The most interesting RPG released in 2005
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Suikoden IV
RPG
January 11, 2005
A classic RPG with an intricate storyline, spectacular duels and impressive momentum. The action takes place 150 years earlier than in the first part of Suikoden and refers to the mysterious and magical Rune of Punishment. Create a team and embark on another adventure.
Radiata Stories
RPG
January 27, 2005
A Japanese RPG game set in fantasy climates. We play the role of sixteen-year-old Jacek Russell and travel through an open world full of NPCs whom we can invite to join the team. During the tour of the title land of Radiat we fight in real time, advance to the next levels of experience and gain more and more powerful items.
Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empire
RPG
January 27, 2005
Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires are tactical jRPGs released on tactical PCs with a turn-based combat system and extensive strategic elements. While playing, we take command of one of the three factions and we must lead it to victory in the war for control over the land of fantasy.
EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath
RPG
February 14, 2005
The 8th expansion pack to the MMORPG EverQuest which remains popular since its debut in 1999. The expansion pack was developed by Daybreak Game Company which maintains the franchise. In EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath the player can learn about the conflict between Firiona Vie and Lanys T’Vyl. The conflict is the harbinger of the Age of War that is coming to Norrath. The player is tasked with participating in the battle between good and evil by completing various story and side quests, exploring new locations and fighting enemies that weren’t present in the basic version of the game and previous expansion packs – including the titular dragons. The changes and improvements were made to the gameplay as well – the player was given access to an interactive world map and a special belt that provides quick access to selected items and potions. In addition to that, the guild system was expanded – the headquarters enables the player not only to stock valuable items, but provide a base for his avatar. As usually, the graphics were slightly improved in comparison to the original EverQuest.
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
RPG
February 15, 2005
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse is the second (after Der Wille zur Macht) part of the series of cRPG products from the Country of Cherry Blossom. The subtitle was again borrowed from the literary work of Friedrich Nietzsche, and the influence of this nineteenth-century German philosopher can also be seen in the actual game.
Risk Your Life: Path of the Emperor
RPG
February 22, 2005
Risk Your Life is another representative of the ever more dynamically developing MMOcRPG species. Thanks to this game we can create our own unique character from scratch, set its goals and send it to fight and watch how it copes in the virtual world.
Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich
RPG
March 10, 2005
Continuation of real-time tactical cRPG. The game tells the extraordinary adventures of various superheroes who move in time to the Second World War (1939-1945) to blast the surface of the Nazi Third Reich and defeat a super villain named Blitzkrieg.
The Matrix Online
RPG
March 22, 2005
The Matrix Online is a MMORPG created by Monolith Productions. The action was set after the events presented in the film trilogy of the Wachowski brothers. Players take part in the Matrix of War between people and machines. Heroes can compete in spectacular duels using firearms and eastern martial arts. Game servers were closed in July 2009.
Jade Empire: Special Edition
RPG
April 12, 2005
An action RPG developed by the creators of the Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights series. Initially, it was released solely for Xbox, then its expanded edition came out for the popular PC platform. The story of Jade Empire takes place in a fantasy world based on Chinese mythology. In the game, we assume the role of one of six characters — all of them students of a famous martial arts teacher called Master Li — that have to hone their skills under the supervision of their mentor in order to become true legends. The story is non-linear and is distinguished by the mechanism of making constant choices between good and evil, therefore each interaction with the environment, each conversation with an NPC, and even a fight influences the further plot progress and our character’s development path. The game offers fully 3D graphics with third-person perspective view and a real-time combat system that requires combining individual strikes into complex sequences.
Romancing SaGa
RPG
April 21, 2005
Remake of the classic jRPG game released in 1992. We play the role of one of the eight available characters and together with the gathered team we travel through the land of Mardias in order to stop the evil forces awakening from falling asleep. We are fighting turn-based duels, developing character skills and getting better and better equipment, preparing for the final start, on which the fate of the world depends.
Guild Wars
RPG
April 28, 2005
Guild Wars is a cRPG allowing hundreds of players to interact with one another and the game world via the Internet. The game was developed by ArenaNet, a company founded in the year 2000, by people who developed titles such as Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo; they also helped to create the Battle.net service.
Namco x Capcom
RPG
May 26, 2005
Namco x Capcom is a game that is a meeting place for more than 200 characters from Street Fighter, Soul Calibur, Darkstalkers, Tekken and Ghosts 'N Goblins. Next to some famous duo of carats (Ken and Ryu) in virtual reality we can see, for example, Mitsurugli, who perfectly wields the samurai sword, Arthur's knight, Morrigan Aensland, the tempting vampire Morrigan, powerful King and agile and sexy Cammy.
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst
RPG
June 13, 2005
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst is a MMORPG created by SEGA, which is actually the first network representative of this series of Japanese feature games. The plot of the game was also based on the events known from the first and second episodes of Phantasy Star Online, but a lot of news was added to it.
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
RPG
June 14, 2005
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness to action-RPG in the climates of a'la Final Fantasy. We get used to strange monsters, collect various items and weapons, and learn spells. For the victorious fights we get cards - by folding an appropriate number of them, we gain further skills.
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
RPG
July 5, 2005
Action-RPG game belonging to the famous Ys series by the Japanese band Falcom. The game focuses on murdering monsters, collecting treasures and exploring locations. The heart of the gameplay is an extensive combat system, which allows for many different blows, special attacks and combos.
KAL-Online
RPG
July 6, 2005
Korean MMORPGs set in a fictional world inspired by oriental fantasy. You can become one of eight types of character, including Archer (Goong-Soo), Knight (Mu-Sa) and Mage (Joo-Sool-Sa). The game is mainly about fighting demons (PvE), but there is also the possibility to fight with other players (PvP).
The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online
RPG
July 15, 2005
The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online is a MMORPG, strongly based on historical messages and novels describing the history of the era of the Three Kingdoms (China, around the 3rd century A.D.), an extremely popular and important period for the Chinese people.
Metalheart: Replicants Rampage
RPG
July 25, 2005
A game belonging to the cRPG genre and set in a futuristic, cyberpunk world. The authors admit that during its production they were modelled on the paper RPG with the title Shadowrun, and such games as Deus Ex, Syndicate and Fallout, so we will find in it many elements known from these very productions.
