Since the release of the action RPG Dragon Slayer in 1984, the ARPG genre has grown by leaps and bounds in recent decades. It has spawned various branch types and given birth to many classic IPs. Every great ARPG game has a compelling battle series and gameplay. Genres are also diverse, such as real-time slash-and-slash action games, swiping shooters, or high-cost open-world games.
Gamingbolt, a well-known foreign game media, recently took stock of 30 of the best ARPG games ever (the latest version of 2021), which are absolutely authoritative, definitely worth seeing, and definitely worth collecting. Due to the large number of games, Xiaobian will be divided into three issues dedicated to everyone, today is the last issue, let's take a look at it!
1. Dark Souls: Remake
More than 10 years after the release of the original Dark Souls, Dark Souls 1's huge impact on the gaming world is still impressive.
Dark Souls: Remake is a real enhancement to the original Dark Souls, offering a smooth 60-frame experience, higher resolution, improved lighting and alpha effects, and a few minor improvements. But Dark Souls: Remake retains the core features of the original game: excellent gameplay, flawless game design, crazy game levels (like the ancient city of Thane and Sick Village), and the sense of wonder when you discover Arnold. And, of course, there's the game Hang Dynamite Combat and boss design.
2. Dark Souls 3
As the final chapter of the Dark Souls series, dark souls 3 battle finds a delicate balance between Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne Curse.
Dark Souls 3 has a strong boss lineup, ranging from Dark Souls' most iconic bosses to the most disgusting bosses, such as King Vernier. The characters have a strong sense of difference in build, and the game has a wide variety of light weapons, heavy weapons, ranged weapons, magic, miracles, and provides a lot of incentives to play in multiple weeks. There are also many hidden secrets and interesting locations in the game waiting for players to discover. Whether it's as the final chapter of the series or as a stunning action RPG, Dark Souls 3 is a must-play.
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a masterpiece of CD Projekt RED, a game that has garnered countless accolades for its storytelling and character development, not to mention its excellent mission and world design.
Of course, the battle of "The Witcher 3" is another matter, but at that time, "Bloodborne Curse" was released, and it seemed more helpless in comparison. However, while the game's slash-and-slash combat system is a bit clumsy at first, it quickly develops into a fascinating slash-and-slash marathon, where you can also play with the Rune System and the Potions system, and the game's bloody execution technique is also quite exciting.
4. "Upward Battlefield"
Set in the futuristic style of Veles (a Macedonian place name), Battlefield Upside down immediately impressed with its cyberpunk aesthetic and dystopian tendencies.
In the game, players take on the role of former employees of The Ascent Group, which mysteriously collapses, while you have to use a variety of weapons, control skills, and bunker shooting to battle rival groups and factions and stop their plots. While the game begins with a rather mechanically rigid combat, it expands tremendously afterwards, offering a lot of custom build gameplay and countless ways to attack enemies.
5. Diablo 3
To say that "Diablo 3" started badly is really too much to look at. Nevertheless, Blizzard has since made drastic changes to every aspect of the game, including the game's loot system, difficulty, upgrade system, and design, and the result of these efforts has made Diablo 3 one of the best brush games to date.
Each class in Diablo 3 — from Demon Hunter to Necromancer — offers a unique set of abilities and play styles, while smooth and responsive combat is addictive. Although its endgame isn't the most in-depth, you'll still spend dozens of hours building stronger characters and building your favorite builds.
6. "The Road to Exile"
Path of Exile was originally positioned as a spiritual successor to Diablo 2, but it quickly developed its own strong personality. The puzzling thing about this game is that even if you follow the build guidelines, it doesn't necessarily guarantee your success.
Path of Exile also offers some of the most complex build options, as well as extensive endgame content, including a variety of maps, tower defense gameplay, looting, item crafting, and satisfying combat.
You'll need a lot of time to become proficient in the game, and the game will be constantly updated and changing, but if you need a modern "Dark Wind" game, you may need the crazy game of Road of Exile.
7. The Legend of Dawn
Bandai Namco's Legends series has launched several excellent new works over the years, and Legend of Dawn has made a massive improvement over the series.
The game offers vast areas for players to explore, and the graphics are beautifully realistic, with costly cutscenes and interactive images of characters being the most significant variations. Although the game's combat still takes place in separate, separate areas, it introduces new mechanics such as dodge, counter-attack, attack boost, and strike boost, which dramatically change the game's combat. You can keep adding combos to quickly destroy enemies, or you can use attack boosters to create opportunities to kill enemies on the battlefield, and more.
8. Bloodborne Curse
Bloodborne Curse is very different from the previous Soul series, which takes the player to the "Yanan" area, which is full of orcs, terrible monsters, and a terrifying atmosphere everywhere.
The art, music, and environment of Bloodborne Curse are all top notch, not to mention its storyline. But what really makes it shine is the game's battles.
Bloodborne Curse's combat emphasizes offense, and whether you're using Visceral Critical Strikes to inflict massive damage or attack to restore health, the faster pace of the game makes the encounters really vibrant. Excellent combat coupled with reasonable weapon and equipment selection, as well as wonderful boss battles, etc., make Bloodborne Curse still loved by players today.
9. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Every Mass Effect game is a great game, and Mass Effect: Legends brings them together and brings improvements to graphics, and various important changes (including improvements to War Assets and Galactic Readiness), among others. Even the combat in the first game has been improved: several guns and skills have gained buffs, and players now have the ability to use any firearm of any race.
If you haven't experienced the iconic battles of Captain Shepard and his amazing companions against the Reaper, as well as the excellent side stories, settings, and player decisions of the Mass Effect series, you should definitely try Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
10. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Although the story of Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a mess, the game's battles are held. In the game, you can upgrade Talion (the protagonist of the game), master a large number of different skills to create great destruction, collect loot and besiege enemies, and unleash your attack power is a refreshing thing.
You can insanit your enemies or unleash a lot of fire on them on a drag, and the game's Nemesis System is great, you can use it to control half-orcs, get loot through battles, and build a magnificent army of half-orcs to defeat Sauron's forces in Mordor.