My Top 7 Favorite CRPG's

[@Cayreb]

I bought, and started Tyranny as my first real time with pause CRPG after seeing your 100% review. One of the best games I’ve ever played. Feels criminal that it’s release passed me by.

[@andret3739]

Tyrany was so cool, it's a shame how little attention it got

[@vitaminc2161]

Greek-Roman vibe of Terratus is very surreal and Kyros' peace as a concept is really sold it for me

[@TheKahn14]

Great seeing Tyrrany getting some love

[@tobiasL1991]

Exactly! Tyranny's world and evil was unlike any! I really hope Paradox and Microsoft work something out, because they could, both are open to deals like that. That just leaves someone at Obsidian to champion it. It's unlikely but I'll never give up hope!

[@Ahreman_egy]

Exactly

[@vitaminc2161]

Cortana as Kyros... As ridiculous as it sounds I will buy it.

[@dustinswafford9232]

It's such a great game! It's such a shame that it didn't get the sales for a sequel.

[@maugetar9340]

Planescape torment and Baldurs Gate 2 are - even 20 years later - still among the best ;O).

[@Shadraen1]

Planescape torment is my #1 of all time. I think Baldur's Gate 2 - Shadows of Amn is in my number two, but I'm really enjoying Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous right now

[@larsandersen6852]

That BG is not on the list makes me realize this channel isn't for me unfortunately. DOS is one of the most overhyped games as well.....I found the writing jarring which totally ruined my experience.

[@Shadraen1]

@@larsandersen6852 I enjoyed Divinity Original Sin a lot! However, it definitely has a flavor to it that is it's own and may not be for everyone. I think it is a bit too humorous normally, so much so that the really emotional scenes don't hit as hard as they could have or should have. My two cents though, I still enjoyed the game a lot :)

[@larsandersen6852]

@@Shadraen1 To each their own ofc :) I just never felt it and hated their over exaggerated humor and was bored during fights as well. I'm probably more of a rtwp kinda guy....although I used to like the old Goldbox games.

[@ancientartrevived]

@@larsandersen6852 it is on his 'revisited video' that he posted around the same time as your comment here. He said it was not on this video because it was over 10 yrs since he played and inbetween videos he played BGEE and loved it!

[@mattostovitz1098]

This channel has been one of my favorite finds this year. Every video is something I want to watch/enjoy watching

[@oyoyoyo7624]

This lifelong Mac-owner plans to get his first ever PC this year, at age 40, to begin getting into the world of windows-only indie titles, niche visual novels, and some of your beloved CRPGs. As a new gamer, so far my faves are: Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne Yakuza Like a Dragon (diggin the theme of starting over at 40 lol), and Disco Elysium, the game that got me exploring what else the world of CRPGs & tabletop roleplaying might catch my interest. Thanks for the work you do for this channel!

[@thilobraun3440]

Well, gog has lots of CRPG Games wich run on MacOS. Check it out

[@DeepMoon45]

Already you have amazing game taste holy hell! SMT Nocturne is quite possibly my personal favorite game of all time, the atmosphere is second to none. Like a Dragon is phenomenal as well, definitely try Yakuza 0 if you haven't already, it's not an RPG like LAD but it's an incredible action game in it's own right. And lastly DE, I actually am annoyed with myself that I haven't sunk more time into this game as it is literally everything I love about gaming, I hope to really invest my time with it sometime very soon also. Really great picks man!

[@99Bobson]

Such a shame that Tyranny will probably never get a sequel :(

[@vitaminc2161]

Tyranny doesn't need a sequel. But a game in Terratus universe will be interesting.

[@baconeater5557]

I dont think I have ever finished a game the cried out for a sequel more than Tyranny.

[@ivanik8]

@@axelhopfinger533 i agree with the other guy. I did chose the path standing against kyros and that felt hella incomplete.

[@BillyTheBigKid82]

I never could get in to Tyranny as I just can't play as someone serving evil. I always play as the good guys, being evil and ambitious just doesn't do anything for me, as opposed to helping and saving people.

[@99Bobson]

@@BillyTheBigKid82 My man, do I have good news for you. You can be good in Tyranny and go for the Rebel Path.

[@vitaminc2161]

Oh Tyranny... Everything about it is so on point and conceptually coherent.

[@jimmydesouza4375]

Conceptually coherent? I guess you never tried a loyalist playthrough. Or played the DLC as a loyalist :D. Fatebinder: "I am loyal to Kyros!" Tunon the Adjudicator: "Ok fatebinder, despite being your direct superior and also being perfectly loyal to Kyros as well I will now rebel against Kyros and become your subordinate for no discernible reason!" Fatebinder: "What?"

[@josephfernandez8015]

I can see Wrath of the Righteous near the top of this list by the fall. That game looks amazing and the character creation alone is ridiculously deep.

[@ancientartrevived]

prophetic

[@awiralgrover3807]

I think you always remember your first CRPG experience as something really special, no matter the brilliant games you play after that. For that reason, even though DOS2 is arguably more fun, my favourite will always be Pillars of Eternity which introduced this beautiful genre to me

[@Terron29]

Great game. I loved it after a few patches. Once I could assign at least basic AI to my companions it helped immensely. Also when I realized I can ignore every npc with a golden nameplate as they are backer stories the pacing improved considerably for me. First attempt I went around reading everything and it was just too damn slow for me and I have a lot of patience. Story got interesting, characters are pretty cool and I love realtime with pause combat.

[@kukko83]

My first CRPG, in the modern(ish) sense was the first Fallout. I guess the one before that was Eye of the Beholder II on Amiga 500 but I think that doesn't count! Fallout was an amazing experience, and I was ecstatic when F2 came out. Still, for me Baldur's Gate is the first in line of really mind blowing CRPG experiences. And is the one I subconsciously compare every other (fantasy) CRPG that came after it. It's no wonder that all the recent games in the genre, are heavily influenced by BG. Wasteland 2 and 3 on the other hand, are pretty much married with F1 and 2 for obvious reasons.

[@thilobraun3440]

Yes. Mine would be Ultima VII The Serpent Isle. Long time ago.

[@dadshappyplace6953]

Wasteland 3 was the first CRPG I played. And I fell in love with the genre. Now I've been going back and playing all the CRPG's! Love your content

[@LonelyIslandKid09]

My personal list: 1.Disco Elysium 2.Divinity Original Sin 2 3.Dragon Age Origins 4.Planescape:Torment 5.Divinity Original Sin 6.Tyranny 7.Pillars of Eternity (I haven't played 2)

[@LonelyIslandKid09]

@David Z I did and I didn’t like it that much. For me story is king and Solasta is very combat focus. I just couldn’t get into it.

[@LonelyIslandKid09]

@@johnwallace5284 Tried it several times but I came to the conclusion that I despise real time with pause except when the story is extremely good like DAO and PS:T. (Not saying BG2 has a bad story but the games are too old and has way too much combat compared to PS:T where most quest can be done by just talking)

[@fathouse8451]

We have similar taste - pillars 2 is fucking awesome

[@LorkanLohrebrecher]

I kinda miss Disco Elysium in the mentions. It's weird and wonderful. But I stan the love for Tyranny. Its definetly a pearl on the cRPG sky

[@andreas.4503]

Nice list, I also really liked Neverwinter nights 2

[@Queque2524]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura on Steam is by far my favorite. I wish Obsidian or another company would get the IP. All but Tyranny I have played each of these are excellent games.

[@really1337]

Nice list. I wish I could like Kingmaker as much as you. I sank 106 hours into that game and I still can't say that I enjoyed it more than I didn't.

[@thornescapes7707]

I enjoyed Kingmaker until the Kingdom management stuff started. I have to admit that I lost interest after that and never finished the game.

[@souldry]

@@thornescapes7707 I’m about to start playing it. I generally like management games, or management in my games. Is it really that tedious?

[@thornescapes7707]

@@souldry It just felt clunky and awkward and I lost interest. I liked the part before the city building stuff, though. Since I didn't finish the game, I would recommend reading some more comprehensive reviews. eg kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZWXZWyurt6Nf6c

[@marc09969]

For me it's: 1. Baldur's Gate 2 2. Planescape Torment 3. Pathfinder Kingmaker 4. Neverwinter Nights 5. Icewind Dale 6. Divinity: Original Sin 7. Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire

[@marc09969]

@@johnwallace5284 the story was more interesting, more unexpected plot developments, in Deadfire I was a bit interested at the end, everything before was bland or just ok in Kingmaker most problems people had with the kingdom building aspect of the game, but you can turn that off, and some unfair, difficult fights, that depends on how well you know the rules in Deadfire you have a ship and have to do boring text naval encounters, in Kingmaker you can make a lot more interesting roleplaying choices that affect the story

[@Mystra]

@@johnwallace5284 For me that's difficult to say. They're both so very different.

[@frederickroy7039]

8. Temple of elemental evil. Rest of the list is damn well on point.

[@Thalaranthey]

@@johnwallace5284 ik im almost an archeologist responding to that but imo pathfinder is way superior to poe. Combat is milion times better (albeit more complex and difficult, but difficulty is way more customizeable) theres very good and smooth RT/Turn based switch which i cant express how much i love Story is just 100x better (with wotr even more so) (most)companions are more intresting and its more replayable. I also liked the fact that you make your own kingdom and i was fine with kingdom management mechanics but yeah, they could be better

[@jimmydesouza4375]

One thing that amazed me about Wastland 3 is how good the music is. You get that first boss fight and washed in the blood of the lamb starts playing. Hooked me on the game.

[@Kaladin07]

Divinity 2 is one of the greatest games ever made

[@theheavymetalhillbilly7152]

I recently bought Tyranny but I have a large 4k monitor and it hurt my eyes to try and read the text..When I tried changing resolution the text got bigger bu then kind of blurry...so that didn't help either...I was sad because what I got to play I really enjoyed. I tried to find a work around but it seems there isn't one sadly.

[@bakuiel1901]

So played the first three Solasta now, Divine Divinity is great and Kingmaker is my favorite game. But you've made me want to check out the others, I've played DOS, POE, and Wasteland 2 so now must play the sequels, and I actually own Tiarrany so I must play it. As always nice to see your list but mine are Temple of Elemental Evil, Numenera, Wizardry 8, Baldur's Gate, Might and Magic 8, Shadowrun Dragonfall, Pathfinder Kingmaker

[@hallacson8535]

Tyranny is a unique game in many ways. But the lack of enemy diversity make the combat boring sometimes. Still one of my personal favorites though.

[@trblemayker5157]

I really had a lot of fun with Wasteland 3 and can't wait to see what dlcs/expansions will turn up later on. I recently bought Kingmaker and Mechanicus in the steam summer sale and will most likely start up on one of those as I'm currently in Act 3 of Divinity Original Sin 2 which is great.

[@DannyMartini]

The thing I really love about Pillars (aside from the lore), is the attribute system. It offers so much flexibility in character builds. The class system and multiclassing is cool as well. Lastly I really enjoy the way buffs and debuffs work. It's such a unique experience, and so well thought out.

[@Beer_Wolf]

Enjoying DOS2 and POE2 atm. Played Wasteland 3 awhile back when it came out... great game, loved the Christian Rock music that starts playing during special encounters. 👍

[@ygrezzie]

I love Pillars 2 but Pillars 1 has a special place in my heart for not only being the first but I believe it captures the overall world and tone perfectly in the first one. Plus it’s more traditional fantasy and a lot closer to Baulders Gate 2 then I think the second is but never less both are amazing. I have them both at 1 and 2 on my top 10 list but I value story telling and word building over combat mechanics and I realize that’s not for everyone. I’m so exited for Avowed and I hope you cover it on this channel even though it’s not a classic rpg.

[@Morte287]

1:Fallout 2 2:Divinity Original Sin 2 3:Wasteland 3 4:Tyranny 5:Pillars of Eternity

[@Dude_on_a_Map]

Wasteland 3 is definitely one of the best I’ve played. Love this game.

[@stdub6715]

On that train as well, my personal favorite.

[@aodhanmorrissey]

Great list! Picked up Divine Divinity in the steam sale for less than 1$, mainly for posterity reasons, I think I'll actually play it now!

[@incognitoomen7898]

I found my love of crpg games with planescape: torment. Then Wasteland 2 and 3 reignited my love of the Genre.

[@AQCorner]

Wasteland 3 and DOS2, great choices

[@Rotinaj37]

I'm gonna try Tyranny, sounds cool. Just wanted to say in reference to your Pathfinder section, "long in the tooth" means something is old, not that it's long.

[@MortismalGaming]

And when something goes on for a long time, it gets old. Hope you enjoy Tyranny!

[@fatebreaker413]

Good picks in my opinion I've played through most of these just Divine Divinity and wasteland 3 which I haven't played at all. Gotta say out of this list my favorite is Tyranny, I love that game and would adore a sequel, There are so many mysteries about the characters and setting particularly Kyros, It has SO much sequel potential. Also I like the reactivity of it all theres so many little variations in your choices and how people react to them, While you are a minion in the evil empire effectively you get so much freedom in how to be the minion from all different levels of evil to even playing outright good while remaining a minion of the evil empire through the power of knowing how to play with the word of law. Oh and I LOVE the magic system I want more games using the same or similar spell crafting system, Playing casters is my preferred way to play crpg's and that system is some of the most fun I have had playing a caster.

[@zacc87]

Thoughts on Disco Elysium? While lacking combat like traditional cRPGs, as a whole it is just leaps and bounds ahead of the curve. The writing, music, emotional story beats, characterization, etc

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

"The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again. It wants to walk the desert. Hurting. Longing. Dancing to disco music." Every time I hear that melancholy jam, Whirling in Rags, it takes me back. Such a unique experience, that game. No larger than a single grain of malt. You don't have to do anything anymore. Ever. Never ever...

[@NOLNV1]

Deadfire rules so hard, it's absolutely CRIMINAL just how underrated it is!

[@alexmorpheus6762]

Icewind Dale is my guilty pleasure of CRPGs

[@dempa3]

Disco Elysium blew my mind. I suppose the combat part of CRPGs was never my favorite. I suppose I should give Planescape Torment a try, which is as far as I can gather another game heavy in the setting/story/characters, rather than combat.

[@Shikao87]

Tyranny is already on my wishlist, but with Wasteland I will wait till developer is done with patches and DLCs I don't know where to post it more appropriately so here are my recommendations based on your Steam account. From the games you already have: - Call of Cthulhu, I enjoyed the game (or rather visual novel) and it's easy to 100%, took me only 16h (also same main voice as Vampyr) - Mutant Year Zero - the fights get a bit repetitive after a time, in particular on highest difficulty, but overall nice game and not too hard to 100% - Kingdoms of Amalur - I played the original version, I found the flexible class system really fun. I have 160h recorded with DLC, but that's probably beyond 100% achievements Now for games you don't own yet: - Shadowrun Trilogy - I have only beat 2 out of 3 games so far, but already I can strongly recommend it. - Mars: War Logs - if you enjoyed Technomancer, you should like this too. I have beat Mars twice for 100% and enjoyed it. (also I tried Technomancer, twice I think, but somehow can't get into it)

[@KeithKillingly]

Wasteland 3 is actually my favorite and I didn’t expect it to be one of yours for some reason. It’s just such an interesting game to me. The setting, story and gameplay. Dos2 is #2 to me even though it’s objectively better but I just am more attracted to post apocalyptia and the type of things that come with that. Really wish there were more crpgs in that setting

[@hitherehi135]

I just completed Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfile and I loved playing the game. The turn base combat in the game was very well done. Also, Mass Effect is at the top of my list.

[@Hrafnskald]

Great list. I'm curios: have you tried Temple of Elemental Evil with the Circle of 8 mods? How about indy Avernum series?

[@dzikripratama3776]

Thanks a lot for putting Deadfire and Wasteland 3 as one of your fav CRPG!

[@epyjacek]

I need to give Tyranny and Wasteland 3 a try. I love your content so perhaps I will also enjoy those games as well.

[@razorflossrazor2937]

Tyranny is amazing and it is criminal that it didn't get a sequel. You can quite literally be the whatever type of conquer you want. The noble demon(my favorite), the at any cost, fuck everyone else (also fun), and the diplomat. Its a damn shame the game didn't do well.

[@KarlWinterling]

CRPGs I would like to see: 1. Government corruption inspectors or private investigators in a high-magic setting like Eberron. Or something like: the imperial police have been taken over by "End of All Things" cultists, so the city decides to give the adventurers' guild public funding to deal with citizen requests and investigate corruption. 2. Apocalypse or "shit hits the fan" in a high magic technology setting, like a vampire disease pandemic. This could be the story in any other setting I'm listing here. 3. Magical girl anime (as a CRPG, not a JRPG) at a university in a setting similar to Shadowrun. A mage magical girl can form a "link" with a character who is not a magical girl to enhance that character's abilities or let the character cast spells. There's also a "weird science" skill tree centered on stuff like psionic caster abilities and mecha robots. 4. You're the immortal ruler of an extremely advanced high magic civilization with a process for training magical warriors. You must use a "management sim" interface to create and maintain an adventurer party and train them in a high-tech roguelike dungeon. Story missions occur in between dungeon training. There can be a mechanic like you get unlocks if characters die, you get rewarded if nobody dies on a quest but the next quest is harder, getting a party wipe means the next quest is easier, etc.

[@thornescapes7707]

#2 sounds like Shadowrun. I absolutely love the concept of Shadowrun. You can argue about the mechanics about the tabletop game, but the setting itself is just brilliant. I would love to see it explored more.

[@StewNWT]

Just wanna say I've long been a jrpg fanatic and I've never given CRPG a shot but your channel has single handedly gotten me interesting in trying them - despite the fact that my backlog is absurdly huge. I really wanna give them a shot. I think a great video topic would be 'if you are considering getting into cRPGS, what should your first one be?' I haven't tried any as of yet but I do own Divinity OS and OS II, and OS II seems like the most obvious choice, but what do you think?

[@MortismalGaming]

DOS2 is a popular one for beginners, Wasteland 3 is another great option

[@Yarxov]

Wasteland 3 is one of the few games that I played from start to finish within a month, no breaks to play something else, no question of if I was gonna beat it, just having a blast.

[@zaekeon]

What mods are needed to make divine divinity run correctly? I want to play it and it seems to run but maybe I’m missing something everyday else is using that’s useful?

[@Elgar337]

Wait, you can strafe the camera in Pathfinder? I could've used that info 120 hours ago.

[@blueazure9658]

The way you talk it reminds me of a college professor Very good thing

[@FelixIakhos]

DOS2 is definitely my favourite as well, that game is a bloody masterpiece. I hope to see Baldur's Gate 3 become a game worthy of being on the list in the future. I'm playing through Wasteland with a friend and while the bugs are annoying the game more than makes up for it, I'd say it'd be my number two as well. I didn't play any of the others, though I'm planning to play Tyranny. Did you play Disco Elysium?

[@MortismalGaming]

DE gives me headaches, I've played tidbits but I haven't been able to get through it yet

[@MortismalGaming]

@@kurlykrenins as valid an opinion as anyone's, you should make a video about it

[@renynzea]

I'd have to say my favorites are: 1) Battletech 2) Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous 3) Pillars of Eternity 2 4) XCom 2 5) Wasteland 3 6) Pathfinder: Kingmaker 7) Baldur's Gate 2 Tried Tyrrany and pretty much every Divinity title currently on Steam, but couldn't get into them.

[@okagisama]

Talking about post-apocalyptic universe, i'd LOVE to see a Degenesys (ttrpg) adaptation as a video game, the universe is so interesting. And of course all hail for Tyranny, a game with short playthrough but so many possibilities that you'll want to play it again with diverse paths.

[@Traction311]

I love your Channel and was wondering if you would ever consider making a Top 10 80's or 90's CRPG list. While your reviews and knowledge of more modern CRPG's is outstanding, your classic CRPG content is either severely lacking or nonexistent. Perhaps an Albion review too? Thanks!

[@mahdiarezoumandi3080]

What is this Tearany game? I can't find it anywhere.

[@kenmolinaro]

Please take time to check out Underrail. It is a turn based rpg with a huge world, a large amount of character build variety, the most extensive and useful crafting system of any rpg ever made, and very challenging combat that feels very rewarding when you do overcome the challenges you face.

[@MortismalGaming]

I own it, I'll get around too it

[@notimportant8643]

Ever since subscribing to this channel I discovered a whole world of crpgs I’ve never even heard of, there are literally so many of them I don’t know which to get. Want something like fallout 2 but better

[@antonk1620]

its still hard to beat fallout 2 imho, but for me age of decadence came really close (different settings, but same atmosphere).

[@BiNumber3]

No Baldur's Gate 1/2 or Neverwinter? I'm probably in the minority, but I didnt enjoy the story from DOS2 quite as much

[@egamruf]

DOS and DOS2 are very weak narratively. Larian just don't really do great narrative, imo.

[@MrX-po2kj]

I couldn't stomach the DOS games, the combat was so slow and monotonous.

[@egamruf]

@@MrX-po2kj Nah - what you don't understand is that they're "explosive barrel simulators". You're meant to carry barrels around with you, or keep them near a portal, until needed. When you see enemies, you dump just enough to one hit the enemies, then kite the enemies to them and launch a single fireball. Combat done. That covers... 95% of the combat in both games and I have some concerns it will apply in BG3.

[@Allvaldr]

Same. I found the story to be very weak and the combat to be dull and/or gimmicky. The example Larian set with DOS is the main reason I'm not looking forward to BG3.

[@sunayama4650]

@@egamruf Why are you concerned? There's always the option to not do it.

[@AndusDominae]

Planescape. BGII. Fallout (either 1 or Tactics). Honourable mention: Encased. I'm not far into it, but it's the first CRPG in a long time that's made me question whether I really need to work or see other humans IRL because it's all a distraction from the game. Morrowind doesn't get enough love from the newer gamers. I think it's the best balance of roleplaying game vs videogame from the series. Daggerfall, however, shows the full depth of the series where the map is so big it's still one if the biggest ever made, and the world is so rich you can legitimately play as a citizen and stop adventuring. The setting is so much deeper than the installments most people know about now. Ok, now... I have every CRPG going, and probably every version of each, so I'd like to geek out about a few of the games mentioned in the video. Solasta. I keep seeing it come up in these kinds of lists, praised for being a faithful if off label adaptation of 5E. To me that's not praise, and I'm a massive TTRPG geek who complains when things get changed in the adaptation process. If all anyone has to say about it is "crap story, but it's very DnD", why does it keep coming up in these lists? I bought it, but I've yet to play it. Divine Divinity. A game I've had since before I can remember where it came from, and I still have the big box copy to hand despite having it in several digital formats. Honestly, I'm really glad to see it here, I don't think many people outside of the fans of this channel know it exists. I can't say much about it that hasn't already been said, not least because despite my long held fandom I still learned a great deal more about it from watching this channel. Wasteland 3. I think to date the only crowdfunding project I've invested in was W2, and when I fired it up on the PS4 (I didn't have a working PC at the time) I got FO:Tactics vibes which couldn't have been a better initial reaction for me personally... except I quickly realised it was just me being excited and the game sucked so bad it felt like work to play. I resisted getting W3 for a while, but the reviews from people I trusted came in saying it was everything we wanted from 2, devs learned everything they did wrong with 2, it blows 2 out if the water... so I got it. I was stunned, it actually kicked ass! That FO:T thing I was looking for was there in spades, it had more classic humour AND better realism AND a new world to explore AAND it better showed a post apocalypse setting than I could have expected. You can see that it's the setting FO is based on, they've learnt a lot of lessons watching where FO went, and they've managed to show off why they're the OGs of the genre while making a distinct experience. It's not perfect by a long way, but blimey it's good! It's so good, I bought W1 original and remastered plus W2 on PC just in case W2 was only crap on PS4.

[@JellyJman]

Top 3: Disco Elysium Pathfinder: Kingmaker Underrail Gonna play Tyranny next and then either PoE2 or Divinty 2.

[@bobstoner415]

DoS 2 is seriously the best of them all, and maybe only outshined by BG3 we will see. I LOVED Pillars 1 and 2 didnt hook me, but i need to give it another shot.

[@xzeve84]

Wasteland 3 and Dos2 are also My favorit CRPG 😉 really looking forward to BG3 though

[@MrQwertysystem]

I've owned Tyranny for years now, but I still haven't played it because I've heard that the DLCs add "cut" content so I've been putting it off 'till I buy them. Might actually do that during this Steam Summer Sale so I'll have something more to play during my vacation.

[@preppen78]

I also bought Tyranny several years ago, but only started it. Even if it's supposedly pretty short, these type of rpgs are a bit daunting and the backlog is only getting bigger...

[@SandboxJ]

So I picked up Tyranny (DLCs not included) for like $7. I believe I am going to give this one a go 1st into my CRPG journey. Then afterwards come back to Divinty 2. I have owned it for a while but never really put too much time into it. After which I will purchase Pathfinder Wrath. I think by then I will be ready to tackel that monster of a game and not get lost in the sauce of it.

[@leftyzappa]

HA! Cheers for Divine Divinity dude 🤓 Kingmaker was really fun.

[@SimpleHealth83]

I love all the class in pathefinder kingmaker. I keep starting over to try a new class

[@arctyphon2023]

Have you played any of the exile series? I used to love playing Exile 2 Crystal Souls

[@先生金-g9m]

May I ask what the name of the game starts at 1:40? I haven't seen it before, but it looks like I really want to play it

[@nicolasosuna6960]

Someone knows if was an improvement of the performance of Wasteland 3? I want to buy it, but in steam i read a lot the thing about the bad performance.

[@MortismalGaming]

Single player worked great for me, multiplayer is still rough

[@qwerther44]

As I understand it, it was like that until they patched it in October 2020. For me personally, WL3 is #1. DOS2 was good but went a little crazy with the environments for my liking.

[@krondarr8865]

For me because I am too much a DnD purist Solasta is currently my favorite. I will not knock other CPRGs based the fact they don't necessarily follow 5e rules. That is my own personal limitation. I just hope that Solosta is popular enough to add additional campaigns.

[@heeverhashiscage]

For me, it's a toss up between the only 3 CRPGs I've ever played. Divinity: Original Sin 2, Wasteland 3, and Disco Elysium. All three are great in their own ways. Next I want to try either Pillars of Eternity or maybe Torment: Tides of Numenera. Great videos by the way!

[@keychainere]

Great choices there!

[@antonk1620]

better play planescape torment, fallout2, baldurs gate2 and neverwinters nights 2.

[@siddharthsomaiya2025]

Which are the upcoming crpgs that you mentioned? Great list by the way. I love POE, pathfinder and especially Tyranny.

[@taunttitan1714]

Divinity Original Sin 2 and 1 are absolute masterpieces these two games are what made me love Those style of games then I went back played Baldurs gate 1 and 2 then planescape torment also Icewindale along with pillars of eternity 1 and 2 so yeah definitely I fell in love with the "CRPG" Genre if you will Also Baldurs gate 3 mhm god damn will be utterly fantastic why cause Larian studios is making it

[@elblah9721]

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous recently helped me appreciate CRPGs. Thank you for having a CRPG-friendly channel.

[@Vuradisuravu]

i like overall atmosphere in Sacred Gold

[@nhannguyen2978]

Have you try UnderRail and its DLC, it play like old school RPG with a really small developer team ?

[@MortismalGaming]

I am aware of it, and own it actually haven't gotten to it content wise yet

[@nenadmilovanovic5271]

@@MortismalGaming well I am subscribing just in case you decide to make a video about it 😁

[@MortismalGaming]

@@nenadmilovanovic5271 might be a while yet, more of a when rather than an if. There's just tons of games to cover and I try to do new release stuff first

[@nenadmilovanovic5271]

Have you tried Shadowrun Dragonfall? It is simple mechanics-wise, but story and world are fascinating. You can get it for like 2 bucks.

[@MortismalGaming]

Shadowrun is one series I am truly not familiar with, but I'd like to cover it eventually

[@hashemhashem2912]

Pillars of Eternity 2 was by far my most favorite CRPG.

[@neosho3953]

It's nice to see people praising Tyranny in the comments. It's release went under my radar which makes me appreciate this channel for covering games past the height of their relevancy.

[@xosece]

DoS2 is also my favourite CRPG ever. Especially with overhaun mods like Divinity Conflux.

[@GuyLogen]

Solid list!

[@Mystra]

My top 7 1. BG1 (I felt the exploration and immersion element was not the same in BG2. It was still great but I actually like BG1 more) 2. Pillars of Eternity/Deadfire 3. NWN 4. DoS2 5. Pathfinder Kingmaker 6. Tyranny 7. Planescape: Tides of Numenera (did not play the original)

[@aezmarvettan9294]

Divinity 2 gets my vote for having the best soundtrack of any CRPG and among the best in gaming as a whole literally every single soundtrack is well DIVINE....

[@mrbananoid]

great video! would you recommend playing the first divinity (the 2015 one i mean) before playing the second one?

[@MortismalGaming]

Nah, they're only loosely connected honestly

[@olly3231]

Right in time for Steam summer sale, perfect!

[@billc.8569]

Really surprised Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous isn't on the list at all. I would put that one above Kingmaker.

[@MortismalGaming]

WotR didn't release until several months after this video

[@billc.8569]

@@MortismalGaming Ah, that explains a bit. I know the video was out a bit but thought it was still before WotR came out. Thank you. Do you know if there is a turn based option at all for Tyranny?

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Hell, I still enjoy playing Icewind Dale. 😁👍

[@ivanesparza3589]

Wasteland was a carefully crafted fun experience

[@marklion250]

Very interesting. Why not TOP 10? Maybe it's just me, but I feel like you wanted to include more games in this list. You were having a hard time deciding which one you like more, Pathfinder WotR or Divinity OS2, but only Divinity is here

[@skoomamuch356]

What do you think of torment:tides of numenera ?

[@MortismalGaming]

It's good, I've reviewed it actually

[@user-ef7gn4jy6v]

Hi, which one would you recommend for beginners?

[@MortismalGaming]

DOS2, or anything with a highly adjustable difficulty setting really

[@user-ef7gn4jy6v]

@@MortismalGaming thank you !

[@theheavenlyoption]

If you enjoyed wasteland 3, I'd recommend Colony Ship(still in early access)

[@HansAlRachid]

I really wish my ancient as hell laptop was capable of handling Original Sin 2, but unlike most every other modern CRPG, that one really takes a toll on the poor thing. I'm sure it's great and at some point down the line I'll have the money to upgrade, but until then I'll just silently envy all of you.

[@dell.lawrence]

Please excuse my ignorance: what is the game at the beginning of the video? Thanks!

[@alexnieves]

DoS 2 is seriously so great and even after countless playthroughs it's still just damn incredible to go through.

[@elplayclown257]

Weird west, tides of numenera, wasteland 3, mutant year zero road to eden, poe 2 deadfire. And waiting for dark envoy

[@TAAF619]

I want to play pathfinder to get used to for the new game... Is it worth getting? Has it gotten better over time? Is it still consideres frustrating?

[@MortismalGaming]

I'd wait for WotR honestly

[@TAAF619]

@@MortismalGaming thanks! I'll do that

[@sejtano]

divine divinity is really fun, i enjoyed the big open world

[@MR67UToob]

My top 7 in no particular order....Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Witcher 3, Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 2, Pillars of Eternity, Fallout New Vegas!

[@jjs5229]

Many of those games you listed are not CRPGs. Good games, but wrong genre

[@MR67UToob]

@@jjs5229 What are you talking about??? Virtually all the games I mentioned above are CRPGs (Computer Role Playing Games)!

[@jjs5229]

CRPG is has evolved to mean classic role playing games and are in the fashion of top-down, isometric role playing games in the vein of baldur’s gate, etc. games like ther Witcher are more akin to action role playing games

[@MR67UToob]

@@jjs5229 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_video_game

[@MR67UToob]

@@georgebennett715 Not going to argue about this. As per the link to the Wiki article I posted previously, for me, a CRPG is any computer game with RPG elements. That means so-called "action RPGs" like the Witcher 3 as well as more classic party-based RPGs like Baldur's Gate. If you interpret the term "CRPG" differently, that's your choice and fine with me.

[@Ironwind1972]

I've been a gamer for over 40 years, and I hate to admit it, but I just get bored with games anymore. I've got dozens of hours in many of these games listed, Dragon age, Baldur's gate, Divinity, etc, but I just can't bring myself to finish them. Then when I do want to come back to them, I forget the mechanics and controls which turns me off even more. Honestly, it's rather frustrating. Which makes me appreciate you being able to complete a game 100% time and time again.

[@TokyoLove78]

Surprised to not see BG2 (is my favorite)