


Note: There are no spoilers in this article. Read on to find out which of these two is the best RPG of this generation so far. Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 both meet the criteria for RPG greatness with flying colours, but only one can be crowned king in this comparison. But the most important thing is that its constituent parts fuse together to form an experience that the player wants to get immersed in. Mechanically, RPGs have certain defining traits such as intricate character-levelling, dialogue choices, and a degree of freedom in how the player can approach quests and objectives. Neither does anything particularly unconventional, instead both of them offer beautiful, believable open worlds that players can get lost in for months. That's because beneath the contrasting facades, both games sit pretty at the peak of the RPG genre.

Guns and super mutants vs swords, sorcery and griffins, towns patched together from corrugated metal vs medieval villages, abandoned vaults vs dungeons - and yet any gamer will passionately tell you that this is the most important video game showdown of 2015. On the face of things, Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 couldn't be any more different.
