Editing Video games (section)

==Role-Playing Games==
*[[cRPG]]s
** '''Albion''' Duo of space janitors crash-land on a planet that will be soon strip-mined, only to find out there is local, if Iron Age tier population of few intelligent species.
** '''[[Arcanum]]: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura''' Fallout, but set in a fantasy world where magic and technology coexist and fight each other. The story takes your party across the world as you try to unravel a plot that threatens not only the world but the very concept of life itself.
** '''Arx Fatalis''' A decent but pretty generic RPG if not for the fact that you appear in an underground kingdom in a world that had it's sun extinguished and surface turned into frozen waste. The magic system is also unique as you perform gestures with your mouse in order to cast spells, which is as fun as it is inconvenient (mage-knight build is a necessity due to this).
** '''[[Baldur's Gate]] I''' & '''II'''
** '''Battle for Wesnoth''' An Aussie who played too much jRPGs made a hex-based battle mini games that happens to be one of the more balanced things on the market.
** '''Betrayal at Krondor'''
** '''Darklands''' Adventures of a roaming party in the 15th century <s>Holy Roman Empire</s> Germany. Probably the lowest possible low fantasy to still qualify as such, rather than just historical setting. Alchemy potions substitute magic spells, intercessions of specific saints replace clergy magic.
** '''Deus Ex''' series. THE cyberpunk RPG. So good that it managed to incorporate nearly every conspiracy theory into its story and make them actually work well together.
** '''[[Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Series]]''' (also includes some Buck Rogers games because of Lorraine Williams)
** '''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''' especially Daggerfall, and Morrowind as the other ones are pretty generic and thus boring.
** '''[[Fallout]]''' series.
** '''[[Icewind Dale]]'''
** '''Might and Magic''' from 1 to 8, then X. [[Squats|Might and Magic 9 does not exist.]]
** '''[[Monster Hunter]]''', since it's a fantasy game series about [[Rip and tear|tearing out the huge guts of huge monsters]].
** '''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'''
** '''[[Planescape: Torment]]''' Storyfags' and Lorefags' wet dream.
** '''[[Shadowrun]]''' series.  
** '''System Shock''' series
** '''The Temple of Elemental Evil'''
** '''[[Ultima]]''' series - see Might & Magic above and retain the "ignore 9" rule.
** '''Underrail''' ''Metro 2033'' (setting) meets classic ''Fallout'' (gameplay) and decides to have a foursome with cosmic horror and space opera. Try it or get dominated, pipeworker.
** '''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]] - ''Bloodlines/Redemption''''' Bloodlines was Troika's last hurrah and after you apply the official and fan patches you will see why. Redemption is also good but not as much as Bl.
** '''Wasteland''' series
** '''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'''

*Modern RPGs
** '''The Banner Saga'''
** '''[[Dark Souls]]''', due to its moody [[Berserk]]-inspired atmosphere, emphasis on exploration, and [[Dwarf Fortress|merciless learning curve]]. Compelling story and characters are a major plus, also contains large amounts of death and [[RAGE]]. The tagline isn't 'Prepare to Die' for no reason.
*** To a lesser extent, the other "Soulsborne" games ('''Demon's Souls''', '''Dark Souls 2''', '''Dark Souls 3''', '''Bloodborne''', '''Sekiro''', '''Elden Ring''').
** '''Deus Ex: Human Revolution''' While not nearly as broad or deep as the original, it still manages to capture some of it's essence and is a fine RPG in it's own right.
** '''Dragon Age: Origins''' Much better than later games. Has the added bonus of having an actual conclusion; the sequels tend to end on unsatisfying cliffhangers.
** '''Disco Elysium''' [[Planescape: Torment]], except you're an Alcoholic, deadbeat detective. Very short game, especially for the genre, but the writing, atmosphere and world-building more than make up for it.
** '''Expeditions: Conquistador''' and '''Viking''' ''and'' '''Rome'''.
** '''Fallout: New Vegas''' Made by the team that made the classics, and it shows.
** '''Kingdom Come: Deliverance''' A truly generic story of "from zero to hero", involving blacksmith's son climbing the social ladder of medieval society until knighthood. But what makes the game unique is the fact it's a historical RPG, set in specific area of Bohemia during a specific period with autistic levels of research behind it, providing more data about its own setting than your typical edutainment game.
** '''Legend of Grimrock'''
** '''Mass Effect 1 and 2''' Grand space opera to rival that of Star Wars in the levels of epic. There is a 3rd game, but it's... complicated. Ignore the 4th. It's better that way.  
** '''Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor''' A fun uruk/olog hunting/recruiting game with some [[Skub|contentious]] framing, particularly in the sequel ([[Monstergirl]] [[What|Shelob]], among other things). Think of it as "Arkham's Creed: Middle-Earth Edition."
** '''Pillars of Eternity''' Set in the world of Eora where souls are tangible and measurable rather than being metaphysical/religious concepts. With the advance of technology and Animancy (science of souls) the world is set up for some radical upheavals, and that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Billed as a spiritual successor to Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale the game accomplishes - for the most part - what it sets out to do and is one of the better cRPGs in recent times.
** '''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''' Games set a thousand years before the movies. Both games are very good, the second just needs the Restored Content mod. There's also the MMO, which has some good stories, but basic gameplay. 
** '''State of Decay''', the only good thing that came out of the early 2010s zombie craze. If you ever planned to run a zombie campaign, just rip the whole thing off - unlike other vidya rip-offs, this one works out great. Only the first game is approved. Special mention goes to the second dlc too. Run a military outpost who's job is to isolate and operate around a infected overun city as the world around you slowly falls apart from other outbreaks. Not TOO different from the base game and pretty short but there really isn't any other game out there with this set up. Great mine for pnp ideas.
** '''[[The Witcher]]''' series
** '''Pathfinder [[Kingmaker]]'''
** '''Tyranny''' From the same devs that made ''Pillars of Eternity''. This time you are cast into the world of Terratus, a high-fantasy world which is just about to exit its Bronze Age, and as another twist to the ol' formula, you are a mid-ranking minion of the setting's overlord tasked with mediating conflicts and bringing "justice" through their empire. Story and gameplay are just as good as PoE, but the game was released in a rushed state with many things missing. Still, good for ~20hrs of fun or as an entry-level cRPG.