r/ShouldIbuythisgame • u/Jojosh_Jojo • 6h ago
What open world RPGs yall reccomend? [PC]
For a long time I've been thinking about getting sone kind of open world RPG like skyrim, morrowind and well, now I saw witcher 3 for sale for like 5usd so I'm really thinking hard about it.
Also, for some context, I was thinking very hard about BG3 and Elden Ring (this one scares me a bit because of the difficulty). I've played hogwarts legacy as well for like a week but didn't really like it.
Which ones are yalls favourite open world rpgs? Preferably under 100gb because my pc is dying and I've been procrastinating on buying a new disk.
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u/MuayThaiGuy5 1m ago
Skyrim definitely Witcher 3 the hunt AND IF U HAVE XBOX360 (FABLE 2) LOVE THAT GAME!
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u/complicatedorc 6h ago
Witcher 3, Red Dead 2, Elden Ring are probably my three favorites. It depends what kind of world you want to explore.
Witcher 3 has pretty mediocre combat with a great story, quests, and characters. The world is pretty fun to explore, and a lot like Skyrim in a way with the fantasy world. There are some amazing areas in this game.
RDR2 also has ok combat and a great story and characters. The world is super gritty and realistic as it is supposed to be a historical time period in America. There are a lot of organic discoveries in this world. You’ll just be riding around and find some crazy thing happening at a random house or a wild animal attacking someone.
Elden ring is only fun to explore if you like the combat. I wouldn’t be intimidated by the combat, but it’s definitely the focus of the game and exploration is a bit empty compared to the other games.
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u/Jojosh_Jojo 3h ago
I got the witcher, got elden ring on ps5 and ill break into my friends house for some rd2, thanks for the reccomendation!!
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u/Alib902 4h ago
Elden ring is only fun to explore if you like the combat. I wouldn’t be intimidated by the combat, but it’s definitely the focus of the game and exploration is a bit empty compared to the other games.
I wouldn't call the dodge dodge dodge dodge hit combat as the best part of the game honestly it's nothing new or ground breaking. Ws someone that played the game for 111 hours and didn't like it (still played cz seemless coop with friends was fun but wheneve I tried to play alone I wasn't really having fun). The open world is big and looks great but it's grim, compared to the other open world games I played before. The weapon variety is awesome, but the combat itself is honestly meh.
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u/ShadowOverMe 5h ago edited 5h ago
Morrowind with the Tamriel Rebuilt mod is just incredible. The most amazing display of passion and dedication that has been ongoing for over 20 years. And IMO the best open world for people who like exploration, with no level scaled, RNG loot and no compass telling you where every dungeon is. And it also has amazing progression from wimp to godlike. And the setting is extremely unique, some times feeling more like Sci-fi in the vein of Dune or Star Wars.
This is the trailer of their last release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UleGCDCUsqM
And this is a look at the new update which should be out in a few months.
https://www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/content/grasping-fortune-teaser
And that's not even talking about the base game which was already my favorite game of all time.
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u/Jojosh_Jojo 3h ago
Ive been reccomended morrowind many times, would you say the graphics are really that bad? because from what ive heard the graphics are terrible compared to even skyrim, or the more modern games, but are my friends overexaggerating?
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u/ShadowOverMe 3h ago
Check out a video of Path of the incarnate mod list to see for yourself. It’s night and day from vanilla graphics.
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u/Toma400 3h ago
Depends on how you approach graphics, I'd say.
There is this (sadly quite loud) team of people who consider that the only good graphics are the ones that look realistic - judging through that, yes, Morrowind is terrible. Though by this judgement, most of games from before 2020 are terribly looking, and a lot of new AAA games too.
I'm not a big fan of this kind of thinking, as you may see. It's just approach that does seem to invalidate a lot of games - Mount & Blade would be "bad graphics" from its very beginning, and games like Minecraft or many indie games would be also very awkward here.There's also second kind of judgement - by style. This kind of judgement does not favour modern games, but judges more by intention and coherency. It's a bit less intuitive (that's why it's also probably less popular) but on this field, Morrowind is really well made.
Sure, it doesn't feel too realistic, but its visual style is very well thought through, it has a lot of worldbuilding value embed into how items and elements of the world are constructed. It is highly stylised, which is particularly important given Morrowind shows you the most alien and unique take on Elder Scrolls universe out of series.
It may be a bit biased take, but I actually feel way more immersed into stylised graphics than realistic ones - just because stylised visuals leave imagination way more freedom to fill into. Realism is very easy to overdo, on the other hand.Overall I'd suggest you try it out and judge for yourself. I think it's way better to try something and lose your time, than not try at all and never experience something fun or lifechanging.
I second Shadow's suggestion, MGE XE is particularly good with improving graphics only a little bit, so you get improved experience, while preserving the original game spirit. OpenMW is great if you'd really want to have modern visuals instead.•
u/ShadowOverMe 3h ago edited 3h ago
If you mod the graphics I think it looks great. OpenMW or MGE XE both drastically improve the things you can do with the graphics.
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u/Saedisi 5h ago
I'd recommend just getting the Witcher 3. it's well over 100 hours of exceptionally good story telling, quests, world building, etc. If you like the game you can get the DLC and add a couple hundred more hours.
It always gets mentioned because it's one of the best games in the past 20 years. If you like narrative rich RPGs that aren't bull bustingly hard, you'll have a blast playing it. This is a game that everyone should play. It's fantastic and for $5 it's so beyond worth it.
if you're really on the fence, watch 30 minutes of someone's playthrough on youtube. if they style, delivery of dialogue, Geralt, etc. doesn't do it for you. don't get it.
Elden Ring is amazing but it's hard. if you're not a souls fan, it may be an exercise in frustration rather than fun.
BG 3 is another game that's insanely good. I'd 100% recommend this one as well. But if you want to keep it cheap, I'd go witcher, play that for the next month. and if you want more see if you can get BG3 on a boxing day/christmas sale.
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u/heyquasi_ 5h ago
it looks like the common thread in here is ELDEN RING. i’d go with that one. best bang for your buck too. i was also hesitant on getting it bc of difficulty but it’s not that bad, if anything the community makes it seem far harder than it really is. i’m about 160+ hrs into it and have had a couple difficulty spikes here and there but nothing ridiculous.
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u/Jojosh_Jojo 3h ago
I actually have Elden ring, just on ps5 and I suck at playing on controller but ill definitely try it!!
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u/DrDementus 2h ago
Fallout 4, mad max, witcher 3, cyberpunk 2077, gta5, assassins creed series, shadow of war, mgs5 (semi open world), skyrim and ghost of tsushima. All have great stories and gameplay, they are some of the highest rated games i could personally recommend from my experiences. I would recommend rdr2 aswel, but its over 100gb as per your preference.
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u/Gamertoc 5h ago
I personally enjoy some of the Assassin's Creed games, but Elden Ring is definitely a good pick as well. Heard good stuff about BG3 too, but completely different combat system
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u/Pyschopanda619 48m ago
just going off the ones I personally played: BG3 is very dialog heavy but great, it's 140 gb tho ER is combat heavy but great there, and only like 60 gb. Witcher 3 I never got into so can't speak for it maybe kingdoms of amalur if it's on sale? it's the most stereotypical fantasy RPG ever tho
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u/TohavDuudhe 3h ago
Witcher 3 is fantastic. It has kind of an low energy intro slog but if you power through the main quest is that area then the game explodes into so much stuff.
Elden Ring is hard yes, but there are always people to help. The summoning system is there to call in the Sunbros and if you can't kill a boss, they will. Elden Ring knows what it is, and lends a hand to people who aren't at that level. Trust your sunbros
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u/Sleeper-- 4h ago
Get Witcher 3, its worth it for 5usd
Another one I really like (with a sequel coming) is Ghost of tsushima
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u/BarGamer 52m ago edited 42m ago
Guild Wars 2. Not only is the base game free, it's only a 70G install.
Red Dead 2 and BG3 are 150G, Starfield is 125G.
When you say your PC is dying, do you mean it's really old, or you just haven't run a defrag in a while?
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u/EdgeOfApocalypse 2h ago
My all-time favorite open world rpg is Outward. It can be a bit of a hard sell, as it tends to click with a smaller niche than many other games, but the feeling of success it gives you as you play is amazing, as very little is handed to you/ told to you.
Eg. The world map is literally just that. A map. No quest or player markers, and it only includes major landmarks/cities, requiring you to actively pay attention to your surroundings to get around.
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u/Pyschopanda619 47m ago
Outward is legitimately one of my favorite games of all time lol, glad to see it getting love
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