Play these games your way by telling a narrative unlike anyone else’s.
Open-world games like Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are some of the best out there. However, they are guided experiences, so far as players cannot have much say when it comes to telling Venom Snake’s or Link’s story, respectively. They can perform different actions and make alternative gameplay choices, but overall, their stories will be like every other player’s by the end.
These other open-world games, however, are different. They feature branching storylines or karma systems to make their characters, created or otherwise, stand out. Players cannot literally craft their own story in these examples, but they can pave their own path such that the story of their playthrough is always unique.
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 is full of choices from the start of the game all the way to the end. It all begins with character choices as players can pick a race, background, and then fully customize their experience. After that, everything is up to the players, from whom they choose to ally with, to who they want to fight. It’s a massive turn-based tactical RPG that is begging for players to create their own experience, and then try it all again with a whole new path.
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas starts with players getting shot in the middle of the desert, and then waking up next to a bed, groggy from the whole experience. Without any sort of gating, the entirety of the wastes will be open for players to explore. There’s a karma system that keeps track of decisions, and more so than in other Fallout games, there are factions to align with. Will players choose to be a savior in the desert, be ruthless, or become something in-between?
Avowed
Avowed is a first-person action RPG that has a character creator wherein players can input a wide amount of data, ranging from godly origins to special traits.
