Best RPG:
Will Oldham's Adventure Albin I/O Studios (PS2, PC, Mac, PSP)
Okay, this is a weird RPG. It takes some getting used to. If you are into platformers where you get to blow up space stations this is not for you. But there is something really special and unique about this game. Basically you are the musician Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and someone has stolen your beard, which makes you very, very sad. You have to go on tour and play concerts and talk to different NPCs about getting different parts of your beard back. The concert cut scenes are well-rendered, and the game graphics are top-notch (they use the Unreal engine). The NPCs are really pretty good, and include P.J. Harvey (be REALLY careful when she invites you up to her apartment), and (spoiler alert) Johnny Cash, who has some good advice on finding your beard, and the Renderers. I also liked that, once you go through the game once, you can play it again as a cinematographer, a big ol' bear, or a racing horse, although to be honest game play doesn't differ that much when you play as different characters.
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Screenshot: Will Oldham's Adventure, right
as Will is about to meet up with P.J. Harvey
There's going to be a MMORPG version soon, which I can't wait for, because the idea of thousands of Will Oldhams sharing a world together online is pretty amazing. I'm also looking forward to two other games from Albin I/O that are supposed to come out later this year: The Wrens: Escape from New Jersey, where you play a hard-working band trying to balance your careers with a demanding travel schedule, and The Longest Winter with the Long Winters, where you play an indie rock group trying to survive in an infinite nuclear wasteland
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