What turned Horizon: Zero Down from a run-of-the-mill RPG into an instant classic is the compelling setting or, rather, the gracious manner in which the developers managed to blend the mechanics with the world. Similar to flesh and bone animals, the machine’s behavior depends on the particularities of their ‘’species’’ – some travel in herds, while others prefer being solitary. The loot obtained from said creatures is vital to your survival, as the components can be used to craft various useful items. Thanks to her profession, players have multiple ways to kill enemies – they can riddle the creatures with arrows, set traps, use explosives and so on and so forth. You play as Aloy, a hunter who ventures through a post-apocalyptic world ruled by robotic creatures. It doesn’t matter anymore because it was so long ago that finding out what happened wouldn’t change squat. The story takes places in the 31st century, in a world where humans have regressed to a sort of tribal societies after an unknown catastrophe struck the world. Nobody knows exactly what transpired before the events of Horizon: Zero Dawn, but one thing is clear: the world is far from being ideal. Horizon: Zero Dawn, Image Source: Guerilla Games It’s far from perfect, but it’s still one of the best. It’s a compelling oddity, a splash of color in an industry dominated by repetitive rehashes. Similar to New Vegas, Nier: Automata is not afraid to lock away content and entire branching storylines due to player decision. It asks a lot of the player, and in an era where mainstream games are made to pander to the masses, Nier steered away from standard conventions and tried something new. It is also a pretty eccentric game, as far as mainstream titles go. What makes Nier: Automata so special, besides the compelling setting, is the story, the direction it takes, and the way the developers used the medium to present it.
The year is 11945 AD, and the world is ravaged by a proxy war between human-made androids and the machine armies created by invaders from another world.
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2 B (or 2B, for short), a battle android whose primary traits are calm and composed. If you thought you would never feel attached to robots, think again – Nier: Automata will trigger a whirlwind of emotions inside you akin to a 90’s housewife listening to Andrea Bocelli’s Con Te Partiro for the first time.Īll jokes aside, Nier: Automata is arguably one of the most melancholic RPGs that were ever made. Nier: Automata, Image Source: PlatinumGames There’s nothing like STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl out there, so make sure to try it out – you’re missing one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs out there. Thanks to clever usage of dynamic weather effects, eerie sound effects, and the day-night-cycle, roaming the nuclear wasteland is a truly immersive experience. The place where Shadow of Chernobyl excels the most is in the atmosphere department. There are also a few settlements where the player, and other stalkers rest, buy supplies, eat, drink and share stories about their adventures. Occasionally, you’ll encounter either aggressive bandits or adventuring stalkers who you can trade items with.
The huge area surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is lush with flora and dangerous mutants.
Sometimes it feels like an amalgam of ideas and designs that the developers didn’t have time or experience to implement fully.īut underneath the rough and unpolished surface sits one of the best, and most novel RPGs out there. The atmosphere is moody, depressing and at times outright terrifying. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is not a game for everyone. Instead, despite (or maybe because of) game development challenges, we got an excellent blend of RPG and FPS elements. With a troubled development that spanned over seven years, STALKER was far from being the one true chosen of gaming. The developers essentially took a real-life event ( The Chernobyl nuclear disaster) and, with a little inspiration from Arkady and Boris Strugatsky excellent novella Roadside Picnic, and Tarkovsky’s surreal soviet film Stalker, put a dreary, post-apocalyptic spin on it.īack when it was announced in the early 2000s, many critics and gamers alike rushed to declare STALKER as the saviour of gaming. There’s nothing out there quite like STALKER. – Shadow of Chernobyl, Image Source: GSC Game World
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