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I am huge sucker for science fiction in general, and i really love games and movies with a very in depth and thought through story and alot of lore - but wherever i look alot of the games being made today dosen't concentrate on good singleplayer quality like alot of older games did...
I really loved games like the half-life series, diablo 1,2 and 3 (however i kinda played through them once, then never touched them again) and i played some final fantasy back in the days i actually had a playstation 1. I am the kind of person who can watch all the cutscenes from a game i never played ^^
If you have any recommendations of science fiction movies and rpg games you like, i would love to hear 
Ps. I really don't like mmos - my brother tried to make me play WoW... And i have never felt more bored...
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Fallout: New Vegas is pretty damn amazing and addicting!
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Im looking for general RPG games for the PC, I can't seem to find any.
Like traditional ones
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Have you searched on GoG.com yet? They have a lot of older games for the PC(such as Baldur's gate) which have been changed to work on newer systems.
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Have you played Chrono Trigger yet?
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KotOR is pretty awesome, and KotOR 2 is ok.
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You might want to try the Baldur's Gate series if you never played it before. Great games with everything that you're looking for and they can take a while to finish. I highly recommend it, one of the best RPG game on PC for sure IMO.
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Syberia
Syberia II
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://gamersgate.http.internapcdn.net/gamersgate/screenshots_img/DD-SYB/syberia_screen013_medium.jpg) It's a point and click adventure starring a female lead (Kate Walker) trying to solve a mystery about an automaton factory heir
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
and Fallout Tactics
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://gfx.gexe.pl/gallery/351/03174.jpg) Great RPG series, im new to the old ones but they are still really enjoyable. If you like tactics games Fallout Tactics is really fun.
Definitely second playing emulated games as well though if you want to play japanese rpgs, in addition to Breath of Fire, Golden Sun, Chrono Trigger check out Dragon Quest, Persona, SMRPG + Mario & Luigi games
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legend of dragoon, valkyrie profile for PS1.
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Grandia II is a Dreamcast game with a really fun battle system, which I find to be strangely uncommon among RPGs.
If you want a really good story (although short) with enjoyable puzzles, play OFF. It's a free PC game.
EDIT: Oh, Sci Fi. I suck at reading, lol. Regardless, I'd recommend OFF to anyone.
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Deus Ex, Planescape: Torment, System Shock 2. If you want more modern I thought The Witcher was pretty good.
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I'm actually playing the witcher: enhanced edition right now on steam, its pretty good! Reminds me of the good old days when I played Fallout 1/2, although its definitely not as good as those old classics.
New vegas was alright though, just because Obsidian made it so it wasn't tainted by Bethesda's influence (too much). I still remember how shallow and boring Oblivion was. All of their games can be summarized as quantity over quality, which is why everyone's fondest memory of the game seems to be anthropomorphizing random NPC actions, rather than any specific questline, story, or piece of dialogue.
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Any of the Elder Scrolls series, but particularly the Morrowind game. If you want nicer graphics there are graphics mods available, but it's an excellent game regardless of the graphics.
The Final Fantasy series are generally pretty good; try some of the older ones for sure.
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http://lparchive.org/Golden-Sun/
a good read on someones view why golden sun was awful, though i found it okay
legend of dragoon for psx is an rpg i enjoyed. Though i rarely care much about story, if you like cutscenes xenosaga is worth checking out
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The Arkham Series (on Pc and console) is quite good (I guess batman is kinda scifi?). You basically run around as Batman in overhead thirdperson with fun combat and a few puzzles.The story isn't super in-depth but there are a lot of things to do and the cut scenes aren't bad.
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The Mass Effect series is pretty decent. If you are looking for more lore and exploration based, you can go with the Fallout games. The Witcher series is good too, as well as Elder Scrolls of course. If you want a world to get lost in with a lot of lore that you have to figure out and is difficult, go for Dark Souls.
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Geneforge series is fantastic. Warning: the first three titles need a custom fix to prevent video lag on modern operating systems, so get them through GOG rather than Steam.
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Mass Effect has quite an in-depth codex that I really enjoyed reading, and the first game at least is relatively RPG-esque (I've grown to enjoy ME2's gameplay much more, but ME1 did a great job of setting up the universe)
KOTOR 1 and 2 as mentioned above, especially if you're into the Star Wars novels
Loved the GBA Golden Suns, though I'd caution that somehow emulating them just wasn't the same as the feeling I got from playing them originally on the consoles. YMMV
Other GBA games I really enjoyed that transition well with emulation were Riviera The Promised Land and Yggdra Union, respectively nontraditional RPG and SRPG. Also Summon Night: Swordcraft Story (ARPG). Yeah I like Atlus games
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I really like Dark Cloud for the Playstation 2.
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If you don't care about graphics as much, my two favorite RPG's are Beyond Oasis for the Genesis and Shining Force (2 i think it was) for the genesis as well.
Beyond Oasis was an amazing atmospheric RPG game with a really original setup (even for today's standards). Think a 2D esq Prince of Persia, with Avatar: The Last Airbender thrown in there.
I enjoyed Shining Force 2 (its a tactical battle type game, unlike the zelda style gameplay of BO) for its gameplay and immersive world and lore.
If you don't mind the graphics, and a bit of a learning curve, Dwarf Fortress is an amazing game to just read about, and is pretty fun to learn to play.
For modern RPG's, I would go with the Elder Scrolls series (Skyrim is amazing) and most of the games have been redone in either the Skyrim or Oblivion engines. (There was a Morrowind port to the oblivion engine a while back).
If you like shooters, Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light have a great RPG feeling to them (with Last Light have a morale system). They are more shooter's then RPG, but they fill all of your desires about movies and games as listed above, and they feel great as well.
One of my favorite RPG's of all time has to be Fable: The Lost Chapters (basically an extended version). Every fable game since this one really didn't capture the feel of the game for me. The story telling is great, the world feels large and expansive, the characters are really well thought out, there is a lot of backstory, and the game mechanics have a nice mix of spells, ranged, and melee choices that make the game feel balanced at all levels.
Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 are amazing
I had a lot of fun with KOTOR.
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I liked mass effect 1,2 and 3.
KOTOR1 (knights of the old republic) was amazing.
Wild arms 1/2/5 are really good ones (especially 5 imo).
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Xenogears? for PSX.
Giant robots op
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With the story being a primary concern?
Planescape:Torment definitely.
One of the most wonderful soundtracks in a game ever, an incredible and original story, extremely interesting world / lore. A huge emphasis on dialogue and storytelling, the fighting is completely secondary and mostly optional. The best PC RPG I've ever played, in addition to being the only PC RPG I've really liked.
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That's my main recommendation. Other good ones would be Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears. Both have interesting stories and good soundtracks, but both are console JRPGs. YU-NO could be interesting though it's not really a game. Really well written, though.
I cannot recommend games like Mass Effect, I found the writing to be completely subpar.
For Final Fantasy, 6 might be the best but I think that the FFs in general, that one included, are rather shallow.
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Add wild arm, valkyrie profile and FF9 to that list and it's complete imo.
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The Legacy of Kain series is quite amazing. I usually replay them once a year when nostalgia hits me.
The Metro series is also really good. They're very atmospheric games and they both got a morality system, though it's hidden in the first one, which influence the ending you get.
Morrowind is also a great choice for its RPG elements, but personally I don't enjoy the combat very much.
I've enjoyed the Witcher games, too, but they're not for everybody.
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final fantasy 7, best story & characters
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These are my favourites PC RPG games:
Fallout 1, 2, Tactics and New Vegas - Post apocalyptic open world RPG ( New vegas has FPS elements ) <- My favourite series of all times
Mass Effect 1, 2, 3 - SciFi action role playing third person shooter
Deus Ex 1, Deus Ex Human Revolution - SciFi role playing third person shooter
The elder scrolls: Morrowing - Fantasy RPS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat - Post apocalyptic open world FPS
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On June 02 2013 14:28 MichaelDonovan wrote:
I really like Dark Cloud for the Playstation 2.
What? That's one of the worst games I've ever played. I bought that when I was ~13 years old and never regretted a purchase as much as that one. Terrible, terrible recommendation.
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the original deus ex is amazing
also if you have a gamecube lying around you should play paper mario and the thousand year door rofl, i love that game
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Nobody mentioned Dragon Age? I enjoyed the Thedas universe very much :>
Get Dragon Age: Origins, the gameplay is a bit slow at times but it's an amazing RPG.
Personally I enjoyed Dragon Age II much more than Origins but I think I might be a minority ..
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Planescape: Torment
Fallout 2 (or Fallout: New Vegas if you want something more modern)
Baldur's Gate Trilogy
Deus Ex (if you can deal with poor graphics)
Mass Effect 1/2/3
Bioshock/Bioshock Infinite
The Witcher 1/2
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Nobody has recommended Vampire: The masquerade - bloodlines yet?
What is wrong with you people?
Nothing even comes close to this game when it comes to building atmosphere, and it's built on some of the best supernatural lore there is.
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I dont know why so many people failed to read his blog.
SCI-FI RPG.
Literally 1% of these suggestions are sci-fi
On June 02 2013 08:41 BoggieMan wrote:If you have any recommendations of science fiction movies and rpg games you like, i would love to hear
I dont know why i would be embarrassed. Sci-fi movies or RPGs.
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On June 02 2013 19:38 Capped wrote:
I dont know why so many people failed to read his blog.
SCI-FI RPG.
Literally 1% of these suggestions are sci-fi
What do Diablo and Final Fantasy have to do with science fiction?
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On June 02 2013 19:38 Capped wrote:
I dont know why so many people failed to read his blog.
SCI-FI RPG.
Literally 1% of these suggestions are sci-fi
Erm, you should probably go back and read the OP. You'll probably feel a little embarassed, but that's ok.
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Try dead space. Its plot and rpg atmosphere ar amazing.
Be sure to turn off vsync if ur using mouse though.
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On June 02 2013 19:38 Capped wrote:I dont know why so many people failed to read his blog. SCI-FI RPG. Literally 1% of these suggestions are sci-fi Show nested quote +On June 02 2013 08:41 BoggieMan wrote:If you have any recommendations of science fiction movies and rpg games you like, i would love to hear I dont know why i would be embarrassed. Sci-fi movies or RPGs.
lol at literally 1%. The sentence you quoted can easily be read "(science fiction movies) and (rpg games)". OP listed diablo and final fantasy as series he liked, after all. Now if we were suggesting movies titles and literally 1% were sci-fi then you should be outraged.
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Who is outraged? and stop using semantics, im right and you know it :3
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On June 03 2013 01:55 Capped wrote:
Who is outraged? and stop using semantics, im right and you know it :3
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The following list is obviously very subjective, but I'm a big RPG enthusiast and these are some of my personal favourites.
Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6 and Golden Sun are the best 2D RPGs I have played.
Morrowind is hands down the best of the 3 most recent Elder Scrolls games gameplay-wise, you can get mods for better graphics.
Final Fantasy VI-X are widely regarded as some of the best games ever made, although everyone has their own opinion on which one they like best. They're all amazing. For me personally, FFVII is the greatest game I have ever played.
KotoR 1 and 2 are great games by themselves, especially if you like Star Wars.
These games are pretty well-known, I'd like to plug a rather unknown game as well: Riviera: The Promised Land for the GBA. It is a bit anime-ish, but surprisingly good. It has an aggregate score of 8/10 on Gamerankings, if that means anything to you.
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I want to recommend Planescape Torment, as it's the single best single player game I've played, but as there are tons of recommendation of video games and none of sci-fi movie, I'll recommend a few must see classics : 2001, a space odyssey, the old Planet of the ape, Metropolis, Solaris (old version) and Stalker. Be warned though, those are old, and sometimes slow^^
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On June 02 2013 19:38 Capped wrote:I dont know why so many people failed to read his blog. SCI-FI RPG. Literally 1% of these suggestions are sci-fi Show nested quote +On June 02 2013 08:41 BoggieMan wrote:If you have any recommendations of science fiction movies and rpg games you like, i would love to hear I dont know why i would be embarrassed. Sci-fi movies or RPGs.
LOL, still cant read after rereading
great suggestions so far though
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wow, thanks for all the responses
i am definetly gonna check some of this out!
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Star Ocean series.
'Nuff said
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On June 03 2013 09:13 XDawn wrote:
Star Ocean series.
'Nuff said
Logged into mention Star Ocean 3, glad someone said it already.
Lalala.
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Wild Arms on PSX! I still have that song in my mp3 folder! :-D
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