#role-playing-games

#role-playing-games

As artificial intelligence has seeped more into daily life, it's been met with a mix of acceptance and repulsion. The technology has been used to modify photos and improve productivity, but it has also threatened jobs and created havoc with the truth. When it comes to video games, players abhor AI. It's associated with slop and the deluge of nice-looking but cheaply made games. That has created a hunger for authenticity.

In 2025, fans of the genre dove into classic fantasy adventures, traveled the cosmos, and even found some time for a bit of agricultural fun. Last year's best RPGs included GameSpot's GOTY, Metaphor: Refantazio and other heavy-hitters like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Unicorn Overlord, and Black Myth: Wukong, but this year, there was a very noticeable trend with the games that rose to the top.

Paper Mario: The Origami King celebrates its five-year anniversary today, reflecting a complex legacy that mixes platforming joy with RPG storytelling elegance and humor.

The Operative is an interactive storytelling game that combines elements of role-playing and escape rooms, allowing players to engage with AI-generated characters through texts and calls.

One of the things that eases the Gustave-to-Verso transition is the fact that he immediately inherits all of the weapons you collected as Gustave.

Joining the Dark Brotherhood in Oblivion requires killing an innocent person and completing a specific quest, ultimately leading to access to valuable rewards.

Joining the Thieves Guild in Oblivion Remastered provides players an exciting opportunity to engage in stealth and thievery for additional income and a secret base.