Adaptation of the pen and paper RPG to the Computer. The first two major CRPGs were Ultima and Wizardry. The genre has since evolved with its own conventions separate from the pen and paper game but at the same time still drawing influence from the source material.

Over the past couple years there has been a second wave of one of video games earliest and most traditional genres. Larian Studios and other developers have modernized the old formular of isometric crpgs such as Baldurs Gate 1&2, Fallout 2 etc. and created one of the best video games in recent history.

I dont know if people on here are as interested in this genre of videogames as I am but seeing how great the Souls Like thread is I might as well give it a shot.

Here are some of my favorites. Feel free to post yours and discuss.

Baldurs Gate 3

Perhabs Larian Studios newest masterpiece which is currently in Early Access. While it may resemble more the spirtual successor of Divnity Original Sin games than Biowares classics by being a turn based 3D open world type experience with a heavy emphasis on verticality and physics. The game‘s combat if mastered is incredible rewarding and the close ups when talking to characters make for the most cinematic and immersive crpg experience ever. Currently it is quite expensive and very buggy as its only in Early access but you can already see that just the groundwork and fundamental basis is already that amazing that there is no way this is not going to be a 10/10.

Personally I think the biggest strength of this one are the characters. Having great companions on your side is one the genres biggest strengths and they are just absolutely incredible done here.

Disco Elysium

Im a huge Twin Peaks fan so this was basically made for me. This game has no combat. The strength lies in its dialogue system which always forces you to pay attention and make the right decisions. Very typically for this genre the outcome of a situation is based on your stats, what you know but in the end also luck. Sometimes failing a dialogue option and seeing your character suffering the consequences is part of the charm. So are the characters and its bizarre and hilarious and great game overall.

Pillars Of Eternity 1 and 2

This series is made by Obsidian studios before they were bought by Microsoft. From the games I mentioned it is the one that resembles the old classics like Baldurs Gate 1&2 or Planescape torment the most by relying on a real time with pause system. Still they improved the formular by adding tons of quality of life improvements and also the games look super clean. If you want the old vibe than this and Kingsmaker: Pathfinder is your best shot. Absolutely adored both of these games and it also got some great and fun characters with amazing sidequests.

Divnity Original Sin 2

You dont have to play OS1 to play this and I actually wouldnt recommend it. The first one is good overall but its the second one that is an absolute flawless masterpiece imo. This game has easily the best turn based fighting system ever but thats not all. While this game is percect in every regards imaginable it is especially the almost sandbox approach Larian took that elevates this game above everything I have ever played. The amount of ways you can approach every single combat encounter or quest is ridiculous. You can do so much stuff here Its arguably more than you can even post here.

Kill me if there is already a thread like this and I couldnt find it

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Guess this forum not really interested in those games but was worth a shot

my ADHD sucks so bad I can’t play these games. Too much reading

BG3 also got some glorious bugs wow

Dialogues are probably more bugged then they arent still great experience

If I didn't have so many games in my backlog I'd have started Disco Elysium by now

I don't have much experience with the genre, but I played the S*** out of this when I was a kid

So much fun at the time. From what I understand the Divinity series fills the same niche?

Disco Elysium is one of the best games I’ve ever played.

I know the feeling

I played so much Disco elysium before they released the final cut and now Im too busy playing all the Dark Souls and Baldurs Gate games

Am I the only one that thought Divinity 2 was boring af?

My favorite CRPGs are…

Wasteland 3
FO2
Baldur’s Gate 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Disco Elysium

I dont quite get what makes you feel that was but its alright.

Man I was playing Baldurs Gate 2 just recently this game has probably the best side/ companion quests I have ever seen.

They really didnt f*** around with the amount of extra bosses, locations and characters. Was blown away when I found out there is literally a completely optional extra area just for choosing to travel by boat instead of the teleporter. Absolute classic.

I need to play Dragon Age games next I feel like.

Game looks so fresh

I remember looking at screenshots of some of the item descriptions and dialogue thinking "this writing is leaps ahead of most video games"

I missed out on the original release (and most CRPGs) because I don't have a PC, but Disco caught my attention fr

I bought pillars of eternity 1-2 a couple years ago and only made it like 4-5 hours in. It’s ideally the kinda of rpg I like but idk. It’s so slow to start. I ended up skipping 1 and going to 2, but had the same issue.

this game is gonna be the best RPG OAT

Just started playing DOS2 this game so f***ing hard to start lmao finally made it to the swamps then went back and murdered everything in fort joy

I’ve been stuck on the same group of enemies for the past 4 hours

finna play Disco Elysium

Rogue trader by owlcat already so f***ing good. Came out yesterday

Their writing is incredible

Pathfinder wotr and Rogue trader only really held back by budget

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Just started playing DOS II with my boys GOAT

I spam A through the dialogue and shoot on sight

hard
I need a list of isometric games like this
Transistor was my favorite of all time

These the type of games that need AI voice overs. I’m an avid reader but I just can’t bring myself to read large swaths of text in a game anymore. Mass Effect trilogy was/is the only game I have the fervor to do it for.