Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fire Emblem: Awakening is a Single and Multiplayer Tactical RPG video game. Set on the Continent of Archanea, this 13th installment of the Fire Emblem series provides with a similar game-play and mechanics as its predecessors, focuses on tactical combats and allows you to be a soldier of the kingdom of Ylisse, pace under the command of Chrom and defend Ylisse against Risen and the Hostile nation of Plegia. With some of the most epic Combats, Exploration and Quests, Fire Emblem: Awakening is no doubt a wonderful game to play. Fire Emblem: Awakening allows you to use your best strategic skills, and tactics to reform the whole Ylissian army, make new combat strategies and eventually help the Prince win the epic war against all the hostile entities. Fire Emblem: Awakening is packed with great action oriented and turn based game-play, a great story and superb visuals. Try it out and you’ll love it for sure. Fire Emblem: Awakening offers state of the art visuals, an amazing storyline and a typically engaging and quite immersive gameplay.
#1 XCOM
XCOM is a Series Multi-genre video games and offers a versatility throughout the series. Strategy, RTS, turn-based tactics, Real-time Tactics, Simulations, Construction and Management, Military and War gaming, Space Flight, FPS, Third-person Shooting, Action, RPG, etc. are all the genres in which XCom offers games. XCom series was originally started back in 1994 by a company known as MicroProse. MicroProse published in total six games with two of them cancelled. The series rocked the markets but soon it lost the business until the series was rebooted in 2005 by 2K Games. The Series once again started with a mega hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown and broke all the previous records. With critically acclaim and commercial success, the company launched an Expansion pack named as XCOM: Enemy Within, back in 2013 and another title XCOM 2 in 2016. From the very beginning to the latest release of the series, XCOM has maintained the standard and the quality of content and is one of the most favorite series of games throughout the world. Players who typically love playing games with Sci-Fi and Action elements, can play the games in the series and enjoy.
#2 Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate, developed by a Japanese gaming company Tri-Ace and published by Sega is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game developed for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming platforms. The game takes place in an apocalyptic era in which the earth is almost destroyed by an unknown phenomena. The phenomenon created layers of poisonous gasses in the upper atmosphere of earth and the population started to vanish due to cancer caused by the gasses. With the help of “Basel” (An environment purifying System) a great number of humans survived but the others mutated and started roaming in the lands prying and killing who ever crosses the Basel controlled area. The protagonist goes on a number of adventures and quests to save humans and kill the mutant monsters and while on missions, combats with the creatures with the weapons and other techniques. Resonance of Fate is an amazingly engaging and quite addictive game that bases on a really great storyline and a number of characters with unique and new abilities. Try Resonance of Fate if you want to experience an amazing amalgamation of action-adventure and MMORPG elements. You’ll like it for sure.
#3 Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment combines the elements of Tactical, Role-playing, Strategy and Turn-based. Konami Digital Entertainment develops the game for those players who love playing Role-playing games. The game includes different characters and each character its unique set of weapons, powers, and playing style. Select your character and jump into the game world where you can immerse yourself in turn-based combat. The ultimate task is to fight against monsters, demons, and foes to rescue your world. The game rewards you with experience points as you complete the level or kill the monsters. It has a set of levels comprises different objectives. Use your points to unlock further magical abilities, levels, weapons and more. Explore the game world from isometric view, defeat your enemies and show your fighting style. With detailed mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant visuals, and exciting story, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is the wonderful game to play and amuse.
#4 Enchanted Arms
Enchanted Arms is a wonderful game by FromSoftware, in which you can enjoy the mixture of different genres such as Science-fiction, Role-playing, Fantasy, and Action. The game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. It offers an exciting story and gameplay where the protagonist named Atsuma who studies in a University to become an enchanter with his buddy named Makoto and Toya. One day, the protagonist skip the class to join a festival, an earthquake happens and awaken the golems who attack citizens. After returning to the University, they discover everything is in chaos and the Sealed Ward is opened. The game embarks you on an epic adventure where you have to fight against evil enemies and defeat them to restore peace. It has a set of levels and each level as challenging as compared to last one. It offers action-packed and fast-paced gameplay and lets you navigate the game world and traverse through exotic locations to accomplish objectives. With advanced mechanics, superb visuals, excellent controls, experience points system and prominent features, Enchanted Arms is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Tales of Vesperia
Tales of Vesperia by Namco Tales Studio and Namco Bandai Games, is a wonderful blend of Action-Adventure, MMORPG and Strategy elements and it is available to play on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming platforms. The game’s story follows the Protagonist Yuri Lowell who along with a noble entity named as Estellise journeys to find his friend Flynn. As the journey starts, the protagonist and a group of fellows characters goes on different missions to find protagonists friend and a creatures named Entelexia. The protagonist while in control of the player, goes on different quests and adventures and engages in battles and combats with enemies in real-time by the use of specially made weapons and battling techniques. Boosting up the Xp level by defeating enemies and pacing further, the protagonist finally reaches to his friend and frees him. Tales of Vesperia offers a well written storyline along with an engaging game-play and a variety of different characters.
#6 Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata is an Action, Role-playing, Co-op, and Single video game created by Tri-Crescendo and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game takes place in the fictional world, and the story revolves around the composer named Chopin who died at the age of Thirty-nine. In the last hour of his life, Chopin experiences a wonderful dream where you meet with a young girl who is suffering from a terrible destiny and a boy who will fight to rescue the young girl. In his dream, the Chopin discovers a light shines in the tale of evil and good. The game lets you get into the game world where you must lead over twelve characters team to explore the fantastic world, interact with its inhabitants, purchase and sell items at the market, and fight against monsters using swords and other tools to earn experience points. Customization, New Playable Characters, Sound Effects, Battles and Events, Strategic, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you a lot.
#7 Faery: Legends of Avalon
Faery: Legends of Avalon is a wonderful game for those players who love playing Role-playing games created by Spiders Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game combines the elements of Adventure, Role-playing, Turn-based, and Fantasy-based. It allows you create your avatar and embark a massive adventure to explore the world of Avalon. Assume the role of the protagonist named protagonist who is a fairy. The King named Oberon of the fairyland informs the protagonist that humans have stopped believing in fairies, and the power of magic has failed, the inhabitants and fairy civilization are being destroyed slowly. The ultimate task is to gather the magical creatures and try to rescue several worlds from devastation. There are two different components such as combat and non-combat exploration. You must explore the fantasy world, fight against foes using turn-based combat system in combat component and take down them to level-up. Gain experience points and use to enhance your skills and abilities. Mythical and Magical Places, Turn-based Fights, Develop your Character, lots of Quests, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out.
#8 Otogi: Myth of Demons
Otogi: Myth of Demons is an Arcade, Hack and Slash, Third-person and Single-player video game created and published by FromSoftware. It offers superb gameplay revolves around the protagonist named as Raikoh Minamoto, who was born into the executioners’ clan under the command of Emperor. The protagonist receives an order to slaughter his father. He stole the Soul Shrine because he couldn’t kill his father. The game takes place in the fictional world divided into two parts, one for human and other for demons. Upon the protagonist departure, the seal between human and demon worlds was damaged. The storm of darkness almost killed the protagonist, but a princess rescued him. The princess gives him a new body in exchange for his services. The princess ordered the protagonist to repent his sins as an assassin by saving the world from brutal demons. There are a variety of levels, and the game becomes challenging to play, as the player progresses. With the exciting story, excellent mechanics, intense gameplay, and smooth controls, Otogi: Myth of Demons is the best game to play and enjoy.
#9 Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War is a Single-player and Real-time Tactics video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game centers on the war between Kingdoms of France and England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It begins with a fighting scene displaying two mercenaries are battling against each other during a clash between English and France Troops. The player assumes the role of the mercenary leader, who must fight on the way through challenging enemies to progress through the story. The player begins the game by creating and customizing a mercenary character. It takes place in the stunning environment of France and allows the player explore the land from third-person, lead his army, and battle against enemies to take down them. The player can use multiple weapons, equipment and tools during the gameplay and earn points to unlock further content to progress in the game and enhance his reputation. Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War offers prominent features such as a Rick Story Mode, Four different Squads, Thrilling Gameplay, a new Strategy Game Experience, a new Type of Action, etc. Try it out.
#10 Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is an Action Role-playing, and Single-player video game created by Tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. It is the 4th title in the series of Star Ocean and takes place on the planet Earth in A.D 2096, where WWII broke out after many clashes and world are in danger. There are different characters and the player needs to select one of them to get into the land where he has to customize it using multiple options, and can embark on an epic adventure to fight against enemies using swords and other weapons. The game mixes the Role-playing, and Sci-fi elements to make the environment awesome. According to the story, the world is invaded by strange creatures and is near to end. The player as the protagonist, must explore the world from a third-person perspective and fight enemies to defeat them. Other areas, features and content will be unlocked as the player gain enough experience points. The game offers improved graphics, mechanics, controls, and features compared to previous title.
#11 Record of Agarest War
Record of Agarest War is a Tactical Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Idea Factory and published by Compile Heart. The storyline of the game advances through different points plotted on the huge map. By exploring each point, the player has to fight against the creatures, accomplish a variety of quests, explore the town or interact with non-player characters to advance through the plot and unlock more storylines. The game introduces the fighting style similar to Strategy Role-playing games where each character has a set of the move, but by moving each character to the grid-based map, the player can chain characters simultaneously and pull off combos. The game mixes the Tactical RPG and Dating Simulation elements using the Soul Breed system, in which the player is capable of creating a new character by pursuing the relationship with a female avatar. There are a number of levels, and each level has a set of quests that the player needs to complete at any cost. Record of Agarest War includes prominent features such as Isometric Perspective, Exploration, Interaction, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#12 Record of Agarest War Zero
Record of Agarest War Zero is a Tactical Role-playing and Single-player video game, serving as the prequel to the 2007’s game Record of Agarest War. The game comes with new content, modes, and improved gameplay. There is an extra mode available for both versions of the game where the player can return to the worlds from the previous installments and can unlock characters via the Xbox Live Marketplace or PlayStation Store. Like the previous games, the game contains the same battles, maps, and the Soul Breed System. Two new systems are also included such as the Free Intention and the Feel Link System. In the Feel Link System, the dialogue and costume of the character depending on the relationship level and in Free Intention system, the player can create a relationship with heroines, resulting in new costumes, items, and CGs. There are over fifteen playable characters available, nine of which are from the first generation and six from the second. Characters from the first installment can be unlocked via the Extra mode and Downloadable Content Pack.
#13 Skulls of the Shogun
Skulls of the Shogun by Microsoft Studios is an amazing Turn-based Strategy and Tactics video game that lets you set up yourself into the character of General Akamoto who gets stabbed to death on the day of becoming a Shogun. In the land of Dead he realizes that he’ll have to wait for centuries in order to go to the afterlife and becomes frustrated. He battles his way to the afterlife only to find out that his killer Lieutenant Karakawa has stolen his identity and is living in the afterlife as General Akamoto. Karakowa teams up with the protectors and a whole new series of battles starts up between the two sides. Your task is to defeat all the demonic forces, reach to the Karakowa and kill him in order to get back your identity and to enter in the afterlife. Skulls of the Shogun provides with a different touch but same mechanics and game-play as all the other games of the similar type and it’ll definitely make you enjoy and entertain yourself to the limits.
#14 Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns is an Adventure, Action, Platform, Female Protagonist, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Spicy Horse Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the sequel to American McGee’s Alice and offers action-packed and horror gameplay. The story follows the character named Alice Liddle, a little girl suffering from Trauma caused by the death of her beloved parents in a strange accident. The protagonist was discharged from the hospital now she lives as traumatized orphans and Dr. Argus Bumpy treat her. It takes place in the world of Wonderland corrupted by an evil force. To learn about her past and get rid of the Trauma, she must explore the game world, interact with NPCs and fight against enemies using the weapons. You can navigate the game world from a third-person perspective, and your character can jump, dodge, run and attack. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, exciting story and superb graphics details, Alice: Madness Returns is the best game to play and enjoy.