Dynasty Warriors 8
Dynasty Warriors 8 is a Fighting, Hack-and-Slash, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force. It is the eighth main installment in the Dynasty Warriors series and requires the player to follow the same gameplay. Throughout the game, the player has to make progress through the battles and improve the character’s ranks.
A new game mode, named Ambition Mode, is where the player has to create a social base for peasants. To raise the tower’s status, the player must participate in different battles such as Skirmish battles and Raid battles. Skirmish battles give materials to construct the tower, whereas Raid battles increase fame.
Large-scale battles allow the player to recruit new partners. The game introduces a bodyguard system, where the player comes with three playable characters instead of one character to battle. The game has five mini-games, and each of the game rewards the player with customizable weapons as the player completes the challenges.
#1 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is an Action and Role-Playing Game (RPG) video game. The game sets in the fantasy world of Skyrim located in the territory of Tamriel, in which the protagonist roams in an open world and fights with the enemies. The game focuses on a war that started almost 200 years ago between Stormcloaks and Imperial Legion. The game kicks off with the protagonist being transferred for execution along with other Stormcloak soldiers and their leader Ulfric Stormcloak when a dragon suddenly comes and interrupts the procession by attacking and devastating the whole town. The protagonist runs and takes refuge in a nearby village of Riverwoods and starts gathering items and weapons and a place to live. Upon returning to Dragonstorm he slays a dragon and absorbs the soul of the dragon to use the abilities and fight against the Legion. The story continues and the protagonist continues his search of Paarthurmax. After finding Paarthurmax, player gets to the land of Legion and kills their lord and this installment of the Skyrim Series concludes. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim provides with an amazingly addictive and quite engaging game-play, a beautifully embedded and character oriented story along with super realistic graphics. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as an absolutely fantastic creation of Bethesda Softworks that will surely entertain you enough. Do try it out.
#2 Diablo 3
Diablo 3, the third installment in the Diablo Game series is developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo 3 is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game (RPG) and is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gaming platforms. With a huge fan base, Diablo 3 sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is still persistent in markets. The game features a much similar game-play to its predecessors Diablo and Diablo 2 but the storyline is a bit different. With the block buster Expansion pack Reaper of Souls this game is topping the Ranks among big names of the time. The game is set in the Dark Fantasy in the Sanctuary and allows you to choose your character from 6 different choices (Demon Hunter, Witch Doctor, Monk, Crusader, Barbarian and Wizard), select the best skills and spells and go explore the game world to uncover the plot about the extreme power you can have and eventually start ruling the realms once more. The story focuses on Deckard Cain and Leah investigating about the ancient texts when suddenly a mysterious star falls on the Cathedral, makes a huge crater and Deckard Cain disappears in it. Your task is to go to the Cathedral, Start investigating about the star that struck the cathedral and the sudden disappearance of Deckard Cain. After the Rescue of Cain you must go fight and defeat the King Leoric Aka. The Skeleton king because it’s the only way to reach out to the fallen star. In order to complete the objectives, you must first find out the three pieces of the Sacred Sword, forge a Mighty Sword and kill the Skeleton King with it and eventually reach to the Fallen Star. Diablo 3 is a wonderful game of this specific genre and provides with a wonderful game-play, cool visuals and a great story.
#3 Warriors Orochi 3
Warriors Orochi 3 is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is the fourth major entry in the series of Warriors Orochi. The game offers the similar gameplay like its previous titles and borrows its character from Dynasty Warriors 7. It takes place in the parallel Universe filled with different warriors, monsters, and demons. Get into the role of the protagonist who is a warrior and the ultimate task is to fight against foes and take down them to win the battle. Earn experience points by completing objectives and missions and use them to unlock other contents. There are over 120 characters, and each offers its unique abilities, weapons, and skills. The player can team up with up to three characters and immerse himself in team-based gameplay. He can use different combos, counter attack, melee attack and weapons to defeat his enemies. Warriors Orochi 3 offers best graphics, engaging gameplay, and exciting story. Try it out.
#4 Lollipop Chainsaw
Lollipop Chainsaw is an Action-Adventure RPG, Hack and Slash and a thrilling video game by Grasshopper Manufacture. The game is set in an apocalyptic era and features a female protagonist Juliet who fights off the zombies. With a chainsaw as the primary weapon, Juliet melee attacks the zombies and gets engaged in close combats. Her friends got locked up in a facility and she is their only hope. She sets out to free them and on her way to finding her friends, she fights off and kills the hordes of zombies. With every level up, she gets some upgrades and continues the hack and slash routine until she finds her friends. After the rescue, the friends also pick up the weapons and they continue the cleaning mission during which they encounter some hostile human fractions, some of them not friendly. Lollipop Chainsaw is filled with hardcore action and adventure and will surely make you feel like being a part of the game world. Try Lollipop Chainsaw, it’s really fun to play. Lollipop is one of the best new Action-RPG and Hack and Slash video game.
#5 Darksiders 2
Darksiders 2 is a brilliant Hack and Slash, RPG and Action-Adventure video game by Vigil Games. This game belongs to the Darksiders series and lets you be the protagonist Death, one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The game amalgamates interactive puzzle elements with the super thrilling Action, RPG and Hack and Slash game-play and tasks you to go through various environments consisting of things such as Doors, Elevators, Portals, and Platforms etc. In an open world environment, Darksiders 2 lets you explore the game world on foot or your special Horse named as Despair, traverse through a number of dungeons, complete a number of quests and side quests, engage in epic boss fights along with thrilling PvP melee combats with other enemies and enjoy immersing yourself into a brilliantly engaging game-play. Darksiders 2 offers multiple means of travel and one of them is teleporting from one location to another. Your primary weapons are two sharp edged Scythes that you can use to slice up your enemies or you can use your secondary weapons (Hammers, Axes, Maces etc.) as well. With a very interesting and very well-written story line, fantastic visuals and an immersive game-play, Darksiders 2 is one of the best games of Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash genres. Do try it out.
#6 Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a cool Third-person Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Beat ‘em’ Up video game from the Ninja Gaiden series. The story of the game revolves around the character of Yaiba Kamikaze, a Ninja with special Ninja and Skills and abilities. After an outrage in the Clan, Yaiba Kamikaze turns against all of his Clan Elders and kills them and soon after that challenges Ryu Hayabusa, the leader of the clan. After a series of combats, Ryu Hayabusa slices up Yaiba’s left arm and that results in the death of Yaiba. After being resurrected, Yaiba Kamikaze emerges from the dead and follows the trail of Ryu Hayabusa, encounters him one last time and kills him. After killing Ryu Hayabusa, Yaiba finds out that the Forge Industries is manipulating every event from the very start and the recent Zombie outbreak is one of its doing. Yaiba travels to Ukraine where Russian Army invades Ukraine and the protagonist teams up with the Ukrainians and fight off against the forces and zombies all together and finally brings down the Forge Industries along with all of its owners and plotters. With great story, an amazingly engaging game-play and a lot of other cool things, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a great Action-Adventure and RPG game to play and enjoy. try it out and you’ll love every bit of this brilliant game.
#7 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, developed by Platinum Games is a Single-player Action-Adventure, RPG and a Hack and Slash video game. The game focuses on the protagonist Raiden who is a Cyborg with a katana sword as his primary weapon. Raiden gets a task assigned to him by his superiors to kill the enemy Cyborgs. After gearing up, Raiden sets off to fight the enemies and engages in hard core hack and slash action using his high-frequency blade Katana sword and a lot of other weapons such as daggers, rocket launchers etc. After a long lasting effort, Raiden reaches the enemy Core of operations and destroy it. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance lets you use your best Stealth abilities and use your Katana in the amazing Blade Mode where you can slice the enemy Cyborgs in Slow Motion and steal all the parts hidden well in their bodies. Focusing strictly on Melee combats, the game allows you to encounter the equally equipped enemies and other machines in close encounters, kill them and earn experience points and loads of upgrades including unlock-able weapons, tactics and skills. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance features thrillingly fast-paced action game-play, a well written story-line and eye catching 3D graphics.
#8 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a Third-person, Fast-paced Action and Thrill filled Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Mercury Steam. The game is set in the year 1047 and tells the story about the epic Alliance between Earth and Heaven that was threatened by the mighty and evil Lords of the Shadow. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow allows you to be the main protagonist Gabriel Belmont a skilled warrior who uses advanced skills and up to 40 unique Unlockable fighting combos and his special sword fighting abilities to kill the enemies. Your task is to use all the weapons along with secondary ones such as Knives, Holy Water, and Hammers etc. to eliminate your enemies. Laced up with all the advanced melee tactics and weapons, special magical spells, you’ll have to attack your enemies in a fast-paced manner and kill them before they get you. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow offers ultra-HD visuals, a well-written story and an engaging game-play. Try it out if you really love playing Action-Adventure and RPG video games and you’ll definitely love it.
#9 Darksiders
Darksiders is one amazing Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash video game that offers wonderful RPG elements and allows you to be the main protagonist named as War who is one among the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The game is set in an apocalyptic era and allows you to roam freely in an open world, combat and slash your way through the equally equipped enemies, defeat enemy bosses and earn experience points plus the game currency. The game world is divided into numerous parts and every part of the game world has its own enemy boss and Darksiders lets you defeat every boss and acquire its weapon and skills to enhance your powers. With a special weapon, a boomerang-style throwing blade is your primary weapon in the game that helps you target your enemies from a brief distance and kill them in order to get more points. With a wonderful story, cool mechanics, brilliant visuals and an immersive game-play, Darksiders is a superb Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG game to play.
#10 Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden 3 offers a brilliant Combination of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Ninja Assassin aesthetics. The game features the protagonist Ryu who gets summoned by the Self Defense Force (SDF) of Japan currently fighting against a massive Terrorist Organization run by the most notorious leader The Alchemist. Ryu joins the Self Defense Force of Japan, starts fighting against the Alchemist forces and himself, captures him in East London. After the Capture of Alchemist, another group of terrorist’s attacks Ryu, The Alchemist gets free and Ryu gets beaten and wounded badly. The Alchemist flees the scene leaving Ryu at the scene, alive but with severe injuries. A chunk of time passes, Ryu gets himself right, follows the Footsteps of The Alchemist and finds him taking refuge in the Rub-Al-Khali, a desert covering almost the Third of the Arabian Peninsula. In order to eliminate The Alchemist, Ryu fights off hordes of his accomplices and finally reaches to Alchemist’s Den where he gets into a One on One melee Combat with The Alchemist and kills him after a long run of bloody fight. Ryu Returns to Japan and the Story Concludes after the demise of Alchemist and his Terrorist organization. Ninja Gaiden 3 offers a fantastic mix-up of multiple genres such as Action, Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash elements along with a wonderful story, great visuals and an immersive game-play.
#11 Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a superb Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Snowblind Studios. The game is set in a medieval era and it allows you to select your player character from a number of choices Such as Humans, Elves, Dwarfs and Orcs, explore the game world and engage yourself into epic Combats with enemies, defeat them and complete the game objectives. Lord of the Rings: War in the North lets you build and control your own army of finest warriors, select 3 main characters (Online Friends or NPCs), control them during the game-play and switch between them to use their special abilities whenever you need them. The game offers a unique mechanism that allows you to develop both your skills and character as you further with the story, unlock a number of upgrades and enjoy immersing yourself into the most fantastic game-play ever. Lord of the Rings: War in the North lets you enjoy the game solo or you can team up with your friends in Co-Op multiplayer mode and enjoy the game. With only one main objective of Survival and Defeating the enemy forces, Lord of the Rings: War in the North offers a brilliantly immersive game-play, beautiful and realistic visuals and a well-written story-line to enjoy.
#12 Bound by Flame
Bound by Flame is a brilliant new Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Focus Home Interactive that sets you up into the character of a Skilled Mercenary possessed by a Flame Demon in a world devastated by the Seven fearsome Ice Lords and Their Dead Army. Your task is to either use your demonic powers to destroy the world or simply calm your inner demon and reject all the destructive urges of the monster within yourself and go against all the Satanic powers and destroy them for good. You must develop your abilities, combat skills, and weapon fighting techniques in order to defeat your enemies. By Dual wielding your weapons (Swords, Daggers etc.), and your flame spells, you aer destined to destroy the forces of the Ice lords and restore the order in the realm. Bound by Flame allows you to recruit more companions who will fight, live and die besides you and will eventually help you win the war against the most difficult enemies. Bound by Flame offers great story, wonderful visuals and an immersive game-play to enjoy. Do try it out.
#13 Arcania Gothic 4
Arcania: Gothic 4 is a cool Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game set in the southern seas. The game features the protagonist, a war hero who gets his wedding ruined because of a neighboring king’s attack. His wife gets killed and he vows to avenge her death. In order to fulfill the game objectives, the protagonist journeys to the land of evil to fight against the dark forces who led the king to devastate his kingdom. This is where you get into the play and your task is to explore the evil lands, fight against the huge and mighty forces of enemies, eliminate them, absorb their powers and finally kill the king. Arcania Gothic 4 features an amazing Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash game-play ain which you are allowed to use weapons such as Swords, Axes, Hammers etc. and engage yourself into the most epic combats of the time. With a well-written story, enhanced visuals and sounds and a lot of other cool things, Arcania Gothic 4 is a wonderful game to play.
#14 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is an amazing Multiplayer Online Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Tom Banner Studios. The game is set in Medieval Era and offers a Half-Life 2 and Age of Chivalry type of game-play and focuses on Melee combats primarily. It allows you to engage yourself into amazingly bloody battles against the enemies from a first or a third person perspective and enjoy Hacking and Slashing your way through the hordes of enemies using your swords, bows and arrows, Maces and Catapults etc. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare offers Ballistae, Catapults and Boiling oil as the secondary and the most damaging weapons as well and allows you to use against the enemies when waging wars and leading the troops. Because of the Multiplayer nature of the game, Chivalry: medieval Warfare lets you enjoy objective-based gameplay and take part in multiple game modes such as Free for All, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Last Team Standing, King of the Hill, Capture the Flag and Team objective etc. Chivalry Medieval Warfare offers a number of character classes as well and lets you choose the character you like from Archers, men at Arms, Vanguards, knights etc. The game offers a whole load of amazing weapons all based up on the character you select along with all the special character specific abilities and skills. With a wonderfully engaging and quite immersive gameplay, fantastic story, brilliant visuals and DLC, Chivalry Medieval Warfare is one amazing game to play and enjoy.
#15 Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is a Wonderful Single-Player Action-Adventure and RPG video game by Cyanide and Atlus. The game is based on the story of a novel of the same name written by George R. R. Martin. Game of Thrones allows you to witness the politics, diplomacy, foreign affairs, wars and much more and lets you be part of 7 mighty kingdoms, fight for glory, make legions, engage in amazing quest-based game-play and enjoy a wonderful gaming experience of this specific genre. According to the story of the game, the game features two main character Alester Sarwyck and Mors Westford and allows you to switch between them just as the situation demands. The story gets to highs with the rebellion of Robert who becomes a priest and returns back to Riverspring at his father’s funeral. Meanwhile Mors Westford becomes an outlaw after denying a direct superior order and gets thrown off of the duty of Night’s Watch. Soon after the demise of Robert’s father, Robert learns that his brother Gawen has killed his father and his half brother, a Bastard named as Valarr is going to br the next King. This discovery enrages Robert and a huge riot occurs and Alester travels to King’s Landings to arrest Gawen, Valarr sets him up and he gets detained by the City Watch. After the release Valarr becomes friendly and sets up a meeting with Queen Cersei who them tasks Alester and Valarr both to go hunt down and kill Harry Waters, another bastard who is helping a woman survive. This is where you get into the play and your task is to simply go on mission given to you by Cersei, find the targets and kill them, defeat Valarr and keep on pacing through the twisted story of Game of Thrones. Filled with hardcore drama, a great story and characters, Game of Thrones offers a fantastic Action-RPG experience for all the enthusiasts. You should totally try it out if you haven’t yet and enjoy it to the limits.
#16 Deadpool
Deadpool is a Single Player, Action-Adventure and beat ‘em’ up video game by Activision. The game is based on Marvel Comics character of the same name. Deadpool allows you to engage yourself into an epic Action-packed gameplay in which you act as a villain and an antihero character who fights against the Super Heroes and other hardcore villains, and tries to trick people in his cunning and devastating ideas. Armed with Guns and Swords, Hammers, Plasma Guns etc. Deadpool is one of the nastiest Anti-hero characters of the Marvel Comics ever. Deadpool is a combination of fantastic elements such as Fighting, Shooting, hack and Slash and Fist Fighting etc. and allows you to play the game as Deadpool himself, go on a hunting spree and fight off the nastiest villains of the time including the Marauders, Arclight, Blockbuster and Vertigo as well as some of the top tier heroes of marvel universe such as Wolverine, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino and follow the footsteps of your main target, Mr. Sinister. Keep on an action-packed route, meet and team up with Cable who comes from the future to sabotage the devastating plans of Mr. Sinister. Mr. Sinister would definitely defeat you at some point but that would only reunite you with your lover, Death whose guidance would lead you to the Mr. Sinister’s Clones and you’ll have the chance to eliminate them all along with their mentor and boss, Mr. Sinister. Packed with epic combats, hardcore action and thrill, this mind blowing game offers a brilliant combination of all the brilliant elements that a Super cool game like Deadpool deserves. So are you ready to give it a shot and entertain yourself like never before???
#17 Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis
Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis is an Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, and Single-player video game played from a third-person perspective. The game takes place in the stunning world where the player can control the protagonist with an aim to fight against enemies using the special powers the protagonist have. The player is equipped with a powerful sword and possesses unique powers that can be used to take down waves of enemies. The game offers the similar gameplay to Dynasty Warriors series. It introduces the characters from both titles such as Kamen Rider Drive and Kamen Rider Ghost. It also comes with an original storyline where an evil Shadow Moon creates the first monster to order to kill the hero. The player starts the game with Kamen Rider in order to repeat the history. The game introduces the boss battles against powerful enemies from different Kamen Rider series. During the gameplay, the player can traverse the level on his vehicle or other ways of transportation. While playing the game, he can also collect energy from battling against mobs throughout the level to activate special finishing moves that turn the player into his final form for a specific time.
#18 Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a brilliant open world Action-Adventure, RPG, Hack and Slash video game by Monolith Productions. The game allows you to enter into the massive world of fun. You are going to enter into real hardcore battling world against the most powerful and strong monsters including different creatures of evil forces. You have a chance to test your skills and abilities here. You can customize your character by gaining experience points, multiple upgrades of weapons and skills. You have to control a character with amazing skills and abilities to fight against the enemies and after defeating them, there will be new addition of features for your character to improve heath, abilities and skills. By completing different quests and exploring the game world, you will unlock new levels to fight with the evil forces. Story of the game is based on the revenge of a murder of a family and wife of the hero. You have to be strong enough to survive and get it done. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an attractive game to play and enjoy.
#19 Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword by Ninja Theory is a great Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game. The game lets you be a female protagonist named Nariko who possesses a Super Weapon called Heavenly Sword and is destined to eliminate the Evil Raven Lord. In order to complete the game objectives, Nariko goes through a Dark open world where she encounters all the mystical forces of Raven Lord and slashes her way through the enemies using melee tactics and her special weapon Heavenly Sword. As the main objective of the game is to kill the Raven lord, you’ll have to kill all the enemies one by one and enhance your skills by consuming their powers. Finally encounter the Raven Lord and kill him by the use of your sword and advanced combat skills. Heavenly Sword offers an amazing war like environment, open world environment, a great story along with brilliant HD visuals and an immersive game-play.
#20 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a great Mix Up of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Beat ‘em’ Up aesthetics. The game is based on the character of the same name Wolverine and kicks off with Wolverine Being hunted by a group of soldiers, in order to save his life he must fight them off or they will kill him with the modern tech weapon. X-Men Origins: Wolverine tasks you to be the protagonist Wolverine save yourself from the hunters and get back to the agency where you’ll be assigned different tasks and in order to complete the tasks you have to use your Titanium Claws, futuristic weapons and your hands to knock down the enemies in epic Melee combats. X-Men Origins: Wolverine with an amazingly addictive game-play, a great story and visuals plus open world gaming environment is a super thrilling game to play and enjoy. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one of the best Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG games to play and enjoy. Do try it out.
#21 Dragon’s Dogma
Dragon’s Dogma is another wonderful Action-Adventure, RPG, and Fantasy-based Hack and Slash video game. The game allows you to be the protagonist (Male/Female) who emerges from a deep crater temple after defeating the Chimera, reaches to a village Cassardis where a strange dragon appears, calls him Chosen One, tears out his heart and flies away. The protagonist gets revived without his heart as the Arisen and starts his journey. He reaches to Gran Soren and starts working as a soldier, kills the Hydra and gifts its head to the king of Gran Soren. King sends him to Everfall where he meets Wyrm Hunt. Teams up with Wyrm and starts killing the members of a cult named as Salvation. The cult turns out to be the believer of Grigori (The Dragon). After a great journey The Arisen reaches the lair of the dragon and kills him after a dreadfully long and bloody battle, retrieves his heart and goes on. Dragon’s Dogma offers an amazing combination of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG elements along with beautiful graphics, enhanced mechanics and an impressive game-play.
#22 Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry video game series is a story of a character named Dante whose ultimate goal is to avenge the murder of his mother by eliminating the demons. The protagonist goes through heavy combats with the devils hacking and slashing all the evil forces using his battling tactics and all the available resources like weapons, skills and objects. With a huge success, Devil May Cry sold multi million copies worldwide and recently the company rebooted the series with another blockbuster game DMC: Devil May Cry. Devil May Cry is co-developed by Capcom and Ninja Theory and published by Capcom for multiple platforms like Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and iOS. Do try this game out and enjoy the ultimate fun and thrill.