Games to play right now

[Rock-nerd]

Hey guys, i am looking for a video game to get sucked into at the moment, single-player, awesome story, and it keeps me going, not one of those games where you find boring n the first couple of hours. any suggestions? i'm talking games like skyrim, fallout or uncharted, thanks.

 

[lRookiel]

Out of those 3 examples you gave which are action/rpgs, I'd like to add the S.T.A.L.K.E.R Games to that list which are all solid titles, starting with Shadow of chernobyl.

Since I've been playing Baldurs gate since I was 8 and I'm still not bored of it 10 years later I'll add that in too. It's an old school rpg with great story, great character development with a good difficulty curve (Wait for the enhanced edition). :3

Good indie titles you might like include Minecraft, Terraria or Project zomboid which I've recently got in to.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Xenoblade (Wii): Possibly the best JRPG in forever, with a great story, and great battle system. for maximum enjoyment, do not do too many sidequests. Combat is at its most exciting when you're scrambling to survive.

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Lone Surivor (PC - Steam): A 16 bit, sidescrolling survival horror game. It's got a great atmosphere, makes you feel that every resource (food, batteries, bullets) is essential, and it's pretty creepy too.

There's a trailer and demo you can access form the guy's site. Check it out.
http://www.lonesurvivor.co.uk/

Those are the two games I'm playing right now that seem to fit your criteria. They're also two games I'm having a lot of trouble putting down. I don't have work or school at the moment, and I can put 6+ hours into Xenoblade per day without even realizing.

 

[Dalek Caan]

Dragon Age 2? I am having a lot of fun with it right with my Mage running around trolling Templar bastards and having lesbian sex with elven women.

 

[DoPo]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura - the game has been called the closest thing to Fallout since Fallout. Get it on GOG.

Since you mentioned Skyrim, did you consider Morrowind/Oblivion with an added total ovehaul? I know there are several good for Oblivion: Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul - OOO and Martigen's Monster Mod - MMM used to be big a few years ago. And then came FCOM that merged them together (along with two other mods I can't remember the names of) into a really giant overhaul. I'm pretty sure there would be a new overhaul or two since then. I can't think of any for Morrowind, but they are there, I'm pretty sure.

 

[Kae]

If you haven't already, play Final Fantasy VI, it's really good, it's actually what I'm playing right now because I found my old GBA cartridge, seriously every single other Final Fantasy game is shit compared to that, I know Final Fantasy gets a bad reputation but this one is really good.
It's available on SNES, PS1, GBA, Virtual Console (Wii) and PSN (PS3, PSP and Vita I think), if you have any of those things give it a try.

As for more modern games, well I actually haven't been playing modern games, Fallout 1 is really good too BTW, I think it's 5$ on GOG.com, give that a try too if you haven't.

 

[deserteagleeye]

Persona 4. Just do it.

 

[boyvirgo666]

Bioshock
practically every fallout game
all the elder scrolls games
dead rising

 

[Darknacht]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura - the game has been called the closest thing to Fallout since Fallout. Get it on GOG.

Since you mentioned Skyrim, did you consider Morrowind/Oblivion with an added total ovehaul? I know there are several good for Oblivion: Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul - OOO and Martigen's Monster Mod - MMM used to be big a few years ago. And then came FCOM that merged them together (along with two other mods I can't remember the names of) into a really giant overhaul. I'm pretty sure there would be a new overhaul or two since then. I can't think of any for Morrowind, but they are there, I'm pretty sure.

^this.
Or Planescape: Torment, it is one of the best cRPGs ever made and is probably the best written game ever made.

 

[Aric Flowers]

You wanna have some immediate fun and hear a lot of good dick jokes, then look no further than Bulletstorm. I kid you not this game is just fun. Not serious in the slightest, just pure unfiltered fun.

 

[Fidelias]

Well, I just bought Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga off of steam 2 days ago, and it's probably one of the most underrated rpg's I've ever seen.

The best way that I would describe it is; this is what Kingdoms of Amular should've been.

1. The story draws you in with some good lore, but it doesn't require you to go out of your way to read books and stuff to understand the story and factions (I'm looking at you, Elder Scrolls).

2. The combat seems bland at first, but in the mid to late-game it becomes fun and interesting. You can mix and match your character between archer, fighter, and mage, so there's some customization with classes.

3. There's a lot of secret stuff to discover if you go off the beaten path. You won't find every side-quest character otherwise. Sometimes you might have to mind-read (YOU CAN DO THAT!!!) someone so that you can find the key to their celler, then find a diary there, detailing how someone murdered a man in cold-blood, starting a new quest.

4. Humor in this game is awesome. The main quest is supposed to be taken pretty seriously, but many of the other quests have some humor and references to other games or shows and stuff. There's an obvious reference to Dragon Ball Z's Ginyu Force, for example.

5. THE MUSIC! I would recommend this game for the soundtrack alone. One of my favorite soundtracks of any game, it fits with the game, makes you feel like you're going on some epic quest.

6. You get to transform into a FRIGGIN DRAGON!

There are, however, some flaws.

You probably won't find and solve EVERYTHING in the game. It doesn't hold your hand, and you might find some quests literally impossible to complete because, say, you accidentally killed a dude 2 side-quests ago that's actually REALLY important right now. Of course, none of these conflictions appear in the main quest, so I don't think it's a huge problem.

There are some bugs. So far, the only bug I've encountered is that in a certain area my sound will shut off, until I go to the menu and then resume the game.

There is a LARGE gap between auto-saves. Not that big of a deal, but you really want to save, a LOT. When I first started playing, I lost three hours worth of my game because I forgot to save. It wasn't fun.

But anyways, PICK UP THIS GAME! It's a lot of fun, and if you can get it cheap (I hear it's only 10 bucks on Amazon) it's a steal.

Also, make sure you get "The Dragon Knight Saga" and not "Ego Draconis".

"The Dragon Knight Saga" has Ego Draconis and a DLC story, plus improved graphics and other cool stuff.

... Wow, I didn't mean to type that much...