{"id":24910,"date":"2026-01-01T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24910"},"modified":"2026-01-01T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:38:07","slug":"rpgs-where-the-world-doesnt-care-if-you-finish-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24910","title":{"rendered":"RPGs Where the World Doesn\u2019t Care If You Finish the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>RPGs typically have stories where it\u2019s up to players to save the world and keep the peace. <em>Final Fantasy 7<\/em> is a great example, as Cloud and the rest of his crew have to stop Sephiroth from carrying out his plan to destroy the world with a giant meteor. If Cloud doesn\u2019t follow through with his mission, then the world is doomed.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"best-rpg-games-combat-systems-reward-precision-over-stats\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aloy-pulling-her-bow-in-horizon-forbidden-west.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aloy-pulling-her-bow-in-horizon-forbidden-west.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aloy pulling her bow in Horizon Forbidden West\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aloy-pulling-her-bow-in-horizon-forbidden-west.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aloy-pulling-her-bow-in-horizon-forbidden-west.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tRPGs With Combat Systems That Reward Precision Over Stats<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Think RPGs only reward maxed-out builds? Think again. From Nioh&#8217;s stances to Monster Hunter&#8217;s weak points, precision and timing rule in these games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If Cloud wins or fails, it\u2019s up to players because they could just as easily never finish the game. These other RPGs may have epic stories in their own right, but they don\u2019t have any dire plots that will result in the world caring if the heroes succeed or not. These examples are more casual adventurers.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cat-quest-3\">\n                        Cat Quest 3<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"sail-on-kitty\">\n            Sail On Kitty<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Cat Quest 3<\/em> is one of the most chill open-RPGs that players can buy today. There\u2019s not much of a central story, as players are a cat pirate who likes to go on adventures.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no overarching villain threatening to destroy life itself or even the central protagonist in some wild plot with a twist. If the cat pirate decides to stop exploring caves, sailing the high seas, or taking over towers, then there\u2019s not much consequence to anyone else in this game\u2019s universe, which is refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dead-rising\">\n                        Dead Rising<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"survival-is-key\">\n            Survival Is Key<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In the first <em>Dead Rising<\/em>, players go to Willamette, Colorado, as photo journalist Frank West to try and get photos of a zombie outbreak. When Frank lands on a mall rooftop, he doesn\u2019t do it to save the citizens trapped in the mall or to go into the town itself and stop the zombie outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he just wants a scoop and gets overwhelmed in the process, which makes him seek aid from others within the mall. Frank is not the cure for the zombie apocalypse, as there are others seemingly out there who will take care of it eventually, meaning that the core story is just about Frank\u2019s survival. If he dies, no one will seemingly care.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dragon-rsquo-s-crown\">\n                        Dragon\u2019s Crown<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"a-d-amp-d-style-adventure\">\n            A D&amp;D Style Adventure<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Dragon\u2019s Crown<\/em> is a great 2D RPG wherein players can choose one of six characters who each represent a typical RPG class, like a mage, warrior, or archer. From the HUB town, players can gather supplies and then go diving into the town\u2019s surrounding dungeons alone or with others online.<\/p>\n<p>There is no overarching plot tying the bosses of these dungeons together, as the world itself is not in any real turmoil. It can be likened to a <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em> session wherein the DM has set up dungeons to explore all in the name of EXP, loot, and glory, not at the expense of saving the world.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"elden-ring\">\n                        Elden Ring<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"the-tarnished-one\">\n            The Tarnished One<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Elden Ring<\/em>, like many of FromSoftware\u2019s action RPGs, has a loose story. In this open-world RPG, players assume the role of the Tarnished, a warrior who was sent into another dimension after being banished from the main realm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"massive-rpgs-that-dont-know-when-to-stop\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ichiryusai-in-persona-5.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ichiryusai-in-persona-5.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ichiryusai in Persona 5\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ichiryusai-in-persona-5.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ichiryusai-in-persona-5.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\t8 RPGs So Massive They Don\u2019t Know When to Stop<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">These RPGs are among the best, but they can be complicated time investments, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The quest within is not to restore the land to glory or to even escape it, as players just have to accept their fate. That said, they can choose to vanquish true evil in this other world to rise up and essentially become its leader. Whether players succeed or not is of no consequence to the citizens within, as this is a personal matter of importance in a world devoid of hope already.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fallout-new-vegas\">\n                        Fallout: New Vegas<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"a-sandy-side-of-revenge\">\n            A Sandy Side Of Revenge<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Fallout: New Vegas<\/em> begins with players getting gunned down in the desert, left for dead, before waking up in a doctor\u2019s office, miraculously still alive. The game overall is a quest for revenge, unlike more noble plots in the <em>Fallout<\/em> series, like finding a child or getting water to sustain a population.<\/p>\n<p>Whether players find their killer and get revenge is of no consequence to the population in this Nevada area of the apocalypse. Players can certainly save lives and make life easier for certain factions, but they\u2019re not a savior.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth\">\n                        Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"mom-troubles\">\n            Mom Troubles<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth<\/em> begins with Ichiban helping people find jobs in Japan, but then he finds out his biological mother needs help in Hawaii, thus starting another wacky <em>Yakuza<\/em> adventure. In his quest, he finds a Yakuza faction thriving on the island, a secret homeless empire, and a cult that is controlling all moves.<\/p>\n<p>Things keep getting more hectic, but none of these villainous organizations have plans of world domination that only Ichiban and his compatriots can unwind through turn-based battles. It\u2019s a personal story, and the world won\u2019t cry if Ichiban can\u2019t find his mom.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"octopath-traveler\">\n                        Octopath Traveler<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"eight-individual-adventures\">\n            Eight Individual Adventures<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Octopath Traveler<\/em> gives players a choice to start with one of eight characters in this turn-based RPG, each with an assigned class like a Thief or a Hunter. This will determine their starting place in the world, but they can recruit the other seven members as they journey along.<\/p>\n<p>Each character has a set of chapters they must complete to finish their story, which does not affect any other party member, nor will they react to someone else\u2019s plot in any way. For a turn-based RPG, it\u2019s a weird way to tell a story, but also refreshing since these are all smaller conquests that are about finishing personal business.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pokemon-legends-z-a\">\n                        Pokemon Legends: Z-A<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"becoming-number-one\">\n            Becoming Number One<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Any of the <em>Pokemon<\/em> games would work for this idea because most follow a young Pokemon Trainer who is trying to become a Pokemon Master in their region, which will not affect the world. The latest entry, <em>Pokemon Legends: Z-A<\/em>, has an even smaller goal as players are just trying to become the champion of Lumiose City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"best-rpg-with-hundreds-of-hours-most-replay-value-multiple-paths\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/byleth-in-fire-emblem-three-houses.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/byleth-in-fire-emblem-three-houses.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Byleth in Fire Emblem Three Houses\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/byleth-in-fire-emblem-three-houses.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/byleth-in-fire-emblem-three-houses.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tRPGs With Hundreds Of Hours Of Replay Value (Thanks To Multiple Paths)<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">From intense action RPGs to turn-based JRPG spectacles, these games will last a while thanks to the branching paths on offer. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Players can catch Pokemon in designated city zones, and at night, they can battle other Pokemon Trainers and earn points in an effort to rise from Rank Z to Rank A, hence the name. It\u2019s a simple plot, but <em>Pokemon<\/em> fans mainly care about two things anyway: catching Pokemon and battling.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tom-clancy-rsquo-s-the-division\">\n                        Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"new-york-is-a-battleground\">\n            New York Is A Battleground<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division<\/em> is set in New York City following a pandemic wherein a terrorist organization laced paper money during Black Friday to cause an outbreak. The city quickly goes into quarantine, but during this time, factions start to take over the city as others are just trying to survive.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of The Division unit, they are sent in to keep the peace, restore order to NYC, and prevent anyone from breaking out. Technically, if players fail, it could cause the outbreak to spread elsewhere, but there are other organizations at work, too. It\u2019s not up to players to cure the disease, for example.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-world-ends-with-you\">\n                        The World Ends With You<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"back-from-the-dead\">\n            Back From The Dead<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>The World Ends With You<\/em> takes place in the afterlife, or a bizarre world in between life and death. Neku, a young teenager who was killed, is given a second chance at life if he decides to play a series of games.<\/p>\n<p>If he survives seven days and makes it to first place, he gets a wish, which could include being revived. It\u2019s another example of a personal quest that won\u2019t affect the lives of anyone beyond those Neku is closest to, as well as serving as a personal journey for Neku to grow as a person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"jrpg-longest-replay-twice\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luka-in-scarlet-nexus.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luka-in-scarlet-nexus.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luka in Scarlet Nexus\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luka-in-scarlet-nexus.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/luka-in-scarlet-nexus.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>More<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\t8 Super Long JRPGs That Are So Good, You&#8217;ll Want to Play Them Twice<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">They may take 80 hours, but fans will want to sink another 80 hours in after completing these JRPGs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/rpg-worlds-dont-care-if-you-finish-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RPGs typically have stories where it\u2019s up to players to save the world and keep the peace. Final Fantasy 7 is a great example, as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[120,1778,2924,4742,1199,526],"class_list":["post-24910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-care","tag-doesnt","tag-finish","tag-rpgs","tag-story","tag-world","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}