Role-Playing RPG Games with strong char creation?

[hivemind]

Looking for a RPG game that has a robust character creation that allows different builds AND has an interesting combat to use those builds in. Builds must be both mechanically and aesthetically differentiated and the combat should ideally be minimum in trash fights and tedium.

Grateful for any suggestions.

 

[janior]

AoD

 

[hivemind]

Exampels of games to not suggest:

Expeditions: Vikings
Reasons: builds are all extremely boring and have limited viability and balance, combat is tedious and filled with boring trash mobs

POE 2
reasons: char creation is good but actual combat and gameplay is largely tedium, diffuclty jumps between braindead trash and artificial difficultly tier encounters that require you to cheese them

AOD
Reasons: the perfect game but I have already played it, same is the case with most well known titles in this dumb hobby

 

[hivemind]

also the first person to suggest banal brothers gets killed

 

[Comte]

I am sorry Jessica I got nothing

 

[hivemind]

fuck this genre I am just gonna start playing shooters or something

 

[Scroo]

Wizardry VIII has among the best character creations of all time, but sadly it is overfilled with trash mobs. The souls games allow for fun builds but not sure if you rate them as rpgs

 

[Gunnar]

Dungeons of Chaos

 

[hivemind]

Wizardry VIII has among the best character creations of all time, but sadly it is overfilled with trash mobs.

I also fly into an uncontrollable autistic rage when confronted with blobbers
wish I could enjoy the peak boomers classics but they are just too alien to my crypto-zoomer brain

The souls games allow for fun builds but not sure if you rate them as rpgs

I would consider them as RPGs but I already played the first two and I don't think I can run the third on my laptop, I guess I might replay 2 but idk it just isn't the same

Dungeons of Chaos

>lvl 64+!!
>Samurai
ok lol

I feel like if I played somethign like this I might as well just play tome

 

[Void_Pickle]

Speaking of tome.. you should actually play that.

Otherwise, underrail. Don't let that goty thread deter you from a very good game (tes.

 

[Void_Pickle]

Mobile.. Always sucks. Just ignore the end there

 

[Gunnar]

I feel like if I played somethign like this I might as well just play tome

Why? Tome is procedurally generated and dungeons of chaos is all hand crafted. Tome is single character and dungeons of chaos has a party.

 

[Swigen]

Ever hear of Dragon Quest 9? Lemme tell you about Dragon Quest 9! This gaem? This game has it all... character creation, builds, battles, it’s got heavenly fruit and a magic boot! It’s got starry sentinels and mental vegetables! It has an important tree and even a bee! And I didn’t even tell you about the endgame yet! This game has a game after the game called an endgame so the game isn’t even over when it ends! If you liek builds, dress up, combat and role playing then you ‘aughtta check out Dragon Quest 9, I just know you’ll love it!

 

[hivemind]

Why? Tome is procedurally generated and dungeons of chaos is all hand crafted. Tome is single character and dungeons of chaos has a party.

I prefer single char to party based tbh.

Otherwise, underrail. Don't let that goty thread deter you from a very good game (tes.

I dont like hte premise of underrail it doesn't hook me in

 

[Void_Pickle]

Also, Silent Storm (if you want to consider that an rpg)
and EYE Divine Cybermancy (if you're ok with fps gameplay)

 

[Martyr]

maybe something like Fallout 1/2, ATOM RPG or Jagged Alliance 2?
and if you like Dark Souls you might be interested in Dragon's Dogma.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Arcanum offers pretty varied builds.

Caves of Qud if you want to do two headed, four-legged PC with poison dripping stinger, or esper that has power to destroy things with xir mind or purestrain human that can be augmented with cybernetics.

 

[MpuMngwana]

Final Fantasy Tactics job system is a lot of fun.

In the same vein, I recommend Voidspire and Alvora tactics. Those games are super obscure yet super fun.

 

[hivemind]

ok thanks for the suggestions but I am gonna add another qualifier and say that the game must also look good

 

[Martyr]

the game must also look good

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

the game must also look good

There's this tactical low-fantasy mercenary management game, where one could do drunkard spearmasters or dudes with 2 handed weapons and heavy armours.

 

[Void_Pickle]

ok thanks for the suggestions but I am gonna add another qualifier and say that the game must also look good

Sil

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

What's a role playing role playing game game? A game where you play a game of roleplaying a roleplay?

 

[hivemind]

Martyr

sry I didn't say but yeah I already played that

it was ok but I found the pawn system kinda annoying

 

[Martyr]

Martyr

sry I didn't say but yeah I already played that

it was ok but I found the pawn system kinda annoying

even more of an action game than the other "souls-likes", but pretty good tbh: Absolver.

Spoiler

turning down the graphics only makes the game look more like a graphic novel, so it always looks pretty good.