Our Total War experts would put several other, newer games in the series ahead of Rome. The real complication here is that The Nostalgia Problem still looms over some of these games.
Mass Effect feels like a safe, rich RPG to throw a newbie into, though math experts will note that technically it makes our five-game list into an eight-game one. We've got platform-defining action and strategy games here, along with an Overwhelmingly Positive-rated remaster of a classic adventure game. Even DaVincis need to be revarnished, right? What could be better than the classics? Shiny classics. (Image credit: Lucasfilm Games) 'Enhanced Classics'
