It can often be difficult sifting through the abundant Game Pass catalog. With its active rotation of both heavy-hitting triple-A and indie games, there are always titles competing to get your attention and build value for the service.
Some titles of note were developed by Obsidian Enertainment, which, after being acquired by Microsoft in 2018, has seen many of its classic RPGs hit Game Pass.
With, its first RPG in almost five years, launching in February, now is a perfect time to play the two-game franchise that created its setting, .
These two games are emblematic of the age-old Infinity engine CRPGs such as and and CRPGs are an older style of the broader RPG genre, being heavily based upon old tabletop RPG systems, such as andand often featuring real-time combat and immersive stories and worlds.
Both games are simultaneously a loving call-back and a modernization of the genre. It is well worth a playthrough of the games, not just in anticipation of and their connection to it, but to experiencetwo of the best CRPG games ever made.