10 Best Online RPG Games To Play in 2015: Page 2 of 10

10 Best Online RPG Games in 2015


2. Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls 

Diablo 3 was an interesting release: the game didn’t work for 48 hours; there was an auction house where people could buy items, negating any real need for exploring; and the story seemed as if it was written by a deranged child who watched the Evil Dead one too many times.  

Despite its flaws, we were still compelled to play as bludgeoning baddies with axes, fireballs, and giant toads never got old. The gameplay was fun, although a bit contrived, but we could all see the potential. This potential is realized in Reaper of Souls.  

Taking place after the events of Diablo 3, Tyrael acquires the black soulstone with the seven great evils trapped inside. Not trusting anyone else with its disposal, he decides to bury it deep within the tomb of Rakkis. Of course, something goes wrong. Malthael, now calling himself the Angel of Death, ambushes Tyrael and takes the black soulstone for his own purposes. Malthael wishes to wipe out all people in order to end the war between heaven and hell, and it’s up to you to stop him.  

The improvements to Diablo make themselves apparent right in the first chapter; Reaper of Souls is what Diablo 3 should have been upon release. Within the first chapter, you will experience more variety in enemy types, side quests, and loot than you did in your entire play through of Diablo 3.  

The gritty dark aesthetic previously found in Diablo 1 and 2 makes a return here instead of Diablo 3’s sometimes bright and colorful worlds. Oddly enough, this breath of familiarity is very refreshing, like eating a name brand cereal after months of the cheap stuff, which is a good thing. Everyone knows what a Diablo game feels like, and Diablo 3 didn’t feel like a Diablo game, until now.  

Reaper of Souls features a new class as well: the Crusader. Similar to Diablo II’s Paladin, the Crusader brings a variety of support and defensive abilities while still managing to strike with great authority. Equip this character with a shield and heavy weapon and you’ll be converting baddies to the light in no time. 

The standout feature of Reaper of Souls is certainly its new Adventure Mode. While in Adventure Mode, all waypoints of the game’s five acts will be made available to you. Scattered through the map will be random side missions called bounties wherein destroying everything in sight will reward you with valuable treasure. Complete a certain number of these bounties and you will be granted access to a Nephalem rift, a randomly generated dungeon with a whole variety of enemies from every act, which eventually culminates in a boss fight that will always drop a legendary of some sort. Yes, it’s as fun as it sounds.  

All in all, Reaper of Souls is exactly what the series needed: a hard hitting to the point story, great variety in enemies and levels, and a gameplay system that adds a ton of replay value. If you had your doubts that Blizzard could fix Diablo 3, Reaper of Souls is here to put your worries to bed.



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