Your favourite cRPGs with no party?

[Shape]

I find myself always not enjoying managing multiple inventories/skill-trees etc.. I was wondering what are some of the best cRPGs that involve only single character management?

 

[Hobo Elf]

Gothic

 

[octavius]

Ultima Underworld.

 

[Goral]

Age of Decadence, Vampire the Masquarade: Bloodlines and Fallout and Arcanum on solo. Plus Witcher 1 and Witcher 3.

 

[CryptRat]

Heroine's quest and the Quest for glory series

 

[IncendiaryDevice]

If you like the isometric style rather than the over-the-shoulder or first person style then I'd recommend Divine Divinity.

 

[Shape]

If you like the isometric style rather than the over-the-shoulder or first person style then I'd recommend Divine Divinity.

I've been thinking about that game for a while.. How badly has it aged? It looks very diablo 2 esque but from what I've heard the writing is in the exact same style as in ds ?

 

[Ivan]

Underrail

 

[Tigranes]

Y

If you like the isometric style rather than the over-the-shoulder or first person style then I'd recommend Divine Divinity.

I've been thinking about that game for a while.. How badly has it aged? It looks very diablo 2 esque but from what I've heard the writing is in the exact same style as in ds ?

Dos looks a lot more diabloy in screenshots than in reality. Writing is same as other larian games - good if you find it funny, personally id say very campy b-grade cheese. The real strength of DD is in exploring, getting unusual quests, the weird charm of various towns and npcs.

 

[Neanderthal]

Witcher.

 

[Gepeu]

Probably Underrail.

Before that I would call Gothic, but it can be hardly called a proper crpg.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Rogue, Nethack, The Faery Tale Adventure, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, TES II: Daggerfall, Fallout, TES III: Morrowind, Age of Decadence

 

[an Administrator]

Morrowind
Underrail
Deus Ex

 

[Excidium II]

Before that I would call Gothic, but it can be hardly called a proper crpg.

Not only is it proper, it's one of the absolute best.

 

[ntonystinson]

Elona

 

[Gepeu]

It's a great game and one of my favorites of all time, but is it one of the kind, really. Closer to 3rd person slashers of 99/20 (like Rune, holy fuck I loved that game), in my opinion. At least that's a vibe I used to get while playing the first Gothic games.

 

[racofer]

Dark Souls.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

King's Field

 

[Jacob]

Underrail

Single character turn-based combat with lots of options and an okay stealth mechanic, with level design that reminds me of Deus Ex.

 

[V_K]

Quest for Glory & Heroine's Quest.
Dark Disciples 1&2.
Aleshar: World of Ice.
Legacy: Realm of Terror.
The Summoning (and possibly DarkSpyre).

 

[Comte]

Ultima Underworld

 

[Baron Dupek]

Divinity - Original Sin classic Lone Wolf Edition
Inquisitor and his inspiration - Divine Divinity

And like people mentioned before - Ultima Underworld. Played for the first time in 2012 it was refreshing experience.

 

[Shape]

Divinity - Original Sin classic Lone Wolf Edition
Inquisitor and his inspiration - Divine Divinity

And like people mentioned before - Ultima Underworld. Played for the first time in 2012 it was refreshing experience.

Thanks for the recommendations. I was wondering is Ultima Underworld a good first Ultima experience? I have never played any of the Ultima games, and judging by the look of the game it looked like a generic mix of M&M and Daggerfall to me.. Now that I had a look at some gameplay videos I assume its biggest selling point is the exploration?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Realms of Arkania HD.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Thanks for the recommendations. I was wondering is Ultima Underworld a good first Ultima experience? I have never played any of the Ultima games, and judging by the look of the game it looked like a generic mix of M&M and Daggerfall to me.. Now that I had a look at some gameplay videos I assume its biggest selling point is the exploration?

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss has only tenuous connections to the Ultima series. It was created by Blue Sky Productions (which quickly became Looking Glass Studios) using an entirely different style of gaming, one based on the "real-time blobber" Dungeon Master subgenre but with 3D graphics and a single character in place of a party. As with the real-time blobber subgenre, the focus is on exploration, with some puzzle-solving and logistics. Combat is relatively weak, and there isn't much of a story.

If you want to play a true Ultima game, the places to start would be Ultima III: Exodus, Ultima IV: The Quest of the Avatar, and Ultima VII: The Black Gate. The Stygian Abyss is better than any of the Ultima games, though.