Lately i have been a bit bored at times because im missing something i can play to relax after practising SC2, so im looking for a game (preferably singleplayer - dont wanna get addicted to some MMORPG :D) to play in my "free" time.
RPGs i have played in the past that i enjoyed were, among others: Baldurs Gate 2, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Diablo 1/2, Darkfall (best!!), Skyrim. There were also several games that i played that were meh, like WoW (asdf), dungeons something (super easy + boring game, forgot the name), warhammer online ("pvp"ing vs npcs, no thx), aion (lol grind fml), cabal online (even worse).
Unfortunately Skyrim got kinda boring, even though i never really had a high character of my prefered choice (magic) because its a pain in the ass to level and melee archery smithing is just so much easier. Once i played through the bigger quest chains i kinda saw everything and yes meh.
I tried Oblivion, but the graphics and the control (you look right when you want sideways rightwards, that annoyed the shit out of me) annoyed me too much. also not everything in the interface was doable with hotkeys, too much moving around the mouse and clicking, that tilts me too T_T
In general i like fantasy RPGs, scifi is pretty much out of question. my prefered role/class is glasscannon/mage.
So yes hm, i guess thats it, i hope to get some good suggestions.
Oh and, preferably it should be possible to buy the game online (steam for example) and download it.
Imho, Kotor 1/2 are both in the top 5 games of all time. They both have very immersible stories, and are well voice acted. You actually make impacts on the story with your decisions in game, and the combat is fun and challenging, but not complicated nor impossible. There is no grinding whatsoever.
Its not fantasy though, if that kills it for you...
Oblivion sucked pretty hard compared to Morrowin imo.
.. Speaking of which if you didn't play Morrowind, do it. Now. It may be similar to Skyrim (I didn't play it yet, no time for this atm) but it was, with Baldur's gate 2, one of the very best RPG experience I had. Maybe someone who played both could tell what the biggest differences are (if any).
Final Fantasy 6. Far and away the best Final Fantasy game in my opinion, rivaled only by 7. You'll have to get an emulator to play it, but it shouldn't be that hard. Oh, and get it on SNES, the GBA version's music is different IIRC
On January 04 2012 04:21 RoyGBiv_13 wrote: Imho, Kotor 1/2 are both in the top 5 games of all time. They both have very immersible stories, and are well voice acted. You actually make impacts on the story with your decisions in game, and the combat is fun and challenging, but not complicated nor impossible. There is no grinding whatsoever.
Its not fantasy though, if that kills it for you...
I would have to agree, 2 best RPGs I've ever played but they are Star Wars, and scifi. Give them a try, though!
You tried NWN, but not NWN2? I liked NWN (didn't play all the expansions though) and I liked NWN2 even better (played original + MotB). NWN2 (full, including both expansions) is available on steam.
Oh, but you hated Cabal Online T_T I loved that game, the combo system was definitely my favourite part of it and I loved playing FB because a well-timed assassinate broke most WA/FS combos (and mass root/debuff was amazing in nation wars). Not sure how end-game you got in Cabal, but nation war and pluma hunting were enough reasons for me to keep playing that game.
One thing I did after I got bored on Skyrim was playing through it again on the hardest difficulty, except this time only allowing myself to put perks into Block, Two-Handed Weapon, and Heavy Armor, and not carrying a bow or using any magic besides Shouts and the healing spell you start with.
You are a slow-moving, poorly-equipped melee fighter without sneak or magic up against opponents who are straight-up stronger than you.
On January 04 2012 04:21 RoyGBiv_13 wrote: Imho, Kotor 1/2 are both in the top 5 games of all time. They both have very immersible stories, and are well voice acted. You actually make impacts on the story with your decisions in game, and the combat is fun and challenging, but not complicated nor impossible. There is no grinding whatsoever.
Its not fantasy though, if that kills it for you...
I also recommend KotOR, truly epic games. Another game to consider is Vampire Masquarade: Bloodlines, probably the most underrated game of all time (it had tons of bugs when it came out, so make sure to get all the unofficial patches); great story and gameplay with amazing atmosphere. And last but not least, Fable: The Lost Chapters is also a fun game; not as deep as Baldurs Gate, but fun nevertheless.
On January 04 2012 04:27 Blazinghand wrote: One thing I did after I got bored on skyrim was playing through it again on Master difficulty, except this time only allowing myself to put perks into Block, Two-Handed Weapon, and Heavy Armor, and not carrying a bow or using any magic besides Shouts and the healing spell you start with.
You are a slow-moving, poorly-equipped melee fighter without sneak or magic up against opponents who are straight-up stronger than you.
It's unbelievably hard.
It will make a man out of you.
Do it.
I have to wholeheartedly disagree with you sir. There is only one thing that will make a man out of you.
On January 04 2012 04:27 Blazinghand wrote: One thing I did after I got bored on skyrim was playing through it again on Master difficulty, except this time only allowing myself to put perks into Block, Two-Handed Weapon, and Heavy Armor, and not carrying a bow or using any magic besides Shouts and the healing spell you start with.
You are a slow-moving, poorly-equipped melee fighter without sneak or magic up against opponents who are straight-up stronger than you.
It's unbelievably hard.
It will make a man out of you.
Do it.
I was thinking about something like this, but with focusing on magic instead, but i have a feeling it will just mean i have to zone between dungeon areas all the time to regenerate mana and slowly wittle down opponents with tons of F9 F5 spam because mobs 1 shot me. thats also what annoyed me so much about magic in skyrim, there is just so much running around in fights waiting for mana -_-. Maybe ill do it anyway.
The thing is, i am admittedly super picky about playstyles, if magic sucks or is not fun to play in a game, i will stop playing the game. In general i really dislike melee and to an extend archery^^.
On January 04 2012 04:21 RoyGBiv_13 wrote: Imho, Kotor 1/2 are both in the top 5 games of all time. They both have very immersible stories, and are well voice acted. You actually make impacts on the story with your decisions in game, and the combat is fun and challenging, but not complicated nor impossible. There is no grinding whatsoever.
Its not fantasy though, if that kills it for you...
I also recommend KotOR, truly epic games. Another game to consider is Vampire Masquarade: Bloodlines, probably the most underrated game oaf all time (it had tons of bugs when it came out, so make sure to get all the unofficial patches); great story and gameplay with amazing atmosphere. And last but not least, Fable: The Lost Chapters is also a fun game; not as deep as Baldurs Gate, but fun nevertheless.
kotor is the recently released MMORPG right? i think a friend of mine plays that hardcore and it sounds good, but there is one problem: Im super competetive, and if i play an online game with pvp, i get super ambitious about it and put too much time into it :\. otherwise i would probably play some darkfall again and see how it is these days.
I'd recommend Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, one of my favourite RPGs! I really like the combat in it, the story isn't too too great but the melee combat is awesome.
I am playing through Final Fantasy 9 again :D Basically awesome. I probably beat that game like 3 times a year or so. I am sure you meant computer games tho ;P But you can always go the route of a playstation emulator!
Dragon age Origins was very good tho, i would go with that if you haven't played it before... Or FF9 ^^
On January 04 2012 04:27 Blazinghand wrote: One thing I did after I got bored on skyrim was playing through it again on Master difficulty, except this time only allowing myself to put perks into Block, Two-Handed Weapon, and Heavy Armor, and not carrying a bow or using any magic besides Shouts and the healing spell you start with.
You are a slow-moving, poorly-equipped melee fighter without sneak or magic up against opponents who are straight-up stronger than you.
It's unbelievably hard.
It will make a man out of you.
Do it.
I was thinking about something like this, but with focusing on magic instead, but i have a feeling it will just mean i have to zone between dungeon areas all the time to regenerate mana and slowly wittle down opponents with tons of F9 F5 spam because mobs 1 shot me. thats also what annoyed me so much about magic in skyrim, there is just so much running around in fights waiting for mana -_-. Maybe ill do it anyway.
The thing is, i am admittedly super picky about playstyles, if magic sucks or is not fun to play in a game, i will stop playing the game. In general i really dislike melee and to an extend archery^^.
I never actually played a full mage character, so I don't know how viable it is. I played a mage/sword guy, and my big thing was getting lots of restoration and conjuration to try to make myself better in combat. It worked reasonably well, but that wasn't on the hardest setting.
I think as a mage you'd probably want to get some serious enchanting to get solid mage gear going (disenchant a spare hood or something and make yourself some armor that also gives +magic) and use a summoned creature or ally in addition to going in alone, and buffing it with "healing hands" and basically have it tank for you. I think this sort of setup is the strongest for a mage-- it's what I did as a mage/sword guy.
Another restriction for the pure melee dude-- no followers.
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