Golden Summer of RPGS - MUST BUY 2023 RPGS

Jul. 5, 2023

Jagged Lane 3 is a tactical turn-based RPG that is the sequel to Jagged Alliance 2, which came out in 1999 nearly 25 years ago. During that time, there have been numerous spin-offs of this series using the Jagged Alliance name and just about all of those titles were reviewed poorly. A lot of fans have been waiting for a true sequel to the franchise for a very long time and I think they’ll be happy to know that Ian Curry is the writer of Jagged Alliance 3. It’s worth noting that he formerly directed Jagged Alliance 1 and directed and produced Jagged Alliance 2.

We actually did apreviewof this title a couple of months back, so if you’re interested to hear our thoughts from that preview, you can check out theJagged Alliance 3 Videoin more detail. However, this game will be released on July 14th of this year for Microsoft Windows. It’s a PC-only title currently, so if you’re looking to pick it up on console, you won’t be able to at the moment.

Jagged Alliance 3 costs 44.99 USD on Steam. However, if you order the game before the July 14th release date, you’ll save 20%, making it cost 35.99 USD. Because there are so many different titles coming out during this time period, we probably won’t have a ton of Jagged Alliance 3 coverage on our channel. However, I think you can expect a review from us, so if you’re curious about what we think of the game, whether it’s worth 35.99 USD or 44.99 USD, stay tuned for that review coming soon.

Between the differentArchetypesyou can choose from, theBuildsyou can make with multipleRingandAmulet Slotsas well as the variousArmorandTraitsyou can acquire and level up, players are really free to customize their character and playstyle with the ways they want, while going through a somewhat randomized world that offers a lot of replay value as they see differentBossesand parts of the levels that they didn’t experience on their first playthrough.

On top of that, this title is cooperative, meaning that you can play with your friends or family and experience the challenging nature of Remnant together.

We were theOfficial Wikifor Remnant From the Ashes and I expect that to be the case for Remnant 2 as well. We did a lot of guide coverage for that game including streams and YouTube videos. I think you can expect something similar from us on this channel as well. But it depends on how much time we have beforeBaldur’s Gate 3since that’s coming out just after Remnant 2 comes out on July 25th. I don’t know if this is going to be moved or not given that Baldur’s Gate 3’s release date is on August 3rd.

We’ll have to keep an eye out, but currently, the game is slated to be released on July 25th. Remnant 2 will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. It won’t be coming to the last gen consoles and it has a base price of 49.99 USD with currently no sales available.

So after Remnant 2, Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released on PC on August 3rd. I hope you guys have seen the news that this has been moved up from the end of August, so this will be coming out almost a full month early on PC. The launch date on PlayStation 5 is on September 6th with no Xbox release date in sight as of yet, although it’s supposed to happen sometime this year.

We’ve done a lot of coverage for Baldur’s Gate 3 already on this channel, particularly at the beginning ofEarly AccessdoingClass Guides,Builds, streaming a lot onTwitch, comparing the game toDivinity Original Sin 2for players who are fans of that franchise, and we have big plans for Baldur’s Gate 3 as well.

We’ll be doing a whole slew of new guides for this, including up to Level 12 for the Classes while going through additionalSubclassesand the newRacesbeing added to the game. There’s basically a lot to go through here. We’ll also have videos on basic Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition mechanics for those of you who are not familiar with these due to the little bit of education that can help you make a better character. Overall, we have a lot of Guides andWikicontent plans for this game.

This is probably the biggest game for us this year if I’m totally honest.Diablo IVhas been huge for us, but I think Baldur’s Gate 3 will be even bigger, and even though we have a lot of plans forStarfieldas well, I think Baldur’s Gate 3 is an RPG that a lot of people have been waiting for, including myself for a very, very long time. We’ve been following this since its inception and I really just can’t wait to play the hell out of it.

We’re also giving away 3 Collector’s Editions of this game. I procured them not long after these Collector’s Editions were revealed, so stay tuned for that giveaway in case you want to win one. These things are 250 USD each so they are not cheap and they have some really cool swag in them. Again, Baldur’s Gate 3 will be coming out for PlayStation 5, PC, and eventually, Xbox, and currently the game will be selling for 59.99 USD.

Moving along to the next game on our Golden Summer of RPGs list we haveAtlas Fallen, which comes out on August 10th, just a week after Baldur’s Gate 3. This is another game we’ve been following for some time, especially since we’re huge Deck13 fans on this channel. We not only covered the original Lords of the Fallen that they worked on but also their other titles, specificallyThe SurgeandThe Surge 2so I can’t wait to see what this game brings.

We have anAtlas Fallen Previewfrom a few months back where we got to play the game and give our thoughts about it. This is another action role-playing title that’s kind of similar to their other games with more focus on action than role-playing. The speed and the way you maneuver around the terrain, getting into solving puzzles as well as moving quickly, jumping, and dashing through the air is not something that you saw from them in their previous action RPGs.

So this is a bit of a departure from what they’ve normally done. However, one big change to Atlas Fallen is that it’ll be fully cooperative from the beginning, so you’ll be able to play with a friend or family member all throughout. That’s not something that’s been available in any of their previous titles that I’m aware of, so it’s a big bonus if you’re someone who likes co-op.

Atlas Fallen is another title that’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. It’s not coming to previous-gen consoles probably because of the graphics of the game so you’ll have to wait until you get one of those platforms. It’s also a game that I don’t have a lot of coverage planned for simply because the release date for it is really bad.

I’m hoping to get a review of Atlas Fallen on our channel though other than building theWikias soon as we can. This might be a week or two delayed after its release depending on when we get our review codes so we’ll just have to play that by ear. I would actually be really surprised if this game wasn’t delayed just because the timing of it now is really, really bad. It would be better if Atlas Fallen’s release date would be bumped to October or November.

Next up on our list isBlasphemous 2, which comes out on August 24th. This is a side-scroller Metroidvania, Soulslike title that is the sequel toBlasphemous, which was a very well-received game. We have a Blasphemous WikiandReviewfor those who want to check it out. We plan on doing anotherBlasphemous 2 Wikiand review.

I don’t think you’re going to see a ton of streaming or YouTube coverage from us on it, but this is another fantastic Metroidvania. If you like hardcore Metroidvania games that are dark and gritty, you would definitely like Blasphemous 2. This game is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. There is currently no price listed for this title so we’ll just have to wait and see what it is.

You can pick up Blasphemous 1 right now for about 18 USD so I’m expecting the sequel to be in the 20 to 30 USD range.

So following Blasphemous 2 on August 25th, the very next day,Armored Core 6is coming out. This isn’t strictly speaking an RPG but it’s a From Software game and we’ve gotten to see some of the gameplay for this. You can see the same sort of playstyle from the Souls games sped up in mech form, and it just looks really, really fantastic. So this is a game that we’re also planning on doing coverage for.

Armored Core 6 is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Microsoft Windows so if you have a last-gen system, you’ll be able to play it.  Currently, we plan to create aWikifor this game as well as to push out some guides and a review at launch. I’ll try trying to put together some Builds for it as well. The timing is a little bad with Gamescom being held in the exact same week though.

I’m going to try to go to that and also BG3 having launched just a few weeks before, it’s going to be tight. But I’m definitely going to try and do as much coverage for Armored Core 6 as possible on YouTube and Twitch. This game is currently listed for 59.99 USD on Steam, and I’m assuming it’s the same price on consoles as well.

So this brings us to September 6th when the PlayStation version of Balder’s Gate 3 will be launching. And of course, Starfield launches on the same day. This is a sci-fi RPG first-person shooter being developed by Bethesda that had a lot of people on the fence. I think originally because Bethesda hasn’t had the greatest track record recently, but after their gameplay reveal a few weeks ago, I think it’s been mostly praised by just about everyone I’ve talked to.

A lot of people that hesitant about whether they should pick up this game or not are now firmly in the I-want-to-play-Starfield-boat so much so in fact, I’m pretty sure it was the reason that Baldur’s Gate 3 was moved from the end of August back to the beginning to give a window around that so they wouldn’t compete in sales. And this actually works out really well for us because that means we’ll be able to do a lot of Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage before we roll into our Starfield coverage at the beginning of September where we have a lot planned out for as well.

We’ll probably continue our Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage while we’re simultaneously doing Starfield content so you’ll see videos for both games intermixed on our channel during this period. And then we’ll have Starfield streams going on. We’ll probably not be streaming Baldur’s Gate 3 into September but you can expect it on our Twitch channel from the beginning to the middle of August, followed by Armored Core 6. Next, we’ll probably go into Starfield but on our YouTube channel, you’ll continue to see the BG3 Guides cranked out.

Starfield will be released on Xbox series X|S as well as Microsoft Windows but it will not be coming to PlayStation 5. I’m also unsure if it’s a timed exclusive, and if it’s coming to PlayStation later or not. The cost of Starfield is 69.99 USD on Steam and console so it’s a little bit more expensive than the other titles we’ve gone through already. But 69.99 US is becoming the norm for games these days so that’s not super unexpected, particularly for a game of this size and production value.

And that takes us to the middle of September withLies of P, which comes out on September 9th. This is a Soulslike title that’s being developed by a much, much smaller studio. It’s something we actually got to play last summer and it plays a lot likeBloodborneIf you’re familiar with that game at all. There really hasn’t been any game that’s quite like Bloodborne, at least nothing that really came close. I think Lies of P for a lot of people, is the closest thing to Bloodborne since Bloodborne’s release.

Now we have aLies of P Wikiand we plan to do YouTube coverage and a review at least, and probably some guides. I don’t think we’re going to have time for Builds though depending on how everything goes. In terms of videos, we’ll probably have several of them lined up and we’ll try and do a couple of streams as well depending on how Starfield is going and where we’re at on that game.

But I definitely want to show some love to Lies of P because I think it’s a game that a lot of Soulslike fans will really enjoy based on what I’ve seen so far.

Lies of P is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows so you can basically play it on every platform, except for the Nintendo Switch. It’ll cost 59.99 USD, which is a bit surprising in my opinion. I was not expecting this game to cost so much for an indie title so we’ll just have to see if it’s actually worth that price or not. From what I’ve played so far, it might be. It probably depends on the quality and length of Lies of P and how much gameplay there is.

Now The Lords of the Fallen is being developed by a completely different studio, namely, Hex Works but it’s still being published by CI Games. It’s coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. And again, it’s another action role-playing dark fantasy title. I think a lot of people have been excited about this since they’ve seen the gameplay reveal and trailers. We have aLords of the Fallen Wikiand you can expect to see a lot of guides and coverage of this game.

In October, particularly the second half of October, you’ll see intermixing on our YouTube channel of Lords of the Fallen, Starfield, and BG3.

And lastly, we come toWarhammer 40,000:Rogue Trader, which is the new CRPG being developed by Owlcat, who madePathfinder KingmakerandPathfinder Wrath of the Righteousthat we have Wikis on. We’ve done some preliminary impressions on YouTube for Rogue Trader as well, and it’s something that I’ve been really looking forward to.

This game is completely turn-based compared to the other Pathfinder games, which used a real-time with pause system and then later on, they added a turn-based mode. But this game is completely turn-based. There’s also a big focus on the Warhammer 40K Universe so if you’re a big fan, then this title will certainly appeal to you.

Unfortunately, even though there is a beta currently available for this game if you pre-order it, there’s still no information about its release date. A lot of people are suspecting that it will come out sometime in Q3 based on the launch schedules of all these other games but I think it’s going to be very hard for them to fit it in somewhere nicely. Maybe they could fit it at the end of September between Lies of P and The Lords of the Fallen or potentially after The Lords of the Fallen later in October would probably make the most sense.

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is coming to PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox One, so you’ll be able to play it not only on PC but also on older-generation platforms as well.

So that pretty much concludes our video on the Golden Summer of RPGs. You can see there are some insane titles here. I think most of the games on this list are going to be good, if not great. I would imagine some of them might be mediocre but I don’t think any of them are going to be bad. At worst, they may be categorized as a “Wait-for-Sale” type of game.

Also, players are really going to have a difficult time picking and choosing which games they want to play because they won’t have enough time to play all of them so they’ll have to some of them up probably later down the road. Or maybe on sale when they have some more time.

We’ll do the best we can to give you guys our opinions and reviews about whether these games are worth it on day 1 or if you should wait for a sale. We’ll give you that information to help you make a better decision.

Are all these amazing RPGs coming out in one summer? I mean, we just coming off the launches ofFinal Fantasy 16and Diablo 4, both of which have rave reviews. This is an insane year for gaming. We also have Breath of the Wild 2 which just came out in May. What do you guys think? What games are you really looking forward to? How do you make a decision on what games you’re going to cut out or play later because you just don’t have the time? Or maybe don’t have the budget for all of these? Let me know in the comments below.

Castielle

Senior Editor at Fextralife. I enjoy gaming, playing and watching sports, cooking yummy food, watching a good movie and hanging out with Fex.

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