Looking for games epic in scope

[Inkidu]

Title kind of says it all, but I'm looking for a game that's just epic in scope, a big sprawling adventure. I don't really care about the genre. I just feel like losing myself in a good game that's really well thought out lore-wise, or even has a lore worth reading.

[Null]

Oblivion is the greatest example of what you are looking for ( least in my opinion ) the world is massive and open, and the lore is plentiful and extremely interesting. Skyrim and morrowind  to mind, but I think oblivion is best.

[Inkidu]

Oblivion is the greatest example of what you are looking for ( least in my opinion ) the world is massive and open, and the lore is plentiful and extremely interesting. Skyrim and morrowind  to mind, but I think oblivion is best.

Okay, my bad. I've played all the Elder Scrolls games. Those don't count. :)

[Null]

Then I guess.... Dragon age? That's a game you can lose yourself in... Um.... Grand theft auto 5? XD

[Inkidu]

Then I guess.... Dragon age? That's a game you can lose yourself in... Um.... Grand theft auto 5? XD

Played both.

[HairyHeretic]

The Mass Effect trilogy? I've heard good things about it.

[Inkidu]

The Mass Effect trilogy? I've heard good things about it.

Played all of them.

Now you see my dilemma...

It's hard to find many games like that. :\

[Null]

I'm struggling here man.... Um.... Minecraft? Gah. That's all I got.

[Inkidu]

I'm struggling here man.... Um.... Minecraft? Gah. That's all I got.

Eh... I've only ever been able to play the pocket edition.

[Sel Nar]

Red Dead Redemption.

Deus Ex (1 or HR).

The Thief Trilogy.

Fallout, 2, and New Vegas.

[HairyHeretic]

Bioshock? Assassins Creed? I haven't played either of them, but again, heard good things.

[Inkidu]

Red Dead Redemption.

Played it.

Deus Ex (1 or HR).

Played it.

The Thief Trilogy.

Can't get a hold of it. Might not run on my computer too.

Fallout, 2, and New Vegas.

Played it.

Harry: Played and and played.

[HairyHeretic]

That pretty much exhausts my suggestions. I'm more of a strategy gamer myself :)

Have you considered the SWTOR MMO. It's FtP now, if you don't mind the restrictions, and some of the class storylines are pretty decent. Might not be quite as in depth as you want, but could give you a temp fix :)

[Inkidu]

That pretty much exhausts my suggestions. I'm more of a strategy gamer myself :)

Have you considered the SWTOR MMO. It's FtP now, if you don't mind the restrictions, and some of the class storylines are pretty decent. Might not be quite as in depth as you want, but could give you a temp fix :)

Can't do MMOs.

Who says their aren't epic strategy games?

[Null]

Any fire emblem? They are usually huge games with lots of lore.

[Inkidu]

Any fire emblem? They are usually huge games with lots of lore.

I've got a few but I've played all I've got.

[Chris Brady]

Batman; Arkham City?  Arkham Origins?

[Inkidu]

Batman; Arkham City?  Arkham Origins?

Played them both.

[Oniya]

Wind Waker?  *hides*

[Inkidu]

Wind Waker?  *hides*

Played it, loved it. :)

[HairyHeretic]

Can't do MMOs.

Fair enough

Who says their aren't epic strategy games?

There are, but they're not really storyline ones :)

[Inkidu]

Fair enough

There are, but they're not really storyline ones :)

Well. They might not have a good story, but their are ones that craft a world of scope and substance. :)

[Lux12]

Not sure if they qualify, but Dragon Age Origins, Borderlands 2, and The Witcher 2.

[Inkidu]

Not sure if they qualify, but Dragon Age Origins, Borderlands 2, and The Witcher 2.

Played it, don't like the series, and played it respectively.

[HairyHeretic]

Well. They might not have a good story, but their are ones that craft a world of scope and substance. :)

A world? I prefer 4X games where I can conquer many worlds, species etc etc ;)

[Inkidu]

A world? I prefer 4X games where I can conquer many worlds, species etc etc ;)

I've played 4X games that have a universe. Sword of the Stars comes to mind.

[HairyHeretic]

Yeah, I've played quite a few of them, from Master of Orion onwards. Never found one that quite pushed all the right buttons for me, but I've enjoyed them still :)

[Lux12]

Once again, it's a bit older, but what about the Summoner Series.?

[Crimson Caine]

If you don't mind going old school Jade Empire is pretty epic with a very Asian flair.  You can download it off Xbox.  It's one of my all time favs.  Beyond that, most of the other ideas I have have been done.  Knight of the Old Republic one and two, not the MMO, is nice with a someone epic feel.  I don't know if they have that one on Xbox but I know it's on Steam I believe.  And the old Jedi Knight series has a touch of epic in it as it goes on.  Though I have no idea the availability of that one.

[Inkidu]

Once again, it's a bit older, but what about the Summoner Series.?

Huh, I'll look into those, but I don't know what platforms they might be on or how many games there might be.

Crimson Cain: I've played all those.

[Null]

Maybe Far Cry games? Particularly the 3rd one?

[Inkidu]

Maybe Far Cry games? Particularly the 3rd one?

Payed the third one. No real interest in the first two because of some of the strangeness I've heard about. :\

[BraveEarth]

Maybe Dwarf Fortress, although that's more getting lost with what you can do with it.

[Inkidu]

Maybe Dwarf Fortress, although that's more getting lost with what you can do with it.

I play the occasional game. My plan is to get good enough to make a bunch of fortress of truly impressive magnitude so my adventure mod characters can play around in them.

I'm failing, miserably. :P

[Revelation]

Have you tried Demons and Dark Souls for the PS3/360/PC? Though only Dark souls is on the latter two.

[Inkidu]

Have you tried Demons and Dark Souls for the PS3/360/PC? Though only Dark souls is on the latter two.

I've played Dark Souls. Didn't like it. Had good atmosphere, but I found it had a myriad of issues that when combined with its brutal difficulty that made playing it a bore. The battles which I thought would feel epic just became trial-and-error fests.

[consortium11]

Considering the games you've listed there's a good chance you've played at least some of these (and I've left out some that I'm pretty sure you've already mentioned playing), but anyway...

On the RPG front:

Planescape Torment
Arcanum
Vampire Masquerade: Redemption (with fan patches/mods... the original even patched is still a horribly buggy mess).
Shadowrun Returns
Pretty much any game by Spiderweb Software/Jeff Vogel
Betrayal at Krondor (brilliant game but showing its age)
Wasteland (really showing its age)
Deus Ex (Primarily 1 but 2 and HR have some interesting ideas/concepts)
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (a really good hack/slash RPG)
Anachronox (criminally underrated RPG)

In other genres, Sins of a Solar Empire (a sort of 4X/RTS hybrid) has no "story mode" or the like but a vast amount of pretty well written lore. Thief 1 + 2 are both great and Psychonauts (a brilliant platformer) has an excellent setting and atmosphere.

Edit: Should chuck in System Shock 1 + 2 as well... truly brilliant atmosphere in both games.

[Oniya]

I have to say, I got nicely lost in the really old-school Might and Magic games.  You'd probably have to use a DOS-box to get them to run on anything above XP, though.

[Inkidu]

Considering the games you've listed there's a good chance you've played at least some of these (and I've left out some that I'm pretty sure you've already mentioned playing), but anyway...

On the RPG front:

Planescape Torment
Arcanum
Vampire Masquerade: Redemption (with fan patches/mods... the original even patched is still a horribly buggy mess).
Shadowrun Returns
Pretty much any game by Spiderweb Software/Jeff Vogel
Betrayal at Krondor (brilliant game but showing its age)
Wasteland (really showing its age)
Deus Ex (Primarily 1 but 2 and HR have some interesting ideas/concepts)
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (a really good hack/slash RPG)
Anachronox (criminally underrated RPG)

In other genres, Sins of a Solar Empire (a sort of 4X/RTS hybrid) has no "story mode" or the like but a vast amount of pretty well written lore. Thief 1 + 2 are both great and Psychonauts (a brilliant platformer) has an excellent setting and atmosphere.

Edit: Should chuck in System Shock 1 + 2 as well... truly brilliant atmosphere in both games.

I've played Arcanum. I don't know if Planescape would be up my alley. It's a version of D&D I don't play. I'm not sure about Wasteland and Battle at Krondor. Didn't like Dark Massiah, and I hear Anachronox is an open love letter to JRPGs (a genre I'm kind of tired of) and I heard it ends on a large cliffhanger or setup to a sequel that never came because of Daikatana. :P

System Shock doesn't strike me as epic of scope. Doesn't mean it's bad, but I'm looking for big sprawling adventure. :

[Null]

( not sure if it has been mentioned yet )

Bioshock series? Great combat and graphics

[Inkidu]

( not sure if it has been mentioned yet )

Bioshock series? Great combat and graphics

Yep, played all the Bioshocks

EDIT: Summoner is a no go. I don't have a PS2. :\

[Sabby]

The Wii has some great RPG's, like Xenoblade and Pandoras Tower.

[Inkidu]

The Wii has some great RPG's, like Xenoblade and Pandoras Tower.

Don't have a Wii. :\

[Null]

I think I'm beginning to see the gravity of your dilemma here xD

[Inkidu]

I think I'm beginning to see the gravity of your dilemma here xD

Yeah, I'm poor and bored. :\

[Sabby]

Hmmm, you could try the Legacy of Kane games. I remember those being very epic in scale.

[Shjade]

Regarding the Thief games:

Can't get a hold of it. Might not run on my computer too.

gog.com has them. http://www.gog.com/game/thief_gold http://www.gog.com/game/thief_2_the_metal_age http://www.gog.com/game/thief_3

$5 each at the moment, and gog's versions come patched to work with modern machines for the most part.

[Inkidu]

Regarding the Thief games:
gog.com has them. http://www.gog.com/game/thief_gold http://www.gog.com/game/thief_2_the_metal_age http://www.gog.com/game/thief_3

$5 each at the moment, and gog's versions come patched to work with modern machines for the most part.

Well I'll look into it, but there's a reboot coming soon too?

[Shjade]

I don't know if it's a reboot or just a sequel. Don't see how it matters for playing the older games either way though. ;p

[Inkidu]

I don't know if it's a reboot or just a sequel. Don't see how it matters for playing the older games either way though. ;p

Well, if it's soon, I might as well get the bigger better more open one. :P

[Null]

Maybe some of the tomb raider series? I grew up with them as a kid and they are extremely fun to play and immersive

[Inkidu]

Maybe some of the tomb raider series? I grew up with them as a kid and they are extremely fun to play and immersive

I've played a couple but I wouldn't consider them epic. They're usually tightly focused action-movie like. The ones I played at least.

[Null]

Dead island?

[Inkidu]

Dead island?

Don't like it.

[Lux12]

Ever play RAGE or Diablo III?

[Inkidu]

Ever play RAGE or Diablo III?

Played RAGE, don't play Blizzard games out of principle.

[BraveEarth]

Age of Wonders?

[Inkidu]

Age of Wonders?

Played it.

[SinXAzgard21]

From the looks of it i think you're out of luck.

[Aiden]

Final Fantasy Tactics , The Original One

[Sabby]

Ooooh, Lost Odyssey!

[LeSane]

Dark souls. That's all I have to say that game will make you rage then have you playing again. The learning curb is sorta steep though and there is no such thing difficulty settings. With constant threat of online players invading your world.

[SinXAzgard21]

Dark souls. That's all I have to say that game will make you rage then have you playing again. The learning curb is sorta steep though and there is no such thing difficulty settings. With constant threat of online players invading your world.

Maps never change, know enemies position to win.

[Inkidu]

Isn't Final Fantasy Tactics a PS1 game? Trying to figure how I'd get a hold of it.

Sabby: Played it. Lost me about the third disk.

Dark Souls: Just no.

[Sasquatch421]

There is also Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions on the PSP... I haven't played it yet so I'm not sure how similar it is to the PS1 FFT... If you do have a PSP there is always Star Ocean The First Departure as well.

Other ones I can think of? Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga, if you get the version with the DLC on it as well it comes with the patches. Hmmm or there is Dragon's Dogma, Magna Carta 2 or Tales of Vespia perhaps? The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings is pretty good as well. If you just plain want to have some fun you really can't go wrong with the Ghostbusters. I think almost everyone came back to voice their characters, even the Vigo painting has lines.

[Inkidu]

Okay, should have done this from the getgo, again my bad.

I've got a laptop not that great for gaming anything past 2007.

I've got a DS lite

and an Xbox 360

[Sasquatch421]

That does narrow somethings down... I found a DS game called Theresia and it was really good. No enemies you just wake up and need to escape a trap filled place while getting your memories back. It was actually quite good, I just need a DS of my own to play it again. I never got around to playing Sonic Rush Adventure, but my ex's daughter was hooked on it...

The others in my last post were on the 360 and with the One out, some are becoming easier to find... I can't think of much that could be played on your laptop though. I'd say Icewind Dale 2, but I think that took up quite a bit of space.

[Galanthor]

How about Spellforce, maps that take hours and dozens of them

[Null]

Any of the pokemons? Those you can play over and over again. * sighs * Diamond will never get old for me.

[Inkidu]

How about Spellforce, maps that take hours and dozens of them

An RTS whose maps take hours to clear? I don't know... Nothing says frustration like one missed objective thirty minutes in. :P

[Galanthor]

An RTS whose maps take hours to clear? I don't know... Nothing says frustration like one missed objective thirty minutes in. :P

Oh. It's hella frustrating. On the other hand it should keep you occupied for quite a while.

[Shjade]

Okay, should have done this from the getgo, again my bad.

I've got a laptop not that great for gaming anything past 2007.

In that case, how about Marathon? Trilogy of FPS games from Bungie in which you, with the help of various AI in varying stages of rampancy (long story) save the human race from extinction. Also the universe, but really, who cares about the universe if we're not in it, amirite.

It's also free.

Maps never change, know enemies position to win.

You can change that.

[Lux12]

What about any of the Assassins Creed games?

[Inkidu]

What about any of the Assassins Creed games?

Played all the major releases.

[Null]

Red Dead Redemption?

[Inkidu]

Red Dead Redemption?

Well deja vu is now setting in. :P

I figured there might have been something I missed, and there had been, but not a lot.

[Null]

something like.... eve online?

[Inkidu]

something like.... eve online?

Can't play MMOs. Wouldn't play EVE. It's learning curve is shaped like something out of places Cthulhus dwells. :P

[Null]

Fair enough. I can't even handle my personal finances as much as I would like let alone trying to get a fair share in eve's stock market -_-***

[Jayna]

Hmm
I strongly recommend all the Neverwinter Nights games as well as Baldur's gate 1 and 2

Also check out Wizardry 8

Icewind Dale

I didn't like Dishonored so I can't recommend it.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is my biggest recommendation if you have not played it. It is a lot of fun, great characters, interesting story in the main and the second expansion (Third was okay, didn't get drawn in like I did the others) But the multiplayer and mods they put out is the big reason they have thousands of modules and so many of them are stories just as good as the main one.

[Jayna]

Also consider roming Chrono Trigger Legend of Dragoon and Skies of Arcadia

[Jayna]

Besides that, let me sleep on it and I will have some for you