Incline Best Games of The 2010's

[Matador]

Is Elminage Gothic really that good? I tried it and stopped early because the controls and Engrish style was a pain, but I didn't think the gameplay would be worth persevering.

It depends if you like Wizardry 1-5 a lot. If you do, it's going to be a blast for you, the best iteration on the concept. The problem is the first dungeon is a bit boring and bad designed, and many people leave the game at that point. It's a short one, only 3 Floors, and after that the dungeons are better and better.

It has very good semi-random encounter design, fantastic itemization, great party development with the nice unique classes aside from the classic Wizardry ones (like the summoner, the brawler or the Tarot card dealer Bard), powerful and varied spells, multiclass mechanics, special skills and good crafting(optional).

Your characters can be extremely overpowered, but the monsters and enemy groups are very nasty and dangerous to make the combat interesting. So it balances itself in a fun way, not in a Sawyer way.

 

[Martyr]

my game of the decade:


best (insert genre) of the decade:
Adventure: also Gorogoa
RPG: Kenshi
Action: Dark Souls 2
Strategy: Dominions 5
Sports: Need for Speed - Payback

 

[anvi]

RPGCodex: a site dedicated to discussing Visual Novels

 

[anvi]

Is Elminage Gothic really that good? I tried it and stopped early because the controls and Engrish style was a pain, but I didn't think the gameplay would be worth persevering.

It depends if you like Wizardry 1-5 a lot. If you do, it's going to be a blast for you, the best iteration on the concept. The problem is the first dungeon is a bit boring and bad designed, and many people leave the game at that point. It's a short one, only 3 Floors, and after that the dungeons are better and better.

It has very good semi-random encounter design, fantastic itemization, great party development with the nice unique classes aside from the classic Wizardry ones (like the summoner, the brawler or the Tarot card dealer Bard), powerful and varied spells, multiclass mechanics, special skills and good crafting(optional).

Your characters can be extremely overpowered, but the monsters and enemy groups are very nasty and dangerous to make the combat interesting. So it balances itself in a fun way, not in a Sawyer way.

Sounds great thanks! I'll give it another go.

 

[AgentFransis]

Dominions 5 is of course the best, but you can also say that each Dominions game is just a refinement of the last so 5 isn't really a new game as such.

 

[Catacombs]

Where's Caves of Qud?

 

[Falksi]

Where's Caves of Qud?

In the Ardabil Province of Iran

 

[toro]

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

In chronological order:

Fallout: New Vegas
Dark Souls
Legend of Grimrock
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Dragon's Crown
Transistor
Shovel Knight
Legend of Grimrock II
Apotheon
Age of Decadence
Salt & Sanctuary
Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kenshi

 

[Kitchen Utensil]

Dark Souls
Dragon's Dogma
Hollow Knight

 

[Catacombs]

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Holy shit. I forgot about these games.

 

[Silly Germans]

Lets mention also some good shooters,

Hard Reset
Shadow Warrior 1
Shadow Warrior 2
Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Doom 2016
Everspace

and as a special mention although still not fully released i think ?

Factorio

 

[TripJack]

i barely play vidya anymore, these are what come to mind as the best i played:
mark of the ninja
invisible inc
rimworld
hitman
victoria 2
distant worlds

alpha protocol comes to mind as the worst

Stalker was great I forgot about that.

probably because it didn't come out in the 2010s

 

[Gibson]

(not a ranking) just brainstorming, the theory behind it being that if it pops to mind it was good enough to mention, but i don't look for masterpieces.

Shadowrun Draonfall DC (hit the spot)
Endless Legend / Space 2 (the games are good but I'd rate them just for their "10/10 UI" alone)
Underrail (really nice, but I have to say that atm it's slowly overstaying its welcome)
treasure adventure game (not TA world)
dark souls 1 (also had fun with Salt & Sanctuary)
Ori and the blind forest
Battle Bros
Shovel Knight
FTL
Tiger Woods PGA 13 on X360 with kinect
Mortal Kombat 9 / Super Street Fighter IV
Stealth BAstard games (best @ being a sneaky little fucker)
Mark of the Ninja

 

[Roguey]

Never realized there were so many wusses on the 'Dex that play faggoty games.

I have always been quite open about my fondness for puzzle platformers and how I consider them the most elegantly designed genre.

probably because it didn't come out in the 2010s

The properly-patched international version of CoP came out in January 2010.

 

[ItsChon]

Underrail
Disco Elysium
Age of Decadence
Tales of Maj'Eyal

Only RPGs worth mentioning.

 

[Dramart]

Dark Souls
Dragon's Dogma
Mass Effect
Fallout New Vegas
Skyrim
Saints Row 3
Batman Arkham City
LOTR The War in the North
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Assassins Creed 2

 

[DalekFlay]

Shadow Warrior 1
Call of Juarez Gunslinger

Didn't quote Doom 2016 to avoid drama queens, but these are two very good shooters on PC, yes indeed.

 

[Valky]

Good lord it's sickening how much decline and popamole is in the OP and this thread.

Games of this decade that have the qualities of greatness to become classics that come to mind are Grimoire and Terraria.

 

[Falksi]

Good lord it's sickening how much decline and popamole is in the OP and this thread.

Games of this decade that have the qualities of greatness to become classics that come to mind are Grimoire and Terraria.

I'd say most the list which I put up have no chance of being classics, but that doesn't stop them being the games I enjoyed most of the 2010's.

You don't have to feature classics, just ones which you played & enjoyed.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Incomplete list from the top of my head:

I'm 100% positive that I will play Invisible Inc. and Star Traders: Frontiers for many decades to come. Also Crusader Kings 2.

The most fun I have had with a recent RPG was Divinity: Original Sin. Probably the best recent tactical game I have played was Templar Battleforce.

Special mention for Life is Strange, which made me feel many feels in my tiny little heart.

 

[Onionguy]

Lets mention also some good shooters,

Hard Reset
Shadow Warrior 1
Shadow Warrior 2
Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Doom 2016
Everspace

and as a special mention although still not fully released i think ?

Factorio

Thanks for naming all the worst shooters of the last decade. Still, the list is missing new-wolfenstein games. But good job anyway.

 

[Galdred]

Where is Mount and Blade: Warband? it came in 2010.
Edit: Lilura beat me to it.

The 2010's are 9 years (from 2010-2019) or 10 (2009-2019 or 2010-2020)?

01/2010-12/2019 = 10 years. Just count if you have a doubt!

 

[curds]

I have only completed three games made in the last ten years - Skyrim, Superhot and FNV. New Vegas was my favourite of those three. Dragon's Dogma I also liked, but only played about 10 hrs of.

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

I'll go with Nu-Com games. Spent MANY hours with them, and still do. New Vegas for an honorable mention, as it was a nice attempt to wring something out of Beth's new format for Fallout.