Games Like Legacy of Kain

Darksiders 2 is a brilliant Hack and Slash, RPG and Action-Adventure video game by Vigil Games. This game belongs to the Darksiders series and lets you be the protagonist Death, one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The game amalgamates interactive puzzle elements with the super thrilling Action, RPG and Hack and Slash game-play and tasks you to go through various environments consisting of things such as Doors, Elevators, Portals, and Platforms etc. In an open world environment, Darksiders 2 lets you explore the game world on foot or your special Horse named as Despair, traverse through a number of dungeons, complete a number of quests and side quests, engage in epic boss fights along with thrilling PvP melee combats with other enemies and enjoy immersing yourself into a brilliantly engaging game-play. Darksiders 2 offers multiple means of travel and one of them is teleporting from one location to another. Your primary weapons are two sharp edged Scythes that you can use to slice up your enemies or you can use your secondary weapons (Hammers, Axes, Maces etc.) as well. With a very interesting and very well-written story line, fantastic visuals and an immersive game-play, Darksiders 2 is one of the best games of Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash genres. Do try it out.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game produced by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was the first entry for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) and the sixth title in the series of God of War based on Greek Mythology. The game takes place in an ancient Greece and cast the player in the role of the protagonist named as Kratos, who is the god of war. According to the story, the protagonist is still threatened by the evil vision of his past mortal life, and he decides to navigate his origins. The protagonist encounters his mother who claims that his brother is alive. The protagonist then set out himself on an epic adventure against brutal enemies to save his brother. The game offers the similar gameplay to its previous entries and centers on combo-based combat. Kratos equips with his primary weapons such as the Blades of Athena and secondary weapons like a sword. It combines the elements of Platform and puzzle elements. God of War: Ghost of Sparta offers prominent features such as challenging Missions, Exploration, Third-person Combat, powerful Enemies and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a Third-person, Fast-paced Action and Thrill filled Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Mercury Steam. The game is set in the year 1047 and tells the story about the epic Alliance between Earth and Heaven that was threatened by the mighty and evil Lords of the Shadow. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow allows you to be the main protagonist Gabriel Belmont a skilled warrior who uses advanced skills and up to 40 unique Unlockable fighting combos and his special sword fighting abilities to kill the enemies. Your task is to use all the weapons along with secondary ones such as Knives, Holy Water, and Hammers etc. to eliminate your enemies. Laced up with all the advanced melee tactics and weapons, special magical spells, you’ll have to attack your enemies in a fast-paced manner and kill them before they get you. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow offers ultra-HD visuals, a well-written story and an engaging game-play. Try it out if you really love playing Action-Adventure and RPG video games and you’ll definitely love it.

God of War II is an Action, Third-person Perspective, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game by SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is the second game in the series of God of War and lets the player get into the role of the protagonist named Kratos and who is betrayed by the king of Olympian gods named Zeus who strips and kills the protagonist. The Titan Gaia saves Kratos and instructs him to locate the sister of fate. After that, Kratos begins his journey and try to take revenge on Zeus. The game offers the similar gameplay to its previous entries and focuses on combo-based combat element. The protagonist equips with his main weapons known as Blades of Athena and can use to slaughter his foes. There are a series of levels, and each level has its unique objectives and a set of foes and bosses that the protagonist must defeat at any cost to take his revenge. The player can explore the game world from a third-person perspective and has to solve different puzzles to earn rewards. God of War II offers enhanced mechanics, hack and slash gameplay, exciting features and the brilliant environment. Try it out.

300: Seize Your Glory developed by Warner Bros. International Enterprises is an Action, Hack and Slash, and Single-player video game for Android and iOS. 300: Rise of an Empire movie inspires the game. The game takes place in the historical period where you have to assist the Greek general Themistocles to fend off the invading forces controlled by Artemisia, a brutal commander of the Persia Navy. Most of the game part takes place in the sea environment, and your primary objective is to fight against enemies from a third-person perspective, use bow and sword to take down them and earn experience. There are a series of levels that you have to compete at any cost to progress through the game. To get into the world, you have to select your character, choose the battle and start fighting against enemies. Lead your team through the battlefield and struggle to take down Persian forces. Your character equips with a shield and sword that can be used against enemies. 300: Seize Your Glory offers prominent features such as Combos System, Melee Combat, Third-person, Skill-based Gameplay, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Dark Souls is an RPG game packed with Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements. It is developed and published by From Software. This game provides an open world environment, enhanced graphics, challenging game-play, an updated user interface, and an advanced A artificial Intelligence (AI)I system. You can play it on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4. The game takes you to a fictional and mysterious world.

The player starts his journey with many weapons and rations and a little gathering of companions, and on his way to the badlands, he engages with the creatures. This game features realistic and eye-catching graphics, and the open-world allows him to interact with people, objects, and other things. Playing Dark Souls will definitely be a good experience because of its amazing story, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals. These features make Dark Souls among the top choices of combat gamers.

Dark Souls 2, developed by From Software is a Hack and Slash, Action-Adventure and RPG video game that is set in a Hostile Drangleic world and allows you to explore it and engage in combats and battles against your enemies. Dark Souls 2 offers both PvP and PvE events for you to get into and fight against the opponents. Every kill means a win for you, the soul of the player who gets defeated by you, accumulates and turns into experience points and currency for you. You can use the experience points and currency to buy upgrades, power-ups, weapons and skills etc. Because of the open world nature of the game, you encounter a lot of enemies while exploring but you can always kill them with your mighty sword. Multiplayer gaming mode allows you to team up with other online players or go against them and fight them off of your areas. Dark Souls 2 is one of the best Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG games and it will definitely entertain you to the limits. Do try it out.

Devil May Cry video game series is a story of a character named Dante whose ultimate goal is to avenge the murder of his mother by eliminating the demons. The protagonist goes through heavy combats with the devils hacking and slashing all the evil forces using his battling tactics and all the available resources like weapons, skills and objects. With a huge success, Devil May Cry sold multi million copies worldwide and recently the company rebooted the series with another blockbuster game DMC: Devil May Cry. Devil May Cry is co-developed by Capcom and Ninja Theory and published by Capcom for multiple platforms like Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and iOS. Do try this game out and enjoy the ultimate fun and thrill.

Bloodborne is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by From Software. Throughout the game, the player, as an unnamed protagonist, makes his way through different locations of the Yhamam, where many enemies are waiting for a fighter. The player creates the character and determines the basic details such as gender, hairstyle, name, skin color, body shape, etc.

The player also has to determine a starting class that provides a basic backstory for the character, and the player has to follow the same gameplay as per the storyline. Different storylines allow the player to have a unique playstyle; for example, in one storyline, the player serves as a cowardly weakling. At the same time, another requires the player to be a ruthless killing machine.

The player may need to purchase useful items, such as clothing. The character can level up by talking to the Doll or upgrading the weapons. The last two boss battles occur in a different world, but the rest of the battles engage in the game’s world.

Dark Souls 3 is recently released marvel and a fantastic new addition to the Dark Souls series. This amazing Single and Multiplayer Action-RPG offers gameplay similar to its predecessors but includes a lot of new weapons (Bows, Projectiles, Shields and Swords etc.), enemies, new attack types, new Combat features, new skills and abilities etc. Dark Souls 3 takes you to the Kingdom of Lothric where the First Flame is dying out and because of that the Age of Dark is about to come. Your task is to get into the character of an Undead known as the Ashen One, and stop the Age of Dark and the Apocalypse of Dead from happening. In order to achieve the goals, you must find and return the three Lords of Cinder and the Prince Lothric to the Firelink Shrine before it’s too late. The Lords of Cinder abandoned their thrones years back and they are all protected by the Watchers, a group of Warriors and are linked as one by the soul of Yhorm the Giant (Single Soul). You must fight off the Yhorm the Giant and the Lords of Cinder, collect their essences and powers, bring them back to the Firelink Shrine along with the Prince Lothric and finally return them all back to their thrones. The Lords will then be gone to fight of the Soul of Cinder and all of the Lords who linked the Fires previously, and save the Lothric. Dark souls 3 offers four different endings of the game all based up on the actions you perform during the gameplay. Dark Souls 3 offers a very well written storyline, amazingly addictive and immersive gameplay, enhanced game mechanics and visuals for you to enjoy the game.

Dragon’s Dogma is another wonderful Action-Adventure, RPG, and Fantasy-based Hack and Slash video game. The game allows you to be the protagonist (Male/Female) who emerges from a deep crater temple after defeating the Chimera, reaches to a village Cassardis where a strange dragon appears, calls him Chosen One, tears out his heart and flies away. The protagonist gets revived without his heart as the Arisen and starts his journey. He reaches to Gran Soren and starts working as a soldier, kills the Hydra and gifts its head to the king of Gran Soren. King sends him to Everfall where he meets Wyrm Hunt. Teams up with Wyrm and starts killing the members of a cult named as Salvation. The cult turns out to be the believer of Grigori (The Dragon). After a great journey The Arisen reaches the lair of the dragon and kills him after a dreadfully long and bloody battle, retrieves his heart and goes on. Dragon’s Dogma offers an amazing combination of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG elements along with beautiful graphics, enhanced mechanics and an impressive game-play.

Heavenly Sword by Ninja Theory is a great Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game. The game lets you be a female protagonist named Nariko who possesses a Super Weapon called Heavenly Sword and is destined to eliminate the Evil Raven Lord. In order to complete the game objectives, Nariko goes through a Dark open world where she encounters all the mystical forces of Raven Lord and slashes her way through the enemies using melee tactics and her special weapon Heavenly Sword. As the main objective of the game is to kill the Raven lord, you’ll have to kill all the enemies one by one and enhance your skills by consuming their powers. Finally encounter the Raven Lord and kill him by the use of your sword and advanced combat skills. Heavenly Sword offers an amazing war like environment, open world environment, a great story along with brilliant HD visuals and an immersive game-play.

Ninja Gaiden 3 offers a brilliant Combination of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Ninja Assassin aesthetics. The game features the protagonist Ryu who gets summoned by the Self Defense Force (SDF) of Japan currently fighting against a massive Terrorist Organization run by the most notorious leader The Alchemist. Ryu joins the Self Defense Force of Japan, starts fighting against the Alchemist forces and himself, captures him in East London. After the Capture of Alchemist, another group of terrorist’s attacks Ryu, The Alchemist gets free and Ryu gets beaten and wounded badly. The Alchemist flees the scene leaving Ryu at the scene, alive but with severe injuries. A chunk of time passes, Ryu gets himself right, follows the Footsteps of The Alchemist and finds him taking refuge in the Rub-Al-Khali, a desert covering almost the Third of the Arabian Peninsula. In order to eliminate The Alchemist, Ryu fights off hordes of his accomplices and finally reaches to Alchemist’s Den where he gets into a One on One melee Combat with The Alchemist and kills him after a long run of bloody fight. Ryu Returns to Japan and the Story Concludes after the demise of Alchemist and his Terrorist organization. Ninja Gaiden 3 offers a fantastic mix-up of multiple genres such as Action, Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash elements along with a wonderful story, great visuals and an immersive game-play.

Lords of the Fallen is a marvelous Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game that takes you to an amazing Realm of a world that was once ruled by the demonic forces. Humankind served the evil and lived in fear until the uprising that forced the Evil forces to go deep down their dark realm. Humanity rose again and lived by the harshest and strict rules, Sins were not forgiven and redemption was not considered an option to let anyone repent for what he did. Now many epochs later, the Lords of the Fallen are returning with the forces of evil and a widespread fear is engulfing everything once again. As the last hope, World is looking towards you, The Harkyn, a convicted murderer, Sinner and a society reject. You must stand up, gather up your courage and companions, make a legion of heroes and go against the most darken and evilest forces of devil, get into the most epic show of unique Action, RPG and Fast-Paced Combats you have ever experienced. Flutter your Flags high after blowing up the imagination of the enemies. Put on show your best Melee Combat skills, use the best weapons and armor and eventually free the humanity from the chains of fear once and for all. With amazing visuals, a great story and an engaging game-play, Lords of the Fallen is a wonderful piece of art.

Dante’s Inferno is a fantastic Single and Multiplayer Hack and Slash and Action-Adventure video game by Visceral Games and Artificial Mind and Movement. The game features the protagonist Dante, a Crusader laced up with his primary weapon Death Scythe and the Holy Cross. According to the Storyline, Dante goes on a mission to eliminate the Hell’s Minions and engages into epic Combats, Platform and environmental Puzzles. The story takes another turn when the King goes on to search for a Holy Relic that is hidden under the folds of mystic environments. The king entrusts Dante with all the prisoners but Dante kills the Prisoners and the King sends him to find the Holy Relic as to punish him. Dante embarks on an epic journey to find the Holy Relic and reaches down to the Palace of King Saladin where he gets stabbed multiple times by the Assassins. Wounded badly, Dante returns back to Florence, Italy to his Father and his one true Love Beatrice, but instead finds them dead. Beatrice’s Soul appears in front of him and tells him all about how she and Dante’s father got killed. Dante Vows to revenge and descends into an opening into the ground at the spot where Hell and Earth borders. Dante reaches to the Hell’s Gate where he encounters the Minions of Lucifer, starts killing them selflessly, encounters Lucifer and kills him after a series of fast-paced and Action-filled melee combats. Dante then finds the Holy Relic and the game concludes. With a very interesting story, state of the art visuals and a super thrilling game-play, Dante’s Inferno is a wonderful game to play.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a great Mix Up of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Beat ‘em’ Up aesthetics. The game is based on the character of the same name Wolverine and kicks off with Wolverine Being hunted by a group of soldiers, in order to save his life he must fight them off or they will kill him with the modern tech weapon. X-Men Origins: Wolverine tasks you to be the protagonist Wolverine save yourself from the hunters and get back to the agency where you’ll be assigned different tasks and in order to complete the tasks you have to use your Titanium Claws, futuristic weapons and your hands to knock down the enemies in epic Melee combats. X-Men Origins: Wolverine with an amazingly addictive game-play, a great story and visuals plus open world gaming environment is a super thrilling game to play and enjoy. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one of the best Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG games to play and enjoy. Do try it out.

Killer is Dead lets the players enjoy a Futuristic Story that takes place in a world of Technological Advancements and Space Travel. Presenting Hardcore Action, Thrill and Hack and Slash elements, Killer is Dead focuses on the main character named as Mondo Zappa, a skilled Marksman, and an Executioner who works for the Bryan Execution Firm. Bryan Execution Firm is controlled by a Cyborg known as Bryan Roses, who commits himself to finding and killing all the dangerous Criminals in the world. Mondo takes jobs of killing various Criminals from Bryan and acts according to the storyline of the game. The game offers different types of weapons that the players can use while combatting against the criminals. The Weapons include a Katana Sword and various firearms that can be accessed by manipulating the Cybernetic Left Arm of Mondo, the protagonist. With all the amazingly addictive and Fast-paced gameplay, beautiful locations and 3D graphics, Killer is Dead offers a truly remarkable backstory and a futuristic Action and Hack and Slash experience for all the lovers of both Sword Fighting and Shooting genres. killer is Dead is available on various platforms such as Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Transformers: Devastation takes the Transformers series games to further limits and offers an entirely Unique Concept of Action and Hack and Slash gaming. Developed by the famous Platinum Games, Transformers: Devastation features a fast-paced Brawler, Shooter and Action oriented gameplay and combines it with a brilliant Hack and Slash routine to offer more room for gameplay. With the amazing Comic Book styled visuals and environmental approach, Transformers: Devastation lets the players engage themselves into hardcore Robot action, Vehicular Combats and an entirely immersive experience of Shooting elements. The game offers five playable robot characters (including Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Grimlock) and allows the players to control them to wreak havoc on the Decepticons. Transformers: Devastation offers plenty of room for the gameplay and allows the players to enjoy five different difficulty levels, overhauls for enemy compositions, a unique character and skill customization system, enhanced game mechanics, and loads of other great features, upgrades, and perks. With all the intense combats, action and thrill and the best 3D graphics, Transformers: Devastation is a great game to play and enjoy.

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a cool Third-person Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, RPG and Beat ‘em’ Up video game from the Ninja Gaiden series. The story of the game revolves around the character of Yaiba Kamikaze, a Ninja with special Ninja and Skills and abilities. After an outrage in the Clan, Yaiba Kamikaze turns against all of his Clan Elders and kills them and soon after that challenges Ryu Hayabusa, the leader of the clan. After a series of combats, Ryu Hayabusa slices up Yaiba’s left arm and that results in the death of Yaiba. After being resurrected, Yaiba Kamikaze emerges from the dead and follows the trail of Ryu Hayabusa, encounters him one last time and kills him. After killing Ryu Hayabusa, Yaiba finds out that the Forge Industries is manipulating every event from the very start and the recent Zombie outbreak is one of its doing. Yaiba travels to Ukraine where Russian Army invades Ukraine and the protagonist teams up with the Ukrainians and fight off against the forces and zombies all together and finally brings down the Forge Industries along with all of its owners and plotters. With great story, an amazingly engaging game-play and a lot of other cool things, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is a great Action-Adventure and RPG game to play and enjoy. try it out and you’ll love every bit of this brilliant game.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a great Action-Adventure and RPG game with super thrilling Hack and Slash elements. The game sets you up into the character of the Fateless One who after being resurrected gets destined to go against the Winter Fae, a dark entity with dark abilities and skills. Your task is to get out of the Lab before Winter Fae Swarms up the place, find Octienne, get the info about Winter Fae and eliminate em before its too late. Other tasks of the game include, exploration, find weapons and skills, go on quests to fight against the vicious enemy, and earn skill points to buy upgrades and stuff. This game is all about close combats and melee fights, so you’ll have one of the best experience of hardcore combats and the use of melee weapons like swords, hammers, knives etc. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a great Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG video game to play and enjoy.

Gothic 2: Gold Edition is brilliant Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Piranha Bytes. The game allows you to enjoy the brilliant single player campaign mode to explore the game world and help out the helpless people of the militia and other forces. The world is in grave danger because of the threat of the criminals and without any power, weaponry and proper shelter for people, it is quite hard to control and defend the world totally on your own. However you as the Special character are the only hope for the survival of people and to save the whole world so use your special and magical powers, spells and unique skills to defeat the bandits and other outlaws. With no specific Objectives or Goals, Gothic 2: Gold Edition allows you to choose your own path, character and write your own fate. Go against all the cunning and quite devious enemies, recruit other online players of your friends in Co-Op mode, and save the world. With over 200 unique skills and characters, amazing weapons, unique crafting abilities and loads of fantastic upgrades and stuff, Gothic 2: Gold Edition offers beautiful realistic visuals, an immersive game-play and a truly well-written story of the game.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings developed by Polish Studios, CD Projekt Red and published by Atari, Inc., Badnai Namco Games and CyberFront in the same year of 2011. This super addicting game is a sequel to The Witcher and is packed with great Action-Adventure, RPG and intense Hack and Slash elements. The game is based on the story from a novel written by a Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. From its first appearance in the market to the present day, this game is a real success. Graphics, game-play and story-line is quite to its predecessor. With an open world gaming environment, Stealth mode, tons of new content and bug fixes, this game attracts the players a lot. The Witcher, genetically mutated Geralt takes you to an amazing land of wonders. Battles with monsters and humans and their extremely disastrous super powers are a key element in the success of the game. Playing this game won’t cost you a bit of tiredness and make you feel sorry for your precious time. Give it a try and experience an extremely engaging and thrilling nature of the game.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is probably one of the best Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game ever. This epic Action-Adventure and RPG video game is recently released and provides with an amazingly action-packed game-play that will take you to an amazing open world setting in which you act as a Highly Trained Monster Slayer who is available for Hire. Unlike the stories of the previous two games of The Witcher series, Geralt goes on a personal mission. The story starts up from where it ended in The Witcher 2, and Geralt, after concluding the chapters, moves on with his new life. The new Mission takes Geralt to the Darkest ever times as an otherworldly Army known as The Wild Hunt casts its mysterious spell over the Northern Kingdoms. A new era of bloody wars, chaos and destruction starts up and once again the responsibility falls upon your shoulders to stop The Wild Hunt and restore the Order in the Realm. This open world Fantasy-based video game allows you to go on epic quests, fight against the most fearsome and mysterious beings of all time, engage yourself into the most brutal and epic battles, lead armies and fight as it is your favorite hobby. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt offers state of the art visual details, a great story driven game-play, amazing weapons, skills, new enemies and much more to discover and enjoy.

Arcania: Gothic 4 is a cool Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game set in the southern seas. The game features the protagonist, a war hero who gets his wedding ruined because of a neighboring king’s attack. His wife gets killed and he vows to avenge her death. In order to fulfill the game objectives, the protagonist journeys to the land of evil to fight against the dark forces who led the king to devastate his kingdom. This is where you get into the play and your task is to explore the evil lands, fight against the huge and mighty forces of enemies, eliminate them, absorb their powers and finally kill the king. Arcania Gothic 4 features an amazing Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash game-play ain which you are allowed to use weapons such as Swords, Axes, Hammers etc. and engage yourself into the most epic combats of the time. With a well-written story, enhanced visuals and sounds and a lot of other cool things, Arcania Gothic 4 is a wonderful game to play.

Diablo 3, the third installment in the Diablo Game series is developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo 3 is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game (RPG) and is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gaming platforms. With a huge fan base, Diablo 3 sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is still persistent in markets. The game features a much similar game-play to its predecessors Diablo and Diablo 2 but the storyline is a bit different. With the block buster Expansion pack Reaper of Souls this game is topping the Ranks among big names of the time. The game is set in the Dark Fantasy in the Sanctuary and allows you to choose your character from 6 different choices (Demon Hunter, Witch Doctor, Monk, Crusader, Barbarian and Wizard), select the best skills and spells and go explore the game world to uncover the plot about the extreme power you can have and eventually start ruling the realms once more. The story focuses on Deckard Cain and Leah investigating about the ancient texts when suddenly a mysterious star falls on the Cathedral, makes a huge crater and Deckard Cain disappears in it. Your task is to go to the Cathedral, Start investigating about the star that struck the cathedral and the sudden disappearance of Deckard Cain. After the Rescue of Cain you must go fight and defeat the King Leoric Aka. The Skeleton king because it’s the only way to reach out to the fallen star. In order to complete the objectives, you must first find out the three pieces of the Sacred Sword, forge a Mighty Sword and kill the Skeleton King with it and eventually reach to the Fallen Star. Diablo 3 is a wonderful game of this specific genre and provides with a wonderful game-play, cool visuals and a great story.

Torchlight 2 is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game developed and published by Runic Games playable only on Microsoft Windows. The protagonist walks through different dungeons and fights with monsters of different types and gains XP (Experience Points) and loot. Unlike its predecessor Torchlight, Torchlight 2 features a modified and quite thrilling game-play, more towns to explore and a quite longer quest, redesigned and more enhanced user interface and controls, surreal environments and graphics and a well-written story-line. Offering four different classes of player characters with different skills and abilities, Torchlight 2 lets the player choose any character and modify according to the likeness. Torchlight 2 also includes multiplayer gaming mode to let the player play the game with friends or other players online. With four different classes of player characters, amazing new skills and abilities, Multiplayer gaming mode and a lot of other great things, Torchlight 2 is one of best games of this specific genre to play and enjoy.

Path of Exile by Grinding Gear Games is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. The game kicks off with the protagonist waking up at the shores of Wraeclast after a bizarre event due to the presence of out casts and a league of criminals. Wraeclast was once a peaceful and calm empire with a great might but after the event it fell to the ruins and now it is a home to outlaws, criminals and all the unwanted individuals from in and outside of Wraeclast. The protagonist who also is in exile and came from a nearby island called Island of Oriath, as he starts exploring the land, he encounters the cruelest and challenging wilderness with all the inhabitants so dangerous and treacherous, ruins of structures, and a legion of two most dangerous races the Eternal Empire and Vaal Civilization. He initially fights bare handed but with the passage of time he acquires different weapons and engages in a full blown manner to survive. Path of Exile features super thrilling game-play along with sleekest set of graphics and a marvelously well written story-line. With a super thrilling and fast-paced game-play, great visual details, and a great story to follow, Path of Exile is a brilliant game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is an amazing Multiplayer Online Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Tom Banner Studios. The game is set in Medieval Era and offers a Half-Life 2 and Age of Chivalry type of game-play and focuses on Melee combats primarily. It allows you to engage yourself into amazingly bloody battles against the enemies from a first or a third person perspective and enjoy Hacking and Slashing your way through the hordes of enemies using your swords, bows and arrows, Maces and Catapults etc. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare offers Ballistae, Catapults and Boiling oil as the secondary and the most damaging weapons as well and allows you to use against the enemies when waging wars and leading the troops. Because of the Multiplayer nature of the game, Chivalry: medieval Warfare lets you enjoy objective-based gameplay and take part in multiple game modes such as Free for All, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Last Team Standing, King of the Hill, Capture the Flag and Team objective etc. Chivalry Medieval Warfare offers a number of character classes as well and lets you choose the character you like from Archers, men at Arms, Vanguards, knights etc. The game offers a whole load of amazing weapons all based up on the character you select along with all the special character specific abilities and skills. With a wonderfully engaging and quite immersive gameplay, fantastic story, brilliant visuals and DLC, Chivalry Medieval Warfare is one amazing game to play and enjoy.

Pillars of Eternity is one of the best Action-Adventure and RPG and Hack and Slash video games. This wonderful game takes you to an amazing journey of an enchanted world where you destiny awaits you. With a great opportunity to recapture the deepest sense of Exploration, Adventure and Thrill of leading the most skillful companions to an amazing world of wonders and fantasies, the chance to engage yourself in the most epic battles and reaching out to success by going through hugely monster-infested dungeons, Pillars of Eternity is all about astonishment and wonderful things you experience. Pillars of Eternity is actually the Spiritual Successor to a number of top trending games such as Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale and Baldur’s gate series and offers a similar type of gameplay and mechanics. According to the story of the game, Pillars of Eternity takes place in the world of Eora, located in the region of Eastern Reach that is a home to a number of native races such as Free Palatinate of Drywood, Penitential Regency of Readceras and The Villains Republic etc. According to their Technological, Social and traditional aspects each of the nations belong to the Renaissance Era and they settled in the Eora in that era too. The games kicks off with a massive unrest in the Eora because of the discovery of certain facts about the souls that stated that the souls are not actually Metaphysical Abstractions but are quantifiable and calculable objects that can be transferred from one state to another, stored or manipulated in any way possible. Talking about the gameplay, the main character of the game arrives in Drywood in a shabby condition, his caravan gets destroyed with every soul and he’s the only survivor. Hiding in the caves, the protagonist gets exposed to unearthly energies and powers, drawn to earth by the cultist performing rituals related to their souls with the help of an advanced machine. The protagonist now becomes a Watcher, who can read souls as well as reading memories from the past. Because of these activities widespread in the lands, Drywood gets Cursed with a deadly plague known as HollowBorn and that leads to births without soul. A widespread chaos begins as the people start hunting the scientists and cultists as they think they are responsible. meanwhile the Thaos, the antagonist keeps on stealing the souls. it is now your duty to become the one savior, walk in the footsteps of Thaos, confront him and kill him to reverse the Plague and save the poor souls. With a brilliant story, amazingly addictive gameplay and loads of fantastic quests, epic PvP and PvE combats, great visuals and a well-written story, Pillars of Eternity in one of the best and most played Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game.

Fable 2 is a brilliant Open World Action-RPG video game created by Lionhead Studios. Fable 2 offers gameplay and mechanics similar to its predecessor. Released back in 2008 Fable II won the best game of the year award because of its unique story and all the fantastic characters and a brilliant Story-driven gameplay. Set in the vicinity of fictional Land of Albion, Fable II offers a story after the events of the main game Fable and takes you to the Colonial Era, the era of highwaymen and Enlightenment. Guns and ammunition is still missing from the gameplay but the small towns have now turned into giant buildings and castles and Fable II lets you choose between the male and female characters. Fable II offers both interactive and non interactive cut scenes throughout the game that never last for more than five minutes. As a true companion, Fable II allows you to have a Companion in the game, a Dog that the main character befriends as a child and it stays with him for the rest of the story. The Dog can help you eliminate the enemies or perform a number of tasks for you or simply lead you to the Quest objectives. one fantastic thing about your companion is that it never dies and that means a full time support while you are playing the game.Unlike Fable, Fable II lets you build relationships in the game, you can get married, have children, raise a family and enjoy your life in the game as you would like to. Character morphing is one of the most prominent features of the game that totally depends on the actions of the characters in the game, you can be Good, Evil or Pure or Corrupt just according to your activities in the game. In other words, you can say that the game actually lets you build a personality that totally depends what you want to be. The Job system in the game lets you complete a number of different jobs and get paid accordingly, earn money, feed your family and keep on going with your life. With a brilliantly immersive gameplay, fantastic Quests, NPCs, a great storyline, amazing characters, Co-=Op multiplayer support and loads of other fun things, Fable II offers a best ever Action-RPG experience ever.

Prince of Persia is a Critically Acclaimed and Award winning remake of the fantastic Video game that released back in 1989. This time the game is back for the first time with all the Next Gen aesthetics and offers loads of fantastic elements such as new and Epic journys, amazingly unique characters, enhanced game mechanics and loads of other fantastic things. Created by one of the most popular Developers Ubisoft, Prince of Persia takes you to a whole new level of Action, Adventure, Platform and Hack and Slash genre experience. Prince of Persia lets you play with a new prince character, enjoy a new storyline, Open World environment, revamped Combat system, enhanced new visuals, new enemies and antagonists, allies etc. Packed with all the fast-paced action and thrill, the game allows you to master the art of acrobatics, new fighting techniques and strategy, enjoy amazing parkour and engage yourself into epic combats, slay the eternal enemies, corrupted lords and other darkest entities. Explore the beautiful world of Persia, traverse through a number of different open world environments, be allied with one of the history’s most deadliest character, Elika an AI (Artificial Intelligence), go on to defeat all kinds of monstrous enemies and free the world of all the corrupted and disloyal anarchists. Furthermore, Prince of Persia allows you to solve a number of challenging puzzles and enjoy playing this marvel. Prince of Persia is one of the greatest hits of all times. Do try it out if you haven’t yet played it.

Dungeon Hunter is a fantastic Action-RPG and Hack and Slash video game created by Gameloft. Specifically designed for iPhone initially, this cool game is now available on multiple platforms and offers a number of games in the series. With a Diablo and Torchlight inspired game-play and mechanics, Dungeon Hunter offers 3 main classes of characters (Warrior, Mage, and Rogue) each representing its own unique fighting style and skills. Mainly based on Melee Combats, the core game-play offers a number of quests and lets you engage yourself into combats against enemies to eliminate the dark forces occupying the world of Gothicus. According to the story of the game, The King of Gothicus gets married but on his wedding Day, his newly wedded Bride dies. Grieving hard, the king performs a Dar Ritual in order to revive her and by doing so, darkness unleashes into the world that leads to the eternal terror. Kings Bride gets corrupted by the darkness as well and kills the King and proceeds with her new plan to take over the Kingdom of Gothicus. Your task in the game is to take over the Character of the Deceased King after his resurrection, gather your troops and embark on an epic journey to find and eliminate the Evil Queen, reverse the ritual, send all the darkness back to where it belongs and save the Gothicus from total devastation. With a very involving story and a great narrative, beautifully created visuals and immersive gameplay, Dungeon Hunter takes you to a whole new world of Action-RPG and Hack and Slash gaming.

Legend of Mana is a wonderful Single and multiplayer Action-RPG video game by Square. The game offers a non-linear game-play and lets you engage yourself into real-time battles with enemies, allows you to manipulate your surroundings simply by using the Land make System, Enjoy going on epic quests and have loads of fun. Legend of Mana is the Fourth main inclusion to the series of Mana that made presence in the markets after the popular Seiken Densetsu 3. The game is set in High Fantasy and allows you to be an unnamed hero who goes on epic quests and tries to restore the Land of Fa’Diel and the Tree of Mana. With its unique gameplay style, Legend of Mana allows you to shape the world around you as you like by using the unique Land Make System, generate and build new Regions of land, enjoy Non-Linear gameplay in epic quests and enjoy it to the limits. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Legend of Mana is a true predecessor of all the games of this specific genre and gameplay style. Legend of Mana offers beautiful visuals, addictive gameplay and loads of fun things to discover.

The Last Remnant is a cool Turn-based, Action-RPG and Hack and Slash video game by Square Enix. The game takes place in a fictional world and lets you choose a character from four different races and select the best skills for yourself. You act as Rush Sykes who goes on an epic journey against a huge army of monsters managed by antagonist, DAVID companies the protagonist Rush. Your objective is to go against the monsters as a skilled gladiator, kill all of them and free “Irina”. Irina is in possession of the monster leader and he won’t let her go away without a fight so you should give him what he wants, kill him, destroy the arks of Remnants and free your sister. The Last Remnant features a great action-packed game-play and good story and cool visuals along with a great ARPG and Hack and Slash experience that you won’t find in a lot of other games of this specific genre.

Neverwinter Nights takes you to an amazing Fantasy-based Action-RPG experience from a third-person perspective and leaves you right in the middle of an amazingly enchanting world. The game lets you enjoy lengthy campaigns and enjoy playing this masterpiece with all the user created content and loads of cool upgrades and stuff. As an adventurer, Neverwinter Nights lets you cater with the Evil and Cults both and tasks you to complete various quests in order to eliminate the enemies and restore the order in the City of Neverwinter. With a Standard RPG formula, Neverwinter Nights offer a number of player character options, cool skills and abilities to master and a great storyline to follow. The unique combat system of the game is inspired by the famous Dungeons and Dragons series and lets you enjoy similar mechanics and game-plat etc. As compared to a lot of titles of this specific genre, Neverwinter Nights is one of the best Action-RPG video games to play and enjoy. Do try it out.

Monster Hunter is a 2005 hit Action-Adventure and RPG video game by Capcom. This Brilliant game is about a Hunter who gets tasked to complete different jobs, go on epic quests for glory, gather up items like Armors, Weapons etc., Fight and slay some of the most brutal monsters and craft items with their body parts, Team up with 3 more players using the Co-Op Multiplayer feature and enjoy being part of a wonderful world. The game lets you be a skilled Monster Hunter and tasks you to complete a number of different Quests such as Hunting Quests, Gathering Quests, and Capturing Quests all with their own missions and, monsters and tasks. in order to complete the game objectives, you must slay some monsters and craft different weapons and items with their remains such as their Horns, Bones and Scales etc. and go hunt down more monsters running wildly in the game world. Monster Hunter lets you create your own guilds in which you can recruit and train other hunters and make your own teams. Furthermore, Monster Hunter offers the Event Quests that you can enjoy while playing the game Online using the Multiplayer feature. With a fantastic open world environment, beautiful visuals and an immersive gameplay, Monster Hunter is one of the best ever Action and RPG games to play and enjoy.

The Witcher is an Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game created by CD Projekt RED. The game is based on a novel of the same name and is set in a Medieval Era. The story of the game revolves around Geralt a Known Witcher and a Monster Hunter gifted with supernatural powers. The Witcher offers Top-Down and First Person gaming perspectives and allows you to engage in the most epic battles against the monsters and Beasts. You can choose anyone of the three fighting techniques according to the scenarios, use whatever weapons you see fit for specific type of battles and are capable of slashing the foes. The Witcher lets you fight against a number of different kinds of enemies (Monsters, Beasts etc.) and use your supernatural powers to defeat or tame them. The game consists of seven chapters and features best HD graphics, Hardcore Action-packed and engaging game-play and a well written story.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a fantastic combination of Action-Adventure, RPG, and Hack and Slash elements by Bethesda Game Studios. It offers Fantasy-based game-play, epic Combats between the protagonist, and a cult known as Mythic Dawn that tries to open up the gates to a realm named Oblivion. Your task is to embark on epic quests along with your trusted companions, fight against the Mythic Dawn, and stop them from opening the gates.

It features epic battles between the protagonist and magical creatures known as Daedra, To save Tamriel and the Emperor Uriel Septim VII. Unfortunately, the Daedra has already killed Emperor’s 3 sons, so you must save the Emperor, find the One who carries the Royal Bloodline, retake the throne and wake the Dragonfires up using the Amulet of Kings to save Tamriel.

Bastion is a Wonderful Action-RPG video game developed by Supergiant Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game lets you control The Kid, move though floating platforms in a fantasy-based environment, fight enemies, collect Shards of Rocks, Use magical powers and different weapons (Swords, Hammers, knives etc.) in epic enemy encounters, explore and solve puzzles in World of Caelondia and enjoy the ultimate fun. With wonderful graphics, and challenging game-play, Bastion is a wonderful game to play. One brilliant feature of the game is the Dynamic Voice-over presented in a beautiful 2D environment and the Isometric Camera view makes it even more involving. For all the hardcore Action-RPG enthusiasts, Bastion offers hours of pure entertainment, so do try this one out.

Infinity Blade developed and published by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games is a very first RPG (Role Playing Game) and Action-Fighting game that runs on Unreal Engine. The unnamed protagonist in the game fights countless one on one fights and finally reaches to the Immortal king and defeats him in the end. The player controls the protagonist and with a swipe of his finger, player instructs the protagonist to attack, prey, dodge or block. After the end the player gets to start it all up again with an advanced experience level. As the game is mostly about Fights, so the player demonstrates his fighting abilities and shows off the great skills with a lot of exciting new features. Infinity Blade initially came for iOS only, but later on, a worldwide and multi-platform demand forced the game developers to throw in an android version of the game. Android version of the game took the series to a new height of glam and glory. The game rapidly sped up in the sales and became the highly grossing production of the company back in 2010 and made over US$ 1.6 million in the first four days of launch. This heavily praised and admired iOS and Android game Infinity Blade attracted more players worldwide with two more sequels named Infinity Blade II and Infinity Blade III. With all the sequels, Infinity Blade is one of the most famous and successful app on both iOS and Android stores. With super realistic graphics and a wonderful storyline this game is still one of the hottest trends among the hardcore game enthusiasts.

Overlord 2 continues the unique and a bit humorous adventures of the Original Overlord. This time the series offers a more enhanced and quite brilliant version of Overlord game and allows you to be an unnamed Overlord (the son of the Overlord of previous game), who tries to set his mark by overtaking the Glorious Empire. Your task in the game is to simply go against the Emperor Solaris who is keen to remove all the dark magic that is engulfing the whole empire day by day. Overlord 2 offers all the cool things that you enjoyed in Overlord such as your multi colored minions, your towers, all the powers your dad had in the previous game along with your adviser Gnarl. With a number of weapons, all the mean powers and your advanced minions, your task is to simply overthrow the Emperor, seize the throne and continue with the story-line to finish the game. Overlord 2 offers enhanced game mechanics, a new world based on the Roman Empire like environment, Amazing dark powers to experience along with beautifully created visuals and an addictive game-play. Try it out as an alternative to Gothic and you’ll be amazed at what this game will offer.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, a marvelous creation of Naughty Dog is an Action-Adventure, Stealth and a Third Person Shooter video game. The game fits you into the character of Nathan Drake who along with his friend Victor Sullivan goes out on a journey to find the lost city of Iram of Pillars. On his adventure, Nathan encounters different enemies and terrorist factions and engages in combats with them by using melee weapons and techniques along with heavy guns and action show off. Because of a third person perspective, you’ll experience an amazingly fast paced and thrill packed game-play in which you act according to the events suggested by the storyline. Countless mini battles with the enemy, and the stealth abilities are the great things to experience in the game. A huge amount of weapons and ammunition at your disposal provides a feeling of being superior to your enemies and that leads you to heroism and selflessness. That awesome feeling of being a hero takes this adventure to a whole new level of entertainment. Best of the best graphics, a storyline that makes you feel every smallest detail and an open world that lets you explore, are the key elements that bound you to the consoles for a great amount of time to pay and enjoy this game. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is probably the best inclusion to the series and will definitely entertain you.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is an Action, Role-playing, Co-op, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Capcom. The game introduces underwater combat and features new character classes such as a bow, gunlance, dual sword, and hunting horn. It features harder monsters and G-ranking system. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate takes place in the fantasy world, and the player can select his character from different classes, and the ultimate task is to navigate the world from a third-person perspective, fight against monsters and vicious foes using different weapons and complete a set of challenging quests. The game rewards the player with XP points as he level-up. He can create tons of armor and weapons using different items and participates in the battle to fight against larger-than-life monsters and foes. The player can unlock further features and modes using his XP points. With enhanced gameplay, story, mechanics and visuals, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

God of War: Ascension is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game created by SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is the 7th entry in the series of God of War and set in Ancient Greece loosely based on Greek mythology. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist of the series named Kratos, who is an erstwhile servant of god, who tricked him into slaughtering his beloved daughter and wife. He tried to take revenge from god and captured by three furies who tortured and punished him. With the assist of the oath keeper named Orko, Kratos flees from steel cage and confronts the three Furies to take revenge. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous installment. The game focuses on combo-based combat, puzzle and platforms and the protagonist equips with his main weapons Chaos and Blades. The game is played from a third-person perspective. The player can play as a solo in Single-player campaign or play with fellows in multiplayer mode. It has a set of levels, and each level represents different gameplay, challenges, and objectives. God of War: Ascension offers enhanced gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb controls. Try it out.

God of War III is an action-adventure, hack and slash, single-player video game for PlayStation developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio. The game is the fifth entry in the fabulous series of God of War. The game takes place in ancient Greece and focuses on Greek Mythology. The player can take on the role of the protagonist named Kratos, who is a former god. The game puts the player on an epic adventure to fight against gods, monsters, and Titans to find Pandora.

The gameplay is similar as compared to its previous entries and based on combo-based combat. Kratos equips with his main weapons, such as Exile and Blades, to slaughter monsters and vicious gods. There are different types of creatures such as harpies, Cyclopes, sirens, and more. It is capable of climbing, jumping, running, and swinging by using ropes. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant visuals, and a superb story, God of War III is a wonderful game.

Ninja Blade is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Microsoft Game Studios. According to the story, a small tribe was attacked by unknown creatures, and the remaining survivors were moved to find a facility. The survivors show the symptoms of necrotizing while researching facility and they find out that they are infected by an unknown virus known as Alpha war. The virus spread around the world and infected the almost population. Most of the people are looking for its cure but failed. The game takes place in the fictional land and cast you in the role of the protagonist and assigned you a task to navigate the world and find a cure to save your people. You can navigate the world from a third-person perspective and can fight against monsters and their supports using your mighty sword. Your character can run, jump, and fight against creatures using his sword. Ninja Blade offers prominent features such as a variety of Ninja Abilities, Weapons and Upgrade system, Cinematic Action, City of Tokyo and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel is a Downloadable Content Pack developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The DLC pack includes a new snowy environment with new areas to explore, new enemies to defeat, a set of weapons, armor set, bosses and magic spell, etc. It is an Action Role-playing, Third-person Perspective, and Hack and Slash video game and offers the similar gameplay to its previous entries. The protagonist is armed with a set of weapons to fight against enemies such as throwable projectiles, a mighty sword, and a bow. The shield is also available as secondary weapons but can be used to deflect the attack of enemies and protect the protagonist from any damage. The game takes place in the Lothric’s Kingdom invaded by monsters and wizards. Get into your role, hold your weapons tightly and jump into battle to save your Kingdom from enemies. Complete a variety of levels and defeat all enemies, bosses to become the hero. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and a superb story, Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel is the best game to play and enjoy.

Ryse: Son of Rome developed by Crytek and published by Microsoft Studios is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game. The game takes place in the alternative version of Rome and follows the story of the protagonist named Marius Titus who wants to become one of the best leaders in the Roman Legion. It centers on the protagonist using the mighty sword to smash foes and shield to prevent attacks. It introduces Co-op Multiplayer mode, which takes you into battle against hordes of enemies in the large maps that are changing automatically. You can assume the role of the protagonist to fulfill your dream to become the greatest legend. Navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and set out yourself on an epic quest to take revenge the murder of your family. Take part in battles and fight against waves of enemies, slaughter them all using your sword and earn experience points to enhance your abilities. Learn new skills and become the master the by fulfilling your goals. With prominent features, addictive gameplay, and fantastic graphics, Ryse: Son of Rome is the best game to play and enjoy.

Shadow of Rome is an Action-Adventure, Stealth and Single-player Hack and Slash video game created and published by Capcom. The game offers an exciting gameplay and takes place in an open world filled with dangers and enemies. It combines the elements of the hack and slash with vehicular combat and available to play on PlayStation platform only. It casts you in the role of the playable character named as Agrippa, who must use different gladiatorial weapons like maces, bows, flails, scimitars, and swords to take down enemies. You navigate the world from third-person perspective to fulfill your objectives and earn experience points. You can use multiple weapons for a certain amount of time before they disappear. The game begins with Roman army controlled by Centurion Agrippa is battling a Germanic army. During the level, you must maintain your health, solve mind-bending puzzles, and immerse yourself in vehicular combat gameplay experience. You can interact with objects and NPCs to progress through the game and can take down enemies using melee combat and other special attacks. With prominent features, excellent mechanics and brilliant gameplay with HD graphics, Shadow of Rome is the best game to play and enjoy.

Bayonetta 2 is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game produced by PlatinumGames for Nintendo platform. It is the sequel to the Bayonetta video game released in 2009 by Atsushi Inaba. The game introduces a titular character named as Bayonetta, new costumes, and multiple modes. The story revolves around a female protagonist’s struggle to fight against different demonic forces and angelic using the mixture of gunplay and melee attacks. It takes place in the stunning world full of mind-bending puzzles, and a variety of objectives. The game introduces new features, by using this, the player can dodge enemy attacks at the last second, slow down the enemy speed around him/her, and can quickly solve the environmental puzzles. The player equips with special abilities called Torture Attacks, using special moves the player can trap enemies on infernal gadgets for more points. Through customization, the player can modify his/her weapon using a different combination and make them more efficient. During exploration, the player can gather power-ups to upgrade his/her weapons and use them against enemies to smash them all. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant graphics, Bayonetta 2 is the best game to play and enjoy.