Five Of My Favorite TRPGs
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Talking about some of my favorite entries into the TRPG genre!
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00:00 Intro
00:57 WH40k Chaos Gate
02:01 WH40k Mechanicus
03:11 Tactics Ogre
04:35 Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children
05:54 Hard West 2
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40k games recently have been a blast, blessed be the omnissiah
Agreed, we've had a streak of great releases for 40k. Darktide, Mechanicus, and Chaos Gate... fingers crossed that we have more to come with the upcoming release of Boltgun, Space Marine II, and Rogue Trader!
@@theconnorwarman5138 If Rogue Trader is anywhere near Pathfinder quality, we are in for a treat. I'm actually pretty confident Owlcat will absolutely deliver.
@@Loqque very excited for Rogue Trader 🙂
The Emperor protects
Yeah I've been playing Inquisitor Martyr lately and having a blast with it
Battletech and Battle Brothers for me. Managing a merc company is a super interesting concept in my opinion and slowly upgrading your characters and their kit certainly helps making it a game I'll return to. Battle Brothers in particular is so visceral and satisfying that I can lose entire days in the low magic setting.
Though both of them require the dlcs to play and get the full experience, and in Battletech in particular one of the many expansion mods, I recommend BEX or BTA, to really make it as interesting as possible.
@@Napoleonic_S How is Battletech NOT a TRPG? It has choice and consequence. It has turn-based combat. It has clear character-building mechanics. Now, maybe Roguetech wrecks this. I never liked that mod. But it's absolutely a TRPG.
XCom you can call a strategy game. But it's nowhere near a Grand Strategy Game. It has nothing in common with Paradox games, Total War, or Terra Invicta. In fact, that Pavonis had to create an entirely different game to fulfill the fiction of playing as The Spokesman tells you XCom isn't the same type of game and can't be.
@@Napoleonic_S Tactics RPG means that it's a game where you have a tactical component, usually defined by having a set number of actions in a turn based combat system, and marrying RPG elements such as character growth, equipment growth, floating numbers, dialogue options etc...
Battletech has all of that. It's a tactics game, you have vehicles making actions in turns with a complex damage system, and you have RPG elements such as increasing your pilot's stats, tweaking the mechs etc...
I don't know what TBS stands for but I can assure you that Battletech fits nicely in the TRPG greater category of games and fits the TBS subgenre.
+1 Really enjoyed Battletech. Story, setting and gameplay are all excellent. It's also one of the few games in which I rarely skip the intro that plays upon launch. Would love to see a review by Mortym.
@@SCHU50 That intro is the closest thing to Homeworld perfection in establishing lore and setting in one shot.
@@Napoleonic_S Then TBS is the greater term and TRPG is the subcategory.
Terra Invicta is more of a grand strategy game than a TRPG as you control countries, manage income, production , laws and your spaceships aren't piloted by your council. It has very little to do with a TRPG. Hearts of Iron, crusader kings, victoria, europa uiniversalis are grand strategy games as the focus is to lead a country.
XCOM is very much a TRPG as you grow your characters and you may get immersed in them, their character, over time. Xenonauts is too to a lesser extent as growing your characters is beyond your control and all they get are stats. Xenonauts is closer to a simulation than a TRPG.
But one thing's for sure, they are all TBS.
I don't play a lot of TRPGs, but I've really been impressed by The Last Spell lately.
It's just a crunchy, replayable roguelike take on the genre, and that sound track is so good.
I LOVED TROUBLESHOOTER TOO! I wish it had better localization, but damnit it's a great game.
Most dedicated developers I've ever seen for sure
XCOM 2 and wastelands 3 are definitely 2 of my favorites. The XCOM mod community has made some fantastic extensions and add ons to the game
I bought xcom2 again on switch. No mods but just impressed it doesn't crash on switch
Both great games
My favorite of all time is Gladius that got released on the gamecube and xbox. An actual gem that did not get enough attention then and would love nothing more than a remake/reboot of that wonderful game.
Hard West 2 was a great game. I really loved the “kills replenish your action points” system. It made Laughing Deer a favorite party member. I rarely ever use melee characters in rpgs
King's Bounty: The Legend + Armored Princess/Crossworlds are probably my favorite TRPG's.
Some more I like:
The Banner Saga, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Fort Triumph, Legends of Eisenwald and The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk.
I like Fallout Tactics. I still play it occasionally.
Disgaea will always be my favourite TRPG series, with 5 being my all time favourite. I just wish they didn't take forever to make it to PC!
I remember being really into Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics as a kid. Guess I'll check out the TO remake, as well as Hard West 2. Thanks for the recommendations!
Yessssss. Disgaea is an excellent series!
May the prinnies be with you o7
My favorite TRPGs are the old Front Mission games, the feeling when you finish a mission without losing any unit and you go to a new location with new mech gear, damn I just remembered that "Shop music" 🤩. I really want to see your review of XCOM 2, it's one of the best game I've played specially with the new expansion 😉
Front Mission 3!
Hail Front Mission. 🙏🤲
How's the shop music? Everytime I go to the store I think of the Daggerfall Shop Theme.
Oh hell yeah, Front Mission used to be fantastic - especially the ones on the PSX. I wonder how that remake on the Switch turned out, now that you've got me thinking on it.
Skip the story and front mission 4 is great too
3 out of 5 games I already had on my wishlist. One of the many reasons that I like your channel is that we have similar taste in games!
Haven't seen the Mario + Rabbids games listed, and I think they deserve a shout-out! They lean on the simpler side, but the level design and overall vibe of the game is fantastic. It's one of the only "wholesome" TRPGs that come to mind.
Mutant Year Zero is by far my favorite of the turn based rpgs. You have a real time world which you can explore and through which you navigate and when you get into combat the game goes turn based, but there is also a stealth mechanics, so you can execute stealth kills before even entering combat. It has some very refreshing takes on the genre. And I wish more games would get rid of the grid system and embrace more fluid system like the one Divinity Original Sin uses. The cover mechanics have become outdated and really need some innovation.
Silent Storm is technically a TRPG and it's amazing.
I had bought Hard West 2 and Chaos Gate mainly due to your reviews. I love them. I plan to get ogre battle but no rush for it. I loved Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen when I was young but when I see this game, it seems a lot different from my memories of what I loved about the original so going to wait for awhile on it.
For me xcom2 is still probably the best. The game that shifted me from chronic save scummer to loosing is fun kind of player.
My favorites are a bit simpler than most, Shining Force Trilogy and Shadowrun Returns Trilogy
Shadowrun trilogy might not be the most tactically robust, but the world building and immersion are top notch. Some of my all time favorites
They're masterworks all, you can't go wrong with these TRPGs :)
Nice to see the TRPGs get some attention. I think it is an undervalued genre, because it plays "slow". Personally, i would also add fell seal arbiters mark to the list. It is also an Indie game, but feels like the devs really love the genre.
TRPGs are the best! I love seeing larger channels cover them; I wish more of them would look at indie titles, of which there are many.
Great list!
Battletech is honestly amazing. Managing your merc ship and mechs, some great scenario missions, and endlessly deep randoms.
I also quite enjoyed Phantom Doctrine! It's a bit on the easy side, but the stealth is very enjoyable.
Dying to play Troubleshooter but I'm too poor lol.
Chaos Gate reminds me Squad Command for PSP, should come back and finish it already some day...
Being a maniacal fan of this genre I really appreciate the vid. I found Troubleshooter very interesting but plagued by the fact that is soooo wide and long that it could have used a bit of a faster pace. The Tactics Ogre Remake is great but as one that is still waiting for a worthy successor to Final Fantasy Tactics it left me wanting for more depth.
If you haven't played it yet you should definitely emulate the PSP version of FFT or try out the next best thing that ever came out on PC, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark.
I should mention a little gem that recently came out, Phantom Brigade. A customizable mech trpg that replaces conventional turns with blocks of 5 seconds in which you can see the future.
Hi Mortym! Trpgs are one of my favorite sub-genres. Once again, thanks for another awesome video!
I love CRPGs, but nowadays I'm very short on time to engage on those time consuming adventures, so I've been playing both the Warhammer's TRPG and Hard West 2 based on your recommendations for this tittles on the 100% reviews, so far it's been a very well spent time!
Well Phoenix Point and the 2 X-com would be good choice if you want to get into more TRPG so would Age of Wonder: Planetfall the hero units are definitely like with skill, equipment and modules. The modules are sort of load of skills and passives you can equip on both hero units and the mass produced peons so even your bulk army can be customized to a certain degree.
This is a nice list. I'm surprised by the 40k presence, and your play time with Tactics Ogre. Onward to 200k. All glory to the algorithm.
If you plan to cover the XCom games, id also recommend covering Pheonix Point, which was created by the original creator of the original XCom game, to be a sort of spiritual successor
Is it any good
@@AwesomeJedi182 Better than XCOM2 apart from the final mission.
@@taomahNEGEV
I heard the dlc left a bit to be desired. I also heard that the launch wasnt great.
But everything lately seems pretty positive
@@tarinindell8217 I'd say it's a neat game for sure, but the DLC - Festering Skies in particular - really ends up downgrading the overall experience. They wanted the game to feel punishing (end of the world and all), but they just went too far and it somehow ends up feeling both unfair and unengaging at the same time. The base game _is_ fun though! Personally I'd say it's nowhere near XCom 2, but it's absolutely worth a look or two! (and yeah, the launch was really rough)
@@tarinindell8217 Phoenix Point is much more tactical than XCOM2. Legacy of the Ancients is a brilliant DLC meanwhile Blood and Titanium, Living Weapons and Khaos Engine are Ok. Festering Skies suck, just disable it.
Have you played XCOM2 and Jagged Alliance 2 yet? I think they would leapfrog your entire list once you play them. Such amazing games.
Another good recommendation is Phatom Brigade.
Great video as always. I can only wish you get to Fallout Tactics eventually.
Definitely appreciate the list, never heard of almost all the games despite loving the genre!
TS and XCOM goes without saying. Also been meaning to get to Midnight Suns despite the meh reception it got
Will definitely be keeping my eye out for some of these, thanks again for the vid!
I didn't know Mechanicus & Hard West 2 were that good. Thanks for the reco.
Chaos Gate is one of my favorites, the DLC made it even better.
I'd still love to see you try Telepath Tactics Liberated! It deserves more attention, I think.
All great games, I really need to play Troubleshooter one day. Looks amazing.
I am currently developing one of these and these games are a great source of inspiration.
I hope it's a smash hit!
Good luck ! :D
I hope I'll be able to work on this kind of games one day, they gave me so much growing up and still now :)
I see battletech mentioned, really worth checking out.
But i have to throw in Gears Of War Tactics here as well. It’s fantastic. Straight forward and quick paced, fun character development and lots of little tricks. Loved my playthrough of it, probably even more fun if you know the gears of war lore which i really don’t.
Vandal Hearts 2 is up there for me. I'm not all that familiar with the TRPG genre, which is why I clicked this video, but I have many fond memories with that game. I think the simultaneous turns and political intrigue story turned a lot of players off, especially coming from the first game, but I really clicked with the combat and found customising my team to be very fulfilling for the time. I also have to shout out the soundtrack, so memorable and evocative.
Yeah it's good, I preferred vandal hearts 1 with the class system
All Great games on this list, for me the best on it is Mechanicus. But the best TRPG I played was Fallout Tactics. I guess that bit of nostalgia playing here, i still got nice boxed edition.
Othercide mostly for the dope art-style and banger soundtrack.
Brigandine: Legend of Runersia is a lesser known trpg that absolutely engulfed my free time Haha. Tactics ogre is still my most played/favorite of all time but Brigandine is up in my top 3. There's just a few systems that could be improved, so if they ever make another I feel it could be vying for a number 1 spot.
Have spent around 1500 hours in Troubleshooter, an amazing indie game from (South) Korea. Harebrained's Battletech is also very good
The gears tactic are absolutely a blast, you should try it bro. You won’t regret it!
Loved that game and my OP Shotgun and Grenade build
I haven't played a lot of TRPGs, but I really enjoyed Hellenica. You wouldn't think a 2d isometric game with a pixelated art style would have such fun physics. It's much smaller scope than these bigger franchise games, but it's very addicting. The steampunk/ Ancient Greece setting was well realized, and fits better than you'd think. I played the heck out of it.
I think Mordheim was the last TRPG I sunk a lot of time into, it was great fun but a bit unforgiving of mistakes. And I've had Troubleshooter on my Steam wishlist for ages but haven't picked it up yet. Your description makes it sound very appealing.
Hard West 2 was also a favorite of mine. Another that I picked up during a Steam sale that surprised me and was a lot of fun was Urtuk: the Desolation.
Final Fantasy Tactics is certainly the most prominent that comes to mind for me. It's what got me into the genre way back in the late 90's.
Wastelands 3 is probably my favorite modern game. I did like the dawn of war 2 series. I should get around to checking out the 40k games you mentioned here.
Troubleshooter is my #1 most played TRPG. I'd probably try to squeeze Solasta onto my top 5 list, and maybe Final Fantasy Tactics. Not sure after those though. There'd be quite a few honorable mentions, like Shadowrun, Disgaea5, Fell Seal: Arbiter's mark, Valkyria Chronicles, Wasteland 3, XCOM, Fire Emblem: Awakening, etc.
Silent Storm always comes to mind
I think Xenonauts needs a shout out. I found it to have triple the charm of XCOM for a third of the production values.
Xenonauts was great! Always glad when people bring that game up. I think if the sequel manages to reduce the minutia you have to manage a tiny bit it has a real shot at being one of the best TRPGs out there.
Isn't that a re-imagining of the original X-Com? It's fun though and I found it much easier to get into than the original X-Com.
I just cant get past the graphics. Its not 1990 anymore :D
Interesting to hear 40k Chaos Gate's DLC improved the base game so substantially. Will keep an eye on it
Apart from what you mentioned I also really enjoyed Fell Seal
Troubleshooter: abandoned children is one of the most satisfying trpg/character building system in any game ever (maybe only rivaled by something like wrath of the righteous). I spent like 150 hours in that game and feel like i only touched around 30-40% of its game system. I didnt bother too much with the drones and only use a single tamed monster that act as a aggro absorber. I haven't changed class for many of its character, and until the second DLC, i haven't used crafting system too much.
Have not tried Hard West 2. However I played Hard West and Phantom Doctrine, and really enjoyed both, so I likely should try it.
May have to give that Grey Knights one a go too. Back when I played 40K I was always tempted to do a Grey Knight army, so would be fun to at least get to play then on my PC.
I played Tactics Ogre on the Vita back in the day - is this essentially a remaster of that version? Let Us Cling Together HD, essentially? I remember that game being quite good, with fantastic writing and art in particular, but it really didn't explain itself very well if I remember right - does this version have a tutorial segment or the like that introduces you to its systems?
Great choices in general, I'd say! Personally I'd absolutely put XCom 2 and Battletech on that list as well, probably at the very top, too. If you (or anyone reading this, really) somehow never played either of those, I highly - *highly* - recommend checking them out, it's absolutely bonkers how great those games are.
(Battle Brothers is another good one, as others have mentioned, but that game is brutal as all hell to new players)
Disgaea and Final Fantasy Tactics for me. I would like to play more games from this genre, but due to usually lenghty nature of these games I am not really able to take on more.
the king of reviews
It's free to play but Battle of Wesnoth is very good for an Indy title. There's no voice acting but it's easy to get into, has some interesting campaigns and it's main selling point is the ability to make your own scenarios. I'm unsure whetheri it's a TRPG per se though. Another one, again, not sure whether it's classed as a TRPG is the original Age of Wonders.
Have you ever tried Parasite eve? Its more of a rpg but with trpg elements. Its has my favorite combat system.
Oh wow lol theres a name I haven't heard in forever, but yeah I have. Used to play it all the time when I was in like 4th grade.
You ever try Pathway? It's an Indiana Jones inspired TRPG. Good fun, really short
Dunno why I thought of this out of the blue this morning, but have you ever heard of the Avernum series? I randomly was thinking you might enjoy those games. There's six of them in total, and the fans of the series seem to really like it. Figured i'd tell you about it since you like some classic old rpg stuff.
He has. He's planning to get to them eventually. He's recently reviewed Geneforge: Mutagen.
I really enjoyed Gears Tactics (never played the FPS).
Currently playing Choas Gate and having a great time.
Battle Brothers, Wartales, Mechanicus, Daemon Hunters, I'm about to buy Shardpunk: Verminfall, looks pretty amazing!
Speaking of, I'm hoping you take a look at Aliens: Dark Descent when it comes out! Looks super fun
My favorite will always be the original Vandel Hearts on ps1. It was the first of the I played way back in 1997-98 and I fell in love with it. As a kid nothing was better than seeing the outrageous blood fountains upon character dying even though very pixellated by today standards.
What are your thoughts about Pillars of Eternity turn based mode? Have ever played?
Damn, 167k, hadn't checked your number since you went past 100k. Sweet.
Well, XCOM 2 War of the Chosen towers head and shoulders above anything else in this genre made in the last 20 years or so for me... So there's that.
But before that we had Jagged Alliance 2.
Also, honorable mention for Battle Brothers.
True that
XCOM for sure is on my list but I'm á fan of Battletech too, great game. I would like to check out Hard West someday.
Final Fantasy Tactics. Absolutely exploded my little mind when I first played it in middle school. I learned about heretics, patricide, and church conspiracies. Also it was hard as nails for me then. I barely understood the systems and good God the RNG hated me. Plus the way the story ends. I wish there was a convenient way for me to play the remake War of the Lions.
Great pict, Brother - For the Emperor!
This is how I want to start my morning. ❤
Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen needs more love. Come on with the remaster!
TRPG is a genre I have a hard time getting in to, but both Troubleshooter and Hard West II look interesting.
Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate and Mechanicus are also two of my favorite trpgs! Sequels please! Praise the Omnissiah
Battletech, Battle Brothers, and XCom are my three favorites, by far.
Daemonhunters has a good story and is fun once through. But the pacing lets the game down enough that I can't enjoy it on replays. I actually think King Arthur: A Knight's Tale is a more replayable game than 40K, because the alignment system means that even though the missions are (mostly) the same, the characters are completely different. Which makes approaching them a different problem to solve.
You have got to check out Jagged Alliance 2 Wildfire!
My top 5 TRPGs are:
- Shadowrun: Dragonfall
- Fire Emblem: Awakening
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong
- Fallout Tactics
You should check out Battletech dude - it's got a cracking story.
Jupiter Hell needs a review
good overview - i would like to add Battletech, Shadowrun (all 3 parts), Wasteland 3, Battle for Wesnoth and Gears Tactics to the list :)
and forgot Wartales...
Another fan of Battle of Wesnoth!
I do wish that game would get more love but also more money thrown behind it for bigger and better stuff.
Robot Wars and Gundam G are both pretty slick if you like the anime flavor.
i'm surprised you didn't include wasteland 3
Chaos Gate Demonhunters and Mechanicus were awesome! Loved it! FOR THE EMPEROR!
You should check Valkiria Chronicles series and the older shining force 1 - 3
Have you ever considered playin the trpg Gorky 17?
Will it run on Windows 11?
I m still playing Tactics Ogre. Using the Ogre Blade my Lich vecna has 400 intelligence and 400 wisdom. Using hellhound 2 anything near him dies quickly. The game has alot of replay value.
I remember my first Trpg was this niche psp game called unlosing ranger vs dark death evil man thinking back it was very charming but I had no idea what I was doing all I remember is that I had a penguin as a wife and my house was burnt down for some reason🗿
Did you forget about King Arthur? How did that not make your top 5
Are games like Warhammer 3, Crusader Kings 3, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Divinity 2: Original Sin, Bannerlord, and Wasteland 3 considered TRPGs? I mention them because they're some of my favorite games of all time. I know they're RPGs but are they specifically TRPGs?
As for Nintendo Switch, I have like 15 days of play time into Tactics Ogre: LUCT, and I've played a lot of Fire Emblem (all the games released in the past 5 years or so), Civilization 6, Monster Hunter: Rise & Sunbreak, Pokemon Violet, etc
I'm not sure what the difference is between Tactical RPGs and normal RPGs - they seem almost the same to me.
Mutant year zero; Gears: Tactics. And, oh, Incubation: time’s running out.
never heard of Hard West 2! should i play Hard West 1 or can i jump straight to 2?
You can jump straight to 2
Time to review X4 foundations, with the new Expansion that just came out ?! :p
My favorites are Battle Brothers, X-COM: UFO Defense (the original X-Com), XCOM: Enemy Unknown (the first "modern" XCOM), and Darkest Dungeon (if you can consider DD a TRPG).
DD is definitely not a TRPG; you need 2D or 3D movement (preferably on a grid) for that.
A lot of people really rate Julian Gollop's Phoenix Point. Not sure whether you've tried that yet.
I spent over 200 hours on Final Fantasy Tactics while in college. Higher Education at it's best!
I wouldn't count those as RPG because I think they need to have roleplaying but in this genre Xcom2 with War of the chosen would be my favorite. Dawn of war 2 is also really good but real-time (with active pause if you want) and more RPG since you have some narrative choices in the expansion
I read that Gears tactics has a system like bravado, I wonder if Mort tried it. But of course it has AAA price :(
I'd recommend Black Book to you for a future playthrough. It's a card-combat game, which I don't normally like, but the art style, story, and Slavic Mythos absolutely hooked me.
My favorite so far has to be Daemonhunter. The combat animations feel good, and I genuinely have a good time with the fast-pacing.
kinda wished you would have added x-com long war, however since that was an extensive mod to the game it might not have met the criteria
Hard West 1 and Xenonauts!