How about some more?

-Guardian's Crusade (A PS1 game that fell hard under the radar for some reason. It's made to be a bit more introductory but it definitely pulls some twists that everyone will enjoy. You fight as yourself and your big pink monster which you sort of raise, along with the ability to pull out toy soldiers of sorts.)
-Mega Man Battle Network (Mega Man of all things had an RPG? Yeah! It's a very different hybrid of card game, strategy RPG, and action. It takes a while to get used to, but once you do it has an addictive quality to it. Which is nice because there are 7 games plus different versions of every game from 3 onward like Pokemon did. And people also still play multiplayer and organize their own tourneys. The plot is absolutely dumb sometimes, but if you like long-running anime you'll appreciate it's charms.)
-Bahamut Lagoon (A Strategy RPG where every battle is more like a round in your typical RPG. It also involves lots of dragons. You need a translation patch.)
-Live-A-Live (A game that tried to do something different and succeeded. You pick a scenario at the beginning in any order, and every one of them plays differently. For example, the western one has you setting up traps all around to capture the bad guys writing in to kill everyone. The battle system grid-based and also unexpectedly flexible to the scenario's needs. You'll need a translation patch.)

I was going to post, but darktjm already recommended the cream up above. And Grim Dawn's already recommended for ARPG ("Diablo" being the most famous in that genre.)

Some of the Bioware classics like Jade Empire, Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and probably Dragon Age as well but I've yet to play those.

I would like to recommend Dungeon Siege as well but it is influenced by Diablo in some bits but plays out more like an RTS which may be more appealing.

Ross's Gamedungeon has a nice review of it.

I would say the D&D Boardgames (Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Ashkalon, Legend of Drizzt). These games are better learning tools for the basics of RPGs than an actually RPG. Every normal RPG expects from the reader that s/he already knows the concept.

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Would Talisman count as a similar game then? Granted, it's a little simpler than D&D in most cases.

Oh crap, so many game to check. Thanks for all the input.



"Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark" Looks promising I´ll eventually give it a try when it comes down in price. Pretty much like FF tactics, hope it has skippable cutscenes though (played a little of the PSP version).

"Mount & Blade Warband" seems nice but more multiplayer focus I guess? and the combat seems clunky as hell. But is cheap and there is a Linux version.

"Star Wars: KOTOR" I'm not a movie series fan but the familiar characters may help a little entering the game for the first time.

"Legend of Eisenwald", very Interesting, have to see a good video about it with more time.


All of your recomendations are interesting indeed. "shadowrun" and "Blackguards" really caught my eye.



About Divinity, Is this for real or I'm seing jokes where there is none?

Mount & Blade Warband has a multiplayer element, but the SP is a fully functioning game. IMHO M&BW's MP is what you go to after a playthrough or two and have seen just about all there is of the AI. Also, I think the combat is great, but it takes a little time to catch on since there's no targeting / highlighting. But, don't expect an electrifying story. Still, IMHO worth it for the mods alone. Tons of good mods.

I know I said Legends of Eisenwald would be my recommendation to someone with some RPG experience, but if you like the videos, it's a very good game.

I might even suggest you check out Expeditions Viking.

I dont mind emulation, PS1 and PS2 games are very cheap in my area, but NES and SNES are virtually impossible to get at a decent price. Wii is cheap as well.

I guess it would't matter much wich kind of games I like and play, since I have no background on RPG stuff. As said before Battle for Wesnoth is the more RPG-ish game I played, unless you count Castlevania stuff.
I´m more of a platformer player and indeed "Ori and the blind forest" is one of my favorite games. I have a lot of hours on "Brawlhalla", seems like a kids game but competitive mode is awsome, I started to play with my nephew and still play from time to time.
Dirt rally and Assetto Corsa aren't help choosing a RPG game either XD
I´m quite enjoying Into the Breach at the moment.

No First Person please, have already my share on those. 3rd person is ok, I played a little of Witcher 3 (little past the griffon battle), the combat is a little "random" but exploration was ok. May get it on a next sale, my budget is already topped out on this sale, bought a couple of games for the giveaway thread.

I´m not sure what I want TBH, I guess want to try something new. But can list what I know don't want:
No first person.
If I want to read a book, I read one. This means skippable cutscenes and preferably not too many uninteresting conversations with NPC's.
Action combat have to be good, responsive, intuitive, preferably thight controls and some skill needed.
If turn based, I have preference on a "easy to learn, dificult to master" type. Like Wesnoth, on first plays I just keep buying units, and that is a way to play. Nowadays I focus on less but more advanced units (it may help having probably more than 1000 hours between Steam, raspberry and older Linux versions.)
Never cared much about Anime, if it matters.
I like good storys but something "game of thrones" like, with a lot of artificial twists, just because, are not really my beach.

Am I asking too much? Or more hardcore RPG's aren´t built this way and that belongs to other genres?

I´ve checked some games, Bastion and Transistor seem interesting, any thoughts?

My turn to do some recomendations for those who are trying something other than RPG's. Since the sale is here, there is some really good games to be had.

"Ori and the Blind forest" is one of my favorite games, very easy to learn but somewhat challenging. Keep away if you don´t like dying and restarting, my first play had probably 300+ deaths. Freaking awsome art, visual and music!
I don´t buy expensive games but this one more than worth the sale price, even if you are not a platform gamer. Gamepad recomended (only compatible with XBOX controller but "joytokey" or similar can be used. Plays perfectly on Steam's Proton.
https://www.gog.com/game/ori_and_the_blind_forest_definitive_edition

"Populous the Beginning". Old Bullfrog game that I first played on the PS1. It´s pretty much a RTS but different from all I played until today. Still plays great. Music is awsome and really adds to the style. Keep and eye on the Giveaway thread as it possible pops up there. "Ta-Ka", "Tsunama", "Padatanka" XD
https://www.gog.com/game/populous_the_beginning

"Spelunky HD". There is the original free version of this game on the website, Can't recomend enough for anyone who likes this type of gameplay, like DeadCells.
https://www.gog.com/game/spelunky

"Broforce" I waste quite a bit of money on arcade machines to play Metal slug. This isn't a exact copy but the feeling is still there, better played with a friend. The destructible ground makes up some interesting plays possible.
https://www.gog.com/game/broforce

Notable mentions: Into the Breach, Hollow Knight (only played a few hours), Dungeon keeper (only a few hours as well) and the obvious Trine.

Edit: Almost forgot "Limbo", slow paced but great ambience. Steam has a native Linux version.
https://www.gog.com/game/limbo

I also consider Diablo as extremely boring. Never could understand why it was so popular.

I recommend Fallout 1 or Planscape Torment.

Battle for Wesnoth is still relevant? Nice. I played that game with my friends back in 2006.

Can't really help you with much as I've played more SRPGs on consoles than PC. And since you don't really care about anime, most of the PC stuff like Farland Symphony and consoles like Super Robot Taisen aren't relevant. Heck, basically all Japanese SRPGs/TRPGs are anime: Fire Emblem (the new entries suck though), the ...Wars series, Disgaea series, Front Mission series, Shining series, Phantom Brave etc etc.
I would go with something like King's Bounty, as was mentioned by Cavalary. Legend of Eisenwald I have actually played and I don't think it's a good game. It was some major issues which makes it "ok". Apart from that, maybe try something like the Banner Saga or the Shadowrun games? Haven't played any of those though.

There is a lot of RPGs on sale now for pennies. I am kind of tempted to just blindly buy some but afraid they would stay unplayed in the backlog.

Dex at -90% is just too good to pass on as I liked the demo.

Can non-Steam and Steam players even play together then?

If you want to play something from Japan, then you don't really have a choice in that matter. Western and Japanese SRPGs/TRPGs are definitely different, much like JRPGs and WRPGs. But I guess some games are more "anime" than others, if we aren't just talking about the visual style.