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.
#1 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.
#2 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.
#3 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.
#4 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.