46. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen

A knight named Savan proceeds through a canyon, and eventually finds a temple.  He passes a set of doors leading up to a strange beast.  He unleashes the Dragon, a sign of the end of days.

An improved version on the original, players will experience an expansion of content including a new zone.  Players select between various vocations: Fighter, Strider, Mage, Warrior, Mystic, Knight, Ranger, Assassin, Sorcerer, And Magic Archer.  Each vocation has its own skills and tactical advantages compared to the others.  For instance, the Strider is skilled at climbing large monsters, whereas a Fighter focuses on hack-and-slash combat.

Once out, exploring the vast environment, players can utilize the pawn system.  Three party members follow the player, who can issue orders to the pawns to help aid in combat against enemies.  The pawns also can be useful when trying to fend off a tough boss encounter by shouting out strategies.

The large environment allows for grand fights with colossal monsters.  Players will get the feel of facing off beasts whose bodies can block out the sun.  Aside from the epic battles, the large open world features large city environments with over 200 NPCs who move according to their won schedule.  Players are able to communicate with residents.

It is up to you and your pawns to face the world

47. Lost Ark

The Lost Ark drove out evil long ago.  In current times, the magical item is believed to be just a legend fabricated by the bards.  But now adventurers pursue the legend when the Demon Legion attacks.

Join in an exciting hack and slash MMORPG where the east meets the west.  Players get to choose from a number of classes, each with their own abilities and fighting styles.  Once a character is made, it is time to explore a vast world.  Players out in the sea can captain their ship and engage in various activities.  Ghost Ships prowl the waters and will relentlessly pursue players.  If a player can elude the ship, there are many new, uncharted lands to discover.

Players can also utilize the Tripod System, that is used to specialize character play style.  For example, a Battle Master class can focus on the strength in the elements like fire and ice.  Upgrading some skills will increase the amount of times the skill can be executed.  It is up to the player to discover which builds suit them the most and the various mix and match of combos can be performed using the system.

Explore the expansive landscape

48. Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

An adventurer awakens to the Echo, a power that grants them insight into the past.  Someone is using arcane magic to bring the second-moon down to the earth to purge the Beast Men and Primals.  Nations that were once at war put aside their differences to form the Eorzean Alliance.

Join the massive multiplayer online roleplaying game where players take on the role of their own character.  Craft your avatar from among five different races, and two tribes between each race.  Each tribe has a chosen patron deity that will affect the stats and elemental attributes. 

During gameplay, players can accumulate experience points through quests that are available in the storyline.  Leveling up unlocks new abilities and improves stats.  Players can also gain abilities by gaining favor from among three different factions.  This is accomplished by completing certain quests for that particular faction.  Players can explore the open world to undergo these quests, and fight fantastic monsters.

There is also the Armor System, where characters equip weapons and tools which determines the character class.  With the crafting system, players can create an assortment of weaponry that allows players to switch roles at will using the armor system. 

It is up to you and your party to save the day

49. Riders of Icarus

It is time to take to the skies in this fantastic flying action-adventure MMORPG, and experience the feeling riding upon the backs of the most dangerous beasts of lore.  Riders must explore the majestic world to hunt down and train hundreds of different mythical creatures to become your own mounts.  Gain abilities to master aerial combat as you fight against massive bosses from both the land and the air.

By exploring the lands filled with non-stop action, build your collection of beasts.  Hundreds of grounds and sky mounts are available to collect and train.  Players can train their mounts to become deadly weapons with their own abilities.  When the aerial beasts are trained, the sky is beyond the limit.  Soar through the epic world to find and craft epic gear for both you and your mounts.  Then it is time to join the fight with all types of heroes.  Fight up and personal with melee combat or keep your distance by volleying magic at the enemy. 

The game is currently in open beta.

Crush the monsters and then make them yours.

50. Life is Feudal

Time to go medieval in this truly hardcore sandbox role playing game.  Players have the option to create their own nine square kilometers and set their own rules and allow for up to 64 other players to join in on the fun.  With the free terraforming, players can dig tunnels, mine and build moats.  Raise and lower ground levels with what is called the landfall effect.  Work with different substances from soil to granite to help craft your world.

And when the world is crafted, enter the unique combat system that is physics-based.  Direction of the attack depends on the movement of the mouse.  Battle formations are also a way to control the situation on the battlefield with your fighting team.  By defeating foes, gain experience and level up to boosts stats and skills.

When players are not out conquering the battlefield, they can be in the alchemy lab.  There are over 40 million possible combinations.  Players will need to learn, experiment, and create their own combinations.  Complementing the difficulty of the game, alchemy is not simply a matter of the skill stat.  It is strongly emphasized that spending time and resources on creating recipes and combinations that work.

There is an expansion to the game available for players called “Life is Feudal: Your Own”.

Collect an assortment of items to use it for alchemy.

51. No Man’s Sky

Trapped in an uncharted universe with no way of getting back, become a planetary explorer and discover the lands no man has ever stepped foot on.  Given only a handful of essentials like a jetpack and a ship, search among the number of planets for survival.

It is time to travel through the cosmos in this first-person, open world survival game.  Players are equipped with the futuristic Swiss Army Knife that allows them to scan, mine, and collect resources.  Collect information on the planet and its lifeforms, storing it into the galactic database known as Atlas.  While trying to survive in space, players must realize taking resources disrupts the ecosystem of that planet, making the locals hostile.  Players can decide to attack the inhabitants of the planet with crafted weapons and gear.  However, harming creatures of the planet or disrupting the ecosystem comes with consequences.  In a Grand Theft Auto fashion, there is a “wanted” system which will increase the more a player harms the planet.  Sentinel robots patrolling the planets will seek out the player and put them down.

With raw materials harvested from planets, players can sell it for Units, the currency of the solar system.  Units are needed to purchase more gear and space crafts.  Upgrading gear helps the players in hostile environments.  Some planets may be oxygen deprived or have dangerous weather, so having the right gear is the meaning between life and death.

Once a player is done with a planet, it is time to blast off to the next one.  Travelling through the celestial bodies depends on the engine and the amount of fuel it can carry.  A ship that can only travel so fast and far cannot explore the deeper reaches of space, and will need to be upgraded.  The ship’s defenses are also important, because you will face space battles against enemy combatants.

There is also a faction system players can join, making travelling through the galaxy easier when you have friends to back you up.

Take to the skies in interstellar dog fights

Open world.  A way for players to explore the landscapes that the developers have created.  It enriches the experience of the gameplay, allowing gamers to immerse themselves in worlds that are beautifully crafted.  Some are so expansive they can rival the real world in their enormity.  And as we delve into each new game, we must make sure to enjoy the majesty that the designers have brought to us.

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