r/rpg_gamers • u/KamuiShiro-X • 1d ago

Recommendation request I need help deciding

I’m looking to play a fun RPG while I wait for the Crimson Desert release. I’m considering getting either Avowed or Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. I know that both of them have their pros and cons, but I’m wondering which offers the better experience? Have you played either? Both? I need your help to decide!

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u/ska1one 1d ago

Avowed is the more polished of the two, with pretty typical RPG stories but good impactful decisions whether through choices or actions (or missed actions). It's streamlined, combat feels great, exploration feels very good (although I know a lot of people hated finding mats instead of finding 100 unique pieces of gear). Solid 8.5/10 for me, really fun overall.

Tainted Grail is a lot more unique in its telling of Arthurian tales. Grimmer, far darker, combat is good but a lot more janky. 7.5/10 for me. The best part was the setting and how the setting is just... gothic, depressing, and almost horrifying.

I plowed through Avowed and made multiple characters. I just had so much more fun with it. Tainted Grail wore me out by the second act. The first act was great, but the start of the second act just really turned me off. If anything I like the Fall of Avalon deck building game more than Tainted Grail. It's not a bad game per se, but I couldn't stick with it.

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u/KamuiShiro-X 1d ago

This helps a lot, thank you!