Hello, I am new to the forum. I was not related to PC gaming until the pandemic, only played a few recent videogames on ps4 like Witcher 3. When I was younger used to play more PC games, especially Real Time Strategy, a bit of Diablo/FATE and some free mmos like Runescape. The last PC game I beated (many years) before the pandemic was maybe Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 2.
The last year you know, other people may have been in a similar situation and re-discovered videogames. I created my accounts for Steam, GOG, etc. My first surprise was the clearly lower prices of pc games in comparison to ps4 games. Being able to also claim free games from GOG and Epic Games Store, etc.
First i used obtained First Person Shooters like and action-platform games, just to have fun. However as time went I was more interested in rpgs. You know, a full adventure in an alternative world is more and more attractive during the confinement.
So, first I started with cheap during sales like Divine Divinity or games that I obtained for free like Eye of the Beholder, so I started to obtain similar games. I realize that I like dungeon crawlers and hack and slash rpgs, so I started to accumulate these types of games during Steam and GOG sales.
After playing Might & Magic X (my first MM) i discovered that I enjoyed more the turn based mode in dungeon crawlers, so why not to try other turn based rpgs?
Also between hack and slash rpgs I prefer games like Divine Divinity and Grim Dawn, with more worldbuilding and exploration in handcrafted levels instead of randomly generated dungeons of Torchlight and Path of Exile. So I started to be interested in other rpgs with these features.
Now I have obtained a lot of rpgs from the 90s to this date and I realized that I maybe will not be able to beat all of them. It is not the same as playing all FPS, because rpgs are usually longer games.
So, in what order I should play them? I know that maybe I can enjoy all Might and Magic from 3 to 8, but perhaps If I do that for example I will miss the oportunity to try other types of games.
When I know if I should drop I game that I am not liking? For example I uninstalled Eye of The Beholder near the beginning, almost like a rage quit, but later I returned and enjoyed it. Divine Divinity was not great at first, but is now one of my favorite games. I played a little of Dark Souls 3 in ps4 and i do not get used to the controller, but with mouse and keybord in PC Dark Souls 1 I learned fast and it is one of my favorite games because of level design. Baldur's Gate is different, I played it because it is stated as one of the "best rpgs of all time" but it is the first rpg that I have beated that I do not like. However I still have similar games in my library, including the sequel, that I think should give an opportunity because maybe the problems of BG1 where just a product of its time and can improved in recent games.
Could be a good idea being switching between different categories of rpgs ? games like Wizardry, games like Ultima Underworld, games like Ultima VII, games like Gothic, etc.
Then I choose between each category which game I should pick first? This may be the most difficult question.
If I search "best rpgs of all time" i will find many pioneer games that are there for this reason, but perhaps they are overcome by posterior ones. When do you start with the pioneer, and when do you try the most modern ones first?
Others may be just more popular, it if difficult to compare them with more obscure or indie games that you do not know if they will be better or worse. For some reason I usually try the more obscure ones, but is not the same to try a game with 10000 reviews on steam vs with 100 reviews, is more difficult to not know what you will find.
I know is a difficult question, but maybe some of you have though about this so I will appreciate any advice.
