You get to not only see the same characters sticking around for endless chunks of continuous gameplay, you get to see a sci-fi RPG gradually morph into a third-person shooter with RPG elements.
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From the creators of the classic adventure Quest for Glory games comes Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a 2D adventure-RPG currently down to its last 28 hours on Kickstarter.
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Especially in an era of gaming obsessed with the sort of free-to-play model that fuels both DOTA 2 and League of Legends, one would imagine a top-down RPG in this vein could do quite well.
The game is a hack-and-slash action-RPG with a full range of customizations available to players.
But you also get an epic, over-the-top story about the mysterious Stick of Truth, a fully-fledged turn-based RPG system, and Kenny dressed in drag.
Like its predecessors, the game is an MMORPG, but looks more like a top-down action-RPG such as Diablo.
Players of the action-RPG control a series of warriors who duke it out medieval-style with the terrible God King.
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But I would still love to see a top-down action-RPG that requires something more in terms of combat strategy, that requires more than click-and-loot to progress.
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While it's been possible for ages to record keyboard and mouse commands as macros, quality assurance teams sometimes can't have any tracking software running -- a real pain when trying to recreate a bug in an online RPG or other input-heavy apps.
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What at first looks a lot like a Diablo RPG transforms into a much more interesting looking turn-based game.
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ChronoBlade (FREE) - Developed by nWay, a single-player demo of the upcoming action-RPG will be playable only with Atlas controllers.
Everything from Harry Potter and Dark Souls mods, to texture and weather overhauls have made the PC version of Skyrim far more than just a huge, open-world action RPG.
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In the one-player Story Mode, you take control of one of the three bouncers and engage in a cross between an RPG and an old beat-em-up from the days of yore - think Double Dragon or Streets of Rage, only with experience points and much better graphics.
The other day, I criticized Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning, saying that despite capable gameplay, a well-built world, and easy RPG mechanics, it had no style.
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Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is something of a folkloric hybrid: half Little Red Riding Hood, half Japanese myth, the game is a lovely, highly-stylized action-RPG from developer American McGee and Spicy Horse Games.
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Add this to a long and growing list of incredible looking action-RPG titles.
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Video gamers often play with friends either in the flesh or online, but at least in my experience the time requirements of a good board game or pen-and-paper RPG are vast in comparison.
But even the game, so far, looks to be shaping up into a solid, even slightly old-school, action-RPG.
This browser based, free-to-play title looks like it has a ton of potential for RPG and CCG lovers.
Not only does the patch give players tons of flexibility over difficulty settings with the addition of Monster Power, it adds a huge new piece of end-game content to the action-RPG.
Runic Games, the developer behind the long-awaited action-RPG Torchlight 2, has announced that they will be announcing a release date for the game this Friday at PAX Prime.
With a deep dialogue system, a huge world to explore, and lots of other goodies, the old-school RPG project should be, quite franlky, amazing.
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Borderlands 2, the irreverent RPG-Shooter is approaching six million copies shipped, as well as a very strong attach rate for its exemplary series of DLC.
But there are other types of games that work much better with a controller, including platformers, fighters (although obviously an arcade stick is the best option there), beat-em-ups, racing games, and most action or RPG games that have a heavy focus on melee combat.
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Nor do I think a game like Darksiders II quite qualifies as an RPG, even though it has elements of loot-hunting and leveling.
But BioWare is also returning to its RPG roots with this game, so there will be a nice blend of action and role-playing.
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