>>6330903These ones, obviously!
jk, these are just the ones I play, I'm sure many others are good tooIn more depth...
>Disappearing HogwartsIt's wrapped up now (though a couple fellow fans are running spinoffs). it was a great ride though, building upon the barebones lore and extrapolating from the patchwork magical system of The Wizarding World do J. K. Rowling to create something very distinct that nevertheless carries over seem of eh characters and vibes of Harry Potter. If you like teen angst, Ancient Aliens, and high school shounen - or, of course, the original series -- I cannot recommend this enough. It is a weirdly prefect blend.
>Magically ChallengedIf you are into the idea of a magical academy setting, but you really don't care for Harry Potter for whatever reason, Magically Challenged has you covered. The magic system is well thought out in a way HP's never was, and the setting is really rich, blending some "Humanity Fuck yeah" vibes with a whole bunch of interesting and often quite alien fantasy races ranging from novel take son vampires, elves and demons to weirder ideas like sapient parasites, worm colonies, and "living ghosts". All the charters are properly fleshed out, too.
>Dark QuestA lot of what I said about Magically Challenged applies to Dark Quest, which has a comedic and high-energy atmosphere that nevertheless makes space for some really unique and very cool lore in a fantasy world that (by its perpetually-dark nature) emphasizes senses other than sight! It's also an isekai (if that's your jam) and not a magical school full of hormonal teens (if that ISN'T your jam), so it gives a few more options. The cast if this one is superb, too -- every girl is bestgirl, and the guys are pretty damn cool, too.
>Return to Nevermore>Digimon Quest - The TowerNeither are a straight "fantasy" per se, though The Tower I'd argue for in the same way Diane Duane's Young Wizards series is: it has the vibe of a magic system, but drawing upon Digimon lore and logic, and with coding and app use in place of spellcraft, yet serving the same function in the setting. Both are examples of an underutilized video game sci-fi/fantasy niche that I would love to see more people play in.
Nevermore, being less "tapped in a digital world" than "playing a fulldrive VR", also does something really cool with the dual identities and e-sports angle, which though it hasn't been fully fleshed out yet, shows tons of potential for a unique /qst/ experience where stakes aren't all life-and-death. The game world itself also has some cool lore.
