Weekend Hot Topic: The best fantasy video games

metro.co.uk:

Readers discuss their favourite fantasy video games and the worlds they’re set in, from The Elder Scrolls to Dark Souls.

The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gooch, who meant any game with at least a vaguely Tolkien-esque feel, as popularised by Lord of the Rings, as well as low fantasy settings such as Game of Thrones.

We had plenty of different suggestions for the best game and, interestingly, many people said that they don’t usually like the setting but made an exception for their particular choice.

Ogres & Dragons I’d go with Dragon Age Origins and Inquisition. They have all the ogres and dragons that should make it suitable for this list.

Decent story and mostly likable characters. Combat is fine and the enemies are varied enough to keep it interesting.

I was going to go with Dark Souls, but I think Dragon Age is a more liner story-based game and easier to follow along with.

The combat might put some people off, as it’s a mix of real and turn-based but after I got used to it I loved it. I even bought the DLC for Origins, which is something I rarely do for any game.Bobwallett

Exception to the rule It’s got to be Skyrim for me. I imagine that’s going to be a common choice but personally I don’t really like fantasy settings and am generally put off them, with them all making up their own rules and backstories that are still always more or less the same.

Skyrim is technically just the same in that regard but it’s not the story that’s the appeal but the amazing game world and the way that you so completely feel a part of it. The exploration, the characters, and the quests really drew me in, in a way no other fantasy game is.

I gave Dragon Age a go but, despite liking Mass Effect, I just couldn’t get into