RPGs That Feel Like True CAMPAIGNS

[Spike]

Hi Codex. I made a similar thread shortly after I first joined in April 2023 calling it something like "True RPG Experience" or something. But I want to see what kind of answers I get by changing the language to "campaign". What I am talking about is a game that has that epic "campaign" feeling of, say, (vanilla) WoW (so I hear) or Everquest, but is single-player. Some come to mind off the top of my head: Outward, Mount and Blade (Warband and Bannerlord). As a side note, are there any MnB mods that capture this well? I am aware of a few (Prophecy of Pendor? Brytenwalda?) but recommendations would be nice so I could narrow my search. I also remember being told Might and Magic 6-8 are like this. And some others.

To clarify, the amount of time and things you see in WoW over time, most of all the investment in your character, feels like a campaign. A campaign of one, ultimately: your toon and how you tackle the world and its many challenges. A modern (nu-male) word would be "content". What single-player games convey this? I know all RPGs to an extent capture this, and I sort of feel it playing Diablo 2 mods (Median and Project Diablo 2), but I am looking for anything I may have missed, or is some epic mod or obscure hidden gem or something. Tamriel Rebuilt is another good example of this.

Thanks fellas.

 

[Infinitron]

Aren't you just asking for RPGs that are very long?

 

[Spike]

Aren't you just asking for RPGs that are very long?

I suppose, but I am also looking for deep character investment too. No need for reddit reac

 

[Infinitron]

Aren't you just asking for RPGs that are very long?

I suppose, but I am also looking for deep character investment too. No need for reddit reac

I'd tell you to play Owlcat's Pathfinder RPGs, but from the examples you cited it sounds like you're primarily looking for a non-party-based, single character RPG with a heroic "one man against the world" narrative arc.

Maybe try playing one of the longer Neverwinter Nights fan modules?

 

[Spike]

Aren't you just asking for RPGs that are very long?

I suppose, but I am also looking for deep character investment too. No need for reddit reac

I'd tell you to play Owlcat's Pathfinder RPGs, but from the examples you cited it sounds like you're primarily looking for a non-party-based, single character RPG with a heroic "one man against the world" narrative arc.

Maybe try playing one of the longer Neverwinter Nights fan modules?

Pathfinder sounds cool, that's in the backlog. NWN fan modules sound good as well.

 

[Falksi]

Dragon Age Veilguard feels like a true camp-pain.

 

[Vincente]

As a side note, are there any MnB mods that capture this well?

Blood and Steel.

 

[Spike]

As a side note, are there any MnB mods that capture this well?

Blood and Steel.

This sounds phenomenal. What a recommendation

 

[Butter]

The answer is in series that allow you to import your parties from one entry to the next.

Wizardry 6
Wizardry 7
Wizardry 8

Pool of Radiance
Curse of the Azure Bonds
Secret of the Silver Blades
Pools of Darkness

 

[kangaxx]

Hitching to the Goldbox wagon, the Krynn games were great too.

 

[Odoryuk]

Neverwinter Nights +official addons

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Hi Codex. I made a similar thread shortly after I first joined in April 2023 calling it something like "True RPG Experience" or something. But I want to see what kind of answers I get by changing the language to "campaign".

Series in which characters can be imported from one game to the next, e.g.

The first three Wizardry games
The Bard's Tale Trilogy
The Gold Box quartet starting with Pool of Radiance
The Gold Box Krynn/Dragonlance trilogy
Eye of the Beholder Trilogy
Wizardry VI/VII/VIII

There are many pairs of games where party transfer is allowed (e.g. Dungeon Master → Chaos Strikes Back, Might & Magic I→2 and 4→5, Dark Sun 1→2)

Also games without party transfer where the plot continues in some sense from game to game, e.g. Ultima IV/V/VI, could also be considered a "campaign".

 

[Dark Souls II]

A Legionary's Life includes two literal campaigns. Scipio's campaign in Iberia & Africa during the 2nd Punic War, and Publius Sulpicius Galba's campaign during the 2nd Macedonian War. If you're looking for a meaningful sense of progress, the game has it.

Another obvious option is Baldur's Gate EET. You can play through all Baldur's Gate games and expansions seemlessly, starting at level 1 and finishing at level 40.

Crusader Kings III will probably tick that box too. The dynasty mechanics they introduced essentially make your entire dynasty an RPG character that you can level up and feel the progress that you make, as opposed to CKII, where whenever your character dies you start back at nothing.