Venturebeat: - The best RPGs of 2018

For Venturebeat the best RPGs for 2018 are:

The D20 Beat: 2018’s RPGs — my critical hits and made saving throws

When I think about 2018’s role-playing games, I don’t see lots of bombast and flash. Blockbuster studios often stayed away. Square Enix’s main offerings this year weren’t triple-A releases. You didn’t see anything from BioWare, and Bethesda’s Fallout 76 sure doesn’t feel like an RPG to me.

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The critical hits

These are my favorite RPGs of 2018. They tell fantastic stories, pose interesting combat situations, and have engaging character development (either through story or through stats).

• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
• The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep
• Book of Demons
• Battletech
• Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu

Making their saves

These are solid RPGs, but they don’t qualify as critical hits. They are worthy of playing.

• Octopath Traveler
  
• Tower of Time
• Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition (Switch)
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker
• Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom