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Top 30 Best RPGs of Last 5 Years

October 19, 2020 by Dennis Patrick

You won’t want to miss out on these great RPG titles!

#5 Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition
  • Developer: Blizzard Entertianment
  • Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

The third installment to the Diablo series by developers Blizzard Entertainment made its way to PC, but also consoles. Playing out much like its predecessors, gamers pick one of six possible character classes and begin their journey of taking on quests and grabbing up precious loot.

While the game launched in 2012 originally, launched for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners managed to get the video game just a couple years later in 2014. The release came with the previous expansion packs and content update for Diablo III, giving players plenty of gameplay to go through.

#4 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Developer: CD Projekt Red
  • Publisher: CD Projekt

Fans of western RPGs will no doubt have played at least one of the Witcher games. With its deep rich narrative journeys and fleshed out worlds, the trilogy has wrapped up with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As expected the third installment not only saw a massive overhaul in terms of graphics but provided gamers with a much more lively world filled with quests and exploration.

While still taking the role of Geralt of Rivia, players will find that that they must deal with the invasion of the Norther Kingdom along with the growing threat of the Wild Hunt. Outside of just a massive world to explore, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt delivers campaigns and quests to keep you busy for hours on end.

#3 Pillars of Eternity
  • Developers: Obsidian Entertainment
  • Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Pillars of Eternity was developed as the spiritual successor to the ever popular Baldur’s Gate. This is also a successful Kickstarter campaign in which the title managed to raise over $4 million, a record breaking campaign at the time. As you can expect from the developers, this is a deep RPG experience as players are chucked into a fantasy world that’s becomes plagued.
It’s within this world that players learn that humans are being born without a soul. Our protagonist is known as a Watcher, a being that can interact with souls and see past lives. With your gifts, players must venture out and discover what is causing the distinguish of souls in the world.
#2 Bloodborne
  • Developer: FromSoftware
  • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Bloodborne is an action RPG from the creators of the Souls series. Since this is from the developers who have brought out such hits as Dark Souls, you can expect brutal gameplay. Players are set out to clear out the city of Yharnam who’s inhabitants have been hit with a blood-borne disease causing them to turn into beasts.

#1 Persona 5
  • Developer: P-Studio
  • Publisher: Atlus

Persona 5 is the sixth installment to the Persona series which is connected to the Megami Tensei franchise. The video game takes place in modern-day Tokyo which follows the protagonist who transfers into an academy known as Shujin. Soon into the school year, the protagonist along with a number of other students awaken with unique powers along with the ability to explore the Metaverse.

The Persona series doesn’t have a difficult time gathering up followers with each release and with this being the latest, you definitely don’t want to miss out on all the fun.

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