 and vampire the masquerade bloodlines are legendary

[@aligmal5031]

@@HuyGaming96 if you enjoyed gothic 1 and 2 i highly recommend playing chronicles of myrtana it is a gothic mod which shouldn't even be called a mod it is a fully made game take place before gothic 1 and imo despite being made by fans it is the best gothic game

[@HuyGaming96]

@@aligmal5031 but it has different language than english which I dont understand

[@aligmal5031]

@@HuyGaming96 it has english subtitles gothic games are all originally voiced in polish lang give it a try it was also my first gothic game with polish lang instead of english

[@heetheet75]

Oblivion is the comfiest RPG ever made.

[@TheConti95]

That Vista Point from gothic 3 hits every time

[@leonmenssen999]

yes man thanks Kai Rosenkranz for this and many other Masterpieces

[@aedankor2961]

@@leonmenssen999 There might be more to come, since he works very closely on the new Gothic Remake. I am 100% sure there will be many more tracks. cannot wait for it

[@humblehornet621]

​@@aedankor2961 may Innos bless the remake 🙂

[@karoI508]

Wasn't this track basically sampled from someone's song? Anyway, still godly

[@DarkDao]

It was a time of brave devs and insane ideas. Now, it's mostly rehashing and polishing. Almost every big project became a polished mediocrity.

[@gucciguy3408]

Yea for the past 7-8 years rarely an RPG catches my eye as generally it is one of the genre's of games that just got worse with time. Mainly,because most of them go for a far to casual approach and just get boring and have a world that doesn't draw you in. Games like Elex and Kingdom come deliverance are some of the only RPG's that I personally highly enjoyed since 2017. Really hate seeing one of my most liked genres go down the toilet since the writers and devs just fail a ton.

[@Pechette-1911]

@@gucciguy3408 Same, I liked Elex 2 too

[@briomhar5229]

@@gucciguy3408 I loved elex / elex 2 so much. so sad to hear piranha bytes is over.

[@magic3383]

Thank you for putting the title of all of these games in the corner.

[@FaheemQazi]

Gothic, Titan Quest, Drakensang, Risen and Neverwinter Series

[@zeikers]

Dragon age origins is my favorite

[@Mugthraka]

BAck then studios still where about the "old school" feel of an RPG, but they started to flesh out the "cinematic" side of the RPG experience, but not to the detriment of the gameplay and the story telling and player agency. They would also try new stuff, and it worked most of the times, but in the end it made them memorable. I really loved Jade Empire, the other Bioware RPG that unfortunatly never had a sequel.

[@ДмитрийБотух]

Games back then: By gamers, for gamers. AAA games now: By managers, for shareholders.

[@Mugthraka]

@@ДмитрийБотух Sadly yes Its what happened with every Company that as lasted for the past 20+ years. Games Workshop Wizard of the Coast Are 2 good examples, of IP that was made by Gamers and Nerds for Gamers and nerds. Now its all made to satisy the Shareholders, not the fans, and they all have adopted the Hollywood formula of blaming their own Fanbase of their failings, we can thank Ghostbusters 2016 cast for that...

[@Mindprinter]

I don't know why But when it comes to Videogames, Music and movies. The millennium era is always the golden era

[@lycanlube7484]

The golden age started in the 90s into the late 2000s not just those 3 years.

[@2HeadedHero]

The tech limitations and the ways that devs transcended these were definitely key in making certain games memorable, regardless of generation. I'd agree with your point that modern RPGs have a lot more commonalities in their visual styles and handling for sure

[@docdoc6947]

I really liked the way you could customize your spells in Two Worlds 2. Unleashing an army of giant scorpions on a bunch of bandits and going invisible always makes me laugh

[@youngimmortal4719]

My favorite era is more around Gothic 1-2 & Morrowind, but there are a lot of really solid RPGs from 2006-2009, I cannot deny. I do love Dark Messiah, such an underrated gem. It's funny you bring up Two Worlds, I'm playing Two Worlds 1 right as I listen to this video. Despite the obvious criticisms of the game, it's actually a solid action RPG (for the most part, it definitely has notable flaws).

[@FunkyPunk1995]

I dont think i can pick a favorite era but I definitely love those games. A few games that kinda give me the same feeling but that are modern are Kingdom Come Deliverance, Outward, Elex, and even dragons dogma to an extent. It makes me happy that we still get some REALLY good more hardcore action adventure rpgs.

[@youngimmortal4719]

@@FunkyPunk1995 I've played and enjoyed each of those games. (Haven't gotten Dragon's Dogma 2 yet though.)

[@WarmongerL0M3N]

@@FunkyPunk1995 Enderal is another good one.

[@FunkyPunk1995]

@@youngimmortal4719 i got dd2 on launch day and finished my first playthrough doing about 90-95% of the content after 105 hours. Also, if you saw the controversy about the micro transactions just ignore it. I didn’t even know they were available until like a week after playing because i saw it online. Theres no im game store and there no mention of it in game. They only way youd even know they were there was if you go to your storefronts game page, then go to the dlc section there. I never once felt the need to buy them AND every item they sell you can get for free in the game, even in the first few hours. I felt like theyre only there because some higher up said they had to be. But the game is 100% not balanced for you needing or even wanting to buy them at all. I truly believe the controversy was blown out of proportion by people who didn’t play it and said “mtx = bad” without knowing how they actually rate to and function in the game

[@FunkyPunk1995]

@@WarmongerL0M3N ive played it for a few hours on two separate occasions but never got very far tbh. I may need to go back and give it another go. I didn’t dislike it, it just didn’t hold my attention for whatever reason. Im not sure why myself tbh.

[@damace3838]

These were the games made by the CRPG OG guys from the 80s-90s, that did it for the love of RPG's, when they had a bit more money and better hardware/graphics.

[@danskeeloNotHacked]

I still go back and play Origins every other year. It was just fantastic

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

Witcher 1 was such a vibe man i love the atmosphere of that game

[@JC-kl3uc]

Yeah, the atmosphere of Witcher 1 is still unparalleled, even though I consider W2&3 to be better games. If the remake will be able to recreate even a little glimpse of that with modern graphics that would be cool as hell.

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

@@JC-kl3uc I think this is why i didn't like witcher 3 that much, siri is kinda annoying too tbh but i agree with you

[@Gradashy]

I don't think you're right about being a Golden Era of RPGs, the 2000s are a Golden Era of everything.

[@nateshepardson1204]

Sacred 2 was incredible, and having Blind Guardian's music was a sick touch!

[@PaStef37]

Totally agree! That intro with the Blind Guardian song! This world is Saaaacreeed!

[@gamingtonight1526]

1994-1999 was the best time for RPGs: Realms of Arkania, Thief, Deus Ex, Darklands, System Shock 2, Baldur's Gate, Fallout - I could go on!

[@raynortownly7098]

I like my graphics with a little bit more graphics in them. Industry needed 5 or so years more.

[@gamingtonight1526]

@@raynortownly7098 Well, you'll miss out on some great cRPGs then - you're loss! :)

[@chinezut1942]

My favorite years are 99-2002 with games like Revenant,Planescape Torment,Nox,Summoner,Icewind Dale ,Baldur's Gate II,Vampire: The Masquerade ,Diablo 2,Gothic I,Arcanum,Anachronox ,Dungeon Siege,Divine Divinity,Gothic II

[@bwellington3001]

I love Neverwinter Nights a lot, it's funny but i never actually finished the story - mainly because for a DnD based title it played like a glorified ARPG, there werent really much of a story, characters and interesting side quests.. but instead i spent many hours online on custom lore friendly server. What's still amazing even without remastered edition, after 22 years it's user interface and overall controls are probably THE BEST ever created for a game like that. And the special effects from magic spells were soooo ahead of it's time it's insane. Even though NWN2 used more modern engine, it was never nearly as comfortable to play as the original game, but with NWN2 i actually finished the story and online never got that popular - so the other way around. It was a proper story RPG with party full of characters instead of carrying around a single side kick with few lines of dialogue each chapter..

[@ДмитрийБотух]

The only good official NWN 1 campaign was Hordes of the Underdark. It had a massive amount of amazing player-made modules like Aielund Saga or Bastard of Kosigan.

[@PaStef37]

Thanks for this video man, this goes straight to the heart... Sacred 2, Witcher 1, Dark Messiah, Titan Quest, Fallout & NV, Risen... Those games are very special to me too. Those I didn't complete back in the day I replayed later. And Risen is one the rare games I played thoroughly twice. I agree with the vibrant colors style, I tend to like that more too, especially nowadays after more than a decade of grimdark titles in the trail of Dark Souls. Witcher 1 had that vibe where you would really get immersed into the everyday life of a witcher, more than the others imo. Sacred 2 I'd like to replay again, but it had a memory leak problem that would make the game freeze on some modern setups, is it still the case? Dark Messiah has a uniquely fun gameplay more 1st person games should draw from. Too short but so good. If Titan Quest had a proper endgame, I would still be playing it. Grimdawn is great but yeah, I prefer TQ setting and color palette... Can't wait for Titan Quest 2! And you finally succeded at putting in my head to retry Gothic 3 ;-) As for the favorite era, I don't really have one, I think there was great stuff at all time. And nowadays with all the games releasing all the time, we're pretty sure to always find something that suits us somehow.

[@AlkonKomm]

why do they hit different? because back then they still had writers whose main goal was trying to tell a story. Dragon Age Origins alone probably has more memorable characters than all RPGs of the last couple of years combined. The game worlds also had a more handcrafted feel, unlike the giant, procedurally generated open worlds full of MMO style busy work quests we usually get now.

[@siegfriedgottz698]

dragon age origins has a goated world and set up, that opening cutscene of grey wardens always hypes me up

[@Skumtomten1]

Yea Bioware in it's prime really knew how to make amazing characters. It's my favorite game of all time, sadly it's a game you just want to sit and play for a long period of time to get completely immersed in. I just don't have time to do that anymore.

[@raynortownly7098]

An RPG channel and never played Mass Effect. What the actual F? Its the RPG. No other series does the import choices across all installments.

[@briomhar5229]

All the old school RPGs just have that magic touch and passion behind them which makes playing them even to this day extremely fun. With the exception of a few most modern day RPGs feel like money grabs rather then passion projects. Massive open worlds with the illusion of choice and side activities that mean nothing. the early 2000s was truly the best time to be a gamer imo. there is still some amazing games these days. but far and few between which is sad.

[@gergokerekes4550]

yeah, gothic 3 was my game when I was young. bought it cheap, ran on my mediogre pc fine. it has been praised all over but 1 thing I found rarely mentioned but it left a major mark on me. I love deserts in video games. They are the perfect spot to showcase your map+level design skills. in G3 it is empty, but not, the things there have reason to be there not just "stuff to fill the space" but also leaves room for you to feel that the desert is a bleak space but not without reason. its people are also not just "man but in desert clothes" they have their own themes and are connected to the main story in a non-direct way.

[@tobiasL1991]

Wait you've never played Mass Effect 2 and 3? Whaaat??? They are incredibly good! As far as party based RPG's go they've only been superseeded as the greatest with the release of BG3 and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[@Geluchi88]

Excellent work. I definitely agree with you, that age was golden for rpgs. As it was this year between Baldurs Gate 3 and Dragon's Dogma 2. We are so lucky

[@Flickydicky]

96-06 were my favorite era of RPG's! Diablo, Morrowind, Oblivion, Baldurs Gate, Vampire Masquerade Redemption, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Diablo 2, and list goes on, some of my fav games!

[@marcomongke3116]

I wish my man play Overlord games someday. They are short and simple compared to big RPGs but they had so much potential, fun and captured the nostalgia of the era.

[@HernanC226]

dont forget abount mount & blade, the game was awesome

[@cw8]

Should be the Infinity Engine era. 1998 onwards

[@viatka1966]

This was such a welcome trip down the memory lane

[@SkrekkLich]

I think Arx Fatalis (With Arx Libertatis Patch) ist worth a look, it came before Dark Messiah, clunky, but still fun. Both very linear, but very good games.

[@adrianmartinez-lq5he]

From 95 to 2011 was the golden era of videogames For western rpg was 2005 to 2011 thoes six years where the combination of previous ideas executed whit creativity and not formulaic gameplay

[@net-twin-de]

#Question You've never played Neverwinter Nights 2 ?!? OMG, You`ll love NW2 with the add-ons, the story is amazing and your group of comrades will give you so many great memories. Unfortunately the graphics haven't held up quite as well to this day, but NW2 is worth it just for the brilliant stories that are told and the companions and other NPCs in the game that really grow on you. After that, only Dragon Age and Mass Effect left me with similarly great memories.

[@bloodrunsclear]

I got started with the original Boulder's Gate, and I'm still hugely fond of all things RPG :)

[@FeoXD]

Yup, golden times. And Dragon Age Origins is goated

[@MarkMarkko]

Those were times.. no mandatory internet connection to play a game, no microtransactions, no loot boxes, crazy skins filled with political agenda. Simply singleplayer experience, long night, whole weekends, just getting consumed by fantasy worlds.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Great vid. Brought back some memories. Hoping the Gothic remake turns out good.

[@benedictjajo]

Dragon Age Origins: Dark and Gritty Dragon Ag 2: Characters cracking a joke in every conversation. Dragon Age Inquisition: Rainbows flying everywhere.

[@raynortownly7098]

Utter nonsense.

[@armelior4610]

The 2nd one was just as dark as the 1st, it takes place in a city where slavery on the industrial scale has permanently scarred the veil and there are blood mages everywhere ! But it had colors other than brown, the only thing he has over Origins IMO. Inquisition is straight high fantasy, I agree.

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

Dragon age 1 deserve a remake ASAP

[@bwellington3001]

Dragon Age 2 was definitely a weird game, but i have enjoyed inquisition quite a lot. The only "flaw" i rememer is that locations and some of the side activities played like they were recycled material from an MMO RPG. But other than that it was pretty good, yes couple of over the top characters, but overall a fine game. I also heard some good things about story DLC, but never got to play it.

[@benedictjajo]

@@armelior4610 sorry, I should have made it clearer. Yes, the locations, feel and story are dark but the characters are comedians, cracking a joke or being sarcastic every 2 mins or so, just like the Avengers movies. I'm not saying comedy is bad in a dark fantasy world, it's just that it's overdone in dragon age 2 which breaks the immersion of a dark fantasy world.

[@labdG]

Hi. I have a suggestion for an obscure RPG you can check out. Jade Empire. Don't know if you've heard of it or played it. It is a Bioware game that does not get very much attention. It is an early attempt from Bioware to make a more action focused game with lighter RPG mechanics. I love it and really want a remake or spiritual successor to it because it does many things I love. The combat is focused on styles that are like simple martial arts movesets. You collect styles and can switch between them during combat. The combat can feel very janky but it can get better as you collect more styles and find ones that work better for you. Really nice video BTW. My first RPGs were Two Worlds, then Oblivion, then Gothic 3, and then The Witcher. So this feels quite relatable to me. :D

[@KillmanPit]

I'd expand the era to 1998 to 2012 the time when there were already huge budgets, but yet not quite the way to monetize them optimally. So instead they competed on merit.

[@ambruskevi3489]

Are you planning to make a "Chronicles of Myrtana - Archolos" vid? As a serious Gothic-enjoyer I would expect it from you, I've been looking forward to it since it came out.

[@Andre_vyent]

This video almost making me cry, these games these real rpg's is why i love rpgs even action rpgs, special mention too some of my games too my heart, guys if you love those oldies and injoy true story lines, Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2.... baldurs gate editions and part 2 on PS2 + it had co op, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2

[@Izthefaithful]

Yeah I think that’s the same Xbox 360 golden era too. Batman, mass effect, elder scrolls, fable and a bunch of others. Man that was good gaming. I wonder what happened. Games aren’t like that anymore

[@billygilmusic5072]

Although being made before 2006, Arx Fatalis for PC is still my favorite RPG of all time. Such an underrated gem.

[@Korn1holio]

not to mention a true successor to Ultima Underworld series that were never replicated since.

[@Edinsism]

Dark Mesiah of might and magic multiplayer was really good.

[@suxdonti]

I spent hours finding this video after my KZbin refreshed and I couldn’t save it.

[@andybrown4284]

Nowadays games are mostly made to tick boxes on a list of requirements that some room of faceless suits has produced taking ideas from titles like these that came before. It's the smaller AA's and indies that will push things and experiment. Golden age of gaming began in the late 90's, so many really good titles came out around 98

[@lopezlirio4004]

2015 - Arkham Knight, the Witcher 3, Mad Max and Fallout 4

[@Frencho9]

The entire 2000s were a gaming golden age, 6th and 7th gen consoles and PC gaming were lit. Gaming became big enough for bolder budgets and projects. By 2013 with 8th gen consoles gaming became mainstream and corporate. Stiffled all creativity forced microtransactions, cosmetic dlcs, always on online for single player just to make back those huge ridiculous budgets. Innovation slowed down too just due to costs.

[@RLC58]

second and third mass effect games were absolutely amazing, you should definitely try them

[@guzawastory]

I fully agree with you and I think soon in future we will see AI upscaling of old games which will give nice new breath to older games. Cannot wait for that because in general that era of games was amazing - not just RPGs! Graphics were not that great but stories were masterpieces. Gothic series, Mass Effect, Witcher, Assassins Creed, Warcraft 3, Fable - I was able to spend whole days playing it just because of amazing stories. Now I feels games are about killing time and impress by some actions, combo and effects. But lack of good story does not keep me to finish those games.

[@Soonjai]

8:45 Saying that Gothic 3 had plenty of technical issues and bugs is really underselling it. I bought the German version on release day back then and I remember having to download a updated Installer for the game because the one they shipped on the disc didn´t work correctly. And then I had a progression breaking bug maybe 30 Minutes into the game. After getting send to the beach and going back to the down the character that´s supposed to give you the quest to find that wizzard guy wasn´t in the town anymore. I couldn´t start the main quest of the game.

[@bwellington3001]

I didnt have internet back in a day, so i didnt even knew i needed System Pack for windows XP to even run it x_x.

[@goonagun]

You need more subscribers my friend. Your well-thought and informative videos are always a breath of fresh air

[@mohamedfaroukelewa5905]

kinda reminds me ... RTS games from late 90s till the early 2000s Starcraft 2 is the Anomaly here (2010)

[@rafaelgatti]

I love when an rpg have that soundtrack playing in the back all the time the immersion grows a lot feeling whe belong to that world

[@tomongchangco4345]

Surprisingly, I'm replaying Gothic 3 but this time, with the community patch. Such an amazing RPG.

[@Korn1holio]

I love it too. Strange that it got bashed so much.

[@palchristianandersen9086]

It's funny to see the next generation getting old and having nostalgia for some of the rpgs that were bashed by 90s rpg fans for being watered down console trash at the time.

[@mikulusaurus]

I stayed up until 3am playing Oblivion last night, no modern game can keep me as invested.

[@KS-rq3og]

C4G just a heads up, I kinda feel you're gonna blow up. Love the content man!

[@patrickhenry5933]

Seems like every form of entertainment began declining after 2010. The first ten years of the 2000's had some of the best video games and films that still hold up to this day. I really want developers to return to this era of RPGs and video games in general.

[@konradkorz61]

Oh man! What a nostalgia I've just experienced. Thank you!

[@mr1357989]

I love all of these games, Dark messiah might and magic still has really yet to be dethroned as the best first person melee combat for n RPG, Darktide is about the only game to have better first person melee combat but that isnt an RPG and the OST of gothic 3 is probably one of the best video game soundtracks ever made So glad you are bringing more visibility of the Gothic series to the video gaming world, the gothic series is my favorite series of all time and for so many years i would tell people that was my favorite game and they had no idea what it even was, glad to see more and more people are realizing how good it is

[@babstra55]

I just talked about this today, how old games were more colorful and how everything was modeled and placed in a deliberate manner. where as now everything is so 'realistic' (meaning mundane) and rng-spawned over vast areas. every rock and tree used to feel like it was placed there with a meaning, and it made everything so much more immersive. every nook of the game world felt like someone actually took time to make it by hand. now the fidelity is off the charts but somehow the artistry and design has gone down the drain. everything feels so generic.

[@Defender3701]

You should do review four spellforce series. It blends RPG and RTS very well aloso it has very nice story and setting

[@lukask.181]

Dude this video is making me feel so nostalgic, so many good childhood memories!

[@KonstantinKoleKrstic]

Excellent video man! And the sweetest thing is that all of those games work on steam deck with a little thinkering. 🙃

[@petros-v4w]

ΤΗΑΝΚ YOU FOR THE MEMORIES!!!! A great video, we wait for more like these!!!

[@eccer]

I am glad to see so many comments correcting this video. 2006 to 2009 was NOT an golden era 😅 Graphically and voice acting sure, but not so much more.

[@marcomb1913]

My teenage years were in this era of RPGs

[@TrollDragomir]

1999 - 2003 for me. Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Fallout 1 and 2, Arcanum, Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, Gothic 1 and 2, and a few others are my favourites and their masterful athmopheres and elegant gameplay ideas were never quite replicated.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

Bruh, Golden Era for RPG's was the late 80's to early 2000's.

[@burningsheep4473]

I just went back to Titan Quest a few days ago to finish off one or two of my old characters that I abandoned in 2017 after playing it hundreds of hours. Dawn of Magic is also worth mentioning, even though it's basically abandonware. In tone and looks it's somewhat close to games like TQ and Sacred 2 and its large (but full of empty buildings) cities are very much culturally inspired and way too big similar to Sacred 2. It doesn't look as sharp as either of those games and the world itself is more of an ARPG killing sandox, but it still manages to stand apart with its unique magic-combo system. I have almost as much time on it as TQ. ARPGs are just much more easily replayable than huge RPGs.

[@FluffyFractalshard]

I just realized that this was probably the time in my llife where I was more about getting drunk and partying than playing video games. played way more before and after that^^

[@raxzar]

The early to late 2000 s era made me love RPGs. I doubt i would mainly play RPGs if it were for the games in the last 5 years. Just different less holding hands or simple and more immersive worlds.

[@Minmataro718]

It took a while for the game industry to do good combat in a rpg. Early games had to use pause or a turn based tactics style to get around limitations. Others used first person view for its immersion even though the actual combat was bad it was fine since the immersion level was there and the rpg mechanics were robust since they took inspiration from table top.

[@arnaldodaniel1804]

From 1997 (Fallout 1) to 2010... with some sporadric titles like Atom RPG, Pillar of Eternity, etc... Literally having a good RPG this days is almost imposible

Love your chanel. Have you tried ATOM RPG? As an isometric post apocaliptic RPG it is awesome. Like Fallout 2 were back in its time.

[@_koschwarz]

I've played through Dark Messiah of Might and Magic multiple times since its release, actually at least once/2 years. It has a so simple but satisfying gameplay loop I can't get bored of it. My other favorite is the first Witcher game. I started at least 4 times before I finally got through the first 'level', for some reason I always stopped playing it before I could enter the city... But when I did I couldn't stop and by the time I finally finished the whole game, it has become one of my all time favorite rpgs.

[@goonagun]

What astonishes me is how games nowadays are just made mostly in unity or unreal and somehow games are still costly. I mean, we experienced a time where devs made their in-house engines and also release spending games in a shorter period of time for less money. It’s just baffling

[@ISHESUAPLEYADES]

There was another game on those days, I think it was made in Spain, called Lionheart, which was a really great game too.

[@agustinalejandrogerosa7069]

Love your videos man

[@nokronis]

I REALLY loved the colors in old games. There are some games I dont like playing just because the colors feel too faded, like ESO and FFXIV. Also, for the record, you can have a dark colored game that still has amazing colors!

[@clueso_]

I just love this low- to mid-poly art style from the mid 2000's.

[@Pavlo211]

2001 - FFX, Golden Sun, Diablo2 Lord of Destruction expansion and Gothic. You just can't beat it.

[@ISHESUAPLEYADES]

I remember that Dark Messiah got a 99 out of 100 on its reviews those days.

[@TheAquarius87]

Been revisiting/cleaning up my backlog, as of late and having a blast.

[@FlashX212]

Crazy how mega modded Skyrim makes the gameplay look like these games

[@TheSkelzore]

It's because they weren't just action rpgs, yet. They were RPGS. Character crafting and roleplaying were the focus. That's starting to come back a bit, thankfully.

[@alyssabrown3145]

I love the 2005-2009 era of games! Looking back on them now yeah they are distinctively janky with facial animations but there is just something great about it too.

[@Daikini0]

Have you tried Arx Fatalis? It is maybe a bit old for this time period, but it was one unique experience for me back then, especially the magic system was brilliant

[@maxicez7]

I literally started replaying Witcher one like week ago

[@SubFlow22]

Yes, all games were better before "The Message".

[@randomhagile9056]

Yuup

[@osaasd8018]

All games were better when the actual devs had control over their ideas and their artistic expressesion and were allowed to create GAMES. Instead of boards of directors/investors/marketers creating lists of random features that are popular with the kids that they can attach a "premium cash shop" to, so they can make the most amount of money with the least investment possible. Trust me, none of the shit "quadruple A" (lol) games would magically become good if you only removed some random background minority characters from them. The leeches need to be removed from the game industry, and the devs need to be able to make GAMES meant for PLAYING, instead of ATTENTION STEALERS meant to trick you into PAYING.

[@FunkyPunk1995]

Whats “the message”

[@Mugthraka]

EVERYTHING, was better before THE MESSAGE

[@MarketingMovies1337]

DEI. SJW stuff. Basically as soon as gaming went mainstream, we saw the gaming community change. You could never have booth babe's anymore