Single player RPG recommendations- PC turn-based

It can be a little difficult to find a PC RPG to satisfy your needs. On the PC it can be a real challenge. With my extensive playtime on many games, I am in a good position to give provide some suggestions. If you're looking for a good slower paced RPG that's turn based, take a look at this list and click on the links for a more in-depth review:

PC turn based RPG recommendations:

1- Dragon Age

Dragon Age games aren't completely turn based, but if you rack it up to a difficulty level that will challenge you it becomes a strategical pause-fest that will have you reaching for the quick save button indefinitely. If you're looking for a good game to play, Dragon Age: Origins and 2 should be one of your first stops.

2- Baldur's Gate

If you haven't heard of this legendary franchise yet, Baldur's Gate is one of the best. It is old, unforgiving, and hopelessly addictive. Once again, it's not entirely turn based- but if you don't consistently pause the game during combat to order your party around you won't make it very far at all. If you can handle the outdated mechanics and graphics, Baldur's Gate is one of the greatest experiences a gamer can partake in. Not to mention, the new Enhanced Edition makes it a little easier to bear the old nature of the engine.

3- The Last Remnant

 

The Last Remnant is a JRPG which is rare to reach the PC. Nevertheless, it has crisp graphics and turn-based action in the fashion you would expect from Square-Enix. It's not a perfect game, but when you're looking for a turn-based RPG on PC your options are limited in comparison to console. Regardless, a lot of the complaints about low framerates and resolution issues only apply to the Xbox edition, so you're dodging a bullet grabbing it for the PC.

4- KotoR

As far as legendary games go, Knights of the Old Republic is one of the greatest Star Wars productions in existence. Many avid RPG players reserve a special place in their hearts for this title. The combat feels like realtime at first, but it becomes very turn-based when you play for a few hours. If you like Star Wars, you will love KotoR. If you don't, you will still enjoy it. I'd advise you to play this game over all of the others on the list.

5- Legend of Grimrock

Striking new graphics on a deceptively oldschool game, Grimrock is a glorious dungeon crawler that brings back the epic feeling from the 90's with new graphics and a modern interface. With a maze of corridors, traps, monsters and puzzles- you'll be playing this for quite some time.

Dragon age: Origins

Dragon age: Origins is a little old now, with a large array of DLC (Downloadable content) avaliable for it. I am reviewing this game not only because it is excellent, but because it doesn't have a shred of originality to it. Dragon age 2 is already out on the shelves, so bear in mind you might want to look into that (there may be a review on here in future)

The game is avaliable on consoles as well as PC, so it shouldn't be difficult to get your hands on it.

So what we have here is a game that starts off like a mild JRPG, but quickly develops into something a little less linear, and a lot more entertaining. I once read that Dragon age is essentially a sequel to Baldur's gate, and I thought to myself "It had better be damn good then.".

When I bought the game, despite the slow start, it eventually lived up to its expectations, by taking away hours of my life. For those of you that know World of Warcraft, this is the offline version.

Bioware spent a long time producing this game, and it shows in the cut-scenes and plot. If you are interested in buying this game, don't mistake it for what it isn't. What you see and what you will get is a traditional fantasy romp through a generic lord of the rings style world. Maybe I should add an awesome in there somewhere, although the miscomings are readily apparent, I would suggest you buy this game for one playthrough anyway.

The only fault I really despised about the game was the levelling system. The combat was fun, and could be challenging sometimes unless you were prepared. The levelling was boring. Three classes to choose from each with their own lacklustre talent tree, the only one I found playable was mage, and you will learn how overpowered they are.

Pausing and unpausing (Baldur's style), does take a large part of the game if you play it on the harder difficulties. You can play in control of your character, using the programmable tactics to control your party. Or, you can mechanically manage each and every move of your entire 4 man party.

You can choose your party member from approximately 8 people who may or may not be obtained throughout the game depending on your decisions. There's even some romance plots for those hopeless! The voice acting really brings the characters to life, but you are sadly brought back to the game when some of the dialogue ruins it. Although it can be clumsy and mechanical in the details, overall, evolving your relationship with the companions has a volatile unpredictability that makes for quite a credible simulation of human interaction.

All in all, I'd recommend this game to anyone (because it's cheap now). What you will get is a pleasant RPG you can put 100+ hours into if you find yourself addicted, and still a fair amount of time if it isn't your cup of tea. Soldier your way through the starting areas, and you will quickly find something to do. Just make a mage first time, so you can solo your way through some of the battles if they get tough (How I did it).

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