A dungeons and dragons style adventure game

Maybe turn-based isn't really someone's speed, which is fair enough. The Dark Souls series is one of them. Known for its truly imaginative and horrifyingly interesting enemies, Dark Souls allows players to customize the fight they want as they traverse picturesque ruins and dungeons taking down all sorts of monsters and demons.

Not to be confused with the Neverwinter Nights series, this game sets players in the city as it begins to rise from the ashes of destruction. The citizens are divided and a new threat of the dead rising and attacking Neverwinter threatens to destroy the city once again. You can select from one of eight races and form groups to investigate the mysterious surroundings behind the dead reanimating, battling enemies, and taking on quests. The most recent module of the game is "Uprising," that added a new playable race, a new PvP map, and more.

Set centuries after the first game, instead of playing a pair of Source Hunters, players find themselves as a "Sourcerer. Players can either choose one of 6 unique origin characters or create their own. They can also create their very own campaigns and play fan-made ones with Master Mode! This bright and colorful retro-style pixel adventure has up to five players taking on an adventure guided by a GM.

As they sit at their cute table, the world of the game unfolds before them and you. There are more races to choose and you can also pick what type of "player" your character is. Characters give extra points in either Body, Senses, or Mind and you get a passive ability trait. In the game was remade as Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition that began the revitalization of the Balder's Gate series. It includes the original adventure, as well as the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion and a lot of brand new content.

Experience the adventure again or for the first time as you're thrust into the Sword Coast on the brink of war. Recruit and befriend old and new allies, and dive into the all-new adventure The Black Pits, a side adventure where the player's party battles in a gladiator-style battle arena.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is the newest main game in the Dragon Age franchise. While the world of the Dragon Age games doesn't allow for as large of a selection for character customization compared to some other games, you can choose your character's race, features, gender class, and other things. You become the Inquisitor of Thedas using the "Mark" on your hand to close a mysterious tear in the sky that has been unleashing demons into the world.

Just like in the previous games, players have the option to romance several of their companions, though now romances happen because of reaction to story events and other things, versus the gift-giving system in other Dragon Age games. In case you missed it, you can find the Sen character trailer here and the story trailer for the game here. As of this writing, the game is expected to launch on September 30, The alleged release It will also be available through Nintendo Enthusiast. The biggest and most anticipated Nintendo Switch games of Every year has been a good year to be a Nintendo Switch owner, and will be no different.

Nintendo and third-party developers have already revealed several major games that are coming to Switch next year, including the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bayonetta 3 finally! Here are the biggest and most anticipated Nintendo Switch games of that we know about so far, plus a couple extras to keep watch for.

The year has officially kicked off, and it looks like the next days will be packed full of high-profile releases on PC and console. While February currently has the Q1 lion's share of big-name releases, January feels like a deceptive calm before the storm.

You won't see too many new games on this list, but there are a few big names that are taking advantage of the more subdued release schedule. It has long been rumored that the next Call of Duty game could be a sequel to the Modern Warfare reboot. Battlefield Content Updates Might Not Be Enough to Save the Game Battlefield is set to get some new content updates in the future, but it might not be enough to save the game.

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But there are some noticeable changes, most of which make for welcomed improvements. Haunts activate later in the game, preventing any irritatingly unfair early-game upsets, and player Adventurers are given greater specialisations. When the fate of whole cities hangs in the balance; when entire Realms are crushed under dark forces, and huge armies of peoples battle for domination of the known world.

If this is your thing, then Conquest of Nerath might be worth a look in. But a few novel rule alterations make Conquest of Nerath stand out. Players can dispatch brave heroes to complete side quests for valuable treasure, and event cards will tip the balance of power in a crucial fight. Bear in mind its style of play, though. Aggression is rewarded above all else. At its heart, Lords of Waterdeep is a worker placement game. Assign agents across the board to purchase new buildings for your criminal syndicate, hire adventurers to complete tasks, funnel resources into your pockets, and complete quests for bonus rewards.

Each player takes the role of a different Lord, granting distinct means of acquiring points, and directing your scheming throughout the game.

And the city of Waterdeep works wonderfully as a setting. Prosperous and cosmopolitan, its lords live in luxury, ruling over a city of enviable cultural wealth and historical significance. An enticing mix of genres, Tyrants of the Underdark combines area control and deck-building into a game of furious fighting. The area control half of the game comes through on the board, as you distribute minions to various locations.