My Top 5 Favorite Games of 2023

[@TindalosInteractiveOfficial]

Hello, Thank you very much for putting Aliens: Dark Descent in your list (again !) on the behalf of everyone at Tindalos Interactive !

[@talkingmudcrab718]

You guys really outdid yourselves on the Aliens game. Great game mechanics and UI. You could've made it a railroad type experience but you did not and left a lot of player agency in it which gamers like myself greatly appreciate. My only advice is maybe for the publisher. I didn't even hear about the game until after it was released. Glad I found it on Steam during the Winter sale though. Looking forward to your future projects! Keep up the great work.

[@Jisoe22]

jea, you done a great game! really good stuff. played every game on the list: and yours and rogue trader are the best (even better than BG3 tbh)

[@FonzieKree]

I cannot wait to try the NG mode right after Rogue Trader. Your game is only one this year which stuck in my memory, yes and I do include BG3, which was awesome, but your Aliens had a true soul

[@chamaragayan4011]

Looking forward to playing this game after seeing Mortim's impressions and reviews 🙂

[@thomasbryans6547]

Ahhh I’ve been wanting to play this for quite sometime. I’ll get to it once I have the money but I’ve been eyeing it since release!

[@aggieking87]

"Almost 60 games", you are a machine man! Truely the Brandon Sanderson of video game reviewers. Thank you for all the quality content you put out. Make sure to take breaks when you need!

[@wtfserpico]

Octopath Traveler 2 is awesome, and Partitio's theme is my personal favorite song from a videogame soundtrack in years.

[@nonexistent4177]

Am glad you put Octopath Traveler 2, and Jagged Alliance 3 on the list. Both are underrated, and deserve more attention, as they largely got forgotten soon after they released. Still have yet to give either a proper playthrough, cause real life interferes a lot, but what I have played is really good.

[@PatrickMartinez1]

I really appreciate your channel. You have a unique perspective on games that I haven't seen on any other channel. I have bought and wishlist games that you have covered, either because you were the only one that covered them and I otherwise never would have found them, or sometimes you cover more popular games but your detailed perspective helped me to make up my mind.

[@AkshayPrasadrocks]

The game layoffs will likely affect games released 2-3 years from now imo. hopefully we still have a bunch of nice games for a while, this was a great year for gaming.

[@kapitankapital6580]

I'm not sure I agree. Games 2-3 years away will still be in relatively early development now and will be being worked on by core staff who probably aren't the ones getting laid off. It's normally in the last year or so that the number of people working on a game balloons which is what will be being impacted the most by these layoffs. Things like QA, bugfixing, details and extra features all of which impact the quality of the final product but which it can ship without. I'd expect the biggest impacts will be games released this year and next.

[@nazgulsenpai]

IMO all the layoffs will do is outsource those roles to cheaper markets like China, eastern Europe, etc. I think the worst outcome for western developers is the layoffs have very little impact on the finished product, and end up costing the company less as a result. In short, if it wasn't already canceled it will probably be "fine".

[@Iymarra]

@@kapitankapital6580 It should be noted that this is indeed a bad thing and one that should be called out where possible.

[@snowy5628]

I think he meant that we had a ton of great and successful games that shouldn't have caused layoffs

[@D71219ONE]

@@nazgulsenpaiWhich is why we need studios to be in lower cost places in the West. You can’t afford to have a family in Santa Monica on a $70k game artist salary. Either move studios to affordable places, or make the studios fully remote. An artist making $70k in Indiana or Alabama is living much more comfortably than one in California.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank you for this list!!

[@WolfoxBR]

I'm very glad to see Jagged Alliance 3 and Octopath Traveller 2 in your list, because those are two genuinely great games that were severely overlooked in "end of year" lists. Octopath Traveller in particular was a highlight. Oh, and I don't know if remakes count, but Star Ocean: The Second Story R is also amazing, kind of borrowing the 2D/3D/HD visuals of Octopath Traveller 2 in a slightly different way. Anyway, definitely a great year for games. Thank you for all your hard work this year and cheers!

[@TOM7952]

Thanks for all the good reviews

[@karlklein2263]

Curious to hear you expand on your thoughts about rogue trader. I'm just now getting to warp travel and it's been great so far.

[@WellfortheBird]

He's done multiple videos on Rogue Trader.

[@NS-RPG]

Octopath Traveler 2 is the most underrated game of the year. Not being nominated for Best RPG on the TGA is crazy.

[@Iryklathagra]

I thought the plot of OP1 was so boring I had to put the game aside. Does OP2 have a more engaging plot?

[@ProfDrLaeradr]

^this, so much this

[@MitchQuickhands]

As someone who beat OP1, got through 2 parts of each chars story in OP2, then stopped, I don't think it has a more engaging plot. From what I could tell it has slightly higher highs but lower lows. The merchant story in OP2 was particularly vapid and bland. @@Iryklathagra

[@mrbaaman]

lol exposing yourself as yung and dum just like that?@@regiluthfi

[@NS-RPG]

@@Iryklathagra in my opinion, yes, I don't like OP1 that much and OP2 is one of my favorites.

[@MepzWorld]

I hear what you're saying about the lack of a romance-able companion in RT but not every CRPG has to have one I guess. And, knowing the 40K universe, being able to romance a sister of battle would be weird - imagine trying to date a hyper-devout nun that actually KNEW that her God was real lol.

[@eoghanii7049]

Actually in the lore they don't have to take any vows of chastity etc in fact there are examples of them being in romances. I think however you're correct in a way the bigger problem is she can't be corrupted etc

[@LordInsane100]

Funnily, the Cain books actually have an example of a non-fallen Sister of Battle being in a relationship. Apparently they don't actually swear oaths of chastity, it's just that their lifestyles give few opportunities.

[@legitplayin6977]

Yeah, like am I the only one who is tired of romance options in games? I mean, it’s nice to have a choice but it feels like wasted development time that could have went into expanding the mechanics and story

[@Magrior]

Yeah, that take surprised me. It would have been more of a head-scratcher *if* the sister of battle was a romance option. Also, if there is any RPG in which I wouldn't mind a complete absence of romance, it would be a Wh40k game.

[@tomkatt2215]

Rogue Trader - Definitely deserves to be number one on this list. The reason it isn't, because you can't romance and corrupt a space nun, is ridiculous.

[@jsung19]

Hey Mort - I know your schedule is already pretty packed, but I would definitely be interested in seeing JRPG videos from you. Especially if you did the OG Final Fantasy games, Dragon Quest, etc.

[@nodnarb7101]

Octopath Traveler 2 was pure gold. If it wasn't for BG3 it would be my RPG of the year 2023 winner.

[@camillobenedetti2484]

I'm so glad that he has given recognition to that game. I feel like it's one of the best jrpgs square has released recently and it's one of my most played games this year. It definetly deserves more recognition (and the ost is phenomenal)

[@Grimbanks]

It’s wild that OWLCAT named a character in Rogue Trader after you/in your honor. (Even if he wasn’t, he was).

[@Colak01]

been playing Rogue trader for the past 10 days, it has been a blast. Thanks for the lore entry especially, that helped a lot.

[@Malibooyahhh]

Just got Octopath 2 and I'm super excited to play it, cheers fellas

[@TheFawz]

If you liked Octopath Traveler so much you should also check out Wandering Sword, Live a Live and Triangle Strategy

[@garybates1395]

Great channel mortem 👌💯 . N yeah 2023 been a good year for gaming 👍. RE4 , Jedi survivor, Zelda totk,Mario wonder,

[@melsevigny7279]

You are a machine Mort. Hope you enjoy the rest of your year. Love your videos.

[@sanjithechef]

It’s so cool to know your history and fondness of JRPGs when you get the chance to play them on PC - would love to hear about some of your favourites or thoughts on the genre

[@LoveFactoryParties]

seconding this notion, it would be awesome to hear of your top list of JRPGs

[@kenny3179]

Thirding this notion

[@arleyantes9321]

​@@kenny3179fourthing this notion? I've never really played JRPGs before. I've tried to get into Chrono Trigger a long time ago using an emulator, but couldn't really get in the groove. Then I've tried Cross Code recently, it didn't do anything for me and I just dropped it.

[@shupasopni]

Agreed. That sounds like a fun and interesting video idea!

[@kleddiecute]

So glad to see more people give octopath traveler 2 the love it deserves Easily my favorite soundtrack of the year

[@jameshughes1500]

+1 for Aliens Dark Descent!

[@PastelKenshi]

Thanks for the video, now please consider making your top 20 jrpgs of all time and another one for modern ones

[@kbar4462]

This year was such a massive one for gaming, I forgot Octopath 2 was 2023 lmao, it feels so long ago now

[@johnreeves5152]

Great video, happy holidays! You say that you deduct points from Rogue Trader because you can't romance Argenta or have her succumb to the dark side, but that was exactly the same with Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous with Seelah. You couldn't romance her or make any lasting change to her character. I really don't know why Owlcat uses canonical characters anyway. I had a feeling that Argenta was a Warhammer lore character, but I've never been interested in Warhammer until now. It is really, really interesting stuff!

[@steelepartridge6954]

Thanks for another year of great reviews!

[@ancientgamer3645]

GREAT REVIEWS AND MUCH APPRECIATED!👍👍

[@FunLion]

What a year!! I‘m glad to see Jagged Alliance 3 on this list. It‘s a really impressive conversion of a classic title into the modern world. You can really tell that the developers love the franchise and I‘m looking forward to new DLCs. Awesome game. Age of Wonders 4 is slowly getting there as well. The unique mixture of Civilization and Heroes of Might and Magic is basically made for me. I was skeptical at first but the updates and DLCs have been surprisingly good so far. Personally I enjoyed Pathfinder WOTR way more than BG3 which kinda leaves me a bit disappointed. Haven‘t played Rogue Trader yet.

[@twosoulfox]

Great video. I made a rpg game like the ones you played in the past. Comes out in February 2024 (12th).

[@Kibriana]

Great list, love it. I'm especially glad Octopath Traveler 2's here, too. That game has so much heart, from the characters and stories to the world, everything just works. Let's not forget the music, it's divine.

[@drewtrent9231]

Love your videos I love how unique your top 5 is to almost everyone else in the KZbin world and I also feel we like the same games which is super cool awesome as always!

[@archdetective]

This is why I always go to your channel when looking for the next game to play. We have literally the same taste, though in a different order. +BG3, of course.

[@senditall152]

The first one suprised me. I wonder if you heared about Lunar Silver Star Story.

[@coconutologist]

9:24 Facts! Thanks for the video. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@waltblackadar4690]

Really good list. JA 3, Rogue Trader, Aliens and Octopath Traveler 2 are all fantastic games and would compete for GOTY in any other year but BG3 is just an all-time classic. Throw in Indie titles like Dave the Diver and it's just been a great gaming year. For the first time in many years I actually preordered 3 titles (Rogue Trader, BG3 and Cities Skylines 2) and wasn't disappointed by any of the 3. I think this was the year that kind of made up for the COVID years when releases were delayed or scaled back due to the pandemic.

[@spacechannelfiver]

I've played 3 long games this year and 1 short one, all have been great. In chronological order: Persona 5 Golden, Baldurs Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty and playing Control atm. Think i'll play some God of War and Spiderman over the holidays.

[@Pleureuse-fc5zb]

Dave the Diver isn't indie ! It takes the code of indie games yes but it is not indie

[@Dubbel12]

​@@spacechannelfiver Persona 4 Golden*

[@spacechannelfiver]

@@Dubbel12 your right, it was p5 royale that I played :)

[@Dubbel12]

@@spacechannelfiver royal*

[@jason198146]

Yeah, Rogue Trader was such a nice surprise this year! Absolutely loved it!

[@Reflectanon]

Happy holidays Mortim :)

[@javiernovoa8756]

A nice surprise to see Octopath Traveler 2 at #1. Bunch of great games on this list.

[@trevorl.4332]

Great list! I prolly won’t ever play Octopath Traveler 2 or 2, but the other ones are on my list. I’m playing Rogue Trader right now bc I love Owlcat, too, and I’ve never gotten into the Warhammer franchise at all… but I love how there is so much expansive lore to draw from.

[@mirrorsandstuff]

Such a great year for video games. One thing I'm increasingly anxious about is "if/when I have kids, what games can I direct them to so they don't just get psychologically battered with microtransaction strategies all the time" and this was a year that gave me plenty of great candidates.

[@kingleech16]

Time to dust off the super nintendo or genesis!

[@DrZaius3141]

JA3 really hit the sweet spot - it released slightly before BG3, just close enough to help get in the groove of turn-based tactical combat and to not overstay it's welcome. Without BG3 I might have played more JA3 and I would have seen through the paper-thin systems. This way though, it was the perfect appetizer for this year's main course.

[@Eogard]

I have 107 hours on Rogue Trader and I just finished act 3. This game is so good. I read that chapter 4 and 5 are a mess so I'm waiting for some patches before playing more. But it's the best warhammer game since Dawn of War. The fluff is amazing, the variety is CRAZY, we get so many amazing things in this game and you can tell Owlcat are big warhammer nerds. Highly recommended as well.

[@kaizer989]

I appreciate the recommendation for Octopath Traveller. I'm similar to you in the fact that I have great memories of beating the classic Final Fantasy titles and other JRPG's like The Legend of Dragoon and Xenogears, but wasn't sure how that style of combat would appeal to me in 2023. I'll have to check it out.

[@darthenclave6946]

I thought Colony Ship might make the top 6 cut. Maybe top 10? Can't wait for the full rankings!

[@Omniaverage]

Awesome list!

[@mateussalvador2103]

The amount of love reviewers gave to bg3 is equal to the amount of hate that they gave to Rogue Trader. PCgamer giving a 59 was a disappointment.

[@View619]

To be fair, the amount of issues RT shipped with is inexcusable. That's Owlcat's 3rd CRPG, we really need to call them out on it now. Especially when they expect people to pay $50 for a product that doesn't even work properly. I was hoping they would have learned their lesson after WOTR's release, but apparently they didn't.

[@mateussalvador2103]

@@View619 but RT had a better release tham Wrath of the Righteous had. We need to remember they are an indie...

[@View619]

​​@@mateussalvador2103Yes, but that's not an excuse for releasing your third game with the same problems as your first. It should be a worrying sign that Owlcat either doesn't learn from their mistakes, or won't respect their customers enough to tackle reported game breaking bugs before a release. Being an independent dev studio doesn't suddenly give you a pass for repeating the same mistakes over and over. Or at least it shouldn't. Especially when the asking price is on par with other games in the space.

[@ChocolateFudgeWave]

Nice list. Really enjoying LoP atm, and want to get to Rogue Trader and OP2

[@pmratpoison]

shame to see colony ship not make the list. goes to show, we have had an amazing year for rpgs

[@JohnnyTightIips]

I've got to finish BG3, start Rogue Trader, and then I'll look at getting Octopath Traveller. Thanks Mortym!

[@rickybrooks2971]

A surprisingly eclectic list. I enjoyed.

[@Phosphophyllite524]

THANK YOU for mentioning Octopath 2. That game deserves so much attention and I think a lot of people just like, forgot about it by the end of the year

[@mikejenkins1270]

It was a great year for souslikes, but I have to say my favorite by far was Remnant 2. I has the most unique gameplay for the genre, I love the class system, and I think the story and setting is probably my favorite in the genre outside of the Fromsoft games. It also is, bar none, by far the best co-op implementation in the genre. Despite loving Octopath 1, I haven't gotten around to Octopath 2. Might have to after seeing it in your #1 spot! Time is pretty tight right now, though. And I'm certainly not playing it before Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, because Yakuza Like a Dragon was my favorite JRPG of all time (and I love JRPGs)

[@tiresias7231]

Regarding possible GW interventions, I've also read that the ingame hints about the Great Rift - stuff like Cassia not being able to see the Astronomicon - was added late in the beta, presumably because GW wants to include their recent updates to the setting. Having not played the Beta I'm not sure if this is real or not.

[@Corndogg1313]

Great video! I would love to hear your thoughts on the persona 3 remake, not sure if you like those games though

[@MrKidKiedis]

JA3, Aliens and Rogue Trader are pure gems! Rogue Trader pulled me in with no chance to escape. Aliens is just the best movie adaptation I've ever played. That year was awesome)

[@thewretch4081]

Great list Mort! My personal top 5 is: 1. Armored Core 6 2. Baldur's Gate 3 3. Lies of P 4. Atomic Heart (extremely underrated imo) 5. Alan Wake 2 (this one was a huge surprise for me)

[@mqsiti8849]

wow.... i was surprised with the OT2 title.... but i agree with your list too.... these games are some of the best i played this year....

[@younganimal360]

I currently have 75 hours in Rogue Trader. It's excellent. If you've finished BG3 and want more cRPG goodness on console or PC then buy it immediately. It's has full controller support that works well. I played BG3 on PC with a controller and I've been doing the same with this game.

[@dereknichols4376]

Yes agree both devs always been good with crpg larian with divinity series and bg3 and owl with their pathfinder and now rogue trade series 2 of the best crpg company nowadays

[@phachaves]

When the people announcing the awards get more screentime than those winning that award, you know they got the whole idea of the show completely wrong

[@cloudvoid0]

Octopath Traveler 2 not getting a single nomination in the TGAs is absolutely criminal. It may be true for some of the other games in this list as well but I haven't played them yet.

[@LoveFactoryParties]

awesome recommendations mate thank you! its been a long time since i cut my teeth on a JRPG but i think i'll try and jump into octopath 2 over the holidays

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

I really hope more games steal Dark Descent's squad movement. It had some brilliant implications for just how limited you become in what tiny portion of the map you can control.

[@wolfzzy6934]

ANOTHER BANGER FROM MORTY G

[@AttilaGenghis]

Did not see that number 1 coming! Mort my man, if you’re feeling the jrpg itch and want the best world building in video games, please look no further than Trails in the Sky. I think you will love your journey across Zemuria

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

I finished Sky FC 2 weeks back. It'll be a while before I play SC but it did interest me a bit more than Cold Steel 1 did.

[@AttilaGenghis]

Just getting to Azure myself (haven’t played Cold Steel before). Its just got the right kinda cozy + interesting balance for me

[@drima85]

I'm enjoying Rogue Trader alot, didnt think heresy could be actually so fun!

[@Pacal_II]

I feel so bad for not having played any of these besides Baldur's Gate III. But I do plan to check out Lies of P and Rogue Trader at some point. My top 5 would be kind of weird: 1. Armored Core VI: Fires of RUbicon 2. Clash: Artifacts of Chos 3. Hi-Fi Rush 4. Chants of Sennaar 5. Alan Wake II

[@Izemrasen.]

Didn't play much 2023 games, only Baldur's Gate 3, Armored Core 6 and currently Rogue trader. but I had the opportunity to 100% FFXII ZA and Pillars of Eternity 2 (my first 100%). So I would say one of my best gaming year so far 😛

[@Eplesnadder]

PoE2 is so good. Played that as well for the first time this year and it's my GoT (if you can call it that) after BG3. Almost before.

[@shawngillogly6873]

I agree Rogue Trader got Executive Meddled and GW really doesn't understand the purpose of an actual RPG. That said, I still am thoroughly enjoying it. And I think the release patches sped up swarm combat considerably. Love both Aliens: Dark Descent (which I finally relented and picked up), and JA3. I'd reverse them, because I think you get a lot more from JA3 in terms of gameplay variety, catering to personal playstyles, and replayability. And yes, seeing JA3 get a free DLC that adds mid/late game content is great news.

[@joset814]

love this channel

[@hanli5416]

Started rogue trader at release, but 4 hours in my 20 year wait on bg3 was over with its release on the xbox. Atm Rogue Trader is on hiatus while playing bg3.

[@dezzdinn]

It was a great year for games and if you’re a RPG OR JRPG fan the next year is going to be great.

[@KingPrincess69]

I'm a bit of a casual but I do like both genres. What games are coming next year?

[@Trace153]

Good list, and keeps reminded me yes OP2 is really good I need to go back and try it more. It launched as at bad window. I am hoping Eiyuden gets all the same love from people next year.

[@TheBankaiMusic]

I'm having a really good time playing Wartales right now. It's very hard to put down and actually get some sleep

[@phi2653]

My favorite reviewer putting my favorite game number one. Such an underrated gem, if not for the first Octopath damaging people’s view on the IP (even tho I still love it), OT2 would’ve done so much better. Head and shoulders above the first game, one of the best turned based RPGs I’ve ever played.

[@foxlance]

Yes, just when I thought everybody else had forgotten about it, you just dropped Octopath Traveler 2 in the number one spot!

[@Darkholow]

I didn't finish Rogue Trader yet (I have over 60 hours now in it, but I have strong feelings that it's chomping at the heels of BG3. It's the second best thing I've played all year and that's saying something, because I love me some "old school" CRPG's and especially if it's made by Owlcat since Wrath of The Righteous was the best CRPG I've played the past few years. Lies of P for me also surprised me the most, because not only it's THE best soulslike ever made (imo), but also the best souls game that has a flawless Mouse and Keyboard support (i finished the game with M&K) and it kinda shits on every game from FromSoft in that regard (i'm not saying on quality hold your horses guys). Cyberpunk Phantom liberty is another expansion to a game I really enjoyed back in 2020 when it launched and they raised the bar yet again and came in with the one two punch with 2.0 release that pretty much redeemed the studio for a lot of people. The Expansion is incredible and it's on par with The Witcher 3's ones so I hope people will give it a shot. Street Fighter 6 is also another game where, although a noob in the FG's department, I've had a blast with playing online. I've mostly been following the pro CPT scene to spectate players better than me at the game rather than going through ranked myself but I managed to get to Platinum with majority of the cast and I stopped there (I got 100~ hours out of it). Diablo 4: here's where I'm gonna get some hate. I'm one of the few rare people that play the game for the lore / story so playing through every quest and side quest with a friend that is also into that was an amazing experience. The seasonal content, albeit lacking, kept be busy for 1-2 weeks until I finished the Battle pass and season's journey. That's enough for me to have some fun with the same friend and run some dungeons and mindlessly kill monsters. I will wait for your top 10 video and will post my own top, but until then these will have to do as some of my favorite games this year.

[@Zoroasterisk]

Doing 2-6 is a great idea. 20% extra Mortim content is always a good thing

[@TheVegoran]

Didn't expect Octopath traveller 2! I've heard a lot of good things about it, I definitely have to play it now, but I have yet to finish the first one

[@chanm01]

Octopath 2? Really didn't see that coming. Maybe I oughtta go back and take another look at it.

[@erikskoog8415]

Good show sir

[@feikken]

Octopath Traveler II had some of the best moments in a game this year for me. The ending of Agnea's story in particular was hilarious.

[@t.t6294]

Been playing Rougetrader for 12 hours now. the writing is fantastic and I really like the gameplay. I just wish GW didn't gimp some of the characters and I wish the whole game was voiced It has the potential to be my favorite RPG of this year (even though BG3 is a 9/10 for me and my personal goty)

[@legitplayin6977]

A gamer’s second worst enemy: reading

[@kingleech16]

@@legitplayin6977 If I wanted to read I'd've gone to school! 😜😜

[@t.t6294]

@@legitplayin6977 or maybe it's the fact that almost all modern cRPGs are fully voiced and a good VA will bring more emotion to the story. BG2 from 20 years ago has more voice acting than rougetrader

[@legitplayin6977]

@@t.t6294 The only fully voice acted games that I know of are BG3, and both Divinity original sin, if there’s any more please do tell. So far the voice acting is the same as other Owlcat games. And the game really picks up the slack with very solid gameplay, great art direction, actual characters and a very good story so far.

[@t.t6294]

@@legitplayin6977 Pillars of eternity 2 was also fully voiced. So is Wasteland 3 The game is great regardless. What I said is a minor complaint

[@ceno10101]

I hope they make an aliens dark descent sequel. I watched Aliens after playing the game and didn't realize how in depth they made the game feel compared to the movie. It was so good.

[@MrTaikobo]

I had heard about Octopath 2 and wanted to play it, but wasn't sure if I needed to play the first one. Unless it's a final fantasy situation where you don't need to do that? I dunno. But Lies of P was my favorite game of this year and it was the first game I ever got platinum on. I hadn't felt this invested into a game and connected to it since the original Demons Souls, which was a long time ago. I do plan on getting BG3, but man, it's such a titan of a game.

[@phi2653]

You don’t need to play the first game at all, there are some Easter eggs here and there of course but otherwise it is an entirely different continent and cast of characters.

[@raikkuenstler]

Have you every played the Spellforce series or any game of it? Great Squad/RTS building games!

[@unperson5713]

Jagged Alliance 3 making your top 6 list in a year which includes Baldur's Gate 3 is a huge win in my opinion.

[@zerg0s]

Owlcat actually talked about the Argenta situation. They were told by Games Workshop (the Warhammer 40k IP holder) that they weren't allowed to corrupt her or make her romanceable. Which is a big shame, but also kinda out of their hands.

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah you could kind of tell, multiple companions are now just cut and dry faction reps where they actually had more characterization in the beta even

[@nikidelvalle]

I was never interested in Warhammer - not my setting - but disappointing to hear it doesn't hit the highs of their previous games. Still, I'm definitely more interested to see Owlcat's next project. We live in a post Baldur's Gate 3 world and I really want to see how that affects CRPGs.

[@kingleech16]

I just hope they don't take the wrong lessons from BG3's success. I can just see folks saying "BG3 has good graphics, bewbs, and continues on from an older series... Johnson! Get me the license to Metal Storm from the NES! We're gonna make it sexy and pretty, it'll be a license to print money, mwahahahahahaha!" (that is an evil laugh)

[@voland6846]

@@kingleech16 the "mwah" and the beginning of the laugh is enough of a context clue that all your readers should be well aware it's an evil one

[@HoboRush]

I’m glad it’s not just me that picked up on the weird romance restrictions in Rogue Trader. I started the game last night and was surprised that you could pick flirty dialogue options with Argenta even though I’d read she wasn’t a romance option. It feels like the restriction was brought in very late in development.

[@fez_j16]

@@Wustenfuchs109 It doesn't go against the lore.

[@legitplayin6977]

@@Wustenfuchs109Yeah, the companions in bg3 really *feel* like npc’s in a game, not real people in a real setting. Glad to see that in Rogue Trader they’re more believable

[@pratikvm1706]

Love your intro

[@echotheredeemer]

I genuinely didn't expect Aliens Dark Descent to be so good, I'm very glad we still see good games in Aliens universe. Very good year for RPG fans overall! Personally, even if I won't like anything that comes out in 2024, I'll still be happy to play games from 2023. But, there's Dragon's Dogma 2 coming out in 2024, surely they won't fail!

[@TimSedai]

I spent the most time with Baldurs Gate 3 and TotK. Also enjoyed the two of them the most. AC Mirage was shockingly good, but the main was dull. Sea of Stars was great if a touch was too simplistic for my taste. Mario Wonder made me smile like a kid again. Top 5, I guess

[@sergiogonzalesYT]

JA 3 is very good!

[@Choteron3]

Playing rogue trader and having a great time. Owlcat is amazing

[@Unknown-SwedeX]

Loving Rogue trader atm such a great game, aliens: dark descent is also very good.

[@quincymims2580]

I liked Octopath Traveler 2 a lot. Played the heck out of it for over 40 hours. Then at some point I just lost interest in finishing the game. Some of the character stories were vastly superior to the others.

[@aonutsihasnouith]

By far the best part of the game was near the ending. You’re missing a major wtf plot twist that makes many of the plot lines much better. The payoff on finishing this story is very high I’d recommend to finish the game.

[@patrykus93]

Rogue trader is great. I have a lot of fun with the game. You should try to review Trails jrpg series one day, it's really good.

[@deadwalks_AJ]

Except for the top 2 I would agree with the rest. Also did you check out Svarogs dream

[@GamingPhilosophy30]

Mortismal got me in jrpgs with baldurs gate one 😂, no regrets