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These Are My Top 5 RPGs for Hours of Fun

ByAsh

Now I will admit, these change every so often, and these are just the top 5 I could think of right now, and they’re all games I have played more than once, most on more than one console and put a lot of hours into. So I wouldn’t change this list currently.

The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel:

The Legend Of Heroes Trails Of Cold Steel

This was my introduction to the series and why I fell in love with it, the characters, the stories and locations. It’s consistently one of my favourite games of all time. I also heard someone explain it well: “by playing this one first, you see the previous characters through the eyes of the current characters, and it gives you a different perspective.” And yes, I am slowly replaying the older games for more context now. It’s a long series now but it’s so worth playing, no matter where you end up starting from (I would at least try and start from the beginning of a set of the games though).

Persona 5:

Persona 5

My favourite Persona game hands down, I love the characters, the colour schemes, the story and how it jabs at modern day issues. It’s not quite as physically dark as P3 and P4, but it’s still there psychologically. I have played the PS4 version, the PS5 version, and beaten it on Steam. Beaten Royal (which is the better version of the game, even if they removed the reaper flu exploit). So yeah, I really enjoy this game. If you like colourful turn-based RPGs, this is a must-try. Just know it has some very dark themes that aren’t for everyone.

Dragon Quest Builders 2:

Dragon Quest Builder

The game itself is fun and enjoyable, definitely better than 1, where they had breakable equipment. But the real fun for me comes from the post-game building, having your own little (or large) islands to transform into whatever you want. Will you build your own little town? Maybe a monster village? Maybe an underground dungeon? I’ve built several different ideas myself, both solo and with friends. I’m eagerly awaiting a third game (I’m hopeful for one anyway.)

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot:

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot

I know people love the Budokai series and quite like Sparkling Zero, but this is my all-time favourite Dragon Ball series game. A really great retelling of the Z story, smooth battles, lots of fun and quirky side quests. The community medals and buffs, including food, were all good additions. Even the early DLCs were very good. This game is what the Fairy Tail RPGs should have been; this is what we should have gotten for Bleach instead of the arena fighter we got. This game, in my opinion, is the standard anime-based game should be held too. Another note, this is the game I chose to be the first game I played when I started re-doing some of my favourite RPGs after I got my Steam Deck, and I absolutely loved the experience there.

Ni No Kuni 2:

This one holds a bit of sentimental value for me, I was hospitalised when it came out, and Sarah got me the collector’s edition as a present for when I got out (which I still have). I will say, I don’t think it’s quite as pretty as the original with Studio Ghibli no longer being involved, but it is a really fun game. It has a great story, great characters and lots of fun little side stuff to do. I even quite enjoy the base-building aspect and how they weave that into side quests and collecting new citizens for your kingdom.

5 Honourable Mentions:

These are all games I have played and really enjoyed, but didn’t quite make the cut for the top 5. They’re all games that have also made some kind of social impact, so I thought they were good, honourable mentions.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33:

Clair Obscur

This game has been a viral phenomenon lately, and I can see why. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game and while I did use a Maelle build for Simon, I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the dodge and parry mechanics, even though I usually do prefer traditionally turn-based RPGs. Esquie really grew on me throughout the story as well. I wasn’t too keen at first, but I think they perfectly balanced his comic relief with a pretty dark story without overdoing his additions too much. So far, I’d still personally have this as my game of the year, but we still have plenty of the year to go and more games to come.

Elden Ring:

Now I’m not big on the whole soulslike genre (although I have played some Bloodborne and Sekiro), but I got really into Elden Ring. I’ve played through multiple endings, some of them more than once. Struggled through a fight or two with the fire giant before getting that one down, never had the patience in me to try Malenia though. And yes, I was slinging a lot of rockets and some comets for my main play-throughs.

Split Fiction:

Now I played this with a friend and we had an absolute blast, enough so that we looked into the previous games by the same studio. It has some sections my eyes didn’t quite like with constantly flipping perspectives, but the game is beautifully done and so smooth to play. If you want a co-op game with a mixture of fantasy and sci-fi elements? This is it. It is definitely my co-op game of the year.

Marvel’s Spiderman:

This is another game I’ve played multiple times now. PS4, PS5 and then Steam Deck. All slightly different experiences and all very fun. PS4 was my favourite, first time playing and really enjoyable, I also managed to get away with no bugs. My next two runs were a little more buggy than the last, but still a really fun time. I loved the story; it had great emotional weight to it and a really nice selection of villains. If you like Spiderman or just RPGs, definitely give it a shot (Spiderman 2 is also a really great game worth having a go at.)

Skyrim Anniversary Edition:

I chose this edition specifically because I really enjoy the additions this one makes. Lots of creative content has been added to the game, and while all of it is pretty fun, my favourite addition is a very small but fun one. Backpacks. You can find one as early as the tutorial dungeon, and the +75 carry weight? A godsend that early on. It makes exploiting the Dawn Star hidden chest much faster to get the Enchanting, Alchemy and Smithing loop started faster and easier. Which I tend to do early on most times I play. If you ever get Skyrim, get this version. If you have it but not the upgrade? It’s worth it in my opinion.

What is your favourite RPG game?

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163 Comments

  6. My go-to console is the PS5 (although I do have a Switch, too). I’d probably use it to get Spiderman; it’s something I’m interested in, but not a big enough fan to get without a push!

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  8. The Final Fantasy games are one of my all time favourites. I’d put the voucher towards Black Ops 7.

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  12. Either Playstation so my husband could choose something sci-fi related or Nintendo so my husband could choose something for the Switch. I’d have to see which one was in my good books if I was lucky enough to win!

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  13. ps5 and superman 🦸‍♂️ – great brownie points for when my great neices stay over

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  16. I’d go with PS5 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I’ve heard amazing things about it and I’ve heard it’s similar to some of my favourite RPGs.

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  17. I’m still on the old Xbox one. can’t decide if I’d put it towards the next generation or buy some cool classics like grand theft auto 5 which I never got round to purchasing. Skyrim is my all time favourite.

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  28. I would choose an Xbox voucher, and probably use it for a Game Pass subscription extension, as boring as a choice as it is!

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  31. Steam for the PC for me – then i could choose from loads of games – i want to try all the star wars games 🙂

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  32. In my house, it is my 2 sons that are the gamers, and would love to treat them with a £50 Steam card

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  33. I’d give to my neighbours son to choose games to play on his desktop computer.i lvoe to spoil him he uses pc. games

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  35. Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, Nintendo because I still haven’t played Elden Ring properly and this edition has lots of new content.

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  36. I’d love this for Nintendo eshop. I’ve just started a second Animal Crossing island and would spend it on online membership so I can use other people’s custom designs and back up my game.

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  41. I like the sound of the Conditioning Nail Treatment. My nails are so thick they’re really hard to cut.

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  46. I’d use it for my Nintendo Switch, and I think I’d go for Donkey Kong Country Returns

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  48. I think I would gift it to my son who would probably choose to spend it on steam and get some new games from his wishlist

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  52. My niece has just got a PlayStation so I would give it to her. I’m not sure which game she would pick tho!

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  59. I’d love a Nintendo giftcard so I could use it to buy Fire Emblem Three Houses.
    one of the best tactical games ever made.

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  69. hi!! the games i want are stellar blade complete, tony hawks 3+4 deluxe, red dead redemption 1, metaphor refantazio, persona 3 reload w aigis dlc, horizon forbidden west, ghost of tsushima and some others even indie games! so i would like to use the money to buy any of these games, i need extra help i appreciate it 🙂

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  70. If I won the giveaway, I’d like to spend them on Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster. Surprisingly it costs the same as the vouchers amount.

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  74. I’d love it for the Nintendo switch pls, probably get the new donkey Kong game, i loved playing it years ago

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  90. Skyrim. I have all four platinums on PlayStation. Loved it every time, particularly the vr version

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  91. I would be giving the voucher to my daughter to spend on the PS5. I’m not sure what she would get but she loves Split Fiction

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  121. Thanks for the giveaway love the article gave me a few rpgs I had eyes on like nino kuni 2 and trails of heroes and reformed how good kakarot and persona 5. Also thanks so much for the giveaway I’ve been looking for this, I hope I win I’ve had two games I been very excited for that came out that I wanted to play being ufo50 and ninja gaiden ragebound. My console that I use is Nintendo so I hope I’m able to win the gift card

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  134. Steam please, I’d love to try Clair Obscur as Gustav, short and sweet at 20-30Hours and looks Final Fantasyesque

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